One can parts of "Soundgarden" and "Rage against the Manchine" bring together to give rise to a new band of it? Yes, you can !! And in view of this result, one should probably by bringing such ideas more often in the future! "Audioslave" act incredibly professional (which, given the experiences of the band members in the music business is not surprising), but never lifted or arrogant. Cornell has clearly immense fun in this collaboration - as well as his new band members, who put their skills and desires in this debut album. The songs are like the Audioslave video clips to: focus on what is really important, without much decoration or kitsch. And frankly quite perfectly ordinary rock clips where you were "just" playing the band sees rare so cool and seemed so real as Audioslave (although the video for "Show Me How to Live" falls here from the series and yet properly is). What we already have in the songs ... of course, no statement of the century comes with Cornell's lyrics, but that's the point not in "Audioslave", and often is these seemingly harmless Lyrics with repeated listening much content pregnant than originally assumed. "Like a Stone" and "I am the Highway" are for me to with distance the best songs ever written in this genre of music, while "Show me how to live" that is precisely what should be rock: melodic parts, pure energy and a neat rocking chorus, combined with an incredible voice. Especially the slower songs are somewhat reminiscent of Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" - certainly a little masterpiece was (just the video to) - What the album does not abort. California has again a worthy band which may represent the rock genre of LA without having to hide under any furnishings. At least it's been a long time that a band so professional, yet personable (even among themselves) has worked.
