He was in a bunch of bands. He can sing a little.
Whoop-de-shit.
Calling him "iconic" cheapens the term.
This is so typical of your standard MO. I disagree with a position you hold and you can't refrain from exerting your self-perceived e-superiority by attempting to prove me wrong. When I don't capitulate to your position you badger us with links and finally resort to insults.
So let's save us all a lot of time.
I don't care about the opinion of Rolling Stone or Guitar Blog monthly or whatever linked opinion you trot out to support your stance.
"Derp, kaos don't know nuthin bout no musik. He likez them KISS homos"
You. Goat. Date night.
You are deranged.
What link did I post in this entire thread? It's not there. It is typical of our arguments though, that's for sure. You say an idiotic and counterfactual thing and I correct you and you lose your shit and go straight to insults about goat fucking and doubling and tripling down on outright lies...
You fly off the hinges because I pointed out that when you responded to this:
I disagree, STP, Soundgarden, PJ, Nirvana and AIC were all the voice of the 90's. Each one of them were the sound and voice of my decade and are all iconic for what they did to change the music scene for the better.
With this:
Maybe them. But not so him.
...it displays layers of ignorance on the subject.
First to say "Well yeah, Soundgarden may be iconic, but not the founder, creator, and lead singer of Soundgarden." And even if you intended to excise him from that group, that shows even more that you have no idea what you're talking about given his and their specific significance in pioneering the genre.
And then I corrected you when you said he was a "session player" and "can sing a little" "Whoop-de-shit." The lead singer and brainchild of three ICONIC bands, two of which birthed an entire musical genre that collectively dominated the charts for an entire decade, and the third extended its life into the next decade. Just a "session player" though. There is no two ways about it but that is a factually incorrect statement. You're wrong as wrong can be wrong. And it PISSES you off when someone points it out, so you fly into a rage.
And I didn't post any link previously, despite your delirium, but I'll link you to Wikipedia now. I'm sorry you're triggered by knowledge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundgardenSoundgarden was one of the seminal bands in the creation of grunge, a style of alternative rock that developed in Seattle, and was one of a number of grunge bands signed to the record label Sub Pop. Soundgarden was the first grunge band to sign to a major label (A&M Records in 1988), though the band did not achieve commercial success until they popularized the genre in the early 1990s with Seattle contemporaries Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Alice in Chains.
Soundgarden was one of the early bands of the 1980s Seattle music scene and is regarded as being one of the originators of the genre later known as grunge. The development of the Seattle independent record label Sub Pop is tied closely to Soundgarden, since Sub Pop co-founder Jonathan Poneman funded Soundgarden's early releases, and the band's success led to the expansion of Sub Pop as a serious record label.Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was a fan of Soundgarden's music, and reportedly Soundgarden's involvement with Sub Pop influenced Cobain to sign Nirvana with the label.
Bottom line is that grunge would not be a thing without Cornell. There would be no Pearl Jam if Cornell didn't enlist its core members for Temple of the Dog, which yes, predates Pearl Jam. There may not even have been a Kurt Cobain or a Nirvana, if not for Sub-Pop, which wouldn't exist without Cornell.
Side note: When 99% of the participants in this thread, and most reports on his death in general, agree that he is a music icon and you and CCTAU fart out that you disagree cause you're not that familiar with him, maybe you should have the humility to recognize that maybe, just maybe, you should reconsider your position.
And to respond to this directly:
I have heard of the band, but it wasn't on any must have playlist.
Hank Jr. is 67 years old. His daddy was iconic. And he probably is also. If he is on the radio, more folks can say his name than most. So maybe he is iconic also.
If I played Sound Garden or Audioslave, how many folks would name the singer? Or the band? Not saying its not good music. We just tend to over accentuate the traits of dead people these days.
All of the above applies to you as well.
Soundgarden's Superunknown went QUADRUPLE PLATINUM. Audioslave's self titled debut went triple platinum. Both bands got and still get tons of airplay.
No Hank or Hank Jr. album has ever gone even double platinum. By your own terrible definition, Cornell is by far more iconic.
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