So I got this German remaster from the 320 series for my birthday, and I’ve got to say this vinyl series is quietly nudging its way into my collection. Apparently, this is a 2003 remaster that used the analogue master tapes, and it sounds awesome.
I love the separation and how tridimensional it sounds, especially in the vocals. For such a beast of a record, there’s a whole lot going on at all times, and you can definitely appreciate all the little overdubs and interplay. It’s such a raw and powerful album, while at the same time a spectacle of musicianship, and this pressing lets that shine through without being buried under compression. On the contrary, it’s a pretty crankable disc.
If you’d tell me this is the best Badmotorfinger ever sounded, I’d believe you.
rusty chain is one of my absolute favorite songs. I first heard it at 15 when life was crashing into chaos for me and my family. It was such a powerful song, I knew who Soundgarden was but they became something big from that first listen and on. It always hurts to remember that song reminding me to keep going and not end my personal suffering and Chris couldn’t find his own strength to do it while giving me the strength 💔
bittersweet and tragic but I will always remember how this song and this album helped me through some of the worst hell a kid can imagine
Music is a powerful medium, it can connect you to people you’ve never met feeling the same things you’re feeling and helping you make sense of it, especially when you’re a teen. It’s a shame Chris couldn’t make it through his own hell, but I like to think he (and obviously others) gave everyone else a better chance at life, through his art.