Soundgarden - Toy Box

[Schweatyballs89]

This song is basically an encapsulation of the Toy Story saga. In the third, lotsos left in a brown meadow just like in the song. of course this song came out years before the first toy story, but nonetheless, its an interesting thing to think about.

[Grunger19]

you cant really compare soundgarden to nirvana, you cant compare any of the grunge bands. The great thing with grunge is as soon as it became a genre/big there were already diff forms of grunge. Nirvana the punk grunge/indie(indie like sonic youth pixies etc), Pearl Jam the classic rock grunge, Alice in Chains the dark spooky metal grunge, Soundgarden the pychedelic led zepp grunge, screaming trees the blues grunge, mudhoney the iggy pop grunge. I love em all differently

[WiseFM]

@Grunger19 That's a great way to describe it! I don't know why people have this innate and overpowering urge to compare and try to place things into a hierarchy of bad to good, better to best.

[srekazinskas]

''It really bums me out to think about all the material that never got released by Nirvana. They were one of my favorite bands evera band that felt like our little brothers and were simultaneously our peers and also an incredible influence on us. To think that there was all this unfinished work that can’t be shared and people will never hear, it’s just a shame. It really makes me want to do the right thing with Soundgarden.'' Kim Thayil Htevine; 2011

[lexiestu]

Nirvanna Was The Best In My Opinion...........Just Sayin Although Soundgarden Is Amazing...........And Chris Cornell And Kurt Cobain Have Two Different Styles Of Music.........But I Do Have To Give Props To Cornell For Not Blowing His Brains Out.

[katowarrior]

@lexiestu You look retarded when you capitalize every letter in your sentence.

[WiseFM]

@katowarrior Agreed. It doesn't do much for readability either. I usually skip artsy, junk posts like that.

[bobshenix]

The very first note sounds like it could be "nothing to say"... if you take it in isolation. check it out

[vcough]

@bobshenix an open E isn't that uncommon to start a song lol

[bobshenix]

@vcough

I didn't mean "first note" in a literal sense. Basic chords are featured in an infinite number of songs from all musical genres, i am aware of this. But regardless-- any given chord written into a song is capable of producing a unique sonic effect, one that can be quite distinct from the effect produced by the same chord in a different song.

Depends on how the chord is utilized when recording/mixing the track, the way the chord is strummed, tempo, tuning, distortion, etc.

[TygerOfPanTang90]

It sounds a lot like early Gruntruck or Skin Yard! Love it!!!

[sgnikk]

when people call "grunge" to bands like soundgarden,nirvana,mudhoney,p­earl jam,alice in chains or many others is a big mistake! "grunge" is about fashion not a music style.so all those bands that "those" call "grunge"...c'mon just call them punk rock,hard rock or whatever! i love almost all the seattle scene.so for those young boys...don't make me sick!

[NightwingReturns]

Did salmon020 really compare Nirvana to Pearl Jam? And actually say they DONT compare to Pearl Jam? GTFOH, dude. Pear Jam was a corporate rock band. Eddie was from the beaches of Cali and didnt live the Seattle lifestyle. Mother Love Bone died, and Eddie was introduced to capitalize on the grunge scene. You're such a tool. Kim Thayil even knows Nirvana rules. Thats why he wore a Nirvana shirt in the Loud Love video.

[warzIbanez]

@NightwingReturns Are you being serious? I'm guessing you think that Temple of the Dog was also a cash cow. That project finally received attention in '93 after the Hunger Strike video, but that entire album was a beautiful piece of work commemorating the life and death of Andrew Wood, released before Badmotorfinger or Ten even came out.

[NightwingReturns]

@warzIbanez Actually, I think Temple of the Dog is an amazing album. Eddie had no input on the album at all. What he did on it was minimal. Most was written by the genius that is Cornell.

[bobshenix]

@NightwingReturns

yeah i'm a pretty big pearl jam fan but many folks are mistaken about how the influence vedder had on the album (mostly because of hunger strike, one of the lesser songs on the album IMO). Temple of the dog blew me away when i got it years ago... and still does.

every single track on the album is awesome... all night thing is a such a feel-good closer too :)

[BlackFloyd94]

@NightwingReturns

What is a corporate rock band?

[Sepultura96]

there needs to be a new / original moment..influenced by the greats, not brought back for a trend to be..thats not the way it should be.. who ever plays instruments here and or is in bands...take this advice...MAKE ORIGINAL MUSIC!! dont bring it back..make it new..... even Cornell himself stated in the most recent guitar world issue that grunge was the last rock moment to make such an impact..none has come along since that moment in rock...

[boondocksaint76]

Nirvana had some epic, and I mean epic songs, no doubt. But I view my listening pleasure being able to listen from the first track all the way through to the last. Kinda like a good movie, it's an adventure. I could never do that with Nirvana. Soundgarden on the other hand. I much as I love their "A-sides", I am coming to love their "B-sides" so much more. Toy Box reminds me a bit of The Doors and Zepplin with the riffs and structure of the song, but they put it to their own style and is epic!!!

[cobainduglasmorrison]

Nrvana suck Soundgaren's dciks n_n

[Radz117]

@n1gardenfan In Utero is an amazing album. FACT.

[Heliosphan15]

i fucking love their b sides. this being my favourite

[JaynardManback]

Nirvana is to Kool-Aid what Soundgarden is to a fine wine.

[rocknguitargrl]

This song is amazing. Soundgarden= love

[Heliosphan15]

holy hell, 6 thumbs up

[DrakeTimbershaft]

I had missed Soundgarden. The rest the 90s had to offer can go to hell.

[RockCleric420]

Please take me back! *__*

[2High2Die738]

NOW THIS IS FUCKIN SCENE....I HATE TRENDY BULLSHIT AND THIS IS MOST DEFIANTLEY NOT...THE WORLDS ENTERTAINMENT TODAY SUCKS ASS...I HOPE ALL RAPPERS/EMOS/GOODY GOODY TREND LOVERS DIE IN THE MOSH PIT.

[AmonTRodgers]

Man, grunge videos are just covered in comments by people pinning after the old grunge ways.

[uzickismrad]

then grunge is scene, not genre...

[rocknguitargrl]

Good God. Sweet grunge. Where did it go? I freaking love Soundgarden and I miss this sound!!!!!

[TygerOfPanTang90]

@rocknguitargrl

check out the band Japanese Voyeurs! It's still alive... ;)

[SummerDrive]

Where can I get all B-sides from SG? Can they be purchased?

[Jackmonster3231]

Was Flower really an EP? I ordered it on Vinyl and it said on the site i got it on it was an EP but i did some research and it didn't say Flower was an EP. The only tracks on it are Flower, Head Injury, and Toy Box, that sounds more like a single to me, which Flower was.

[luismarianosh]

Yes, It was.

The Flower EP, released on SST Records (may 1989) contains three tracks: "Flower," "Head Injury," and "Toy Box."

It was released on 12", CD5, CD3, and cassette. When SST began reissuing its back catalog to earn some more money, it rereleased the EP as a 10" on red and yellow vinyl.

[spookyloop7]

i thought the first album was "screaming life/fopp"

[voidingindigo]

Those were EPs. "Ultramega OK" was their first album proper.

[VonKutlery]

Nah mate, Screaming Life/Fopp came out the year before, that counts as an album.

[venusasaboy1991]

@VonKutlery

EP's not LP's

[Gecimen]

Purely music...

[vcough]

I hope Soundgarden releases the B-Sides album now that they are back together. They keep talking about it so finally we will have an album with these awesome B-Sides on it! This and Karaoke are awesome!

[tomitstube]

that voice.  how do you breathe like that?

[salmon020]

how can anyone ever compare nirvana to any of the great grunge bands i mean theyre good but they dont compare to the greats like soundgarden, aic, or pearl jam they just didnt have have it musically.. soundgarden was the best

[1embletina]

totally agree, thanks! finally someone w musical taste

[bradtolbert7]

i agree but i wouldnt consider pearl jam grunge. yea its a band of the grunge time but compare it to alice in chains, this, nirvana and it will seem like alternative rock or somethin like tht

[hadesburnseternal]

If you ask me, each one of those, Nirvana sound garden, pearl jam all had their own style which appealed to different people. They're too different to group together, and each one had its great hits and amazing albums. It all depends on what exactly you like in music.

[venusasaboy1991]

@salmon020

Still.. early Nirvana was RAW

[MegaJaybee]

@salmon020 dont forget Stone Temple Pilots.

[rutger5000]

@salmon020 :

No I disagree, several (not all) Nirvanna songs belong to the best.

[ThePotatoWithTwoRs]

@rutger5000 If you think Nirvana tops PJ, SG, or AiC then you are not a classic grunge fan. Nirvana is to be said the creators of grunge but they were 5 years late!!!

[rutger5000]

@ThePotatoWithTwoRs :

I think you're right, I'm not a true grunge fan then. This music always takes me a while to appreciate, after I haven't listened to it a while. But Nirvana gets me instantly, so does PJ (And of course Temple of the Dog (Man that album was awesome.)). SG takes time, and I've never appreciated AiC. So ya, I think that makes me more of a rock guy then a grunge guy. (even though grunge is a subgroup of rock)

[ThePotatoWithTwoRs]

@rutger5000 Also, to be a true grunge fan, you MUST know Mother Love Bone.

[uzickismrad]

@ThePotatoWithTwoRs Mother Love Bone was glam rock...

[ThePotatoWithTwoRs]

@uzickismrad Stone temple Pilots was Alternative, Alice in Chains was heavy metal.... cept their all apparently grunge. MLB was the first grunge band.

[clayandaaron]

@ThePotatoWithTwoRs They may not have been the first, but they were around in '84 Just no album. But they made grunge famous. Their album got big, and everyone loved it. Then rap came in and i all sucked :P

[superdude593]

@salmon020 People tend to favor simplicity and that's what nirvana was, i'm not putting down nirvana. The other grunge bands showed more artistry true, but also nirvana fit a superficial appeal the public wanted at the time. which is why people tend to favor nirvana and in particular the teen spirit video. I digress, this is a beautiful soundgarden song, close second to 4th of july for me.

[jackzop]

@superdude593 Yeah Same 4th of july is fucking amazing every note every strum every beat gives you chills

[Radz117]

@salmon020 Because Nirvana had Kurt Cobain who was a better songwriter than Layne Stayley, Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell.

[noideac]

@Radz117 chris was a much better song writer than Cobain

[Radz117]

@noideac As much as I love Chris Cornell, he wasn't.

[NearDark87]

@Radz117 Cobain was the better songwriter? Don't think so..

[Radz117]

@NearDark87 How was he not?

[NearDark87]

@Radz117 Just sayin', Layne and Chris are both excellent songwriters. Cobain might be up there too but I don't think you can say he's better

[Radz117]

@NearDark87 How can I not say he's better? Have you listened to Nirvana?

[NearDark87]

@Radz117 Yes I have heard Nirvana, have you heard SG and AIC? If you feel Cobain is a better songwriter then please explain what makes him better :)

[Radz117]

@NearDark87 I thought it would be obvious to draw a conclusion from listening to all three bands. Kurt Cobain had better song structure and melodies than any of these bands.

[NearDark87]

@Radz117 That's debatable to say the least

[Radz117]

@NearDark87 Well atleast evey person that studies and writes about music will agree with me:) And they know a lot more about music than you or I.

[Lawldudz]

@Radz117 that's REALLY debatable. Kurt and Cornell were both geniuses in their own rights. Yes, Kurt was very good at songwriting but Cornell surpassed him with Superunknown and Down on the Upside. Thing is, when one person listens to a certain chord change or something, he might think "wow that sounds so strange yet cool" while another person would think "thats really weird I dont like that"

[Radz117]

@Lawldudz In terms of songwriting, superunknown and down on the upside are Soundgarden's best but surely overall Badmotorfinger is their best album?

[Lawldudz]

@Radz117 that, too, I'm afraid, is personal prefferance :P But there's no denying that BMF is very good, but some people prefer just prefer some albums over others

[WiseFM]

@Lawldudz "wow that sounds so strange yet cool" while another person would think "thats really weird I dont like that"

You hit upon exactly why you should not (and really CANNOT) place art/music into any sort of hierarchy. It's pointless because "taste" and "preference" are absolutely subjective and dependent upon the individual.

[coolvans900]

@salmon020 dont get me wrong, i love Soungarden, Alice in Chain, etc. but Nirvana helped reinvent music with grunge along with all of the bands from the 90's. they have their own unique sound compared to the other grunge bands so it's all up to your taste. in my opinion Nirvana is the best, but Soundgarden is a close close second.

[salmon020]

@coolvans900 your opinion is your opinion and i respect it, but when it comes down to sound and talent nirvana didnt really have it there compared to the other great grunge bands of the 90's and to me were really overrated when bands like soundgarden or alice in chains should be getting the fame and publicity like nirvana gets.

[coolvans900]

@salmon020 i completely understand that Nirvana was overrated and took away some spotlight from Alice in Chains and Soundgarden but some of their "un-popular" material is some of the best music i've ever heard. they may not have had the most talented musicians and songwriters, but they were one hell of a band with a knack for writing pure and true music, which i myself can relate to almost every single one of their songs in my life.

[RamAbballah]

@salmon020

I have to agree that they were a bit overrated though I was coming to like them more and more as (Nirvana) continued before Cobain died. I always did prefer AIC, SG, etc.

[GeorgeWashingtonX]

@salmon020 no doubt.. I still have my Flower 12-inch single from the late 80s, and in my opinion, this B-side was better than anything Nirvana ever recorded outside of 'Nevermind'. I have love for both bands, and Nirvana had one great album in 'em.. but Soundgarden had a stack of great albums & singles. peace.

[Bmcgov133]

great song. now this is grunge.

[JohnnyPronix]

Sounds like "Louder Than Love" era material. If it is, tough cut, wish it made the album!

[RideTheLightning3000]

actually its from the 'flower' single. which is a song from their first album "Ultramega OK" same kinda sound though

[tardmongoose]

Its not a competition WTF???

[Scudsy101]

I prefer Nirvana because their sound was more raw,except for Nevermind...even though thats a brilliant album.

But Chris Cornell as an individual is more talented than Kurt Cobain.

[JumpingTomato]

But if Nirvana hadn't made Nevermind you might had never heard of them. However I kinda agree, my favorie Nirvana album in In Utero

[Bmcgov133]

in utero is ok. just has some incredibly annoying songs on it. for example, tourettes. that song is wicked annoying. but a lot of songs r awesome on it too.

[jacofp3]

my god that sounds like jack endino, daniel house, ben sheppard seattles very own and very gone SKIN YARD!!!!!! anyone from the 206 feelin me? Sounds like an Endino product.

[tehawes0mesauce]

I don't think that Soundgarden sold out in the sense that people say they did. If you listen to the progression of their albums, they lead up to DOTUS. The heavy riffing becomes less of a staple in their music as the songs come out, and by the time DOTUS comes out, its all toned-down acoustic-hard rock. DOTUS is good in its own rights, but the oddity, success, and beauty of Superunknown was just not repeatable and, as they say (I don't know who), all good things must come to an end...

[GeorgeWashingtonX]

I still have this 12 inch single.. it was Flower & Head Injury on the front.. and 'Toy Box' on the back.. and it has a great old-school shot of Soundgarden on a Seattle roof-top on the cover ..

[LovehateA]

Yeah I have it too, It is a great song man.

[fanofkasey]

he's got such an evil voice in this song

[TilderyKoadil]

listen to 665 on ultramega OK.. its so evil sounding lol.. reminds me of like one of satans minions giving orders to an army of satans soldiers.. same with 667 that one kinda reminds me of like once they start marching after the war speach.. off into the distance.. to the war with heaven.. haha i am high

[magneteye]

who else is missing grunge music today? Modern rock sucks! Grunge was the last good rock n roll! We need it to come back!

[thebna89]

I largely agree with you. Although I have to say there's still some good rock n roll out there. I'm a huge fan of queens of the stone age for example.

[magneteye]

I am a huge fan of QOTSA as well, but there is stilla large gaping hole in the rock music scene.

[TwilightRev8lver]

so far ive noticed that everybody that likes grunge also thinks that QOTSA is the one exception to todays music being shitty

[thebna89]

Well, there's other good music. The white stripes, yeah yeah yeahs (not the latest ironically), there's foo fighters. There is some good music.

[Scudsy101]

Not forgetting Wolfmother and Mammal!

[FelixNothus]

Fuck the foo fighters, they are AID's Deniers.

Seriously.

[Bmcgov133]

i disagree even if they are AID's deniers, which i doubt they are, they right great music. and that's all that matters.

[FelixNothus]

No, they ARE Aid's deniers. ITS IN FUCKING WIKIPEDIA.

AND ALL OVER THE NET, OPEN YOUR GOD DAMNED EYES YOU IGNORANT FUCKTARD.

"Oh, I disagree, they might be murderers, but at least they right great music, thats all that matters"

Go and get fucked. Learn to research shit.

And listen to bands that aren't so fucked in the head that they think AID's doesn't exist.

Just look up "Alive and Well". Then tell me they're not AID's deniers.

[noobydiablo]

and fu manchu

[thefightbeginswithu]

@magneteye 100%

[rutger5000]

@magneteye : Grunge isn't rock n roll, it's rock. You wanna group this in the same style as the bealtes and Elvis? Those are rock and roll.

[ACLZBS70]

@magneteye exactly grunge was Rock n Roll's last ever good genre until modern rock came in the picture. and its true that if all good genres of Rock n Roll dont come back then we all know that nothing will ever be the same in music again.

[GeorgeWashingtonX]

.. I bought this track on a 12 inch vinyl single.. back in '91 I think.. I haven't heard this song in years, but it's still sounds as heavy and sludgy as it did 20 years ago.. It was bascially my first exposure to grunge.

[LovehateA]

Why couldn't Soundgarden write songs like this for "down on the Upside". Damn Chris for selling out. Still like Soundgarden though. Just hate everything after "Badmotorfinger."

[barfbath]

So you don't dig Superunknown?

[LovehateA]

I do and I don't, its a good record.

[picifuzimakermore]

right on

down on the upside is the best "last album" a band can have ;-)

[elementdude77]

waht about in utero?

[vcough]

In Utero is good, but as much as I love Kurt Cobain, he was no where near as talented as Chris Cornell.

[niqqe47]

...Hey wtf, selling out? :O Down on the upside was like their best album, if that was all commercial shit then i guess I'm just a non-alternative uncool kid who likes their later less punkier and more psychedelic stuff :(

[draven65]

Are you serious?

[Marcelis]

I can sympathize with Down, but no SuperUnknown??

[LovehateA]

Yes and No, but it's nothing compared to Ultremega or Louder Than Love.

[hornraiser]

this was recorded during the screaming life sessions, but didn't make the cut.

[magneteye]

haha. even though it was probably one of the best songs!

[TilderyKoadil]

wow i feel like i just opened up a treasure chest.. i thought i had heard all of SG... damn u just showed me so much by them.. where do u find this stuff?

[clanw0lf]

3:39

[HendrixDragon67]

Really dark sounding. soundgarden had an awesome sound for this time frame.

[FrankScu]

who put this up?!?!...i fukin love you

[truthisugly]

I am buying the Flower single right now just for this song!!!

[truthisugly]

I got the single and cant stop listening to this song, simply amazing.

[LOLABOG]

oh yeah Layne could sing it prefectly

[rajhansakima]

Furthermore, I would have LOVED to hear Layne Staley sing this, too.

[LOLABOG]

You have right!;P;P

[JoeSidhu]

Layne Staley didn't have the vocal range to sing this.

What's wrong with Chris singing it? Cornell sings it perfectly because that is the way it was intended to sound.

It's a Soundgarden song after all, not an AIC song.

[rajhansakima]

Amazing. This kind of hints at a Superunkown feel.

[showmaker]

Thanks for posting all of these :)

[SGBSides]

No problem :)

[phiaman]

yea bro...thanks..its cool to hear songs you've never heard before from one of your favorite bands ever..the bsides are much appreciated