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Soundgarden
Released 1997

Pretty Noose
04:13
89,115 plays

The Day I Tried To Live
05:21
64,151 plays

Blow Up The Outside World
05:47
63,273 plays

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- 1
- Nothing to Say
- 03:58
- 28,201 plays

- 2
- Flower
- 03:28
- 25,897 plays

- 3
- Loud Love
- 04:57
- 38,759 plays

- 4
- Hands All Over
- 06:02
- 39,635 plays

- 5
- Get On The Snake
- 03:45
- 28,856 plays

- 6
- Jesus Christ Pose
- 05:52
- 51,096 plays

- 7
- Outshined
- 05:12
- 141,797 plays

- 8
- Rusty Cage
- 04:27
- 120,003 plays

- 9
- Spoonman
- 04:08
- 102,327 plays

- 10
- The Day I Tried To Live
- 05:21
- 64,151 plays

- 11
- Black Hole Sun
- 05:20
- 154,572 plays

- 12
- Fell On Black Days
- 04:42
- 137,469 plays

- 13
- Pretty Noose
- 04:13
- 89,115 plays

- 14
- Burden In My Hand
- 04:52
- 117,171 plays

- 15
- Blow Up The Outside World
- 05:47
- 63,273 plays

- 16
- Ty Cobb
- 03:08
- 34,330 plays

- 17
- Bleed Together
- 03:51
- 34,589 plays

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album review

For an act that was one of the definitive album artists of the late '80s and '90s, Soundgarden was a surprisingly effective singles band. Their singles effectively conveyed all of their best ideas, from their sludgy early Sub Pop recordings to the elaborate, post-metal psychedelia of their last two albums, Superunknown and Down on the Upside. That's the reason why the 17-track compilation A-Sides is such a successful overview of the band's too-brief career. Most of their peers wouldn't be well represented by a compilation that concentrated solely on singles, but Soundgarden are, because their singles do capture what they're all about. There are many great songs left off A-Sides, from "Big Dumb Sex" to "My Wave," but it's hard to argue with what's here. Each single from every album -- from the 1987 debut EP Screaming Life through SST's Ultramega OK, to their four records for A&M -- is here, with the Down on the Upside outtake "Bleed Together" added as an enticement for collectors. Almost every one of the group's best-known songs are here, including "Hands All Over," "Loud Love," "Jesus Christ Pose," "Outshined," "Rusty Cage," "Black Hole Sun," "The Day I Tried to Live," "Spoonman," "Fell on Black Days," "Pretty Noose," "Burden in My Hand," and "Blow Up the Outside World," resulting in a near-definitive summary of one of the most important and influential bands of the '90s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide