- grunge, alternative metal, alternative rock, rock
- 66 min
- 16 tracks
- A&M Records
Down on the Upside is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Soundgarden, released on May 21, 1996, through A&M Records. Following a worldwide tour in support of its previous album, Superunknown (1994), Soundgarden commenced work on a new album. Self-produced by the band, the music on the album was notably less heavy and dark than the group's preceding albums and featured the band experimenting with new sounds.
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Spare, character-led, grave and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Guardian2/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4 ★
- NME3/10
- Pitchfork7/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Spin8/10
- USA Today3/4 ★
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Tracks
- 1Pretty Noose4:12
- 2Rhinosaur3:14
- 3Zero Chance4:18
- 4Dusty4:34
- 5Ty Cobb3:05
- 6Blow Up the Outside World5:46
- 7Burden in My Hand4:50
- 8Never Named2:28
- 9Applebite5:10
- 10Never the Machine Forever3:36
- 11Tighter & Tighter6:06
- 12No Attention4:27
- 13Switch Opens3:53
- 14Overfloater5:09
- 15An Unkind2:08
- 16Boot Camp2:59
16 tracks, 66 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Soundgarden
- Label
- A&M Records
- Released
- 1996
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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