- rock, alternative rock, grunge, alternative metal
- 53 min
- 12 tracks
- A&M Records
Louder Than Love is the second studio album and major-label debut by American rock band Soundgarden. It was released on September 5, 1989, by A&M Records. After touring in support of their debut album, Ultramega OK (1988), Soundgarden left SST, signed with A&M and began work on their first album for a major label. The songs on the album featured a metal-leaning grunge sound with some songs featuring unusual or unorthodox time signatures.
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Character
Spare, grave, classical in form and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Daily News3/4 ★
- Kerrang!4/5
- Los Angeles Times2.5/4 ★
- Metal Hammer5/5 ★
- The Philadelphia Inquirer3/4 ★
- The Press3/4 ★
- St. Petersburg Times4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceC+
- AllMusic3/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10
- The Great Rock Discography8/10
- MusicHound Rock3.5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Spin3/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10
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Tracks
- 1Ugly Truth5:27
- 2Hands All Over6:00
- 3Gun4:43
- 4Power Trip4:12
- 5Get on the Snake3:44
- 6Full On Kevin’s Mom3:38
- 7Loud Love4:57
- 8I Awake4:21
- 9No Wrong No Right4:49
- 10Uncovered4:32
- 11Big Dumb Sex4:11
- 12Full On (reprise)2:42
12 tracks, 53 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Soundgarden
- Label
- A&M Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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