Soundgarden: Louder Than Love (CD)

Soundgarden drew up the template for grunge music with their astonishing 1988 debut, Ultramega OK, but with their second release, Louder Than Love, the Seattle quartet began the remarkable metamorphosis that would, in just a few short years, transform them from hotly-tipped local favorites to fully-fledged rock icons.

Louder Than Love provided Soundgarden with an all-important commercial breakthrough when, following its September 5, 1989 release, it peaked just outside the Top 100 of the Billboard 200. It was only the initial shot across the industry’s bow, but it showed that the momentum behind the Seattle grunge sound was building. When Soundgarden rejoined the fray with 1991’s majestic Badmotorfinger, they’d make the leap from the margins to the very heart of the mainstream.

1. Ugly Truth
2. Hands All Over
3. Gun
4. Power Trip
5. Get On The Snake
6. Full On Kevin's Mom
7. Loud Love
8. I Awake
9. No Wrong No Right
10. Uncovered
11. Big Dumb Sex
12. Full On (Reprise)