Out Of Exile (2005)

Very few musicians have explored so many genres of music as Chris Cornell. He first established himself as one of the industries most powerful and versatile voices in Rock, Metal, and Grunge with Soundgarden. His solo album 'Euphoria Morning' wonderfully explored R&B, Folk, and a medley of music found by no other Seattle musician. His work in Audioslave dominated Rock charts once again and led the group to a multi-platinum selling album. But after 20 years, Chris has finally achieved something he never could before: salvation. Audioslave's 'Out of Exile' contains a bold new direction for Chris, but will his fans accept it? Yes. Many fans of Chris found redemption in their own depressions because someone else shared the same feelings. These same fans would not care for other more upbeat artists because they couldn't identify with them. Chris' lyrics here not only identify with his same fan base, but give them hope, something that has not been seen by any of the other Seattle singers yet. Two have died needlessly, never achieving peace, and only confirming to their fans that the Generation X depressions are real and not a phase. This 'Fight Club' style of thinking has never been challenged so thoroughly by anyone else until now. Chris' new lyrics provide salvation not only for him, but reestablish hope in his fans, and listeners. This is his best work to date. Tom Morello has already established himself as an incredible musician who can experiment on the guitar like no other. Not since the likes of Hendrix has a guitarist made such bold and experimental playing style. Tom continues his legacy here with new sounds, riffs and methods that even he has never played before. Audioslave is not Audioslave anymore. They’ve come together as a band and are no longer Soundgarden + Rage Against The Machine for a new sound and direction that puts this album as their best work to date. There are no songs to listen for, because the album contains no filler. Each and every song could hold its own as a radio single. I’d highly recommend it to anyone, not just previous fans.
 
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