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Meet this year's Alumni Council and learn more about the people who volunteer with Lesley to represent our over 82,000 graduates.
Nicole Bearse, J.D., '00 LC, became a member of the Alumni Council in July of 2008, and began her term as an officer on July 1, 2013. Nicole was the chair of the Alumni Awards Committee from 2010-2013, and also served on the scholarships committee from 2008-2013. Nicole obtained her Bachelors of Science Degree in Human Services in 2000, and went on to obtain her J.D. from the University of Kentucky in 2003. Nicole is a partner with the law firm of Johnson Newcomb, LLP in Frankfort, Kentucky, and has focused her practice in the area of family law since passing the bar exam in 2004. Nicole has also combined her legal expertise and the skills that she learned in her human services program at Lesley to become a successful mediator of both domestic and general civil litigation. Nicole believes that the solid foundation that she gained at Lesley, which included an appreciation for being a part of her community, and a need and want to assist people through tough times, has fueled her approach as a compassionate counselor at law. Nicole says that she "being part of the Lesley community has become a part of the fabric of my life, and I cannot imagine not wanting to be a part of every exciting thing that happens here."
2nd Vice PresidentCraig Martin, '07 GSOE, is an award winning urban elementary educator with 9 years of service as a school administrator, classroom teacher, and technology specialist in Boston Public Schools. Martin, 2009 Boston Educator of the Year, led transformative movements in boys education, family & community engagement, and technology integration. He founded a mentoring program called Brothers of Distinction to partner African American and Hispanic American male youth with mentors from the Greater Boston region. In 2012, Craig helped to launch of Lesley University Alumni Association's first National Day of Service. In Spring 2013, he published "The African American and Hispanic American Male Teacher Shortage" in Teachers of Color Magazine. That year, he also presentd a workshop, "Plugged In: Student Centered Technology Integration," at the First International Seminar on Primary School Education in Beijing China. He is truly passionate about educating, empowering, and elevating his community to greater heights. He earned a Masters in Educational Leadership from Lesley University and a Bachelors of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Dillard Universty of New Orleans, Louisiana. He serves as Principal of the Michael J. Perkins Elementary School in South Boston.
SecretaryKimberly Turner, '07 GSOE, serves as Secretary of the Lelsey Alumni Association and Chairwoman of the Alumni Scholarship Committee. Kimberly's relationship with Lesley University began in 2006 when she entered the Pike School Collaborative Teaching Program in order to pursue her master's degree in Elementary Education. Kim says that enrolling in Lesley was, "The best choice I could have made. I was thoroughly prepared to take on my classroom and felt a confidence that not many first-year teachers are able to enjoy." Her experience in the collaborative program was so positive that she was inspired to remain active in the Lesley community. Kimberly's particular passion has been in developing and awarding scholarships to Lesley students. It is in this niche that Kim feels she can make the biggest impact on student's lives, "Often it is not simply the awarding of a dollar amount to selected applicants, but the powerful, sometimes life-changing connections that happen between students and alumni that I find so rewarding."
TreasurerCarol Rajala O'Regan,
LC '78, began her term as an officer on July 1, 2011. Carol first
served on the Alumni Council as a committee member in 2008 serving on
the Community Service Committee and became a voting member in 2009.
Carol currently works at Draper
Laboratory as the Human Resources Operations Assistant. She began her
professional career as a teacher and returned to school at Suffolk
University to complete her Master's degree in Human Resources
Management. Even though Carol made a career change, her Lesley education
prepared her for those changes. "It's exciting and gratifying to know
that the skills I learned at Lesley truly are universal and
When asked why she gives back to Lesley,
Carol stated, "because it's fun and it's important to actively help
Lesley grow and make a positive impact on people's lives around the
world." Carol gives back in many other ways as well serving on the
search committee for the Assistant Superintendent for Stoughton Public
Schools, serving on her local PTA board, and on the committee for
Parents of Performing Students in Stoughton.
Past PresidentKaren Gerrior-Mariani,
'98 SOM, began her term on July 1, 2011. Karen is the first graduate
school president to be elected to the position. Karen has been a member
of the council since 2003 and chaired the Nominations and Elections
committee from 2008-2011. Karen began her work with Lesley's Alumni
Council 10 years ago as a committee member for the School of Management
and has held various positions in the council since then including
Secretary and Vice President.
Karen currently serves as the Assistant
Director in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Brandeis
University for more than eight years. Prior to her working in higher
education at Brandeis, Karen worked in the television and sports
marketing industry.
"Lesley University is a hidden gem!"
Karen says. Karen's passion for the mission of Lesley University shows
in her dedication to the Alumni Association. She is setting new goals
for the Alumni Council and its eight committees under the new
Association By-Laws.
Alumni TrusteeMichelle Nadeau O'Brien, '82 LC, began her term on July 1, 2010. Michelle graduated from Lesley College with a B.S. in Education. Michelle previously served on the Alumni Council and was President of the Alumni Association from 1998 to 2002. she is currently serving as one of two Alumni Trustees who serve on both the Board of Trustees and Alumni Council.
Michelle earned a law degree from Suffolk University in 1990. "Although I did not pursue a teaching career, which is why I selected Lesley for my undergraduate school," says Michelle, "I use the skills and training I obtained at Lesley in my legal career." Michelle is grateful for the education and her experiences she gained at Lesley.
Since graduating from Lesley, Michelle has served in leadership roles on many boards at Lesley University and elsewhere. She co-chaired the Lesley University Centennial Planning Committee and serves on the Boston Bar Association Council, MassDEP Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee, and Society for Women Environmental Professionals, among others. She was also the vice-chair of the Saugus Planning Board.
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Out of the box, the YHT-697BL has a receiver and a full 5.1 speaker package. The latter includes a pair of front tower speakers and compact models for the surrounds and the center channel. Rounding out the package is a 6.5-inch, 100-watt subwoofer, which packs in Yamaha's own Advanced YSTII technology.
The receiver is where things get really interesting, because it has Apple AirPlay, a front-panel USB port, and support for HDMI 4K and 3D video pass-through with Audio Return Channel. That AirPlay feature means you can stream content from any networked Mac, PC or iOS device right to the receiver.
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From the first moment Jason Brock appeared on screen for "The X Factor" auditions, it was endearingly obvious that he was unlike any other contestant.
His glam-goth outfit and jet-black coif, wide smile, and amusingly incessant nervous chatter practically screamed I'm an original! The judges got it as soon as he started belting out a rafters-rocking version of Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind." They loved the performance and performer.
Brock, a technical support associate from San Francisco, relished the glowing feedback and exclaimed on camera, "I'm going to win."
Other performances followed. While the judges continued to be impressed by Brock as a singer and a personality, his wardrobe and the songs selected by his coach, LA Reid, got low marks. He was eliminated from the competition in the second week of live shows.
Spurred on by the experience and his love of music, Brock continues to entertain audiences. He will perform Friday in Palm Springs during a party at Skylark Hotel, the newly restored property once known as Camp Palm Springs (see event details below).
Prior to his first visit to the desert city, Brock shares with Desert Outlook what he learned from performing on television, getting grabby with co-host Mario Lopez and pursuing his dream as an openly gay musician.
What did you learn about being a performer from your experience on the show?
I learned that even when you think you're doing fantastic, some people (Simon Cowell) won't like it. But I also learned a lot more about how to perform on television — like looking at cameras and staging. I knew nothing about making a TV show like "The X-Factor" before, even though I have had plenty of theater and performance experience.


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David McDonnell writes in The Mirror...
Galatasaray abandon Nani chase
Manchester United have rejected a £6million offer for Nani from Turkish club Galatasaray. Winger Nani has a year left on his contract and has been told he can leave United if they receive the right bid. United want around £8.5million for the Portuguese winger, who fell out of favour last season in Sir Alex Ferguson's final campaign in charge. Galatasaray made a firm bid for Nani, but chairman Unal Aysal revealed the club's £6million bid had been rebuffed, with United determined to hold out for more. "We offered seven million Euros (£6million) for him," said Aysal. "But they didn't accept. We can't give more than this. We are not going to follow Nani anymore. We can't give more than seven million Euros for him. They want 10 million Euros (£8.5million). Because of this he is not on our transfer list anymore."
The Robert Lewandowski to United rumour continues in The Sun, who claim the Reds are willing to pay the Borussia Dortmund striker £90,000 a week. However, appearing to pour scorn on such speculation, the Pole has expressed his shock after Dortmund admitted they wouldn't sell to rivals Bayern Munich: "I do not think that this is the final decision and I expect the situation to change," he is quoted. "I am enjoying my holiday for now but I hope things move forward pretty soon and the situation changes. I do not get upset about anything."
Elsewhere, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has dismissed talk of a move to Old Trafford or England, telling Spanish media outlet Marca: "Of course I'm staying. I'm happy at Real Madrid and I'm not going to leave."
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Schumann: The Complete Songs, Vol. 5 – Christopher Maltman
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No 01: Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
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No 05: Ich will meine Seele tauchen
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They had first appeared in print in another context: Tragödien nebst einem lyrischen Intermezzo of 1823. The verse tragedies of the title were William Ratcliff and Almansor; these were placed on either side of seemingly autobiographical poems which traced the progress of an unhappy love affair. These highly personalized fragments (there are only three poems in the cycle in which there is no direct reference to the poet's feelings) thus formed an 'Intermezzo' between two historical dramas. The title Lyrisches Intermezzo was retained even when the poems no longer fulfilled this function. The first poem ('Im wunderschönen Monat Mai') was added to the original sequence, almost certainly as late as 1827, for the publication of the Buch der Lieder.
Clara Wieck, and the struggle to win her hand in marriage, was Schumann's inspiration in composing Dichterliebe. But endless paper and ink have been expended on the study of the feminine inspiration behind Heine's lyrics. The great literary scholars of the late nineteenth century came to the conclusion that the Buch der Lieder was inspired by the poet's love for not one, but two, of his cousins – daughters of his detested rich uncle Salomon: Amalie Heine (known as 'Molly') and Therese. There are bits and pieces of evidence supporting this conjecture (Heine's love for Molly was real enough, but probably not long-lasting) but there are no documents which come anywhere near to explaining all the references and contradictions in the scenario of the Lyrisches Intermezzo outlined below. In his late memoirs the poet tells the story of his youthful love for redheaded Josefa, born into a family of executioners. Was this a redheaded herring on Heine's part, or truthful? Like so much else about the earlier life of this enigmatic man, we shall never know.
The temptation to explain poems by connecting them directly to the poet's relationship with women is something derived from Goethe scholarship where such matches are possible in many instances. This led scholars to assume that Heine's poetry also arose from personal experience, but for the last fifty years this assumption has been discredited. Must we assume that the 'I' of the narrator's voice is also the 'I' of the poet? In this case apparently not. Although there was a side to Heine himself which fostered the connection between his poetry and his life, at other times he debunked such theses. William Rose's study of 1962 demonstrates that Heine could not possibly have written this poetry at the same time as he was allegedly enamoured with his cousins. The poet's amorous adventures were more frequent (as were Schumann's) than we shall ever know. Both men paid the price with venereal disease. To this extent there was a poisoning of the well of love; in Heine's case there was also an ongoing difficulty in terms of his relationships with women until he found satisfaction of sorts in a marriage with a French woman who shared neither his intellect nor his interests. (The parallel with Goethe's marriage is obvious.) Even if the poet constructed these lyrics from real memories, dreams and so on, it seems likely that the original female cast of characters was a large one, and it is this array which was probably reduced to the archetype of the faithless woman in the Buch der Lieder. Thus, although the earlier scholars ask us to believe in one, at the most two, beloveds (Amalie and Therese), Heine's words and moods vary enough to suggest a broad range of emotional confrontations over a number of years. And this is apart from the distinct possibility that much of this work is derived from the poet's fantasy and imagination.
Schumann could not have known these theories about Heine's cousins. But his composer's instincts would have told him that he had to reduce and focus the many and various impressions of the Lyrisches Intermezzo to make the listener believe in a Dichterliebe where the poet – his admired Heinrich Heine – could play the part of a hero, dignified even in grief. As the figure of the beloved appears in, and is met with, so many different moods in the poems, it would be best to keep her in the background, an elusive and mysterious figure in the poet's memory.
The 'story' of Heine's full sequence of poems (if it can be claimed there is a story at all) is a good deal more complicated than most Dichterliebe enthusiasts realise. In the following list there are no synopses given for the well-known texts of the song cycle itself (which in any case appear complete later in the commentaries). The purpose of this list is to illustrate how selective Schumann was in terms of shaping his own cycle where impressions and incidents arising out of the poet's feelings of love and rejection were synthesised into a single masterly synopsis suitable for music.
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I Play Horde an a vastly alliance populated realm, I did the Icecrown daily Ion was talking about. I had that thing in my log for over 2 years and handed it in maybe 3 times. That rep offered an ilvl 200 epic, that was entry level raiding equivalent. exactly the same as the GL dailies do now.
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Elder Charms of Good Fortune, at least, will always be required. So we're stuck in a cycle of ALWAYS doing at least enough dailies to get our 90 Lesser Charms of Good Fortune for the week (which is somewhere between 45 and 90 per week, depending on what quests you do).
Plus the only reliable way of getting Spirits of Harmony is to farm them up (you need at least revered with the Tillers, but at that point you might as well get exalted too for an extra 4 motes/day).
Originally Posted by Gravy
About Dailies:
Blizzard did say that they wanted people to be able to choose what content they wanted to do to progress their character. However, they also said they want raiders to be required to do just a bit more than log in and raid. In other words, if you *choose* to progress your character through raiding, then reputation grinds and dailies are part of that content. Reputations aren't contrary to their design intent; they are simply part and parcel of raiding. Really, they always have been, every expansion - just that we were allowed to cheat in Wrath and Cata through the tabard system.
As Lore pointed out earlier, the rep grinds aren't particularly honest. Thanks to VP throttling, you can choose to do fewer dailies without really getting too far behind.
One thing I will say is perhaps there's a bit *too much* to do here at the start of MoP. Even if all you do is Golden Lotus, Klaaxxi and the Tillers that's still a lot to do. They probably overdid it in the dailies department.
The question for me is - what else could they have done besides dailies to get raiders to do something other than raiding for just a little bit, and get people out and exploring Pandaria?
- non-required reputations wouldn't have worked. Personally, if all we had were the Cloud Serpent and Lorewalker reputations, I wouldn't be doing dailies.
- If we removed the VP requirement for reputation gear, that would make doing all those dailies *more* required (because you could pick up the gear as soon as you met the reputation requirement).
- Charms of good fortune might have been enough to get folks out into the world doing just a few dailies every day, but I don't think I'd want to have to do dailies just for charms.
- Bringing back the tabard system just allows you to completely skip reputations. Essentially, they want to make actually going out and doing quests required for raiders, and the tabard system allowed us to cheat on that requirement.
I think the solution would be to just tone down the number of dailies required. The Golden Lotus wasn't too bad at Friendly, but once I got to Honored and opened up another zone I went "ugh" not "yay!". Reduce the number of dailies, and perhaps let quests give a bit more reputation. We should be able to do all of our required rep grinds in a month or so, and then we can rely on things like world bosses (a big success imo) and Charms of Good Fortune to get raiders out into the world more.
On Symbiosis:
I think it's fine that some classes get crap. Cata Dark Intent was amazing for some and terrible for others, same with Focus Magic. It can't give raw performance (DPS/Healing) increases. Giving tanks an extra cooldown is definitely pushing the line. However, giving extra utility is good, and sometimes the devs have PVP in mind more than PVE. Mages are more inclined to like having a heal in PVP than in PVE, for instance. Also, an extra survivability CD (iceblock) is useful on a healer in PVE.
Ret Paladins just aren't the intended targets.
Apparently Symbiosis-Wrath for prot palas does a ton of damage, I heard it scaled as something like 60k+140% AP
For me, the issue is more about the quality of the dailies. I just despise the Golden Lotus ones. Maybe it's because I do them in tank spec, but they remind of Isle of Quel'danas before the pre-Wrath patch made tanks do decent dps. It's like whacking stuff with a wooden spoon - and rather hard to group em all up to kill. Plus they seem to lack any sense of character, drama, humour or interest.
By contrast, the Tillers and Serpent dailies seemed fine - maybe because they were less combat focussed and more "fun".
Beyond that, rep grinds seem ok for mains but horrible for alts. They are repetitive even for one character; it would be cruel and unusual self-punishment to do them for ten. I have a raft of alts for their professions, but doubt I will do many dailies with them. Tillers if they need spirits. I'm not even sure I could face a rep grind for a few recipes.
I only do tillers and Golden Lotus and thank Blizzard every day for the valor point cap. I just don't have time to do the Klaxxi right now. I'll get to them later. I got to honored with the Klaxxi just through leveling anyway.On the other hand, it was quite refreshing after the tedium of having nothing to do at the end of Cataclysm. And it will pass. I'm done with Klaxxi and Cloud Serpent now. That's made quite a big difference - I now do only two factions' dailies - Tillers and Golden Lotus - both of which I am close to done with. Then I will be left with only AC and Shado-Pan on my main. A couple of factions dailies seems reasonable and it's not as if you have to do them every day (shortage of VPs more than shortage of rep seems to be the constraint on gearing).
For me, the issue is more about the quality of the dailies. I just despise the Golden Lotus ones. Maybe it's because I do them in tank spec, but they remind of Isle of Quel'danas before the pre-Wrath patch made tanks do decent dps. It's like whacking stuff with a wooden spoon - and rather hard to group em all up to kill. Plus they seem to lack any sense of character, drama, humour or interest.
By contrast, the Tillers and Serpent dailies seemed fine - maybe because they were less combat focussed and more "fun".
Beyond that, rep grinds seem ok for mains but horrible for alts. They are repetitive even for one character; it would be cruel and unusual self-punishment to do them for ten. I have a raft of alts for their professions, but doubt I will do many dailies with them. Tillers if they need spirits. I'm not even sure I could face a rep grind for a few recipes.
Thinking about this a bit more, the thing that annoys me the most about dailies is you have to do them every day, or you fall behind. Some of us have lives! What if you could choose to do more now, and some later, without really falling behind? Make them weeklies, somehow? Or maybe you could get some sort of drop while doing dailies that you could use as a "get out of dailies free" card - completes all your dailies for one faction that day instantly. You could use this for the days when you're just a bit too busy irl to take care of dailies, but you are still required to go out in the world to get this item, and you'll still be required to do a fair amount of dailies anyway.
I am really excited that we're all out in the world more. It seems to really have livened up the server community and given that sense of exploration we were going for. It just seems like dailies are just a bit too required and a bit too extensive. They could dial it back just a tad and it would be fine.
I wake up, try to at least do a couple tiller dailies, go to work, work out, eat dinner, and then log in and on raid days I am invited to the raid and am one of the last people to sign in. On non-raid days I have a couple hours of time to do dailies and maybe a dungeon...so I have time for Tillers, Golden Lotus and a dungeon or two and my time is done.
And my guildmates are saying "you should do PvP so you can get some upgrades from there too"...I have no TIME (or particular inclination) to do that too...bleh on this whole grindy expansion.
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hey lore,
So my main is a Hunter, and it's been one since BC. so here is the thing, all through bc, Wotlk ,and cata i was always on top of Dps charts all through these expansions in raids, but as soon as mop came out I'm struggling to stay above the tanks in my group. I love my hunter, and raiding but if I can't fully understand my hunter any more...
with hunters having to reforge gear into expertise we lose a lot of haste, and it just feels to me we lose so much dps when were not haste capped.
Also don't you think kitty druids and blood dks should be nerfed cause there damage output and how dks can just easily heal them selves while tankign a raid boss while pulling so much dps...
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Symbiosis is just crap. As a dk I don't even have it on my bar which puts it on par with needing death gate on my bar.
Dailies are just a grind, personally once I get to revered I stop doing that factions dailies. Right now I'm only doing shado-pan and celestials with cloud serpents being whenever i randomly feel like it. These dailies should keep bringing in enough charms for the week plus some. I'll only continue dailies when I need more charms or VP.
If you want to raid whether with a guild group (that doesn't just raid when 10 ppl are on) or with pugs, having the rep gear is going to be required because getting the rep rewards shows that you're willing to put in the work to better your toon. Just like having proper enchants and gems.


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- Record Label: Republic
- Release Date: Nov 13, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012The Knights of the Soundtable ride again! King Animal is Soundgarden's first studio album since their 2010 reunion, and their first album of new material since 1996's Down on the Upside. And this album was definitely worth the wait. Soundgarden, driven by the wailing (and no less powerful) vocals of Chris Cornell, the mighty guitar riffs of Kim Thayil, the bouncy basslines of Ben Shepherd, and the eclectic and versatile drumming of Matt Cameron, have crafted a magnificent work of rock 'n roll. The overall vibe is similar to that of the band's previous albums Superunknown (IMO their magnum opus) and Down on the Upside. The songs are grungy without sounding nostalgic; instead they sound like a fresh reawakening. The band maneuvers through odd time signatures with ease, performing with vitality despite their older age. There are fast songs and slow songs, heavy rockers and soft acoustic tracks, psychedelic dirges and energetic bursts of alt-metal. Hats off to Soundgarden for making not only an excellent comeback album, but one of the best albums of 2012.… Expand
Nov 13, 2012If i had to define this album in one word : uneventful. It's not terrible, but it's not great either. Every song feels like mediocrity after mediocrity. Perhaps it is Cornell's voice that is holding it back. Since Audioslave, his works have been in decline. I think die hard Soundgarden fans will be happy enough with new content. The most disappointing thing about this album is that it lacks even one great song. All of them are passable, but no more.… Expand
Nov 13, 2012A triumphant comeback for Soundgarden. King Animal is a perfect followup to Down on the Upside, so much so that it hardly feels like their first album in 16 years.
Nov 13, 2012Oh hell.. It IS soungarden............................................................................................................................
Nov 15, 2012Out of the big four grunge bands(in my opinion anyways) I'd rank soundgarden last, but having said that I was really surprised just how much I liked this album, and the long break in between albums seems to have taken no affect on the band. It took me a few listens to really start to enjoy the album and some of the lyrics are lacking, and a few songs are not that great.. but there's no big misses.
If I were a bigger Chris Cornell Fan or Soundgarden fan in general I would rate this album(don't care too much for his vocals or lyrics) higher.… Expand
Nov 15, 2012I think I became a fan of Soundgarden right after Down on the Upside came out, and right before they broke up. Around 9 or 10 years old, I already knew that 'Black Hole Sun' and 'Blow Up The Outside' would be with me for a long time. Then... nothing. A movement, grunge, that truly spoke to me (in my adolescent youth somehow) that had faded away just as I arrived. Pearl Jam's best days were behind them, Nirvana was no more, Alice in Chains was about to begin their fade to black, Screaming Trees were on their way out and Mark Lanegan had yet to achieve on his own... There was nothing for another 13 years, aside from the few and far between quality Pearl Jam track. The 2000's wound up being very generous. Alice in Chains gave us "Black Gives Way to Blue," which while a powerful record, lacked their deceased frontman Layne Staley. But in 2012, the 90's came roaring back with "King Animal" from the most musically gifted of the Big 4 grunge bands. So how does it stack up? Well, to contemporary rock radio fare, it absolutely wipes the floor with your Neon Trees and Maroon 5 (which yes, are being played on Washington D.C.'s biggest rock station). This animal is indeed king, and it roars like a lion. The lead single is more a symbol of the band's return rather than a future Soundgarden classic. It's a pretty straight ahead rocker, but Chris Cornell's voice sounds aged, like the worst you ever hopefully never heard him on Audioslave's live DVD performance in Cuba. Maybe not QUITE that bad, but it had me fearing the worst. Luckily, on most other tracks, it sounds like he hasn't aged a day since 1996. This is especially true on 'A Thousand Days Before,' which is so far my favorite track on the album. It's a moving, unruly, "chicken pickin" Eastern flavored triumph, which will undoubtedly go down as a staple in Soundgarden setlists. Other highlights: 'Rowing,' 'Black Saturday,' 'Non-State Actor,' and 'Blood on the Valley Floor," the latter of which requires multiple listens to fully absorb the initially off-putting disharmonic sludge, which eventually harkens back to 'Mailman' and 'Limo Wreck'.… Expand
Nov 13, 2012Sixteen years is a LONG time for any established creative collective, in any medium, to finally break silence and get back to doing what they do best; and with all the days, weeks and months that pile on, so does expectations. On that end, it's not hyperbole to say that Soundgarden have their work cut out for them, coupled with the fact that the last couple of work from frontman Chris Cornell haven't exactly made a splash with people, other than the truly devoted, does garner some doubt into the reformation of the much heralded musical collective; but somehow, just somehow, these four have shown that the newly reformed group are not some cash-grabbing nostalgia trip by way of a new record that at once feels comfortably familiar and genuinely exploratory. 'King Animal' would've fit snugly into the late nineties as a great rock record but feels absolutely vital in this century.
Listening to the album from top-to-bottom is a genuinely enlightening, albeit strangely paced, journey thus I will not spoil it with a track-by-track dissection. The only thing worth mentioning to longtime fans is that the transition from 1996's 'Down on the Upside' to this is staggeringly smooth and expected, to the uninformed however, this album is a history lesson into a time when rock musicians weren't afraid to take creative risks and at the same time not altering too much of what defined them. Guitarist Kim Thayil's playing still sounds like an extremely gifted child trying to explore every angle of his instrument, bass player Ben Shepherd still occasionally ventures off the beaten path with his writing and playing, drummer Matt Cameron still hasn't learned to keep a steady beat (in the best way possible of course!) and singer Chris Cornell still...well, expecting him to hit those high notes like it's 1992 is grossly unfair to a musician who has proven himself time and again to be more than the sum of his [vocal] parts, but his voice has a much more raw, more feral and uninhibited twinge to it now; but the fact that the man still retains his patented drum-shattering-scream-to-seducing-croon-in-nanoseconds is a truly herculean achievement.
If there's any criticism with the record it's that it barely holds any surprises for the stalwarts, as mentioned above this album is a rather smooth transition from their last work, which is a shame given how the band showed their inexorable will to evolve with each of their past albums; but let's not try and sound too ungrateful; there's still that sense of wonder, angst and exploration in these tracks that we've all come to expect from a 'post-Badmotorfinger' Soundgarden album. All in all, King Animal is an absolutely essential listen to any individual who claims to love rock music and a great sigh of relief for us nervous longtimers.… Collapse
Nov 13, 2012The opening track is pretty awful... things quickly change. 2-13 are fantastic. Highlights from a longtime Soundgarden fan:
1. A Thousand Days Before - Gave me the chills... the Soundgarden I once new.
2. Blood on the Valley Floor
3. Taree
4. Black Saturday
Nov 13, 2012An album that requires a series of listens to comprehend, ironic in a sense, as first impressions were of disappointment. Whilst not a groundbreaking, or incautiously innovative discovery, there is undoubted quality and progressive intrigue that develops with each listen. Best tracks - Bones Of Birds, A Thousand Days Before, Blood On The Valley Floor, Eyelids Mouth
Avoid - Halfway There - A track that can only be described as a plastic revolver amid a bag of shotguns.… Expand
Nov 13, 2012This has all the elements that are distinct to Soundgarden, and then some. Ben's bass-work is more pronounced that previous albums, Kim is as atmospheric as ever, Matt is still in his prime, and Chis' 14-or-so years of non-Soundgarden experiences show through, but in a good way.
There seems to be lacking that dominant track that sticks in playlists 20 years into the future. Lovers of radio singles may be disappointed, but the real treat is the album as a whole. One cannot merely break these songs up. They are so diverse and unique that every next song seems to feed off of whatever element was missing in the last song.
Personal favorites are Non-state Actor -- what should have been the original single in my opinion -- and 1000 days before -- a dark but euphoric track that builds to a satisfying climax of Kim's distinct guitar work and Chris' haunting wails (a deadly combo that is distinctly Soundgarden).… Expand
Nov 14, 2012Soundgarden still stands as a very respected entity in the music industry, so stakes were quite high with King Animal, the band's first studio release in well over a decade. Chris Cornell said himself, prior to the release, that the new album would be sort of a natural progression from the band's 1996 album Down on the Upside. And for the most part this statement holds true, though that is not to say that the band sounds predictable on King Animal. Songs like By Crooked Steps, A Thousand Days Before and Bones of Birds definitely have that special something that characterize Soundgarden. Black Saturday and Rowing are songs that don't sound like anything the band has ever done and are a welcome addition to the band sonic palette. On the flip side, the song Halfway There, as catchy and melodic as it is, doesn't really feel at home on a Soundgarden record. Overall, King Animal is a strong album that proves that the band still has chemistry and that should satisfy long time fans.… Expand
Nov 19, 2012King Animal is the first Soundgarden album that doesn't contain any "fillers" in my opinion, Gold from start to finish. Best album I've heard in a long time.
Jan 27, 2013Good record but definitely not their best. Only two or three standout tracks: Blood on the Valley Floor and Rowing (for which a rating of 7 is deserved alone), compared to the 'holy trinity' of Bad Motorfinger, Down on the Upside and Superunknown. Cornell's voice will never be back to it's best and not just down to his advancing years, the songwriting just isn't as masterful as previous efforts.
Mar 20, 2013I was very happy when i heard this album. Nice come back. 8 out of 10. The band sounds tight and together. 16 years way too long, keep rocking guy's. Excellent effort!
Nov 26, 2012No, this album is not a "10". But it's hands down better than anything Cornell and the rest of the guys put out during the band shut down. It sounds more Superunknown than Down On The Upside, which is good :). To me, best album of 2012, along with Killing Joke, The Walkmen, and dEUS.
Nov 15, 2012Wow, I have missed Soundgarden. King Animal rocks. Cornell's screaming lyrics are back. Heavy, fast, dynamic. Soundgarden could never top Badmoterfinger but they come close to it on King Animal.
Nov 14, 2012A album that did not fully impressed me that much.....................................................................................................
Nov 13, 2012Grunge is back!!! Amazing.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 24, 2012Definitely a masterpiece, like they said, it takes where they left off, heavy, trippy, dark, and well written, it hava an awesome start with "Been away too long" and it ends perfect with "Rowing". glad Soundgarden is back!.
Feb 6, 2013I went out of my way to attend Lollapalooza in Chicago in 2010 to see Soundgarden. IMHO, the band has never sounded as good. With a set pulling from Badmotorfinger, Louder Than Love, Ultremega OK and of course the hits from the mid 90's, it was as if Soundgarden had never left. The sound in 2010 was as fresh as it was in the early 90's. King Animal was at first a major disappointment. It has since grown on me (Favorite song from KA= Taree), but it won't replace my 8/8/10 playlist. I'm hoping King Animal is a step in the right direction, with more to come. The band is in good form.The potential is there.… Expand
Dec 21, 2012King Animal bucks the trend by being reasonably good. It is unquestionably a Soundgarden album, and far better than anyone had a right to expect.
Dec 10, 2012In an era when so many classic bands return to tout but without risking new material, it's a delight to have Soundgarden take that gamble and win. [17 Nov 2012, p.52]


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