Title: The end of grunge.
Review: I'm a huge fan of "Soundgarden", but I have to admit, this does take a few spins to get into, and it's also their only album that I often skip a few tracks on. Not to say anything here is bad, it's just not front to back flawless like some of their others. Of course besides those few weak points, "Down On The Upside" rocks like you would expect it to. It includes "Pretty Noose", "Blow Up The Outside World", and the excellent "Burden In My Hand". Other tracks that I love just as much would be the aggressive "No Attention", "Switch Opens", and the closer "Boot Camp". While some of their other albums were big parts punk, metal, and psychedelia, this one seems to be all of it together, and possibly the album they always wanted to make. Any real fan of the band should get this, whether as an import or used. Casual fans might just want to get "A-Sides".
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