History of the Band - Soundgarden Quiz

Answer: 1984

With only three members, Soundgarden formed themselves in late 1984. They would not release any material until 1987 however.

Answer: A wind sculpture

"A Sound Garden", a wind-channeling pipe sculpture, was constructed in 1983 near the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

Answer: False

In 1984, Soundgarden was comprised of Chris Cornell, the lead-singer and drummer at the time, Hiro Yamamoto, the bassist, and Kim Thayil, the lead-guitarist. Soon after in 1985, they hired Scott Sundquist to allow Cornell to focus on vocals. Finally, in 1986, Sundquist left Soundgarden and Matt Cameron entered to fill in as drummer.

Answer: Hunted Down

"Hunted Down", released in 1987 and produced by Jack Endino, was the first single Soundgarden released. This song would later be featured on "Screaming Life" (1987) and "A-Sides" (1997).

Answer: Little Joe

"Little Joe", the fifth song on the album, was composed by Kim Thayil while the lyrics were created by Chris Cornell.

Answer: True

Soundgarden signed with the smaller label, SST Records, rather than with the major labels at the time. However, they would regret this decision as the members of Soundgarden were unsatisfied with the production of "Ultramega OK". They would soon sign on to A&M Records after the release of their debut album.

Answer: 2

"Smokestack Lightning" is a cover of Howlin' Wolf's 1956 song and "A Minute of Silence" is a cover of John Lennon's "Two Minutes of Silence".

Answer: Incessant Mace

"Incessant Mace" was the second to last song on "Ultramega OK". The music was created by Kim Thayil with lyrics coming from Chris Cornell.

Answer: False

When Hiro Yamamoto left the band to finish his college degree, Soundgarden hired Jason Everman, who toured with Soundgarden as their bassist from 1989 to 1990. When he was fired, Soundgarden then hired Ben Shepherd, who hasn't been replaced since.

Answer: Loud Love

"Loud Love" was written by and lyrically composed by Chris Cornell.

Answer: Jesus Christ Pose

Shortly after the release for the video of "Jesus Christ Pose", the song was banned on MTV in 1991 for its depiction of Christianity, although Chris Cornell later explained that the video was meant to denounce those who use the Jesus Christ image for their own self-proclaimed persecution.

Answer: Somewhere

"Somewhere", featuring lyrics by Ben himself, is the sixth song on the album. Shepherd would expand his writing in future albums.

Answer: Mind Riot

"Mind Riot" is the ninth song from "Badmotorfinger". It was entirely written by Chris Cornell.

Answer: Michael Beinhorn

From July-September 1993, the members of Soundgarden collaborated with producer Michael Beinhorn and recorded the entirety of "Superunknown". While Soundgarden initially did not like working with Beinhorn, they ultimately were satisfied with the final product.

Answer: Screaming Elf

Chris Cornell stated in an interview in 1993, "The first thing we thought of was a forest in grey or black. Soundgarden has always been associated with images of flowers and lush colors and this was the opposite. It still seemed organic but it was very dark and cold..."

Answer: 4th of July

"4th of July" is the thirteenth song from "Superunknown". It was musically and lyrically created by Chris Cornell.

Answer: No

The title for "Down on the Upside" came from the song, "Dusty", with lyrics coming from Cornell and music from Shepherd.

Answer: Never the Machine Forever

Kim Thayil grew more dissatisfied with Cornell's reluctance to include more heavier songs on the album. "Never the Machine Forever" was also the last song Soundgarden recorded for "Down on the Upside".

Answer: Blow Up the Outside World

"Blow Up the Outside World" is sixth song from "Down on the Upside". It was entirely composed by Chris Cornell.

Answer: 1997

Having played their last show in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1997, the band called it quits soon after in April 9, 1997. Cornell would later state that Soundgarden disbanded because of the pressure of the big record companies.

Answer: "Black Rain" and "Live to Rise"

"Black Rain" was originally an early-nineties song that was never finished. It features vocals from both 1990 and 2010 Chris Cornell. "Live to Rise" is a soundtrack song that is featured in the film "The Avengers".

Answer: Been Away Too Long

"Been Away Too Long" was lyrically written by Chris Cornell, with music by both Cornell and Ben Shepherd.

Answer: A dog

Bullet is in fact a dog. His "vocals" come in during the bridge in "Black Saturday".

Answer: Taree

"Taree" is the seventh song from "King Animal". It contains lyrics written by Chris Cornell and music by Ben Shepherd.

Answer: Echo of Miles

Released in November 24, 2014, "Echo of Miles" features b-side songs from throughout Soundgarden's discography. It contains three disks, the first being the originals, the second being the covers, and the third being the oddities.