Seeing the news about Chris’ passing was rather shocking but we’ll find out what happened later. Meanwhile, I’m bummed because he was one of the better artists from the short-lived, overrated Grunge period in popular music. Soundgarden was alright, a bit too much like Metal which was fading away. Many critics poo poo Audioslave and I disagree. This team up wasn’t terrible. It wasn’t brilliant neither, just consistent in having some good tracks on their three albums. I found Chris’ solo material uneven. He was brave enough to team up with Timbaland on one though. What I hope will be a big part of his legacy is writing/performing the best song for a James Bond movie in years. Again, critics crap on “You Know My Name.” I say to them, up yours and go back to getting high on those overrated Sonic Youth records you think give you credibility.
Farewell Chris. You will be missed.