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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox Album
| Name = Badmotorfinger
| Name = Badmotorfinger
| Type = studio
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Soundgarden]]
| Artist = [[Soundgarden]]
| Cover = Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger.jpg
| Cover = Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger.jpg
| Released = [[October 8]], [[1991]]
| Released = October 8, 1991
| Recorded = March–April 1991 at Studio D, [[Sausalito, California|Sausalito]], [[California]]; Bear Creek Studios, [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]], [[Washington]]; and [[Henson Recording Studios|A&M Studios]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| Recorded = [[March 1991|March]] - [[April 1991]] in [[Seattle, Washington]]
| Genre = [[Alternative metal]]<br/>[[Grunge]]
| Genre = [[Grunge music|Grunge]]
| Length = 58:47
| Length = 57:48
| Language = [[English language|English]]
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| Producer = [[Terry Date]], Soundgarden
| Producer = [[Terry Date]], Soundgarden
| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|title=allmusic ((( ''Badmotorfinger'' > Review )))|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fqxqu5ldae|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|author=Huey, Steve|accessdate=March 21, 2009}}</ref>
| Reviews =
*''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' (favorable)<ref name="blender">Powers, Ann. [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=1208 "Soundgarden: ''Badmotorfinger''"]. ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.</ref>
* [[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Agcx1z82ajyv8 link]
* [[Robert Christgau]] (B-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=soundgarden link]
*[[Robert Christgau]] (B-)<ref name="Christgau">Christgau, Robert. [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=soundgarden "Soundgarden"]. robertchristgau.com. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.</ref>
*''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (B+)<ref name="entertainmentweekly">{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,315669,00.html | title=''Badmotorfinger'' | accessdate=2008-10-28 | author=Arnold, Gina | publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | date=1991-09-27}}</ref>
| Last album = ''[[Screaming Life/Fopp]]''<br />(1990)
| This album = '''''Badmotorfinger'''''<br />(1991)
| Last album = ''[[Louder Than Love]]''<br/>(1989)
| Next album = ''[[Superunknown]]''<br />(1994)
| This album = '''''Badmotorfinger'''''<br/>(1991)
| Next album = ''[[Superunknown]]''<br/>(1994)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Badmotorfinger
| Type = studio
| single 1 = [[Jesus Christ Pose]]
| single 1 date = 1991
| single 2 = [[Outshined]]
| single 2 date = 1991
| single 3 = [[Rusty Cage]]
| single 3 date = 1992
}}
}}
}}
'''''Badmotorfinger''''' is the third [[studio album]] by the American [[alternative rock]] band [[Soundgarden]], released on October 8, 1991 through [[A&M Records]]. After touring in support of its previous album, ''[[Louder Than Love]]'' (1989), Soundgarden began the recording sessions for its next album with new bassist [[Ben Shepherd]]. The music on the album maintained the band's [[hard rock|heavy rock]] sound while featuring an increased focus on songwriting as compared with the band's previous releases.<ref name="allmusic"/>


The focus on the Seattle [[grunge music|grunge]] scene helped bring attention to ''Badmotorfinger''. The singles "[[Outshined]]" and "[[Rusty Cage]]" were able to find an audience at alternative rock radio and MTV. ''Badmotorfinger'' became the band's highest charting album at the time on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The band supported the album with tours of North America and Europe, including opening for [[Guns N' Roses]] on that band's [[Use Your Illusion Tour]]. In 1992, ''Badmotorfinger'' was nominated for the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]]. The album has been certified [[RIAA certification|two times platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in the United States.
'''''Badmotorfinger''''' is the third album by the Seattle [[grunge]] band, [[Soundgarden]]. It was released in 1991 through A&M Records. The album was nominated for a [[Grammy Awards of 1991|Grammy Award]] for "[[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]]" that same year. It was also ranked number 45 on the October 2006 issue of [[Guitar World]] magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time.<ref>[http://chud.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93854 "Guitar World's (Readers Choice) Greatest 100 Guitar Albums Of All Time"]</ref> Guitarist [[Kim Thayil]] jokingly suggested the title ''Badmotorfinger'' as a joke on the [[Montrose (band)|Montrose]] song "[[Bad Motor Scooter]]". {{fact|date=June 2007}}


==Recording==
The album became a breakthrough hit for Soundgarden, and went double platinum. It was released the same year as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s ''[[Nevermind]]'' and [[Pearl Jam]]'s ''[[Ten (Pearl Jam album)|Ten]]'', all of which helped to break grunge into the mainstream. The singles "[[Outshined]]", "[[Jesus Christ Pose]]" and "[[Rusty Cage]]" gained considerable airtime on alternative rock radio stations and [[MTV]].
This was the band's first album with bassist [[Ben Shepherd]], who replaced previous bassist [[Jason Everman]] following the band's promotional tour for the album ''[[Louder Than Love]]''. The album's recording sessions took place from March 1991 to April 1991. It was recorded at Studio D in [[Sausalito, California|Sausalito]], [[California]], Bear Creek Studios in [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]], [[Washington]], and [[Henson Recording Studios|A&M Studios]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. The band again worked with producer [[Terry Date]]. The album was mixed by [[Ron Saint Germain|Ron St. Germain]].

Soundgarden chose to work with Terry Date again as it had on its previous release ''Louder Than Love''. Frontman [[Chris Cornell]] said the band chose to work with Date again seeing as the band had a good relationship with him and did not want to go through the pressure of trying to find a new producer.<ref>Harris, Mike. "Sound Saboteurs". ''[[Riff Raff (magazine)|Riff Raff]]''. November 1991.</ref>

Cornell said that Shepherd brought a "fresh and creative" approach to the recording sessions,<ref name="gardenofeden">"'Garden of Eden". ''[[Kerrang!]]''. August 31, 1991.</ref> and the band as a whole said that his knowledge of music and writing skills redefined the band.<ref name="neely">Neely, Kim. "Soundgarden: The Veteran Band from Seattle Proves There's Life After Nirvana". ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. July 9, 1992.</ref> Before joining, Soundgarden had been Shepherd's favorite band.<ref>Myers, Caren. "Garden of Earthly Delights". ''[[Details (magazine)|Details]]''. April 1994.</ref> Compared with ''Louder Than Love'', the band took a more collaborative approach to the writing process.<ref>Linx, Anna. "Soundgarden: No Hype Allowed". ''The Music Paper''. July 1994.</ref>

==Music and lyrics==
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|title = "Jesus Christ Pose"
|description = A sample of "Jesus Christ Pose", the first single released from the album. Thayil described the song's groove as sounding like "helicopter blades." The lyrics for the song, written by Cornell, express irritation with the exploitation of the symbol of Jesus' crucifixion by famous people.
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Steve Huey of [[Allmusic]] said that the songwriting on ''Badmotorfinger'' "takes a quantum leap in focus and consistency." He added, "It's surprisingly cerebral and arty music for a band courting mainstream [[Heavy metal music|metal]] audiences, but it attacks with scientific precision."<ref name="allmusic"/> Guitarist [[Kim Thayil]] jokingly called it the "Heavy Metal ''[[The Beatles (album)|White Album]]''."<ref name="gardenofeden"/> Cornell said, "I think there's songs on the new record which are almost more commercially viable because they have that memorable feel to them, and I think if anyone expected us to come out and make something more commercial than ''Louder Than Love'', then I'm glad that they were surprised."<ref name="colour">"Colour Me Badmotorfinger!". ''[[RAW (magazine)|Raw]]''. October 30, 1991.</ref> Cornell also added that the album is more representative of how the band is live.<ref name="colour"/> Shepherd contributed the song "Somewhere" and collaborated on the musical composition of several other songs on the album. Thayil said that Shepherd's contributions helped make the album "faster" and "weirder."<ref name="angryyoung">Nicholson, Kris. "Angry Young Men". ''The Music Paper''. February 1992.</ref>

On the opening song, "[[Rusty Cage]]", Thayil uses a [[wah pedal]] as an [[audio filter]], producing an unusual guitar sound. In describing the song's guitar riff he said that it "almost sounds backward."<ref name="gilbert">Gilbert, Jeff. "Primecuts: Kim Thayil". ''Guitar School''. May 1994.</ref> Soundgarden utilized [[Guitar tunings#Alternative tunings|alternative tuning]]s and odd [[time signature]]s on several of the album's songs. "Jesus Christ Pose" and "Outshined" were performed in [[drop D tuning]]. On "Rusty Cage", "Holy Water", and "Searching with My Good Eye Closed", the bottom E string is tuned all the way down to B.<ref name="woodard">Woodard, Josef. "Soundgarden's Kim Thayil & Chris Cornell". ''[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]''. March 1992.</ref> On "Mind Riot" every string is tuned to one of several E's.<ref name="woodard"/> Soundgarden's use of odd-meter time signatures was varied as well; songs like "Jesus Christ Pose" are in typical 4/4 time, "Outshined" is in 7/4, "Somewhere" is in 6/4, "Face Pollution" uses 9/8 and 6/4, and "Rusty Cage" uses 4/4 for the majority of the song and a repeated pattern of 3/4, 2/4, and 5/4 in its coda. Thayil said that he didn't "push for weird time signatures," but rather "push[ed] to get the quirkiness out of things."<ref name="woodard"/>

Cornell said that he tried to not get too specific with his lyrics and was more interested in "creating colourful images."<ref>"Sound and Vision". ''Rock Power''. March 1992.</ref> Thayil suggested that it is "like reading a novel [about] man's conflict with himself and society, or the government, or his family, or the economy, or anything."<ref name="practicing">"Soundgarden". ''Guitar for the Practicing Musician''. December 1992.</ref> "Jesus Christ Pose" was written about famous people who exploit the symbol of [[Jesus]]' crucifixion as to suggest that they're persecuted by the public.<ref>Magnuson, Ann. "Sub Zep?". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''. February 1992.</ref> Cornell said that "Outshined" is about going from "periods of extreme self-confidence" to "plummeting in the opposite direction."<ref>Friend, Lonn M. "Heroes... and Heroin". ''RIP''. July 1992.</ref> "Holy Water" was written about people who force their beliefs unto others.<ref name="colour"/> Thayil wrote the lyrics for "Room a Thousand Years Wide", and said that the song is about "experience in general."<ref name="angryyoung"/> "New Damage" subtly criticizes the [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] government of the United States.<ref>"Soundgarden: Are These Men from Seattle the Future of Metal?". ''[[Kerrang!]]''. December 7, 1991.</ref>

==Release and reception==
The album became a breakthrough hit for Soundgarden. ''Badmotorfinger'' peaked at number 39 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart. It was the band's highest position on that chart at the time. It was released in the same year as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s ''[[Nevermind]]'' and [[Pearl Jam]]'s ''[[Ten (Pearl Jam album)|Ten]]'', all of which helped to break [[Grunge music|grunge]] into the mainstream. Although overshadowed at the time of its release by the sudden popularity of Nirvana's ''Nevermind'', the focus of attention brought by ''Nevermind'' to the Seattle scene helped Soundgarden gain wider attention.<ref name="Erlewine">Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:4z0qoawabijx~T0 Soundgarden]". [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved on June 13, 2005.</ref> ''Badmotorfinger'' was among the 100 top selling albums of 1992.<ref>Lyons, James. ''Selling Seattle: Representing Contemporary Urban America''. Wallflower, 2004. ISBN 1-903354-96-5, pp. 136</ref> ''Badmotorfinger'' has been certified two times platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="riaa">{{cite web
| url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Badmotorfinger&artist=Soundgarden&perPage=25&go=Search
| title=Gold and Platinum Database Search
| accessdate=2007-02-12}}</ref>

Allmusic staff writer Steve Huey gave the album four and a half out of five stars, calling it "heavy, challenging hard rock full of intellectual sensibility and complex band interplay."<ref name="allmusic"/> Ann Powers of ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' said, "Cornell strikes the perfect Jesus Christ pose on this sonic wallop."<ref name="blender"/> [[Gina Arnold]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album a B+. She said, "On songs like the cynical "Jesus Christ Pose" and "Slaves and Bulldozers", Soundgarden sound a hell of a lot smarter than their peers, who seldom get beyond extolling booze, girls, and cars." She ended her review by stating that "the final effect is merely stylishly bombastic rather than bludgeoningly bombastic. Tuneless heavy metal is, after all, still tuneless heavy metal, and in that department, Soundgarden are as functional as they make 'em."<ref name="entertainmentweekly"/> Critic [[Robert Christgau]] gave the album a B-, calling it a "credible metal album" while also criticizing the album's lyrical writing.<ref name="Christgau"/>

''Badmotorfinger'' included the singles "[[Jesus Christ Pose]]", "[[Outshined]]", and "[[Rusty Cage]]". The three singles gained considerable airtime on alternative rock radio stations, while the videos for "Outshined" and "Rusty Cage" gained considerable airtime on [[MTV]]. The lead single "Jesus Christ Pose" and its [[music video]] were the subject of widespread controversy in 1991, and the video was removed from [[MTV]]'s playlist.<ref name="gilbert"/> Many listeners were outraged by the song and its video, perceiving them as anti-Christian. The band received death threats while on tour in the United Kingdom in support of the album.<ref name="don'tcare">"I Don't Care About Performing for 20,000!". ''[[RAW (magazine)|Raw]]''. September 15, 1993.</ref> "[[Room a Thousand Years Wide]]" was released previously as a single in 1990, but not to promote the album. It was released (with the song "HIV Baby") as a 7" through [[Sub Pop]]'s ''Single of the Month'' club a full year before the release of ''Badmotorfinger''. The song was re-recorded for this album. "Rusty Cage" was covered by [[Johnny Cash]] on his 1996 album, ''[[Unchained (album)|Unchained]]''. It also appeared on the fictional radio station [[Radio X]] on the videogame ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' and in the 32-bit version of ''[[Road Rash]]''.

At the [[Grammy Awards of 1992|1992 Grammy Awards]], ''Badmotorfinger'' received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1992/grammys.htm |title=34th Grammy Awards - 1992 |publisher=Rockonthenet.com |accessdate=2008-02-20}}</ref> It was also ranked number 45 in the October 2006 issue of ''[[Guitar World]]'' on the magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time.<ref name="guitaralbums">"[http://www.guitarworld.com/50_greatest_guitar_albums?page=0%2C0 100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time]". ''[[Guitar World]]''. October 2006.</ref>

==Packaging==
The ''Badmotorfinger'' logo consists of a jagged, [[cyclone]]-like design. In the center of the logo is a triangle containing a [[spark plug]]. The album's cover art was illustrated by guitarist Mark Dancey from the [[Sub Pop]] band Big Chief.

Thayil suggested the title ''Badmotorfinger'' as a joke on the [[Montrose (band)|Montrose]] song "[[Bad Motor Scooter]]".<ref>''Superuninterview''. Promo CD. [[A&M Records]]. 1994.</ref> Regarding the title, Thayil said, "It was sort of off the top of my head. I simply like it because it was colorful. It was kinda aggressive, too...It conjures up a lot of different kinds of images. We like the ambiguity in it, the way it sounded and the way it looked."<ref name="angryyoung"/>

==Tour==
Following the release of ''Badmotorfinger'', Soundgarden went on a tour in [[North America]] that ran from October 1991 to November 1991.<ref name="colour"/> Afterward, the band took a slot opening for [[Guns N' Roses]] in North America on the band's [[Use Your Illusion Tour]]. Soundgarden was personally selected by Guns N' Roses as its opening band.<ref>Sherry, James. "Soundgarden". ''[[Metal Hammer]]''. December 1991.</ref> This was Soundgarden's first arena tour. Afterward, the band took a slot opening for [[Skid Row (heavy metal band)|Skid Row]] in North America in February 1992 on the band's ''[[Slave to the Grind]]'' tour.<ref>Jones, Alison F. "Pounding for Pot: Soundgarden's Matt Cameron". ''[[High Times]]''. July 1992.</ref> Soundgarden then headed to [[Europe]] for a month-long headlining theater tour.<ref name="neely"/> Afterward, the band then returned for a tour in the [[United States]].<ref name="neely"/> Soundgarden rejoined Guns N' Roses as part of the Use Your Illusion Tour in the summer of 1992 for a tour of Europe along with fellow opening act [[Faith No More]].<ref name="neely"/> Regarding the time spent opening for Guns N' Roses, Cornell said, "It wasn't a whole lot of fun going out in front of 40,000 people for 35 minutes every day. Most of them hadn't heard our songs and didn't care about them. It was a bizarre thing."<ref name="don'tcare"/> The band would go on to play the 1992 [[Lollapalooza]] tour with the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], Pearl Jam, and [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], among others. The band later released the video compilation ''[[Motorvision]]'', which was filmed at the [[Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington)|Paramount Theatre]] in 1992.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
#"[[Rusty Cage]]" ([[Chris Cornell]]) &ndash; 4:26
| collapsed =
#"[[Outshined]]" (Cornell) &ndash; 5:11
| headline =
#"[[Slaves & Bulldozers]]" (Cornell, [[Ben Shepherd]]) &ndash; 6:56
| all_lyrics = [[Chris Cornell]], except where noted
#"[[Jesus Christ Pose]]" ([[Matt Cameron]], Cornell, Shepherd, [[Kim Thayil]]) &ndash; 5:51
| lyrics_credits = yes
#"Face Pollution" (Cornell, Thayil) &ndash; 2:24
| music_credits = yes
#"Somewhere" (Shepherd) &ndash; 4:21
| title1 = [[Rusty Cage]]
#"Searching with My Good Eye Closed" (Cornell) &ndash; 6:31
| music1 = Cornell
#"[[Room a Thousand Years Wide]]" (Cameron, Thayil) &ndash; 4:06
| length1 = 4:26
#"Mind Riot" (Cornell) &ndash; 4:49
| title2 = [[Outshined]]
#"Drawing Flies" (Cameron, Cornell) &ndash; 2:25
| music2 = Cornell
#"Holy Water" (Cornell) &ndash; 5:07
| length2 = 5:11
#"New Damage" (Cornell, Thayil) &ndash; 5:40
| title3 = Slaves & Bulldozers
| music3 = Cornell, [[Ben Shepherd]]
| length3 = 6:56
| title4 = [[Jesus Christ Pose]]
| music4 = [[Matt Cameron]], Cornell, Shepherd, [[Kim Thayil]]
| length4 = 5:51
| title5 = Face Pollution
| music5 = Shepherd
| length5 = 2:24
| title6 = Somewhere
| lyrics6 = Shepherd
| music6 = Shepherd
| length6 = 4:21
| title7 = Searching with My Good Eye Closed
| music7 = Cornell
| length7 = 6:31
| title8 = [[Room a Thousand Years Wide]]
| lyrics8 = Thayil
| music8 = Cameron
| length8 = 4:06
| title9 = Mind Riot
| music9 = Cornell
| length9 = 4:49
| title10 = Drawing Flies
| music10 = Cameron
| length10 = 2:25
| title11 = Holy Water
| music11 = Cornell
| length11 = 5:07
| title12 = New Damage
| music12 = Thayil, Cameron
| length12 = 5:40
}}


===Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas===
===''Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas''===
A limited edition of the album was released in 1992 with a second disc containing the EP ''Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas'' (or SOMMS). This EP includes three [[cover version|covers]], a Soundgarden original, and a song recorded at a concert. The title is a [[palindrome]]. For their cover of [[Black Sabbath]]'s "Into the Void", the original lyrics are replaced by words of protest by [[Chief Sealth]], which fit the metre of the song.
In anticipation of the band's appearance at the 1992 Lollapalooza tour, a limited edition of ''Badmotorfinger'' was released on June 23, 1992 with a second disc containing the [[Extended play|EP]] ''Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas'' (or ''SOMMS''). The title is a [[palindrome]]. This EP includes three [[cover version|covers]], a Soundgarden original, and a song recorded at a concert. For its cover of [[Black Sabbath]]'s "[[Into the Void (Black Sabbath song)|Into the Void]]", the original lyrics are replaced by words of protest by [[Chief Seattle|Chief Sealth]], which fit the metre of the song.<ref name="practicing"/> At the [[Grammy Awards of 1993|1993 Grammy Awards]], "Into the Void (Sealth)" received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1993/grammys.htm |title=35th Grammy Awards - 1993 |publisher=Rockonthenet.com |accessdate=2008-02-20}}</ref>


{{tracklist
#"[[Into the Void]] (Sealth)" ([[Black Sabbath]])
| collapsed =
#"Girl U Want" ([[Devo]])
| headline =
#"[[Stray Cat Blues]]" ([[The Rolling Stones]])
| writing_credits = yes
#"She's a Politician" (Cornell)
| title1 = [[Into the Void (Black Sabbath song)|Into the Void]] (Sealth)
#"Slaves & Bulldozers (Live)" (Cornell, Shepherd)
| writer1 = [[Chief Seattle|Chief Sealth]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Tony Iommi]], [[Geezer Butler]], [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]]
| length1 = 6:37
| title2 = [[Girl U Want]]
| writer2 = [[Gerald Casale]], [[Mark Mothersbaugh]]
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = Stray Cat Blues
| writer3 = [[Jagger/Richards|Mick Jagger, Keith Richards]]
| length3 = 4:46
| title4 = She's a Politician
| writer4 = Cornell
| length4 = 1:48
| title5 = Slaves & Bulldozers (live)
| writer5 = Cornell, Shepherd
| length5 = 8:38
}}


==Songs==
==Outtakes==
The album's singles featured eleven [[A-side and B-side|B-side]]s from the ''Badmotorfinger'' recording sessions that weren't included on the album, "Stray Cat Blues", "[[Into the Void (Black Sabbath song)|Into the Void]] (Sealth)", "Cold Bitch", "I Can't Give You Anything", "[[Girl U Want]]", "Show Me", "I Don't Care About You", "Can You See Me", "Homicidal Suicidal", "Touch Me", and "She's a Politician". Various versions of the "Jesus Christ Pose" single featured "Stray Cat Blues" and "Into the Void (Sealth)", various versions of the "Outshined" single featured "Into the Void (Sealth)", "Cold Bitch", "I Can't Give You Anything", "Girl U Want", "Show Me", "I Don't Care About You", "Can You See Me", and "Homicidal Suicidal", and various versions of the "Rusty Cage" single featured "Stray Cat Blues", "Girl U Want", "Show Me", and "Touch Me". The ''SOMMS'' EP featured "Stray Cat Blues", "Into the Void (Sealth)", "Girl U Want", and "She's a Politician". "Show Me" was later featured on the 1993 ''[[No Alternative]]'' compilation, "Cold Bitch" was later featured on the "[[Spoonman]]" single, "Girl U Want" was later featured on the "[[Fell on Black Days]]" single, and "She's a Politician" was later featured on the "[[Burden in My Hand]]" single. "Cold Bitch" was one of Shepherd's favorite songs that the band recorded.<ref>Masters, Drew. "Soundgarden". ''M.E.A.T.'' magazine. March 1994.</ref> The song "Birth Ritual" was worked on during the recording sessions, but wasn't completed.<ref name="gilbert"/> It would eventually see release on the ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]'' [[Singles (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]. "No Attention", which later appeared on the band's 1996 album, ''[[Down on the Upside]]'', was attempted during the ''Badmotorfinger'' recording sessions. Thayil said that the recording of "No Attention" that came out of the sessions didn't work.<ref>Genovese, Robin. "Soundgarden". ''[[Chart (magazine)|Chart]]''. June 1996.</ref>
<!--More information needed on the album's overall musical style and lyrics--->
*On the opening song, "[[Rusty Cage]]", guitarist [[Kim Thayil]] uses a [[wah pedal]] as an [[audio filter]], producing an unusual guitar sound. In describing the song's riff he said that it "almost sounds backward".{{fact|date=June 2007}}
*"[[Rusty Cage]]" was covered by [[Johnny Cash]] on his album ''[[Unchained (album)|Unchained]]''. It also appeared on the fictional radio station [[Radio X]] on the videogame [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and in the 32-bit version of [[Road Rash]].
*The song "[[Jesus Christ Pose]]" and its music video was the subject of widespread controversy in 1991, and the video was removed from [[MTV]]'s playlist. Another song on the album, "Holy Water", also deals with themes of religion and [[disenchantment]].
*"[[Room a Thousand Years Wide]]" was released as a single, but not to promote the album. It was released (with the song "HIV Baby") as a 7" through [[Sub Pop|Sub Pop's]] ''Single of the Month'' club a full year before the release of ''Badmotorfinger''. However, the song was re-recorded for this album.


==Chart position==
==Personnel==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Soundgarden
*[[Matt Cameron]]&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[Chris Cornell]]&nbsp;– [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]]
*[[Ben Shepherd]]&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]]
*[[Kim Thayil]]&nbsp;– guitar
{{col-2}}
;Additional musicians and production
*Larry Brewer&nbsp;– production assistance
*Mark Dancey&nbsp;– [[illustration|front cover illustration]]
*[[Terry Date]]&nbsp;– [[record producer|production]], [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
*Scott Granlund&nbsp;– [[saxophone]] on "[[Room a Thousand Years Wide]]" and "Drawing Flies"
*Efren Herrera, John Jackson&nbsp;– assistance
*[[Michael Lavine]]&nbsp;– [[photography]]
*Ernst Long&nbsp;– [[trumpet]] on "Face Pollution", "Room a Thousand Years Wide", and "Drawing Flies"
*Len Peltier&nbsp;– [[Art director|art direction]]
*Soundgarden&nbsp;– production
*[[Ron Saint Germain|Ron St. Germain]]&nbsp;– [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*Damon Stewart&nbsp;– [[Narrative|narration]] on "Searching with My Good Eye Closed"
*Walberg Design&nbsp;– design
*[[Howie Weinberg]]&nbsp;– [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
{{end}}


==Chart positions==
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===Album===
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{|class="wikitable" border="1"
! Chart (1992)
! Position
|-
|-
| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite web
!Year
| url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=SOUNDGARDEN&sql=11:gifixqr5ld0e~T50
!Chart
| title=Soundgarden&nbsp;– Billboard Albums
!Position
| publisher=[[Allmusic]]
| accessdate=2007-12-08}}</ref>
|align="center"| 39
|-
|-
| [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="www.chartstats.com">{{cite web
|1992
| url = http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=5816
|Billboard Top 200
| title = UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive&nbsp;— Soundgarden
|39
| accessdate = 2007-12-08
}}</ref>
|align="center"| 39
|-
| [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1974&volume=56&issue=9&issue_dt=August%2029%201992&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=sf15modmffbbtk0gn0nt48er65
| title=Canadian Charts
| publisher=''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]''
| accessdate=2008-03-07}}</ref>
|align="center"| 50
|-
! Chart (1994)
! Position
|-
| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundgarden&titel=Badmotorfinger&cat=a
| title = SOUNDGARDEN&nbsp;— BADMOTORFINGER (ALBUM)
| publisher = New Zealand-charts.com
| accessdate = 2007-12-08
}}</ref>
|align="center"| 49
|}
|}


===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable" border="1"
|+ Singles
|-
!Year
!Year
!Single
!Single
![[UK Singles Chart|UK]] peak<br />chart position<br /><ref name="www.chartstats.com"/>
!Chart
|-
!Position
|rowspan="2"|1991
|"Jesus Christ Pose"
|align="center"| 30
|-
|-
|1992
|"Outshined"
|"Outshined"
|align="center"| 50
|Modern Rock Tracks
|8
|-
|-
|1992
|1992
|"Rusty Cage"
|"Rusty Cage"
|align="center"| 41
|Modern Rock Tracks
|19
|}
|}


==Personnel==
==Accolades==
The information regarding accolades attributed to ''Badmotorfinger'' is adapted in part from AcclaimedMusic.net.<ref name=accolades>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/061024/A837.htm|title=''Badmotorfinger'' accolades|accessdate=2008-05-06|publisher=Acclaimed Music}}</ref>
===Soundgarden===
{|class="wikitable" border="1"
*[[Chris Cornell]] - [[Vocals]], Guitar
! Publication
*[[Kim Thayil]] - [[Guitar]]
! Country
*[[Ben Shepherd]] - [[Bass guitar]]
! Accolade
*[[Matt Cameron]] - [[Drums]]
! Year

! Rank
===Additional musicians===
|-
*[[Terry Date]] - Producer
| ''[[Guitar World]]''
*Larry Brewer - Production Assistant
| [[United States]]
*Scott Granlund - Saxophone (tracks 8,10)
| "100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time"<ref name="guitaralbums"/>
*Ernst Long - Trumpet (track 10)
| 2006
*Damon Stewart - Narration (track 7)
| 45
*Ron St. Germain - Mixing
|-
*[[Howie Weinberg]] - Mastering
| ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]''
| United States
| "The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time"<ref>"The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time." ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]''. September/October 2002.</ref>
| 2002
| 26
|-
| ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| [[United Kingdom]]
| "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"<ref>"100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". ''[[Kerrang!]]''.</ref>
| 1998
| 25
|-
| ''Visions''
| [[Germany]]
| "The Most Important Albums of the 90s"<ref>{{cite web | url=http://home.rhein-zeitung.de/~tommi.s/vision90er.htm| title=The Most Important Albums of the 90s|accessdate=2008-05-06| publisher=''Visions''}}</ref>
| 1999
| 3
|-
| ''Juice''
| [[Australia]]
| "The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s"<ref>"The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s". ''Juice''.</ref>
| 1999
| 48
|-
| ''The Movement''
| [[New Zealand]]
| "The 101 Best Albums of the 90s"<ref>"The 101 Best Albums of the 90s". ''The Movement''.</ref>
| 2004
| 84
|}


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://web.stargate.net/soundgarden/releases/bad.shtml Badmotorfinger on the Unofficial Soundgarden Homepage]


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Badmotorfinger is the third studio album by the American alternative rock band Soundgarden, released on October 8, 1991 through A&M Records. After touring in support of its previous album, Louder Than Love (1989), Soundgarden began the recording sessions for its next album with new bassist Ben Shepherd. The music on the album maintained the band's heavy rock sound while featuring an increased focus on songwriting as compared with the band's previous releases.[1]

The focus on the Seattle grunge scene helped bring attention to Badmotorfinger. The singles "Outshined" and "Rusty Cage" were able to find an audience at alternative rock radio and MTV. Badmotorfinger became the band's highest charting album at the time on the Billboard 200. The band supported the album with tours of North America and Europe, including opening for Guns N' Roses on that band's Use Your Illusion Tour. In 1992, Badmotorfinger was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. The album has been certified two times platinum by the RIAA in the United States.

Recording

This was the band's first album with bassist Ben Shepherd, who replaced previous bassist Jason Everman following the band's promotional tour for the album Louder Than Love. The album's recording sessions took place from March 1991 to April 1991. It was recorded at Studio D in Sausalito, California, Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington, and A&M Studios in Los Angeles, California. The band again worked with producer Terry Date. The album was mixed by Ron St. Germain.

Soundgarden chose to work with Terry Date again as it had on its previous release Louder Than Love. Frontman Chris Cornell said the band chose to work with Date again seeing as the band had a good relationship with him and did not want to go through the pressure of trying to find a new producer.[5]

Cornell said that Shepherd brought a "fresh and creative" approach to the recording sessions,[6] and the band as a whole said that his knowledge of music and writing skills redefined the band.[7] Before joining, Soundgarden had been Shepherd's favorite band.[8] Compared with Louder Than Love, the band took a more collaborative approach to the writing process.[9]

Music and lyrics

Steve Huey of Allmusic said that the songwriting on Badmotorfinger "takes a quantum leap in focus and consistency." He added, "It's surprisingly cerebral and arty music for a band courting mainstream metal audiences, but it attacks with scientific precision."[1] Guitarist Kim Thayil jokingly called it the "Heavy Metal White Album."[6] Cornell said, "I think there's songs on the new record which are almost more commercially viable because they have that memorable feel to them, and I think if anyone expected us to come out and make something more commercial than Louder Than Love, then I'm glad that they were surprised."[10] Cornell also added that the album is more representative of how the band is live.[10] Shepherd contributed the song "Somewhere" and collaborated on the musical composition of several other songs on the album. Thayil said that Shepherd's contributions helped make the album "faster" and "weirder."[11]

On the opening song, "Rusty Cage", Thayil uses a wah pedal as an audio filter, producing an unusual guitar sound. In describing the song's guitar riff he said that it "almost sounds backward."[12] Soundgarden utilized alternative tunings and odd time signatures on several of the album's songs. "Jesus Christ Pose" and "Outshined" were performed in drop D tuning. On "Rusty Cage", "Holy Water", and "Searching with My Good Eye Closed", the bottom E string is tuned all the way down to B.[13] On "Mind Riot" every string is tuned to one of several E's.[13] Soundgarden's use of odd-meter time signatures was varied as well; songs like "Jesus Christ Pose" are in typical 4/4 time, "Outshined" is in 7/4, "Somewhere" is in 6/4, "Face Pollution" uses 9/8 and 6/4, and "Rusty Cage" uses 4/4 for the majority of the song and a repeated pattern of 3/4, 2/4, and 5/4 in its coda. Thayil said that he didn't "push for weird time signatures," but rather "push[ed] to get the quirkiness out of things."[13]

Cornell said that he tried to not get too specific with his lyrics and was more interested in "creating colourful images."[14] Thayil suggested that it is "like reading a novel [about] man's conflict with himself and society, or the government, or his family, or the economy, or anything."[15] "Jesus Christ Pose" was written about famous people who exploit the symbol of Jesus' crucifixion as to suggest that they're persecuted by the public.[16] Cornell said that "Outshined" is about going from "periods of extreme self-confidence" to "plummeting in the opposite direction."[17] "Holy Water" was written about people who force their beliefs unto others.[10] Thayil wrote the lyrics for "Room a Thousand Years Wide", and said that the song is about "experience in general."[11] "New Damage" subtly criticizes the right-wing government of the United States.[18]

Release and reception

The album became a breakthrough hit for Soundgarden. Badmotorfinger peaked at number 39 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It was the band's highest position on that chart at the time. It was released in the same year as Nirvana's Nevermind and Pearl Jam's Ten, all of which helped to break grunge into the mainstream. Although overshadowed at the time of its release by the sudden popularity of Nirvana's Nevermind, the focus of attention brought by Nevermind to the Seattle scene helped Soundgarden gain wider attention.[19] Badmotorfinger was among the 100 top selling albums of 1992.[20] Badmotorfinger has been certified two times platinum by the RIAA.[21]

Allmusic staff writer Steve Huey gave the album four and a half out of five stars, calling it "heavy, challenging hard rock full of intellectual sensibility and complex band interplay."[1] Ann Powers of Blender said, "Cornell strikes the perfect Jesus Christ pose on this sonic wallop."[2] Gina Arnold of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+. She said, "On songs like the cynical "Jesus Christ Pose" and "Slaves and Bulldozers", Soundgarden sound a hell of a lot smarter than their peers, who seldom get beyond extolling booze, girls, and cars." She ended her review by stating that "the final effect is merely stylishly bombastic rather than bludgeoningly bombastic. Tuneless heavy metal is, after all, still tuneless heavy metal, and in that department, Soundgarden are as functional as they make 'em."[4] Critic Robert Christgau gave the album a B-, calling it a "credible metal album" while also criticizing the album's lyrical writing.[3]

Badmotorfinger included the singles "Jesus Christ Pose", "Outshined", and "Rusty Cage". The three singles gained considerable airtime on alternative rock radio stations, while the videos for "Outshined" and "Rusty Cage" gained considerable airtime on MTV. The lead single "Jesus Christ Pose" and its music video were the subject of widespread controversy in 1991, and the video was removed from MTV's playlist.[12] Many listeners were outraged by the song and its video, perceiving them as anti-Christian. The band received death threats while on tour in the United Kingdom in support of the album.[22] "Room a Thousand Years Wide" was released previously as a single in 1990, but not to promote the album. It was released (with the song "HIV Baby") as a 7" through Sub Pop's Single of the Month club a full year before the release of Badmotorfinger. The song was re-recorded for this album. "Rusty Cage" was covered by Johnny Cash on his 1996 album, Unchained. It also appeared on the fictional radio station Radio X on the videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and in the 32-bit version of Road Rash.

At the 1992 Grammy Awards, Badmotorfinger received a nomination for Best Metal Performance.[23] It was also ranked number 45 in the October 2006 issue of Guitar World on the magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time.[24]

Packaging

The Badmotorfinger logo consists of a jagged, cyclone-like design. In the center of the logo is a triangle containing a spark plug. The album's cover art was illustrated by guitarist Mark Dancey from the Sub Pop band Big Chief.

Thayil suggested the title Badmotorfinger as a joke on the Montrose song "Bad Motor Scooter".[25] Regarding the title, Thayil said, "It was sort of off the top of my head. I simply like it because it was colorful. It was kinda aggressive, too...It conjures up a lot of different kinds of images. We like the ambiguity in it, the way it sounded and the way it looked."[11]

Tour

Following the release of Badmotorfinger, Soundgarden went on a tour in North America that ran from October 1991 to November 1991.[10] Afterward, the band took a slot opening for Guns N' Roses in North America on the band's Use Your Illusion Tour. Soundgarden was personally selected by Guns N' Roses as its opening band.[26] This was Soundgarden's first arena tour. Afterward, the band took a slot opening for Skid Row in North America in February 1992 on the band's Slave to the Grind tour.[27] Soundgarden then headed to Europe for a month-long headlining theater tour.[7] Afterward, the band then returned for a tour in the United States.[7] Soundgarden rejoined Guns N' Roses as part of the Use Your Illusion Tour in the summer of 1992 for a tour of Europe along with fellow opening act Faith No More.[7] Regarding the time spent opening for Guns N' Roses, Cornell said, "It wasn't a whole lot of fun going out in front of 40,000 people for 35 minutes every day. Most of them hadn't heard our songs and didn't care about them. It was a bizarre thing."[22] The band would go on to play the 1992 Lollapalooza tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, and Ministry, among others. The band later released the video compilation Motorvision, which was filmed at the Paramount Theatre in 1992.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chris Cornell, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Rusty Cage" Cornell4:26
2."Outshined" Cornell5:11
3."Slaves & Bulldozers" Cornell, Ben Shepherd6:56
4."Jesus Christ Pose" Matt Cameron, Cornell, Shepherd, Kim Thayil5:51
5."Face Pollution" Shepherd2:24
6."Somewhere"ShepherdShepherd4:21
7."Searching with My Good Eye Closed" Cornell6:31
8."Room a Thousand Years Wide"ThayilCameron4:06
9."Mind Riot" Cornell4:49
10."Drawing Flies" Cameron2:25
11."Holy Water" Cornell5:07
12."New Damage" Thayil, Cameron5:40

Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas

In anticipation of the band's appearance at the 1992 Lollapalooza tour, a limited edition of Badmotorfinger was released on June 23, 1992 with a second disc containing the EP Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas (or SOMMS). The title is a palindrome. This EP includes three covers, a Soundgarden original, and a song recorded at a concert. For its cover of Black Sabbath's "Into the Void", the original lyrics are replaced by words of protest by Chief Sealth, which fit the metre of the song.[15] At the 1993 Grammy Awards, "Into the Void (Sealth)" received a nomination for Best Metal Performance.[28]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Into the Void (Sealth)"Chief Sealth, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward6:37
2."Girl U Want"Gerald Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh3:29
3."Stray Cat Blues"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards4:46
4."She's a Politician"Cornell1:48
5."Slaves & Bulldozers (live)"Cornell, Shepherd8:38

Outtakes

The album's singles featured eleven B-sides from the Badmotorfinger recording sessions that weren't included on the album, "Stray Cat Blues", "Into the Void (Sealth)", "Cold Bitch", "I Can't Give You Anything", "Girl U Want", "Show Me", "I Don't Care About You", "Can You See Me", "Homicidal Suicidal", "Touch Me", and "She's a Politician". Various versions of the "Jesus Christ Pose" single featured "Stray Cat Blues" and "Into the Void (Sealth)", various versions of the "Outshined" single featured "Into the Void (Sealth)", "Cold Bitch", "I Can't Give You Anything", "Girl U Want", "Show Me", "I Don't Care About You", "Can You See Me", and "Homicidal Suicidal", and various versions of the "Rusty Cage" single featured "Stray Cat Blues", "Girl U Want", "Show Me", and "Touch Me". The SOMMS EP featured "Stray Cat Blues", "Into the Void (Sealth)", "Girl U Want", and "She's a Politician". "Show Me" was later featured on the 1993 No Alternative compilation, "Cold Bitch" was later featured on the "Spoonman" single, "Girl U Want" was later featured on the "Fell on Black Days" single, and "She's a Politician" was later featured on the "Burden in My Hand" single. "Cold Bitch" was one of Shepherd's favorite songs that the band recorded.[29] The song "Birth Ritual" was worked on during the recording sessions, but wasn't completed.[12] It would eventually see release on the Singles soundtrack. "No Attention", which later appeared on the band's 1996 album, Down on the Upside, was attempted during the Badmotorfinger recording sessions. Thayil said that the recording of "No Attention" that came out of the sessions didn't work.[30]

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1992) Position
US Billboard 200[31] 39
UK Albums Chart[32] 39
Canadian Albums Chart[33] 50
Chart (1994) Position
New Zealand Albums Chart[34] 49

Singles

Year Single UK peak
chart position
[32]
1991 "Jesus Christ Pose" 30
"Outshined" 50
1992 "Rusty Cage" 41

Accolades

The information regarding accolades attributed to Badmotorfinger is adapted in part from AcclaimedMusic.net.[35]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Guitar World United States "100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time"[24] 2006 45
Revolver United States "The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time"[36] 2002 26
Kerrang! United Kingdom "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"[37] 1998 25
Visions Germany "The Most Important Albums of the 90s"[38] 1999 3
Juice Australia "The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s"[39] 1999 48
The Movement New Zealand "The 101 Best Albums of the 90s"[40] 2004 84

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