Line #35 Music/Audioslave


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:L-R: Tattoo guy, Music/{{Soundgarden}} man, [[OddNameOut some guy]], the guitar man.[[note]]But really, Tim Commerford, Chris Cornell, Brad Wilk, and Tom Morello.[[/note]]]]
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4	-> ''"In your house I long to be,''\
5	''Room by room patiently,''\
6	''I'll wait for you there,''\
7	''Like a stone,''\
8	''I'll wait for you there,''\
9	''Alone."''\
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11	-->-- '''"Like a Stone"''', [[Main/SelfTitledAlbum Audioslave]]
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13	Audioslave was an American HardRock {{Supergroup}}, basically Music/{{Soundgarden}} singer Music/ChrisCornell fronting Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, minus the rapping and politics. The band was founded in 2001, and disbanded unceremoniously in 2007.
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15	The project began when the members of Rage found themselves without a singer after frontman Zach de la Rocha quit the band in 2000. The remaining three members decided that they wanted to continue working together and auditioned several A-list frontmen - including B-Real from Music/CypressHill - before bringing in Cornell.
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17	The group recorded a handful of demos, first under the name Civilian (before discovering that name was taken) and then Audioslave (which in a weird coincidence, was ''also'' taken by a British group; That band wound up changing their name). Their first album was released in 2002, and was essentially an amalgamation of their former bands' sounds: the grooving hard rock of Rage lead by the grungy singing of Soundgarden. They would together for two more albums, ''Out of Exile'' (2005) and ''Revelations'' (2006). Differences between Cornell and Morello resulted in the band splitting up in 2007. Cornell then resumed his solo career and eventually reformed Soundgarden in 2010. Rage Against the Machine reformed too that same year, with de la Rocha on board.
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19	The band reunited for a single concert in January 2017. The band, particularly Cornell, strongly hinted that there could be more shows down the road at some point, but Cornell's [[DiedDuringProduction suicide in May of that year]] officially put an end to all future Audioslave activity.
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21	Audioslave is mostly famous for introducing Morello's mad guitar effects to a rock soundscape, as opposed to Rage's rap-oriented compositions. Initially the band's direction prohibited Morello and the two other guys to compose politically-charged songs, but eventually this rule was nulled[[note]]Though really, even on the first album, "Hypnotize" was an exception[[/note]], most famously heralded by the band being the first American rock band to play in the Cuba's socialist soil (2005).
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23	[[AC: Discography:]]
24	* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Audioslave]]'' (2002)
25	* ''Out of Exile'' (2005)
26	* ''Revelations'' (2006)
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29	!! Show Me How To Trope:
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31	* AmbiguouslyChristian: Audioslave's songs do deal with spiritual themes, particularly on songs such as "Show Me How To Live" (which directly invokes salvation through Christ because of his crucifixion), and "Like a Stone" (existential questioning of the afterlife). However, the band has no hard-line stance for the Christian religion, and such Christian themes are just an aspect of the band's overall introspective songwriting.
32	* TheBandMinusTheFace: As mentioned above, the band was essentially "the singer from Soundgarden fronting Rage Against The Machine."
33	* BeYourself: The name of one of their songs. The song was ''possibly' the TropeNamer for the respecting trope.
34	--> To be yourself is all that you can do
35	* BreakupBreakout: Soundgarden. Inverted with the Rage guys.
36	* ConceptVideo
37	* ControlFreak: Per word of Cornell, Tom Morello's desire for too much creative control is what broke the band up.
38	* EverythingIsAnInstrument: Inverted. Their albums include a disclaimer saying that all of the music is played on guitar, bass, drums and vocals due to Tom Morello's unconventional guitar playing to create unusual sounds.
39	* FreeHandedPerformer: Enforced. Chris Cornell can play the guitar, as showcased by his other band, Soundgarden, however his guitar parts clashed with Tom Morello's guitar sound, thus it was decided by the band that Chris would only do the vocals.
40	* InNameOnly: Averted. While the band arguably could have chosen a better name, calling themselves anything other than Rage Against The Machine sealed that band's legacy for the time being.
41	* InTheStyleOf: Soundgarden songs in the style of Rage? Or the other way around? Or [[SubvertedTrope neither]]? The band started out as a sounding like a hybrid between both bands, though as time passed their sound became more distinct.
42	* InspirationalMartyr: The focus of "Set It Off":
43	-->And there he played his card
44	-->Going into shock
45	-->The last thing that he said was
46	-->"[[PrecisionFStrike SET THIS FUCKER OFF!]]"
47	* LighterAndSofter: Music/{{Soundgarden}} had a lot of psychedelic influences in their music, while Music/RageAgainstTheMachine had funk-metal, rapping and political issues. Audioslave doesn't really have any of those things.
48	* LoudnessWar: A given, considering that Rick Rubin, a serial offender, produced their first two albums.
49	** Although it's pretty muted, compared to some other examples he's produced ([[Music/RedHotChiliPeppers ''Californication'']] comes immediately to mind).
50	* MrFanservice: The videos focus a LOT on Chris' looks. He even goes shirtless in the "Show Me How to Live" video.
51	* NonAppearingTitle: "Cochise," "Exploder," "Hypnotize," "Bring 'Em Back Alive."
52	* PissTakeRap: Chris Cornell's attempts to vocalise Zach De La Rocha's parts in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_0QdE0Y3GE "Killing In The Name"]], which he doesn't do well.
53	* PerformanceVideo
54	* ProtestSong: "Wide Awake"
55	* SpotlightStealingSquad: Audioslave would play on the 2003 Lollapalooza tour, which was being styled as the big comeback for festival founders Music/JanesAddiction. By most reports the Audioslave sets were so energetic that audiences would be beat and slowly file out during Music/JanesAddiction's set.
56	* {{Supergroup}}: Of course.
57	* [[ThreeChordsAndTheTruth Three Instruments And The Truth]]: Rage-style, the liner notes remind the listeners that all the weird sounds came from Morello screwing with his guitar.
58	* TitleOnlyChorus: "Somedays"
59	* WholePlotReference: The music video of "Show Me How To Live" is a highly-condensed remake of ''Film/VanishingPoint''.

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