And I said, вЂI think thatвЂ™s Nirvana?!вЂ™ ThatвЂ™s what happens: a band makes records on their own, then they sign with a label who help clean it up and sell it to the masses. I remember hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit on the radio while in the car. You can hear a song like About A Girl and know there was this pop genius they were scratching the surface of.

вЂњThey also had real records made in real studios, unlike the cassette tapes done in some friendвЂ™s garage. It was almost like they were making fun out of heavy metal with Negative Creep and stuff like that. I remember when Bleach came out we almost didnвЂ™t know if it was a joke or if they were being serious. But then thereвЂ™s the song Breed on NevermindвЂ¦ is that not their best song or their riff? They could be really, really heavy at times. вЂњI donвЂ™t know which I prefer out of Incesticide or In Utero. I see Sean loads because he lives in the same neighbourhood and their bassist Mike Inez keeps in touch, too heвЂ™s also one of the sweetest guys youвЂ™ll ever meet.вЂќ вЂњWeвЂ™ve talked about these things: he thinks a lot about playing each part at the tempo it should be played rather than everything on a grid at 126 or whatever. If you listen to a lot of those songs, like Sunshine or even Rooster which was on their next album, itвЂ™s Sean who would make the tempos drop right before the chorus hits. вЂњItвЂ™s definitely their bluesiest record, especially some of the stuff thatвЂ™s on the ass-end of the record. IвЂ™ll argue with Sean Kinney about the song Real Thing, who might think itвЂ™s stupid and I explain itвЂ™s bluesy and awesome. вЂњI think Alice In Chains could be the biggest influence on me out of all of these bands! Facelift is a perfect record for me - which is funny because a couple of the guys arenвЂ™t into one or two of the songs and IвЂ™ve told them that theyвЂ™re crazy. You could easily fill out this list with just Soundgarden.вЂќ I think Ben Shepherd had a lot to do with that, when he joined the band stuff got really weird and quick. вЂњA lot of the songs were super-complicated compositions, with open tunings in 13/8 or whatever, yet no-one really noticed thatвЂ¦ it was really aiming from the heart. You canвЂ™t really be a more perfect band than Soundgarden when it comes to integrity. They werenвЂ™t ignoring the building blocks of music, they were embracing the classic rock they grew up on - you can hear the Zeppelin and Sabbath influences all over their music, but they took it to new places. You could easily fill out this list with just Soundgarden Looking back, these albums were still some of the heaviest stuff to come out of Seattle. And on others like Big Dumb Sex and Get On The Snake, they were going for this super-heavy riff-rock. On some of those songs, like Hands All Over and the title track, they were genius in a psychedelic way. It was like the blueprint for how the guitar was going to sound in Seattle. вЂњThis came out before everything exploded. Here, the whiskey-voiced balladeer gives us his guide to the ultimate Seattle records. I knew I was going to piss people off, but I wanted to get out there and play these songs.вЂќ вЂњWe came to terms with Duff probably not being available everyone said I should go off and pursue it myself because this was my baby in the first place. Until people stop buying tickets, I donвЂ™t see those guys stopping! So during that time I made the Staticland record and did a couple of tours for that. Of course, this thing grew some legs and made a fortune.

вЂњFor a minute, we thought it might be just one tour and weвЂ™d wait it out. вЂњWe made the record and then all the GNR stuff started sparking up,вЂќ says Angell. As fate would have it, Guns NвЂ™ Roses would be gearing up for one of the highest grossing tours in music history and Duff McKaganвЂ™s diary was about to get a whole lot busier. This yearвЂ™s second full-length, recorded at QOTSA leader Josh HommeвЂ™s Pink Duck Studio in Burbank and titled WP2, builds on the soulful foundations laid by its predecessor and ended up being more of a team effort.Д«ecause, as Angell rightfully explains, when you have вЂњa monster rhythm section like thatвЂќ you capitalise on the wealth of talent at your disposal. He invited Duff to play bass once he heard my songs he said heвЂ™d be happy to join and tour to support the record. вЂњOne day I was opening up for one for BarrettвЂ™s bands, he said heвЂ™d love to do something and had some studio time. I stayed friends with Duff, probably because I didnвЂ™t let the cat out of the bag. Eventually Izzy backed out and Scott Weiland got the gig. вЂњWe caught DuffвЂ™s attention, and he invited me to try out for Velvet Revolver - I actually recorded five or six songs with Slash, Matt Sorum, Izzy and Duff before they took off.

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