Soundgarden: New Metal Crown

Chris Nickson presents a balanced view of a band which was mis-labelled so often early on and obviously had some decent indsider sources. Unlike so many in the rock media who rushed to slap the wrong label on them - Nickson peels the onion back to look at their punk, new metal, and psychadelic influeneces which together do not fit into just one genre. The book finishes after the release and supporting tour for Superunknown and the author/publishers could do us all a favor with an updated edition covering 1995 to the breakup and what directions they all went. They may also be able to ponder the question - will they ever play together again?

Pretty good book. Similiar to the "Chili Peppers" and "Perry Farrell" books that came out around the same time, but better. Basically just a history lesson of the band. Great for anyone who wants to get a better idea of what happened when and with who. A number of good pictures too. Also you get a taste of the scene at the time, other bands and how they relate to it all. Goes from the start of the group up through the Superunknown days I believe. If you have all the cd's, 3 shirts, a hat, framed posters, and a Soundgarden sticker on your car, get this.

This book is really good because it gives alot of detailed information about the band and the people around the band. If you are a fan, you should definetely read this book.