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. On "Mind Riot" every string is tuned to one of several E's. On "Rusty Cage", "Holy Water", and "Searching with My Good Eye Closed", the bottom E string is tuned all the way down to B. "Jesus Christ Pose" and "Outshined" were performed in drop D tuning. In describing the song's guitar riff he said that it "almost sounds backward." Soundgarden utilized alternative tunings and odd time signatures on several of the album's songs. On the opening song, "Rusty Cage", Thayil uses a wah pedal as an audio filter, producing an unusual guitar sound. Thayil said that Shepherd's contributions helped make the album "faster" and "weirder." Shepherd contributed the song "Somewhere" and collaborated on the musical composition of several other songs on the album. 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." Guitarist Kim Thayil jokingly called it the "Heavy Metal White Album." 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." Cornell also added that the album is more representative of how the band is live. Compared with Louder Than Love, the band took a more collaborative approach to the writing process. Before joining, Soundgarden had been Shepherd's favorite band. and the band as a whole said that his knowledge of music and writing skills redefined the band. 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.Ĭornell said that Shepherd brought a "fresh and creative" approach to the recording sessions. Soundgarden chose to work with Terry Date again as it had on its previous release Louder Than Love. The band again worked with producer Terry Date. It was recorded at Studio D in Sausalito, California, Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington, and A&M Studios in Los Angeles, California. The album's recording sessions took place from March 1991 to April 1991. 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 has been certified two times platinum by the RIAA in the United States. In 1992, Badmotorfinger was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. 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. Badmotorfinger became the band's highest charting album at the time on the Billboard 200. The singles "Outshined" and "Rusty Cage" were able to find an audience at alternative rock radio and MTV. The focus on the Seattle grunge scene helped bring attention to Badmotorfinger. 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. 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. Badmotorfinger is the third studio album by the American alternative rock band Soundgarden, released on Octothrough A&M Records.
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