Audioslave: Audioslave (2LP) [EPIC / INTERSCOPE]

Why you'll love it

Audioslave put Chris Cornell's huge voice in front of the Rage Against the Machine rhythm machine. The debut went triple platinum in the US, and "Like a Stone" and "Cochise" are rock radio staples.

This edition

• 2LP set, 14 tracks
• Epic / Interscope pressing
• Produced by Rick Rubin

About the album

When Zack de la Rocha left Rage Against the Machine, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk went looking for a new singer, and producer Rick Rubin suggested Soundgarden's Chris Cornell. It was a supergroup that actually worked: Morello's riffs and wild sound effects, that locked-in rhythm section and Cornell's soaring, soulful wail.

"Cochise" explodes out of the speakers, "Like a Stone" is one of Cornell's most moving vocals and earned a Grammy nomination, and "Show Me How to Live," "I Am the Highway" and "What You Are" keep the quality high all the way through. A modern hard-rock classic, spread across two LPs here.

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Tracklist

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On Epic / Interscope, a reissue of the 2002 album.