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Soundgarden is an American alternative grunge band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by lead singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. The drummer position was originally filled by Cornell, who played drums while singing, but in 1985 the band enlisted Scott Sundquist to allow Cornell to concentrate on vocals.〔George-Warren, Holly, Patricia Romanowski, and Jon Pareles. ''The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll''. Rolling Stone Press. 2001. ISBN 0-671-43457-8.〕 The band's first recordings were three songs that appeared on a compilation for C/Z Records called ''Deep Six''. In 1986, Sundquist, who by that point had a wife and a child, decided to leave the band and spend time with his family.〔 He was replaced by Matt Cameron, the drummer for Skin Yard, who became Soundgarden's permanent drummer. This line-up released the extended plays ''Screaming Life'' in 1987 and ''Fopp'' in 1988, and the studio albums ''Ultramega OK'' in 1988 and ''Louder Than Love'' in 1989. Following the release of ''Louder Than Love'', Yamamoto left the band to finish his Master's degree in Physical Chemistry at Western Washington University. He was replaced by former Nirvana guitarist Jason Everman. Everman was fired following Soundgarden's tour supporting ''Louder Than Love''. His only contribution for Soundgarden was the band's cover of The Beatles song "Come Together". In 1990, the band was joined by a new bassist, Ben Shepherd. With the addition of Shepherd, Soundgarden's line-up would not change for the remainder of its existence. Soundgarden subsequently released ''Badmotorfinger'' in 1991, ''Superunknown'' in 1994, and ''Down on the Upside'' in 1996. Tensions within the group arose during the ''Down on the Upside'' sessions, with Thayil and Cornell reportedly clashing over Cornell's desire to shift away from the heavy guitar riffing that had become the band's trademark.〔Colopino, John. "Soundgarden Split". ''Rolling Stone''. May 29, 1997.〕 In 1997, the band broke up due to internal strife over its creative direction. In a 1998 interview, Thayil said, "It was pretty obvious from everybody's general attitude over the course of the previous half year that there was some dissatisfaction."〔Gilbert, Jeff. "Sound of Silence". ''Guitar World''. February 1998.〕 Cornell announced Soundgarden's reunion on January 1, 2010. ==Current members== ;Chris Cornell :Active: 1984–1997, 2010–present :Instruments: lead vocals, rhythm guitar :Release contributions: all Soundgarden releases :Chris Cornell was a member of the original band formed in 1984.〔Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. ("Soundgarden" ). Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-09-18.〕 ;Kim Thayil :Active: 1984–1997, 2010–present :Instruments: lead guitar :Release contributions: all Soundgarden releases :Kim Thayil was a member of the original band formed in 1984.〔 ;Matt Cameron :Active: 1986–1997, 2010–present :Instruments: drums, backing vocals :Release contributions: all Soundgarden releases :By September 1986, Matt Cameron had gained so much notoriety in the local Seattle music scene that he was chosen to play for Soundgarden, replacing drummer Scott Sundquist. Cornell said, "When I first met Matt, he was already the best drummer in town...He just seemed very confident and well-adjusted."〔"Soundgarden". ''Kerrang!''. May 29, 1996.〕 ;Ben Shepherd :Active: 1990–1997, 2010–present :Instruments: bass, backing vocals :Release contributions: all Soundgarden releases from ''Badmotorfinger'' (1991) :Ben Shepherd first auditioned for the role of bassist in Soundgarden in 1989, immediately after Hiro Yamamoto left, but was turned down because he could not play the songs well enough.〔 Following the firing of Jason Everman, Shepherd was then hired. Cornell said that Shepherd brought a "fresh and creative" approach to the ''Badmotorfinger'' recording sessions,〔"'Garden of Eden". ''Kerrang!''. August 31, 1991.〕 and the band as a whole said that his knowledge of music and writing skills redefined the band.〔Neely, Kim. "Soundgarden: The Veteran Band from Seattle Proves There's Life After Nirvana". ''Rolling Stone''. July 9, 1992.〕 Before joining, Soundgarden had been Shepherd's favorite band.〔Myers, Caren. "Garden of Earthly Delights". ''Details''. April 1994.〕 Image:Chris Cornell Montreux Jazz Festival 2005.jpg|Frontman Chris Cornell in 2005 playing with Audioslave at the Montreaux Jazz Festival Image:Thayil & Warnick 01.jpg|Guitarist Kim Thayil in 2007 at a panel discussion as part of the exhibit "Sound & Vision: Artists Tell Their Stories" at Experience Music Project, Seattle, Washington Image:Matt Cameron Pearl Jam.jpg|Drummer Matt Cameron in 2006 playing with Pearl Jam in Bologna, Italy 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Soundgarden band members」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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