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Audioslave 2002
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Audioslave

When Chris Cornell joined the remaining members of Rage Against the Machine, something new began to take shape. The idea was to create a sound that fused the band's power with Cornell's distinctive voice. They recorded this first album, Audioslave, between May 2001 and June 2002, in studios like Cello in Hollywood, California, and Litho in Seattle, Washington. The result was a hard rock album that saw the light of day in November 2002, and which quickly demonstrated its strength, reaching triple platinum in the United States.

Year
2002
Songs
14
Duration
65 min 54 seg
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14 song|s

Song list

# Title Available ⏱
01

Cochise

3:44
02

Show Me How to Live

4:40
03

Gasoline

4:41
04

What You Are

4:11
05

Like a Stone

4:56
06

Set It Off

4:25
07

Shadow on the Sun

5:45
08

I Am the Highway

5:37
09

Exploder

3:28
10

Hypnotize

3:29
11

Bring ’em Back Alive

5:32
12

Light My Way

5:06
13

Getaway Car

5:02
14

The Last Remaining Light

5:18

About the album

Audioslave, according to DoReSol

From this work emerged several songs that became very recognized, such as Cochise, Show Me How to Live, Gasoline, What You Are, I Am the Highway, and, of course, Like a Stone. The latter received special recognition, being nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Hard Rock Performance. The creation process was not without its challenges; there was a moment when Cornell left the band, which led to the cancellation of important dates like Ozzfest, although he returned weeks later.

An interesting detail about this album is that, six months before its official release, preliminary versions of thirteen songs were leaked under the name "Civilian". This generated frustration within the band, as the demos did not represent the final product, with lyrics and performances different from what they had planned. The album's cover, designed by Storm Thorgerson, also has a particular story, set on the volcanic island of Lanzarote, seeking to evoke the idea of an eternal flame or memory, connecting with the previous trajectories of Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine.