Chris Cornell

This is a radical departure from Soundgarden.  It’s melodic, pretty, mostly soft…recalling, if anything, the slower songs from Cornell’s Andrew Wood tribute, Temple of the Dog.  The lyrics are interesting and the entire thing can be listened to without wincing.

But only occasionally does it rise above pleasant.  The only song that seems to be even intended for airplay is “Can’t Change Me”.  Mostly, it seems like an album full of private ruminations set to mostly spare musical accompaniment.  Artistically not without merit, but I have the feeling that Chris enjoys listening to most of these songs more than pretty much anyone else.
(“Can’t Change Me”, “Mission”)