Audioslave (album)
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| Audioslave | ||
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| Studio album by Audioslave | ||
| Released | November 19, 2002 | |
| Recorded | 2002 at Cello Studios, Hollywood | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 62:47 | |
| Label | Epic, Interscope | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin, Audioslave | |
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| Audioslave chronology | ||
| Audioslave (2002) |
Out of Exile (2005) |
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Audioslave is the eponymous debut album by rock band Audioslave and was released in November 2002 (see 2002 in music).
The album is strongly reminiscent of Rage Against the Machine but with a melodic twist to it, and contains several songs resembling classic rock. It features the hit singles "Cochise", "Show Me How to Live", "What You Are", "Like a Stone", and "I Am The Highway".
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[edit] Track listing
All lyrics by Chris Cornell, with music written and arranged by Audioslave.
- "Cochise" – 3:44
- "Show Me How to Live" – 4:37
- "Gasoline" – 4:40
- "What You Are" – 4:09
- "Like a Stone" – 4:54
- "Set It Off" – 4:23
- "Shadow on the Sun" – 5:43
- "I Am the Highway" – 5:35
- "Exploder" – 3:26
- "Hypnotize" – 3:26
- "Bring 'Em Back Alive" – 5:29
- "Light My Way" – 5:03
- "Getaway Car" – 4:59
- "The Last Remaining Light" – 5:17
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Album name | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | Audioslave | The Billboard 200 | 7 |
| 2002 | Audioslave | Top Canadian Albums | 6 |
| 2003 | Audioslave | Top Internet Albums | 15 |
| Year | Track name | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | "Cochise" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 2002 | "Cochise" | Modern Rock Tracks | 9 |
| 2002 | "Cochise" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 69 |
| 2003 | "Like A Stone" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 2003 | "Like A Stone" | Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 2003 | "Like A Stone" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 31 |
| 2003 | "Show Me How To Live" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 2003 | "Show Me How To Live" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 67 |
| 2003 | "Show Me How To Live" | Modern Rock Tracks | 4 |
| 2003 | "I Am The Highway" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 2003 | "I Am The Highway" | Modern Rock Tracks | 3 |
| 2003 | "I Am The Highway" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 66 |
| 2004 | "What You Are" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 8 |
| 2004 | "What You Are" | Modern Rock Tracks | 17 |
[edit] Credits
- Tim Commerford - Bass
- Chris Cornell - Vocals
- Tom Morello - Guitar
- Brad Wilk - Drums
- Storm Thorgerson - cover art
[edit] Trivia
- This album was released just over ten years after Rage Against The Machine's (Morello, Commerford, and Wilk's former band) debut was released (November 3, 1992).
- The song "Shadow on the Sun" was featured in the movie Collateral, starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.
- The song "Cochise" was featured in the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and "Guitar Hero" for the Playstation 2.
- Covers are made by Hipgnosis, a group of artists lead by Storm Thorgerson who may have been best known for their cover work for Pink Floyd
[edit] External link
| Audioslave |
| Chris Cornell | Tom Morello | Tim Commerford | Brad Wilk |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Audioslave | Out of Exile | Revelations |
| DVDs: Audioslave | Live in Cuba |
| Singles: "Cochise" | "Like a Stone" | "Show Me How To Live" | "I Am The Highway" | "What You Are" | "Be Yourself" | "Your Time Has Come" | "Doesn't Remind Me" | "Out of Exile" | "Original Fire" | "Revelations" |
| Related articles |
| Rage Against the Machine | Soundgarden | Interscope Records | Epic Records | Axis of Justice |
