Part Of Me

Chris Cornell | Format: MP3 Download
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• Original Release Date: March 10, 2009
• Release Date: March 10, 2009
• Label: Mosley / Interscope
• Copyright: (C) 2009 Interscope Records
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• Duration: 5:15 minutes
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• ASIN: B001UOTNMG
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Part of me wants to like this. Too bad., April 2, 2009

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Here's an answer to a difficult question; what do you do if you're Chris Cornell and your band loses steam and focus? You split Soundgarden up and form Audioslave. Now, what do you do when THAT band loses steam and focus? The answer, sadly for Chris, seems to be "get Timbaland involved."

Let's get this out of the way first of all; I'm not some musty rock "puritan" who thinks rock stars should only play rock music and that rock music should only be played with guitars by guys with long hair and sleeveless t-shirts. Bands like Hadouken! and the Prodigy have shown that rock music is a progressive beast, that dance beats and guitars make pretty excellent bedfellows. So surely teaming the most successful producer in the world with the wall-crumbling vocal power of Cornell would create The Next Big Thing..?

Well, for starters, it's ironic that this song is called "Part Of Me", when its hard to find any part of Chris Cornell in it at all. Yeah, Timbaland's trademark squelches and throbbing bass are all present and correct, but really, this could be ANYONE singing here, and when you consider the voice that is actually singing it's a damn shame. I'm not saying he has to bellow like a bull on every song, but a hint of passion surely isn't too much to ask? Cornell doesn't convince, not once, on this (really quite misogynistic) track, and even though he doesn't dance in the video, he still looks embarrassed to even be there. And really, who can blame him?

All credit to the guy for trying, but with a tune this limp the whole project is dead in the water from day one. So yes, rock and hip-hop, rock and dance, rock and pop - anything goes, but sometimes even the most expensive beats can't save you. Just reform Soundgarden, Chris. You know you want to.