King Animal (studio album) by Soundgarden

I was part in awe, and part relieved that after having reformed they could make such a great album. it's like they never parted.

Soundgarden are able to pick up where they left off with a consistently good album. I still listen to it regularly.

I really appreciated this album. There are great moments and less inspired ones, but the guitar work is awesome and the album sounds very good overall

From AAL2014 02/24/2016 08:12

(As of 2/24/16) A 71/100? Really? This album might not have the energy that Badmotorfinger or Louder Than Love had, and it might not have the hits like Superunknown, but my god, a 71? Very underrated. It's leagues better than Down on the Upside, and you would have never guessed that there was a 16 odd year gap between that release and this one. The music is intelligent, the lyrics are esoteric, and the vocals are still simply Chris Cornell. This is a very good record and one of my favorites of 2012.

My favourite album by the band, love all the songs! I'd suggest watching Been Away For Too Long on Jools Holland!

From choppychop532 05/10/2015 18:12

This album grows on me. The more i listen to it, the more i love it. Better and more consistent in quality terms than Down On The Upside.

From babyBlueSedan 03/02/2014 21:19

The more I listen to this the more I fully believe it fits right in with Badmotorfinger and Superunknown. Somehow they got that spark back. If only Cornell's voice was 20 years younger.

From zdwyatt 10/23/2013 17:34

It's weird to be at an age where bands from my youth are reuniting and charging $75+ for tour tickets. When Soundgarden announced a new album, I just shook my head and lamented the fact. But King Animal is actually good! The best thing is that it isn't just a follow-up to their disappointing last record. In fact, this one hearkens back to their best (that would be the Badmotorfinger era, before the more popular but definitely inferior Superunknown polished all the grit right off of them).

This record really grew on me. I almost removed it from my iPod after my first listen, but by the fifth listen I thoroughly enjoyed every song.

From RockyRaccoon 07/10/2013 01:22

Ahhh it sounds like 1991 all over again. Soundgarden is back together and have released their first album in sixteen years. But it sounds like they never broke up. Sometimes when bands reunite for the first time in a long time they either sound awful, like they’re trying way too hard to sound like their old selves, or they sound like they never broke up and the latter is what Soundgarden sounds like. They sound a bit older, sure, but the music sounds loud, raw and powerful. Chris Cornell sounds awesome and this album sounds so much like “Badmotorfinger", but not quite there. If you’re a Soundgarden fan, you definitely will not be disappointed in this album.