4th Of July (track)
by Soundgarden
Year: 1994
From the album Superunknown (track #13)
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4th Of July appears on the following album(s) by Soundgarden:
- Superunknown (track #13) (this album) (1994)
- Live From The Artists Den (track #24) (2019)
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| ! | 05/07/2026 22:17 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2026 00:31 | thinwhiteduke97 | 1,049 | 87/100 |
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so epic with its sludgyness (Edited)
soundguardian 06/06/2013 09:15 | #78201
Whether it's premonition of or experiencing a hypothetical oncoming apocalyptic scenario, or an even more intricate complaint about the breaking moral fabric of society and how it will cause universal collapse, or simply a retelling of a stoned stupor and the ensuing fireworks display, "4th of July" is a fascinating work of lyricism and musicality.
The murky riff, the bleak poetry, and Cameron's capable drumming hands all complement each other, but what makes this song is the split vocal harmonization - one, a low and somber muttering of verses; the other, a crazed / disconcerted screaming during the chorus. This occurs during the course of the piece, and to the end; before this, the vocals are singular, like the former, and very haunting, reverbed. To read into this vocal production decision, as to how it's supposed to represent the meaning of the piece, more than being a neat effect, might be presumptuous, however. Instead, I offer the observation that the two are two disparate potential reaction to world's end.
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