Rusty Cage (track)
by Soundgarden
Year: 1991
From the album Badmotorfinger (track #1)
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Rusty Cage appears on the following album(s) by Soundgarden:
- Badmotorfinger (track #1) (this album) (1991)
- A-Sides (track #8) (compilation) (1997)
- Telephantasm (track #4) (compilation) (2010)
- Live On I-5 (track #6) (2011)
- Live From The Artists Den (track #22) (2019)
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| ! | 06/29/2026 11:28 | Siromynian | 18,195 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2026 05:40 | CjHubb117 | 1,323 | 97/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2026 15:51 | araidernomore | 4,915 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 21:37 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 16:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,541 | 71/100 |
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AAL2014 07/12/2022 20:42 | #287337
A timeless, rugged masterpiece with one of the strangest guitar leads in “grunge”.
One of rock’s best album openers.
Just a clarification on JMan's comment, this song was written by Cornell and Johnny Cash is the one that made the cover, not the other way around. This song was released in 1991 and Cash's cover in 1996.
JMGL95 01/28/2014 21:05 | #101779
Holy shit! Those guitars are great. Deserves higher rating.
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