Louder Than Live

Louder Than Live
Louder Than Live
Video by Soundgarden
Released	May 22, 1990
Recorded	December 7 and 10, 1989, Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Grunge, heavy metal, alternative metal
Length	40 minutes (VHS); 38:12 (promo CD); 33:29 (promo 12" vinyl)
Language	English
Label	A&M
Director	Kevin Kerslake
Soundgarden chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Louder Than Live is a home video by the American rock band Soundgarden, featuring songs performed live at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, California on December 7 and 10, 1989. It was directed by Kevin Kerslake, and released on May 22, 1990.

Overview[]

Louder Than Live features five live tracks filmed during the Louder Than Love tour, namely, "Get on the Snake", "Gun", "I Awake", "Big Dumb Sex", and a medley of Spinal Tap's "Big Bottom" and Cheech & Chong's "Earache My Eye", with footage from both concerts mixed together. The home video also includes the previously released music videos for the songs "Loud Love" and "Hands All Over", both also directed by Kerslake. Is on this release that frontman Chris Cornell is seen wearing silver duct tape shorts. The bassist for these performances was Jason Everman. AllMusic gave it two and a half out of a possible five stars. AllMusic staff writer Greg Prato said that "for fans of early Soundgarden, Louder Than Live is still recommended."^[1] Louder Than Live was released on VHS only, with no official DVD version available.

In addition to the home video, A&M Records released a promotional mini-album, featuring the same title, in CD format (May 1990) and on 12" blue translucent vinyl (July 1990). The CD came in a thick cardboard packaging wrapped in silvery gray duct tape, and labeled with a yellow sticker that reads "Soundgarden: Louder Than Live! at the Whisky" with uppercase black letters. In addition to the five live tracks from the video, the CD includes the songs "Beyond the Wheel" and "Hunted Down", while the vinyl disc includes all the live tracks from the video in addition to "Beyond the Wheel". This album has been bootlegged on black vinyl; genuine copies can be distinguished by the A&M logo.

Track listing[]

Live at the Whisky a Go Go
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get on the Snake"
2.	"Gun"
3.	"I Awake"
4.	"Big Dumb Sex"
5.	"Big Bottom/Earache My Eye"

Music Videos
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Loud Love"
2.	"Hands All Over"

Promotional CD[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beyond the Wheel"	7:09
2.	"Get on the Snake"	3:25
3.	"Hunted Down"	2:44
4.	"I Awake"	4:11
5.	"Gun"	6:08
6.	"Big Dumb Sex"	3:55
7.	"Big Bottom"	4:53
8.	"Earache My Eye"	5:47

Promotional 12" vinyl disc[]

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beyond the Wheel"	6:22
2.	"Gun"	5:14
3.	"Get on the Snake"	3:26
4.	"I Awake"	3:52

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big Dumb Sex"	3:56
2.	"Big Bottom/Earache My Eye"	10:39

These recordings were also temporarily available for streaming under the title "Gun (Recorded live at Whisky a Go Go 1990)" through the music service Spotify.^[2]

Personnel[]

Soundgarden

Matt Cameron – drums
Chris Cornell – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Jason Everman – bass
Kim Thayil – lead guitar

Production

Kevin Kerslake – film director

Chart positions[]

Chart (1990)	Peak position
US Top Music Videos^[3]	15

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Prato, Greg. "allmusic ((( Louder Than Live > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
^ "Gun (Recorded live at Whisky a Go Go 1990)". Spotify. Retrieved 2014-11-14.Spotify.
^ "Soundgarden: Top Music Videos". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-03-09.^{[dead link]}

External links[]

[allmusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Prato, Greg. "allmusic ((( Louder Than Live > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2009.

[2] "Gun (Recorded live at Whisky a Go Go 1990)". Spotify. Retrieved 2014-11-14.Spotify.

[3] "Soundgarden: Top Music Videos". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-03-09.^{[dead link]}

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