SoundGarden

The beginning


The band was formed in 1984 by Chris Cornell and Hiro Yamamoto, taking place Chris was the drumer and the singer. On the other hand, Hiro Yamamoto played the bass guitar and later Kim Thayil joined the band on the electric guitar.

The band got its name from an artistic installation known as “ The Sound Garden,”located in the open air that produced terrifying noises when the wind pass through some metal tubes.

This work of art is property of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration), and is located close to the “Magnuson Park”, in Seattle.

First Works

After the first performances of the band they get a deal with a radio station called “Sub Pop” and they signed a contrat with the record company, With the first money they recieved from the new label they recorded their first works. Thanks to this money the band recorded and published “Screaming Life”in 1987, and “Fop” in 1988. In 1990 they threw a compiladed that gathered both called “Screaming life/fop”.

In 1989 the band had their first alum “Louder than Love” with A&M records. After this album Yamamoto returned to his studies and left the band. He was quickly replaced by Jason Everman, who played in Nirvana, but he only appeared in the video “Louder than Life”, because later he was replaced by Ben Shepherd who was converted in to the permanent bass guitarist of the band.

By Romina Gómez Tapia.