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Badmotorfinger
Sign in to saveBadmotorfinger is the third studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on October 8, 1991, through A&M Records. Soundgarden began the recording sessions for the album with new bassist Ben Shepherd in early 1991. The album maintained the band's heavy metal sound, while featuring an increased focus on songwriting compared to the band's previous releases. AllMusic considered the album's music to be "surprisingly cerebral and arty"; alternative tunings and odd time signatures were present on several of the album's songs, and lyrics were intended to be ambiguous and evocative.
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Badmotorfinger is a studio album by the American rock band Soundgarden. Released on September 24, 1991, the work was published in the United States by A&M Records. It is classified as a grunge and rock album, with the language of the work being English.
The album consists of 12 parts. It was produced by Terry Date. The recording is available for distribution through music streaming and music download formats.
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Key facts
- Album.name
- Badmotorfinger
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Soundgarden
- Album.cover
- Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger.jpg
- Album.caption
- Standard cover art. Some 1991 pressings opt for a yellow-green color scheme.
- Album.recorded
- Early 1991
- Album.studio
- Studio D (Sausalito) Bear Creek (Woodinville) A&M (Hollywood)
- Album.genre
- Grunge alternative metal heavy metal hard rock
- Album.length
- 57:42
- Album.label
- A&M
- Album.producer
- Terry Date Soundgarden
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- Louder Than Love
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- 1989
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- 1994
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- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- grunge
- Producer
- Terry Date
- Duration
- 3468
- Performer
- Soundgarden
- Record label
- A&M Records
- Distribution format
- music download
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- publication date
- 1991-09-24
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- Badmotorfinger
- form of creative work
- studio album
- place of publication
- United States
- number of parts of this work
- 12
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- Writing
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- Artwork and title
- Release and reception
- 25th-anniversary reissues (2016)
- Tour
- Track listing
- Outtakes
- ''Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas''
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Singles
- Certifications
- Accolades
- References
Badmotorfinger is the third studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on October 8, 1991, through A&M Records. Soundgarden began the recording sessions for the album with new bassist Ben Shepherd in early 1991. The album maintained the band's heavy metal sound, while featuring an increased focus on songwriting compared to the band's previous releases. AllMusic considered the album's music to be "surprisingly cerebral and arty"; alternative tunings and odd time signatures were present on several of the album's songs, and lyrics were intended to be ambiguous and evocative.
The focus on the Seattle grunge scene helped bring attention to Badmotorfinger, and the singles "Outshined" and "Rusty Cage" found a major audience in rock radio and MTV. Badmotorfinger became the band's highest charting album at the time on the Billboard 200, where it peaked at number 39. The album received critical acclaim, citing the significant improvements over earlier releases and evolution in the band's sound. Soundgarden supported the album with tours of North America and Europe, including opening for Guns N' Roses on the Use Your Illusion Tour. In 1992, Badmotorfinger was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1996.
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