Soundgarden - Down on the Upside

I was going to say that this album sounds like a band who was trying to record a Soundgarden album, but forgot to write any songs.  But that’s not entirely true.  Soundgarden don’t always have traditional songs, they sometimes have just really great riffs that propel their music along.  Or they have driving rhythm tracks that grab you by the throat.  Their songs structures are quite unusual.  This album has nothing of what makes Soundgarden great.  There aren’t any songs to speak of.  The riffs and powerful rhythms you usually find are missing. It feels like the band ran out of steam.  They’re uninspired.  It’s no accident that this was their last album for 16 years.  After really liking Soundgarden’s previous album, Superunknown, I was really disappointed with this.