Released May 22, 1990 Label A&M Director Kevin Kerslake | Language English Initial release 22 May 1990 | |
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Recorded December 7–10, 1989, Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, California Genre Grunge, heavy metal, alternative metal Length 50 minutes (VHS) 37:47 (Promo CD) Similar Motorvision, Nirvana: Live! Tonight, Live at the Showbox, Hype!, Single Video Theory | ||
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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, 1989 and December 10, 1989. It was released on May 22, 1990.
Contents
Overview
It features five live tracks filmed during the Louder Than Love tour. The live tracks are "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. It also features footage of the band performing two songs in the studio. The studio clips are "Loud Love" and "Hands All Over". It is on this video that frontman Chris Cornell is seen wearing his infamous 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." Louder Than Live was released on VHS only, with no official DVD version available.
In addition to the home video, A&M released a promo 12" (on blue vinyl, July 1990) and CD (May 1990) with the same title, Louder Than Live. The vinyl includes the five live tracks from the video in addition to "Beyond the Wheel". The center label features a close-up picture of guitarist Kim Thayil's face. The CD came wrapped in brown paper, duct-taped closed with a yellow and black sticker that reads "Soundgarden: Louder Than Live". In addition to the six other live tracks, it includes "Hunted Down". This album has been bootlegged on black vinyl; genuine copies can be distinguished by the A&M logo.
Track listing
Concert footage:
- "Get on the Snake"
- "Gun"
- "I Awake"
- "Big Dumb Sex"
- Medley: "Big Bottom"/"Earache My Eye"
Studio clips:
- "Loud Love"
- "Hands All Over"
Promo CD/LP
- "Beyond the Wheel" (7:04)
- "Get on the Snake" (3:24)
- "Hunted Down" (2:37)
- "I Awake" (4:12)
- "Gun" (5:58)
- "Big Dumb Sex" (4:04)
- "Big Bottom" (4:45)
- "Earache My Eye" (5:41)
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.