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Although I make a living keeping up with the latest technology trends, sometimes taking a break from it all can be just as exhilarating. Chris Cornell’s performance on Friday night at San Diego’s House of Blues took me back to the early 1990’s, when Seattle grunge played in low-key clubs, and the flashy stage technology and voice-enhanced vocals wasn’t an option. Although Cornell is on tour to promote his latest solo album, he took the audience back to the days of Singles, Temple of the Dog, and of course the Soundgarden classics we all love like Spoon Man, Black Hole Sun, Say Hello to Heaven and others.
We used our “All Access” passes to take us backstage, where the road crew was just as laid-back. No flashy folks or tables of catered food, just a few roadies, sound equipment and a cooler of Red Bull.
Chris Cornell stood on stage in classic jeans and dark t-shirt, belting out songs like Outshine, …in that raw, voice that made him such a core piece of early ‘90’s music. I even saw someone in the front row hold up a cigarette lighter, rather than cell phone, in classic old school style. It was quite a difference from the hundreds of cell phones that lit up the LA Nightwatchman concert .
Friday night took me back to a time before everyone spent more time text messaging than talking, before Facebook and Mypsace, before the latest cell phone laws, before technology enhanced vocals became a norm. It felt good to take a break from technology and of course to spend that break with Chris Cornell.
Although I make a living keeping up with the latest technology trends, sometimes taking a break from it all can be just as exhilarating. Chris Cornell’s performance on Friday night at San Diego’s House of Blues took me back to the early 1990’s, when Seattle grunge played in low-key clubs, and the flashy stage technology and voice-enhanced vocals wasn’t an option. Although Cornell is on tour to promote his latest solo album, he took the audience back to the days of Singles, Temple of the Dog, and of course the Soundgarden classics we all love like Spoon Man, Black Hole Sun, Say Hello to Heaven and others.
We used our “All Access” passes to take us backstage, where the road crew was just as laid-back. No flashy folks or tables of catered food, just a few roadies, sound equipment and a cooler of Red Bull.
Chris Cornell stood on stage in classic jeans and dark t-shirt, belting out songs like Outshine, …in that raw, voice that made him such a core piece of early ‘90’s music. I even saw someone in the front row hold up a cigarette lighter, rather than cell phone, in classic old school style. It was quite a difference from the hundreds of cell phones that lit up the LA Nightwatchman concert .
Friday night took me back to a time before everyone spent more time text messaging than talking, before Facebook and Mypsace, before the latest cell phone laws, before technology enhanced vocals became a norm. It felt good to take a break from technology and of course to spend that break with Chris Cornell.