Carry On (2007)

CORNELL MILD Carry On offers one brief flash of the old roar from the singer's Soundgarden days, then lowers the volume for the rest of the ride

For people of a certain age and era, Chris Cornell's status is iconic: the wild-haired howler who made Soundgarden more than a metal thing, or a grunge thing, or even just a '90s thing. After a decent but ultimately underwhelming run with Audioslave, that now-vintage Cornell is back on ''No Such Thing,'' the incendiary opener of Carry On, his second solo release. And then...it goes away again. There is nothing wrong with a calmer, mellower Chris — after all, he's now a sober, fortysomething dad. But it's hard not to pine for the old fire. B
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