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SEATTLE — It’s a rare feat for an artist’s freakiest record to double as its commercial breakthrough.

From Ultramega OK to King Animal, we rank grunge titans Soundgarden’s weirdest, wildest and best offerings… Words: Sam Law Photo: Danny Clinch Named after Douglas Hollis’ outdoor public art installation at the National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration in Seattle, Washington – a dozen 21-foot structures topped by organ pipes attached to weather vanes, which whistle hauntingly when moved by the wind – Soundgarden were at the very cutting edge of the city’s grunge movement through the ​’80s and ​’90s. Lead guitarist Kim Thayil and vocalist Chris Cornell formed the b...

Kim Thayil recently looked back on some of the most consequential songs of his career. While Thayil's dour odd-meter riffing is undoubtedly a signature of his iconic band, when speaking with Guitar Player magazine recently, he was eager to credit the band's ultimate breakthrough to his longtime bandmate and late-frontman If you deep dive into Soundgarden's catalog, it may seem that Thayil and Chris were in competition to see who could write the darkest, most hypnotic, bizarro pop songs. Thayil certainly had his moments on tracks like "Jesus Christ Pose," "New Damage" and "Limo Wreck," but ...

While Thayil struggled with the classic riff, Chris Cornell could both sing and play it at the same time.

While Thayil struggled with the classic riff, Chris Cornell could both sing and play it at the same time.