Recorded live on Decemat the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, California.As a huge fan of 90s rock from Seattle, I had to get this, as it has a few hard-to-find tracks.
"Big Bottom" (live) ( Spinal Tap) – 4:58.
"Hands All Over" (Cornell, Thayil) – 6:00.
Promotional Cassette (US) and 7" Vinyl (Australia)
" Come Together" ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 5:52.
"Hands All Over" ( Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil) – 6:00.
Track listing Promotional CD (US) and Promotional 12" Vinyl (US) The video is available on the home video release Louder Than Live. This will be the video that killed Soundgarden." The video was released in January 1990. We're all gonna get cancer from it and die. And there was like a black cancer dust all over everything. It really sucked." Cornell added, "Making this video was fun because we were in a steel foundry. Thayil described the video as "one of the lamest ever made. The video was shot in a factory and features the band members swinging on equipment amid scenes of the band performing the song. The music video for "Hands All Over" was directed by Kevin Kerslake, who had previously directed the " Loud Love" music video for the band. Considine of Rolling Stone said that the song "applies swooping bass and jazzily vigorous drumming to counterbalance the static intensity of the song's bone-simple guitar hook." īoth the song and video were featured in the 1990 film Pacific Heights, but the song was not included on the film's soundtrack. He said, "The song combines an Eastern-tinged rock riff in an extended arrangement, as singer Chris Cornell airs out his impressive lung capacity while lyrically taking a stab at environmental politics." J. Tom Maginnis of AllMusic called "Hands All Over" a "walloping behemoth of a track". Outside the United States, the single was released commercially in Australia and the United Kingdom.ĭue to some of the lyrics contained in the song (most notably the "kill your mother" line), this song and "Big Dumb Sex" led to the band facing various retail and distribution problems upon the release of Louder Than Love. This was also the last time that Soundgarden recorded with him. Producer Jack Endino provided the backing vocals on the song. The B-side to the single is a cover of The Beatles song " Come Together". The single for "Hands All Over" marked the beginning of Soundgarden having cover versions as B-sides. or everything that we're attracted to, we love to go and defile it." Release and reception It's basically about how we humans tend to screw up everything that's good enough as it is . Regarding "Hands All Over", Cornell said that "it's just sort of an environmental thing. We don't really have many songs that are like "Hands All Over". In some ways it's simple and basic in other ways, it's very sophisticated in how it was layered. What I liked about the song was that it was just one simple riff-one note, one chord-but with a lot of dynamics. "Hands All Over" features lyrics written by frontman Chris Cornell and music written by guitarist Kim Thayil. Problems playing this file? See media help. See files for discussion to help reach a consensus on what to do. The above file's purpose is being discussed and/or is being considered for deletion. Guitars chime on a single note amongst a wash of cymbals, Cornell doing his best ' Islamic call', while Thayil foreshadows the vocal melody with a lilting lick." The song "combines an Eastern-tinged rock riff in an extended arrangement.