05AUDIOSLAVE AUDIOSLAVE

(2002)

Supergroups rarely add up to the sum of their parts, but Audioslave did. And what an equation it was, with the musicians from Rage Against The Machine providing the perfect bedrock for Chris Cornell’s vocal power. While debut track Cochise felt typically explosive for guitarist Tom Morello, songs such as Show Mehowtolive brought more melodic ideas to fore via his new weapon of choice – a modded black Strat with ‘Soul Power’ written across its top. “I was looking for a new sound for a new phase in my career,” he said.