I KILLED MYSELF,
THREW AWAY
MY MENTAL HEALTH
BUT NOBODY WAS
BLINKING AN EYE
BACKYARD, BASEMENT
FALLING ON THE PAYMENT
Revelations
is the third
and final
studio album
by American
Rock Supergroup
released on
September 4, 2006
internationally
and a day later
in the United States
through Epic Records
and Interscope Records.
Chris Cornell
quit the band
in February 2007
and the
remaining members
disbanded Audioslave
rather than looking
for a new vocalist
since they were busy
with a reunion of
Rage Against the Machine.
Background and Recording
According to guitarist
Tom Morello,
most of the 20 songs
that Audioslave
brought to the studio
for possible inclusion
on
Revelations
had been written
before the band
went on their most
recent U.S. tour,
so they were able to
"[work] out the kinks
of some of these songs
in front of a live audience".
Many of the songs incorporate
1960s and '70s
soul and funk
influences
that were new
for the band,
with Morello
saying the album
"sounds like Led Zeppelin
meets Earth, Wind & Fire",
and
Chris Cornell
referring to his new
"Seventies funk and R&B-flavor vocals."
The song
"Wide Awake"
was written to
criticize the
Bush administration's
response to
Hurricane Katrina.
The band had completed recording
the album when producer
Brendan O'Brien
requested one more song
to close it,
so they wrote and recorded
"Moth"
the next day,
making it the last song
Audioslave made together;
in it,
Chris Cornell sings:
"I won't fly around your fire anymore".
While promoting the album,
Morello stated in
an interview that
"Revelations is the first record
[Cornell] didn't smoke,
drink or take drugs
through the recording."
However,
he later clarified that
"Chris was stone sober
during the making of our
Out of Exile album.
Chris was also sober
during the making of
Revelations
and prior to recording
he gave up smoking
as well.
I apologize for any confusion
or concern that was
stirred up by
the original article.
Sobriety
can be a matter of
life or death
and Chris' courage
in maintaining his
health for years
has been an inspiration."
After leaving the studio,
Audioslave went on hiatus
to allow Cornell to complete
"You Know My Name",
the theme song
for the 2006
James Bond film
Casino Royale,
and Morello
to pursue his own
solo work under the moniker
of
The Nightwatchman.
In July 2006,
Cornell denied that his work
on a new solo album
meant he planned to
quit Audioslave, saying:
"We hear rumors that
Audioslave is breaking up all the time ...
I always just ignore it."
The band never toured
behind
Revelations,
however,
and on
February 15, 2007,
Cornell officially announced
his departure
from the group
in a statement that read:
"Due to irresolvable
personality conflicts
as well as
musical differences,
I am permanently leaving
the band Audioslave.
I wish the other
three members
nothing but the best
in all of their future endeavors."
The other three members
were busy in
2007 with a reunion of
Rage Against the Machine
and Morello
and Cornell
each released
a solo album that year,
so Audioslave
officially disbanded.
As a result,
most of the songs on
Revelations
were never performed live
by the band,
except for those
that were debuted live
prior to recording the album:
"One and the Same",
"Wide Awake",
"Original Fire",
and
"Sound of a Gun"
If There Is Anyone
You Know /
Or Yourself
That Struggles With
Mental Health
Reach Out
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