Is Cornell Scream-ing for Attention?

Don't laugh, I thought it was a clever title. Maybe you don't get it. But who really cares anyhow, here's what's up:

So apparently I live under a rock. Otherwise the advertising for Chris Cornell's new R&B influenced album took a road I don't roll on too often.

Two weeks ago, Cornell released a new album, Scream, produced by the one and only Timbaland. (If you are unfamiliar, he has produced the likes of Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, and Missy Elliott--the man is pretty well-known in the pop world.)



Alright so here's the deal. I haven't heard the album yet, though I fully intend to. Cornell's title track and first single "Scream" is so catchy I can't stand it. Timbaland sucked me in with those sweet beats of his. When I first heard the song about a week ago.. (on my favorite radio station 107.7 TheEnd), I couldn't help but wonder if it was a remix. After the song was over the dj so kindly informed Seattle that it was not. In my mind I'm thinkin', "What has he done?! A whole album of Chris Cornell on a pop extravaganza? Hmmm but I sorta ...like it. The man is CRAZY!"

I could ramble about how I so dearly miss Audioslave and Soundgarden and how I wish I could hear Cornell rock his vox like nobody's business. I could call him a sell-out. I could call him selfish and greedy for attention, calling on one of the top producers to make him a pop star. (In my own healthy opinion, "rock god" is a much cooler title than "pop star", but who asked?) Finally, I could call him a conformist for taking some anti-aging drugs and poking botox needles into his face... Oh, he just has incredible jeans--I mean, genes? Right-o!

In conclusion, "Scream" = my new guilty pleasure.

Watch the music video (which Timbaland so shamelessly appears in) here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBjBFEByEDE

Btw, that's some sweet album art.