Soundgarden

Despite so many poor imitators, Soundgarden's smart, heavy metal thunder was a welcome sound in the early '90s. This collection gathers the well-known tracks "Black Hole Sun" and "Spoonman" alongside some of their earlier material such as "Flower" and "Loud Love." It's a great place to start if you're only familiar with the radio hits.

Hear them earn their miserabilism ("Ty Cobb," "Blow Up the Outside World," "Jesus Christ Pose") (Grade - ***)