Audioslave (album)

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Audioslave is the eponymous debut album by rock band Audioslave and was released in November 2002 (see 2002 in music).

The album is strongly reminiscent of Rage Against the Machine but with a melodic twist to it, and contains several songs resembling classic rock. It features the hit singles "Cochise", "Show Me How to Live", "What You Are", "Like a Stone", and "I Am The Highway". "Like a Stone" was the album's most successful single.

Track listing

All lyrics by Chris Cornell, with music written and arranged by Audioslave.

1. "Cochise" – 3:44
2. "Show Me How to Live" – 4:37
3. "Gasoline" – 4:40
4. "What You Are" – 4:09
5. "Like a Stone" – 4:54
6. "Set It Off" – 4:23
7. "Shadow on the Sun" – 5:43
8. "I Am the Highway" – 5:35
9. "Exploder" – 3:26
10. "Hypnotize" – 3:26
11. "Bring 'Em Back Alive" – 5:29
12. "Light My Way" – 5:03
13. "Getaway Car" – 4:59
14. "The Last Remaining Light" – 5:17

Chart positions

Year	Album name	Chart	Position
2002	Audioslave	The Billboard 200	7
2002	Audioslave	Top Canadian Albums	6
2003	Audioslave	Top Internet Albums	15

Year	Track name	Chart	Position
2002	"Cochise"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
2002	"Cochise"	Modern Rock Tracks	9
2002	"Cochise"	The Billboard Hot 100	69
2003	"Like A Stone"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
2003	"Like A Stone"	Modern Rock Tracks	1
2003	"Like A Stone"	The Billboard Hot 100	31
2003	"Show Me How To Live"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
2003	"Show Me How To Live"	The Billboard Hot 100	67
2003	"Show Me How To Live"	Modern Rock Tracks	4
2003	"I Am The Highway"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
2003	"I Am The Highway"	Modern Rock Tracks	3
2003	"I Am The Highway"	The Billboard Hot 100	66
2004	"What You Are"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	8
2004	"What You Are"	Modern Rock Tracks	17

Credits

• Tim Commerford - Bass
• Chris Cornell - Vocals
• Tom Morello - Guitar
• Brad Wilk - Drums

• Storm Thorgerson - cover art

Trivia

• This album was released just over ten years after Rage Against The Machine's (Morello, Commerford, and Wilk's former band) debut was released (November 3 1992).
• The song "Shadow on the Sun" was featured in the movie Collateral, starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.
• The song "Cochise" was featured in the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and "Guitar Hero" for the Playstation 2.
• Covers are made by Hipgnosis, a group of artists lead by Storm Thorgerson who may have been best known for their cover work for Pink Floyd

External link

• Audioslave: Audioslave (2002): Reviews at Metacritic.