Live on I-5 is a live album by the American rock band Soundgarden. It was recorded during the West Coast leg of their 1996 tour, and released on March 22, 2011. They announced the album, the band's first live album, on their website on January 13, 2011.[5] The title is a reference to Interstate 5, which runs along the Pacific coast of the United States.[6] The band hired Adam Kasper to record several shows with a rented 24-track machine/truck.[6] They planned to release the live album after the tour, but they disbanded and the tapes were left in Studio X (then Bad Animals Studio).[6] A live version of "Blow Up the Outside World" was released as a 256 bit MP3 download to those who pre-ordered Live on I-5 from Soundgarden's official website.

Live on I-5
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
RecordedNovember 30 – December 18, 1996 in Del Mar, CA, Oakland, CA, Vancouver, BC, Salem, OR, and Seattle, WA
GenreAlternative metal, grunge, alternative rock, heavy metal
Length77:57
LanguageEnglish
LabelA&M
ProducerAdam Kasper
Soundgarden chronology
Telephantasm
(2010)
Live on I-5
(2011)
King Animal
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound6/10[3]
Pitchfork2.6/10[4]

Track listing

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All songs by Chris Cornell unless noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Spoonman"4:23
2."Searching with My Good Eye Closed"4:12
3."Let Me Drown"4:10
4."Head Down (Ben Shepherd)"6:25
5."Outshined"5:13
6."Rusty Cage"4:13
7."Burden in My Hand"5:02
8."Helter Skelter (Lennon-McCartney)"2:09
9."Boot Camp"3:16
10."Nothing to Say (Cornell, Kim Thayil)"4:25
11."Slaves & Bulldozers (Cornell, Shepherd)"9:15
12."Dusty (Cornell, Shepherd)"4:32
13."Fell on Black Days"4:54
14."Search and Destroy (Iggy Pop, James Williamson)"3:09
15."Ty Cobb (Cornell, Shepherd)"2:42
16."Black Hole Sun"3:00
17."Jesus Christ Pose (Matt Cameron, Cornell, Shepherd, Thayil)"6:23
Total length:77:57
Pre-order bonus track
No.TitleLength
18."Blow Up the Outside World"6:10
Pre-order bonus CD: Before the Doors: Live on I-5
No.TitleLength
1."No Attention" (Oakland sound check)4:16
2."Never the Machine Forever (Thayil)" (Oakland sound check)3:32
3."Waiting for the Sun (Jim Morrison)" (Oakland sound check)4:12
4."Room a Thousand Years Wide (Thayil, Cameron)" (Vancouver B.C. sound check)3:38
5."Somewhere (Shepherd)" (Sacramento sound check)4:05
Best Buy bonus DVD – Lollapalooza 2010
No.TitleLength
1."Searching with My Good Eye Closed" 
2."Let Me Drown" 
3."Face Pollution (Cornell, Shepherd)" 

Notes

Pre–order bonus CD:

Best Buy bonus DVD:

Chart performance

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 47
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 14
US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[10] 13
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[11] 5

Personnel

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Soundgarden

References

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  1. ^ "Live on I-5 by Soundgarden". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Live on I-5 – Soundgarden – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Album Review: Soundgarden – Live on I-5". Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Soundgarden: Live on I-5 Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ Soundgarden (January 13, 2011). "Soundgarden to Release Live on I-5 on March 22". Soundgardenworld.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  6. ^ a b c "Live On I-5". 22 March 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via Amazon.
  7. ^ "Soundgarden Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "Soundgarden Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Soundgarden – Chart history – Billboard Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  10. ^ "Soundgarden – Chart history – Billboard Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  11. ^ "Soundgarden – Chart history – Billboard Vinyl Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2017.