The song is about Chris' battle with drug addiction-burden in my hand. He was very open about his struggles with both addiction and depression.

@allenlewis7207

2 жыл бұрын

After digging into the lyrics of their songs, I must agree...THE DAY I TRIED TO LIVE was another example

@bradydunn5910

2 жыл бұрын

He was an alcoholic not a drug addict, it was alcohol

@timbaud5704

2 жыл бұрын

@@bradydunn5910 since when isnt alcohol a drug?

@timbaud5704

2 жыл бұрын

@@bradydunn5910 alcohol is a drug by definition. just because its legal in most countries of the world it doesnt mean that it does different things to the brain and your health. lol.

@Hixlol

Жыл бұрын

@@bradydunn5910 chris said in an interview he was abusing oxycontin.

Ahhhh, that VOICE!! Fuckin miss that... Chris was one of a kind! RIP Another one of those almost happy sounding songs, that holds such a deeper, darker subtext... This is one of my favorite Soundgarden tracks.

@frankrizzo4460

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I totally agree with you sadly we lost a gem of talent he had such an distinctive voice. Rip Chris Cornell you left us way too soon 🙏

@Raittway

5 ай бұрын

Chris was immensely talented, humble and a beautiful soul. The melody vocally and musically are so unique. He put his heart and soul into all of it. ❤

RIP Chris Cornell....what an amazing voice

Brad: Gives a passionate speech about the topic of this song, exploring the possibilities of it being about murder, a brain tumor, or maybe even suicide. Lex: It's about drugs 😐 Brad: Oh. That's much simpler. 😂🤣😂

@LBPreviews

Жыл бұрын

That's why I love these guys so much haha

So happy that people get lit to how good grunge was.

When Lex says "Pop? Uggh No!" That warmed my heart. She likes her music real! You're a lucky man Brad, she's a keeper! Any woman who has a such a passion for real music and loves to debate it is one to hold on to. You guys make me smile every day. I love how you approach songs and delve into them without taking things overly seriously. Cheers me up when I get home from work and want to chill on youtube. Rest in peace Chris Cornell, one of Soundgarden's best from the days just before they originally split up. Miss you Chris x

@michaelbet7036

Жыл бұрын

Lex reflected my thoughts on Pop, "Uggh No....."

Grunge is emotion with a side of music.

You can tell Lex is grunge by her response to Brad saying she's a pop chick lol

@analogblues

2 жыл бұрын

I know, right! It was a perfect response to that suggestion.

@acy2004

2 жыл бұрын

Right, I felt that too.

@kennethwilliams5063

2 жыл бұрын

She's a metal chick!

To answer Chris's question in this song.... yes, I have cried for him. Many times. He was such an amazing talent and is sorely missed.

In 97, Soundgarden personally closed out the grunge era with this masterpiece of an album.

I think the line that hits me most is "follow me into the desert, as desperate as you are" meaning you want so badly to have parts of me that I can't give...so if we go out here, and I lose my head, would you lie for me? So you can keep me or so I won't have to face myself. Along with "out in the sunshine. The sun is mine" ,you want the happy good part of me...can you handle the dark. And a burden in my hand because he now feels responsible for someone else's happiness when he doesn't have his own

@jimbodavis1944

2 жыл бұрын

Heidi for the WIN! You should interpret lyrics on KZread. I’d subscribe. That’s spot on.

The Day I Tried To Live is my favorite Soundgarden song

Do “Blow up the outside world” next by Soundgarden. I also love Grunge Lex. Great reaction guys 🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏼🙌🏼👏🏼💜🇨🇦

@benshafer5198

2 жыл бұрын

Good choice!...or "My Wave"

@maltheblomqvist3980

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please!!

@Torthrodhel

2 жыл бұрын

Never could get into that one, but it seems really popular. I must have a slightly unusual taste I guess.

@andreamaddox7400

Жыл бұрын

yes, yes

Pretty sure this song is about heroin addiction…”I shot my love today” is shooting heroin, “I lost my head again” is about relapsing, and the needle is the “burden in his hand”…at least that’s how I always interpreted it

@TheBlindGuitarSlinger

2 жыл бұрын

That is how I always took it too.

@wendymessina4462

2 жыл бұрын

Think its about alcoholism

@klaptongroovemaster

2 жыл бұрын

The lyrics of "Burden in My Hand" suggest the song is about a man who murders a woman he is in a relationship with and leaves her in the desert, not without regret. Some fans believe the lyrics are 'deeper' than the surface and indicative of something such as drug abuse or an abusive relationship; however, the guitarist Kim Thayil called the song "the "Hey Joe" of the '90s."[1]

@nickkleiber8636

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think he did H he a battle w pills and alcohol

@wendymessina4462

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickkleiber8636 agree

This one is tough, as it is about addiction, the guilt, and the demons involved. Keep strong!!

@fenderfox5080

2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea this song was about addiction, it makes perfect sense now lol, thanks for making sense of this song for me.

@robertyates7242

2 жыл бұрын

Those demons though

@jacobjones5269

2 жыл бұрын

The guilt, mostly… Sadly..

@TolkienGeek.

2 жыл бұрын

It's not about addiction.

This song hits me differently. O remember having a tough day in college about 15 years ago. I went out to my car and put on a rock station. This song came on, i maxed out the volume and my day was fine after that. I battled drug addiction and alcoholism for many years.

Great driving song😀 Cornell does so much metaphorical language that sometimes you just gotta assume he's doing the tortured soul thing, and just appreciate the music and his goosebumps voice. Try "Like Suicide", and don't find out what it's about until after a reaction. Epic song, probably my fav.

@FloridaRocks

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent guitar solo by Kim as well! Fantastic suggestion!

@cactustactics

2 жыл бұрын

Finding out what that song was about made me like it more tbh

@jakefromstatefarm1405

2 жыл бұрын

@@cactustactics same, but only after listening to it 3 or 4 times

I absolutely LOVE your reactions to Chris Cornell/Soundgarden/Audioslave songs. You both have very different reactions to them. Brad seems to try to make sense of the lyrics, while Lex listens, gets her ideas and vibes with it. These are songs I love listening to and it's awesome seeing you guys reacting to them ❤

These guys were so effing awesome live. I got to see them several times in the early 90's and on this tour,96.

Yes! Grunge it is for Lex's birthday! PEARL JAM - "Don't Call Me Daughter"!!

Lex smacking down the idea of being in a pop band made my day. Brad, buddy, she just said she wanted to be in a grunge band. Grunge artists were pretty much anti-pop in everything they did!! I could definitely see Lex in a grunge band. And I'd buy her band's album in instant!

So glad you're doing this one. It is probably my favorite and I don't think it got the credit it deserved. It's more stripped down and really showcases Chris's voice.

Damn, those vocals ❤ The sheer amount of vocal talent that came from the grunge era is astounding.

Got to love grunge. I'm getting flash backs from my teens listening to this.

I was lucky to grow up in Seattle when this movement started.

"Pop?....arghhhh!" Exactly Lex...i think grunge suits you down to the ground.

Killer bass, guitar, drums and Chris' vocals soaring through it all. A poet and melody master.

The Day I Tried To Live is another great track of theirs you guys could check out.

You guys are perfect examples of human perfection. Xoxoxoxo

Brad's face when he's trying to figure out the lyrics 🤣🤣🤣

@analogblues

2 жыл бұрын

Music to Brad is a complex math problem that must be solved, not something to groove to and enjoy.

"Close your eyes and bow your head, I need a little sympathy. For the fear is strong and love is for everyone who isn't me" -- One of the best lines ever written.

Yes, the moment you discover the new levels under the rock bottom. Chris was occupying this space as we all do. Be kind to yourself. Be Brave.

Janes Addiction - Ocean Size, Mountain Song, Up the Beach....

Like many of your viewers, I love Soundgarden / grunge also. Your willingness to listen to grunge & metal with an open mind is one of the reasons i was initially drawn to your platform. Soundgarden has some great songs from early in their recording careers that often get overlooked. Some great early ones are - Gun; Beyond The Wheel; I Awake; and Loud Love. Thanks for your reactions and i hope you do more Soundgarden.

@haywin4601

2 жыл бұрын

Louder than Love is a GREAT album..

saw them 2x. .once I worked security backstage and front of the stage at lollapalooza(1996) when they played with metallica, the ramones, and the wu tang clan....it was right when this song was on the radio.....I then saw them again in 2013....my friend and I went to the top of an outside theater to smoke. well at the outer/upper reach of the outdoor theater his voice literally was as powerful as you hear in this video...always loved his voice when I was young and they were out, but that show in 2013 showed me how he is an alltime great vocalist...one of the best ever

This was so good because the two of you showed the process of being a fan of this music. She was grooving to the performance and groove of the music, without a ton of thought to the lyrical content. He is sitting there reading the lyrics and probably thinking the song is really messed up. Yep, that’s 90’s Seattle rock for you in a nutshell.

Heroin had a hold of all the great "Grunge" lead singers. From experience. It opens a whole different portal of each individuals artistic ability.

The thing about grunge is it's real. They suffered and killed themselves to dig all that music gold.

@cletusinterruptus3963

2 жыл бұрын

Truth is a lot of these guy were going to die young whether they made the music or not. They didn't kill themselves making the music as much as they got the music out before they were gone. (Cobain is probably the exception, but who knows where his depression would have taken him even without the fame.)

@TheUpperbutt

2 жыл бұрын

@@cletusinterruptus3963 Yeah i didn't mean that it's a death culture. Only that rock and roll when taken to it's apex will shorten your life significantly. That horse...

ya'll really need to hear Slaves and Bulldozers. Chris goes off in that song. My personal Favorite.

This is my new favorite addiction 😁 Love seeing you guys experience hearing some of the soundtrack of my life thus far for the first time, and me riding along, getting to remember what it was like and revisiting memories. You guys rock 🤘

One of my best memories to this song was going sand boarding with the folks in 2011 and I was standing on top of this dune looking out the view of other sand dunes while having my ear buds in listening to this song.

Absolutely love your reaction to this. One of my favorite songs of all time✌

Just discovered your channel and have been watching tons of the videos. I haven't listened to many of these songs in years and its a reminder that I need to revisit them! I love Lex's spirit. You guys are great!

One of my favorite reaction channels! Love your chemistry!

Mailman by Soundgarden is a great chill grunge song. Also 4th of July

Love you Chris. To all my brothers who have battled with these struggles with addiction and generally living in this world. Blessings on you and your family ❤

Super unknown is one of my favorite albums of all time…every song is fire

I don't think I've seen Brad move his bod as much as he does here. it's good to see. And watching Lex groove is always good to see.

Check out "Mailman","Holy Water",or "Loud Love".

Yes,,my favorite Soundgarden song, my second favorite Chris Cornell vocal behind Sunshower, so awesome that you did this one 🤘 Thank you so much 👍

The opening note to this song gives me chills every time. That voice.

Hey, thanks for your content, I've been really enjoying it, keep doing what you do.

A classic grunge sound garden from 90’s i grew up too. I’m a huge grunge guy myself

Good reaction. Love you guys. You look so good together. Becoming my favourite reaction channels

Not too chill not too sad. That's actually a prefect description of grunge.

Fell on black daysssssss

I love watching you guys listen to all this great music. Chris was/ is amazing singer.

As someone who grew up immersed in grunge and the grunge scene at its peek I love to see how much Lex loves it! Makes me happy! Keep up the great videos!

YESSS!!! Any and ALL things Chris Cornell. My favorite of all time. This man's voice was like no other!!!! Keep him going. PLEASE!!

The bass riffs in this tune are great!

Pretty Noose is my favorite by them. So much fire. Blow Up the Outside World and Fell on Black Days are next.

Somehow this song is the one I like the most. And feel it the deepest since I heard it for first around 97-98. It’s just the song I want in my funeral at the end. 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

I love the songs off this album so much. Good choice.

Will ALWAYS give a like for Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Chris Cornell!!

I love to watch these 2 talk to each other. 😃

RIP CC...

A beautiful vocal and song. Love it!

some of my earliest memories of music with this song, i remember having the cassette with the lyrics of the cassette paper. fuck i miss those days

Try ' with my good eye closed'.! Or go way back to loud love!

"POP? Ehh!" Love it! 😹

Lex says I like my happy with a twist of darkness, hahaha

"Pop??!!! Ugh..." priceless

@analogblues

2 жыл бұрын

Best part of this whole video!

Do "Slaves & Bulldozers" to see what Chris Cornell really was made of! Such an underrated song and it shows his true range!

@themadcow71

2 жыл бұрын

best rock vocal ever

This song certainly deserves applause Lex! Love this song!

I'm loving her vibe to one of my most favorite songs of all time!!!!

My favorite Soundgarden song. Love Chris’ voice here .

Love it!! Pop? Ugh.. Lex you the best thing since cell phones.

mother love bone started grunge. They We’re all friends, Chris Cornell Ln., Staley etc. etc.

Props to the dude actually listening to the lyrics

FINALLY!!!! Great pic! Love it!

Kim Thayil is the unsung hero of the band, often outshined (hey-oh!) by the god-tier singing of Cornell. He gives each song such a unique sound. Like wind chimes in space.

@MrAllDay2u

2 жыл бұрын

A great quote by Kim Thayil: ​“We weren’t out to get laid, we weren’t out to get high, we just wanted to make you fucking hurt” 👊

@leviathan3630

2 жыл бұрын

Matt Cameron's drumming is just as important

These metaphors completely nail the state of being mired in addiction.

You're right Lex, you can't go wrong with Grunge!

The grunge shower playlist is a must Lex!

This came out when I was a teenager and was one of the first actual albums I ever got into (my big brother bought the CD). I always wanted to have this track playing in the opening cinematics of a tank game or tank movie at the time. Now I want to start a road trip in the summer with this on the stereo, car windows open, sunglasses, driving into the sun.

"It's the middle of the chorus, I guess time to pause" - Brad, probably.

@andyburch1819

2 жыл бұрын

He’s not a fan music. I think he would rather read a book of lyrics. Some people are void of emotion

@lisajohnson521

2 жыл бұрын

Have you never heard this song before?

Hahaa I love these guys reactions, Brad is disecting every word and Lex is like what words?

DAAAMN ,, BRAD finally got one right😂😂👍🏼

Always loved this music video!! Back when you know... MTV was about music.

Please consider that lyrics are not usually literal. I believe he’s talking about self-destruction, not actually shooting someone.

@klaptongroovemaster

2 жыл бұрын

He said that Burden was a 90s version of "Hey Joe" from the 60s. It is about shooting an unfaithful lover.

@klaptongroovemaster

2 жыл бұрын

The lyrics of "Burden in My Hand" suggest the song is about a man who murders a woman he is in a relationship with and leaves her in the desert, not without regret. Some fans believe the lyrics are 'deeper' than the surface and indicative of something such as drug abuse or an abusive relationship; however, the guitarist Kim Thayil called the song "the "Hey Joe" of the '90s."[1]

@analogblues

2 жыл бұрын

@Susan Corr Couldn't agree more.

@AuspexAO

2 ай бұрын

It could very well be about both. Keep in mind it was not exactly cool to talk about drug addiction in TV interviews back in the 90s and songwriting is a pretty layered thing. "Follow me into the dessert as thirsty as you are" is definitely about being off drugs. If it's not, it's the best line written about drugs unintentionally, lol.

That voice , one of the best ever

This may be my favorite Soundgarden song, but Fresh Tendrils is possibly tied with it.

Excellent.

i’ve never used drugs and yet this is still one of my favorites from Chris. his voice is amazing in this song, and i love the music in it. Chris my heart is still broken you left this world.

I'm pretty sure the song is about having problems and going out of your way to clearly recognize what they are. Recognizing what those problems are is the first steo to finding a way to fix them. That feels laid out pretty clearly in the song's bridge; "It's just a burden in my hand," that's physical problems right in front of you. "It's just an anchor on my heart," that's emotional problems. "It's just a tumor in my head," that's the recognition of physical and/or emotional problems, and how it can affect everything else -- both physical and emotional.

Well said!

This song was the first song of a mix I had for my Sun morning ball hockey league. Always amped me up as I drove to the rink, despite what it is about. You have to play it as loud as your ears can handle, though.

The look on Lex's face when Brad starts analyzing the lyrics at the end is priceless!

Love this song

After watching a bunch of your videos I realized you two are the perfect example of left brain vs right brain.