Timbaland recently collaborated with Chris Cornell for Cornell's soon to be released album Scream. Some of you may remember Cornell from his semi-famous group of the nineties Soundgarden. Others may not remember Cornell at all.
The New Yorker's Sasha Frere-Jones just wrote a fairly good article on the rise of Timbaland and the recent collaboration with Cornell.
Here's the only song that Frere-Jones seems to genuinely appreciate from the new album.
Chris Cornell - Ground Zero
(For those of you who know Cornell only from his Soundgarden days, this song will be a significant departure from that image.)
Not sure how much I like this song. Vaguely familiar to other Timbaland works (e.g., baby noises from Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody," mouth sounds from One Republic's "Apologize" and Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right," beats and interlude from anything on Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds, etc.). Cornell's voice also somehow reminds me of Cee-Lo from Gnarls Barkley.
One small quibble I have with Frere-Jones's article: He states that Timbaland is perhaps the most important producer of the past decade while noting that the Neptunes may have challenged him for that spot but cites no other contenders for the throne. What? Where's the mention of Kanye West? All I ask for is a mention. I know that I'm coming across as a partisan here, but seriously. Not even a mention. (And speaking of Kanye, the release date for 808s & Heartbreak has been moved up to November.)
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