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Originally Posted by duga
Ehhh... While Ultramega OK is definitely a great album I still prefer Louder Than Love (and Badmotorfinger to that). The band was on a winning streak all the way up to Superunknown which easily ties with Badmotorfinger depending on my mood. In the context of a debut, it surely is a hefty one but the quality of their writing still had plenty of room to improve (as they did with each subsequent release - even up to Down on the Upside - while not as good overall, it still showed the peak of their growth as musicians).
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We're going to have to agree to disagree. Cornell's writing may have improved but the later releases lacked the fire I feel when I hear Ultramega OK. Louder Than Love is great but where the bass leads are gone I wonder if it's because they were pressured into releasing something a little more straight forward, or because Yamamoto had already clocked out of the band. Like you mention, mood is a factor in the enjoyment of their later releases, but for me, I'm always in the mood for Ultramega OK.