Chris Cornell: Ranking Every Album From Worst To Best

15. Scream

The union of Chris Cornell and hip hop producer Timbaland wasn't as unusual as everyone made it out to be. He'd worked with rock acts before, even culling together such disparate acts as The Hives, Fall Out Boy, and She Wants Revenge for the collaborative Shock Value album. 

But there was something strange about the way Scream turned out. Both Timbaland and Cornell seemed prepared to branch out from their respective comfort zones - why else would they decide to work together? - but neither fully bought into it, resulting in a schizophrenic, yet ultimately tepid, mess of an album.

There are brief moments of excitement to be had on Scream - though "Climbing Up The Walls" was probably a leftover from Timbaland's recording sessions with OneRepublic, Cornell's soulful lilt sells the cheesy pop-rock melodies surprisingly well - but on the whole, it's a hollow listening experience. 

For some reason, people didn't enjoy hearing the most passionate singer of the grunge movement robotically half-singing the lines "No, that bitch ain't a part of me" over futuristic synths and dull drum loops.