10 Underrated Musicians In Legendary Bands

For anyone well versed in the world of grunge rock, Soundgarden's appeal more often than not comes down to the virtual air raid siren erupting from Chris Cornell's throat. Aside from the many layers of weird instrumentation underneath, Cornell's bluesy rasp is on par with the Robert Plants of the world in terms of the greatest unhinged vocal performances in rock and roll. Hell, sometimes the vocals are so good that you forget the riff genius standing right next to him.

Compared to the bluesy inflections done by Cornell, Kim Thayil is the epitome of the weirdness of the Seattle sound, always coming up with a strange sounding riff to fit in among the rest of the sonic madness. Though Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd have also been known to play with some odd songwriting feels, every part of Thayil's playing has another layer of strange to it, whether it's the classic rock musings on Spoonman or the abnormal tunings he gets on songs like Rusty Cage or My Wave.

Above all else, the biggest draw of Kim's style is the unique crunch that he brings to everything, making every single Soundgarden track sound absolutely huge from the moment his guitar comes screaming in. Compared to the same type of weird mannerisms you'd get out of someone like Kurt Cobain from around the same time, Kim Thayil is practically in his own lane when it comes to writing amazingly odd guitar licks.