Album Review: Out of Exile by Audioslave

I'm not sure if this is their second or last album. To be honest, I only became aware of Audioslave when they broke up (apparently for the 2nd time).
Honestly, I'd like to like them more than I do. I loved Soundgarden - particularly their later albums. I know, I know, that's never a popular statement. And I do enjoy their first albums, "Loud Love" will always epitomize the Soundgarden sound to me. However, they did really seem to find their maturity well. Albums like Bad Motor Finger and Down on the Upside are still great albums to put on.
On the other hand, I was never a big Rage Against the Machine fan. Maybe it was all the rage. Again, I don't dislike them, I just never bought any of their albums.

So the marriage of these two bands in the vocals by Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell and musicians from Rage the Against machine - I have to admit I was curious. And I did really want to like them. But somehow this album seems a bit flat. No thing's wrong with it persee, it just seemed to be missing something. And then I realized what it was: Soundgarden, particularly the guitar stylings of Kim Theyall.
So I guess it's time to pull out Bad Motor Finger and attempt to sing along.

I'm really hoping that Chris Cornell's new solo album is more interesting.