Ongoing History of New Music Daily: The name “Soundgarden”
C’mon. You must have wondered where the name “Soundgarden” came from? I mean, those are two unusual words to stick together. And what does a garden have to do with a grunge group?
To find the answer, you have to go to Seattle, specifically 7600 Sand Point Way. That’s where you’ll find this huge metal sculpture created by a man named Doug Hollis. It looks like four weathervanes arranged in a square. And when the wind blows past the sculpture, it makes a noise. The title of the piece is “Sound Garden.” Seemed like a good idea for the name of a band from Seattle.
If Chris Cornell and company hadn’t taken it, you gotta think that someone else would have.
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Alan, have you ever visited the Sound Garden?
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