It's an idea so bizarre, it just might work.
Chris Cornell — you know, the cat with the soaring voice and the big range from Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog — teams up with Timbaland — you know, Timbaland — for his third solo album.
So, a distinctive voice — a keen asset when moving into a medium where more importance is placed on vocal performance — works with one of the most famed R&B producers of his time. It's just crazy enough that it might work.
Hindsight being 20/20, one now looks at Cornell's interpretation of Michael Jackson's "Billy Jean" on his last record as a hint to this new direction rather than a goofy experiment that panned out for "American Idol" winner David Cook.
The record is Cornell's third solo platter for Interscope.
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