"Broken City," a song about how Chris saw Detroit while on tour, is a lot harder to listen to after his suicide.
"Cochise" and "Exploder" both reference suicide. The latter is a straightforward example, with many of the lyrics referencing suicide, including the singer's. "Cochise" is pure irony, with lines like "So I drink to health/While you kill yourself."
For that matter, "Like a Stone" as well. Hearing Chris Cornell singing about death itself sounds rather haunting after his suicide.
Signature Song: "Like a Stone." However, "Cochise" and "Be Yourself" is a close second and third respectively.
Tear Jerker: "Like a Stone", without a doubt, made arguably more melancholy by the death of Chris Cornell in 2017.
Vindicated by History: Audioslave's three albums weren't heavily appreciated initially with all of them receiving mixed reception. Following the band's breakup in 2007, fans and critics started to respect the band's discography. Ever since Chris Cornell's death (May 17, 2017), retrospective reviews on Audioslave's discography are well-regarded. A special case held for their self-titled debut, which has many of their signature songs and is considered the band's most commercially successful album, having been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA.
