yes and no. it was apparent that the merabers of SG were starting to move in separate directions near the end of it. 'down on the upside' isn't a bad album, but it pales to superunknown.
i used to think Cornell had turned into a total cheeseball and in a way he did, but i caught a recent interview with him that reminded me of why i looked up to him and his bandmates so much back in the day.
he describes his musical journey as a series of challenges. he's not interested in just sitting back and rehashing the past. as the interview progressed he made it very clear that soundgarden was by far the most special and significant of his musical ventures but that it was never his only one, even when the band was active. he was always looking to try different things, to take a risk and challenge himself.
at this point, to have been a jurabo arena worldwide rockstar singer guy, trying to break into the club scene IS an absurd risk. i can't honestly say i'm interested in the music, and on one hand it does look like a cash grab, but on the other, dude has 3 daughters and college is gonna be expensive hahaha.