Soundgarden Fairfax, VA 7/12/11

I hate to say it but this review probably won't be that good.  My cold only got worse throughout the day.  Not at all Soundgarden's fault.  They were very crisp and on their A game.  They opened with "Searching with my Good Eye Closed" and played all the staple tunes that we all know.  They played for over 2 hours spanning all of their albums, the first of which came out in 1987.  I was unaware of that until recently.  It was a packed house at the George Mason University Patriot Center when they appeared on stage, not so much for the openers The Mars Volta.  Kinda wish I had missed that train wreck, also.  But, Soundgarden made up for it with a blistering set and an amazing light show.  No "Big Dumb Sex" or "Pretty Noose" but you can't complain about a 2+ hour show, no matter how miserable you felt.  I just took 4 Tylenol and hope to sleep this cold away before my flight tomorrow.