In college in the early '90s, when everyone else was listening to Nirvana & Pearl Jam, I liked Soundgarden. I was kind of bummed that Hiro Yamamoto left, but at the same time Badmotorfinger was a step up - maybe less avant-garde but more immediate. Definitely appreciated Chris Cornell as an amazing vocalist even if I didn't follow his career that closely. Really sad, such a tragedy for his family, I can't imagine. I hate all the speculation and reporting that goes along with this kind of thing.
Mica, was that in 1991? I never saw any of those but I have a friend who went to many. There's footage of the 1985 Metallica performance with Cliff Burton in the Cliff 'Em All video/DVD...