Every alternative rock fan knows the voice and work of Chris Cornell. He left his mark on the musical annals back in the day with Temple of the Dog and Soundgarden, and then confirmed it with Tom, Tim and Brad of Rage Against the Machine under the name Audioslave. Among all the great albums with different bands, a few years ago the talented singer issued his first solo project, “Euphoria Morning” (1999). This year we welcome his second independent appearance... Too bad that the best we could say about “Carry On” is that it’s a rock album and we have to push it that far. There are still some elements reminding of his former grunge-self somewhere in between the mellow acoustic guitars and the So-90’s-drums. Seems that Cornell’s hot blood has cooled down and he has grown up and settled down a bit and, as it usually goes, pushed the rebelliousness of the young steps aside to make place for the mature lyrics. Thus he has gone mellow and the romantic in him has come out to the world. Compared to his previous works, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that “Carry On” is sloppy, but if you’re in a mood for some soft rock of the early 90’s kind, with some blues and Chris Cornell’s beautiful voice, then that’s your album.