Louder Than Live features five live tracks filmed during theLouder Than Love tour, namely, "Get on the Snake", "Gun", "I Awake", "Big Dumb Sex", and a medley ofSpinal Tap's "Big Bottom" andCheech & Chong's "Earache My Eye", with footage from both concerts mixed together. The home video also includes the previously releasedmusic videos for the songs "Loud Love" and "Hands All Over", both also directed by Kerslake.Chris Cornell is seen wearing silver duct tape shorts. The bassist for these performances wasJason Everman.AllMusic writer Greg Prato gave it two and a half out of a possible five stars; he stated, "for fans of early Soundgarden,Louder Than Live is still recommended."[1]Louder Than Live was released onVHS only, with no officialDVD version available.
In addition to the home video,A&M Records released apromotionalmini-album, featuring the same title, in CD format (May 1990) and on 12" blue translucentvinyl (July 1990). The CD came in a thick cardboard packaging wrapped in silvery gray duct tape, and labeled with a yellow sticker that reads "Soundgarden: Louder Than Live! at the Whisky" with uppercase black letters. In addition to the five live tracks from the video, the CD includes the songs "Beyond the Wheel" and "Hunted Down", while the vinyl disc includes all the live tracks from the video in addition to "Beyond the Wheel". This album has been bootlegged on black vinyl; genuine copies can be distinguished by the A&M logo.
