Let's revisit Higher Truth, the final album Chris Cornell released during his lifetime, a decade later and reassess what the critics at the time said. About Chris Cornell’s Solo Records Before 'Higher Truth'Chris Cornell’s solo records were generally more subtle than what he did with his rock bands. chris cornell, higher truth Higher Truth" data-title="Chris Cornell, Higher Truth"/>Universal loading...It’s not a “band” record - it’s very much a “singer-songwriter album.” He neither needed to adhere to an indie-rock or punk orthodoxy of what instruments or recording techniques were legit to a core audience. The Critical Response to 'Higher Truth'In 2015, Chris Cornell’s Higher Truth was a record the critics either didn’t pay attention to or they just didn’t get it. “Higher Truth” starts almost as a gospel song but morphs into a psychedelic jam before descending into static, almost as if he concluded that there was no “higher truth” to be found and that we have to live for the moment.