You have to take into consideration that these guys have already had their heyday . . . they were collectively in 2 of history's greatest rock bands ever . . . at least of the 90's, I guess . . . they can't make song after song of 'balls to the wall' heaviness . . . Chris Cornell is goddam 42!!
They have to keep in mind, that they'll be performing these albums all year long, in addition to the Rage and Soundgarden songs they play in concert . . . that's a huge catalog of high-energy material, that 40-year olds just can't pull off day after day . . . yes, I get your point as far as the radio-friendly bullshyt that their corporate nannies require, but they far from blow, man . . . I'll admit that there are some mid-tempo fillers . . . but I can gaurantee you that they're writing those songs with the mindset that they would prefer to not have a heart attack on stage . . .
Dude . . . they played the SHYT out of that concert . . . plenty good classic Rage, Soundgarden, and Audioslave tunes, which may not ALL be great songs, but they blew my goddam mind, I shyt you not
I agree that the term 'rocked' is overused these days, which is an understatement, but Audioslave goddam RRRROOOOWWCKED!!!