Yeah, I know I'm in a minority there :P .
The first album has bigger riffs and more all-around Zeppelinesque bombast, but I think Out Of Exile has much better songs and sounds more like a proper band. Then Revelations is good, but a bit rambling and unfocused - I suspect Cornell was already thinking of quitting.
I never expected the band to last very long, to be honest, but it was good while it lasted.