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Sold Date:
April 20, 2014
Start Date:
April 13, 2014
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Detailed item info Album FeaturesUPC:074646724811Artist:Alice In ChainsFormat:VinylRelease Year:1995Record Label:Columbia (USA)Genre:Grunge, Rock & Pop
Track Listing
1. Grind
2. Brush Away
3. Sludge Factory
4. Heaven Beside You
5. Head Creeps
6. Again
7. Shame in You
8. God Am
9. So Close
10. Nothin' Song
11. Frogs
12. Over Now
DetailsPlaying Time:65 min.Producer:Alice In Chains, Toby WrightDistributor:Sony Music Distribution Recording Type:StudioRecording Mode:StereoSPAR Code:n/a
Album Notes
Alice In Chains: Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell (vocals, guitar); Mike Inez (bass); Sean Kinney (drums).Recorded at Bad Animals, Seattle, Washington."Grind" was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance."Again" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.Much like the overcast and murky weather that Seattle is known for, Alice In Chains' music is dour, plumbing the darker side of life that's cluttered with dashed hopes and inner turmoil. The group's self-titled third album continues along this path, peppered by Layne Staley's nihilistic lyrics and guitarist Jerry Cantrell's weighty playing. The three-legged dog on the cover guarantees that no warm and fuzzy feelings will get aroused.When Staley states "How proud are you being able/To gather faith from fable?" on "God Am," he reflects the feelings of the displaced generation AIC sing to. Elsewhere, imagery of drug addiction floats through "Sludge Factory," as Cantrell's plodding riffs and the sound of a disjointed conversation paint an aural picture of nodding out. The darkened hues coloring the sound of ALICE IN CHAINS make it a perfect rainy-day record.