Dirt

nirvana mais animado

Okay, so I've never heard this album before apart from "Rooster." I'm immediately struck by the interesting timing of "Them Bones," which has this kind of syncopated rhythm on both the guitar and the drums. It's almost kind of funky. Quickly we've moved onto "Dam That River," which has some great vocal harmonies. Again, some really fascinating rhythmic choices all over the place that almost evoke old blues tunes. "Rain When I Die" -- again, really incredible rhythms going on. Some reverby, tonal explorations on the guitar. Impressed with the lyrics on this track -- this song could totally be covered and done in different styles. This album seems to be a personal reflection on a rough emotional situation (considering most of it is about drugs). Moving to "Down in a Hole," which sounds a lot like a straight Metallica ballad. A lot of the songs on this record are confessional pieces from a powerless and downtrodden individual. This track is essentially the thesis statement of the record, painting for us the sordid portrait of our narrator. "Sickman" --another funky situation with some tempo changes. At this point in the record, I'm starting to get a stomach ache. I feel as if I can only hear so much about a guy wanting to die. What's tethering me (somewhat) is the interesting musical changes that sound almost bluesy in origin. I can see why folks loved this record even if the content is a bit rough around the edges and in the center. Let's see what Jerry Cantrell, the primary songwriter on this album, has been through. Alright so AIC is from Washington (no doubt), and Cantrell is often called "the Riff Lord." His dad was a veteran and his mother was a musician. He liked Gregorian chants. His parents seemed to be divorced and he lost in mother at a young age. I suppose that's pretty rough. "Rooster" - speaking of Cantrell, this song is about his dad, and happens to be the only one on this record that I know. Let's be real, the main riff on this song is really tasty, and yet it's used so sparingly. Didn't realize this but Layne Staley, the singer, was already in a band called Alice 'N' Chains when Cantrell heard him play one of his last concerts with them. "Junkhead" - gosh I'm getting tired of the drug stuff, but the music is nice! It seems that Staley passed of an overdose in 2002. That makes this album even more haunting. There's about 5 songs left. There's a great excerpt of a review that says: "It's all in the music." My stomach ache, fatigue, and haunting feeling is all in the weird time signatures and dissonant harmonies. "Dirt" -- the eponymous track. Struck by his incredible voice but that's all. "God Smack" -- starting to get a bit bored by these last few tracks. There's some fun energy in the chorus (?) of this one. I like how he's experimenting with some vocal acrobatics in this (the falling-down-the-steps vibrato thing he has going on), but that's the end of the intrigue on this one. Again, the lyrics get a bit depressing and samey. "Untitled" - just a little "Iron Man" interlude thing. "Hate to Feel" - Feeling bored by this point. Not so much by the music, again, but by the content. I'm out!

Rock alternativo con 3 canciones que me gustan. El resto, demasiado iguales y agobiantes.

Grunge,heavy metal,alternative metal,alternative rock[

Grungy sameness, not my thing

Some good tracks in this. But not generally my vibe.

A grungy slice of rock - Didn't really know what to expect and in the first few seconds my heart sank, thinking I was going to get an incomprehensible shouty racket - but was quickly shown to be wrong. This has some great tones and musicality, and a soulful voice. Decent.

Pure, unadulterated grunge. It tends to start to fall into all the same tempo, but I suppose for smackheads it feels like it's blasting along. Best Tracks: Them Bones; Junkhead God Smack;

Fuera de Would? y de lo ponchado que suena al principio, la verdad es que tampoco me emocionó demasiado. El estilo vocal me llega a saturar a ratos. Por otro lado, lo que establecieron con este disco dentro del sonido del grunge tiene efectos en todo lo que oímos desde entonces.

Alice In Chains were a marginal influence on the future of alternative metal.... Quite a fine piece of hard rockery. (6/10) FT: Them Bones, Would?

Jak mi źle, jak mi smutno. Napisałem piosenkę, może trochę przynudną.

Not generally into this shade of the rockified mostly-metal and it really wasn’t what I was looking for when I listened to this. Just all the portentous, self-important singing and preponderance of heavy-handed chunka-chunka guitar.

Overall a decent grunge/metal album by Alice in Chains. It's a very emotional album that deals with some heavy subjects including depression, pain, anger and war that are played out with such raw emotion. Best: Dirt Worst: Would?

3/5 not good enough

Quality heavy grunge album

Pretty good. I still prefer Nirvana and Pearl Jam, but I can respect this album a lot. I'll have to listen to it again to form a stronger opinion, but a 3/5 for now.

It's good, and you can easily see what kind of music it comes from and where that genre's headed since, but it's not particularly remarkable on its own. Bottom end of a 3 for me.

Rock

Rhcp je je jučer izbacio jeben album sori navarro, ispo si davno. Edit: prije 6-7 godina sigurno 4, sad bas i ne

Verrassend dat dit album me nu wat meer aanspreekt dan toen het uitkwam. The Rooster en het verhaal erachter vind ik toch nog wel het mooiste nummer.

Melodic heavy heavy. Good riff times

This rocks hard, but not thrashy. Solid and sensible. Epic feel to the songs. Good. A high 3.

Some good guitar playing but it also felt a bit detached from the songs themselves, which mostly feature unexceptional lyrics and so-so melodies. Decent production but the tracks do tend to plod in places.

First time I have listened closely to AIC, haven't heard this album before and somewhat surprised. The mix of Heavy metal/Grunge was not as disturbing as I thought it would be probably because of the quality of the vocal harmonies of Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell that , at times, to my ears had a Steely Dan type quality to them. Some good songs on this album, my favourites are "Rain When I Die" "Junkhead", "Angry Chair" and "Would" which to me is reminiscent of Nirvana at their height. Not a great Heavy Metal/Grunge enthusiast but I can see the positives in this Album

I don't consider myself a huge grunge fan, but this is pretty solid. Consistent record overall.

I’ve always been a bit afraid of Alice In Chains. (Rightfully so.) 3.5

Ehh it's okay. I don't think I can remember which song is which since they all sound identical. The production reeks of the 90s and the album is 15 minutes too long. Not for me. 2.5/5

- Capa feia - Repetitivo - Os singles são bons

3.5/5 Dark, distorted, and depressing but a good listen if you’re in the mood for it. Knowing the background of “Rooster” breathes some life into a song heard way to many times on the radio, though it doesn’t exactly fit thematically with the rest of the album. The story of drug addiction and it’s consequences told through the series of tracks from “Junkhead” to “Angry Chair” is powerful. Staley’s vocals, while a bit nasally at times, are strong and fit the album. Fav Tracks: Them Bones, Down In A Hole, Would?

Interesting. Not a huge fan, but this was much more listenable than expected. Enjoyed the slower songs, cringed a bit on the harder. Seems they never quite reached heavy metal, but we're still raw and a bit unrefined. I want to give 3.5 stars, but thought "will I listen to this again"? 3 stars.

Went hard, but not extremely enjoyable. Cohesive for sure, vocals were a bit grating at times.

This is the definitive Grunge album. AiC had a tap into the teen angst, anger and lostiness that came to be associated with Gen-X and the 90s. 3.5/5

Not unbearable heavy rock. Will never listen to again.

A strong sophmore album from one of the main architects of 90's grunge. The songs have a visceral tone and rhythm anchored by charged vocals from Layne Staley. Although it moves the genre forward, there aren't any major singles that really stick with you as a listener, and those that do are among the final tracks.

First time listening to this album in full. Very dark and heavy grunge album. Enjoyable and deserves to be on the list but don’t think it’s one I would come back to, more likely to play Nirvana or Pearl Jam.

It's not really my thing but it's enjoyable

Dark, intense, unsettling. A masterfully made album by an incredibly talented band. I need to be in the right mood to listen to it, but it's really good. Fave Songs: Would?, Them Bones, Rain When I Die, Down in a Hole

It’s Alice In Chains!

Alice In Chains is somewhere in the ballpark of Metallica or Tool, but not quite as good as either of them. Rooster is the standout track, but they’re all absolutely fine and I’m not mad or excited or anything.

Enjoyed this, especially Rooster!! But I will listen to more of their albums, so hopefully they will grow on me more.

Rock alternativo con 3 canciones que me gustan. El resto, demasiado iguales y agobiantes.

Album

5/10

Expected to not like it but actually liked it. Reminded me of some bands I liked in the early 2000's, like Fuel.

Never had this one back in the day but it was in the air. They have a very recognizable and consistent sound. Brings me back to that era but that's about it.

definitely heavy metal

eh, it’s impressive, I guess I’ll give it a 5/10, certainly not anything I want to listen to again but I can appreciate the effort put into it

Sounds like some more modern stuff so probably ahead of its time?

they did not get enough attention as some of the other seattle bands, but just as giid

Layne Staley’s voice is amazing in this album and a staple in rock and roll. Got bored of their sound about halfway through. Prolly from SOR rehearsal 5/10

I remember vaguely this time, my older sister and my youngest aunt use to be heavily into grunge (is this grunge? Is this metal?) and I did not liked it that much (I was 6 tho). I like it now better but I get tired of it quickly

Love the singles from this, always have. As a whole album it's all a bit one-note and very druggy. You could see why Layne Staney went the way he did, the guy was obsessed!

More of a mix between hard rock and and metal than grunge to me but rocks in any case. Definitely built around the lead singer's vocals and lyrics, rest of band is adequate but not much ground breaking materials. Always liked "The Rooster" but a very consistent album beyond that.

“Depression, pain, anger, anti-social behavior, relationships, drug addiction (primarily heroin), war, death, and other emotionally charged topics.” Yay! Get the party started!

Not as in your face as I expected. Some reasonable stuff but plenty of rather gnawing industrial stuff.

Solid, powerful and dark.

Solid 90s grunge album with a surprising amount of variation in the guitar licks and song structures. Some tinges of 80s grandstanding and the mix bring the LP down a bit, but not enough to prevent a relisten.

Q: what sets Nevermind (and, perhaps, Ten) apart from the rest of the Grunge crowd? A: It’s pretty hard imagining an R n B cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit. This is not a diss of 90s RnB, much of which I liked. The point is that much of it, and 90s HipHop, was producer-driven brilliance. So too Grunge, but lacking the brill bit. The drums on Dirt are fucking fantastic, the guitars intriguing, and Layne Staney’s voice would carry anyone for an age. But it’s at least 60% producer wizardry, isn’t it? (If I were more committed to this task, I’ll search out the demos for this. But there’s only so much time in the world…) Imagine SWV or Aaliyah hitting Would? :)

Rock

A relentlessly HEAVY album. Emotional. Unrelenting. Uncompromising. Maybe too much for a single sitting but it's raw emotion. In that way it reminds me of Joy Division' Closer. Unfortunately I don't find the music nearly as compelling, so the most I can give it is 3.5 stars

Very late to this and enjoyed more than I thought I would. But some of it sounds like Queensryche on second listen so that drops it a star.

This was actually pretty good! Like, really good! I was fully prepared to loathe it but yet, I enjoyed it. The singer has this gutteral voice that is just perfect for the licks and hits the album gives you! It’s really not going to be for everyone though, but hey ho! I thought it was pretty fucking cool!

Alright.. bit dull

Didn't feel much like going back

Good sound but unfortunately not much variation within the album

Dull

2,9 Je moet z’n album zeker wel eens geluisterd hebben, maar voor mij doet het niet zo veel. Wanneer enkel de instrumenten spelen voel ik het niet echt, terwijl ik dat bij een goed geproduced beat wel heb. Dit kan wel zijn omdat ik niet thuis ben hierin. Zal ik het album nog is een kans geven? Ja

I don’t think I like hard rock? Or not enough to listen to it for an hour. Ooo a six eight! Are their voices okay? I genuinely want to know how people train to sing this way. The lyrics are interesting - maybe I could reimagine this for pop class. What is an angry chair?

Not a big grunge guy, but I understand why this would be a good one.

Not bad, but not an out and out classic either. It kind of falls short when compared to similar era Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden etc. There are some great songs on here but for large parts, and especially a lot of the second half, this feels like the aural equivalent of trudging through mud.

Gritty stuff. Got the walk done so can't complain

Honestly writing this review before making it through the whole album b/c I don't know if I'll finish it. It's fine. I suppose.

To look cool to anyone over the age of 40, i turn my nose up at Alice in chain when they are on a festival line up and to anyone under the age of 20 i dont have to justify anything to them because they cant possibly know anything about anything before they were born and if they try to claim they know anything about the years before they are born you just use the "you was not there" defence! because you are not letting anyone younger than you to claim anything that is yours or have an opinion but all that aside, With Alice and her incarceration possibly? or maybe she just needs to come back at Christmas and make an old friend of her change their ways?...Anyway when Alice comes on with her chains and throws out "Them bone" i am taken back to 1990s San Andreas and i quit enjoy my self...sipping on my space wine hidden in F&F jacket. Then after they are done, i complain about them and pretend to to like AC/DC because....reasons

Rooster and Would were big songs for me back in the day, but generally Alice in Chains have a kind of creepy vibe to me.

Quite enjoyed this actually. Never really known what Alice in Chains were about but I guess they sit somewhere between Bon Jovi and Gun n Roses. The sort of music a tattooed, Alice band wearing Sergio Ramos would listen to before a big match to get himself pumped up.

Levyn alussa oli reipasta menoa, mutta sitten meininki väljähtyi aika nopeasti. Ei minun mielestäni mitään kovin ihmeellistä kamaa, mutta ei toisaalta mitenkään erityisesti ärsyttänytkään. Jotain shokkirokkiahan tämän kai pitäisi olla? Siinä kategoriassa mielestäni musiikillisesti paremman kuuloista kuin vaikka Marilyn Mansonin korina.

Alice In Chains are another one of those bands that I *should* be massively into, but for whatever reason it just doesn't stick. Happily enjoyed listening through the album, but didn't find anything particularly memorable and there wasn't anything I particularly want to revisit. 5.5/10 ⚽ Euro player: Declan Rice vs Croatia. Did the job. Wasn't memorable. Hope the next one is better.

One of those bands that I’d heard of loads but never actually taken notice of who they actually were. Grungy but suprisingly harmonious. Quite rare, bit like a right footed left back. Kieran Trippier

Grunge,heavy metal,alternative metal,alternative rock

Naja

Some all around good heavy sounds, nothing to really draw me back though

This album drags on and is honestly so dull in its songwriting. Every song has the same depressing guitar tone and tempo, and the singing is irritating. When you compare this to Nevermind, they are worlds apart in quality of songwriting, despite being labelled as the same genre.

*Them Bones, Down in a Hole, Dirt* I'm finally starting to get Alice in Chains; in the past, I generally would switch radio stations whenever they came on. Thematically and sonically heavy. I both love and hate the "sludge metal" sound that "Dirt" helped create.

I love the speed of the drums and the guitar work is excellent. The album starts great with "them bones", " dam that river" and " down in a hole". I'm not a fan of "sick man" the guitar is too screechy and is seems to lose its vocal harmony. "Rooster" picks it up again but it loses the harmony and goes back to noisy guitars until "angry chair" and "would?" (Which ends the album). Great start and strong finish, but the middle is inconsistent. Overall good album with some great standouts.

I bought this album when I was 13 and it is a fun trip down memory lane but not something I would probably listen to again

apart from a few tracks at the beginning in the end, the middle part merged together and wasn’t particularly strong. this artist is definitely a great, loud and talented one but this album wasn’t much of those things at all.

Good stuff

Opens up with a classic in them bones, and liked the first few tracks but then it just got a bit more sludge and wasn't too gone on second half

ok. Not ground breaking for me. Not going to search out anything else by them to be honest

Soundgarden esk but a bit heavier

I really thought I was going to have more of a nostalgic feeling for this album than I did. There are some songs I really like. A lot of the other songs sort of run together. I will say that this album finishes very strong, with two classic Alice in Chains songs, though I think the album would flow better if they were located sooner rather than at the very end 3/5

Not a bad album, just too long runtime and the songs sounding all very similar

the album cover makes me nervous and feels like it was directly ripped from my nightmare. album was pretty good though. i love "down in a hole". the album became more depressing as i read more about the lead singer.

Heavyyy

Just not really my thing, not bad per se, but it felt really flat a lot of the time. The vocals are quite good, but the instrumentation lacked a certain oomph to grab my attention.

mun varmaan ois pitäny tykätä tästä. en tykänny. tuntu hammaslääkäriltä. oon menossa tänään hammaslääkäriin. kesti liian pitkään eikä mitään tapahtunu. silti genrenä mun. mutta ei levynä.

Didn't like that. Sounded a bit cringey 80s and less grunge at times. Not a fan of the vocal either. 2/5.

Album 288. Dirt (https://open.spotify.com/album/58NXIEYqmq5dQHg9nV9duM?si=oXuR1I7EQcySj4PMfsXCLA) — Alice In Chains (1992) I don't like Alice in Chains in general, so this album is not an exception. It has quite high rating for metal, but I want to downgrade it so much for grunge. I just can't understand what's so good about this album. There're a couple of good songs, Would? specifically, but the whole album is meehh 2/5 Liked: — Down In A Hole — Would?

its personally not really my type of music, but its not bad

I can see why people like it but just don't think it's my thing

a bit too angry/depressive for me. I’m all for some grunge, but I appreciate some levity or experimentation mixed in. this was like pure grunge with a much clearer metal influence, which doesn’t really do it for me.

Like a joke of a rock band?

low 2 rubbish nirvana clone

I've dipped in and out on Alice in Chains over the years. I think the last time I tried to listen to a whole damn album was the one that had "Check My Brain" (Black Turns Into Blue, maybe?). "Check My Brain" absolutely ripped, but I think I gave up before listening to the whole thing. Feel the same way about this one. The riffage on this album is pretty solid throughout, and I've always liked their dirge-y, Southern-sounding harmonies (I had for the longest time assumed they were from the Southeast rather than Northwest). But my gawd, all sound same, and most of the lyrics are just so terrible, trite, dumb, and on the nose it's hard to tolerate. Particular offenders are "Junkhead," "Dirt," "God Smack" and "Hate to Feel." This is about as 2.5 as it gets.

Not my cup of tea

2.5 -- much better than expected, but gets to be too much after a while, only listened to first half or so

I had the Singles soundtrack on CD in high school — it had the song Would, but it was probably my least favorite song on there. Despite that I tried to keep an open mind. As I listened I found that a lot of the songs sounded very much the same. I’m not sure if the vocals use auto harmony to emulate powerchords or if they’re trying to sound that way… whichever it is I found it really off putting and overused. Down in a Hole sounded different which was welcome, but things immediately sank back into the same old formula for the rest of the album. Hate to Feel was okay, but sounded like a worse version of Led Zeppelins Dazed and Confused.

Them Bones Rooster Would The rest of the album difficult slog

not my genre

I mean, I don't really like this type of music. This type of grunge, is too 'hard-rock' for me. I prefer Nirvana and even Pearl Jam (normie I know). However, I can genuinely appreciate the quality here, it's very impressive. The melodies are also pretty catchy (sometimes). Maybe eventually I'll appreciate it more. My score is low because my taste really affects this one.. Sorry Alice, I hope you break those chains one day...

Didn’t like it then, don’t like it now

I appreciate Alice in Wonderland more 😃

This is a slice of grunge that just doesn't interest me. It all sounds so tortured and similar.

Pensándolo bien, está cerca del 3

I don't think this is a bad album but I also don't think Alice in Chains is for me

Not really my thing

Pas mon style même si je reconnais que c'est bien fait

C'était sympa sur 2-3 sons et puis c'est devenu chiant de fou. Je suis pas trop rock/metal et là c'est trop pour moi.

Not the biggest Alice in Chains fan. There was some cool songs, and it went a few places I didnt expect, but mostly, it was sludgy hard rock.

Hard rock not grunge. Nothing that makes it distinctive. Songs sound the same Vocalist not very good. Would is a good song. Not very good. Two stars.

Didn't really enjoy this, quite grungy rock and it all blended into one for me

4/10 - I don't think I understood the importance and songs begin to blend into each other Listened on plane so not sure how intently this was in fairness

I have the sinking feeling that I honestly dislike most grunge records. This one is unfortunately no different.

Not a fan, 2 stars

I did not enjoy a single song on here, and every song felt miserable. This is only a 2 and not a 1 because I get the impression that that's the point. For what reason? No clue.

Honestly, this record is a bit fucking boring. I’d never really listened two it in one sitting before but now having done so, it was a bit of a struggle. What does standout in my mind is that the vocals on this record are kind of middling- they don’t carry the record. Similarly, the guitar tone from Jerry on this record which appears on every track is annoying and pitched at a level that irritates. This is likely the fault of Dave Jerden who produced this record and uses an annoying blended amp approach which makes things pitchy. It is also a dark and gloomy record. Really. This adds up to a rather dark, gloomy boring record with an unpleasant guitar tone sung by a half interested Layne. Look, I get that some people are going to say that this is the best AIC record but what does that really mean? They had a definitive sound for sure and Layne can sing, but really, to me, the Hype regarding the record where every single song sounds similar is a little misplaced. Rooster, Down A Hole and Would? are first rate songs but make it an EP. It would have been less boring. 2/5

Gritty, grungy but not my cup of tea. Feels rather repetitive and a bit miserable. Can appreciate it for what it is but it's not for me. 2.5/5

Not really my cup of tea, cool and well produced songs though :)

One of the better recent heavy metal groups.

No soy de escuchar rock metalico.pero no esta tan mal

Good and rocky to start with but I soon got bored with lack of variation

I wanted to say that I didn’t dislike it I just thought it belonged back in the 90’s. However half way through I just thought it turned to shit. Nope, not for me

3.5/10 Not my genre at all. 'Down In A Hole' was a highlight, but I think that's because it was the least grungy song on the record. Most of the tracks were very similar. The vocals were strong and the music was fine but there's nothing extraordinary here and this should be a list of extraordinary records. Best track: Down In A Hole Will I revisit?: No

that came at a bad point in my life and made it worse

My mom just doesn’t understand me man

Among the three metal-adjacent albums we've listened to recently, I probably dislike this one the least. The vocalist is actually pretty skilled and there were a few satisfying vocal harmonies throughout. the Rooster is probably the best track partially for this reason. I also noticed a trait of his singing is that he likes to hold notes out for pretty long, which I thought was interesting. So the few moments that had long held out vocal harmonies were nice, and I enjoyed one or two of the guitar solos. Still not good enough for me to give it to three.

The song I always skip when I hear that AAHH turns out to be just as shit as I expected.

Not for me.

Did not find enjoyable. It seemed very dark. Maybe that was the point, I dont know.

2 stars I was familiar with a lot of it, but I’ve never listened to it because I wanted to. It’s pretty consistent but it’s the side of grunge I was never interested in. This listen just confirmed what I could have assumed it would sound like to listen to an Alice In Chains album.

Not really my cup of tea so in comparison to other reviews, given this a low 2 star

Notable Textzeile: Sitting on an angry chair Angry walls that steal the air Stomach hurts and I don't care Ich habe das schon vor ein paar Tagen gehört und es wirklich nicht viel hängen geblieben. Ich erinnere mich daran, dass ich das gleichzeitig schwer auszuhalten und schwer egal fand. Irgendwie ist das so produziert, das alle Riffs extrem ähnlich klingen, auch die Rhythmussektion hat keine große Abwechslung. Habs echt versucht, aber konnte mich nicht drauf konzentrieren. Textlich auch nix für mich, hab kurz nachgelesen was Cantrell darüber gesagt hat und finde die Aussage, "es sind ja nur 6 von 13 Songs" über Drogen schon drollig.

J'aime plus Pearl Jam que je pensais. Écoute fastidieuse. C't'un peu quétaine, j'trippe pas sur la chèvre qui chante.

hard, grungy, work

Never got into the band, though liked others from the Seattle scene. Perhaps because it leans more into that, or actually just is early 90s straight US heavy (metal); guitars and riffs and that gloom and doom thing just dressed in flannel. Listening that view isn’t changing today. Just doesn’t interest me, sure if it's your thing this is great but it ain't mine so was a laboured chore - 2 Star

I really like Nirvana and Pearl Jam, but man, I was never able to get into Alice in Chains. I even saw them live at Lollapalooza when I was in college and I fell asleep during their set. There may have been some intoxicants involved to help with that but still. I also never cared for Layne Staley's voice much.

This album...it's overrated. Other 90s grunge has aged well (Pearl Jam), but Alice in Chains just feels dated now. It's not as strong musically or lyrically as the timeless albums on the list. I think it's okay to forget this album.

Metal no de mi gusto por la falta de “fríos”

no

I've heard really good things about this album, but in my personal opinion, it isn't my style. I found nothing wrong per se with anything in particular; nothing really stood out at all, that's really all it was. A couple of tracks caught my attention slightly, but other than that, it was quite hard to stay invested. This may be one of those albums for me that I would have to listen to maybe another one or two times to really catch any interest, but for now, this is all I have to say about this album. Tracks that stood out slightly more than others: Rain When I Die Rooster Them Bones

I can see why I sort of liked them in high school. Not the case right now.

One or two were fab, the rest of the album was rather boring

I get why they were popular, I recognized half the tracks from the local rock radio station. Their sound is unique and varied, which gives the impression they’re talented. That being said the lyrics are bad and the vocals edge toward comical.

Its trashy music

I mean, it's not the kind of genre I usually listen to, but for now (4 song) it has been good. I loved the second song. I ended it, good.

Not my cup of tea

Not really a fan of the grunge genre, but most of the songs were alright, even if the instrumentation was repetitive to my stupid ears. Also a little too much distortion which i'm pretty meh about. Pretty cheesy. I like the harmonisation, but the vocals make me want to die. There was a good balance of hard rock and softer moments, but otherwise not for me.

Not a great album personally, a bit too heavy for my liking and no songs that stuck out as being particularly memorable

Please stop asaulting my ears Some songs are really okay thoo

Is this grunge? Is this goth? Is this metal? I'm not sure. Is this somewhere between 2 and 3 stars? Yes

Record company PR guys tricked a whole generation into buying more shitty Metallica-esque metal music by calling it grunge but I ain’t falling for it. This is just heavy metal. Giving it a new name and dressing the band in flannel rather than leather pants and hairspray doesn’t change that fact. This sucks.

Okay in short bursts.

To screamo. Not really a fan.

Too grungy for me. Let in the sunshine.

A bit too unmelodic for me. I get bored with some of that grunge.

just not my thing

Not for me

alice in chains is just irritating

Bog standard 90s rock

Better than I remember, but Jar of Flies is one of the best albums ever. It better be on this list. But you should hear Dirt, if it only to track their progression to their magnum opus jar.

Not my flavor

Not my type

Men would rather record an album of mid-range fuzz-dirge yelling their angst for an hour than go to therapy. Sorry to be mean, but AIC does nothing for me. The most overrated Seattle band of the early-90s. “Would?” really pops as the last track as it’s a breath of fresh air from the endless muck.

Least favorite of the big 4 grunge - but the album breathes its chaotic context. The riffness riffes - The singing dramatizes nasaly about dope Not my kind of grunge - but a landmark I guess

Some cool guitar licks but the rest of it was pretty irritating

El disco creo que musicalmente está muy bueno pero no es para nada mi estilo

This is not super for me but I can see why other people love it. Reading the reviews on here is funny because they all range between 4/5 stars and 1 stars with very few in between. I'll give it a 2.5 because I can tell it's a good album for people who are grunge fans, but a lot of the tracks sound the same and I find the lead singer's voice annoying. I will join the chorus of people shouting out Rooster as a standout track, though I have to wonder if that's only because it's the first song to sound different sonically than everything that came before it.

This was my first time really listening to Alice in Chains, and their sound has never really had much success drawing me in. Some cool moments in here, but the vocal style, guitar tones, and overall songwriting aren't really my favorite. I feel like a lot of these tracks end up blending together. Not the worst thing I've ever heard, but it's just not my thing, I guess. Favorites: Would?

Seems like Alice in Chains has been getting a lot of reappraisal lately, so I was looking forward to giving them a full look. Again, the hard rock side of grunge is just not for me. Layne has good voice for the genre but this doesn't do much for me. Instrumentation kind of just flattens out into a sludge and the tone is a little too aggressively dour to me. A very fitting album cover for what you're hearing, just kind of flat brown-ness.

I got older by 10 years before the second song ends.

The hill I will die on is that Facelift was their only good album.

Did I listen to the same album as everyone else? The sound feels so muted and depressing across the board, and that vocalist does absolutely nothing to bring any life into this album. Compared to the other big grunge bands, this feels so tame.

4/10 Best songs: Down in a Hole This is a heavy metal/grunge album whose music, surprisingly, I don't particularly dislike. My big issue with the album is that every. single. song. never. ends. They drone on and on and on with the same-sounding instruments, vocals/vocal techniques, and lyrics. It gets boring. There are few to no stand out tracks (mainly because I kept anxiously waiting for each song to end).

Noisy, boring, and gloomy.

It does sit nicely between grunge and metal. Sadly I’m not crazy about either of those genres so not a fun ride for me. Rating: 1.9

Approaching this with a perhaps misplaced sense of dread cause this just isn’t my thing. Them Bones has Guitar Hero Nostalgia for me but the rest of this is really dragging Rooster is fine I guess Just unlikeable whining through most of the record. I like the chugging guitar riffs but the vocals often kill it for me. When this ended I said audibly thank god this is over. 2/5 for them bones alone

Uff nei det her e bra bonat, egentlig to men smell på med 3 fordi Them Bones og Rooster e catchy

Synes alle låtene høres helt like ut

No es mi tipo de música, y en algún punto se me hizo monotono pero podría entender porque hace parte de esta lista.

Not my type of music but wasn’t the worst of that genre.

too plodding for me

this album is so ass, can barley hear any of the guitar riffs because there’s so much distortion. i like rooster. lead singer’s voice is permanently in cursive.

i can recognize it as being peak for the times, but i often have a hard time getting into most 90s grunge rock. i've been trying to like it more but grunge is never completely my thing unfortunately, with the exception of some of Nirvana and a little bit of Soundgarden in my playlist. i'm just not too crazy about Layne Staley's vocals. i just didn't feel a strong connection here. or maybe i just need to listen to a different Alice In Chains album favorite track: Rain When I Die. i really liked the flow of this one

I think I've heard it?

I'm not heavy enough for this

As I make my way through these albums, certain things about my taste begin to crystallize for me. One of them so far has been that grunge is really not my thing. And this album in particular was really a slog. For a band with such a big sound, there's not a lot going on that grabs my ear. When you compare them to some of their "alternative" peers of the early 90's, they don't have the vulnerability or edge of Nirvana, the swagger and playfulness of Jane's Addiction, the creativity and darkness of NIN, or the soulfulness of Blind Melon, just to name a few. Again, they have a big sound but it's just kind of stuck in this predictable, mid-tempo chug that quickly loses my interest. I'm gonna put this at a 2/5

A bit more metal than the other Seattle bands. Still has that annoying drawl though. Will I be listening again? Probably not.

2.5

This is not for me.

Big Alice in Chains fan, but this album just isn't it.

Way heavier and harder than I remember. While I could like a single Alice In Chains song hearing it on a soundtrack or 97X back in the day, an entire album of this kinda hard rock is not for me. Not my genre.

Respect the craft, admire the vibe, but I’ll be over here humming R.E.M. while the grunge kids stare at me like I brought a kazoo to a funeral.

Oh gawd, I can’t believe listened to this because of a guy I dated. Had my fill back then so honestly didn’t need to listen again.

Very repetitive

Great grunge rock. I can see why this is considered one of the greats for this genre, but totally not my thing these days.

Baller move att skriva en låt och sen släppa 13 tagningar av den.

I guess it's for the greater good of society that we don't all like the same thing 😐

I really thought this might be my kind of thing, but it was sooooo mid.

Kinda hypnotic. For a long drive at least. But wouldn’t listen to again.

This has not aged well. I used to listen to this quite a bit back when it came out. I can't believe I used to think I liked it. Everything sounds like mud: the mix, the vocals, the lyrics. Even the cover leaves a lot to be desired. "The Rooster" and "Would?" are this album's saving graces, but they aren't enough to overcome the unrelenting sameness of the other tracks.

Very moody and heavy feeling. A few tracks are lighter but they're not enough to make me feel the need to listen to the album again.

idccccccccccccccc høydepunkt: down in a hole

By no means is this my favourite and I never think to listen to Alice in Chans. But it strikes a bit nostalgic for me as it was on the radio a lot when I was a kid and Layne has a distinctive voice.

They could also have called this Sludge.

look. i still don’t like metal. i enjoyed “dirt”

I can sort of see why these guys were called grunge, but for me it doesn't quite sit in that category. There's too much hair metal in the mix for it to feel truly grunge to my ears - too much guitar wankery and fucking wah pedal(I say this as a guitar player myself), too much warbly vibrato and performative twang in the vocals. The lyrics are occasionally so juvenile as to be funny for all the wrong reasons "you piss upon my candle / so proving you're a fake"... erm... the harmonies soar and the production is good, I just think it's not 100% for me. 2*

Meh. It all sounded the same

Seeing as this was my first experience with Alice in Chains, I honestly didn't enjoy Dirt as much as I had hoped I would. At the same time, some of Layne Staley's vocal inflections were so funny that I couldn't help but smile in the moment. Separately, I really hope I'm not the only person who heard "erm, what the sigma" during the chorus of "Sickman." Highlights: Them Bones, Sickman, God Smack, Hate to Feel

There were a few songs that lowered this rating. 2.5

Apesar de eu gostar de rock, não me agradou muito

I can respect the musicality of this album but I find it uninteresting. It's not necessarily offensive to my ears but I will likely never return to it.

Not bad, but also not my thing.

Listened to and from work. Man I really dislike this era of rock. There were a couple good songs but the rest was just unpleasant to listen to. Cringe lyrics, boring rhythm section, about 20 minutes too long. Evil Chair is up there among the worst songs I've listened to in the project so far.

I found this album to be bad! All the songs sounded the same and they all sounded bad to me. I am no stranger to grunge, I enjoy grunge, some of my best friends are grunge! But this on ain’t it, sis. Sue me!!

meh

Wanted so bad to give this a 3 but it got so repetitive.

Like an odd song now and then from here could be ok but an hour straight makes me want to cry a little bit.

I was having issues with my headphones so this sounded just like I remembered, very staticy.

Gen X is the ultimate “lobster too buttery; steak too tender” generation, and they made/listened to music like this to simulate oppression amidst a banal existence. Butt Rock.

Edgy like Hot Topic.

There will be wah wah pedals and minor keys alongside no shortage of war imagery. This war imagery will be a metaphor for depression, addiction and unresolved issues from our youth unless we are just straight up writing about depression, addiction and unresolved issues from our youth. It is written. And written. And written - over and over and over. There is no hint of sunlight. No variation form the theme. Nothing in the way of hope until the final track. It is telling that the only alternate flavor offered up here is a song from a soundtrack grafted onto the end of this album. Would? Is a masterpiece in any era. It sound like a different band. They manage to transform thr minor key into something exultant. The previous 12 tracks just seem to wallow. I need a little hope. Or at least catharsis but all I get is droning darkness. Maybe that is the point.l? AIC are arguably more impactful on the mid to late 90s than the other members of the Big 4. The textures of this album, the vocal affect spread far and wide. That is an acknowledgement not an endorsement. I'm happy I was old enough to change the channel on that era. Give me Would? Leave the rest.

it's not to my taste, the songs are too long and Would stands out head and shoulders against the rest of the songs. Okay, high 2, wouldn't listen again

Intellectually, I appreciate grunge and this movement in music, it’s not my cup of tea. But I really tried and I listened to most of the album. Standout: Rooster (because I already knew it and it’s actually a decent song) 02-01-2026

High 2. Listened with a bleach / mother love bone hat on and found it patchily good E.g. think Would? is great, a classic of its genre. Overall too many uninteresting, self-indulgent songs though.

5.1 When did Bon Jovi start taking heroin? Fav: Would? Least fav: God Smack

1: Dirt 2: Angry Chair 3: Rooster

Really tried to like this… but failed

Dull, derivative, tuneless metal. Metal can be many things, but the most unforgivable sin is for it to be boring, which this mostly is. "Rooster" and "Would" offer some brief relief from the tedium late in the record.

Don't remember. I think metal

#252/1001. Check the following statements to finish your review: Does it have distorted guitars? ✅ Was it cool in the 90s? ✅ Do you think they included it in the book 1001 albums you must hear before you die? ✅ Is it yet another album and a band who deal with drug use? ✅ Does any of these matter to you at all? ❌ P.s "bassist Mike Starr was fired in January 1993 during the tour to support the album." That seemed to work since the album sold well and was hauled by the critics. I'll give a two for the guitar sound and the riffs.

meh

Je merkt dat ze het wel kunnen, maar ik vind het toch vooral veel onnodig lawaai.

uh shi was mid ig i dont really like this band too repetitive

First time listening to Alice in Chains and can't say that it did much for me. It feels like it perfectly captured a moment in time, though, and reading more about the band itself, I can see the importance of the album and how it fit in with the rest of what was emerging in the early 90s.

pas mon style sorryyyy

I do not listen the whole album Although this album brings back to me memories from old job so I think I’ve listened this music before

In the sea of grunge, Alice in Chains stands out, but I can only take a few songs at a time as it’s just too much of the same.

Not a big AIC fan, and this isn’t their best

Not my thing

Favorite Song: Down In A Hole Least Favorite Song: Hate To Feel Do I understand why this album was included on this list? Yes. Will I ever listen to this again? No.

There were a couple of halfway decent songs but I felt that it kind of droned on. I've heard other groups do it better. That muddy kind of guitar sound is okay if you have the songs to back it up but these guys didn't.

not my type of party..

not for me i'm afraid

Too Long between the goodies and one giant hit

No soy fan de Alice in Chains, nunca le encontré el gusto y honestamente este disco entró por un oído y salió por el otro. Lo lamento mucho, pero se me hizo olvidable.

Grunge is said to be a fusion of punk and metal. I've never been big on the more metal side of grunge. It doesn't help that every song on this sounds the same to me.

I just really don't like 90's alt/popular rock, it all sounds so generic and lifeless to me. Not saying its bad, it just isn't for me.

not essentially my type of music but it’s superior

an awkward album to review given the personal subject matter of the tracks and the unfortunate fate of multiple band members. to me though it's just okay. this album leans more on its heavy metal influences which i kinda like but it all feels very samey to me. could jump to any point in the album and not really be able to tell you what song it is. the thing about grunge is that even despite how absolutely fucked everything is rn i'm an perma-optimist *anyway* because the alternative sucks and is antithetical to my mode of being, so the apathetic angst and self-loathing always bounces off me.

So, I don't like Grunge. That's not to say its objectively bad, but its like an acquired taste in food I don't have. I can admit its got its place, but that place is not on my palate. This certainly sounds like grunge. I feel I'd appreciate this more if I forgot to take my antidepressants for like, a week straight.

Nicht jeder 90s Grunge ist gut.

I think I just don’t like grunge. There r a couple good songs on here but I think it is the corniest genre ever. 2.5

Sorry Esteban! This is the deadly combo of boring and too long. It’s not offensive or bad necessarily, just uninteresting.

2.3 i dont fw metal too much

First time listening to Alice in Chains, not for me. Songs sounded very similar to each other. Top song: Rooster

Not my usual genre, oddly really catchy. I like Down in a Hole quite a bit.

Many of these songs were in reliable rotation on the "Butt Rock" stations of my younger years, so I can't hear this music without being transported back to the gas station I worked at when I was 16.

This album was tough to escape I. College. I’m amazed at how much it sounds like Metallica now. A pale imitation of that and Nirvana.

Sam and Dean Winchester get into Baby and act really cool

Well. I did listen and read along with the lyrics. Drums and guitars work well with the angsty, angry lyrics. 57 minutes of is too much metal for me, though. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Would? ⭐⭐: Didn't like it, couldn't hate it for what it is.

Some good guitar playing but I don't care for the singing and all the songs sound basically the same to me. I just want it to be over. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): N/A ⭐⭐: Didn't like it, didn't hate it. Saved no tracks.

Ned ganz so i mim wohlfüühl-genre. Lah die Alice lieber in chains. zwei dreckschlumpe

Always tough to review albums released just before your time. Something about them always seems perpetually out of fashion, especially so with grunge. I understand its place and importance, but will likely never listen to this again

1991 the year grunge broke big. 1992 the year grunge broke as classic rockers and metallers ditched the spandex and put on a glum expression. What grunge lost was its independent spirit, its punk roots and sense of humour and as it imbibed more metal influence it became cheesier. “ Did she call my name? I think it's gonna rain When I dIe?” Jesus! It’s like a Fast Show sketch. Still it’s more listenable than the sorts of music they’d have made 5, 10, 15, 20 years before. I just wish I got the Auteurs today!

i’m just not a hard rock person but i appreciate the vibessss

Don’t care for this style at all.

Un peu trop hard rock pour moi mais sympa !

Alice in Chains definitely has its own sound, but once you've heard one song, you've heard nearly all of them. Would? and Rooster are the only two interesting songs, and Would? is the only one I'd listen to again voluntarily. 4/10

Has bright moment, but I had hoped it’d go harder than this, it has too many similarities to glam rock or pop rock

There's a lot to dislike about this album, the lack of musical invention, the Adrian Mole-esque lyrics, the fact it sounds like it was recorded from the bottom of the deep end of an Olympic swimming pool. However, one should also acknowledge AiC's grim dedication to a uncomplicated miserablism eventually equates to at least a level of charm that's almost endearing. Like a cousin's ugly baby trying to make friends with you.

I usually don't mind some american grunge style music but this one was a bit too 'chuggy'. I can appreciate why people would think its a good album but its not for me. Picked up bits of RATM type guitar riffs but blended with something that reminded me of Tenacious D....... which i found a bit unsettling....

generic tuneless depression rock. tolerable.

I don't like Alice In Chains. I just don't. I understand why people might; if i was a 50 year old divorced dad who used to crush cans with the boys in the 90s while this was blasting, and now listens to it when they're in their feels about limited custody of the kids, I can see the appeal. But to me, every song basically sounds the same, the vocals are annoying most of the time, and every song is so overdramatic. I cant imagine finding this emotionally resonant, and God help anybody who does, thats a lot of weight to carry. If i wanted this kind of grungy sound from that era, I'd throw on Soundgarden or especially Nirvana any day. Concession: Rooster kind of fucking rocks.

I liked the vocals for the most part, but that’s about it. Everything else was on par with other grunge, angry albums. No surprises here.

Liked didn't love, just don't think that Seattle grunge scene is so much for me even though on surface level it should be. I respect the album though, just not a fave

Not for me. I appreciate the craft, but everything sounds so bland and monotone. Not many stand out songs, mix is crunched together, vocalist seems really bored to be singing these songs. Maybe that was the intent :D

at best this is a pretty good guitar album, but the monotony of the entire thing makes it pretty hard to get through. the depressing grungy themes of the album make it seem like this isn’t an album you can just casually listen to while at your desk job. maybe i’m not in the correct state of mind to appreciate it, but it just came off as boring. not the worst but definitely not the best.

Heavy rock

Heavy, feel-bad shit. Probably the genesis for a loooott of the butt-rock that came down the line after this, particularly in the vocal style. I don’t like it. I think other bands explored these emotions better and other bands had better instrumental composition. It’s always crazy to me that the music industry in the 90s was so successful that there was room for so many bands that sounded exactly like one another to find success — I’m just like, why would I listen to this when I could listen to Soundgarden?

Yks hyvä

I don’t really get the appeal of Alice In Chains. Maybe overexposure to them from my local “alternative rock” radio station when I was younger? I found it a bit tiresome to get through the whole thing.

The album is not bad, but felt too long. Some songs are boring, too slow, lots of distortion, and few guitar solos. Not my kind of rock. However, there are some songs that are good. 2.5/5

i don’t like this kind of music at all!! i actually like a good number of the melodies but the overall vibe, the guitar sounds and especially the voice, is just so horrendous that it doesn’t matter

To Alice in Chains' credit they have managed to create a cohesive blend of grunge, metal and hard rock. There are many more genres besides that you'll be given glimpses of too - shoegazey moments, post-punky moments. It all adds up to one band, which is impressive. However, the vocals, come across as affected to me, leaning into an archetype which I prefer elsewhere.

This is probably their best album for me at least. Not a huge fan, but great grooves. I can’t get over how many of these songs I know.

Not my thing. Nothing for the hips, but good for building neck muscles I guess.

Not for me

Enjoyable metal music but the songs all sound pretty similar

Not bad, but I'd rather just listen to the Melvins. Waaaay too fuckin long. I was starting to get tired off it around the halfway point. Thought it was almost done and realized there's still 6 more tracks. I'm tapping out. Performances and songwriting ranges from decent to good, just not enough variation to keep it engaging