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Dirt by Alice In Chains

Dirt

Alice In Chains

1992
3.47
Rating
29362
Votes
1
6%
2
15%
3
28%
4
29%
5
22%
Distribution
Genres: Metal, Rock Styles: Grunge, Hard Rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal

Reviews (page 11 of 14)

Not to my taste

This is one of those albums that transport me back to when it was around, in this case the early 90s. What a strange time for me. Anyway, this isn't about me, it's about the album. Still worthy. 4 stars. :)

One of my favorite albums, “Them Bones” is like a buzzsaw with the driving guitars. I absolutely love it.

I never really got into Alice In Chains, and I'm not sure why. Really enjoyed this one.

A number of songs that have transitioned to the classic rock stations. Back in the day never really being a “fan” of this band but knew their music. I really enjoyed listening to this full album.

Haven't listened to this in a long time. It still absolutely slaps.

Some really great riffs, title track hits hard. Very hard rocky sound, but they are actually trying to do something interesting with it

A song I really liked sampled Down In A Hole Aside from that, I feel as if the amount of dogshit albums we usually get is inflating the ratings of all other albums I listen to. Had this popped up in the first 50 I probably wouldve given this a 2 but I am almost bordering on giving it a 4 just because of how decent it is relatively to the rest of the shit on this list I want to stay objective and distance myself from comparative reviews but its ridiculously hard and getting harder with each boomer rock album that shows up If a Beatles album showed up tomorrow, who knows, I might even... almost kind of like it? Horrowing thought to ponder.

Personal grade: 2/5 With a more "objective" grade of 8/10??? That last mark might equal a 5+2 addition, plus *one extra point* for the "impact" of this record on a small subset of "alternative rock" fans during the nineties. When you read what those fans wrote about this record, it sounds like a treat *on paper*. Too bad said treat escapes my attention whenever I actually listen to *Dirt*. Are my ears at fault here? You see, having gone through the nineties as a "alternative rock" teenage fan, I've tried to "like" *Dirt* many times. Yet it never clicked for me. I've always found it linear, repetitive yet not hypnotic enough, and displaying poor melodies and uninteresting rhythms. And Jesus H. Christ, those cheesy hair metal solos, so ridiculously hackneyed. Not to mention the "dated" sound of this album (not as dated as Pearl Jam's *Ten*, in another genre, but close). A few cuts stand out ("Rain When I Die", ballad "Rooster", and the somewhat famous single "Would?" closing the proceedings. But the rest just drowns into sameness, just like a heroin junkie drowns into a drowsy state indeed. It even surprises me to admit it, but if I had to listen to depressed, ill-at-ease vocal meanderings over somewhat jammy dirges, I'd rather listen to Tool (are Tool albums in Dimery's list, by the way?) Or closer to Alice In Chains' mark, maybe I would elect to explore Soundgarden's LPs instead. I know all of those acts are quite different animals. But those different animals can at least make me "feel" something once in while. Can't say I'm feeling much whenever I listen to Alice In Chains. My loss? Number of albums left to review: 255 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 326 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 186 (including this one--an extremely rare occurence for a record I grade with a 2/5 mark. Consider me open-minded here. Or open to the idea that my music taste makes it impossible for me to enjoy an admittedly well-crafted album on a "technical" point). Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many other records are more important to me): 238

Very awesome. Never heard music like it

Fantastic

I split from heavy rock like this before ALICE IN CHAINS hit, so I never really subscribed, even though I always liked Them Bones. After actually listening I was kind of blown away. I still don't like the heavy guitar sound, but Cantrell harmonizing with Staley is next level--they sound perfect. I thought it was a studio effect (it kind of is), but watched some live stuff. Still not going to go all AIC army, but VERY solid album. Would be 3.5, but I'm bumping.

With the first two tracks, I thought this would be an hour of being screamed at. The next two tracks softened a bit, with less screaming (and a small bit of real musical enjoyment for me). With tracks 5 (Sickman), we were back to screaming, then less screaming with Rooster (which I think I recognized as having heard before). Then I got bored with assessing which tracks were "more screaming" vs "less screaming". Totally not my music.

I'm very familiar with this album but haven't listened to it in a long time. Starts out with an absolute banger then settles into some really good follow ups. Down in a Hole is a huge stand-out and cannot be ignored as a track that transcends and threatens to be on "greatest songs of all time" lists. Sickman is my least favorite track so far which is a shame because I know another favorite is coming right behind it. Rooster is another all-timer that even people who don't like the rest of AiC may enjoy. The follow up tracks are very good again! Every song up to the end are bangers!

I've never listened to Alice in chains before but now I think I have been missing out? This hits exactly that juncture between memories and going HARD. There were two songs that I recognized from growing up and listening to the radio in the late 90s: Rooster and Would? I wasn't expecting to end the album with such a banger, but there it was!

Rain When I Die is funkier than I would have thought. Guitar reminds me of Rage or something Im getting bored at sickman They don't have the sauce God smack has the sauce This album is technically good but doesn't have the sauce

This was a struggle for me. The band wasn’t doing anything special. The lead sjj in beer was doing something unique and impressive, but not pleasing. The lyrics were sad and angsty and often left me wondering if the dude was ok. Not a single track struck me well.

classic rock ig? lyrics can come off as cringey but the vocals are amazing

Great album. Really gets to the anger and angst. I would have loved this as a teenager. Unfortunately, I wasn't exposed to it... Three stars because I will likely not listen to this album again.

I'm a little surprised to see this album pop up on this list, it's not one that I would have thought of including. The problem I always had with Alice in Chains is that Layne Staley's voice is just so aggressively irritating. It's like "dude you sound like you could actually sing, stop whining through every song." I get that he had a super sad life and demise but I wish he'd sing instead of complain. The music is a bit repetitive but the sounds are mostly decent, if that makes sense. I feel like the drum sound is lacking a little, they're sort of flat sounding and could use a little more depth. But guitars and bass sound good. There are definitely some good songs on this record, Down in a Hole and Would? are both great. Rooster gets played a lot but I think I've heard that one enough. I hadn't actually listened to this whole album in years. It's not bad, 3.25/5 I think, but I'd not really make a point to listen again and if most of the songs came up on a playlist I'd probably skip them. Rounding down to 3/5 because of the whining and the stupid, contrived cover.

This album takes me back to my early days in high school when I wasn't quite ready for Alice In Chains. It took a couple years to finally embrace the darkness, and I think this is likely their best produced album before the heroine had completely taken hold of Layne. My absolute favorite is still their self-titled 'Alice in Chains' from 1995, but this is a close 2nd. Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley were firing on all cylinders when they got into the studio to record this album. Absolute perfection.

If there were half stars this would get a 4.5. It's THE Alice in Chains album and solid throughout save for some odd vocal stylings on God Smack. This was a staple growing up and it still holds a nostalgic place in my life, but it's not quite 5 stars for me.

More fun than I expected!

Not really my thing and I probably won't revisit this. Pretty good at points, got a bit repetitive. Did have some good songs though and I get why other people like this.

I didn't even have to listen to this album I own it and I love it.

Towards the end the songs could feel blended together but still a solid album

Not bad, but... eh.

One of my favorite albums ever

did NOT like

Álbum conceptual sobre la conciencia resignada y el autodesprecio de un adicto a la heroína, "Dirt" es uno de los mejores discos de Alice in Chains, si no el mejor. En él se aprecia el origen sonoro de un grupo crecido entre las hordas grunge que, sin embargo, hunde sus raíces en el heavy metal y no en el punk, como sus coetáneos de Seattle. Entre un puñado de canciones sombrías y desesperanzadas sobresale el tema "Rooster", una historia de supervivencia.

Save a handful of albums, I don’t think many genres have dated as badly as grunge.

A classic. Great stuff.

Nope, nope nope, no NO

Perfect cloudy, rainy day album. “Rain When I Die” has some groovy bass lines.

This album was given to me today, and as someone who's listened to this album a bajillion times, I have a lot on my mind as to what I want to say about it. Or at least a little bit. This album is easily, in my opinion, grunge-from-that-year perfection. Everything from the sludgy, down-tuned, grime-filled riffs to Layne's harrowing, powerful vocals (ranging from the varying tremolo in "Godsmack" to a very straightforward, dark vocal style in "Angry Chair", for instance), brings so much emotion and generally also bring so much intrigue, even on a lyrical front. Take one of the most popular songs from this album, "Rooster", as an example. "Rooster", from what I remember, is about guitarist Jerry Cantrell's father, who was in... I think the Vietnam War. Lyrically, this song is helpless, talking about how "every path leads me to nowhere" and how the war has made him unable to "make it through", in a sense. But overall, yeah. It deserves to be here. It's not my favorite Alice in Chains project, per se (I've always loved "Jar of Flies" more, despite the fact that this album's also flawless in my eyes), but it's the one I definitely recommend the most if you'd like to look into grunge from this period in time and the like.

I'm not really a fan of Alice in Chains... let's see if listening to a full album of theirs will chain my mind. The lead singer's voice is one that I used to mock when I would jokingly sing 90s/2000s rock. Man this is so bland/boring/generic and the singing is often nasally and whiny to the point where I just can't take it seriously. On 'Sickman' they did a spoken word breakdown using the Lord's prayer that was just awful. Man this is not good stuff. Can I give them a 0? Why are all of these songs so long? They don't go anywhere or do anything interesting.

I didn’t like it, but I hated it less than I thought I was gonna hate it second-half of the album was definitely stronger than the first

Nirvana set the bar very high for the grunge, so this kind of bands are boring for me

Nothing much to say here. Was an alright album. Didn't blow me away though.

Interesting range of tempos between each song. Typically used to metal/grunge being fast paced. Honestly, this album is not my cup of tea.

Great album! A classic.

It started off pretty good, but the further I got into it the more it dragged, and the more samey it felt. There's not really tons of variation across these songs. There's some nice guitars in places, but it was definitely way too much in one sitting. 2.5 rounded up

This sound has such a stamp on the early 90’s. Many strong driving hits. “Would?” Is probably my fav from this one. There are 5-6 really good songs on this one but the rest was largely forgettable to me. Solid signature representation of the time though. Struggle between a 3-3.5 so I’ll round down to a 3.

A goddamned masterpiece. I will admit that I am incredibly biased because I attribute this album to changing my life, but it really is that good. The songs hold up, musically and lyrically, more than 30 years later. The early 90s were a brilliant time for music, but we have lost so many of these artists far too soon.

59/100 Them Bones 7/10 Dam That River 6/10 Rain When I Die 7/10 Down In A Hole 5/10 ⭐️ Sickman 8/10 Rooster 5/10 Junkhead 6/10 Dirt 4/10 ⭐️ God Smack 7/10 ⭐️ Hate To Feel 8/10 Angry Chair 5/10 Would? 3/10

Such an unfortunate loss. Layne truly embodied the persona of the tortured artist. Layne and Jerry had an incredible easy chemistry together and made some of the best music of the 90s. Still a great album 30 years later.

Don't recognize any of these masterpieces....too hard for me

Is it just me but I don’t get this type of music

Not for me. I do admit that the guitars and overall instrumentation is great from a technical point of view. Overall, the style of music is not something that I would go back to, it feels like that is is the beginning of butt rock.

Rain when I die Down in a Hole Rooster Would?

Maybe it's just Guitar Hero nostalgia but damn... The Them Bones solo hits different every time.

Seminal Seattle grungy-metal sound. Strong finish with Would?, one of the best rock songs of the early 90s IMO

This album is surprisingly easy to listen to.

Obviously a powerful and passionate record. Not really my cup of tea, though.

It was nice but very samey

Metal and punk at the same time. Sometimes a little heavier than I prefer. This album didn’t have any of the songs I know from them, but still a good listen. I don’t think I have the angst to relate to this album.

Back half was better

Great debut album-nearly at the height of their powers already.

Dark, hard, and depressing. I didn't expect to like it as much as I did.

This album. It slaps.

Another one I came to later despite it being right up my alley on release, trouble is there was a lot of music to absorb in those days if you liked rock / grunge / alternative and then the wave of UK electronic music that wasn't just doof-doof-doof. Of course I liked all the singles at the time due to continual rotation on MTV Europe, but the album is actually very solid. I preferred the less shouty 'Jar of Flies' album back then and still do, but really this is jam-packed with banging riffs and ripping solos, great vocals and harmonies. It moves pace nicely opening with the hard charging 'Them bones' and 'Dam that river' before later giving way to the meditative 'Rooster' and self-hatred anthems of 'Dirt' and 'Down in a hole' before ending with the stone-cold-classic 'Would?' The lyrics are troubling and explicit about drug use and psychological pain, which clearly transpired to be honest at least. There are some misses like 'Stickman' and a few others at the tail of the album that could have been happily omitted to no ill effect. All in all a well played serious but accessible staple of that era of MTV botty-kicking rawk, with a sleazy and soulful but druggy edge.

Alice In Chains was easily my favorite band as a teenager in the early 90’s. I was obsessed. I’ve probably listened to this album hundreds of times in my life. Alice In Chains were, in my opinion, the most interesting of the Seattle bands. They were set apart from the rest because of Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell’s excellent vocal harmonies and their proficiency with both acoustic and electric songwriting - they were just as engaging on their acoustic songs as they were when they went into full grunge mode: Jar of Flies would be an easy 5 for me. So, Dirt is going to get a high rating based off that alone. Dirt’s biggest fault is that the highs are really high and the songs that don’t hit those highs are pretty mediocre and drag the whole thing down. You could cut this album down by 10 or 15 minutes and it would easily be in contention for one of the greatest albums of all time. Cut Sickman, Iron Gland (totally unnecessary), Hate to Feel, and maybe God Smack too. It’s still a great record and I still like a lot of these songs (a rarity for me regarding a lot of the music of my youth), but as an album experience, it could be a little leaner.

Mainlining H in a gutter

I see the appeal, and it’s really well done, but it’s not what I’d pick to listen to

Them bones goes hard Layne has amazing vocals Rooster is cool

Not for me. I can hear the musicianship, but the music feels a lot like a drone. Yeah, yeah, that's grunge to some extent, but it's just not for me.

Them Bones: 5/10 Dam That River: 7/10 Rain When I Die: 6/10 Down In A Hole: 9/10 Sickman: 6/10 would be better without the weird screaming Rooster: 9/10 Junkhead: 9/10 Dirt: 10/10 God Smack: 9/10 Untitled: 8/10 Hate To Feel: 9/10 Angry Chair: 6/10 Would?: 11/10 Album: 8.8/10 very nice album good listening overall, pretty consistent sound enjoy the bangers of Would?, Dirt, God Smack etc, and at worst the rest are good noise while doing something, but this album is genuinely a nice listen, and for the most part is fully viable to sit down and listen to without doing anything else.

Pile of bones- nice and edgy Damn that river-“you piss upon my candle” Rain When I Die-edgy and nice Down in a Hole- I zoned out Sickman-I’m starting to get sick of this music, man Rooster- hell yeah I would watch the Super Bowl while downing Budweisers to this song Junkhead-yeah Dirt-yeah God Smack-yeah Untitled-yeah Angry Chair-A good song for people who don’t like this genre Would I-An excellent song to round off the album My Top 3: 1-Would I 2-Rain When I Die 3-Rooster

placement. name (popularity) 1. Would? (1st) ---------------------- 2. Rooster (2nd) 3. Down In A Hole (4th) 4. Sickman (10th) 5. Junkhead (7th) 6. Angry Chair (8th) 7. Rain When I Die (6th) 8. Untitled (13th) 9. Hate To Feel (12th) 10. Dirt (9th) 11. Them Bones (3rd) 12. God Smack (11th) 13. Dam That River (5th)

Perfecto!!!

Very 90s grunge, solid sound. 3* because I enjoy the sound, but nothing really blows my mind, no tracks really jump out at me.. Enjoyed: would?

Alice in chains are an amazing band, the sounds of this album are impeccable, great melancholy and grungy sound, however I like jar of flies more

This is one incredibly harrowing hour of music. War, trauma, sickness, mental anguish, giving in and giving up. But Dirt excels where many dirge-fests fail to capture intrigue that may warrant future listens. Even in some of the album’s darkest, most pleading moments, there is light trying to break through the cracks like a setting sun through clouds. These hooks are, pretty consistently, spectacular. Dirt benefits from AIC’s melodic sensibility as well as their unique and identifiable sense of harmony. Even on more ubiquitous cuts like Rooster and Would?, Layne and Jerry’s harmonies give listeners something they may miss in passive/radio listening. What’s more is Alice In Chains has one of the most solid and underrated rhythm sections of their era. The band shows a balance ranging from softer, more sorrowful performances to riffs like raging floods of acidic rain. Lyrically, Layne more than successfully deflates any glamorization of addiction and pain. “I want you to scrape me from the wall and go crazy like you’ve made me.” ..Christ. Dirt reminds me of a Black Sabbath album but the scary creature isn’t a monster or the devil, it’s waking up to face another day as yourself. 9/10, the first record I’ve awarded 5 stars to over the course of this project.

i admittedly judged it before listening but was pleasantly surprised with how cool this album is. lots of neat time signatures, tempo changes, harmonies, weird scales… but also patently grunge

Yeah it was pretty good although not quite to my taste. I'll give it like a low 4/5

Of the big 4 of grunge, AiC was the most hardcore and alt metal of the bunch. And in their best record, they kill it with hit after hit. Each track goes hard and is catchy with memorable hooks. The harmony between Staley's and Cantrell's vocals are accessible and versatile, capable of singing softly or screaming aggressively, similar to Vedder or Cobain, but with more range to juxtapose each other. This technique would influence the likes of Linkin Park with the back-and-forth between hip hop rapping and pop singing. Nearly an hour and yet every track stands out. It's hard to list them, but some tracks have doomy riffs, some are more psychedelic, while some are punk-like. Although there are definitively pop songs like "Rooster", it's a metal record first and foremost, and you can hear that in the sick riffs. Strong start, strong closer, plenty of strong hits dispersed in between, not a single bad track to cut. Memorable, innovative, and consistent.

Classic. I listened to this one start-to-finish for the first pretty recently, so it's fresh.

Good album. Definitely one of the great grunge albums. That said, I didn't add it to my library because I grew out of grunge rock after high school. Nothing against it, there is some great craftsmanship in this album. From the razor-sharp guitar work and the super tight rhythm section, and the vocals that sit surprisingly well in a very full mix. Worth a spin.

I feel like this another one that I should like on paper but it doesn't do much for me. Would? Is very good though.

One of the earliest grunge records I had heard that really blew me away. I was never a fan of Nirvana or Pearl Jam that much, but this resonated with me. The band was shortlived, but when they did make was fantastic. 9.4/10

Not bad! A little repetitive and dated, but sweet riffs.

Alice in chain, this fits right up my alley, but never really listened to them, so I was very exited about this one. It took some time, but after the first time listening it got so much better. His voice is so powerful. The album goes up and down, but overall it’s solid. Favourite songs: - Them bones - Rooster - Would?

Been awhile since I got an album that deserves to be on this list. A trip down memory lane on this one

Interested to see what ibthink I’m in a weird spot where screaming trees made me want to listen to more stuff like this but I’m not sure how much I actually love this. It’s kinda cool ngl but i might need time with this guy

Yes, it is grungy. Yes, I think it’s too grungy. I love Alice In Chains songs, but it is a little mood killer to listen to a whole album. I feel like I listened to a whole minor key album. I love how good the musicians are, and how they explore unexpected key changes, but maybe a little too much on that. Repetition legitimizes, but what happens when you repeat too much? I am tired.

Amazing haunting energy

de e väl bra men jag bryr mig nt

Really enjoyed this. Fun album from a band I had heard about but never listened to. Will check out some of their other stuff

It was ok...

Actually a pretty good album from a band I'm not huge on generally.

It was ok

altisimo rok'n roll metalpaco flow, ta be ta be, no habia sentit mai pero me sonaba, mol be mucha guitarra pum chaka pum modo diablo

Pfff too much

Von Alice in Chains kenne ich nur das "Unplugged"-Album. Grunge gehört nicht unbedingt zu meiner Favoritenliste. Das Album "Dirt" ist meiner Meinung nach ein anspruchsvolles, melodisches Album mit tollen Arrangements. Gefällt mir sehr gut. "Them Bones", Down in a hole", "Dirt", "Rooster und "Would?" sind wertvolle Anhörtipps.

Awesome album. Appreciate it more every time I listen to it. I’m not sure if another album at any time captured the feel of a decade like AIC did with the Dirt and the 90’s.

Hade skivan. Lysande oerhört mycket. Finns en rad enormt bra låtar. Någon enstaka som inte är lika bra. och resten som är mycket bra. Would? Down in a hole Them bones Rooster Är magi. Hade alla AiC tidiga skivor. Hoppas på fler!! Om två Fiona Apple så är det inte omöjligt (antagligen blir det inte fler... Då jävlar)

Första gången jag lyssnade på hela den här skivan och den visade sig ju vara riktigt jävla bra.

3,5. Góða gott. Lélegu léleg

I was never a huge fan of Alice In Chains as a teen. I much preferred Bush and Nirvana. This album is ok. A lot of it sounds the same and the depressive lyrics get a little much. There are some great songs here though and nothing I strongly disliked. Overall not bad, not great. Favorite song - Them Bones and Would. Added both to my playlist Solid 4 for me

So much memories from when I was a child. I remember listening to some tracks of this album and believing it was a great band that pictures perfectly my family town. Now I just think they are a pretty average band, but I’ll give it 3 stars because it is impossible to me, in this particular case, to be objective.

A few strong tracks but the remainder didn't click for me.

sickman, junkhead

Standard rock. Uninspiring.

Inoffensive grunge

Grunge greatness

Decent album, nothing highly memorable

Enjoyable.

The definition of hurnga durnga rock

I liked its identity but it sounded all the same, I didn't realize when the album ended

Not a fan of metal

Nope. None of this.

it's funny to get this right after Nirvana. it's so silly in comparison that I'm not going to spend time reviewing music I don't enjoy music: hated. (⌐■_■)

I think each decade (give or take a few years) has its own flavour of butt rock. The one I’m most familiar with, because I was a kid getting a ride to school at the time, so I listened to the radio, is the butt rock that is during/post grunge. Eb tuning, Scott Stapp voice, etc etc. Sometimes hard to know where the line is between the butt rock and the real thing that influenced it. This one is certainly on the non-butt side of the line, but it sure sounds like the butt side took a lot from it. Anyway I liked it pretty good, as a thing on its own.

Pissefed! En del tungere end de andre Seattle grunge bands. Du kunne godt overbevise mig om, at det var et sydstats heavyband

Kæft noget fed fredagstråd. Kæmpe banger. Lyder virkelig beskidt (gik først op for mig hvor meget det er en pun efter jeg havde skrevet det)

Fornøjelse! I den hårde del af grunge-land

There are some Alice In Chains songs I really like. Jar Of Flies and Sap are a great collection of songs. On Dirt, Rooster, Would, Them Bones are all good songs. The rest I really can't get into though.

Grunge I don’t like.

I never know how to rate an album like this. It has 3 or 4 songs I like or are pretty decent, but the rest…. I really dont like it. Like not even a little. I was never a big Alice fan. I thought they were too metal.

A little heavier than I like, but every song was worth the listen

Não é péssimo, mas definitivamente não é feito pra mim. A partir da quinta música já começa a parecer tudo igual, com os gritos ficando irritantes e raros momentos que salvam, além de ser muito mais longo que devia. Talvez algum dia clique comigo Fav tracks: Rain When I Die, Would? Least fav track: Sickman

Very moody album. Probably one of the best grunge rock albums of all time. Formula stays the same pretty much through the entire album. Almost sounds like one large song. There wasn’t really any songs that stood out to me besides rooster. 3.30

I was barely on the edge for grunge...I did not love Pearl Jam as much as everyone else and I remember hearing Nirvana in San Francisco on Duncan Street in1992 - smells like teen spirit

Couldn’t wait for this one to finish. Couple decent tracks, but rest is not good. 1 star without Rooster, and 2 stars is being kind.

Not for me.

Better than I thought it would be, but it begins to drag towards the back half of the album.

Horrible noise.

A seminal piece of 90s grunge. A phenomenal album of power.

Easily my favorite Alice In Chains record.

One of those bands where I'd always nod sagely whenever they were mentioned, because obviously, I should know them, without ever really listening to them. HEAVY going, but totally worth it.

I like rock and metal up to a point, but couldn't see anything special about this album. By side 2 (as I call it) I was wanting it to end. I guess they were holding their own at the time, but from my own limited knowledge I'd say they weren't as interesting as Nirvana, Soundgarden or Pearl Jam. I can't claim to be an expert but I didn't get it.

Initial reaction: oh God, do I have to? That said, not as terrible as I’d feared but absolutely not for me. And I was glad when it was over.

The problem I’ve realised with this game is that I’d never choose noisy guitar rock to listen to as a whole album so the music suffers as a result.

I went through an Alice In Chains phase in 2019-2020 and still consider them the best of the 90s grunge scene. I prefer the harmonies and heaviness of AIC’s music when compared to Nirvana’s general yelly-ness and omnipresence, but I admit needing to give Nirvana a more earnest chance. Soundgarden is also very good, but just listen to the guitars on this album—does it get any heavier than this!? The vocal style in the major/minor alternation here is fantastic. Talk about an album that plumbs some bone-deep issues with war, drugs, anxiety, self-esteem, etc. This is a heavy, dark album and serves as the band’s warning to all about the dangers of drug use. Good music, scary music, have listened to this album a few times. It takes a rare mood for me to be interested in listening to Alice In Chains, especially in full album format, just due to the emotional investment or dedication it takes. Was originally going to give four stars, but probably bringing this to 3.5.

Not a huge fan of the dark grungy style. I think I would like this more if I was more depressed. I couldn't make my way through it all. Definitely not in the mood for it. 1.5 stars

One of the best grunge albums ever. Great crunchy riffs combined with the great vocals and lyrics of Layne Staley. Easy 5 star

These guys are legends...this album is hard. Perfect grunge combo!

I’d love to be able to say that I was cool enough to be down with grunge in 1992, but the truth is I was gettin’ down to Young MC and Public Enemy. It was only some years later that I came around to appreciate some of this stuff. I know the big songs (Rooster is still the shee-it), but first time I’ve ever listened to the whole album. It’s pretty f&@ing good! Between the vocal style and the crunchy riffs it somehow reminded me of an updated version of Black Sabbath. They may classify this one as grunge, but it’s every bit guitar-hero as anything AC/DC or GnR ever put out. What’s my drug of choice?….well whippets of course, but 2/3 of the way through this album you almost believe it was a great life being a cranked out, flannel wearing grunge god…

One of the first cassettes I can recall buying with my own money in middle school. Had no clue what the lyrics were about, I just thought it sounded cool. Not an album that is unskippable, but lots of songs that were really good. Them Bones still gets volume all the way up every time it comes on. The unplugged album maybe even better?

With A in C making waves on the Seattle scene before the rise of Nirvana, it’s surprising to me how little I listen(ed) to this band. I was more a Screaming Trees fan. But…they definitely created their own style with the droney vocals and guitar stylings, and yet it’s those very things that had me struggling to get through this one. Most songs sound very much alike outside of the hits Rooster and Would? Due to its influence alone this one still gets a 3 from me.

AIC has never really been my favorite flavor of 90’s rock, just always felt too adjacent to some of the stuff from the 80’s I don’t care for. But definitely some familiar tunes on here and a pretty cohesive album for the genre.

Call it hard rock, heavy metal, grunge or whatever the eff you want…All I know is that when this comes on, my head starts banging like my dudes Beavis and Butthead! Love Jerry Cantrell’s guitar (tune that shit down a half step and get dirty) and it’s crazy how good of a vocalist Layne Staley was (I know it’s not on this album but Man in the Box live is insane). Great album right out of the gate with first 4 songs and anchored by some solid hits (although very much overplayed on the radio…esp rooster). Didn’t love God Smack but enjoyed the rest. RIP Layne!

I’m torn between a 3 or 4 for this album. It has many certified bangers, but I found my self struggling through some of the other tracks. Not sure if that’s a knock on those tracks or a testament to the quality of the songs we know and love. It feels like a stretch to call this a 4 against the pantheon of amazing albums, but against those we’ve heard thus far and giving a bump for nostalgia factor… I’m going 4* but more of a 3.75/4

Alice In Chains has never been my favorite in the grunge scene but I was actually pretty impressed with this album. I get bored of it as a genre pretty quick but this was really great. I have a feeling 4 stars is the ceiling for a grunge album without Chris Cornell.

Fantastic album. Heavy grunge sound, amazing harmonies, goofy 7/8 time signatures, tons of great songs on the album.

pretty good.

Okay. I've not heard much of them, so this was a good primer.

great but old

A good hard rock album. But very negative and depressing. Death, drugs and Rock & Roll. And they figure everybody hates them; ie, “we’re our own race - stoners, junkies and dealers” or something close to that. Still…..some decent guitar work.

It was good just not my thing.

A bit samey at times but still a decent grunge album. Stand outs - rooster - them bones - would - angry chair

This is unintentionally funny. Trite riffs and silly lyrics. I hear teens in flannel who worked hard at their guitar lessons doing well at the high school talent contest.

Not my usual vibe but a few good tunes on here that I’ll listen to again

Coming into this I know Rooster and Would? This hit when I was a teen, but I was not into these guys. Heard other songs off the album at that time also. Going to try and keep an open mind, but, again, I might be too old for this shit. Okay, listened all the way through. Unencumbered and keeping an open mind, I was left thinking, yet again, this album is just not for me. I'm not a fan of the singer's voice of their sound. I know people love this, but its just not for me. It was fine revisiting it, but didn't do much for me.

What to say about this record that hasn’t already been said. It’s simply the best most genre defining grunge albums of all time and one of the best front to back albums in general that I’ve heard in a while. I’m not even the biggest grunge fans and I loved it, but most of all I respect how focused it is. The only thing I didn’t care for was the ending could have been stronger, but overall I’m gonna have a lot of these songs in my rotation for a long time. ps Don’t listen to Sickman while running unless you want to be nauseous.

- God Smack - Angry Chair

Awesome album! Grungy, but well-produced. Layne Staley wore his heart on his sleeve.

Great singles but a bit of a slog otherwise.

Ein paar funky chords dabei. Ansonsten etwas zu flach

Finally, an album that's actually kind of my vibe. Probably not going in the regular album rotation - I don't know that I found any song to be a standout - but overall a good proto-grunge post-metal time.

I'm not in a mood to fully enjoy this genre of music, but I can appreciate it nonetheless. The lush sound is enjoyable. The dissidence is just about right for grunge. I look forward to enjoying this album/band when I'm in the right mood.

Znakomite otwarcie płyty, mało miejsca na oddech w trakcie piosenek. Bardzo przybijająca muzyka. Niektóre kawałki dobre, niektóre wybitne. 4/5

Fun listen, good guitar and drums

I forgot how much I loved this kind of music. Growing up, their was always rock on the radio, and since moving out a few years back music has become a smaller part of my life. Its nice to rekindle that love. Not a single miss here. 5/5

Good stuff. PreNirvana grunge from the old days.

Alice in Chains is always great!

I just don’t appreciate this genre so will leave it at that.

It is a good album with a couple of songs I enjoyed like Rooster.

One of my all time favourite albums, mixing metal and rock into one big sludgy goodness. It’s definitely not a happy album but that adds to the appeal, from Layne’s haunting vocals to Jerry’s doomy guitars makes for an album that’s perfect for a dark day.

When this was new, I preferred Pearl Jam and Soundgarden and Nirvana. I wouldn't say Alice in Chains was an after thought, but I didn't find their songs quite as "catchy". Thirty years later, "catchy" is overrated. Of the big four grunge bands, I would now list Alice in Chains first, and this, in my opinion, is their best album other than "Jar of Flies". Also, great opening. If I could rate this on a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give it a 9 (so 4.5 stars). I'm rounding up. 5 stars.

Best guitar playing in grunge? Pearl Jam's "Alive." Second best guitar playing in grunge? Alice in Chains' "Them Bones." I've listened to a fair amount of Alice in Chains' music, but this is my first time listening to one of their albums from start to finish. Honestly, I find Alice in Chains' music incredibly unpleasant to listen to, so I had to mentally prepare myself for the hour long run time of this album. And sure enough, this was a tough album to get through, but not because it was a bad album. Alice in Chains' brand of grunge is somehow grungier than regular grunge. Their overall sound is incredibly dark, but it definitely matches the tone of their lyrics. About half the songs on this album are about heroin addiction, which is depressing enough, but knowing that Layne Staley would die eventually die from that addiction makes it even more difficult to get through those songs. And if that wasn't enough, there's the Vietnam War POW story of "Rooster," which might actually be the most brutal and depressing song of the whole album. Even though the songs are depressing, they're incredibly well written; the lyrics create such a vivid imagery, that as the listener, I really found myself being pulled down with the band. Musically, this album is fantastic as well. Even though the grunge scene was packed to the gills when this album came out, it's incredibly easy to recognize an Alice in Chains song, even if you take away Layne Staley's haunting voice. Jerry Cantrell's guitar playing is unmistakable, and the guitar parts he wrote for this album were unique, but gave the album a cohesive feel. My biggest complaint with this album is that it overstays its welcome pretty often. The overall album run time is long and drags on, and the individual songs can drag on as well. "Them Bones" is my favorite Alice in Chains song, and it's no coincidence that it's also one of their shortest. This album is still really good though, and any music fan should give it a listen.

The most Black Sabbath sounding of the grunge cohort, this album is all about the top of the line sludgy sludgy riffs coupled with some great guitar lead lines that reinforce the main idea before going off course into some wah-wah territory. The chorus-effect on the dirty leads sounds really cool, bringing some bright tone tone the dark moody pallette. The vocals are the star though, soaring and diving they cut through the thick heavy mire of the slow grooves, belting out some massive anthemic lines. How he makes YEAH HERE COME THE ROOTSER sound so badass is hard to explain. They shouldn't held responsible for the Butt Rock that came after them, but you can see the template here - slow distorted and heavy with a hint of groove and a pissed-off sad guy wailing over top of it. They're so good at it you can see why it spawned so many pale imitators.

Awesome album.

A classic. Dark, raw, powerful, autobiographical.

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Dirt is great. Many songs don't hit me as hard as they do for other people, but the ones that grab me are flawless. Grade: 4/5

Not my thing.

Dark, angry , pathetic

An amazing album and one of the best from the 90s. One of Alice In Chains best album.

Good songs I remember from an ATV game I used to play as a kid.

Stone cold classic

Krach. Kann weg.

Es rock, medio heavy, asi que de primera impresion no de mi agrado.

Pretty good

Fine example of a category and era I'm not really interested in--a couple songs shred.

I really really wanted to like this album more but beside the big songs, i thought things were just good.

1st track and 'Dirt' were okay but otherwise quite intense

Boring - all the songs sound the same and there is nothing that stands out. I obviously do not get the attraction to the slow long songs

Drullugóð plata. Alveg hægt að headbanga yfir henni.

Grunge, with intelligible lyrics. Consistent collection of songs.

Good grunge album

I liked them when they were on the radio, but never had their CDs. I thought the album was pretty good, a few of the songs got stuck in my head. Overall, good album, but not something I'll listen to often.

Was down with the metal guitars from the jump, but unfortunately I do not like Alice's voice. I feel like the chains may be holding him back.

Great album! I’m a big fan of Alice In Chains.

Not my kind of listen.

Hard metal rock. No thank you. This isn’t music.

Only listened to a bit. Not my thing sorry

Ein einziger Klangteppich, von White Noise nicht zu unterscheiden. Keine Ahnung was Leute darin sehen oder hören.

One of the greatest grunge albums of all time. 4.7/5

i would like to hear more from these guys

Not my personal cup of tea but is a very well made album

Ieder zijn ding. Dit is echt niet mijn ding. Normaliter houd ik wel van grunge, maar dit is extreme grunge, erg grimmig en zeurderig. 2/5.

It was fine. Just got bored of it halfway and feel asleep. 5/10

Oh hell yeah! Some hard rock that makes me rock hard. Getting added to my gym playlist. Unfortunately some songs could be done without so maybe just a couple songs from this album are worthwhile. Still enjoyed most of it. 7/10

Holy shit I can't believe I forgot how much I love Alice In Chains. This albums fucks from front to back. Some amazing hits here like Rooster and Would? sprinkled throughout but also some lesser hits that I love like Down in a Hole. There are a couple of tracks that I think I could do without on a re-listen but this is my favorite grunge sound for sure. I liked almost every song on here just because of the sound they manage to land on. 9/10

Arguably the hard rock kings. Bordering between hard rock, traditional metal and grunge they are ones of those instantly recognizable groups. This and Nirvana were on heavy rotation in my teens and similarly to Nirvana I don’t really listen to this kind of music anymore. Even though my musical tastes changed they are still an iconic group that sounds just as good as when I listened to them almost twenty years ago. 8/10

Incorrectly rated as a ‘top 5 grunge band’ AIC bear more similarities to Guns N Roses for me (hard rawk guitars, fiddly guitar solos etc). I liken this to Supermarket ‘own brand’ grunge. Yes the ingredients might be similar but the taste just isn’t the same! That said, ‘Would’ and ‘Them Bones’ are great songs

My favorite and most-played album of all time. Enough said. I was waiting to see how long until this one popped up for me. Every single song is a banger. It’s perfection. My first 5-star rating here.

Didn't listen to all of it. Not my style of music.

A good listen for when you're feeling just a bit too cheery and need to take it down a notch or two.

OMMMMGGG

The best, hands down, the best album of the 90s. The beginning of one of the most influential bands of my childhood.

Top 3 albums from the Seattle Scene, an absolute stone cold 6 out of 5 record. Perfect harmonies, perfect riffs, perfect solos, perfectly miserable.

I love how this album starts off: Layne Staley screaming at me. It is abrupt and it truly sets the tone of the record: Anger, angst, pain, depression, etc. The riffs in this album are thick and punchy. Jerry Cantrell really sets himself apart from his grunge peers on this record. Not only as a guitarist but as a lyricist. A lyric from Down In A Hole that stands out to me is "Down in a hole and I don't know if I can be saved... See my heart I decorate it like a grave. You don't understand who they thought I was supposed to be. Look at me now a man, Who won't let himself be... Down in a hole, feelin' so small Down in a hole, losin' my soul I'd like to fly, but my wings have been so denied" It's melancholic but beautiful; poetic. And Layne Staley vocals are unique and just so damn good! He's got great control and really adds a lot of emotion to Cantrell's lyrics. I understand Staley's vocals are not for everyone, as any artist, but I find his vocals so interesting, it's almost addicting. The way he sings the chorus in the self titled song Dirt, "One who doesn't care, is one who shouldn't be, I've tried to hide myself from what is wrong for me" is so beautiful and melodic. It elevates it into a top tier song for this album. The song Rooster is the highlight of the album. It's maybe one of the best written 90s rock songs. I've heard this song far too many times to keep track of, and I still love it. Alice In Chains is definitely Jerry Cantrell's baby, and he is the driving force behind it (which is why I think they remain successful as a band after Staley's death). But it's undeniable that Layne Staley was a force, and a crucial component to the success of Alice In Chains. It's too bad he passed away so young... The amount of talent that man had. IF YOUR A FAN OF LAYNE STALEY, CHECK OUT MAD SEASON! A side project - or super group - consisting of other grunge rock musicians (Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees). They have one album and its incredible. Tom Araya from Slayer makes an appearance in a song called Untitled. But it's not that great... It's just 43 seconds of filler. If it wasn't on this album, this album would be perfect. I've got a lot of love and respect for this band. Alice In Chains was one of the bands that got me into guitar driven, heavy music. They influenced and helped shaped my musical DNA as a writer and guitar writer as well. Love this album 5/5 despite the Tom Araya Untitled track. The rest of the album is just so good... It deserves a 5/5. 5 Alices in 5 Chains.

UGH. the worst music and way too dark for my taste

I honestly truly don't get the love for this, it goes on for ever.!

Best song “Would?” 4/5

Not really my music - I „normally“ :-) like this kind of music, but why this album is on the 1001 list. From my point of view, there are better ones. Perhaps 1992 was such a bad year for grunge,guitar,rock,… :-)

a classic! Teilweise kommt es mir so vor als ob sich Tool vom Bass einiges abgeschaut hat. Oft sehr prominent.

First three tracks in weird time signatures while still sounding accessible - no mean feat, both to achieve musically and also to get that past record company executives! Five singles from this album. Bones - Maybe the only 7/8 song that charted in the 90s? Great, heavy without being too weird. Dam that River - 12/8 (or three lots of 4) love it! Rain when I die - 3/4 - It's so hard to do anything but waltz in 3. Like bones, back into 4 for the chorus. Weird - normal, rhythmic tension and release. Down in a hole. 4th track is a ballad - gutsy move for a heavy band at this time. Sickman - At least three different time signatures in this one, discordant vocal line in verse and bridge. Tempted to say it's accidental, but in the 2nd half of the song he shows he can sing in chromatic harmonies, so have to assume it's a very cool artistic choice. Lyrics tend towards self-loathing, which I think is a new, defining feature of grunge - the lyrics are based more on empathy, personal truth and sadness rather than the hedonism, anger and recklessness of rock lyrics in the 80s. Throw misogyny in there too (80s wise). Rooster - beautiful, powerful song. Guitar player's Dad was a Vietnam vet with spiky hair - hence Rooster was his nickname. He and his family left his Dad, Rooster to live with a Gran because of his PTSD issues. The song is an attempt to empathise with his Dad. I love the ambiguity caused by the pronoun omission in the first line "Ain't found a way to kill me yet" (They / I?). This guy is a battle survivor - internal and external. Dirt - Title track. Phrygian dominant scale (Egyptian sounding). Another good slowish one demonstrating that heavy doesn't have to be fast. God Smack. Very weird vocal line on the verse - same four times, so again, have to conclude he's being intentionally very oddly discordant. I have no idea what I'd sing over such an odd riff. Iron Gland. (Iron Man parody/tribute) Hate to Feel (Almost a Dazed & Confused tribute). More time signature malarkey - bridge is a bar of 7/8 followed by a bar of 9/8. Interesting, more weird vocals. Angry Chair. A single, but never really stood out to me. Would? Definitely a classic grunge track - verse quiet, chorus loud. A song about Andy Wood (singer who died of a heroin overdose) whose band mates formed Pearl Jam. Prominent bass. A great, classic album forming part of the heart of the 90's Seattle sound. This is very much my kind of thing.

Ah! It's "Barrel's o' fun" from Doom II. But is this album barrels o' fun? Well, kind of. This is actually the first time I've listened to this album, despite it being from "my era" and being into grunge music. I've always liked "Them Bones" and as a started listening to it I was kind of pleased that the rest of the album had the same sound. But maybe it was too samey? Alice in Chains never really chimed with me the way Nirvana or, later, Soundgarden did. They just sounded too depressing... which is a weird thing to say given the other bands I like. I dunno. When I got to the last track, "Would?" I remembered it was another single that I liked, but overall I didn't feel that I'd fallen in love with album. I can't say I'd listen to again. But maybe I will and it will grown on me.

I was aware of this band back in the day but never really explored properly. Quite enjoyed.

rockrockrockrockrockrockrockrockrockruk Ik vind hier dus niet zoveel aan. Het is Grunge rock en ik moet daar niet zoveel hebben. Het album duurt voor mij te lang, de nummers zijn niet bijzonder genoeg en het klinkt allemaal redelijk gelijk aan elkaar. Het is geen 1 want ik kan me best voorstellen dat mensen dit helemaal fantastisch vinden, ik ben daar gewoon niet 1 van. En dan is dit echt te lang om boeiend te blijven.

Some great songs and some filler. 4/5

Not my taste but not the worst

One of the best albums released in the 90s.

First time listening to these and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, I liked the clear music and riffs and the lead singers vocals are pretty unique. Quite consistent sound across the whole album, some songs blended well from one to the next. 6/10

Growly shouty music just the wrong side of tolerable for a few tracks.

Nicht mein Geschmack.

This albums goes hard.

ai nao terminei de ouvir muita preguiça

This is the music I have been looking for as a 15-year-old. Rough, intense, loud but thoughtful.

I like the singer voice and dark melodies of guitars and drums

Good background listening but im not sure i would actively listen to it, i dont like this guy's singing voice like his accent/the way he talks

Too hard

The vocals crack me up. They sound like SNL characters. It’s not for me, but I get their significance. I didn’t know they harmonized so much. That was nice. 2.6

Listened to pieces of it. The harmonies and vocals are Alice in Chains, to me. Didn't realize how heavy the backing music is. Decent, but not my bag these days. 3.2

Ist ganz nett. Gehört ab sicher nicht zu meinen Favoriten.

Rock I might like the instrumental version better.

harter Rock. Grauenvoll

1. them bonez - 0 2. dam that river - 0 3. rain uuhen i die - 0 4. douun in a hole - 1 5 zickman - 0 6. roozter - 1.5 7. junkhead - 1 8. dirt - 1 9. godzmack - 0 10. hate to feel - 0 11. angry chair - 1 12. uuould - 2

Album which caused me take a break on this site.

Nicht meine Musik

Not a fan of Alice in Chains, still not a bad album.

Geggjað seattle grunge

Niet mijn ding. 90's grunge/metal, maar dan minder catchy dan Nirvana. harmonisch/melodisch/lyrisch heel donker, maar productioneel toch ook te proper en te gelikt. Er staan 'n paar goeie rifs op, maar 'k voel het niet.

Its the Budweiser of grunge. Predictable, plain, boring, and just like dozens of other bands.

Didn't like a lot of the songs, but there were some I enjoyed. The vocals aren't great, though.

lowkey they slayed

Raskaaseen päähän, auts! Annan mahdollisuuden myös tälle levylle, vaikka en odota sen kuuntelua. Biisit ei jää mieleen, tuntuu olevan lähes sama sointikulku jokaisessa. Tasapaksua, tylsää, yllätyksetöntä. Sopii kyllä lenkille tempon puolesta, mutta ajatukset lähtee saman tien laukalle, enkä keskity enää kuuntelemiseen. Ei jatkoon.

My typa music. Honestly though this album is a great 90s rock classic. Alice in Chains just have that distinct sound that you know its their song and this album definitely exemplifies that. Jar Of Flies still a better album from them though. I don't want to let my personal bias get in the way, I'll give this one a 3 but Jar Of Flies is definitely a 5 for me

B- Them Bones 3 Dam That River 2 Rain When I Die 3 Down in a Hole[I] 3 Sickman 4 Rooster 4 Junkhead 3 Dirt 3 God Smack 3 Intro (Dream Sequence)/Iron Gland[II] (sometimes unlisted or listed as "Untitled") 3 Hate to Feel 3 Angry Chair 3 Would? 3 This took a little marination and some dirt in the eye, but I enjoyed it.

Some sick riffs in the first few songs but the album started to break down after a while. Stand-out: Dam That River

Unlike other 90's grunge rock, I only like this in small doses. Singer drawing out and holding notes for too long gets old quickly. The hits ("Rooster", "Down In A Hole", and "Would?") are good but the rest is forgettable.

Pretty similar sound throughout the songs. I understand the appeal, and the lyricism is quite meaningful, but I don't see myself coming back to any of these soon. Still a pretty good grunge album. Favorite tracks: Them Bones, Down In A Hole, Junkhead 3/5

Great grunge rock. The only drawback with this one is a lot of the songs sound too similar, which causes the backhalf to drag.

4/5. A heavy grunge/metal album chock full of bangers. I didn't realize this is where my favorite metal bands clearly got their influence from. This honestly just rocks so hard and each song has an amazing accessibility despite the lyrical content and music atmosphere. Love this genre, and love to find new albums within it.

Way better than I thought but still not my genre

I don't care for this genre. But this makes me want to listen to Johnny Cash cover albums.

Loud and brash but not really doing much with the aggression. I didn't mind it but it didn't really rock me.

Ja, dit is dan weer niet mijn muziek. In z'n soort vast prima gemaakt, maar voor mij had het niet gehoeven.

Het ruigere gitaarwerk. Soms geforceerd zoals bij Sickman. Maar meestal houdt alles elkaar wel in balans. Ergens op drie kwart had ik er wel genoeg wel. Zo'n herrie intermezzo zorgt wel dat je je daar bewust van bent.

Onvervalste grunge, altijd fijn. Trage basloopjes en drums, hemeltergende stem. Teksten gaan te vaak over drugs, waaraan de zanger naar de klote is gegaan, maar dat mag de pret niet drukken. De harmonien waarmee Layne Staley en Jerry Cantrell elkaar aanvullen zijn wonderschoon. En dat wonderschone komt eigenlijk het beste tot uitdrukking op hun unplugged plaat, nog zo'n jaren 90 fenomeen. De liedjes blijven als een dijk overeind staan en hebben de grunge niet eens nodig om hun kracht te behouden. Van alle grunge fenomenen blijft Alice in Chains op een of andere manier het beste bij me hangen. Geen Nirvana, geen Pearl Jam. Soundgarden komt nog het dichtste bij misschien. Maar het unplugged concert van Alice in Chains gaat mee naar het onbewoonde eiland waar je slechts 10 cd's mee naar toe mag nemen. Dirt is hun bekendste en populairste werk misschien en daarom staat dat in deze lijst. Prima, geven we ook gewoon 5 sterretjes voor.

Great example of 90s grunge at it's best. Faves: Them Bones, Rooster, Hate To Feel.

That's an automatic five from me! Soundgarden may have been my entry point into grunge, but Alice in Chains really captured my heart - I've loved this album for a long time. Layne Staley's death upset me in a way most celebrity deaths didn't come close to. I love Alice in Chains' sound - it's so unique to them. Fave tracks - "Rooster" is a karaoke staple, "Junkhead" is immense, but "Down in a Hole" takes the supreme title!

dirt is still great. it's dark and brooding and heavy which isn't always what I'm looking for, but it's a grunge classic and stands the test of time. the lyrics are poignant and when combined with the music, really make you feel a connection with the horrors of drug abuse, war, and depression. incredible stuff. favorite songs: top songs for me are rooster, would?, them bones. after a few listens, i also like rain when i die, down in a hole, sickman, and dirt

Decent grunge record which I'd never listened to in full before. Consistent from start to finish. Grunge is not my favourite genre but I can understand its appeal.

3.69 per track. Grew up in the grunge era but didn't get into Alice in Chains, probably should have, its pretty good.

I’ve listened to this album extensively

Unlistenable for me

Good for what it is, but not for me at all.

Liked this, very similar throughout but I think it’s that’s a good thing. Favourite songs ‘Rooster’, ‘Dirt’ and ‘Hate to Feel’

It was fine. Probably a guitarist's band

Loved it!

Just good album

Too heavy for me. I actually like some of their more chill stuff. “Don’t Follow” (unfortunately, not on this album) is a GREAT song of theirs you should check out if you haven’t. As for Dirt, I do have an affinity for “Rooster.” I didn’t care much for it when I first heard it, but when you listen to the lyrics and realize it’s about a Vietnam vet (I believe, the singer’s father) it strikes a different chord.

I think this is one many either love or hate, I’m the latter. I was very much into the 90s grunge scene and this band seemed to me for people who liked their grunge amped up with some heavier stuff. Never liked them in high school, and this album reminded me why. Seems almost like a generic hard rock band with generic songs. Lyrically offers nothing of importance. And I know it has no impact on the music, but I HATE the bands name!!!

Heavier than I like but it has some really great musical moments and vocals. Some songs really turned down the aggressiveness. Behind the grit and dirt is great writing and musicality. Double bass is gritty and the guitar solos are epic. Overall this was a pretty solid album. Fun to listen to.

I understand why this album exists, and it’s well executed for what it is. Unfortunately not my thing. Drumming is especially tight.