Dirt

Guys will listen to this and just say, "Hell Yeah" It's me. I'm the guy.

Once again brings me back to high school, and San Andreas GTA.

Of the grunge big four these guys are easily the darkest and angriest. This album is very good but unfortunately Jar of Flies overshadows their entire discography for me and I wish *all* their albums sounded like that one. Still this is solid. Probably my least favourite act of the 4 though.

Probably the best grunge riffs, but I don't love the chorus vocals Probably a little over long, I got a little bored a few times Overall its still a good listen though, 3 maybe 3.5 stars.

One of the best rock albums of all time.

Kinda mid most of the songs on this album sound the same. 6/10

First track was good. The rest was a bit meh, the vocals it's not quite the mark for me. For this tempo I want it to be much heavier, or for this lightness I want it much faster.

Great one, Layne will be forever missed.

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Not my jam

So 90s, but not for me

Sounds like a pretty decent hard rock album. Couldnt help myself but think "man it would sound so much more exciting if it was like 20-30 BPM faster!". Overall, it was alright. Significant 18/46 Liked 7/46 Added 1/46 No, no, no

I had always understood Alice in Chains to be a grunge band, but listening to this it seems like they have one foot more firmly in the 80s hair metal hard rock and sludgy sounds and are just barely dipping their toes in what I would consider to be grunge. The vocalist honestly sounds like Axl Rose to me. Very ridiculous to say the least. This band definitely rocks, it would be foolheartedly to try to claim that it doesn't rock. People seem in to it and maybe you had to be there, nothing bad by any means, but not really speaking to me.

Ok I kind of get the headbanging appeal of this genre of music like this kinda slaps idk!!!!!!! his singing voice is a little weird a lot of the songs sound the same just yelling after yelling

ok

The guitar there is pretty insane.

It's everything I expected from an Alice in Chains album. Not my cup of tea, but not bad.

This thing rocks. I was not ready to like this as much as I did.

Them Bones good opener, some nice midpaced tracks (Sickman, Dirt).

Grunge was a blown up mind at the time, but it has not aged that well, let's face it. However, Dirt will remain as one of the most iconic albums in the 90s. Still captivating and emotional.

Literally goated. Rip Layne Staley

Solid grungy feels

Tough follow up from Pearl Jam yesterday, but still pretty solid. Could use more eyyyyyuuuueeyyyyiiiiiuuuuhhhhsss

Idk if I might have rated this higher if I hadnt just listened to Pearl Jam but honestly my daily mental scale for ratings has been entirely inconsistent

Wake up honey, it’s time for your daily seattle grunge album ⏰ Not as solid as Ten but Layne Staley has some pipes on him. Must be something about fellas born in the Bellevue/Kirkland area that makes them destined to make it big 🤔 you and me Layne, equal levels of greatness

Nice

Favorite songs: Down in a Hole; Rooster; Would? This album rocks. Guitar riffs abound. Rooster is the best of AIC. Very good album.

Not really my guitar style. Too much distortion, I guess. Makes it harder to make the melody shine. Some parts were nice, but I don't see myself seeking this album out again any time soon.

With all due respect, this kinda sucks. I grew up in Washington and TOTALLY get the influence and importance and legacy of Alice in Chains, but I just can't anymore.

This album is alright, though it's really not my type of grunge music. I grew up loving Nirvana and Pearl Jam but never got into Alice In Chains. Their vibe just doesn't do a lot for me. They definitely have a few enjoyable tracks on here and I recognized the singles but could largely do without this album and I don't see myself ever coming back to it in full. That being said, giving it a middling score cause I don't strongly dislike it either. Standout Tracks: Dam That River, Rooster, Dirt, Would?

I like this style of rock/metal but only ever listened to a few select Alice in Chains songs. It was fun to listen through the album. First listen was multitasking while cooking with Ryan and I liked it. Listening more focussed today and still like. Starts off strong right away with Them Bones. Some of the bands most popular songs are from this album. Would? Is good. I like Sickman too. Overall good vibes. I really liked this album. Cohesive sound and some changes. Solid hard rock/metal listen.

them bones is fun, I like the good guitar skills, but I don't like the vocals. rooster is cool, is a little more catchy than other songs here and has a good kicky guitar. starting to get tired of those winy and nasaly vocals, especially in God smack. I don't have much to say about this album, the songs all sound very similar and it's not really my type of music. points for good guitar though

This album is fine. It mostly blends together with samey guitar and subdued vocals. I guess that's the vibe but it's just a little bland for me. Standout tracks are Them Bones and Rooster.

Depressing grunge

AJ: excellent

This is the album you turn on in February after three months of cold dark Seattle rain with no end in sight. Certified absolutely classic.

I liked it, it was fun :) probably less iconic than most of the other ones so far but I liked it more

Jerry for the love of god I can't understand what you're saying but it does make me feel pretty cool. Yeah I'm a rooster don't mess with me 🐔🐔 ANGRY CHAIRRRRR

Didn’t think I’d like it but it’s pretty good

While grunge isn’t my favourite genre, I still think this album is really great due to its hard-hitting riffs and introspective lyrics Favourite tracks: Them Bones, Dam That River, Down In a Hole, Sickman, Rooster, Angry Chair, Would

Klar Alice in Chains' bestes Album / Musikgewordener menschlicher Abgrund / Textlich und kompositorisch kommt man schwer näher an metaphorisierung von Drogenkonsum heran / Es kratzt einen richtig auf und ich werde das Gefühl nicht los, dass es KoRn ohne dieses Album nicht in der Form gegeben hätte/geben würde / bin selbst kein riesen Alice in Chains-Fan aber Album ist einfach ein einheitlich Meisterwerk --- 5/5

One of my favorite albums

THEM BONES

not my thing

this one scared me ngl

i was so excited when i first heard the 2 songs on the album. i was jamming and having a great time. and then i listened to the rest of the album. im sure its good music for the people its for, but for me if you are doing this kind of genre of rock, it has to be high energy. if you drawl on i feel like im being musically held hostage sometimes. especially if your guitars arent doing anything particularly interesting either and are just there for texture. but there are some fun guitar parts. im sure these songs are much better for live performance than to be listened to by an anxiety riddled 20 yr old who has something to do and is mildly annoyed that the music is going nowhere. theres a mild redemption at track 8, and the subsequent songs that follow. Im sure anyone reading these reviews finds my opinions abhorrent. Faves: Them Bones, Down That River, <- two songs that are solidly going into the rotation, Dirt (this is much lower than the other two) Hate to Feel (a song w a nice use of some classic metal/rock music tropes) Angry Chair would i seek out alice in chains: if there are more songs like the first two on this album sure. this might also be my emotions. anyways this is like. 3.4

i was prepared not to enjoy this but i am favorably impressed

it’s okay, I don’t know what else to say. I need to revisit it and actually read the lyrics. I think my favorites were sickman and junkhead but if I’m being honest, all the songs started bleeding into each other around the 15 minute mark

maybe it's cause i was busy showering while listening to the first half but i found this sort of boring. the songs i did like made me think "i wish i was listening to deftones right now instead" faves: dirt, down in a hole, junkhead

Low 4 but I enjoyed this one! Didn’t realize that Alice In Chains was a Seattle grunge band?? Always thought of them as late 80s arena rock for some reason. I hope things got better for their lyricist because this is not a happy man. Running late to work bye

Lots of great songs on here, but a little difficult to listen to back to back.

Masterpiece

Prima grunge, paar vette nummers, maar ook niet geweldig

Cover me in all this dirt, great production, songs are movin and groovin.

Has the best opening note of any album.

Absolute perfection! A murky record full of agony, it’s a classic.

One of my favorite early 90's rock albums. Staley's lyrics and singing are powerful, Cantrell's lines are absolute bangers. Not always in the mood for the entire album as a whole, but the first half is fantastic. 4/5!

Generic whatever with cacophony

Great, not really my style, but still really good nevertheless

Great sound, I heard Would? before, but the whole album is great.

Love me some Alice in chains

Classic hard rock / metal. Good, but not what I want to listen to most of the time.

A heavy hitting, dark album from the underground kings of grunge.

One of the best albums of all time, flat out.

Actually quite enjoyable

I listened to this album by the pool under palm trees and a sunny sky and it still made me feel like swallowing a knife. 10/10.

Darkest album that came out of the early 90's Seattle scene. Starts off with a bang.

Took a bit but I started to enjoy it towards the middle

Heroin, the musical!

Rooster!

are they ok

what if we kissed during the 4th minute of junkhead

i know this is going to be a contentious album for entourage. but i'm sorry. this absolutely whips. i hated myself after listening to this chef's kiss

I TRIED MY BEST IDK WHAT TO SAY LMAO

Good stuff grunge

6.5/10, wel aardig

A little too grunge for me but rooster is iconic

Grunge classic. Rooster - 5 stars.

Was never a huge fan of alice in chains but they are pretty good

Eh

This was my kind of thing back in the early 90s and I had some friends who were really into it… but I never really got to grips with AiC. Don’t know what it was, it just never really clicked with me. This album offers some tasty riffs here and there but little else to me in 2023… plus I’m not a fan of his voice…

Classic. Not a perfect 5 but I enjoy this album and would give it 4.5

Not enough balance between noise and tenderness, but the noise is good.

Boring rock. To The cringe side. 2.5-3.

Don't like hard rock

Not really my thing, but I thought this compilation of WWE Entrance songs was alright, 3/5. Favourite Track: Rooster

6.8/10 This album is played in rehab centres to remind people drugs make you scream real loud and sometimes invent grunge by accident. Some absolutely fucking INSANE guitar work from Jerry Cantrell, and Layne Staley's voice conveys the pain of addiction like no other. Haunting considering the context of his death. Rooster and Sickman are high points for me. Can come across as a touch one-note due to the 80s metal influences, but the grunge elements and Layne's vocals carry you through it.

An album with down in a hole, rooster, Angry Chair and Would? Deserves a high rating regardless however is a long album and a couple songs that didn’t have to be there. 8.7

things I like: -Down in a hole -Dirt -Hate to feel -Would? Things I hate: -people -society -my stupid dad because he didn't buy me an Xbox for my birthday In all seriousness, this album has some good songs but they are separated by a vast dry desert of dreary and repetitive music. Maybe I'm just not in the right mood to listen to this album today. Actually I hope I am never in the right mood to listen to this album. At the very least it is listenable, and I did enjoy the second half

Proper rock, but for me personally not going anywhere with this. It has its theme and it sticks with it.

I already liked Alice In Chains so it was nice

The rock was a little too hard for me. Felt very 90s though. Not something I personally would go back and listen to on my own time

Not bad

Not my style but liked some of the songs

Didn’t know Alice and chains was this heavy and never thought of grunge being this heavy but really cool found myself shaking my little ass cheeks a number of times during this album. Notable songs that had me shaking my shit: junkhead, godsmack, hate to feel and would?. My fave songs from the listen interestingly all came from the back half. Im gonna give this a 7.5/10 though I liked it and totally feel the appeal it just didn’t hit that itch for me and reminded me of a time in history with cringe goatees and horny chatrooms. I feel like once you’ve heard one song on here you’ve more of less heard them all. Would definitely give another listen but not sure if I’d buy a physical copy. Also album cover really grew on me they definitely captured the mood and it looks really cool 😎. -B

Good album love the guitar voice/tone/whatever. Rooster such a banger my stepmom said that would be her walk up song for baseball if she was a pro player.

This is an album of music for sure. Middle of the ground for me honestly, didn’t really get into it

Seems like good music to listen to when your in your feels. I feel like it has alot of Guns N’ Roses influence, but not totally sure about the timeline so I could be wrong. Epitome of grunge. “Rain when I die” is a banger. “Rooster” is a banger…. Sick man is ass. The album has really cool harmonies and incredible guitar. Drums are also very cool, I hear a lot of Neil Peart/ Rush influences. Not necessarily my taste in music, some of the songs sound like a heroin addict made it in a strung out daze. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, especially given the genre and time period, just not something I would listen to on a regular basis.

Not my style of music but I enjoyed it. Very nice Halloween vibes

2.5-3.0

3.5/5

I loved this album when I was a teen, I still love it. It's a classic album from a great era.

Very grungey with not a lot of variety. I did like Them Bones (which is a bit too short) and Rooster (which is a bit long), and Would? but overall the album was on the depressing side, especially knowing what happened to the singer later in life.

2 stars

It’s a good album but it wasn’t my cup of tea.

I like the album that came after this better, but this is the one with a lot of their famous songs.

Not much to say about this one - just listened to it a few days ago. One of my favorite albums. Dam That River, Rain When I Die, Down in a Hole - great 3 song sequence

bad

Honestly didn't think I'd like this but forgot they were more grunge than heavy/harsh metal. Still not my favorite but I definitely respect it!

Hell yeah give me the grunge. I love how all 90s grunge bands sing in the exact same voice. The harmonized vocals are pretty cool. I like how sludgy the album feels, idk if that's the right word but it feels very thick ya know? Like you have to wade through the sound it doesn't just wash over you. Am I cooking or does this not make any sense?

I've liked almost all Alice in chains songs I've heard but for some reason never explored their music. This album is great. It really is top tier grunge and on the same level as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and the others. This could easily become a favorite for me among the grunge bands I listen to.

Really good, just not my favorite.

Fuck yeah!

It was cool

Hard charging as always but really dated nowadays - more so than most grunge.

Dirt was so good an album

Dirty grungy sound with bleak ish lyrics

5/5 King of sludge metal Every song goes hard No favorites, they’re all good

FFS, cheer up, guy 🙄😂 Was this the birth of stoner rock? I was quite up for hearing this but it wore thin pretty quickly. It sounds like a desert, which is kind of the point I suppose. But I prefer my biospheres greener. Sort of a bridge between G'n'R and QotSA 🤔

The album is interesting to say the least. I think that there were some pretty decent songs and some songs that were just not enjoyable. I’m not saying that I hate that music but this isn’t my usual music genre so I don’t think I would listen to more of their music. It definitely could be better in my opinion. 2/5

I thought this was a pretty good album will have to explore more Alice in Chains

I've never really listened to Alice in Chains, but I dig this album. Will definitely have to listen to more. 4.5/5

Amazing album..not as perfect as jar of flies but great nonetheless. Junkhead is one of my favorite AIC deep cuts

whats ma drug of choy, yoice?

I’d rate this 2.5 if I could. Not a fan of the vocals, production is solid. I find that I don’t really care for grunge save for soundgarden and nirvana

Not my favorite kind of music to listen to. A little too abrasive for my taste. that being said I cant deny the musicianship from this band, and enjoyed some of what I listened to. I'm sure with more listens this album would grow on me.

Not bad not great

Not for me

The junkie album, this album could as well being call heroin. But more than drugs, its the pain and the torture with dark subject and lyrics that really define this album. Depression and death are very sensitive subject that they are not ashamed of talking off, Jerry Cantrell the lead guitarist is credited for allmost all track and he clearly was a big influence on this reccord, he co-sing on 3 songs. I think Rooster is the best track here, an dark but destructive guiatr riff intro and the chorus "they come to snuff the Rooster", bring a more political and social tone that this album needed. It talk about Jerry's father that was a veteran of the Vietnam war and was nicknam "Rooster" but could be associate to the Gulf war in 1991. Anyway a incredible song with a good story is a pefect song. Other song that i liked are: Junkhead, Godsmack and Would? I generaly liked song about drugs, and three song reference explicitly heroin use with a very open, but not in a candid way, a very dark, trouble and honnest way. Those are Godsmack, sickman and Junkhead. I always though Layne Staley voice look like Kurt cocain, but when we listen closely we see differences and Layne have his own style that we could spot easly. I'm gonna say that this is the ultimate grunge album, i love nevermind, Nirvana and all, but i think the grunge spirit is more honnest and brutal here, the musicality is very good too and althought not very catchy, it is very powerfull and perfetcly fit the vibe of this album. I think this album recived all the credits it deserved, in the peak of grunge and alternative music this reccord push it a another level like Black Sabbath or the Stooges in their respective genra, Heavy Metal and Punk rock were big influences on this band, and you see The 70's punk in the attitude, subject and the hard rock/heavy metal in the music. It sold more than 5 millions of albums in the US alone, so its not just a undeground random reccord, its a phenomenon part of a bigger mouvement and i think its well deserved for them. On the bad side, (not so much to say on paper) i was not attarcted by those tracks, expect the Rooster wich is one of my favorite grunge song, i dont feel the same for a lot of thoses song, That why i would not give him the perfect notation, but i really praise everything, i just don't connect with it at the same level as some of my favorite bands, but its on the music side, not the vibe, the deepnest or the lyrics that i respect a lot.

Not as great as when I was 16. There are a lot better albums from 90’s grunge than this.

first listen such a real and raw sound

A favorite of mine in high school. Everything but Rooster is a fantastic slice of the 1990s.

Tough going!

Very bleak.

Alice In Chains is as distinctive and recognizable a band as there ever was, and when they hit, it's stellar (in the darkest possible use of that word). My experience is that the detuned guitars, vocal 5th harmonies, and bleak lyrics and landscape wear on my soul after 5-6 songs. They're a great EP band! But seriously, this is an excellent album, it starts to slip just after the midway point and then picks up again, and I chalk it up to employing the same formula throughout. They retread ground as the album gets into the marathon in the middle. But one by one... The Rooster, Them Bones, Would?, Dam That River, Down In A Whole... this is a strong album of material with just those songs alone. Another that might warrant a 3.5 just for the damage it does to its listener's psyche, but for that very reason, it gets the bump for being so consistently stark.

Ugh. God, what a chore to get through. I definitely was not in the mood for this today. I do enjoy their distinctive quartal harmonies, but damn that lead singer's voice is everything i hate about grunge. That coupled with the sluggish tempos and depressing lyrics. Yeah, I get that people dig this, but I really don't. I never how how to rate an album like this. Do I try and be objective or do I give it my own personal rating? Usually, I go the subjective route because this is how I personally react to this music and how likely I am to check it out again. Sometimes I regret doing this as it's clear I just heard the wrong album on the wrong day and I feel bad about it later. Today I'm going to split the difference. My personal rating is a 1 because I honestly couldn't even make it through the whole album. I get that people dig this, and good for them, but boy I really don't.

Fantastic album

Essential Tracks: Down in a Hole (Playlist) Them Bones Rooster

Noice. Chugga chugga

I've known this album for a long time, it's definitely one of the greats. But I'll never turn down a good excuse to give it another listen.

Probably 5 Stars but it’s my second album so not sure.

Not my style. early 2000's soft girl era.

Did they love tom toms in every other decade as much as they did in the 90s? Opens and closes hard, full of dissonance in the middle. Gonna listen again on headphones 🎧

Amazing album just a few songs didn’t jazz me up like the others.

good grungy shit, been meaning to listen to it for awhile so good excuse to! funky grunge rock grahhh

3. Dirt - Alice in chains 4/10 Would I listen again ? No Favorite song : Rooster Honorable mentions : junkhead Least favorite : the first and last third of this album I went in expecting way more, the entire albums feels and plays like it's just one big long wave of the exact same sounding note that lasts however long the album is. The solos are just good enough to engage me back in the songs but it's just back to the same. Rooster is the highpoint of the album and the bass on junkhead offers a heavy but needed relief to every other instrument, voice included.

Not really my thing

it was just alright I guess

I've listened to Alice in Chains before, usually through radio or in soundtracks but I've never really tried to seek out any of their albums despite loving the grunge genre/rock of the 90's

Alice in Chains definitely got a style that I don't particularly care for nowadays. Heavier rock sounds - approaching grunge maybe? There's some cool harmonizing? going on here in the first couple songs at least, but I don't particularly care for the singer's voice. I don't much care for this kind of vocal grittiness for the most part anymore. The guitar and bass distortion on Dam That River is so heavy it's like a wall of sound. Kind of cool. Breaking it down a bit in Rain When I Die. Lot of mystery going into the song that is slowly uncovering itself. The vocals here are in a more pleasing register, marginally. So far this is the song I like the most from the album. Unfortunately, the song is half over now and I'm getting bored. It's like the song heard - enter the bridge where some new interesting stuff happens, but not enough to keep me fully engaged. The song faded out - all the way to line, and then faded back up!!! Hate that! Down In A Hole starting off a lot softer - we got an acoustic guitar up in here? Reminding me vaguely of Goo Goo Dolls kind of stuff, but with a lot more effects pedals. This song the most pleasing to hear now, but I'm not stanning them yet. Why are so many of these songs so long? Not to min-max music, but do this many songs need to be this long? Sickman is not it! Heavy, then moaning, then droning, before dropping back into the metal-esque throbbing. The song is not boring by any means, but it is also not appealing to me in any way. 2 songs from the end and I really can't wait for it to be over tbh. Such a droning album from a genre I do not care about at all. Thank god that one is over. I did not like this album at all! Not my thing! Sorry Alice in Chains, maybe if I listened more to you like 15 years ago.

Extremely biased, but this holds up.

Listening to the entire thing, it doesn't surprise me that Alice In Chains started as a glam band. I think it's all in the harmonies, they're a huge shining spot throughout. I also love the sludgy tones, but I've always loved that about this band. It's a little bloated and could use some fat trimming, but it's solid overall. Call it a 4.5. Favorite tracks: "Them Bones", "Rain When I Die", "Dirt", "Would?"

I feel so alone

A couple of strong tracks, but overall just a so-so album. This album feels very of its time, which I respect as an achievement even though this album is not quite my thing.

Solid slice of nineties grunge. Not necessarily my favorite thing, but I couldn’t help but think Sam would really like it, as it reminded me of Nirvana, Black Sabbath and Metallica in various places.

I’ve never really been into Alice In Chains, but I’m sure there are songs that I would recognize. I didn’t recognize any on this album, but quite liked it. I might have to explore their music a little more. 4

I can't tell if my rating is simply because this isn't to my taste but I suspect there's something more to this that is leading me to two stars over three. Whatever that is, I'm not willing to spend any more time considering it. I'm cool with maybe being "wrong" on this one.

Pretty good

Sensational

Nicht so meins, ich mag die Tonalgen nicht

Litt heavy for min del

Ok

It’s all the same song

Bonafide start to finish classic, actually the best grunge band.

Cool record, great production. Unfortunately held back by its length and monotonous tempo choices.

Lo grunge ok, pero no suy fan de lo metalero.

Boa surpresa.

This is classic 1992 grunge, or alt metal or whatever. I was always more of a Nirvana fan, also listened to Pearl Jam, or STP, or even Soundgarden (maybe?) more than Alice In Chains. Reminds me of the 90’s MTV, Beavis and Butthead, etc. The vocals never super appealed to me. First time hearing a lot of these songs, to be honest. Just was not an AIC fan. Rooster is by far my favorite. Them Bones is a good opener though. And Would? is a classic too. I really feel like this is a 3 for me.

Amazing album, one of my favourites, always in the rotation at least every 6 months since I was 14. Why do I love depressing music so much?

Them Bones- 8.5/10 Dam that River - 8.5/10 Rain when I die - 8.5/10 Down in a hole - 8/10 Sickman - 8.5/10 Rooster - 9/10 junkhead - 9/10 Dirt - 8.5/10 God Smack - 8.5/10 Untitled - 8/10 Hate to Feel - 9/10 Angry Chair - 9/10 Would? - 8/10 TOTAL - 111/130

so cohesive and good

-i have heard about alice in chains but never listened to them -THIS is real rock like yooooooo -the lyrics are the most hardcore rock out of all the rock bands i’ve heard -and the guitar is real intense which i LOVE -idk if i would listen to this again but i am enjoying it -the songs do sound a bit similar to each other -and for that, it will get 3 stars

Groovy grunge

One of the best albums ever. Love every song. Will also listen to it.

Grunge! Metal! Recognized a few songs, and listened to the whole thing.

# 67 : I thought it was ok. A bit ordinary for the genre. Dam That River

Not really my vibe, but it actually wasn’t bad. I like rooster, down in the hole, and a few others.

Didn’t like

Schoopls outshd a

This was one of my favourite albums growing up must have listened to it so many times as a result probably given it a star too many

Knew some songs but hadn't listened to an AIC album before. More heavy metal-inspired than I'd expected, and I liked the droney sound and vocals. The album is a bit long overall but a few songs will go on my regular playlist.

One of my favorites before starting this list

It is a good album in and of itself, but not what the description in Apple Music promised me. I expected some next-level grunge record, but it mostly just sounds like Metallica in their hard rock era or even leans toward Aerosmith.

Heavier than I expected, more of a grunge feel too, but both of those are good things! More in common with Nirvana than you might think based on the bigger songs by each band - this is also a compliment!

Eurgh...

Best Song: Would? This track has a darker, brooding quality that is absent from the rest of the album. Worst Song: Down In A Hole. I just find all these kind of power ballads annoying. It feels antithetical to everything else that the band produces and just feels like an excuse to have a "lighters up" song. Slow and skippable. Overall: If a whine were a musical instrument. Mostly just one (whined) note, resulting in a really repetitive listening experience. There are better grunge bands by far.

Just a seriously, unbelievably good album. Incredible singing, incredible songwriting, incredible guitar work. The way they change their feel within tracks is captivating. I was looking forward to getting this album in particular through this exercise, and it delivered in every way. Favorite track: Would?

Teenage me would have loved this angsty and sometimes angry music maybe? Not so much now

Very nice

It was okay, but no song particularly stood out to me.

Not my vibe sorry

yeeeaaaaahhhh roooockk gruuuuungeeee (очень сильно не хватает дробного значения в оценках)

FIRE

I’ve tried with Alice and Chains several times over the decades and just can’t get into it. It’s aggressively depressing in a self loathing way. The sound is strong and the message is clear, so I’ll give it three stars despite my lack of personal interest.

Ihan ok. 2.5/5

Not really bothered

Better than I expected. It was interesting to read about the history of this band and of course it was heroin.

There's a couple of ok tracks, but not really my thing.

Decent enough, heavy grunge. Wouldn't really ever choos to listen to it though but wouldn't turn it off if it came on...

Même s’ils me criait dessus j’étais pas très attentif, ça ressemble pas mal à Metallica mais de plus grande qualité, je devrais le réécouter une autre fois

Too much Metallica, not enough Mudhoney/Nirvana/early Soundgarden. And harmonising tenor heavy metal vocals are rarely a good thing.

People act like Nirvana was depressing when Alice in Chains exist. Everything about this band is tuned to bum you out. They're super good at it, but by the end I'm desperate for a sunny melody.

A masterpiece of grit and grind, Layne Staley vocals, Jerry Cantrell’s guitar and artistic timing create a nearly perfect grunge album in 1992. I am enjoying AIC more as an adult 30 years later than I did when I was a teenager when new. Such a time to be alive when these iconic albums were released.

Another must have album.

Not my kind of music but still a good listen. Spiced up a particularly quiet Wednesday morning. The songs do sound a fair bit the same.

Not exactly my jam - a lot of songs sounded the same but there were a couple of standouts.

The sound of 90s grunge, rough voice that soars, the heavy riffs and that solid kick drum that keeps you nodding or atomping along through the entire album. A classic 90s sound. Never listened back in the day but will be adding it into rotation.

Not my kind of music but still a good listen. Spiced up a particularly quiet Wednesday morning. The songs do sound a fair bit the same.

16 years ago I probably would have rated this a 5.

Classic 90's album. The vocals are great, the riffs are great, and so many songs are straight classics. The only downside is that I've heard these songs a billion times so their impact is a bit muffled for me. I still think it's a great album though and always worth a relisten from time to time. Favorite Songs: Rooster, Angry Chair, Would?, Them Bones Least Favorite Songs: Untitled, Dam That River

Grunge 1990s. AIC is a classic.

Alice in chains is great grunge I always love their acoustic unplugged stuff as well

Riff sont heavy à souhait vocals sonnent bien Wah wah cool dans rain when i die rien de révolutionnaire mais c’est de la bonne musique après 3 tounes je dirais 7/10

Listened to 3-4 songs

Classic sound, reminds me of childhood.

Not for me, but the hits are ok.

I’d heard of Alice in Chains before, but somehow in my brain I thought they were the same as Alice Cooper….. Both a bit before my time. I was really pleasantly surprised by this album, it was great. I listened to it like 3 times in a row. Best tracks: Rain When I Die, Dirt Worst track: Rooster

Some bangers

This mostly felt like background music; in most songs there were some really good vocal melodies which only lasted a short amount of time. I think in a better atmosphere I’d enjoy it more

So many of these songs still get rock radio play. It's great stuff.

First time I heard it I just thought it was loud and hard. Then I listened again and it was still loud and hard, but I really got into it. Some great tracks! 3.5

That song about the Rooster really sucks.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: it was ok, expected more but it was a bit bland for me Favourite song: Track 12 - Angry Chair

I prefer the grunge more than the metal. Some good songs in the mix. Just not my personal style of 90s music.

I was going to write about Grunge, Gen X and the insidious politics of apathy, but this record drained me of the, or any, inclination. They could’ve disheartened me with less than a third of this record - it’s really potent!

One of those grunge bands I never bothered listening to at the time, assuming they sounded like Soundgarden, maybe with some Guns'n'Roses and/or Metallica thrown in. How right I was! Turned out I did know the last track, thinking it was Soundgarden anyway. I don't hate this, as it's fairly melodic, but it's basically *grunt* *bass thump* *wibbly guitar* *heroin* for an hour

Grunge remains a dreary mess. I keep trying with it, it keeps failing.

Do you like grunge? Good, cus here it is, in all it's glory, guiding future grunge to grungeville

It's ok, but not really me

I liked this album. Some really good songs on it. The only complaint is that, unlike some of the other grunge bands from that era, Alice and Chains' music sounds dated.

Got a couple solid bangers on here

Alice in Chains is called "grunge," but I just don't believe they are grunge. I am probably in the minority on this opinion. I really like this album and I understand it's not widely accepted, as Layne Staley has a voice you need to get used to and the band as a whole takes some time to get in to. Regardless, "Dirt" would be a greatest hits album for so many bands with all these songs on one album: Them Bones Dam the River Rooster Rain When I Die Down in a Hole Dirt Angry Chair Hate to Feel Would "Jar of Flies," which in my opinion is a better album was released just 15 months after "Dirt" even though it is technically an EP. Then in 1995 they released their self-titled album. Fantastic 3-4 year run of good hard rock. This is just a great rocking album.

Didn’t age half as bad as I expected or even half as bad as it should. It’s definitely of its time but I was expecting to do a lot more cringing. Used to like these in school but half of this I’d forgotten which possibly explains a lot. It is a bit long. The highlights though are pretty much rock bar staples, and they’ve obviously influenced a lot that followed (particularly Audioslave / Stone Temple Pilots etc). Better than expected, but wont be back anytime soon

I think this album makes that the most eclectic week of music so far! Never actually listened to Alice in chains, thought they were vaguely grunge, maybe Soundgardeny. To me they sound like the unnecessary missing link between Metallica and Korn, with some songs clearly being the inspiration for nu metal. Probably deserve a 1 for that. I actually thought the album was okay, some nice riffs, just nothing interesting enough to take it past that. Won't listen again but glad to tick this one off.

Solid 3 stars for me - Them Bones is a classic, and the rest of the album listenable.

Had not listened to Alice In Chains before but I always have time for a bit of a grunge/heavy rock. The album opens with a banger but then goes through peaks and troughs. In the end a whole hour of misery was a bit much. Don't think I'd listen to the album again but will revisit a few of the tracks. Highlights: Them Bones Down In A Hole

This site and Wikipedia suggest this is grunge, but I wouldn't say it is at all really. More metal for me. Had heard of them, but don't think I've ever listened to them before. The lead singers story seems like a bit of a sad one. Reflected in the lyrics of the majority of this album. I'm sure I like a bit of misery more than most, but this was a bit much. I'm also not generally a metal fan, so this didn't do too much for me. Overall not bad. 2 feels overly harsh so 3 it is, but I probably won't be going back

du rock des année 90s

2/ 12, 17%

BEST SONGS: -Them Bones -Dirt

Heavy, grungy, meaty album. Very morbid yet fascinating.

Love me some AiC. Just looking at the tracklist, this album is stacked: Them Bones, Rooster, Down in a Hole, Would? Them Bones starts the album with a sludgy set of power chords and Layne Staley's unmistakable vocals paired with a set of face-melting guitar solos. Sets the mood nicely for the album to come. Dam That River is propelled by a Slash-esq riff that climbs up and down over and over again. Good head-bobbing, grass-cutting tune. Rain When I Die changes gears with a keyed down bass intro with some warbly guitars scratching around on top. Hard to imagine anyone other than Layne Staley holding this song together. His vocals always give me goosebumps. Love this song. Down in a Hole turns 90 degrees into the closest thing to a ballad that AiC ever wrote. Despite its popularity, I'm not that huge on this song. That said, its a well-written song and I understand the appeal as a sort of anthem to depression and exile. Sickman is an interesting number. Oscillates between a driving metal riff and down-tempo crooning from Staley. Another depression anthem about a man staring down death and feeling a lack of control over their life. Disturbing with interesting instrumentals. Not something I would listen to on its own, but it fits in with the rest of the album. Gives way to Rooster, which I understand to be about Staley's father who was a Vietnam vet who struggled to re-adapt after the war and as a result was not present in his life. Song has always been, and always will be an absolute jam. Man had a voice. Junkhead is written from the perspective of a hopeless addict. Makes sense given the scene in which AiC ran in the Pacific NW. Bleak chorus lyrics... "what's my drug of choice? Well what have you got? I don't go broke and I do it a lot." Feels a bit cheesy, but they pull it off. Dirt, has an interesting arabic-style riff. Fine song, but more of a slog than anything else. Bassline on Would? is classic. Strong finish to a great album. I'd say a hard 4/5.

Miserable album to get through. Same shit over and over. Belongs on that buzz ballads annoying commercial from early 2000s

The hits are great. Most of the other songs are a little ho-hum. Not in love with grunge, but I like the heavy metal riffs. I don't know if it's intentional, but the singers voice keeps fluctuating from good to terrible as he sometimes just drones and moans when he isn't singing. Overall; the hits buoy this album for me. Wouldn't choose to listen to this one again, but I know I'll be listening to The Rooster for the rest of my life.

I see Alice in Chains, I get excite. So many of their hits on this album. Junkfuck yeahhhhhh, Junkhead into Dirt is a sneaky good combo of 2 lesser known songs. The opening bass line of Would give me the chills everytime. Fun fact, Angry Chair in midi version was used as one of the songs in Doom 98 for computer back in the 90s. That game rules. The grunginess of this album makes me feel like I need to take a shower after listening to it and I mean that in a great way. The only song I don't like on this album is Sickman, but then Rooster comes after it which fixes everything. RIP Layne Staley

Haven't really ever gotten into Alice In Chains too much so I'm excited for this. Heard Them Bones before and it fucks. Same with Dam That River. Like how in Rain When I Die you think it's ending and then comes back and gets louder. Obvs Rooster is a jam. I need to listen to some more Alice In Chains.

This album rocks

It's a good album, and I can hear a lot of influences - Soundgarden; Guns n Roses...epic guitar work, grunge.... Yeah, I would listen again. Three stars.

Dull drones on

Bit too long and droning

Thought this was bollocks cheers

The vocals let this down really. Droney American grunge type. Lame. Listened with my rabbit and she fell asleep

Never been too big on grunge, this is the sort of thing that just sounds okay to me? Would be middle of the road if not for the song Them Bones, which I've always hated with a passion

Denna var najs!! Yäää

Not sure what genre Alice In Chains is (unease?), but they sure are the best at it. Classic 90s hits in a style that most people would never bother trying to ingest. Alice In Chains made it so good, the average neanderthal could enjoy it. Good shit, love to see, it hear, be with it. 4/5

Unfortunately an album with allot of themes involving addiction and despair is just too on the mark this week

God I love Alice In Chains the more I listen to their music the better they get This album is great not a single skip there

I'd listen to Down in a Hole and Rooster again. The rest are pretty rough.

Dark, sludgy, heavy, dreary. Definitely on the more metal side of grunge. Solid riffs and rhythms throughout, though a few songs overstay their welcome (Sickman). There’s a definite style and mood that the album commits to and executes well, though it’s not one I especially enjoy. Best song: Rain When I Die

Njaa

grungeeeee

Some greate tunes, outstandings songs with some plain good ones

Loved it, one of my all time faves!

I was never the biggest AiC fan, but this was pretty enjoyable.

Dark, but delicious!

Awesomeness

p699. 1992. 4 stars. Nirvana clones with some decent tunes. Came cold to this and was pleasantly surprised. On the replay list.

It’s fine - I get why people would be into it but I’m just not. I’m also not in this type of mood right now.

With the caveat that this type of hard rock rarely does anything for me, there were moments on this album when the vocals were a bit clearer and I really started to appreciate the melodies and hooks. I’m rating this a 4 because it overcame my natural disinterest in the genre. Standouts: Rooster; Rain When I Die.

3.6 A classic, a bit samey at times but still a great grunge album. Fave songs: Would?, Rain when i die, them bones

Interesting

great album, solid work

Grungey, greasy and… dirty

If you want to know what raw unfiltered GRUNGE sounds like you have this. An absolutely spectacular example of the emotion and feeling that can be portrayed in this rather new, at the time, genre.

Just a really solid grunge album that fit firmly into the 90s. Lot of good guitar work here and I do agree with one comment I read about the disorientated, queasy nature of this album and the way the the reverbed, disorted guitars sound contributing a ton to the overall atmosphere here. A lot of the songs did blend into each other and sound similar, but it was an enjoyable listen on the whole.

Good droning sabbath-inspired guitar work. I just can’t stand this type of singer. American power rock masculinity contest type of thing. It’s the same with pearl jam (even though I like Vedders later solo work), I just can’t get into it because of the singing style. A singing style that really plagues American rock since the 90’s. I previously stated that large parts of the 90’s Brit-rock wave leaves me cold. But I am starting to realize that the whole grunge movement (except for the aesthetics and nirvana) was complete garbage. I was a bit too young to appreciate it at the time and in hindsight it just seems terribly stale.

Some decent songs on here, but you've got to be serious into the metal to truly appreciate this. Still better than a lot of other things on this list.

Music i love from one of my favorite bands. Layne Staley's voice is perfect for this dark, angry, aggressive sound.

really enjoyed!!! the grunge wasn’t too heavy. So interested to really think about “metal heads” when this almost felt like east listenings with the right speakers on the best edible.

You can’t really go wrong with any Alice in Chains album, but this one is pretty exceptional. So many great songs with beautiful harmonies, and composition, both instrumental and lyrical.

Angry gym music for the sad man with no taste. idk nirvanna's kinda unimpeachable but them aside I think I'm not super into grungy

Nostalgiasyistä ihan hauska, muuten ei kyl lähe.

One assumes the title was not meant to imply “dull as …” though it’s fitting in just that way. Noisy Pretension would also have been a truth-in-advertising sort of title. This reads more metal – with all the jeg-jeg-jeg foundations – than grunge, in which the melodious quotients tend to be higher. Vocal style might be best described as half-Axl, half-Vedder, and feels precisely that dated now. Tired and too long and takes itself too seriously, which is what so much of '90s metal.

Hey, seminal album from this era of music. I enjoy many of the songs, but not all of them. However, the ones that I do enjoy, transporting me back to a time in my life faster than many others.

Nirvana if they were good

As a child of the 90's I have a soft spot for grunge. This album is the perfect hybrid of grunge and metal. It just rocks in such a satisfying way.

Pretty great

Oh hell yes!!! I am very familiar with Alice in Chains. They were one of the superstars of grunge that was coming out of Seattle in the 90's. Layne Stanley had such an ache to his voice, especially when he layered it a couple of times in the studio. Their sound is so low and sludgy, with a heavy bass sound, and muddy guitars. Rooster is a fantastic song that was actually written about Jerry Cantrell's dad, who was in the Vietnam War, and had the nickname Rooster. Other topics that were covered on this album included depression, drug abuse, and death. This is a super heavy album, but it is amazing all the same! Overall, loved this album. I've listened to it many times before, and will absolutely listen again!! If you liked this album, listen to their MTV Unplugged album. It hits different in a fully acoustic setting. Favourite songs: Rooster, Them Bones, Would?, Angry Chair, Down in a Hole, Dam That River, Rain When I Die Least favourite songs: Sickman 5/5

aic is the loml

Damn, this Album goes hard! Quite a few bangers, raw music, heavily recommended!

Better than I expected. It was interesting to read about the history of this band and of course it was heroin.

Every good grunge album ticks a couple on the grunge checklist: •A suicidal lead singer •killer guitarist • thinly veiled references to drugs Dirt has all three, so of course it's great.

Layne and Jerry at the top of their game. Such a banger album

Great

I have to say I went in not knowing much about this album. But I have to say it just wasnt for me on any level. Musicly if felt lethargic and seemed to drag its feet through the dirt (pun intended). I feel like there is other albums of a similar genre that do it better. I'm not angry, just disappointed.

MERRY DIRTMAS EVERYONE!!! https://youtu.be/gRcj6CAhe7s 'them bones' is slam poetry about jerry cantrells hatred for dry bones from mario kart (that little dry bastard) 'rain when i die' grew on me, that riff is alright. 'rooster' is classic. leo showed me that when i was like 12. i felt too c o o l listening. these are songs that rock. the rest doesnt really do it for me but has a real consistency in its grit and rhythmic punch. this is music to grind your teeth too. this is music to rock too. you never know, on facelift 'man in a box' did nothing for me then it hit me - how did i miss this fucking belter of a tune?

I wrote out a massive paragraph and accidentally hit the back button and I can't be bothered to rewrite most of it. but I will write about my favourite song on the album; rain when I die. This song ties the closest their later self titled album in its foray into sludge/doom ideas. It uses this to invoke so clearly the feeling of confusion, delirium and fear accompanying Layne's addiction. While these ideas are explored in other ways in other parts of the album, through different lenses, this track for me has stuck in my mind for many years. The return from fadeout at the end invokes so strongly this overwhelmingness that is still unlike anything else I've really heard. There's many other excellent tracks on this album, but Rain When I die really encapsulates the overarching themes. The only real exception to this in my opinion is Rooster, which has always felt like Jerry's song to me. I could honestly go through this album and stop every 10 seconds to talk about why I think every bit is masterful and gorgeous but I've tried to write this review twice now and been shafted by not finishing it and losing it, so I will just close out and say that this album, while less in my rotation now than it was as a teen, still remains one of my favourite albums of all time.

dirt is great. i've listened to it at least once all the way through prior to now, and the singles are phenomenal and powerful grunge tracks. favorite songs: rooster, would?, them bones

First thing first. These guys are not grunge. This is the best kind of metal, borderline progressive, except that sturm and drang are favored over speed and flash. And the feel is real, the experiences written about here are being lived, viscerally, and felt at the deepest level by all four members. This is a historical record of a dying man, and the art does the story justice.

Just not my style