Reviews (page 7 of 13)
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.
Fantastic album
Essential Tracks: Down in a Hole (Playlist) Them Bones Rooster
Noice. Chugga chugga
Probably 5 Stars but it’s my second album so not sure.
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.
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
Extremely biased, but this holds up.
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
Boa surpresa.
Groovy grunge
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
FIRE
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
Dark, but delicious!
p699. 1992. 4 stars. Nirvana clones with some decent tunes. Came cold to this and was pleasantly surprised. On the replay list.
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
great album, solid work
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.
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.
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.
Pretty great
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.
4 - Pero en su género
gr8t
Haven't listened to this in a long time. It was a fun listen, and I sang along to pretty much the whole thing. I was never super into AIC, but this is their best album as far as I've heard. 4/5
I love AIC and this is probably their best album… but it’s pretty frontloaded and peaks with “Rooster”. There aren’t any bad songs at all, but it does feel like the second half largely runs out of ideas and repeats its themes pretty heavily. I’d still take it over Nirvana any day though. B+
Love this album
Alice In Chains isn’t my favorite grunge era band. But this is their best album, with arguably their 2nd best song “Rooster”, & also their best overall, this album’s closer “Would?” Like I wrote in the Anthrax review, grunge (especially the way AIC plays it) has many similar qualities as the metal of the era. But grunge keeps its blues roots and the music is more emotionally appealing. Because this album is dark as shit. It sings of death & specifically about heroin which would derail the band in the late 90s & then kill Layne Staley within 8 years. The lyrical themes on the Anthrax album aren’t exactly the same, but they want to play music that is dark, heavy, but it just doesn’t cut it. And sometimes I just can’t listen to AIC, but even if I don’t want to hear them, I still get more imagery and emotional rush from this album than from any Anthrax record.
This is good stuff. Real thick, sludgey grunge that reminded me of Soundgarden’s Superunknown at times, albeit not as consistently strong. Also like NIN’s Downward Spiral, in that it feels like you’re getting an authentic weather report from Personal Hell. The weather in Personal Hell, it seems, is usually dark and stormy. Not somewhere you’d ever want to visit, but still strangely fascinating to view from afar. It occasionally felt like a bit of a slog to get through, but then I suppose wading through such thick sludge is always going to take time and effort. 3.5
This album was a fun experience, and I mostly really liked my experience, has the few Alice in Chains songs that I knew before this, so that's a bonus!
Dark and gritty. Read up on some trivia, really sad. + Down In A Hole + Sickman + Rooster + Junkhead
Vanha grungediggari tykkää, vaikka Alice In Chains löytyki vasta vähän vanhemmalla iällä
I liked this a decent amount better than Superunknown. Maybe the short runtime and commitment to a heavier sound made me like this more. For some reason this album cover is so unintentionally funny to me. 7/10
Already a favourite of mine, great surprise
I generally like Alice in Chains and that they took 90s grunge and made it even grungier. Was shocked to find that the majority of the hits that I could name are all on this one album. Overall it was good, found it got a bit repetitive, but makes sense why this album would be on the list.
Love the singles, the album is OK. Layne Staleys voice is a little whiney but I do like it when he opens his range up a bit
Not bad!
My freshman year college roommate introduced me to this album and was one of our dorm room staples. Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley were a common bond between me and my roommate, and let us overcome very different backgrounds, personal, political, and religious beliefs. Maybe it hasn't aged as well as I had hoped but I can't give it less than 4 stars.
it’s juvenile and there’s more than a whiff of hair metal but cantrell constructs the heaviest riffs, it’s not even close, and staley was a truly gifted vocalist with an incredible range
I think it helps to really sink "Down in a Hole" to get the most out of Alice In Chains. If you really let yourself wallow with it, "Dirt" will absorb you into it. Yeah, AiC are some long-haired guys in combat boots sharing their depression and addiction. But they share it courageously and intensely. It's raw. It's powerful. They were pretty tortured, especially lead singer Layne Staley, but he fought it. You can read about the fight. Or you can just hear that fight here. There are some gems on "Dirt," especially "Rain When I Die" and "Would?" But Alice In Chains' best work is actually on their acoustic EPs "Sap" and "Jar of Flies." Those projects led to primary songwriter and amazing guitarist Jerry Cantrell singing more, and Cantrell and Staley would develop a complimentary style with some harmonies that really stood out in the genre. It all culminated with their "MTV Unplugged" performance, often underrated but a total masterpiece. With AiC only getting one album on the 1001, it should have been that one.
Its funny to me that on the list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums" in Rolling Stone, #24 is Rage Against the Machine, #25 is Metallica's Black Album, and #26 is Dirt. I agree with this order, but there is little daylight between these and I enjoy each of them immensely for different reasons.
I had already heard most songs on this album, so was glad to give it a full listen from start to finish for once. Definitely one of the defining albums of the genre of grunge. Love it.
I didn't really appreciate AIC growing up, but the metal, grunge, melody, harmonic elements of these songs is so unique that I'm glad I've been a bit more exposed to them over the years. A weird, somber album that still gets stuck in your head all day
Grunge ist nicht 100% meine richtung aber dafür fand ichs echt stark.
Chunky. Rough in a clean way (if that makes sense). 90s af.
This slaps on the basis of the sick guitar tones and 'Rooster' alone. 'Rooster' is utterly brilliant, a thick with atmosphere, and a song that's neither ostensibly anti- or glorifying of war - it's just a war song. A few draggy moments but just crank the volume and enjoy the electric maelstrom.
Andy! I completely forgot about that, but yes - Layne's sister (or step-sister?) did indeed go to School of the Arts. Jamie Elmer. The first picture that popped up on Google is of the two of them when she must have been a pre-teen, but I remember that face. Crazy. What a weird, sad thing to have hanging over your head at that age. Easy to understand why there's not much middle ground on this band, but for me they were a huge gateway band from metal to alternative and other types of music. Not unlike Nirvana and Soundgarden, I'm 99.9% certain I was first exposed to Alice in Chains through Headbanger's Ball on MTV. (And speaking of, I swear to God the 'Ball - which was on Saturdays - played "Smells Like Teen Spirit" before 120 Minutes - which was on Sundays - did.) If you were a young teenage ding-dong getting bored with hair metal, then boom: "Man in the Box" was there to hold your hand and lead you to a strange new land. And oddly, I've forever remembered being more of a fan of the album and EP that came out before this one, but listening again I'm wondering if that holds true any more. I enjoyed all of this. The words were all still in the recesses of my brain and I really like the overall sequencing. If it were 9 songs instead of 13, I would rank it even higher. I don't know that we need ALL three of "Sickman," "Junkhead," and "God Smack," but it helps sell the theme. And what a depressing, grimy ass theme it is! Made all the worse by what inevitably happened. Can a cry for help also be multi-platinum and on the radio? Strange. Anyway, I'll die on the hill that "Would?" is the best album closer of the entire grunge era. Also, that hill will be made of heroin.
I've not listened to Alice In Chains before and they'r enot bad. A cross between the heavy metals riffs of metal kings Black Sabbath and the harmonies of Wishbone Ash. I like them and might even get the album.
One of the best albums of all time. Is starting to show its age a little, but still amazing.
Not bad, I'll always enjoy some metal. I do think, however, that this is another album best sprinkled through a playlist. It all feels a bit samey after a while. None of it was really bad in my opinion, just didn't seem to me like there was much variation. However, it was alright though, and I'm sure I'll save some of these tracks into other playlists. Favourite: Would?
Know that album; own it myself; good straight rock; liked it very much in my younger years;
I actually just recently listened to this album for the first time a few months ago, and I loved it, so we'll see if that love sticks for this re-listen. I must admit, after re-listening to this album, I think the honeymoon era for me is over with it. Its still extremely good, don't get me wrong, but I don't find myself wanting to come back soon after this recent listen, and am satisfied with fewer of the songs overall. Once again, still a really good album, but not quite as perfect as I once thought. The songs present are really good at making your head bop around during, and the vocals hit this perfect blend of being unique without being annoying. This may have dropped from a five star to a four star album for myself, but I still enjoy it deeply, and must state this is a high four star.
Para ser el primer álbum de Alice in Chains me gustó bastante, ese ambiente agresivo que tiene sumado a las vocales lo disfruté bastante, lo único de lo que no soy tan partidaria es la duración, hermano casi una hora de esto me dejó rip. Aún así lo volvería a escuchar. Temas favoritos: Rooster, Them Bones, Dirt y God Smack.
Primer disco de Alice in Chains que escucho y fue una grata escucha. Si bien considero que 13 canciones son un buen número (casi cualquier LP que se precie tiene esa cantidad) lo que más le juega en contra a este disco es su duración en tiempo. Casi una hora, es muchísimo y siendo grunge, no tenés mucho desde donde variar. Hay muchos temas que suenan exactamente igual, sin variar mucho en su sonoridad, composición o ambos. Por otra parte, destaco su ambiente opresivo, deprimente y furioso. Es enojo, bronca, todo junto y todo el rato. Es consistente durante su extensión.
ok
This album is a more conventional hard rock/grunge/alternative album when compared to their contemporaries. The music is guitar driven with a decent amount of wah thrown in giving an almost dark psychedelic feel. Lyrically this is a dark album. It deals heavily with addiction, particularly to heroin, and also discusses inner turmoil, death, and losing one’s mind. This is an incredible consistent album and is widely regarded as Alice In Chains’ best.
Music holds up. I did not remember most of there songs being about heroin, but I guess it makes sense in hindsight.....not something I would listen to all the time, but even rooster is still good even after years of radio play.
Sick! Grundge exemplified. Still mostly just enjoying the popular hits, but good overall. Also Heroin! So many heroin lyrics!
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Good album, nice guitar riffs and overall pretty good songs. Just don't see me listening to this that often due to the dark vibe it has
Grunge usually sucks, but this is one of the tolerable acts of the genre.
Good grunge, better than I thought.
I'm not a grunge fan, but this album is a very great example of the right way to do it, with strong, catchy, loud and emotive songs. It's an album you can easily dive in and live something. There is also nice subtleties in the production and arrangements.
You know how some bands put out a great song and you think they might be good, but then you listen to another one of their songs and you realize they just got "lucky" somehow? For some reason I always thought that about Alice in Chains even though I liked all their songs. "They got lucky again!" I'd think, every time I heard a new one. Eventually I realized I was wrong but it was well after their heyday. Anyway, this album is great and I'm pretty sure it's not from luck.
Very of its time, not bad though.
Man.. This record touches on some very dark themes. Through the years i've only ever listened to the big hits of Alice In Chains. But diving in this record, the lyrics, it's pretty rough. That being said, musically this is some of grunge's greatest records. Jerry Cantrell has some serious riffs and solo's. And Layne Staley can paint a very gruesome picture about addiction. Definitely a moody record I need to find the time for to listen to. But all in all, pretty great stuff! 8 out of 10
4.75
Classic
This is peak 90s rock. Down in a Hole is so damn downbeat. There is so much of that early thrash metal sound in this record. Slayer and Metallica are all over the guitar sounds. Rooster is really where that unique Alice In Chains sound really congeals and becomes its own. Would is great album closer.
Didn't listen to it before. I like it.
Good heavy grunge. Liked track 'Would?'
Brings back memories. Some classics of my 20s here.
Never listener to any AIC before, but thought this was great.
Wow that takes me back. I was ambivalent about Alice in Chains back in the day but listening now I find myself impressed. Still not my personal vibe, but a really solid album.
Easily one of darkest, most crude grunge albums. I don't think I can listen to it complete again tho.
At first was reluctant to enjoy what this record that I and relegated as a B rated album from the 90s - but… there are surprisingly many good bangers here with Rooster, Would, Angry Chair, Down in a Hole and more - that I could get past the dated production and the very 90s-shopping-spree-at-a-guitar-shop tone. And as pacing goes it’s excellent - the lesser songs are supported by the many good singles and so the record never saga in energy and interest - even though it’s not a short record.
I was never an Alice In Chains fan. Though I have heard this record enough that I knew it by heart. Maybe I am a fan...
Alice in Chains has never been my favourite of the early 90s grunge acts. I always found their style a little too heavy, a little too sludgey for my tastes. Dirt is easily my favourite of theirs though, as it has some fucking awesome songs (all of the singles and a handful of others). But the deeper cuts remind me of that unique AiC style that doesn't really do it for me. The more plodding, darker tracks don't resonate like the rest.
I liked it, was basic. Nothing amazing nor bad, solid album.
A pillar of grunge. Dirt is a fitting album name because even in it's cleanest moments, Alice In Chains carriers a certain aura of grittiness to them. I was already familiar with the excellent opener Them Bones, which has me singing along to the chorus every time. I am pleased to report that the rest of the album is just as good. The album carries a consistent dark and crunchy tone that embodies the dynamic range of grunge. If I were to describe it best, Nirvana is like grunge for punks while Alice in Chains is grunge for metalheads. Dirt is a fantastic show of Alice in Chains and absolutely deserving of a spot on the list.
Brace yourself… another band where the familiarity comes from Guitar Hero. I truly didn’t recognise until recently how much music those games introduced me to. Songs I already knew: Them Bones Favourites: Them Bones, Rain When I Die Almost all of this album was a pleasure to listen to. I like the tone of the guitars, and I’m always a fan of odd time signatures (there seems to be a fair amount of 7/8 going on here). The vocals would sometimes remind me a little of James Hetfield, and other times would remind me of Mike Patton. I was teetering on giving this album an 8 out of 10 because I did really enjoy it, but then I asked myself, “Am I likely to come back to this and listen again?” The answer was no. I enjoyed it, it was good fun, but it didn’t leave me wanting more. Overall, an enjoyable album and an easy recommend for rock fans.
I literally just bought this on vinyl a few weeks ago, just to see what the hype was about! I'm a little familiar with some of their hits but the non-singles on this album really rock. The guitar work is sublime as well. Excited to give this another listen today. Update: This record rocks! I think some of the guitar work and effects are a little dated but the core songwriting is still phenomenal. Really great album, I'll have to spend more time with AiC's other work.
Clearly a big influence on QotSA, Incubus etc.
Don't do drugs kids.
I preferred this album to "Facelift" both then and now, it has a little more range and depth to it. I liked the quote from the producer that described them as Tommy Iommi slowed down (vs sped up for Metallica). Unlike, STP, Alice in Chains seemed authentically great and not there to capitalize on a trend driven by music companies. I had the good fortune of seeing them in concert, even helping to hold up Layne Staley while he sang from within the crowd.
This is the kind of music I can't listen to for too long. Musically and lyrically...it's intense. But it should be heard.
This album was heavy without me feeling like I was being screamed at, so I really like it this. Would be good to listen to while at the gym or cleaning the house. They lost me a minute for “Godsmack” and “Untitled” but brought it back for “Hate to Feel”. Great bass and drums in this!
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Didn't think I liked Alice in Chains but apparently I do.
So many good angry songs on here.
I like this album but it gets a little drone-y and sounds a little repetitive at times...
I feel in love with Alice in chains as a teenager. I don't think I realized at the time how deep his addiction was. That being said this album wasn't my favorite one but lots of his songs.
Great rock album
It is actually dirty. But that's just fine. I managed a very deep sleep whilst trying to listen to this. I'll have to give it another go sometime.
Classic grunge. Rooster, and Would are great tracks off this album.
Not all songs great, but a few good ones.
Memory lane!
An incredible album. There are a few clunkers that could have been dropped and brought the runtime down away from an hour. Overall, an incredibly heavy and introspective album with some of the best vocal harmonies in rock music.
Bra början, gillade att det kändes lite sorgligt men samtidigt inte.
Hard hitting powerful rock. Amps you up! And incredible use of vocal harmonies. Really takes it up a notch.
No soft introduction to this album - right away you're launched into a screaming 7/4 odd time signature heavy guitar riff. Welcome to the album if you've never heard this before ha. It was always a bit fascinating to me how big this band got - not because I didn't like them - which I did quite a bit - but they seemed a band that could only have gotten huge at that particular point in musical history. Grunge had just taken hold so abrasive/angry music was the sound of the times but this took it to a new level - this album was everywhere in 1992. There was really nothing like these guys and this album was their peak - bizarre and unsettling vocal harmonies, thickythicc guitar sound, great dynamics, sludgy-stonery in a Black Sabbath kind of style yet much better musicianship, angular and unpredictably dissonant chord progressions that could then resolve into something gorgeous - all the hallmarks of the best of this band. They got the singles right on this album: "Rooster" "Would?" "Down In A Hole" are definitely the three best tracks - "Them Bones" "Dam That River" and What keeps this down just a bit is the overly-dissonant songs - which sounds like a total contradiction from what I'd just praised this album for - but some of them just don't resolve well at all (e.g. "Sickman" "God Smack" "Hate to Feel") - Although...now that I'm listening again I might be off on this critique because those are the moments that likely make the gloriously-melodic resolutions shine even more. e.g. would the album be as dramatic and awesome if those ugly moments didn't exist? hmm maybe not. But they also make the album feel a bit longer than it is, which is a shame - knock like 3 songs from this album and it would have been pretty much flawless. It's not a pretty album by design so I'm sure it's not going to be in everyone's wheelhouse, but I love it. 8/10 4 stars.
Some solid tracks, great to run to. Bit long. 7/10
Early 90s in a can!
Good metal album.
banger, definitely one of the best Seattle grunge albums, 4/5
One of the essential grunge albums, a harrowing portrait of the destruction and misery wrought by drug addiction. Sludgy guitars and yowling, pain-filled vocals combine to make this a memorable listening experience, if not an especially pleasant one.
Very good grunge album with some very iconic songs.
One of the darkest, most depressing albums I've listened to. Highly recommend.
Huge mountains of sound It amazes me how pretty the guitar solos are Beautifully written lyrics allow me to hear voices from a unique perspective Thematically, it's so dark The singles all ~smack~
Classic album with a lot of heavy hitters
I've listened to this one a few times before. It holds up as a classic grunge album. Favorite: Them Bones
The vocal combo really draws me in, despite the lyrical content.
Don’t really like hard rock so I had low expectations, but those vocals went kinda dummy. Had me sitting at work at 10 am on a Wednesday wanting to kill myself, but in a good way.
I'm fully shocked at how good Dirt is. As expected, the slower, acoustic cuts lost me a little. In more of a surprise, Would? didn't do much of anything at all. But the rest of the album is extremely good, a metallic take on grunge which affects me much the same way Skunk Anansie's funk did at first blush. The choice to integrate doomy sounds was inspired, and the writing I caught, especially on Rooster and the title track, hit hard.
'Them Bones' is a top-5 track in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. 'Rooster' is also a song. Also: most ypt (yeah's per track) - Layne Staley or James Hetfield?
Best: Rain When I Die / Rooster / Would? Worst: God Smack / Hate to Feel
Pretty dope
Amazing that an album so angsty and introspective can be so listenable. Amidst all the gloom there is some serious musicianship going and a tightness and structure to the music that avoids the excesses, speed and maximalist sound of equally gloomy traditional heavy metal, say. I kind of dug it.
Grungy like I expect from Alice in Chains. Mostly newer songs to me with a couple old classics I knew.
4.5
Perfectly blends 80s and 90s hard rock into something fresh and pummeling
Var på tide med litt grunge Ikkje hørt heile før Ganske bra
Great album.
A cool slice of grunge that I missed the first time around. Great vocals and guitars.
Very good heavy metal.
Heavy. Dirty. Consistent. A recipe for a good album. Had much fun listening to it. Highlight: Would
Wow, zaskoczyli mnie. Potężny, grunge'owo-rockowo-metalowy krążek. Pozamieniałbym trochę kolejność, żeby bardziej przepleść te mocne kawałki ze słabszymi, ale jest tu dużo solidnych utworków. Mocne riffy, koncepcja za tym jakaś stoi, niemniej jednak też przesłuchałem niemało z gatunku i nie siedzi mi na tyle, żeby dać 5.
I really liked this one. Hadn't heard any Alice in Chains that I remember (maybe I have) but this reminded me of a mixture of Korn, Nirvana and maybe Pantera even. Cool hard rock and I think the vocals are what elevated it for me. There is a time and place for screaming and shouting but I liked that the singer here chose less of that so his words could come across.
Sounds a little like Nirvana, a little like Tool, but not too much like either. Some nicely written grunge
Not my favorite of the big 4 grunge bands or of their biggest albums but it's still very good. Killer first half. 7-8/10
I love it, 8,5/10
This album manages to combine some of the best hard rock melodies and prolific yet subdued vocals. Where metal is high octane and delivered in shots in rapid succession, what we have here is high octane delivered in a steady IV drip. This type of rock is some of the best to work out to, fast enough to maintain a disciplined rhythm, slow enough to keep focused on what is being done. Hard enough to be motivated, and soft enough to sing along without attracting too much judgment. Granted, none of the aforementioned qualities a great album make. Outside of the context of a great day in the gym, "Dirt" is simply a good album. It is heavy, it is melodic, the vocals are solid, the ingredients of a solid album are all here and they pull it off. The album ages well, as the reviewer was still in grade school when this album came out in 1992. First impression guess would have placed it much later, and while the sound of the album could sound a bit dated in 21st century, there is reason to really complain here.
Wasn’t a huge fan of music in this era but this is an exception.
ah, grunge. otkrivanje ovog benda isto kao i nirvane je bilo odlično u to vrijeme, samo je što se tiče ovog benda ostalo u tim godinama, nisam ih dalje slušao kao što tipa znam nirvanu tu i tamo pustiti. dost dobar bend, sa dost dobrim stvarima, ne znam zašto, al sjećam se da sam si ovaj album pustio kada sam imao onaj sobni bicikli i onda sam opleo po tome (poput Mladena do Dubrovnika). uglavnom, najbolji njihov album, no cap. pjesme poput Them Bones, Down In a Hole, Rooster, Would? obilježile dio moje srednje.
Mid 90’s at its finest. 4.75 if I could. So only 4
Geweldig album. Was in die tijd iets minder van Alice In Chains en toch meer van Pearl Jam en Nirvana, maar nummers als Them Bones, Down in a Hole en Would? zijn echt fenomenaal.
Grunge heaven
Considered to be the album that established grunge as a genre.
Classic! Just listened through this album for the first time in ages a couple weeks ago. Alice in Chains were so great because they were a grungier, more metal inspired grunge band from the era. All these songs take me back.
Very solid emotional grunge. Very moody in a good way. Pain and depression comes across in every track.
Man, I hated AiC growing up, but as an adult, this album has got to be one of the high points for grunge. I've always been more of a Soundgarden man than a Nirvana man (and don't even think about bringing up Pearl Jam), but this ranks up there with some of Soundgarden's best.
I'm not a big fan of the grunge, but this album is quite nice- it even has some metal overtones. 4/5
Think this will grow on me. Heavy chugging and irregular times usually do it for me. Would? is a highlight. High three/low four.
4.0 - All the hits off this record still grab me with their intricate guitar work, soaring vocals, surprising harmonies and hooks. I like some of the deeper cuts that I wasn’t as familiar with, especially “Dam That River.” A couple of the late-middle tracks, “Dirt” and “God Smack”, seem to keep pounding in themes of drugs and despair, and I find myself lulled by too much of the same. But “Angry Chair” and “Would?” round out the album perfectly.
OVERALL I liked this one a lot! I think it's similar to a lot of stuff I listened to when I was smol Chlo, so there's a bit of nostalgia in there for me, but I think it's a good version of what it is (if that makes sense??) Somehow I missed Alice In Chains when I was in my grungy phase...lets go Them Bones: c r u n c h y (also did NOT age well in the context of Layne Staleys death aaaaaaa don't Google it its bloody tragic) Rain When I Die: I like the melody in the chorus where he goes \"I think its gonna raaAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIyaaaiyaaaaiyaaaaiyaaaaainnnnn\" Down In A Hole: props for rhyming \"hole\" with \"small\" Sickman: really like the twisty time change (not sure this song needed to be as long as it is though, it's getting a bit repetitive now) Rooster: I'm a sucker for an intro with this floaty guitar effect on it (what's it called?? Music people help pls??) ooooo I also like this guitar about 3 mins in that goes WHA WHA WHA WHAAAA (I did listen to the rest of the album eventually but I didn't write as I went)
An interesting experience re listening to this album now I don’t dye my hair and am reasonably mentally healthy.
This album is one of my top 90s picks.
Bit hard, but iconic
Strong 4 stars. Best Album Opener? YES. Another collection of great 90's hard rock and grunge.
Not my favorite 90s grunge band but this album has some great guitarwork and powerful vocals.
solid grunge album, jerry cantrell riffage
Seriously miss the grudge sound...solid album from a time when I was just discovering "my own" music as opposed to just what my parents had on the radio
An underrated grundge record, but hella, hella cool! 4/5
4.5 for sure. So many good tracks on here and pretty much the quintessential grunge sound.
Un espectáculo de disco grunge con el estilo inconfundible del estilo en sí. Voz característica con canciones muy emblemáticas y genialmente interpretadas
Very grueling in the right ways. Gritty, Angry, frustrated. Missing the pump up to a 5, but a damn fine mood album.
I have always needed a great excuse to listen to this album and here we are! Well, I’ve got to say, I loved this album. It’ll definitely be on high rotation.
This album rules. New workout soundtrack
Ja ga ik nog eens beluisteren
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Them bones, Dam that river, Rooster, Would?
good
overall thoughts: oh yeah this sum good 90s hard rock right here. I've always heard of this band yet hadn't listened to their material until now. the first track is SICK with those AHHs in the beginning lol. lotta goodies, & tho I do like his voice he does pronounce some things funny. lyrically, pretty sick too. 4/5. fave tracks: them bones, dirt, junkhead, untitled, angry chair, would?
Mitte bis Ende des Albums ist sehr gut!
Lot of nostalgia tied up on this album.
Solid, have listened to multiple plays in the past. Rooster is a well done song.
Alice in Chains redore le blason du metal, jusque la sali par des groupes minables pratiquant le desormais tristement celebre trash metal
I could write lots about Alice in Chains. Been listening to them since I was... 11? Listening to this album in full, as an adult... Holy crap, the content is a new level of heavy. Some seriously strong music here, classic Alice in Chains, amazing vocal harmonies, hugely influential album.. Okay I'll stop. A 4 but not 5 as I don't think this is their strongest album, but it is a classic.
Solid album. Really enjoyed it. I think I would have given it a 5 if it was either slightly shorter or less repetitive but great overall.
Great album! So many bangers. Stands out as more metal than grunge
Never listened to them before. a lot better than I thought!
Its the more metally side of grunge (for me) and was a few years before i really gave a shit about music but I enjoyed this album. Some great guitars and decent tunes on this. 4/5
Boa, melhor desses rock que ouvi até agora
Bon album grunge, 4*
Maybe it's because I was frustrated today but damn I've always thought alice in chains was overrated, but really enjoyed the tracks of this album that weren't always on the radio when I was growing up. Hits still were exhausting, but the stuff in between was way better than I ever would have expected!
That whole album is tops
Perfect album to celebrate Fat Riff Friday
Levy/bändi jonka tiesin olevan suuri aukko omassa musiikkisivistyksessä. Ihan täysin tämä ei vastannut korkeita odotuksia, vaikka erittäin mielellään levyn muutamaan kertaan läpi kuuntelikin. Biisit olivat ehkä keskenään hieman liian samankaltaisia, joskin keskimäärin laatukkaita.
Та самая музыка которую слушал стереотипично бунтующий подросток из начала девяностых, из какой-нибудь семейной комедии. Ну да ладно, давайте не будем притворятся шо мы не знаем что такое Alice In Chains и её Dirt. Все мы всё прекрасно знаем. Альбом культовый для жанра гранж. Жанра, поклонником которого я особо никогда не был, если честно. На самом деле, слушаю AIC создаётся впечатление что именно из них вырос весь дальнейший пост-граж с вот этими всеми Creed'ами и прочим. Soundgarden с Pearl Jam я подробно не слушал, чтоб утверждать это про них, но с AIC определенно повеяло их влиянием на этот пост-гранж нулевых. ВПРОЧЕМ, на Dirt достаточно любопытных треков и интересных гитарных запилов, чтоб он уже звучал самобытнее всего пост-гранжа конца 90х, начала нулевых. Но для меня это как-то.. слишком прямолинейно, что-ли. Недостаточно изъёбисто, или типа того. Так ничего кроме ранее прослушиваемого Would? и не зацепило. Если бы здесь были дробные оценки, я бы поставил чёто вроде 3.7/5
Lots of grunge bangers to be had here. I’ve only listened to the album front to back a couple times but Rooster, Would, Down in a Hole, and Them Bones have stood the test of aging more so than lots of music from this era. It’s not the first thing I’d pull off the shelf but I enjoyed the listen.
Lots of radio classics on here for me. This is a band/genre that always works for me but also doesn't necessarily stand out and knock my socks off either. Almost like easy listening but in a heavy way.
Fine, not super memorable. Rain When I Die my favorite
Makes sense to me why it’s so celebrated. Didn’t vibe as much as I would have thought given I’m a huge nirvana fan
Classic AiC album, highlight is Them Bones for me
These guys are pissed off. Boring as anything, but that one sound they have definitely rocks.
I like this more than I used to after this listen but still find it a bit stodgy- like listening to porridge
90s grunge. To this Seattle kid, it just sounds like home. This weighs on the heavier side of the genre, with more roots in metal and hard rock. Them Bones Rooster Would?
Começa muito bem, com músicas icônicas, mas fica repetitivo com facilidade. Ainda assim, é um bom álbum.
Wish i liked more
Solid, rocking album!
don't really enjoy Layne's voice, but respect what they're doing
Classic hard rock grunge
I didn't like it at first but it did grow on me by the end of the first listen. Rooster is a great track.
Reminds me of when I used to watch Beavis & Butthead in the 1990s. Good memories, angry music, but not necessarily high quality.
I owned this album back in the day, and while I think it starts great and ends great, it's kind of a slog in the middle. The singles are great -- "Would?" and "Them Bones" are the highlights here, but "Rooster" and "Angry Chair" are pretty good too. The rest I'm not that into. 3.5 stars.
Pretty cheesy for grunge although Rooster is fairly fine. Would have preferred another Alice Cooper record. Even Alice Deejay would have been better. (Probably alone on that one.)
I can see why so many people love this album. 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘵 has a huge, oppressive sound, and the vocal interplay between Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell is easily the strongest part of the record. The atmosphere is there from beginning to end. What keeps me from rating it higher is that the album rarely surprises me. It spends so much time locked into the same dark, grinding mood that, after a while, the songs start to blend together. I kept waiting for a moment that would really pull me in or change the album’s direction, but it never quite arrived. By the end, I was left with a lot of respect for 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘵, but not much desire to revisit it.
Never listened to them before! Makes me instinctively want to turn it up to 11 in a good way. I’m not overly enamored with Staley’s voice or many of the choruses, though I love it when the guitar absolutely rips into the bridges or interstitials. The lead guitar is amazing. At first I feared each song would feel too samey, but it sometimes surprised me. The sludge is truly deep but when I’m (rarely) in the mood for that this record will be one I turn to now.
Not as bad as I thought it would be judging from the cover
I don't love the songs but I believe I would enjoy playing this music on guitar. Maybe it could grow on me with a few more listens. 3/5 for now.
Doesn’t have the same impact on me it once had, but some of those tracks still hit hard.
Realizing these guys were my gateway metal band. Nutshell off Jar of Flies is so moody (and i n c r e d i b l e) that I had thought of them as more squarely grunge/whatever Radiohead is. But Dirt (the song) is inarguably metal-ly. The minor key sets them apart for sure.
not a huge Alice In Chains fan but Layne’s voice really is from another world
good!
"Dirt" is Alice In Chains' best album, which isn't saying much. God, are they depressing. That may be the point, but you can sound cool while having depressing lyrics; just look at Guns N' Roses. AIC can't quite pull it off though. Playing downtempo hair metal riffs does not a good band make. Perhaps the only impressive link in the chain that is the band's members is Layne Staley, whose limited vocal range but high power set him apart from a lot of the 90s grunge bands.
3.80
somehow I always an thrown off by how different alice in chains sounds in comparison to their reputation. simultaneously Softer than I always expect in terms of rock but also harder than what sounds good for their whole Thing. anyways the guitar was good
Them bones - 3/5 Dam that river - 3/5 Rain when I die - 4/5 Down in a hole - 3/5 Sickman - 4/5 Rooster - 4/5 Junkhead - 2/5 Dirt - 3/5 God smack - 2/5 Hate to feel - 3/5 Angry chair - 3/5 Would? - 4/5
I enjoyed this more than I expected though to be fair, I thought I was playing Alice Cooper for the first half of the album...
Excellent but not quite Jar of Flies
Drugs out here singing about how junkies are annoying the shit out of them and making their lives miserable... deep... I feel so sorry for the drugs... Down in a Hole is a masterpiece. But for the most part, this is a background album. It's not bad, but I can't say it's very good either. Kinda boring. Everyone has already heard the best songs from this album anyway: Rooster, Would?, Down in a Hole. The rest got exactly as much attention as they deserve. But still, it's not a bad album, especially if you just put it on in the background. 5.5/10
Chain Me Up in Rehab! --Vibes-- Keeping it a buck, this album rage-baited me. All of the tracks are so in-your-face with their darkness and primitivity that they wear you down. The way the first song kicked in was energizing, but then the second one also packed their own consistent jabs, and after a while, you are like a sickly Victorian child praying for the waves to stop. I went like liking what I was hearing for the first 15 minutes, then halfway through, I started wanting a trusted adult and a warm blanket. --Melodies/Instrumentals-- I enjoy the fact that each record has its own coherent melody line and progression. Though, as stated above, they are so relentless in their pace and timbre that I was drowning after a while. Some of the chorus lines also were resolved weirdly phrasing-wise, which lowkey edged me and pissed me off. --Vocals-- I could tell that the vocalist is good in his crafts, cause dude had some lungs on him. It requires a lot to consistently sing at the volume and timbre that he did. But some of his dragged out and slurred pronunciations were choices that genuinely baffled me, and I KNOW they were choices because genuinely who say some of these words the way he did. --Final Rating-- 3/5. My early college self would probably rate this closer to a 4, but for better or worse, my mental health got better so I have a lower tolerance for angsty morbid hooting and hollering now. The further I progressed along with my listen, the more I felt like the woman in the album cover. I can objectively see that most of the songs are well-produced with thoughtful lyricism and gut-wrenching vocals, but emotionally it made me feel ill. --Stand-out Tracks-- Rooster, Dirt, Angry Chair
https://youtu.be/AzF3j0wQ6EU&t=6s Obligatory “Them Bones” + “Rooster library add”. “Would?” was like really good too :) I usually don’t feel “I’m gonna listen to this again” on my 3/5 ratings but every song was at least good. No low points here really.
Gosh this listens a lot darker than it did when it came out.
If you're gonna be grunge, be grunge. I could feel the flannel rubbing my nipples on this one.
I love Lane Staley as a vocalist. My favourite Alice In Chains is the Unplugged and the Jar Of Flies EP. This album has good tracks but I can’t bring myself listening to it on the regular.
If I were in a slightly better mood, I might bump it up, but I'm just not totally feeling this today.
It's hard to give a good review to a band you don't really like. I really don't care for Alice In Chains but as a teenager, was surrounded by those who loved them. I never got it. Today I can say that I get it but it's still not for me. I am giving it a 3 because I recognize it's good. It's just someone else's good.
Never really got into these guys in the '90s. It feels nostalgic now, even though I don't recognize any of the songs. Lollapaloozish. Honestly I don't much care for this album: too dirge-y for me. Some of their later stuff I like better. Love the Angry Chair though. So angry!
wow honestly um this if me in the forest by myself drinking and being scary
Didn’t fully listen, but didn’t mind what I did listen to
It’s Alice and chains
Wasn't a fan. Too long. Not a fan of the vocals.
I was never much of an AIC fan. Their music never did it for me. I think it was because the singing and the music never yelled to me. It always sounded like two songs being overlapped. However, some stuff on this album wasn't too bad. Dam that River worked, sounded cohesive. The music is GREAT, probably top 5 favorite pre-2000s guitar sound. Drumming repetitive but serviceable. I realize now just how influential this band was! Gave Creed, Nickelback, and then everyone who copied them a blueprint.
Surprisingly, not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I was actually surprised by some songs.
Können Alice in Chains etwas dafür, dass ihr Sound so oft kopiert wurde? Nein. Trotzdem klingt es rückwirkend etwas Klischee-behaftet. Die Songs selbst sind gut, gut laut, teilweise berührend rau. Man möchte aber auch manchmal einfach sagen: wenn das so scheiße ist was du gerade nimmst und du das merkst, mach doch Reha und nicht noch eine Grunge Metal Song.
5.5/10
Grunge was generally a bit heavy and bleak for my tastes, but I did listen to the punkier stuff like Nirvana and Mudhoney a bit. The more metal-influenced stuff like this and Soundgarden never interested me, and having listened to this, it still doesn't. I'm sure it's fine, but not being interested in the genre, all the songs sounded very similar to me.
Favorite Tracks: Down in a Hole / Rooster / Rating: 3.2 I listened to the 2022 Remaster for this. I know all the singles from this one, but haven't listened to the full album. Some great guitar work throughout, interesting tone and a kind of wall of sound reverb/flange effect really stacked up at times with a few genuine shredding solos. Staley's voice doesn't do much for me. Runs together a bit, but good energy. Sounding a bit dated to my ears; more of a certain time than an all-timer, for me at least.
some g sounds
I think this is meant to be a really good album – it’s on Martin Popoffs 500 best Heavy Metal albums of all-time list. At first, it felt very generic, kinda faith no moreish. Then I got into it but then I kinda lost track. Ambivalent is the word.
The cocktail of panache and regret after eating a cigarette whole. 3.5/5
Har aldrigt varit ett fan, men de va fetare än vad jag förväntade mig
Leuk album met goede muziek maar zou het zelf niet heel snel weer op zetten omdat ik het toch net te zeurderig over vond komen
Sophie - Another band I only really know by name. Never actually listened to anything by them. I enjoyed this, although I can’t say I found any song particularly distinct. But somehow I found it fun to listen to. Classic 90s grunge style. 3/5
I'm not a great fan of grunge, but I didn't mind most of the album. It's very dark and it does become a bit much after listening to the whole album. Nevertheless, I did like some of the tracks.
acutally kinda liked this one
Good, but more for winter instead of spring and a bit repetitive
It started strong but I felt like it got too repetitive too fast.
Only knew the first one from tony hawk and thought the band is just a Metallica ripoff. Buut its actually not that bad. Sometimes bit too much tough-guys-with-a-heart-riffs
Rocky
I think singers voice is unique and a welcome change. Lots of great alice In chains hits on this album, but listening to it all back to back, didn't realize how long their songs seem and I didn't enjoy it that long. Songs for me are better as pallet cleanser in a playlist than back to back
It's probably blasphemy, but these songs all kinda ran together. God Smack surprised me, and Would? is a good finisher.
Feels very 90s in a way that isn't appealing to me.
I know this is good but I just dont enjoy it that much. A little goes a long long way
guter grunge, konnt man sich auf jeden fall abhören
me gustó, nunca había escuchado uno entero de Alice. Pesadito igual jaja, quedé con el bocho gigante. Pero tengo algo de metalero muy en el fondo de mi alma, así que me la banqué. Me gustaría escuchar otros discos a ver que onda
This is a good album. I feel it’s overrated but still a good album
Out of all the grunge albums I've listened to so far, "Dirt" resembles more heavy metal from the decade before it. Where "Superunknown" was hard rock and "Nevermind/In Utero" were (noise)-punk, Alice in Chains went down a different path. Probably not in the right headspace to listen to this right now. Even if I were having a bad day this wouldn't be the first thing I'd put on.
Iconic 90s sound. They were not my grunge band though. Two or three HOF bangers. And the rest…
Review - never been a big fan of this band, but honestly this album isn't bad. The singer's really good. The guitar's really good. They do some fun stuff with time signatures and rhythms which other grunge bands weren't doing. They're a little metal-y. But I think what I've always disliked about them is that the very bad, later "post grunge" bands were mostly aping their sound, rather than Nirvana or Soundgarden etc, and so I've tarred them with that same brush. But it's not their fault that the guy from Creed wished he was the guy from Alice in Chains. It's like Nietzsche with the Nazis - it's not his fault that everyone who liked him was terrible. Rating - 6/10 Need to hear? YES
Bij een aantal nummers hoor ik vage shit op de achtergrond, een of andere sample met een gesprek ofzo. Leuk om eens te luisteren maar niet echt bijzonder
Also sounds very generic to me, but presumably because they helped create the sound? It's not bad, it just feels so much like what I listened to as a teen, I have a hard time taking it seriously.
Overall Rating - 2.92/5 (5.83/10). Ultimately, a very forgettable album. Early grunge, and not bad, but not that good, either.
Some of the lyrics sound a little vith form now, but some great tracks on here.
metallll rrraahhhhh
This was ok. I really like the hits by Alice in Chains. They have really catchy hooks and cool guitars. I think the reason their good songs are so effective is that the verses are so dark and heavy, and then there is an awesome chorus. The songs without those choruses are mostly boring and heavy in a 'i don't want to be hearing this' way. A greatest hits album by them is a 5, but they have too many songs that don't connect with me for me to listen to a normal album all the way through regularly.
Just as annoying as your little brother. 3/5
If this is what Spencer heard when he listened to Metallica, then I understand. But, I still respect the artistry of it and can see a time when this might be what I need to hear that time of day to get me going. Rooster might be my fav.
Loud!! Not sure why Linkin park did it for me and not this
Not bad, listened through a few times.
Man, the way they can intertwine melody into heavy is amazing.
cool grunge, i accidently listened to this album like 6 months ago so that's a vibe LMAO.
I love AIC but love their slow. “Swamp rock” style rock better than their harder, grunge sound. Still, classic album with plenty of great tracks.
Har store problema med vibratoen i vokalen. Klare ikke overse det. Ellers e det jo ofte ganske interessant. Them Bones e noe av det beste vi fikk av grungen🤝
Grunge med sterke emosjoner. Låtene blir litt for likelydende.
Alice in Chains’ Dirt is one of those albums I can admire from a safe distance. Coming from a love of the Pixies’ off‑kilter sparkle and the Smashing Pumpkins’ dreamy bombast, the Seattle grunge scene never fully pulled me into its orbit—and Dirt reminds me why. It’s a masterclass in mood, but that mood is unrelentingly bleak. There’s no denying the craft here: the harmonies are haunting, the riffs hit with precision, and Layne Staley’s voice carries a rawness that still feels dangerous. But the album is steeped in addiction, despair, and emotional claustrophobia. For someone living a clean, positive life today, that darkness doesn’t feel cathartic so much as something I don’t need to revisit often. Still, Dirt earns its place in rock history. I can appreciate its impact, its honesty, and its influence—even if I don’t feel compelled to dwell in its shadows. A solid three stars for an album I respect more than I enjoy.
Ok
1992 was the peak of Houmous & Chutneys rock era. Always amazes me that other bands even tried to 3.4 6/13 Rooster
First listen I heard the metal, didn't like it much. Second listen I heard the grunge, it sounded a bit better. Third I heard it as a heroin album, okay that makes sense now. The next two levels in my journey would probably require life experience to appreciate, so I'll leave it there for now.
3.5 Could do with being a bit shorter
I am familiar with some grunge music; Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden etc, but haven’t had much exposure to Alice in Chains. I really enjoyed this albums and picked out a few songs I was familiar with from long ago. Very enjoyable listen. Some very dark lyrics. 3 stars. Fave track - rooster
Enjoyed this Musically engaging
6/10 No es mi estilo, gritos innecesarios.
okay but too long
Good for a drive - energetic
not my vibe but good musically
It sounds like I should be into grunge but I really am not. This is an album with 2-3 amazing power ballads (Rooster, Down In a Hole and Would) and then a lot of chugging boring heavy metal. The metal bits are actually much better and more powerful on their first album, Facelift. Here it’s a snooze fest. Anyway three starts for notability and the ballads.
Initially not something that caught me, i prefer Nirvana but dont know much grunge. Later i got a but more into it but unlikely i will listen again. 3.5 stars
I realise that apart from Nirvana and Mudhoney, I didn't listen to a lot of grunge. What I have heard on this list hasn't excited me much. Chugs along in that 90s way. Songs too long, too many tracks. Not the worst though. 2.5 rounded up Heard before? Some Owned: No 50/220 (22%) Will I get: No
Pretty good, 3.4
Growley emo cotton wool mouth gunna sing ya about ddruuggs
Not my favourite grudge metal band, but all is good here.
No estoy acostumbrado al heavy, pero la verdad es que es un album que he disfrutado más de lo que me esperaba
again no es mi estilo de música pero lo puse de fondo mientras leia y no se me hizo tan pesado.(aunque sigue siendo un álbum largo a mi parecer) amo el sonido de la guitarra en todo el album. Me gustó mas que el anterior pero en efecto, no lo volvería a escuchar
Can’t go wrong with Alice In Chains. Rooster is always great listen.
Is there going to be a metal album (according to 1001) that I like besides them awesome Black Sabbath records?? How many ACDC, cock rock, Limp Bizkit and grunge albums am I gonna have to go through before the next one! I don't want to be the I hate metal music guy, I love metal music! I'm sorry Iron Maiden I should have rated you higher I don't know what I was thinking! You know I don't hate this, this isn't something I'd listen to of my own volition but it's fine, I get why people like this.
I really wanted to dive in to Alice In Chains before and this was a great one to start with! Down In a Hole Dirt These are my favs.