Reviews (page 9 of 14)
These guys feel like Metallica and Ozzy blended together. A lot of it sounds the same to me, and kind of meh. The guitar rocking is cool though. And I do like Rooster and Would?, those were big hits back in the day and still fun listens. Overall, it was fine and a solid 3, but not a band I'll explore more, unless of course they come up in the project again!
Pretty decent, not my usual stuff as I’m a big fan of lyrics and especially softer stuff atm but it definitely wasn’t bad- I wouldn’t switch it off if it came on and if I was in the right mood I might even put it on
okay music, not anything extraordinary or worth a re-listen; fave song off the album was probably Rain When I Die - cover design is very 90s grunge but not my fave from that era
Was it just me or did pretty much every song sound the same? Just found it all quite dull to be honest.
One of my favourite albums at the time and a band who helped me convert from metal to indie. A very heavy sound and dark songs that reflect the theme of the band. Whilst there are undoubtedly some good songs on this, it doesn’t quite hold the same appeal to me now as other grunge artists from the time. Top track: Would?
Very early in our courtship my now wife identified an Alice in Chains song off the radio after a couple of bars. It was then I had the first strong feeling she might be a keeper. Anyway, this album is quite the self pitying whingefest, but it does a good job putting you off the skag. It really is peak misery grunge, but I love it. It seems odd now that this and other druggy downer bands/tunes came out and were successful in a decade that was fairly positive, whereas today’s depressing global behaviours and outlook are met with bloody happy Sheeran etc. Where is the rage/depression in music today? Maybe the answer is the fact I can only enjoy this album when I’m in a good mood; it’s a drag when I’m down. I guess today’s world doesn’t want the crap pushed back in their face, happy music is the escape. You’re welcome, discuss …
Takes me back, still sounds as cheery as ever...
Surprised at how much I actually liked this. Not normally a grunge rock type of guy. Probably my least favorite song was Rooster, probably their most famous. Dam that River was really solid though. Them Bones too. Really depressing album though. Hits hard.
I like some of Alice, but nothing on this album really grabbed my attention.
Head banging worthy heavy rock. Lots of cool riffs. Not the biggest fan of the vocal.
downloaded 3,11,12 and 13. have listened before
So good, that voice
Thankfully, this was all I was expecting it to be. Some dirty (!), angry and groovy grunge. I’d dislike Staley’s vocals on paper - I’ve never been able to fully get behind that stretched, nasal nature of his and of similar grunge vocalists. But this time, they were the perfect fit for the consistently large instrumentation - it’s probably because this is the first time I’ve really given grunge a chance. I think I’d just likened it too much to other, more intense metal-derived genres. As for the album structure, lyricism, flow, et cetera - yeah, it works. Not to the supersonic degree that some people make out (although I can certainly see where they’re coming from) but to a satisfactory degree nonetheless. An hour well spent and another great discovery from the 1001 list.
Appreciate the grunge and started off enjoying the angry, disdainful mood but can’t listen to entire album of it.
I find this unlistenable and lacking any sense of genuine emotion.
Used to really love this album, still like it a lot. A lot of great moments here, it does fall off a bit at the end because the runtime is a bit long for such a heavy album, but Would makes up for a lot of it.
Grunge classic. Bit repetitive and too long
Dark, but enjoyable album.
An album that I'd forgotten how much I loved. The heaviness of both the instruments and the lyrics complement each other, along with Jerry and Layne's instantly recognizable harmonies making for a phenomenal album, front to back. Yea, the subject matter being heavily on drugs and the likes really points to what would be to come, but the emotion really comes out on this one. Is Facelift a better album? Maybe, but in my mind, it's close, with both being very different. We all know Jar of Flies is the true masterpiece.
down in a hole is a vibe ngl sickman reminds me of some nirvana song for some reason though i cant put my finger on it. its probably the vibe but idk. i like it though. its the dark and moody for me with pinches of angelic light just to immediately scream into my ears with the force of a baby demon. again, i like it. (talking about rooster. its about the vietnam war?) lots of enthusiastic YEAHHHHHHs all throughout everything it seems dirt: i believe this album is just great when youre both angry at yourself and everything in general. also sad and angry-sad. or just deeeeep in your feels. "ONE WHO DOESNT CARE IS ONE WHO SHOULDNT BE" excuseeeee meeee???? obsessed. god smack: i like that opening riff. oh and the pressed/shaky/angsty/angry voice? dayum. its a vibe for sure. chills. the voice, the lyrics, the guitar — sobbing on the floor. hate to feel slaps good album. very angry, very 90s.
Phenomenal, rather versatile and powerful album, a lot of force without feeling forced. Rather gentle at times, very human throughout.
This is grunge, as in sludgy, depressing, eerie, and, well, dirty. Highlights: "Them Bones" (explosive opener), "Down In a Hole" (passionate vocals), "Rooster" and "Would?" (epics), "Angry Chair" (foreboding, but melodic)
I like the guitar but not the vocals. Good for a metal album but not quite to my taste.
Not for me
Returning to my grungy, angsty youth. Brilliant.
That perfect mix of heavy and melodic that just speaks to me. Layne and Jerry's harmonies are just insane.
grunge genre. i really dont like it. i have a headache today and this album is not helping!
Grateful to be finally listening to some metal, that odd genre that is beloved by many. Usually I run as far away as I can from anything that even hints at being metal, but this album is decent (although the songs I like are less heavy lol) Down in A Hole Rooster are great! Low 3*, 2.6 would be more accurate.
Another one of those bands that was at the time the US and the UK were listening to different music and different artists. They never made it over in any meaningful way to the UK and this brand of grime/hardcore never took off. Musically there's something about this metal adjacent music that is really interesting - it cracks off in 7/8 time and there's plenty going on. It's ultimately not really quite my thing but there's another world where I was in my 20s but in the USA not the UK and I'd have lapped it up.
this is one of the worst albums yet
Grungeitize me captain
Discazo de esos que sabes que solo pueden crecer más y más con cada escucha. Genial.
Solid grunge.
I never really enjoyed grunge, so always wrote these guys off as number three on the grunge totem pole but it’s definitely my favourite of what I’ve heard in that genre so far.
★★★★★★
Did not give this the most attentive listen, so this should be taken by a grain of salt, including by my future self, but this is decent-but-nothing-extraordinary, a bit boring.
Not really my thing, a bit too hard
I always loved how hard Alice in Chains is meant to come off but they have such solemn sounds. Like Down in a Hole, Rain when I die. These are emotional songs not tough guy songs. I know a ton of it is about struggle and addiction but it's an interesting approach when you consider the rest of the sound and how they're a metal-grunge band. Then you get a song literally called Angry Chair. It's a well done album, could do with some editing, but there's skill and good composition and they're doing what they are aiming to.
Always heard the name in my youth never listened. I like the bass and main guitar riff on Rain when I die. I hear the Blues in the ground work for a lot of this. Like Junkhead is a blues song. There are some solid melodies here. This album could be better with a little trimming.
All time classic
Jedan od bendova koje većina ili voli ili mrzi. Meni spadaju u kategoriju nostalgije, ne bih ih ovako slušala, ali ako čujem vani ću pjevušiti. Ovo mi nije isto njihov najdraži album, tako da će zbog toga isto ocjena malo dolje ići. 2/5, 4.5/10
9.5/10 Fantastičan album meni najdražeg grunge benda (da, nisu samo grunge ali ne moramo ovaj put u žanrovske tehnikalije) Rijetko koji bend mi ima ovakvu surovost, eksplozivnost i energinju kao Layne i ekipa, a ušli su mi u uho kak se spada prilikom prvih ozbiljnijih, nesretnih ljubavnih trenutaka. Danas ih čujem nekim drugim ušima, ali su mi i dalje za stavit rakiju na stol i pjevat njihove stvari na sav glas. Teško mi je ovdje izdvojiti najdraže stvari jer mi je većina top shit, osim mozda njih 2-3 bez kojih bi mogao pa nije čista desetka. Ajde, Rain When I Die nisam baš dugo čuo pa mi je na ovo slušanje najbolje sjela. Nemam zbilja što nadodati osim daj još Alicea!
Not for me
Another record that I bought when I was a teenager and therefore I have listened to thousands of times and had fully imprinted in my memory. Every Alice In Chains song sounds tragic given Layne’s unfortunate end.
Layne, you're not yourself. Have a Snickers. As much as this album has never really been for me, by golly did I know every song from my youth. I think this is a staple of grunge music, and certainly an important album, but I don't tend to revisit this stuff too much.
Dirt's unwavering aura is both its asset and Achilles heel, proving Alice In Chains were capable hard rock metallurgists caught in grunge's suffocating undertow.
Another album that would be excellent if it didn’t shoot itself in the foot with its runtime. Cut the filler and I’d hail this as one of my favorite grunge albums. I love the bleakness and honesty, but I ended up with ear fatigue and impatience.
Perfect album cover to cover
Did not spark much joy. When the metal was toned down it was okay - although does not do much for me.
1 or 2 songs really scratch an itch, but an hour's worth gets me in the grave
5 star
The farther into the album I listened, the more I enjoyed this one.
Really enjoyed the album. Wanted to give it a 3.5, but half stars are not an option. I was already almost 2 decades past my teenage years with its hidden dark angst when these songs started being played on the radio. Even with it arriving at the wrong time, still I loved the feels it gave, expressed with fierce energetic music and harsh, dark lyrics. A real head banger of an album.
Don't yell at me ;___; I know this is acclaimed but it felt kinda generic. They sound a lot like someone else I can't put my finger on, but heck, maybe the someone is actually "Alice in Chains" and I just never bothered to learn their name. Maybe Soundgarden. Maybe Rush. Anyway, it basically sounds like what I'd hear on 105.7 The X, 20 years ago. Some fun dam~damn wordplay, I guess. I have heard 'Down in a Hole' before. It's fine. The fact that there's a song called 'God Smack' made me wonder if the band Godsmack is named after this song, but apparently (although they were "aware" of the song), the band is named after what they called a cold sore. So now I like Godsmack less, I fear. Maybe it's just because I'm thinking about Godsmack now, but 'Angry Chair' has a lot in common with Godsmack's 'Straight Out of Line'. Mashup potential! 'Would?' is a funny song title nowadays.
Meehh nunca fui tan fan
Teen angst şov
excellent
Decent… as a group I need a playlist or greatest hits. Album end to end has some filler.
Liked it a lot more when I was younger. Some great stuff that I'd pick out to listen to on occasion and I think there isn't much that can knock this album down, but it isn't to my personal taste
The soundtrack to digging through a bag of pills in a mobile home
Dirt
I had listened to this album quite a bit in the past and this could be peak grunge, perhaps. Very heavy guitar with great vocals.
Enjoyed the electric guitar, but didn't get a strong feeling one way or the other.
A solid album from a band I haven't gone back to in decades. A great rich warm distorted guitar over the harmonic vocals and driving drums. Fairly catchy, almost pop song structure and hooks. No wonder they were able to solidify grunge as radio worthy, laying the groundwork for Nirvana to break out to the mainstream (although this album was after Nirvana began to dominate the charts and I'm sure AiC benefited from Nirvana's glory on this release).
Dirt by name, dirt by review. God I hate late 80's early 90's sleaze rock.
This is very similar to Pearl Jam. Although not quite as bad. It has the silly, 90s American rock vocal, but not quite as silly as Eddie Vedder's. More Chris Cornell. It's too long, like Pearl Jam, although it's slightly more varied. If the album was 40 minutes rather than an hour, I'd be tempted to give it a 3.
I came in on Facelift and thought that was great. Then this came out. Goodnight nurse. A masterpiece of the 90's. I saw them in '93 at Lollapalooza and should've seen them in '94. By then Layne's issues were causing show cancellations. This album was superb then and still holds up now. Makes me want to play Madden '93 on Sega.
Schrott! Weg damit!
I liked this more than I expected. I'm not sure if I got all the way to "I like this," though. The songs are quite long in a way that feels a bit draggy. And while there is some good variation in here ultimately a lot of it sounds like a lot of other stuff within the album.
Some good tracks outside of Them Bones which is fantastic. Surprisingly bluesy which I didn't expect
Captures despair and anger in a unique and raw way. The riffs are amazing and memorable. Best of grunge I've ever heard. Best song: Them Bones Worst song: God Smack Cover check: Captures decay and hopelessness very well
OK, no gushing. Everybody knows this album is perfect, I’ve got nothing clever to say to expand that front. I’ve never been able to take Angry Chair fully seriously because of title. I get that it’s a great song, and encapsulates the struggle of heroin addiction, but the image I get is that the chair itself is angry, and I find that hilarious. I’m also surprised that Sickman has spawned a genre of Metal circus music, because the ‘take me out to the ball game’ sounding section sounds fantastic and suitably hellish, I’d certainly listen to more. One Halloween, I sat in my room playing the riff to Would? on repeat on my guitar cos I thought it would provide atmosphere for any trick or treaters we had. And that concludes my anecdotes and musings about Dirt. Fuck I love this album
This album rules
It feels wrong to give it a 3. It feels wrong to give it a 5.
no
I just found this rather boring. Every song sounded the same and they did nothing for me.
Better than I remember. Spotify looped it three times and I didn't notice though, so that was interesting.
classic grunge album. slaps from top to bottom
3.25 This album is very well loved and influential and important, and I like the hits from it! I will listen, and have listened to them, lots and lots. The rest of it doesn’t do a ton for me, gets a bit same-y, but all love to those who connect with this.
I'll give it a 3 for the guitars and general sound. It nearly lost all of them for the vocals.
Great early grunge
I don't really like metal, so the fact that I enjoyed this came at a great surprise to me. It has excellent instrumentation. All of the tracks were interesting, from beginning to end. Highlights: "Dirt", "Rain When I Die", "Hate To Feel".
Starts well, tails off quick
I’ve got this album. Grunge! It rocks.
Not my usual listen, but I enjoyed.
its good but not my genre
This just goes on forever! Starts off well, ends ok, middle is interminable.
Previously stated in regard to Santana's "Abraxas", this too goes a long way to representing 20th century music and should be played for millennia
Better than Marilyn Manson, but that's not saying much.
Really good, I barely knew them but they are really in between Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Metallica. All great songs, none memorable though. Good study background music I would guess! 4.1
overlong. tons of filler and a lot of noodling around. i listened under ideal conditions (high) and, even then, it took only a few tracks to feel exhausted "would?" is still great and there is a lot of satisfying guitar elsewhere on the record too. it's overall fine
First listen. Ok I guess.
My younger self would have really enjoyed this album. Now, it's a little hard to listen to at once. It's great rock and roll.
I've never really gotten super into Alice In Chains because their songs all kind of sound the same. This album has all of my least favorite hits like Rooster and Them Bones. I will say that Would? rocks though
Great old school grunge/heavy metal rock album
Dark. Ok i guess. Great for this genre but not my thing.2.5
Amazing album.
Another standard rock album. A bit less heavier than I imagined. "Junkhead" is my favourite on "Dirt". Tom Araya sounds a bit too similar to James Hetfield. Other than that, this album is pretty good. 3 stars for "Dirt".
Catching up on this list and going through albums that I know I'd rate as 5's. This is one. Jerry Cantrell is a guitar idol of mine. His punchy complex and melodic riffs and solos that combine metal and grunge and rock and funk and thrash with Layne Stanley's vocals...hard to beat.
nice album, but not perfect
Regardless of its bleakness, I rank this album right up there with the best of its era. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-dirt-by-alice-in-chains?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I don't think I've ever been depressed enough, or into drugs enough, to really truly get AIC. That being said, I do like them. Lyrically they're just not super relatable to me. Rooster is such a good song. I used to have a tape that I'd recorded "Would?" off the radio, and every time I hear that song I hear the DJ cutting in over the last few seconds and adding this "Yeah!" at the end of it.
Like ‘em but couldn’t name a single song. Good Dirge like songs.
I was born just a few years too late to really appreciate grunge while it was happening. I remember hearing all of it on the radio and listening to my older brother's albums (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam), but I never really connected with it beyond a couple singles (Spoonman and Black Hole Sun were my jams). I remember being a little afraid of Alice in Chains at the time. They were loud and aggressive and kind of spooky (I have vague memories of what I think was the Unplugged performance — lots of atmospheric candles — so that probably didn't help). I was familiar with their big radio hits, but they all kind of blended together in my head. Case in point — I knew multiple songs on this album (Down in a Hole, Rooster, Would?) but never knew the names of any of them. I never sought out any of their albums at the time of release, and my brother didn't either. But I think if I had been a bit older they would've been right in my wheelhouse. So, this was my first listen to the album, and man is it good. And dark. I feel like it's the spiritual successor to The Cure's Pornography in a lot of ways, mixed with a bit of Black Sabbath (when they do the homage to Ironman on "Untitled" I was like, of course). This album is heavy, bleak, and relentless. There's a lot of pain, but there's also beauty. Lyrically it's well done. I like the introspective, self-aware narratives, but also that there are so many layers of meaning you can extract. Down in a Hole was apparently written by Jerry about his lifestyle choices contributing to the failure of his relationship, but it could just as easily be about Layne's struggle with addiction (and he certainly makes it sound that way when he sings it). Musically, AiC definitely has a signature sound, and it does drag a bit because of the somewhat repetitive soundscape. But some of the best Cure albums are like that too — the atmosphere set up by the music is part of the experience — so I can't knock it too much. The guitar intro on Rain When I Die is sick, and the effects are very Joy Division. I love the tribal, post-punk style drums on Sickman. Angry Chair almost sounds like a grunge version of a Siouxsie and the Banshees song. But the vocals, and particularly the harmonies, are probably the most impressive part of AiC for me. I always preferred the powerhouse vocals of Chris Cornell over the whiny screams of Kurt Cobain or the indecipherable moaning of Eddie Vedder, so it's no surprise that AiC would be a bigger draw for me. Out of the major grunge vocalists — Kurt, Chris, Layne/Jerry, and Eddie — it's crazy to think that only Eddie and Jerry are left. I think AiC probably doesn't get enough acknowledgment for their contributions to grunge and music more generally (I know they're one of the grunge big 4, but people are probably least familiar with them). You can definitely hear the influence of AiC in 2000s music [like Godsmack (obviously), Three Doors Down, Staind, etc]) — for better or worse. Some standouts for me were Rain When I Die, Rooster, and Down in a Hole. 4.5/5 — not quite perfect, but close
2,90 Average Rooster 4xStar
Not my favorite vocals and a lot of the songs feel very samey to me. I like "Rooster" but I think overall this album's on the lower end of 90s grunge for me.
Not my favourite kind of thing to listen to for sure, but I guess i didn't totally hate it...
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Hard rock. It's okay
There was this whole genre of rock bands that got lumped into grunge, that didn’t really fit. Really, those artists leaned more towards heavy metal. IMO, this is one of those bands. To me, they are closer to Metallica than Pearl Jam. This is another of those albums that was co-opted by 90s Midwest frat boys. It’s the kind of music that gets played in the background of a nasty hazing incident. It’s what the kids who destroyed Woodstock ‘99 would have listened to. That said, this band was never that bad. They were just alright. This does not qualify as required listening. It’s just sort of fine. Nothing to write home about. Angry, whiny white boys just get boring after a while.
This is raw as fuck, pardon my french. Right off the bat on “Them Bones,” it starts off with a bang. It just emanates angst, frustration, and pent up energy in a way. That’s how this album feels to me in a way, and I love it. Everything just sounds great. The raw as all hell guitar and bass are amazing, and the clean sounding drums just add a chef’s kiss. This is produced very well. Layne Staley’s vocals are SO good. He really makes an impression here. His screams are amazing, haha. Rest in peace man. The lyricism here really sets that grunge-y tone. The angst emanating from it is such a vibe. Dirt is an essential grunge album, and very influential. I can see why! This is a great time. If I had one complaint, I guess the songs can feel the same sometimes? That’s not a massive issue though, the songs are amazing. This is excellent, just a really good album when you feel like shit, haha. I’ve heard pretty good things about Alice In Chains, and i’m glad I enjoyed this. I highly recommend it!
This is my first time getting an album generated where I can confidently say that I LOVE nearly everything on it. The solos are amazing, the rough guitar shredding, the vocals feel so primal... It's great.
A shot of straight depresso. Perfect for a sad day. Deals with addiction, depression, hopelessness in an earnest and cutting way. Sounds are varied, harsh and unforgettably haunting.
The album was s great
This was pretty great, but didn't enjoy it quite as much as other grunge/alt metal albums from around this time, so 3* it is!
Yes! More if this please. Loved every second of it, 90s grunge fucking rocks.
I came to this album expecting to love it, but sadly didn’t. It sounded like a low rent Metallica performing The Door’s songs turned up to 11.
New to me, and enjoyed it for the most part as background music for work today! Made me realise how much what I’m doing while listening (as much as mood and nostalgia) impacts on how much I enjoy the music. I’m not sure I would have enjoyed this as much if I was in the office rather then out painting? I love a bit of grunge.
I’m pretty burned out on this album from the ‘90s, but back then, it was one of my favorites. The music shifts between mellow tracks and raw, gritty grunge. It’s easily one of the most iconic grunge albums, dealing with heavy themes like addiction and depression. Even though I don’t listen to it as much now, it definitely had its moment and deserves recognition for being such a defining part of the era.
Mistakenly listened to Jar of Flies first, which I really loved. Dirt was also great, but not totally my scene. Can dig a bit of grunge/metal here and there, but a full album is a bit much, I kinda lose my mind. Objectively tho - very influential, talented musicians, lyrically interesting and good flow to the album. 7 / 10 Best track/s: Rooster, God Smack, Rain When I Die
Grunge at its finest.
3 - I did quite like the hits, but the deeper cuts were kind of boring.
Nostalgia factor definitely increased my rating!
Good ol' fashioned Grunge rock.
# Album Name: Dirt # Artist: Alice in Chains # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: On a first listen it seems like pretty generic grunge to me. I was a big fan of nirvana which is more mainstream though. A few good songs on the album like them bones, down a hole and would. For now its a safe 3/5 # Top Tunes: them bones, down a hole and would. # Would I listen to it again? I'll come back for a second listen. There could be more to this album. Maybe its a grower. I'd like to find out.
My least favorite "grunge" band. What makes this not metal?
That monster Alice In Chains sound, the Layne Stanley voice, the Jerry Cantrell guitar, it's here and in full effect as they are at possibly the peak of their powers. Loaded with songs you half remembered like "Rooster", "Them Bones", "Down In A Hole", and "Would?". This mix would sell millions and was worth every penny.
I’m young enough to call this dad rock, but old enough to get mad if this was on the classic rock station. I don’t really like this kind of music, but I enjoyed the lyrics and technical aspects of it.
It is excellent 90's Seattle grunge, but with the clear influence of metal so it is more palatable to transitioning 80's ears. The gloomy, throaty vocals are signature AIC sound and The Rooster is the star of the album.
If this is grunge, it explains why it never hit the mark with me. Sub-par heavy rock with no redeeming features. I flicked through the tracks here and definitely didn't feel that I was missing anything. Yawn.
Unlistenable. Shit. Poo.
Another album that I couldn't get into. Admittedly it's not really my genre, but I can think of many other albums that aren't really "my thing" that I thoroughly enjoyed. I did make it all the way through so it gets 2 stars!
A grunge classic! I hadn't listened to this album in years. I'm happy to see that it's an album that has aged very well. Them Bones is one of the songs I listened to most when I was a teenager.
would? is an incredible outro. great album from start to finish with only 2 filler songs imo
A perfect album with no bad songs and one of the great classics of the grunge era
Absolute, utter dog shit.
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This rocks
Damn what a beautiful album. Alice in Chains just perfectly encapsulates a great sound that tiptoes the line between hard rock and grunge, and it all just meshes so perfectly. Staley's voice really helps seal the deal.
I like the harmonizing vocal melodies, but they also sounded the same from song to song. They sort of felt like a one-trick pony, each track has the same sort of instrumentation and structure. Maybe if I loved repetitive grungy electric guitars chords I would love this album. Fav song was Rain When I Die.
I love the harmonies in Alice in Chains. It sometimes surprises me that this heavy rock band has these really incredible vocal harmonies. Honestly, all the musicality of Alice in Chains is really good. All the members are locked in with each other and understand how to work together to make a complete sound. Personally, this is a little too heavy for my tastes. The music is really good, but it falls just a bit outside my range of heavy rock that I personally enjoy. Favorite Song(s): Rain When I Die, Rooster
Not bad! Got a little samey though
Never really liked them
4.5☆/5 10.25.2024
Solid grunge album, but as a whole ablum doesn't flow too great.
Every song is grungy and the same, my least favourite album ever.
Of all the Alice In Chains albums, this is one of them. And not one of their better ones.
nirvana really was the only good grunge band… the chicken song is fun tho..
Some grunge that grew in me toward end of album
Favorite Track: Rooster Underrated: God Smack This one absolutely rips.
3 - some good ones but I didn’t like most tbh
I can definitely see why people would like this a lot, but the sludgy, grungy sound permeating through the entire album really isn't for me.
Now we're talking! AIC's Dirt is a 90/Grunge classic and deserves a spot on the Top 1001 due to influence, impact at the time & the hits that are still relevant radio staples today. I lived in Seattle when this came out, it was absolutely HUGE! Shooting powerfully out of the gates with the rockin' "Them Bones" they set the tone from the get go. They roll right into killer "Dam That River" and "Rain When I Die", both rockers with great hooks. They keep the vibe going with "Down In Hole" & "Rooster", both down tempo tracks but each pack a punch and have a sing-along chorus. The mixing and production is so much better than on previous albums, this is polished for mainstream consumption since everyone was eating up whatever grunge albums were in heavy rotation (5x Platinum). There are a couple tracks that might be considered 'for fans only' with drug-themed "Sickman", "God Smack" & "Junkhead" but they fit the album and the times. "Junkhead" with it's "What's my drug of choice? What have you got?" line is both memorable and foreshadowing. I felt the only dog on the album was "Hate To Feel", it could have hit the cutting room floor and no one would have missed it. The album finishes with the 90's anthem "Would?", who anyone who lived at that time and was into music knows and appreciates. It had its roots in the classic "SINGLES" movie that highlighted Seattle life and grunge music. Deserves a spot in the top 1001, thank you for including it. You can still hear 6 of these songs on rock radio, that's 50%, that's staying power!
Really thought I wouldn't enjoy this, didn't love it but there were a few tracks that surprised me.
Classic
A bit bluesier in retrospect than I expected, but definitely a jam. Surprisingly listenable
Not for me
Too intense for me
2867 - I didn't like this too much before, but since then I have grown an appreciation for clean vocals in metal. This takes sludge metal and fuses it with a radio friendly production to create alternative metal that still has atmosphere and grit to it. The vocals are honestly kind of incredible in this album, they do more for this album than the vocals on most pop albums, and the guitar works with them perfectly.
Good guitars but I don't like the vocals 7.1
could i write poetry to this? n
Alice In Chains was never shy to show their Metal roots. This album successfully unites Alt-Rock, Grunge, and Metal into a fine package.
I'd rate it higher if it was shorter. An hour of doom and gloom and monster riffs is a bit much.
Good shit
Dirt so thoroughly wallows in the the dark elements of grunge that it feels more like exploitation than exploration of the truth or the reality of hard topics. I am sure the quality of the musicianship is exceptional, but it isn’t enough to compel further listening.
Sure, Alice in Chains have their own sound, but I don't like it very much. It sounds early 90s dated. It's not really bad, but forgettable to me. Don't want to be mean, but it's not even average.
Me hizo dormir en el trabajo. No es malo pero se vuelve repetitivo después de 2 o 3 canciones.
Somewhere between pretty dope and too dark for me. I guess that's just grunge. I don't mind the occasional track about despair, suffering, or physical, emotional, or drug abuse, but the constant barrage and at times also musically very heavy and drawn out themes really pull me down. Throw out 3 or 4 of the more mediocre and doomish songs and this would have been an easy 4/5 stars, but as it is, it's just a 3.5 for me.
Dark riffs, even darker lyrics, haunting harmonies, exquisite melodies. Love this album!
I’ve been meaning to listen to this album for a while and thank god I now have, this was phenomenal
Do I need to listen to this before I die? No. Is it groundbreaking and monumental? Is it even that iconic? Not really. But that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. There's not a bad song on here, and 'Rooster' takes it to decent quality. Put simply, it's a good listen.
Didn't hate it.
This was just OK, I had heard Rooster since that was really popular, some of these tracks I had to skip because I really disliked them, but some weren't so bad, overall a 3 I think.
Cool riffs. Singer's voice is exhausting to listen to. Highlights for me: Them Bones, Sickman, Hate to Feel (HtF is uneven, but when it's on it's fantastic). Overall, 3 stars.
For a genre that usually only has one sound/vibe, I didn't get bored with this album at all. Some gnarly bass on "Rain When I Die."
It’s giving Mystik Spiral. I’m not mad at it but I wouldn’t listen to it on purpose.
This is peak grunge.
Track 1: Them Bones (10/10) Hits you in the face like a train. Quite possibly the heaviest riff that Jerry ever came up with. Track 2: Dam That River (9/10) I've always considered this to be one of the weaker tracks on the album, and it still slaps hard. Another sick riff and great harmonies in the verses (that's pretty redundant to say about AiC) Track 3: Rain When I Die (10/10) That opening bass line makes me do a hardcore stink face every time. This has to be one of the sludgiest songs ever written. Layne's vocals are so incredible. Track 4: Down in a Hole (10/10) The prettiest song on the album. It used to make me cry every time I heard it and I got a little close on this relisten. Track 5: Sickman (9/10) Time to give Sean Kinney some props! He makes this song so much better with his drumming, opening the song with some great tom work and controlling the pace throughout. Very underrated drummer. Track 6: Rooster (8/10) I love the lyrical content of this song and the opening harmonies are so gorgeous. I also tend to skip it a lot when relistening to the album as I've heard it 10,000,000 times. Track 7: Junkhead (10/10) Best chorus on the album! I sometimes think it's my single favourite song on Dirt as well. Very heavy and emotional. Track 8: Dirt (10/10) That opening mixed with the bassline (props to Mike Starr) destroy my brain in a good way. Sludgy, doomy, heavy and badass. Track 9: God Smack (9/10) Layne's vocals are so strange here and fit the song perfectly. He was a true artist who knew how to make every song better. Track 10: Untitled (N/A) Hard to rate this as it's barely a song, but Tom Araya from Slayer is on this track! Track 11: Hate to Feel (10/10) Once again, Sean Kinney makes this song. His drumming impresses me so much here, I can tell it was fun to come up with his parts. Track 12: Angry Chair (8/10) The lyrics are inspired and knowing the background makes it much better. Track 13: Would? (10/10) One of the best radio hits I've ever heard. Jerry gets to sing lead on the verses, Layne shows off his chops during the chorus and that outro gives me goosebumps every single time. Overall: 10/10 I didn't even need to listen to this one considering that it's a Top 10 album of all time for me and Alice in Chains are a strong contender for my all time favourite band. I love how depressing and doom-laden their songs are and it's always amplified by the haunting harmonies of Layne and Jerry. Sean ans Mike are also on top form here and I can point to quite a few moments where they stand out. If I had even one small complaint it would be that Jerry doesn't sing lead as much as I would like. Fav Song: Dirt Least Fav Song: Rooster
Loved it
I also like roosters. Im partial to farm animals. Would I own a farm? Would.
Alice In Chains es respetada como una de las mejores bandas del "Movimiento Grunge" de Seattle y con justa razón. Esta colección de duras canciones, con temáticas sumamente deprimentes, se extiende por cerca de 1 hora (quizás un poco mucho), acercándose más al metal que al rock alternativo. En mi opinión la mejor canción es The Rooster. Escúchelo.
Maybe dated in its sound but this album kicks ass, and I’ll always be up for another listen. Jerry Cantrell is a genius
dont like
GOAT
Had some good songs, but nothing standout, scapes a 3.
I gave it a fair shake but this music is just not for me.
first alice in chains album
So many hard rock classics here. This album kicks the door open with the opening riff of Them Bones and just holds this unrelenting vibe for the next hour. The album feels suppresive with how dark it can feel, but it nails the tone it's aiming for. Layne Staley has an awesome rock voice and the guitar here is so engaging that I can't help but get pulled in. I already knew many of these (Them Bones, Down in a Hole, Rooster, Angry Chair, and Would?... seriously, this many great songs?), but of the ones new to me, my favorite is Dirt.
No, no, and no.
Reminds me of my Iron Maiden period. Cool, but too bad I didn't listen to it back then.
What the heck was that
Good ol, but that's it
Solid tracks
Dark, heavy, and raw. It crawls through the mud and grinds under your skin. The guitars churn like Soundgarden but with more grit, more pain. There’s a weight to the lyrics that feels personal, like a burden shared. It’s rough, but that’s what gives it power.
There was a point in time where I didn’t have my own defined musical tastes and I thought that anything from the grunge and alt-rock scene was what I preferred to listen to. I listened to this whole album and I now know that I liked certain radio singles, but a whole Alice In Chains album does not do it for me. It’s too slow paced and whiny sounding, and the lead singer uses the same affectation to his voice that Jack Black uses when he’s trying to be a silly guy. Now I know. Teenage me was really lost on musical tastes.
Koala tea album
Nice to get some heavy grunge towards the end
Dirty 90's rock, hell yeah
Really liked the Sap EP and was a bit disappointed when Dirt was released a little later. It is still a solid grunge album though that contains some classic 90s songs, and I can see the reason to include it in the list. vote in 1992: 4 stars vote in 2024: 4 stars
Probably my favourite grunge album, with Pearl Jam's Ten a close second.
Sovereign grunge-rock-metal, even if slightly ponderous.
Dirty. Love it
One of my favorite albums of all time and in the conversation for best rock/grunge album no question.
just really not for me can’t even finish it
4 great album
Great album that I listened to in High School. A lot of the songs got tons of radio play, it was very popular. Definitely brings me back to those days. I was wearing plaid flannel shirts and baggy jeans. Great vocals and harmonies between Lane and Jerry, as well as great guitar work. I'm sure I will listen to this many more times.
This rips, Alice In Chains rips. Idk why I didn't listen to them sooner considering the Seattle connection.
Grunge is great because you take the only aspects of hair metal (killer pop chorus’ and righteous guitar solos) and add sludgy, droning guitars and enough solipsism to choke a giraffe. And what does AIC do? They take it to the next level and add a stellar vocalist, I mean this guy has one of the most unique and capable voices since prime Axel, and the amount of baggage he brings to Jerry’s writing really puts these guys in another league of destruction. This album has so much chaos and cataclysm that is absolutely emboldened by some incredible hooks, guitar work, and painfully beautiful singing. The only downside is on the mid-backhalf where it could have used some b-side trimming, but the singles on this album are timeless and strangely mesmerizing. Layne was a gift to the troubled.
generic tuneless depression rock
Absolutely stunning
A heavy album in multiple senses. Released during the heyday of grunge rock, Seattle's own Alice In Chains second album "Dirt" tells it how it is from the inside out. Heavy drug use, depression & self-loathing, and death are among the themes covered by the late Layne Staley, Cantrell & co. here. Given all of that, Alice In Chains sounds the most cohesive they've ever sounded here thanks to the guitar work and harmonic vocals that are somehow both simultaneously haunting and enchanting. Definitely AIC's best work and a seminal album in the 90's era of grunge/metal. AIC fit into this scene whilst being pretty unique in their sound Favorite tracks: Them Bones, Rooster, Angry Chair, Would?
Not terrible. There were a few songs I even kind of liked.
The hits on here are great. Some of the other songs are good, but not enough to elevate this to a 5. Still good, though. 4/5
That was good, them bones is a really good. Much better than nine inch nails.
About half of these songs will on heavy rotation when we finally got a rock station in my town. It was when I was graduating high school, well after the album released. These and all of the songs on that station at the time are ingrained in my memories - most of which are pretty depressing. So while I have appreciated the music in the past, it's hard for me to enjoy them now, after life has become so much better than it was then.
I only like 2 songs lol
Good album. I like their sound generally, but sometimes the lead singer can be a bit droney. 'Rooster' was my fave from this track.
In a nutshell: “fuck my life, fuck the world” grunge. Emo grunge sounds like a contradiction, but I can’t find an adequate descriptor for this album. To its credit, Dirt encapsulates depression accurately. The riffs are what you would hear on Guitar Hero. It’s one of those “albums that defined an era but doesn’t really hold up now” Overall: 3/10
Aww yeah, high school vibes right here. The album isn’t as consistent as people like to remember but the high points are high enough that they lift the valleys. Them Bones is just all time classic metal. Like all good middle aged folk who were teens in the 90s, this band is a favorite.
4.5 stars for their influence, their talent, and nostalgia for 90s grunge. Definitely a band and album worth listening to.
Really enjoyable.
pumped my fists a lil when i rolled this lmao. not my fave alice in chains ive ever heard (i am eternally partial to jar of flies) but definitely the band at their most razor-precise. cascades of venomous but lush harmonizing pouring all over crushing churning songs thru which layne slams down performances and lyrics that feel like theyre going to literally kill him. being Sick and Sad recently, this was my most emotionally powerful listen yet and i think im ready to fully claim it as a favorite. i promise ill get to self titled soon-ish! it might change my life tbh
Il faut se remettre dans le contexte, les mecs. 1992, un an plus tôt, une comète blonde nommée Cobain venait de pulvériser les charts et de rendre obsolète toute la musique permanente-brushing qui squattait le sommet des ventes depuis des années. D'un coup, le mot magique était sur toutes les lèvres, dans tous les magazines, sur toutes les télés : "GRUNGE". Putain de merde, ce que j'ai pu le détester, ce mot. Un fourre-tout marketing, une étiquette de supermarché collée à la va-vite sur le front de toute une scène de Seattle qui n'avait pourtant pas grand-chose en commun, si ce n'est une météo pourrie et un amour pour les guitares saturées. À la radio, on passait du Nirvana, bien sûr, mais aussi du Soundgarden, du Mudhoney, du Pearl Jam... Ça sentait la flanelle, la Doc Martens et la fin de l'insouciance. C'était brut, c'était neuf, et ça faisait un bien fou de voir le hard rock permanenté des Mötley Crüe et consorts se faire botter le cul. Mais soyons honnêtes, beaucoup de ces groupes sonnaient comme des punks qui auraient découvert le heavy metal, ou l'inverse. C'était une énergie, un "fuck you" salutaire, mais musicalement, ça restait souvent dans les clous d'un héritage bien défini. Et puis, au milieu de ce bordel ambiant, débarque "Dirt", le deuxième album d'Alice in Chains. Et là, direct, on a compris que le jeu venait de changer de catégorie. Oubliez le côté punk-rock sautillant de certains de leurs contemporains. Alice in Chains, c'était autre chose. C'était plus lourd, plus lent, plus vicieux. C'était le son d'un marécage poisseux qui remonte lentement le long de vos jambes pour vous engloutir. Le génie de ce disque, et ce qui le rend si unique, c'est cette dualité morbide entre deux forces. D'un côté, la colonne vertébrale métallique, les riffs de Jerry Cantrell. Des riffs monolithiques, écrasants, qui n'auraient pas dépareillé sur un album de Black Sabbath. Une science du riff lourd, dissonant, presque hypnotique, qui posait une ambiance de fin du monde, une chape de plomb sur chaque morceau. Cantrell, ce n'était pas un guitar hero démonstratif, c'était un architecte du son, un type qui construisait des cathédrales de granit sonore, sombres et menaçantes. Sans lui, Alice in Chains n'aurait été qu'un groupe de plus. Mais de l'autre côté, il y avait la voix, la putain de voix de Layne Staley. Et c'est là que "Dirt" quitte le simple statut de bon album de metal pour devenir un témoignage. Un document, une confession publique à une échelle planétaire. Staley ne chantait pas, il se vidait de ses tripes. Chaque ligne, chaque harmonie vocale qu'il tissait avec Cantrell était une scarification. Ici, pas de métaphores à la con, pas de poésie de comptoir sur les démons intérieurs. Non, on parle de la came, de l'aiguille, de la solitude crasse, de la dépression qui vous ronge de l'intérieur jusqu'à ce qu'il ne reste plus qu'une coquille vide. Quand tu écoutes "Sickman", "Junkhead" ou "God Smack", tu n'es pas en train d'écouter des chansons sur la drogue. Tu es DANS la tête d'un mec en pleine descente aux enfers, qui voit sa propre déchéance et qui la couche sur bande avec une lucidité terrifiante. C'est ce qui rend ce disque si malaisant, parfois. On a l'impression d'être des voyeurs, d'assister à une lente agonie en direct. L'album est décrit par Staley lui-même comme étant "beau, laid et sombre", et c'est exactement ça. Il y a une beauté vénéneuse dans cette noirceur, une sorte de grâce tordue dans cette laideur étalée au grand jour. C'est un disque qui fait mal, parce qu'il est vrai. Dans un monde obsédé par la réussite et le bonheur de façade, Staley a eu le courage, ou l'inconscience, de mettre sa propre destruction sur la place publique. Et le plus dingue, c'est que ça a marché. "Dirt" est devenu un album multi-platine et ces cris de douleur passaient sur MTV, entre deux clips de Madonna. C'était une époque, où le bizarre et le sombre avaient encore droit de cité aux heures de grande écoute. Impensable aujourd'hui. La suite, on la connaît, le 5 avril 2002, huit ans jour pour jour après Cobain, Layne Staley a fini par perdre sa guerre. Son corps a été retrouvé deux semaines plus tard. Cette date, cette putain de coïncidence macabre, a scellé pour de bon la légende noire de cette génération sacrifiée de Seattle. "Dirt" n'est pas un album que j'écoute pour le plaisir. C'est un monolithe noir, un disque que l'on sort quand on a besoin de se souvenir que le rock, parfois, ça n'est pas que du fun. C'est une oeuvre d'une honnêteté brutale, un témoignage viscéral et poignant. Un disque majeur, essentiel, mais qui vous laisse exsangue, avec un goût de rouille dans la bouche. Un putain de grand disque malade et un putain de gros 4 sur 5, sans hésiter.
Best grunge album to me. Can't be beat.
I listened to this while angrily stomping around the city at sundown on the way to a dnd group. Short of lit outside a dive bar at gone 3am I think it’s a way the album is meant to be enjoyed. And I liked it. Arguably a bit too long and for me, a bit dark - I liked the single Dirt until I didn’t. Goes on the yeah I guess pile at a 3
one of the best grunge albums of all time, layne staley is one of the all time greats.
Not bad, just not my thing. Not a fan of hard rock, even when mixed with other genres.
Didn’t really enjoy this album.
Nem az én világom, de itt-ott rá tudtam hangolódni. Ja és Here come the Roomster.
Some good some lame. 3 zone
to be fully honest i listened to two seconds and did not care to continue
🎧Butt rock
instant classic
It's impossible to evaluate these records separate from my history (or non-history) with them. In this case, I remember the hits from the time. Kind of ok if they came on on the radio. Never felt the need to investigate the album because I figured I already knew what I was going to get there. And I was right. Sludgy riffs, lazy guitar solos and whine-y vocals. And the songs are so long and boring. Absolutely no regrets that I spend my time (and limited financial means) on Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. and Happy Mondays records back in the day.
Back to back to back bangers. Also one of the greatest unplugged performances ever. Great album.
Very rarely does any band write such great vocal melodies over such heavy guitar parts. One of the best albums ever made.
Basically one song split across multiple tracks. Classic sludgy guitars. The inspiration this had on grunge is clear. Opener and closer the favourite tracks; Them Bones / Would?
Holds up well!!
Endnu et af de albums som jeg burde have hørt meget før! Der er så mange numre jeg har hørt før, og endnu flere som jeg virkelig godt kunne lide.
Tung lyd og tunge tematikker i lyrikken. Grungebølgens heavy mesterværk. Så dystert at det lægger sig som en dyne om en.
Heavy dirty gross
Whenever I’m in an awful mood this is and always will be my go-to.
It’s aged better than other 90’s grunge albums. It doesnt resonate with me as much as it did when I was a miserable teenage misanthrope but theres still a handful of genre defining singles: Them Bones, Would?, and Down in a Hole.
Thought it was pretty dull initially - but there’s more to it. Down in a hole pretty good. Sickman not bed - gets interesting towards the end.
I enjoy alice and chains, this album is a classic but i definitely have to be in a grunge mood to play it front to back. More of a winter album than a summer album
Thought this would be a 5 but didn't catch me. Could maybe listen more and score higher.
pretty great! brings back memories and is full of the sounds of my youth.
Tedious
grandly banal
yea I'm not there. maybe sometime in life. down in a hole was closest...
I know this is an unpopular opinion but I just can't get into Alice In Chains, they always feel like a budget version of other bands I really like so I would probably never choose to listen to them. I think it's the singing in particular. I do think their lyrics are well written though. Fave Track: Them Bones (probably due to Guitar Hero 2) Rating: 3
This was a two listen one for me. I realized after the first listen I wasn't really able to give it the proper attention needed to really make up my mind on it. Finally circled back to my second listen and I really enjoyed it. I do think I have really warmed up to the grunge sound more. I'd be very interested to give some of the lower rated grunge albums a relisten to see if getting an ear for it was the issue or if maybe I just picky about it. I didn't get much into the lyrics for the album but the sound is the thing I was really enjoying. It's dark and murky which seems pretty appropriate for an album called Dirt. I have a feeling this is an album I could get even more into as I listen to it more times. I was going to specifically mention how much I like the guitars on this album but then I realized I just really like the sound of all the instruments as well as the singer. Another great blend. Tempted a little to give this a 5 since I have a feeling it might grow to be one, but if we are talking initial impressions, I'd say a 4.
Very solid. Had me headbanging.
Great, but not for me
The songs are just kind of boring. The harder ones were cool, but got kind of meh.
Sludgy, dull and dreadful. I tried a second time on a new day but couldn't find anything redeeming and will happily never hear this again in my life. I don't hate grunge and at times I really like it as a genre, but this feels like it beds down into one chord progression, one guitar tone ('chug'), one tempo, all laid under that whiny, uninterested, reverb-laden drawl. Even the lyrics are utterly miserable when you can actually make them out.
Rooster is one of my all time favorite songs. Down in a Hole is great as well. Other than that it's not my favorite album.
Grimy
God I love grunge. I don't know what it is, but anytime I get a grunge album on this list, I'm practically guaranteed to love it, and Dirt by Alice in Chains is no exception. Alice in Chains was one of the big 4 grunge bands in the early 90s, and they managed to stand out from the others in (in my opinion) two notable ways, both of which are related to their sound. The first is that their music is much more metal-adjacent than bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam. This is perhaps most obvious in Dirt's opener, "Them Bones," a song that actually manages to make 7/4 time signature sound cool as hell. The sound of this album as a whole is just excellent. It nails intense sound in songs like the one I just mentioned and the song that follows it, "Dam That River." However, slower, more melodic songs like "Down in a Hole", "Rooster", and the closer, "Would?" also manage to succeed in their beauty. The other thing that makes AiC stand out is the singing. All of the big grunge bands have great singers, and you can get some amazing performances from Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, and especially Chris Cornell. However, the other bands don't have the harmonies of AiC. The way that the voices of Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell harmonize is truly stunning, as is everything else about this album. The writing and theming is striking, and the pacing is perfect. This album is just phenomenal. What more can I say? 5/5. And for the second time ever, I have now given three 5/5s in a row. Here's hoping I can get a fourth!
Started off decent but became a slow, dull, angsty dirge by the end.
Solid album. Enjoyed it far more than Soundsgarden (which in hindsight is a 2 out of 5). Heavy chunky guitars and vocals ares great. It overstays its welcome a bit however with the lyric subject matter being quite a downer. The first three songs are a killer opener tho
3 out of 5. This album has some good hits like Would? and shows some heavy guitar that borders on metal. It does however get sludgy at times like grunge can be.
I appreciate everything about this album. I even like some of the songs, but Alice in Chains has never fully won me over in 30+ years of trying. Don’t know why, but art’s subjective so minus a star.
5/5
No idea how I didn’t listen to these legends sooner. This album made me check out more immediately after.
Метал гранж с хорошим голосом, прекрасно
a really great album ! well put together but not really my taste… faves were them bones, sickman and dirt!!!
This album makes me feel like I am immortal but also like I am about to die These guitars are unreal, they are so emotive and are in a way, the release or catharsis of this album in contrast to relatively blunt or dull vocals which are so fitting for this record. Anyways, when I die (i think its gonna rain hahahahah) send me to guitar pedal heaven and I will find this album there. THAT WAH PEDAL ON RAIN WHEN I DIE !!!!!! OH MY GODDDDD The worst track on this album is by far Sickman, but every other track had something enjoyable in it for me. This album is genuinely so good I am going to explode oh my god its so good My FAVOURITES were: Them Bones, Dam That River, Rain When I Die, Down In A Hole, Junkhead and Dirt Consider 4.5/5 to 5/5 I don't think it is PERFECT but I think it is not far off only because of my aversion to giving albums that are new to me a perfect score because I haven't spent enough time with them
fuck... well, yes. That's all there is to it, huh? I don't even have to listen to it. It's just been on rotation for the past 20+ years. I used to think it was taboo to listen to something this gritty, this dank, this good. It's not. It's a celebration of a musical supernova event that hasn't been replicated since 1992 (HA! I didn't even have to look up the year. I knew the year. Go me).
This was actually better then I thought. I still don’t like the voice but the rest was kind of ok.
dad rock, good thing I'm daddy 3/5
Singles are awesome! the rest of the album just isn't my thing right now.
Maybe my taste is not refined, but I felt as though when I had heard one track I had heard them all
From start to end, this album is a masterpiece. 5/5.
79 = 4 stars Nice grunge, can get quite boring but has some nice moments, overall time passed pretty quickly
Not a fan.
I can see why it is so famous, but not my genre
A couple good songs and an interest cross between hair metal and grunge, but not for me.
Hell yeah. HE AIN'T GONNA DIE.
Back to back grunge show! Ive definitely gone through Dirt a few times in the past. This time I approached it to try to learn more about the song constructions & history. It was neat to finally figure out how they make those creepy vocal harmonies (seems like they are stacking 5ths). Also, I didnt realize that Layne wrote a few tunes on this album. A disturbing amount of hard drug references for this. Makes me sad knowing how deep the band was at that time even before Layne went off the rails. All around amazing band. Not sure if this is their best album, but its wonderful nevertheless
Surprisingly good. Didn’t get through all of it but like his voice and some good harmony. Guitar is rad too
Found the vocals pretty annoying and the guitar style just not my thing. Sounded much more dated than other grunge albums we’ve been suggested - and man have there been a lot lately.
Derivative
I like Rooster but the rest is pretty repetitive
Some interesting songs, but not really my thing 3/5
Having never really listened to Alice in Chains back in the 90s, I have zero nostalgia for this. I don't quite get the grunge label, it sounds like sludgy Sabbath-eqsue 70s metal mixed with a bit of 80s alt rock to me. It was a bit of a fatiguing listen but I think it picked up after the first few songs. Sickman and Rooster in particular felt like a much-needed shot in the arm.
My musical taste has changed in a way where I can really only enjoy this type of music when I'm working out maybe or need some kind of emotional outlet. Not really something I'd listen to just for funsies anymore. 2 stars from me.
Rooster is excellent, a lot of the rest of this droned on. Feeling comes mainly from the vocal delivery...
Sorry just don't see the attraction of this.... :-(
Every song is basically the same but every song also fucks.
I loved playing Them Bones on Guitar Hero. On easy. By myself. 4.
Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
I find it interesting when people consider AIC and Soundgarden to be metal. It's more unique than that. It's definitely got the sludge and hair of early Black Sabbath but it's not Metallica or Judas Priest. The guitars tend to be buried and the emphasis is on the bass and drums. The thing that really sets AIC apart from the others is the songwriting. The lyrics are always interesting if sometimes depressing. I'm biased, being a Seattle person, but honestly, I like these guys better than Nirvana, in terms of something I'm usually happy to listen to when it comes up in the rotation. Possibly that's just due to overexposure to Nirvana LOL
stets ein absoluter banger, zwar schon zu oft gehört aber trotzdem noch bangend
Here comes the roosteeeeeeerrrr yeeahhh! Alice In Chains has never been a band that’s caught my interest for long periods of time. They’re one of those bands that when I hear them, I like them, but I never find myself coming back on my own. That said, I think Dirt is a really good album. It sounds fantastic throughout, and the song arrangements vary more than expected. The guitar work here is great, and Layne Staley’s vocals are on point. Rooster is the highlight and the band’s best song in my opinion, but it’s a solid record throughout and it’s really only my personal taste giving it 4 stars instead of 5.
Ugh the angst, the growl, the feels. This was a perfect storm of 90s grunge that has yet to be met.
-A few good songs -Mainly the more tame ones hit better -A little too heavy for me -Can appreciate the art, not my favorite though -PRETTY GOOD GYM MUSIC
This is not a favorite album/band of mine. Still don't like it much. I literally could not wait for this album to end. Aside from some good guitar licks, it all sounds the same to me. The parts where he yells lyrics are, for me, the part that I just can't get past (although I'm sure for some that's the best part). A few songs I could maybe listen to again - "Down in a Hole" and "Angry Chair"
This album is not bad, but a little dirty, in my humble opinion.
You start off the album with a slammer like "Them Bones," and you know you're in for a ride. Really, every song of this SLAMS. "Sickman", "Iron Gland" and "Junkhead" are a little iffy, but it's probably that I have not listened to this album enough. It's hard to believe this is over 30 years old. Enjoyed pretty much every track on this, and would definitely come back to it. A 90s grunge album must.