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I just got Tripod

PJamGrunge10PJamGrunge10 Posts: 596
edited September 2007 in Other Music
So I got Alice In Chains' last album the other day and as I'm listening to it I thinking what is up with the voice overlapping? It's on every song!
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  • DocChicagoDocChicago Posts: 653
    I'm not quite sure where you're going with that. You know they had 2 singers, right? Are you saying you think it sounds different than their other albums?
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,040
    when did this come out?
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  • Mike_Muse_RageMike_Muse_Rage Posts: 677
    PJamGrunge10 wrote:
    So I got Alice In Chains' last album the other day and as I'm listening to it I thinking what is up with the voice overlapping? It's on every song!
    I assume you mean the fact that the vocals sound kinda spacey and distant... I guess it's because Staley's voice had deteriorated due to his addiction, and they were trying to cover that up.
  • cottoncrwncottoncrwn Posts: 11
    I also listened to a promo interview the band did for this album and Layne had wanted to experiment more with vocals as opposed to the past albums. But you could tell his voice did get a bit weaker on this record compared to Dirt or Facelift. I still think its a great album to listen to. I didn't really like it at first, but most of the songs grew on me anyways
  • PJamGrunge10PJamGrunge10 Posts: 596
    Mike_Muse_Rage wrote:
    I assume you mean the fact that the vocals sound kinda spacey and distant... I guess it's because Staley's voice had deteriorated due to his addiction, and they were trying to cover that up.


    That's what I was thinking. It's pretty obvious after listening to Unplugged...



    And yes I realize Jerry Cantrell sings a lot on the album too, but I was mostly referring to Layne.
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    if your hearing alot of the songs for the first time, better late then never. personally i love the sound of the album, its very atmospheric.
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  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    I had a dog named Tripod. Not named after the album, but I accidentally dropped a glass Root Beer bottle in the garage and the fuckimg went to lick up the soda and sliced some tendons in her back leg. At that point, Cassie became Tripod
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  • darthvedder88darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
    Best AIC album IMO.
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  • Them-BonesThem-Bones Posts: 518
    I fuckin love that album, Brush Away is a great track.
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  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    if your hearing alot of the songs for the first time, better late then never. personally i love the sound of the album, its very atmospheric.

    Love this album...the production is awesome, its a very unique sounding album, very textured..and I think the songs are all great..I never thought this album got the credit it deserved. Some sick guitar work by Cantrell as usual.
  • Sludge FactorySludge Factory Posts: 976
    Mike_Muse_Rage wrote:
    I assume you mean the fact that the vocals sound kinda spacey and distant... I guess it's because Staley's voice had deteriorated due to his addiction, and they were trying to cover that up.
    PJamGrunge10 wrote:
    That's what I was thinking. It's pretty obvious after listening to Unplugged...



    And yes I realize Jerry Cantrell sings a lot on the album too, but I was mostly referring to Layne.

    The stuff you guys are saying is misinformation. I do not believe his voice was deteriorated at the time of the recording and it was merely an artistic choice. Case in point: Mad Season was released around the same time and the live performances for that in 1995 were really good.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Sludge Factory
    Frogs
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    some of my favorite AIC songs are on that album.
  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Sludge Factory wrote:
    The stuff you guys are saying is misinformation. I do not believe his voice was deteriorated at the time of the recording and it was merely an artistic choice. Case in point: Mad Season was released around the same time and the live performances for that in 1995 were really good.
    THANK YOU for putting the record right...I hate when everyone blames any thing they dont like about the band on Staley's addiction issues.

    The album was intended to have a different sound...they are not given enough credit for being an experimental band...no 2 albums sound alike...

    also, to the original poster - the dual vocals is the lasting legacy of ALICE IN CHAINS...its harmony...and quite beautiful.
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  • Sludge FactorySludge Factory Posts: 976
    failedpersephone wrote:
    THANK YOU for putting the record right...I hate when everyone blames any thing they dont like about the band on Staley's addiction issues.

    The album was intended to have a different sound...they are not given enough credit for being an experimental band...no 2 albums sound alike...

    also, to the original poster - the dual vocals is the lasting legacy of ALICE IN CHAINS...its harmony...and quite beautiful.

    Yeah, I hear ya, man/woman. Personally I liked it and felt it put a darker sound to the already dark sounding music on that album...I mean, if you couldn't tell by my name, one of my all time favorite songs is on that album. It's hard to pick though since there are so many good songs on there and the album sounds fucking GOOD. Good as in there is a lot of depth too it musically and you can actually hear that depth, unlike the releases of today.
  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Sludge Factory wrote:
    Yeah, I hear ya, man/woman. Personally I liked it and felt it put a darker sound to the already dark sounding music on that album...I mean, if you couldn't tell by my name, one of my all time favorite songs is on that album. It's hard to pick though since there are so many good songs on there and the album sounds fucking GOOD. Good as in there is a lot of depth too it musically and you can actually hear that depth, unlike the releases of today.
    Woman. ;)

    I go thru waves of my favs on that album lately it's been frogs...
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