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Jar of Flies is just flat-out awesome

wcsmithwcsmith Posts: 165
edited June 2006 in Other Music
I was just listening to it and had forgotten how good it was. Takes me back to high school when music was vital and exciting. When Pearl Jam, AIC, and Soundgarden had not one tinge of nostalgia associated with them. Ah, those were the days! Damn I sound old...
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  • darthvedder88darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
    Jar of Flies is simply fucking mindblowing!! I will continue to praise Alice in Chains on the Other Music Section of the Pearl Jam forum!!!! AIC needs love in this section!!!!! Next to Pearl Jam they were the greatest band ever!!!! Jar of Flies is so beautiful, yet it's so dark and depressing, but it hits you in such a powerful way.
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  • ScreamingLemurScreamingLemur Posts: 114
    I love the intro to "Rotten Apple" the way the bass then the guitar kick in.It really sets the mood. it's kind of hypnotic.
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    "Say goodbye...........don't follow....."

    sounds like someone knew how the story ended??? :(
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  • sj_2150sj_2150 Posts: 275
    i am still yet to get this, i really should, theres a 2 disc set i was with sap i think...
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  • AxlUlrichAxlUlrich Posts: 12,652
    sj_2150 wrote:
    i am still yet to get this, i really should, theres a 2 disc set i was with sap i think...
    yeh there is

    JOF is great...no doubt my favorite AIC release
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  • Atomic PunkAtomic Punk Posts: 2,941
    That is my favorite AIC release also. Rotten Apple is my favorite AIC song.
  • cookie5798cookie5798 Posts: 396
    untouchable........to say the least!
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  • Oh, JimmyOh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    Nutshell!!!!!!!
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,557
    ALICE IN CHAINS JAM, unplugged was amazing, brother was the best song played at a MTV performance aparantly, also jar of flies,dirt,facelift,self title, they all own.

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  • vedderwoodvedderwood Posts: 2,029
    Jar of Flies is incredible!!!! From start to finish, it kicks ass...as do all of the AIC CDs!!!
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  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    Jar Of Flies owns my ass sometimes. It is stacked with pure bliss to the ears.

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  • long road walkerlong road walker Posts: 352
    what i see is unreal

    fuckin amazing album , mezmerising
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    This fucking album is so haunting. Just listened to it today, and got chills. Real sad to hear Layne on this dark album. :( It's a shame things played out the way they did. Amazing, underrated CD.

    Mike Inez's bass work on this album is just :eek:
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Absolutely awesome. That Alice had two vastly different and yet smilar sounds is great and I can't decide what I like better - The brutal scream of honesty and pain that is Dirt or the beautiful and haunting JOF.
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  • TowermanTowerman Posts: 228
    flawless amazing record from an absolutely amazing band
    speaking as a child of the 90's
  • cubbieblue82cubbieblue82 Posts: 292
    ScreamingLemur wrote:
    I love the intro to "Rotten Apple" the way the bass then the guitar kick in.It really sets the mood. it's kind of hypnotic.


    Hell yeah, the intro to Rotten Apple is absolutely perfect! Definately one of my favorite AIC tunes! The whole album is just phenomenal. IMO AIC put down some of their greatest tunes on their shorter acoustic-heavy albums.

    Nutshell is an incredible song too, can't forget to give that one respect!
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  • pjalive21pjalive21 Posts: 2,818
    bump for this album!!!
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,843
    awesome album though i never really liked the titles "Jar of Flies" or "Dirt." still, both records are great
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    after careful consideration, maybe my favorite Alice record.

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  • oppie1oppie1 Posts: 755
    great fucking cd...

    i can listen to Nutshell nonstop all day...
    what a dark,haunting song.. with an equally dark andhaunting solo from Jerry at the end....
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    i love this album too. its their best. so great to just throw on and cook to.
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  • Gators76Gators76 Posts: 160
    Love the album. Finally just added it to my Ipod.
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  • reachdown12reachdown12 Posts: 693
    i positively love this album. everything from the saddening, haunting vibes and all. so beautiful.

    and Whale and Wasp is one of the most beautiful and haunting instrumentals. Ever. that song is other worldly, i mean..there is no need for words in that one..and the emotions it conjurs..unbelievable.
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  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    I remember the day I got that disc.... vividly. Just chillin listening to Whale and Wasp especially. And Nutshell... wow.

    what a year that was too...

    Superunknown
    Jar of Flies
    Vitalogy
    Nirvana Unplugged
    STP's Purple

    many more... Veruca Salt, Weezer...

    yeah but still sucks what happened with Kurt...
  • azwyldcatsazwyldcats Posts: 703
    much better than jars of clay
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  • pjalive21pjalive21 Posts: 2,818
    Kenny Olav wrote:
    I remember the day I got that disc.... vividly. Just chillin listening to Whale and Wasp especially. And Nutshell... wow.

    what a year that was too...

    Superunknown
    Jar of Flies
    Vitalogy
    Nirvana Unplugged
    STP's Purple

    many more... Veruca Salt, Weezer...

    yeah but still sucks what happened with Kurt...

    man thats when rock music was something....
  • analogueaddict72analogueaddict72 Posts: 307
    Absolutely Brilliant, a truly amazing album, a melacholic beauty.
  • MotorCityMikeMotorCityMike Posts: 73
    Funny how a band's best album might very well be an EP , rather than a LP, eh? This was the album that fully turned me on to AiC. I rocked Facelift and Dirt, but this 7 song wonder took my fandom to the next level. To this day, i don't know a sadder song than Don't Follow. And i couldn't listen to that track without listening to Whale and Wasp lead into it.
  • DCGARDENDCGARDEN Posts: 515
    Truly one of the best albums ever
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  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    I think the acoustic stuff is Alice at their best
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