My Review on a few Alice In Chains albums..
thunder_balls
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Well here's a lil' somethin I wrote, about some Alice albums. Not too in depth about it, I guess. I kinda' just say how every song is.. anyways here goes.
"I just can't describe my love for Alice in words. It's too incredible. Sometimes when I listen to some of their more mellow songs, it reminds me of Layne...unfortunately in a sad way...
I know what I'm going to do..I'm going totake a chance, and remotely try to describe my love for Alice In Chains. I will describe Alice In Chains, my favorite band forever, in a nutshell...Here goes..
Once upon a time, there was a band named Alice In Chains. They kicked ass...They had the perfect singer, Layne Staley, who could do shit that nobody could do. He had my favorite voice ever. They also, had a young man, named Jerry Cantrell, who could rip out a guitar solo, that was technical enough to make his solo sound good, but could still make it sound thrashy, and badass. They had a bassist, that played in their first 3 albums named Mike Starr, and for their last two albums, a bassist named Mike Inez who used to work with the Ozzy Osbourne, but went with Alice later on. He could pull out some good basslines and stuff, and could also play a lil' guitar and saxophone. They also had a drummer, by the name, Sean Kinney. He wasn't the greatest drummer ever, but was a solid drummer. He was always inventive with grooves, and was very solid behind the drums. Perfect for the band. All in all..they ruled the world.
Their first album Facelift was some heavy-metal shit, probably their most raw and heavy in many ways. This is the album that Godsmack rips off aswell. Godsmack has "Faceless" Alice has "Facelift". Those bastards! Anyways.. "We Die Young" is one of their greatest songs AIC made. The second Alice song I heard. (for some reason, I love it when Layne goes, "..and bury your BROTHERA" *guitar solo*). "Man In the Box" was a great song, with some kickass singing. Ie., "JE YEE YEE YEE SUS CHRIST". "Sea of Sorrow" was a damn fine song, with an almost Bluesy sound in it. "Bleed the Freak" is creepy as hell, with a nice flow..faster and slower faster and slower... "I Can't Remember" is a bleak, dark, deep, song. Very ghostly voices and guitar. in that one. "Love, Hate, Love" brings you in, and keeps you in, for about 6 minutes and 26 seconds. "It Ain't Like That" has a lighter, more drifting tone, but is crunchy at many times, like when they heavy riff comes in and just pushes down. "Sunshine" is my personal favorite song on there, with the very..sort of..different tone. Not quite Bluesy, because it's sorta' lighter than Blues. It's a very hard to explain song. It's an almost acidic song...but it's also a sort of just..brighter, and lighter song. I love it. "Put You Down" is a great song, with a light sort of Thrash sound. A very light Thrash sound, with a different tone. Fast and swooshing, with a sharp key. "Confusion" is a very nice song, and is more melodic and progressive than the others, with a sort of light and bright tone too. "I Know Somethin (Bout You)" has a sort of jammin', funky sound to it. "Real Thing" has an almost Elvis impression on it, with a lil' Van Halen sound in it, with Alice's own add to it. All in all, Facelift is a great album with their most Heavy material probably.
After that, came the nice set of songs that is "Sap". It's a short, but beautiful sort of thing. It's almost an acoustic album. Lots of guest singers too, like Ann Wilson,Mark Arm, and Chris Cornell.. "Brother" is a very melodic song, with a lil' heavy edge to it, dominantly Jerry Cantrell singing, and is probably my favorite song on here. "Got Me Wrong" is a very catchy tune, and is probably the most heavy on here, with a bluesy sound. "Right There" has Chris Cornell and Mark Arm as an added bonus, and they really add a nice sound to the song, and the song is stunning. "Am I Inside" is also a melodic song and is very nice. Then there's the added bonus track where the band does some weird, somewhat funny stuff.
Finally, came out a grand masterpiece, "Dirt". From head to toe, this is a great album. Of course Godsmack rips off this album too, with their logo and all. Oh welll...Anyways, this is probably the best album to start off with..it's the first Alice album I got and have always loved it. The first song it starts off with, is "Them Bones" which becomes hooked on you. It happens to be the first Alice In Chains song I ever heard aswell. It's short, heavy, and just damn good. It's a lot like "We Die Young". Not in sound, but it's around the same length, and is of course a great song to start off on. Second comes, "Dam That River" which is also a nice heavy song. Then comes the song "Rain When I Die" where you can hear some very hard rock riffs coming in that are more clear, but add to the exception of the distorted guitar notes. Then you have, "Down In A Hole" which is a very muddy, or as the album name suggests "Dirty" sound. "Sickman" is a great song, that pulls you all the way through, which is also a very muddy song. Then of course, comes "Rooster". Its lyrics are great, describing Jerry's father who was a Vietnam War veteran. It goes from a mellow sound, to a sort of screaming mellow sound. It's not too heavy, but not too soft. I love the part where they go "Yeah..they come to snuff the roosterrrrrrr". This one also pulls out some more hard rock riffing..Just all in all a great song. Next, comes "Junkhead"...it has some more heavy riffing going on, with Layne singing very sweetly, and melodically. The chorus too is very melodic, and Jerry and Layne fit together perfectly, along with the rest of the band. Like 4/4 of a puzzle coming together. "Dirt", the next song, is probably the weirdest, and more creepy of them all. The way Jerry distorts his guitar in there makes it a very chilling song, aswell as the way the voices sound. The bass is quite nice too, if you pay attention to it, and the drums are consistent...this is probably my second favorite song off of there. "God Smack" is a very cool song with a very wavy sound to it. Layne distorts his own voice in very good ways, and it gets deeper as it goes on, and changes in different places, to very different things. Yes, this is the song that Godsmack rips off of Alice In Chains. Then comes the lil' sort of weird thing they did "Iron Gland" which is basically crazed out, 43-second version of "Iron Man". After that comes, "Hate to Feel", which has a lot of slow-paced Black Sabbath influence, that is quite dark. And after that you have "Angry Chair", which I believe Layne Staley plays rhythm guitar on. His voice sounds really cool and echoing in the song, and the chorus is cool, where they sorta' go into a jamming mode, different from the whole other parts of the bassy song. Next comes my favorite song off of here, "Would?". It has the most grinding, grungy sound off of the whole album. It truly is a great song. I really like the drum part on here for some reason too. It ends an incredible masterpiece perfectly."
"I just can't describe my love for Alice in words. It's too incredible. Sometimes when I listen to some of their more mellow songs, it reminds me of Layne...unfortunately in a sad way...
I know what I'm going to do..I'm going totake a chance, and remotely try to describe my love for Alice In Chains. I will describe Alice In Chains, my favorite band forever, in a nutshell...Here goes..
Once upon a time, there was a band named Alice In Chains. They kicked ass...They had the perfect singer, Layne Staley, who could do shit that nobody could do. He had my favorite voice ever. They also, had a young man, named Jerry Cantrell, who could rip out a guitar solo, that was technical enough to make his solo sound good, but could still make it sound thrashy, and badass. They had a bassist, that played in their first 3 albums named Mike Starr, and for their last two albums, a bassist named Mike Inez who used to work with the Ozzy Osbourne, but went with Alice later on. He could pull out some good basslines and stuff, and could also play a lil' guitar and saxophone. They also had a drummer, by the name, Sean Kinney. He wasn't the greatest drummer ever, but was a solid drummer. He was always inventive with grooves, and was very solid behind the drums. Perfect for the band. All in all..they ruled the world.
Their first album Facelift was some heavy-metal shit, probably their most raw and heavy in many ways. This is the album that Godsmack rips off aswell. Godsmack has "Faceless" Alice has "Facelift". Those bastards! Anyways.. "We Die Young" is one of their greatest songs AIC made. The second Alice song I heard. (for some reason, I love it when Layne goes, "..and bury your BROTHERA" *guitar solo*). "Man In the Box" was a great song, with some kickass singing. Ie., "JE YEE YEE YEE SUS CHRIST". "Sea of Sorrow" was a damn fine song, with an almost Bluesy sound in it. "Bleed the Freak" is creepy as hell, with a nice flow..faster and slower faster and slower... "I Can't Remember" is a bleak, dark, deep, song. Very ghostly voices and guitar. in that one. "Love, Hate, Love" brings you in, and keeps you in, for about 6 minutes and 26 seconds. "It Ain't Like That" has a lighter, more drifting tone, but is crunchy at many times, like when they heavy riff comes in and just pushes down. "Sunshine" is my personal favorite song on there, with the very..sort of..different tone. Not quite Bluesy, because it's sorta' lighter than Blues. It's a very hard to explain song. It's an almost acidic song...but it's also a sort of just..brighter, and lighter song. I love it. "Put You Down" is a great song, with a light sort of Thrash sound. A very light Thrash sound, with a different tone. Fast and swooshing, with a sharp key. "Confusion" is a very nice song, and is more melodic and progressive than the others, with a sort of light and bright tone too. "I Know Somethin (Bout You)" has a sort of jammin', funky sound to it. "Real Thing" has an almost Elvis impression on it, with a lil' Van Halen sound in it, with Alice's own add to it. All in all, Facelift is a great album with their most Heavy material probably.
After that, came the nice set of songs that is "Sap". It's a short, but beautiful sort of thing. It's almost an acoustic album. Lots of guest singers too, like Ann Wilson,Mark Arm, and Chris Cornell.. "Brother" is a very melodic song, with a lil' heavy edge to it, dominantly Jerry Cantrell singing, and is probably my favorite song on here. "Got Me Wrong" is a very catchy tune, and is probably the most heavy on here, with a bluesy sound. "Right There" has Chris Cornell and Mark Arm as an added bonus, and they really add a nice sound to the song, and the song is stunning. "Am I Inside" is also a melodic song and is very nice. Then there's the added bonus track where the band does some weird, somewhat funny stuff.
Finally, came out a grand masterpiece, "Dirt". From head to toe, this is a great album. Of course Godsmack rips off this album too, with their logo and all. Oh welll...Anyways, this is probably the best album to start off with..it's the first Alice album I got and have always loved it. The first song it starts off with, is "Them Bones" which becomes hooked on you. It happens to be the first Alice In Chains song I ever heard aswell. It's short, heavy, and just damn good. It's a lot like "We Die Young". Not in sound, but it's around the same length, and is of course a great song to start off on. Second comes, "Dam That River" which is also a nice heavy song. Then comes the song "Rain When I Die" where you can hear some very hard rock riffs coming in that are more clear, but add to the exception of the distorted guitar notes. Then you have, "Down In A Hole" which is a very muddy, or as the album name suggests "Dirty" sound. "Sickman" is a great song, that pulls you all the way through, which is also a very muddy song. Then of course, comes "Rooster". Its lyrics are great, describing Jerry's father who was a Vietnam War veteran. It goes from a mellow sound, to a sort of screaming mellow sound. It's not too heavy, but not too soft. I love the part where they go "Yeah..they come to snuff the roosterrrrrrr". This one also pulls out some more hard rock riffing..Just all in all a great song. Next, comes "Junkhead"...it has some more heavy riffing going on, with Layne singing very sweetly, and melodically. The chorus too is very melodic, and Jerry and Layne fit together perfectly, along with the rest of the band. Like 4/4 of a puzzle coming together. "Dirt", the next song, is probably the weirdest, and more creepy of them all. The way Jerry distorts his guitar in there makes it a very chilling song, aswell as the way the voices sound. The bass is quite nice too, if you pay attention to it, and the drums are consistent...this is probably my second favorite song off of there. "God Smack" is a very cool song with a very wavy sound to it. Layne distorts his own voice in very good ways, and it gets deeper as it goes on, and changes in different places, to very different things. Yes, this is the song that Godsmack rips off of Alice In Chains. Then comes the lil' sort of weird thing they did "Iron Gland" which is basically crazed out, 43-second version of "Iron Man". After that comes, "Hate to Feel", which has a lot of slow-paced Black Sabbath influence, that is quite dark. And after that you have "Angry Chair", which I believe Layne Staley plays rhythm guitar on. His voice sounds really cool and echoing in the song, and the chorus is cool, where they sorta' go into a jamming mode, different from the whole other parts of the bassy song. Next comes my favorite song off of here, "Would?". It has the most grinding, grungy sound off of the whole album. It truly is a great song. I really like the drum part on here for some reason too. It ends an incredible masterpiece perfectly."
7/10/06
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My friends are like, dude, they sucked....they had one song.
And I am all like, oh, and what was that. And PLEASE do not say Roster. Sadly the only other song some of them know is Man in the Box
Fortunately, I burn them 1 CD, and they are forced to admit that there are some great songs they did not know about. And I am all like yeah, well, listen to more than the radio plays. (the radio stations will only play Rooster and Down in a whole. I mean MAN, at least play Heaven Beside You, Got Me Wrong, Angry Chair, or No Excuses)
Get Born Again kicks ass...that song reminds me of Mother Love Bone
My fav is is I Stay Away. "....want to travel south this year. Won't prevent safe passage here..." WHAT A LINE
and of course Down In A Hole is amazing, simply amazing
Down is great, despite the fact that they sang it with Creed (friends don't let friends listen to Creed)
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
one song!?!?! they sucked?!?!! WTF!?!! make some sense, eh? AIC were awesome! so many great tunes...no excuses, down in a hole, would?, ...i could go on and on....
"friends don't let friends listen to creed"...good one!
so much so that we still have an old alice shirt, eventually i'm going to make a quilt or something weird out of it.
the je yeee suz christ song, we've gone back and forth on that what . . . what does he mean what does it mean
it's one of those songs, where you're just left going dunno, it's a good one.
Man In The Box - is discussed during one of the audio interviews on disc 4 of Alice's Music Bank box set. AIC is asked what was the meaning behind "Man in the Box". Jerry then goes on to explain how bizarre the song sounded when it was written. He explains that it's about a veal being buried in it's own shit, raised in this box, and not seeing anything in the world, only what it's fed. It was written after the band had diner with some vegetarians, and they explained how veal was raised/made.
many also say it is about censorship, I don't really think that, but I do feel there is a second meaning tied into relligion.
I'm the man in the box
Buried in my shit
Won't you come and save me, save me
Jesus. He's dead and he ain't comin back. He's bruried in the shit that Christianity is bruried in.
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
He who tries, will be wasted
Feed my eyes now you've sewn them shut
jesus. Appease me. worship god. You who don't are blind, and simply wasting your life
I'm the dog who gets beat
Shove my nose in shit
Won't you come and save me, save me
Someone who sins then gets their nose shoved in shit by other Christians shoving a bible in his/her face. (it is also said this is where the band name came from. It was originally Fuck, but censorship and all required them to change it. So, they named it AIC, after a dog on the block, named Alice, that had 3 legs and was beaten by its owner lots)
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
He who tries, will be wasted
Feed my eyes now you've sewn them shut
This is how I see it from a religious POV, but I definately see the veal thing to
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
LOL ya. Friends don't let friends listen to creed..speaking of which, in the MTV Unplugged video, Mike Inez's guitar says "Friends don't let friends get haircuts". I Stay Away is probably my favorite also. I also like the line, "Why you act crazy...not an act maybe..so close a lady...shifty eyes shady.."
I don't see why Jerry justs sings. Jerry Cantrell has a great voice IMO.
yes, he does
"I'm the dog who gets beat
Shove my nose in shit
Won't you come and save me, save me
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
He who tries, will be wasted
Feed my eyes now you've sewn them shut"
just incredibly sad, incredibly, my heart just goes out of me and i think god, how sad this is, how did this happen, who did this, why did they do this
(by the way i got a new dog today, a beagle, she just showed up at my friend's i went to my friend's to drop off some stuff i got at the community market and there was the dog, so cute, her name is hope; my friend had named her, but couldn't keep her, so she's with me now, she's my third free dog)
I will see if I still have the links and the show. I kinda crashed my computer, and don't think that was on my backup, which sucks, cuz I had the entire show.
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
I'd like to see Maynard with Alice. But I'd rather see TOOL with Maynard. If the new TOOL album doesn't work out, I'd really like to see Maynard with AIC instead of him doing nothing. I also have the show. There's a torrent for it, if you want, but it's in FLAC format, so it's about 500 mb. Great performance. Maynard sounds very nice in there.