This is like choosing your favorite child, and I don't even have children. I struggled between Dirt, Jar of Flies, Alice In Chains, & Unplugged. The latter with the edge because it's like a greatest hits performed semi-acoustic live. How can ya not like that?!
This is like choosing your favorite child, and I don't even have children. I struggled between Dirt, Jar of Flies, Alice In Chains, & Unplugged. The latter with the edge because it's like a greatest hits performed semi-acoustic live. How can ya not like that?!
Not just because of the singles, but the deep cuts are just as good...Rain When I Die, Hate To Feel, Sickman, Damn That River, Junkhead...perfect from beginning to end!
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Dirt would be my #2 pick. There's just something about Sap that gets me even thought it's just an EP.
yeah, I think I picked Dirt merely out of nostalgia. Sap and Unplugged are by far my most listened-to. I prefer Sap over JOF as I feel like JOF is way more produced, and Sap has a more organic, simply acoustic feel to it.
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Not just because of the singles, but the deep cuts are just as good...Rain When I Die, Hate To Feel, Sickman, Damn That River, Junkhead...perfect from beginning to end!
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Jar Of Flies for me. I loved Dirt and it's what got me into AIC in the first place but JOF just blew my mind when it came out. From the first note of Rotten Apple I was sold. Layne's voice on that record gets me every time
Dirt is a masterpiece from start to finish....listening a lot to facelift agin recently although as not as strong IMO as dirt there's quality songs we die young. Man in a box etc. recently was watching a concert from '93 on you tube from Frankfurt Germany I think layne staley just giving me chills what a vocalist, shame I never caught him live. Black give way to blue deserves a mention too.. Amazing record...
I chickened out of picking one. All of their releases are solid.
I do feel that the production of the last two albums is not on par with everything that came before. The earlier releases all sound great, especially on CD. (I know, I know.)
Unplugged, Dirt, Jar of Flies and AIC are all still in heavy rotation for me.
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I do feel that the production of the last two albums is not on par with everything that came before. The earlier releases all sound great, especially on CD. (I know, I know.)
Unplugged, Dirt, Jar of Flies and AIC are all still in heavy rotation for me.