Alice In Chains - Rainier Fog

Edved82
Edved82 Ireland Posts: 1,279
New album just dropped today. Haven't had a chance to dig into it yet but enjoyed the tracks they've released so far. Any feedback on this so far?
"...though my problems are meaningless....that don't make them go away...."
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  • Will it beat Queen on the billboard charts?

    We all need another Nicki Minaj breakdown.
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  • iammine16
    iammine16 Vancouver, BC Posts: 856
    Great album! I enjoy it much more that the Devils put dinosaurs here
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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    I've listened to it a few times now and am loving it!
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  • Thierry Henry
    Thierry Henry Posts: 2,654
    Not bad on the first listen. Not bad at all. 
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  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,402
    Halfway through and I like it. I'm not sure if I like it better than the last one though. There's usually about 3 - 4 standout tracks on each of their albums.
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  • Attaway77
    Attaway77 Posts: 3,724
    On my second listen now, I'm digging it. Another solid AIC album........
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  • pearldavidson
    pearldavidson Posts: 1,696
    Another solid album from this band!
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,186
    hearing really good things about it.  Will have to pick it up tomorrow.
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  • goldrush
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    Only had one listen so far. It’s already better than the Dinosaurs one
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  • Ernie Vedder
    Ernie Vedder Redlands, CA Posts: 2,269
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,899
    I'm bummed I missed the short period of time they were selling the splatter vinyl by itself :(
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    I haven’t got motivated to listen to this yet, the last one was so bad. The singles haven’t done much for me either. 
  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,550
    So much better than The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here.  I need a few more listens before I can say where it stands in respect to Black Gives Way To Blue which I really like.
  • thispureamericanriot
    thispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    DewieCox said:
    I haven’t got motivated to listen to this yet, the last one was so bad. The singles haven’t done much for me either. 
    ^This. I listened to Rainer Fog last night. It's a "good" album, or maybe better to say it's not a "bad" album. I didn't hear any songs that are better than the last two releases. That doesn't mean I don't like the album, but nothing really clicking for me. Honestly, Comes With The Fall and Jerry's solo albums are much stronger than the post-Layne records IMO.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    edited August 2018


    I need to listen more than once to figure out how it stands. But I like it.
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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Edved82
    Edved82 Ireland Posts: 1,279
    I really liked The Devil Put Dinosaurs here, some great tracks on that one. Not sure why people hate on it so much.
    "...though my problems are meaningless....that don't make them go away...."
  • Mike D88
    Mike D88 Tampa Posts: 767
    I don't know why, either. The back half of that album will fuck you up.
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  • thispureamericanriot
    thispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    Okay, "Fly" is a really fucking awesome song. I stand corrected...staying to get into this baby now!
  • pjfaninindiana
    pjfaninindiana Northeast Indiana Posts: 311
    Edved82 said:
    I really liked The Devil Put Dinosaurs here, some great tracks on that one. Not sure why people hate on it so much.
    Yeah really. It's a very good album. Much, much better than an album from another Seattle band from that same year. 
  • Edved82
    Edved82 Ireland Posts: 1,279
    Edved82 said:
    I really liked The Devil Put Dinosaurs here, some great tracks on that one. Not sure why people hate on it so much.
    Yeah really. It's a very good album. Much, much better than an album from another Seattle band from that same year. 
    Agreed. Bit long, maybe, but some really solid stuff. Stone, Phantom Limb, Breath On A Window, Voices, Pretty Done - all really solid tracks. Still haven't gotten to listen to the new one but good to see positive reviews!
    "...though my problems are meaningless....that don't make them go away...."