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offline yoyoyo from cornwall on 2007-10-19 17:23 [#02135253]
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i am now playing dirt
please discuss them



 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-10-19 17:25 [#02135254]
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one of the best albums ever.



 

offline yoyoyo from cornwall on 2007-10-19 17:41 [#02135260]
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sad death of Layne Staley
But the sporadic work eventually ground to a halt, as Staley
seemed more interested in feeding his drug habit than
pursuing music. His life took a turn for the worst in 1996
when his fiancée died from drugs, which friends say made
the former Alice in Chains frontman blot out the pain with
further drug abuse. During the last few years of his life,
Staley rarely left his Seattle condominium, and refused to
answer the door or phone when former bandmates or friends
came around to check on the singer's condition (which had
supposedly deteriorated to the point that he had lost most
of his teeth and had abscesses all over his arms). Although
it shouldn't have come as quite a surprise, the rock music
world was shocked when Staley's dead body was found on a
sofa in his condo, the victim of a lethal overdose of heroin
and cocaine. Since the body had been in the apartment for
two weeks and had begun to decompose, it was hard to
determine at first the exact date of Staley's passing.
Eventually, a date was determined, which proved to be eerie
— April 5, 2002 — exactly eight years to the day that
another leading figure of the early '90s Seattle rock scene
also took his life, Kurt Cobain.



 

offline yoyoyo from cornwall on 2007-10-19 17:42 [#02135261]
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you got taste my man


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-10-19 17:51 [#02135266]
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as much as this record fascinates me, every time it makes me
wonder how it's possible to write so many songs about pain,
addiction, suffering etc. whilst still rocking the fuck
out.

i mean, these lyrics express anguish on a seriously personal
level. how can it still be enjoyable to listen to? i'm not
sure i understand.


 

offline yoyoyo from cornwall on 2007-10-19 18:28 [#02135277]
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dunno he was a true wizard a true star


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2007-10-19 19:19 [#02135317]
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i still remember being in middle school and hearing of his
death for the first time, as well as speedball.


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2007-10-19 19:20 [#02135318]
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oh, also, yeah, they rock hard. one of the best grunge
bands, next to nirvana and early pearl jam and stp. things
like this make me want to get into the melvins already.


 

offline 1up from greater manchester (United Kingdom) on 2007-10-20 03:55 [#02135438]
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i can appreciate it. haven't listened to dirt for years.
it'll be a good excuse to dig it out. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,
sweet nostalgia. . .


 

offline asymmhead from south pasadena (United States) on 2007-10-20 06:10 [#02135467]
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i didn't like facelift... but when dirt came out i got into
them... then i tried to give facelift another go, but i
still didn't like it... dirt is one of my fav albums from
the 90s!


 

offline EVOL from a long time ago on 2007-10-20 06:25 [#02135470]
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oh shit! thansk for remindin me! they play on the 26th
right down the street from my house and tix are
$10.67!!!!!!!!!!!!! JAJAJA


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-10-20 06:35 [#02135473]
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sorry to piss on your parade, but who, other than yourself,
are you kidding when you are going to see a band of which
the singer is dead?

nirvana doesnt exist anymore for a reason. why does alice in
chains still pretend to exist? it boggles my mind.


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2007-10-20 06:51 [#02135479]
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Nutshell was a great song


 

offline EVOL from a long time ago on 2007-10-20 07:00 [#02135480]
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i just wanna hear the band play live shit that they wrote
sorry lane you shouldn't have od'd, idgaf who sings really
jerry sang a lot of songs too and their voices both have
that distinctive sound making them recognizably aic


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2007-10-20 07:10 [#02135481]
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The shows in the US got good reviews


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-10-20 07:11 [#02135482]
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i figured out 'idgaf' means 'i dont give a fuck'

but i'm stuck on 'aic'


 

offline rad smiles on 2007-10-20 07:43 [#02135488]
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its an abbreviation for '90s butt rock'


 

offline obara from Utrecht on 2007-10-20 09:03 [#02135514]
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so i must be only one to think this album is boring, most of
it. i prefer Mad Season


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2007-10-20 10:23 [#02135536]
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check out the thread title.


 

offline SPD from United States on 2007-10-20 13:27 [#02135592]
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Down In A Hole


 

offline mimi on 2007-10-20 18:35 [#02135654]
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excellent song


 

offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2007-10-22 09:37 [#02136239]
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yes, alice in chains are FAV+, grunge out !


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2007-10-22 09:42 [#02136243]
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"yeah, they rock hard. one of the best grunge bands, next to
nirvana and early pearl jam and stp."

I have to say, I completely agree with and support this
statement.


 

offline rad smiles on 2007-10-22 09:43 [#02136246]
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they always seemed like one step away from motley crue or
aerosmith to me


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-10-22 09:44 [#02136247]
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so, does anyone have an answer as to why this essentially
sad music is so enjoyable to rock out to?


 

offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2007-10-22 09:45 [#02136248]
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sad? how so, not at all in my ears, the nirvanas, the pearl
jams, the alice in chains, someof the stps, arnt sad at all,
it just rawks, the end

rad smiles: i know you didnt just dis THE CRUE.
aerosmith are ghey


 

offline obara from Utrecht on 2007-10-22 12:11 [#02136366]
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nah....true that they all RAWK in their own way, but putting
them all in the same bag is not cool. it's not cool, i say


 

offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2007-10-22 13:38 [#02136402]
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G-R-U-N-G-E!


 

offline uzim on 2007-10-23 03:29 [#02136611]
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Facelift is ok/pretty good.
Dirt is awesome.


 

offline uzim on 2007-10-23 03:32 [#02136613]
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A Wizard, A True Star is also a very good album
(though Todd Rundgren is often too pop-oriented for me — i
didn't like Something/Anything? quite as much for
instance).


 

offline afxNUMB from So.Flo on 2007-10-25 15:40 [#02137669]
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I saw them twice last year (October) and again this year,
same month. And they fucking ROCK! they play old shit &
about 5 songs from Dirt. I'll see them again


 

offline rad smiles on 2007-10-25 15:41 [#02137671]
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bwa ha ha butt rock 4 eva


 

offline yoyoyo from cornwall on 2007-10-25 16:06 [#02137677]
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ok i see.i love them both.Todd Rundgren is a musical genius.



 

offline Skink from A cesspool in eden on 2007-10-25 18:54 [#02137720]
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Jar of flies = Awesome.


 

offline EVOL from a long time ago on 2007-10-26 09:36 [#02137930]
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DAMMIT!!! they fuckin cancelled their show tonight cuz of
the stupid dumb gay fires


 

offline WooferAttack from Milano (Italy) on 2008-03-01 15:29 [#02180892]
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jar of flies is their best

nutshell best song


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2008-03-01 15:35 [#02180901]
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I love alot of what AIC did...but I would have to go with
the "Unplugged" as the most beautiful.



 

offline obara from Utrecht on 2008-06-07 08:18 [#02213752]
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what to you think about SAP EP, i think it's much better
than Jar of FILES. much more energy and sexier melodies.

gonna grab my acoustic guitar in a moment and start
strumming, SERIOSLY


 

offline obara from Utrecht on 2008-06-07 08:24 [#02213756]
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to=do


 

offline FlyAgaric from the discovery (Africa) on 2008-06-07 08:30 [#02213760]
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sorry to be a disagreeing prick but i do not agree with that
statement. what about sonic youth, pixies, melvins,
soundgarden, mudhoney etc...?

imhotep nirvana, pearl jam and stp were not as good, they
just received more attention. they still rock though.

anyway, i always enjoyed alice in chains' sound. never gave
a fuck about the lyrics.


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2008-06-07 12:00 [#02213835]
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I agree...The SAP EP really caught my attention more than
jar of Flies. Both are good albums, but I always found
myself listening to SAP more often.


 

offline jules from United States on 2009-02-11 17:29 [#02271995]
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.....like a fuckin horseshoe to the brain

sounds soooooooo gooooooood


 

offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2009-02-11 17:34 [#02271996]
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NOice+

\had to watch a few of the other utubers as well


 

offline obara from Utrecht on 2009-04-03 12:33 [#02284060]
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i just found Dirt dig deep in my cds. the power !


 

offline obara from Utrecht on 2009-04-03 12:33 [#02284061]
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*dug, for dog sakes


 

offline robbie_eleckt from time to time on 2009-08-28 15:22 [#02320045]
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i'm playing "man in the box" from Facelift

this track ROCKS


 

offline md_geist from Man's-Chest-Yeh? on 2009-08-28 18:09 [#02320135]
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Wow yeh I love 'Dirt'. I'm surprised so many suspected
'IDM'-elitists would ever (admit to) ever liking it. 'Rain
when I Die' & 'Down in a Whole' are so rad dude~! Never
really did check out much of their other stuff. But i love
'No Excuses' on the unplugged album, and of course 'Man in
the Box' is just a classic tune i came across when i was
young.

But yeh 'Dirt' is a special album. 'Rooster' about his
Dad...oh and just the fucking relentless pain in his voice
and words all the way through. In the words of Clay Davis...
'Shiiiiiyt'.


 


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