Alice in Chains by Alice in Chains

Pros: Complex...meaningful...depressing... and as always, the stunning vocals of Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell
Cons: Don't expect to get "into" it really quickly

In my many years as a die-hard fan of music, I've noticed a few general rules, one of the most important ones being this: No band's fanbase can seem to agree on which album of theirs is the best. Seattle-based rock band Alice In Chains is a ...

Pros: Memorable singles plus some other enjoyable tunes
Cons: Very tough to get into

Though Alice In Chains had spent their career blowing rock fans away with masterful songs and albums, their grand finale (not counting the Unplugged set) would be comparatively less grand. Their self-titled album is easily the most difficult to get ...

Pros: a minor masterpiece that gets better with each subsequent listen
Cons: "frogs" drags; dark, creepy, sludgy and hard-to-get-into, if those are problems for you

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Pros: Short (fortunately), "Heaven Beside You," a few other decent tracks
Cons: Inconsistent, depressing, repetitive melodies

Alice in Chains found fame as part of the Seattle grunge scene following the release of their 1990 debut Facelift.” The fervor surrounding the band lasted just long enough for them to fade into oblivion following the release of their 1995...

Pros: Great production, diverse song structures, powerful moods
Cons: Some repetitious songs, consistently slower tempos

Anyone familiar with Alice in Chains knows that these Seattle-based grungers weren’t known for their positive mental attitude. Sure, on Over Now, and Jar of Flies‘ Swing on This, lighter textures were woven, but the ...

Pros: Twelve passionately played masterpieces in one little package.
Cons: That Alice In Chains had to end their career so abruptly.

Note: This is a re-write of my original review for this album as my opinion of it has changed drastically since I wrote the original more than three years ago. There comes a time when internal pressures within a band are so fierce that they ...

Pros: All 12 songs are good, great lyrics, and diverse.
Cons: Takes patience to understand and appreciate its greatness.

Alice in Chains were the frontier men of the grunge generation, as they were the first to gain vast popularity, which was a direct result of the hit song Man in the Box in 1990, released about a year before anyone knew who Nirvana was. They are ...

Pros: Layne Staley, Unconventional Songwriting, Depressed Atmosphere
Cons: Not for Everyone

EPILOGUE Alice in Chains - one of the saddest stories of a sad band that met with the sad end during the turn of the millenium - was by far the most emotional and talented quartet to come out of the cold streets of Seattle. They were formed way ...

Pros: A few great songs, should be listened to as a whole.
Cons: Too much droning, not enough melodies in songs.

As a music addict, I have a variety of different ways to really get absorbed into albums by my favorite bands. In the case of Alice In Chains, I've only recently begun to listen through the band's entire catalogue, from start to finish. Since ...

Pros: Over Now, Again, Heaven Beside You...Very Beautiful Songs
Cons: Other than the 3 songs I mentioned above the rest of the album is lacking in strength and vigor...Melody is shot...Internal Problems in the band reflects in this album..considered the worst of all Alice in Chains Albums

When I was 15, I remember how popular Alice in Chains was…seemed like everyone became and instant fan of their work…but to tell the truth, I never was. I really didn’t get heavy into the rock scene till after the release of Korn’s debut album.
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Pros: Some catchy tunes...
Cons: Layne sounds tired and disinterested

Alice in Chains has always been a bit of an enigma musical, their 1995 self-titled doesn’t really help clear this up. Starting from their early days as a hard-rock glam band, to the doomy grunge of their 1992 opus “Dirt”, and finally the oddly metallic ...

Pros: Very dark music, decent amount of good songs, "Grind"
Cons: Some filler, and also the last AiC studio album

Alice in Chains, the band that brought new levels of murkiness to our stereo speakers, and one of the pioneers of 1990's grunge, put forth this effort, the self-titled album that is commonly called "Tripod" amongst it's fans due to the 3-legged pitbull...

Pros: Very mood, very dark and very creepy
Cons: Won't win the band any new fans

Grunge will always be remembered for giving us Nirvana and Pearl Jam (along with flannel, of course). But there was always a sinister mood, hiding behind the huge exposure that had been created for the Seattle scene. While Nirvana and Pearl...

Pros: Radio singles "Heaven Beside You" and "Again," plus "Brush Away" and "God Am"
Cons: Calculated production weirdness, plus it all sounds alike after the first eight or nine songs

I never fully got into Alice in Chains. Like every other burgeoning high-school grunge listener, I enjoyed Jar of Flies (even if I never could bring myself to pay near-full price for a seven-song EP), Dirt and the stuff from the...

Pros: Heavy guitar riffs, a few standout songs
Cons: Not very well produced, most of the songs are only average

Alice in Chains, the band’s third full-length album, was released in November 1995. Following the success of such albums as Dirt and Jar of Flies proved to be quite a challenge for the boys from Seattle. Of all the band’s albums this one is my least ...