Jason's face when Kramzer said he always skips "Rain When I Die" lol 😂 thats such a good song

*WHO DOESN'T LIKE RAIN WHEN I DIE?* Unbelievable.

1. Dirt 2. Jar of Flies 3. Facelift 4. Alice In Chains 5. Rainier Fog 6. Black gives way to blue 7. The Devil Put Dinosaurs here

charlie watts R.I.P. another rock god gone

8: The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here 7: Rainier Fog 6: Black Gives Way To Blue 5: Sap 4: Facelift 3: Dirt 2: Jar Of Flies 1: Alice In Chains If I would’ve counted Unplugged, I would’ve put it above Jar Of Flies.

1. Self-titled 2. Jar of Flies (Unplugged) 3. Sap 4. Dirt (Drop off) 5. Facelift (the void begins)

Who in their right mind skips Rain When I Die?

We are with you Joe! Duvall era albuns are not bad at all! Black gives away is One of my favourites.

You guys doing a listography of a band I like is always the highlight of any given day. I'm not sure if that speaks more to your brilliance or to my mundane lifestyle... but either way, thanks for doing what you do.

AIC, THANKS GUYS!!! My list: 7. Sap EP 6. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here 5. Facelift 4. Black Gives Way To Blue 3. Dirt (yes, I’m weird) 2. Jar Of Flies EP 1. Tripod Somehow haven’t gotten around Ranier Fog yet. Gonna see what you guys have! Oh btw forgot to mention earlier: What about Tool???

One of many bands this channel encouraged me to explore further, for which I am exceedingly grateful. Nutshell is so devastatingly sad I almost can't listen to it.

Jason is ON FIRE in this episode...I like it!

Once again Joe is the voice of reason. 1. Dirt 5* 2. Jar of Flies 5* 3. Unplugged 4.5* 4. Alice in Chains 4.5* 5. Facelift 4* 6. Black Gives Way to Blue 4* 7. SAP 4* 8. Rainier Fog 4* 9. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here 3.5*

I love ALICE IN CHAINS, i´m with Joe, my ranking is very close. 1. Dirt (10/10) 2. Jar Of Flies (10/10) 3. Alice In Chains (9,5/10) 4. Facelift (9/10) 5. Rainer Fog (8,5/10) 6. Black Gives way To Blue (8/10) 7. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (7/10) Total desagree with Kramzer and Jason about the DuVall era. Greetings from Canary Islands.

I planned to listen along this week because I am entirely unfamiliar with the post Layne Staley stuff but narrowing down my 1967 list is a lot more work than I anticipated. That said I really like all the classic era, I would say Dirt is my favourite for sure. I also had the cassette (still have it actually). They have lots of great songs that have held up great over the years. I agree their Unplugged is really great as well.

There are (2) side conversations missing here. 1) Mad Season "Above" 2) Current AiC lineup : "Tears" Rush cover (from 2112). They do an awesome job. I personally like Duvall I got "Black Gives Way To Blue" the day it came out.

Top 3 - Jar Of 🪰, Dirt & Black. Great harmonies & Layne had a voice of an angel.

Alice In Chains is one of my favorite bands ever, certainly my favorite band of the grunge era. Unfortunately I agree with Joe & Kram. The Duvall era albums do nothing for me besides get me extremely depressed seeing the AIC moniker on the cover. I wish they were Cantrell solo albums. At least I'd be able to root for them. Alice In Chains as a boring generic rock band is seriously upsetting.

You're right Kram, Sean Kinney is underrated, and Facelift isn't his best drumming -- he broke his arm right before the session and just had to power through it!

Great band, agree 100% with Jason. Forget about their stuff after Layne. Their albums with Layne all 4 stars at least. Jar Of Flies my current fav

I think the new stuff is great. Jerry seems to be moving a bit more metal and a bit more polished…maybe at the expense of some of the personality. I don’t think the new stuff is a huge departure from Tripod, musically. But Jerry brings more interesting (albeit, more difficult to interpret) lyrics than Layne did. I think songs like Scalpel and Deaf Ears Blind Eyes point to a lot of struggles. I actually didn’t get into the new stuff until binge-listening before seeing them in 2019. I was disinterested after Layne died. I encourage people to give it a shot. Layne’s voice was not replaceable and you could argue they should be the Jerry Cantrell project but I’m glad they’re around as AIC. I was able to see them a couple years ago and it was great…including the old stuff. (Man, though, I do wish I’d have seen them with Layne.)

"Hey e yeah. Innocence is over. What I see is unreal. I've written my own part. Eat of the apple so young. I'm crawling back to start."

I am basically with Kramzer here with all of his choices - that said, I hadn't heard their 3 most recent records...so perhaps I'm missing something? My favorite 5 songs of theirs include: I Stay Away, Don't Follow, No Excuses, Got Me Wrong and Would? So, yes, clearly "Jar of Flies" is my record of choice of theirs, but I like "Dirt" as well.

7) The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here 6) Ranier Fog 5) Black Gives Way To Blue 4) Facelift 3) Jar of Flies 2) s/t 1) Dirt. Black Gives is very good.

Ive been waiting for this for a while. I remember when I first listened to Facelift because I wanted to delve into grunge and the 90s Seattle scene. Having a pretty heavy classic rock background, at first I thought the album was a little too hard/heavy for me in terms of its metal roots. 5 years later I love AIC and their sound! I haven’t listened to any of their newer stuff, but here is how I would rank their classic lineup output: 1. Facelift - 5 stars (so easy to listen to, have never heard anything like it, vocal harmonies are amazing, highs aren’t as good as Dirt but I personally consider it a more solid album throughout) 2. Jar of Flies - 5 stars (hauntingly beautiful, dark. More incredible harmonies. Seamless switch to acoustic style) 3. Dirt - 4.5 stars (love this album, only harp is that there’s maybe 2 songs I don’t love as much as the others) 4. Alice in Chains - 3 stars (some cool stuff here but a pretty average album imo, it doesn’t stack up to the others) HM - Sap (I won’t rank it since it’s only an EP but this is like a preview to JoF. Some awesome guest appearances on here. ‘Got Me Wrong’ is such a killer song!)

I’m with Kramzer all the way on this one but respect all of the opinions and can see where everyone is coming from.. another great episode..

So is it possible if you can do a listography on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds or Tom Waits

Loving the #realtalk from Jason in this one!

Happy to see the Jar of Flies loophole and lovefest. Did any of you guys get the version of that CD with the little plastic flies in the case? That was some great Metalocalypse Dethwater merch right there.

Please tell me you guys are actually including the Tarzan soundtrack on the Phil Collins listography...

Where would you rank Boggy Depot in your lists? Although it was released as a Jerry Cantrell solo, I consider it to be a “lost” AIC album, considering it has 3 out of 4 members of the band playing on it, as well as their producer at the time. I believe a few songs on it were even considered for the previous self-titled record. It certainly is more AIC than anything made afterwards.

Facelift has 80's tones because the 80's were 2 years previous. Also because AIC was a glam metal band in their first incarnation. Hair, nails makeup and all. That was their sound when they first got together. That album has so much growth on it.

Excellent!

I'm definitely agreeing with Joe here the most. 1. Alice In Chains (1995) 4.5 2. Dirt 4.5 3. Black Gives Way To Blue 4 4. Jar of Flies 4 5. Sap 4 6. Face-lift 3.5 7. Rainier Fog 3 8. Devil 3

Is the Tarzan soundtrack included in the next week's listography?

RIP Charlie Watts ❤️

1 Tripod 1a Unplugged 2 Dirt 3 Facelift 4 jar of Flies 5 Rainer Fog 6 Black gives way 7 Devil put Dino

“ Dirt” is one of the greatest rock records ever made , “ Jar of flies” is not far behind . “ Alice In Chains “ was a bit too grimy and heavy for me . Haven’t heard the rest . Will do now .Probably the best of the “ grunge “ bands in my opinion.

I do think what is missing from the current lineup is one to two uptempo tracks like a Damn that River or Them Bones.

And BGWTB is a fantastic record, the best of the 3 DuVall era records.

1 - Dirt 2 - Facelift 3 - Alice In Chains 4 - Jar Of Flies 5 - Rainer Fog 6 - Black Gives Way To Blue 7 - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

#1 for me actually would be Alice in Chains - "Unplugged", #2 Facelift, #3 Jar of Flies, #4 Dirt, #5 AiC, #6 Reiner Fog, #7 Black and Blue, #8 DPDH

God Jason and kram are brutal with only two stars Jesus

That is quite the thumbnail. Looks like Alice In Chains trying to do The Beach Boys lol

1. Dirt 2. Facelift 3. Self-titled 4.Jar of flies 5.SAP 6. Black gives way to blue. 7. Rainer Fog. 8. Devil put the dinosaurs here

I know he only made three albums but i’d love a top 10 Nick Drake songs list.

Great great video as always guys. Probably my favorite grunge band (either them or Soundgarden). Like all of the albums, a little shocked at the hate towards the newer records but hey opinions are opinions. 1. Dirt - 5/5 2. Alice in Chains - 5/5 3. Facelift - 5/5 4. Jar of Flies - 4.5/5 5. Black Gives Way to Blue - 4.5/5 6. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - 4/5 7. Rainier Fog - 3.5/5 8. Sap - 3.5/5

"Put You Down" actually made me think of Pearl Jam which I'm sure heard the track.

Sideprojects, How about a show where You go through some of Them, You Know Mad Season and Temple OF the Dog.

Might be a long story but I need to tell it... 15 years ago I bought an old house with 6 bed rooms that I lived in and let out rooms for extra cash. Met an 18 year old punk chick who needed a place to stay and gave her a room. She was a good roomie but would go missing for a few days at a time as she was young and like to party. One day I realised she had been gone for weeks. A few more weeks went by and I realised she wasn't coming back. Got a call 2 months later from her saying she just dropped out and was living on the street just hitch hiking and living free. A couple months later I learned she had been murdered. No one ever came back to pick up her things and I just walled her room off as a tomb for more than a year. Finally, I opened her tomb to clean her room out and found she had a huge music collection that was almost identical to mine from the 1990's when I was a teenager, even though she was less than half my age. I found many CD, Vinly and Cassettes I had lost, or had been stolen. 4 days ago I was looking for something new to listen to in the car and went to her collection I kept and found This was one of the few albums she had that did not match my long gone collection and I 'd never heard it. For the last 3-4 days I have been listening to Dirt 3-4 times a day since finding it. Grew up in the grunge age but missed AIC even though I knew about them. Found this listography and got excited to find out which I should check out next. But it might take a few weeks before I am done with Dirt. It pairs really well, oddly enough, with Valen Halen I so when I need a little break I fire that up.

Speaking of Faith no More... is there a TLM listography? Would love that! Would fit in with this series of shorter ones. Love that Joe picked that for 1991.

Seldom does a catalogue so accurately reflect the psyche of the vocalist. Conversely, love the hopeful(?) Got Me Wrong.

5. Black Gives Way to Blue (3.5) 4. Facelift (4) 3. Dirt (5) 2. Tripod (5) "Shame in You" is a deep track GEM. 1. Jar (5) Haven't listened to Rainer Ftig or DPDH but I liked BGWTB. I used to listen to them alot more. My brother died of a heroin overdose so AiC hits a little too hard since then. These days I have to be in a special mood.

7. Rainier Fog 6. Black Gives Way to Blue 5. The Devil Puts Dinosaurs Here 4. Self Titled 3. Facelift 2. Dirt 1. Jar Of Flies Really hard to rank, love the later albums a lot but just impossible when comparing to Layne.

Dirt is a grunge masterpiece.

I just love all their albums 🔥

Ouch! Some of that was brutal. But…again, that’s why we tune in. AIC are another band I know little about but listening to this gives me an itch that has to be scratched and I’m now digging into the dirt and opening the jar of flies to see if this really is the death of rock?

This makes me even more excited for Voodoo by Godsmack to win my song of the year in 1998.

7. Black Gives Way to Blue 6. Alice in Chains 5. Jar of Flies 4. Rainier Fog 3. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here 2. Facelift 1. Dirt

I could be wrong, but I think Jerry Cantrell actually does most of the singing on the Duvall albums.

Jason is having an existential moment.

Joe is the only sensible one here. AIC have NEVER released a bad album and the William Duvall album is very underrated. 1. Dirt 2. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here 3. Black Gives Way to Blue 4. Alice In Chains 5. Facelift 6. Jar of Flies 7. Rainier Fog

Dude doesn't like Rain When I Die.....wtf?!?!?!

7: The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here 2/5 6: Black Gives Way to Blue 3/5 5: Rainier Fog 3/5 4: Alice In Chains 3/5 3: Facelift 3.5/5 2: Jar of Flies 4/5 1: Dirt 4.5/5 Everything you guys said is like spot on. Dirt is definitely a five if they remove those middle ones like Junk head and Dirt. Rain when I die is not skippable and besides who are you if you skip songs when listening to an album.

9 Black Gives Way To Blue 8 Rainier Fog 7 The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here 6 Facelift 5 Unplugged 4 Jar Of Flies 3 Sap 2 Dirt 1 Alice In Chains

Great band, Dirt is one of the best albums of the 90s. I think Jason & Kramzer are being a bit harsh on the later albums, obviously not their best stuff but still decent enough. 7. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here 6. Black Gives Way To Blue 5. Rainier Fog 4. Self Titled 3. Jar of Flies 2. Facelift 1. Dirt

Ok Jason, I'm shocked that you then ranked the self titled that high.

My ranking 1. Dirt 2. Jar of files 3. Facelift 4. Black gives way to Blue 5. Alice in chains 6. Mtv Unplugged 7. Rainer Frog 8. The Devil Putt Dinosaurs here 9. Sap

1) Jar of Flies - 5* 2) Dirt - 4.5* 3) Alice in Chains - 4* 4) Facelift - 3.5* 5) Black Gives Way to Blue - 3.5* 6) The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - 3* 7) Rainier Fog - 3*

The fact that all of you put Dinosaurs at the bottom just reinforces the fact that you guys know what you're doing. (I had it at the bottom too ;-)

This is amazing guys two artist I love to death in two weeks

I really think you need to revisit the 3 late records, All Secrets Known is an awesome song, Private Hell is awesome, Hollow is great, Stone is awesome and Maybe is great too. I’m completely with Joe here, I really don’t think the other two can judge these from it seems one listen

Great ep guys. You gotta go with your true thoughts/views. That’s why I tune in. It would be quite boring if you all agreed all of the time!!

1. Dirt (1992) 5/5 2. Jar Of Flies (1994) 4.5/5 3. Facelift (1990) 4/5 4. Alice In Chains (1995) 3/5 5. Black Gives Way To Blue (2009) 2.5/5 6. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013) 2.5/5 7. Rainier Fog (2018) 2/5 CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: 4.0 Facelift (1990) 5.0 Dirt (1992) 4.5 Jar Of Flies (1994) 3.0 Alice In Chains (1995) 2.5 Black Gives Way To Blue (2009) 2.5 The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013) 2.0 Rainier Fog (2018) One of the bands I came of age with and I still love 'em, although I must say the self-titled album fell in my estimation this time around. However, their peaks- Dirt and Jar Of Flies- still impress me as much as they ever did. Side one of their debut is so epic that I consider it a 4 star album even though side two is mostly forgettable. I'm one of those "no Layne Staley means no Alice In Chains" people... so, while I don't hate their 'comeback' albums, I also don't find them to be anything more than decent. Layne's voice was central to their sound and without him the music just doesn't have the same oomph. MY RATING SYSTEM: 5.0 = major classic 4.5 = minor classic 4.0 = great 3.5 = very good 3.0 = good 2.5 = fair 2.0 = poor 1.5 = awful 1.0 = historically awful I don't go below 1 star because once I'm in the realm of the truly terrible I don't care to differentiate anymore. Anything I rate 3.5 stars or higher is an album I'm enthusiastic about and would likely revisit at some point.

I like the William Duvall records and Devil Put the Dinosaurs was ranked number 4 on my list!

5. Black Gives Way to Blue 4. Alice in Chains 3. Jar of Flies 2. Facelift 1. Dirt

Boooyyyzzz…I have no idea who they are. They completely passed me by. I had no jacket required on vinyl. Not sure it aged well

Alice In Chains 1995 my favourite album by them.

Jerry has always been the true heart of AiC for me, so I don't care if the Duvall-era albums are called AiC or JC albums. In fact, I'd include Jerry's solo albums in my personal AiC ranking because an AiC ranking to me IS a Jerry Cantrell ranking. I will also say that I prefer Jerry's voice, monotonous as it can be, way over Layne's. I can definitely see what people hear in him, but I've never really been a fan of his particular tone. Of the classic grunge singers, he's always been my least fav, though I love AiC for other reasons. Now, before I post my own ranking, here's one more thing: Dirt is a classic album for sure and it deserves all its accolades. But I have the same problems with Dirt that Joe has with Tripod. With Tripod, I can easily get lost in the absolutely stunning musicality. With Dirt, the depression is way more overwhelming to me, which is why I'm rarely ever in the mood for it. And that's why, great as it is, I have it very low on my ranking. Here it is: 1. Alice in Chains / Tripod 2. Degradation Trip Vol. 1 & 2 3. Boggy Depot 4. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here 5. Black Gives Way to Blue 6. Dirt 7. Jar of Flies 8. Rainier Fog 9. Facelift (This is the only one I don't like at all. Other than Man in the Box there is nothing on here for me.)

Jason could easily be Les Claypool's brother. Ridiculously uncanny.....

Wow, I think the Duvall albums are fantastic -- particularly 'Rainer Fog.' Cantrell has always been the most important and truly irreplaceable member of the band. Songwriter / singer / lead and rhythm guitarist, come on. Why does everyone overrate Layne so much?

I wouldn't consider Facelift a grunge album, it's more metal than anything. Alice in chains didn't really turn grunge til jar of flies. Some people don't even consider them to be grunge at all.

I think Jason needs a vacation....

Sickman is killer!!!

Enough complaining at you guys(except Joe). Your love for Layne smoothed over your later hatred. I feel like Dirt is documenting their addiction, but then the self titled is documenting Layne knowing he's lost the addiction battle and is dying. My ranking: 8. Devil Put Dinos B 7. Rainier Fog B+ 6. Black Gives WTB B+ 5. Sap B+ 4. AIC A- 3. Facelift A 2. Jar of Flies A 1. Dirt A I saw them live with Layne twice, once with William. I assumed we would just get solo Jerry albums after Layne. The William stuff isn't as electric and immediate as the Layne records. But that's kinda like Jerry's solo records. They are growers. And I do really like them.

Still waiting for a U2 week

Waiting on The National week….show them the love!

I'll take some heat away from the guys....I can't get into Alice in Chains. I've tried and it just doesn't click with me. Sometimes it's hard to crack what makes a band special, and I'll make some time to try again soon, but they are probably the only 90s band I'm not goo goo over.

Do Suede next pleaseeeeee (or Manic Street Preachers. A GREAT band that didn't beak America sadly)

Not counting Duvall era albums and unplugged, my ranking is: 1. Jar of Files EP 2. Dirt 3. Facelift 4. Sap (EP) 5. Self-Titled I heard Unplugged a couple of times but it's just painful to listen too. Layne Staley was in rough shape at that point and you can hear it.

Sorry I'm late again, I've been dealing with School. I'm not a Huge Fan of AIC, I'm not a big Grunge Fan, so expect some Controversy 7 - Jar of Flies 6 - Facelift 5 - Dirt 4 - Rainier Fog 3 - Alice in Chains (Actually Like this!) 2 - The Devil put Dinosaurs here 1 - Black gives way to Blue I'm just not a Big Staley Fan, but I'm not Disrespecting him!

I agree with K again!

Think "good to best" would be more appropriate but good video as usual

There early stuff was good. The reunion stuff is.....not even bad just invisible. I don't know if Layne was that cryptic though, songs like Godsmack and Junkhead are pretty straight forward. I'm just going to rate the Layne stuff cause the others all tie for last. 5. Facelift. 4. AIC 3. Sap 2. Dirt 1. Jar of Flies

I also don't care for any of the Duvall albums. I was horrified when I heard Check my brain on the radio. Nothing tops the original run.

7. Rainer fog- 2 stars- idk I find everything sounds the same and nothing sticks out to me 6. Devil put dinosaurs- 2 stars- Atleast there’s a contrast with the cleaner sounding songs with the sludgier and heavier stuff but still kinda mid I’m sorry Joe and other people. There might be a couple good songs though. 5. Black gives way to blue- 3 stars- well I don’t think it’s anything special I think Kram and Jason aren’t completely correct. I had some fun with this one and I find this one has catchier melodies and songs that stick out more or more consistency not Rainer fog. 4. Alice I’m chains- 3.5 stars? - the sludgier stuff isn’t exactly my cup of tea but I respect it plus I felt this one was better and more inspired. And Heaven beside you is a classic. If I’m being honest I think I need to listen to this again. 3. Face lift- 4.5 stars- yes definitely a classic I love love hate love that’s the highlight of the entire album!!!! Man in a box is sick! I mean Layne just makes those songs for me but also some sick riffs too ngl. we die young is good, sea of sorrow is awesome, and so is bleed the freak! I think the 80s metal influence makes these songs sound catchier and more fun to me tbh. I also feel I could listen to the entire thing and not get bored. 2. Jar of flies- 4.5 stars- yep I love everything on here but with this one I love the sound they were going for. Although some of the compression and stuff could of been dialled down I love the sound on this thing. Whale and wasp sounds so lonely and so haunting wow it gives me chills. Unlike Jason I actually like rotten apple a lot, I love that riff, the vocals, harmonies and I love that the song can make me feel like death. Nutshell in a nutshell is fantastic. No excuses is great. I just love the moods this album can give you and how they sound. 1. Dirt- 4.999999999- yep I both agree and disagree with Kram- some songs I’d skip but rain when I die is definitely not one of them!!!!😂 I don’t think there’s anything that hasn’t been said but would?, them bones and rain when I die are my favourite AIC songs ever and I never get sick of them! Plus angry chair, damn that river, down in a hole and rooster are definitely classic and all these songs are why I feel most of the album is 5 star worthy for the most part plus some other cuts I enjoy.

…..says the guy with the talking heads shirt🤦🏻

I took offence by kramzer rebiew of black gives way to blue. Such ignorance.

Well Happy Chainmas guys!🤣🎅 My AIC list.... For me Alice are the Beach Boys of rock.... As usual I have marked each out of 10 and put some general thoughts. Conclusion at end. But I tell you, doing any of your all time fave bands is actually harder! And I thought I had the week off...😢....wait til you see my songs list....jees!... 7 Rainier Fog 6.5/10, it's a good album with excellent grinds, but songs like Red Giant and Drone arnt quite huge enough or memorable to make this a classic overall. Deaf Ear Blind Eyes though is♥️. Its in my top 20 ever Alice tracks. Also least fave end...bit bland. 6 Facelift 7.5/10 a fine debut and the first I'd heard aged 10 when I sneaked the tape off my bro. Sound defined straight away with terrific run at start of album. Ain't Like That punches you in the gut in the middle. Sunshine shows the band had room to grow- it punctures instead of inflates this bluesy raunchy hard dark dark record. 5 Black Gives Way To Blue 8.5/10 the boys did a fabulous job with their comeback. William was the perfect man to come in as proved by his still growing amazing contributions. He is doing Layne proud but also doing it his way. 4 The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here 9/10, clearly the best of the new line up. Punchy. Emotional. Full of textures and epic harmonies. Song after memorable song. Great artwork. The last 5 songs in a row blow me away. Ecstatic fan.🤠🤘🤘🤘🦖🦖🦖♥️ 3 Alice In Chains 9.5/10 my fave at college. As a fan l ♥️ed the return of serious heavy after Jar but glad they also bought in some of those amazing voice harmonies. Great production again - full of hard textures with perhaps more layering of voices due to Layne's failing health...but crumbs it's great. The only lull is So Close. 2 Jar of Flies (10/10)...also put Sap on to it and an easy tie for no 1 for sure. These records really demonstrate the Chains ability with sheer musicality and their amazing voice harmonies. Authenticity abounds in their sound but no band has also made misery sound so beautiful. This is hypnotic emotive hard soft rock at its very best. 🤘👍🌈 1 Dirt 10/10 🏆much like Appetite is for rock, Dirt is the definitive grunge/ alternative new wave metal for that time. The presentation pallette, style, song writing throughout is brilliant. To me a huge leap from debut. They fixed the problem of mastering whole album flow. And it's full of gutteral energetic textural rage, beautiful gloom and as the title tells you, dirt. 💖🤘. Conclusion - it was harder than any other band not to score every song highly for me as each song I know intimately. Whatever the grunge tag actually means I seriously consider the texture, mood, super song writing, distinctive sound, heart and iconic pallette by Alice really defines that era of 90s 'grunge'- alternative sincere kick ass new wave rock/ metal. Sorry to all the other bands. Fourth to Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Guns n Roses as my next in line fave heavy band growing up ( Nirvana and Metallica would be next 2 of course)...and the sound of my teens and 20s AIC are always going to be one of my top 10 all time bands. Nearly the whole discography is in my jeans. Yeah my dirtiest ripped jeans...🧐...I loved them even more as a teenager after a close relative died leaving me the the album Dirt on tape. An album I will always associate directly with them as well as just being plain perfectly great. Finally.... Mad Seasons Above was huge for me too but for Alice the crashing drum sound and the magnificent combo of Jerry and Layne's voices and songwriting...their idols, Lennon + McCartney would be proud. Also Chains are the perfect cross over band if you want to get into metal. Out of all my fave heavy bands these guys do the best job of demonstrating how to make dark music that you can just let wash over you. Voice harmony has never been done better in heavy music. The Beach Boys of rock? Yes please. ☠️🎸🤠🤘♥️🌈

One of the funniest episodes