Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

And the bass intro for "Would?" is boss. These guys were more talented than I give 'em credit for.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Looks like a 4-4.5 for me.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Alice in Chains used to be my least fave of the Grunge Big 4. Dirt was tough to hear on first intent, but after a while I learn to like it. Bass is killer, guitar work gets the job done well, and Stanley delivers some fine vocals. Guess that means Nirvana lays at the bottom of the pile now...

Album Rating: 4.5

so i guess we all learn that you sholdnt rate after 1 listen! i cant believe you 5d this after you had this 2.5d

Album Rating: 5.0

it's all about the atmosphere, man

Album Rating: 5.0

"To a certain extent, yeah. But a lot of musicians, especially singers, get more recognition once they die."



No doubt, but Staley was practically a forgotten figure by the time of his death. He'd been out of the spotlight for what, 6 years, by that point? AiC has been gaining momentum since 2006 though and driving a lot of new fans to discover Chains' music and thus Staley. I still don't see Staley's face on tshirts the way one sees Hendrix, Morrison and Cobain, but maybe one day...

Album Rating: 5.0

Well, the musical landscape had changed quite a bit when he died, and grunge wasn't the force it was ten years previous,

despite its heavy influence on the bands that were popular at the time. When some of those other guys died, their music was

still seen as viable so they had the whole died-too-young, rock n roll martyr thing going.

Album Rating: 4.0

Oh to be a martyr for heroin

Album Rating: 5.0

Heroin is a pretty terrible way to go. At least Hendrix and Bon Scott died from partying too hard.

Album Rating: 5.0

if you read up on Layne's last days on his Wikipedia page it is fucking depressing

Album Rating: 4.7

yeah the thing with Mike Starr? I have mad respect for that guy, if only he could have tried to help himself as well

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah, its a bummer

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah, Staley's end was depressing shit. His body wasn't found for what, a week?

Album Rating: 5.0

mightve been longer than that



edit: wiki said 2 weeks

Album Rating: 5.0

I wonder if Dirt would've been been as good if Staley wasn't addicted to heroin.

Album Rating: 5.0

probably not

Yea i read that apparently Starr and staley were actually discussing about his health about just a day before he died

that's unbelivably sad damn

Album Rating: 5.0

its a bummer because when you listen to get born again and died, you realize how good their next album could've been.

Album Rating: 5.0

The songs were definitely not as conventional or mainstream as BGWTB, but different times different aesthetics.



It's also kind of interesting to me that Starr getting kicked out of the band he didn't seem to harbor the kind of resentment for the band that guys like Mustaine and Steven Adler have for their former bands.

Album Rating: 5.0

Starr and Adler were booted because they were too fucked up to play. Mustaine was booted because he wasn't willing to do whatever James and Lars told him to do. I don't blame Mustaine for being pissed.