Album Rating: 3.5

I bet you'd be pissed if you fell while doing it.

Album Rating: 5.0

Tbh Rainier Fog is the only DuVall era album I've sat through and if that's any indication I should probably stay away from The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (Rainier Fog bored me), but maybe I'll try Black Gives Way to Blue.

Album Rating: 3.5

Their newer albums are pretty boring

Black Gives Way is worth a listen, but don’t expect Staley era level of quality.

Album Rating: 3.5

The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is moody and definite AIC, but it's overlong and too polished.

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah, I'm projecting a 3.5 or so on Black Gives Way

Album Rating: 3.5

A light 3.5 imo.

Album Rating: 3.5

Their newer albums are hard 2.5s imo

Album Rating: 3.5

Devil is around there I think. Black isn't bad tbh. Maybe a 3.

Idk. There are some standout tracks on Black Gives Way, but if I listened to it again it’d probably be a 2.5 overall, maaaybe a 3, but I doubt I’ll listen to it any time soon. Maybe if I give AIC a discog run at some point.

Album Rating: 3.5

I'll admit a looking in view slays

Album Rating: 5.0

I remember when I first heard about the singer change I was just like "...nah fuck that, no Layne no Alice In Chains" but at this point I might as well check BGWTB and TDPDH

I mean, I still think they could have picked a different name. Like, if they’re reasoning is that they deserve to move on and have a fresh start then I don’t necessarily think that’s terrible or anything, but using the same name feels like they’re just trying to cash in. Idk. I guess it’s fine. Just still feels weird to me.

Album Rating: 3.5

What should really happen is Jerry should make more solo albums

Album Rating: 3.0

It annoys me no end that people keep saying that they're "trying to cash in".



Holy fuck guys. This is their career and their livelihoods. You don't shutter a successful business just because one of the founders dies or quits. It's hard enough in this day and age to have a business (especially a MUSIC business) be successful. And at this point DuVall has been performing with the band far longer than Layne did, so quit bringing it up.

Album Rating: 5.0

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Way to cherry pick my comment, you self righteous fuck.

Selling art may be a business, but it's not the same thing as owning a deli. A band especially is a group of musicians. And when one of the founding ones dies, it is often considered in good taste to retire a particular group name. I'm not saying they have to, but it just makes me feel a little iffy. If they truly wanted to move on from Layne's legacy, they would also leave behind the AIC name, since he had a major part in establishing it.

Album Rating: 3.5

AiC was always Cantrell's band, even if Layne was perceived as the figurehead.



I agree with school to a certain extent though, Layne was such an integral part of the band that you inevitably have fans that stopped listening after this record.



In that sense, re-forming the band under a new name would've been understandable.

That’s the other thing, Cantrell had his own name viability too. Most of the hardcore fans would have known if he and the other members of this band had started a new project.

It wouldn’t have been completely obscure. But again, I don’t necessarily think that they had to retire the name. It just makes me wonder when and when not it’s appropriate to do so.