Album Rating: 4.5

Album rating 9.5



I feel this a worthy follow-up to Black Gives Way to Blue. Cantrell and DuVall harmonies are near perfect on tracks like Voices and Stone. Phantom Limb is a grunge-thumping thunderclap. Filling the void of the late great Staley is impossible, but building upon the sound with new vocalist DuVall takes the band in new directions that still sound like AIC and something new as well.

Album Rating: 3.5

I wish Jerry would let Duvall sing more. Cantrell's backing vocals are great, but I don't think he's a very good lead singer. William is amazing and they barely let him shine.

Album Rating: 3.7

It's true that he's being underused on these records. Cantrell's a fine lead singer though.

I have yet to listen to this one.

Good review.

Album Rating: 3.0

You's slackin' Voivod. Tsk tsk.

Album Rating: 4.5

This album is a great follow up to Black Gives Way to Blue. I don't know if I would put it ahead of it yet, but I have only spun it 3 times. It's still got room to grow!



Low Ceilings, Lab Monkey, title track, and Choke have to be the best songs in my opinion.



Stone is just plain boring and repetitive though...

Album Rating: 4.5

I hate when people call Alice In Chains grunge. They may have a few qualities similar to the genre but I would never call them a grunge band.

Album Rating: 3.7

I don't really like this tag either, but it was a nice marketing tool back in the day... and people still use it.

Album Rating: 4.0

I wonder which one of the 3 ballads/up-beat songs is gonna be the next single.

Album Rating: 3.7

Voices for sure.

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Seems likely enough.

Album Rating: 3.5

Title track + Phantom Limb are just way too good

Yeah...I really don't get why people like the new AIC. Both albums have been incredibly boring IMO. Not anything particularly wrong with the new singer...but AIC were done way before Layne died and Jerry hasn't written a decent song in decades.

Huge avatar o lawd

Album Rating: 3.5

Unfortunately this doesn't have the lasting value of BGWTB. Bummed to a 3.5.

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Love this album, can listen start to finish. I don't think it's samey, I think AIC has made an album to weed out the people with low attention spans. It's totally solid.

Album Rating: 3.7

Ah. Critics are really harsh on this. Just checked out metacritic, and it's got pretty mixed reviews.

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I think this has got staying power, despite its length the replay value is high.



THE DEVIL PUT DINOAURSSS HEREEEEEEEEEEE

Album Rating: 3.7

I mostly agree, but as I stated this is rather safe. There's nothing really totally new for the band on this record. The material is solid though.

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Don't think they intended to, but still it does prevent the record from being anything above a 4.