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Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:04 am
by neilrocks25
yeah I have revisited it too lately, great album
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:10 am
by 100 watt
Word. That album will still hold the test of time many years to come.
Great album. Great songs. Great musicians. One of the 1990's greatest oferings, that will STILL be regarded as one of the best bands in rock music EVER. Even without Layne, AIC will never be "has beens". True legends.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:12 am
by sleewell
soooooooooooo good. if i ever got my fish sounding that good i would die a happy man, dude has crazy skills.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:59 am
by 100 watt
Being a guitar player aside..I find others in that band, as phonomenal as I do Jerry. Vox..bass.. and Sean's drumming. ALL of those guys were monster musicians. Not a weak link to be found. STELLAR musicianship & great sounds from ALL. ALL of them have skills that are hard to pull off. I used to play with a drummer who was big into AIC. He'd drive himself NUTS trying to copy alot of Sean's drum stuff.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:00 am
by benjamin801
Still possibly the bleakest, darkest album ever to go multi-platinum.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:13 am
by 100 watt
What all did Jerry use on that album ?
Hard to believe that Dirt came out that long ago.
Goddamn, we're getting old lol.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:17 am
by VTM
Dirt never ceases to amaze me either. On a related note I've recently gone back to Degradation Trip after taking about 3 years off from it. Talk about bleak, lol, but I love that one too. I still need to get the expanded version.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:18 am
by benjamin801
100 watt wrote:What all did Jerry use on that album ?
G&L, Bogner Fish, heroin?
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:40 pm
by 100 watt
That's right. I knew there was some modded Marshall. I'd forgotten about that. Wasnt sure who's mod it was though. I knew it wasnt a Jose or a Friedman. I think that amp has made it onto a few Jerry recordings.
Either way, Jerry'd still kill with a bone stock 800 and a few pedals. Dude's always got a monster tone that really comes out with his technique. Especially live. Live AIC & solo Jerry stuff ALWAYS sounds amazing.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:47 pm
by 100 watt
I think I'll go back & listen to some Alice this week. I'll probably be on the road tomorrow & have a 5 hr drive by myself, so I'll be listening to Alice on the way to Alabama.
Even with the heavy radio play the singles from that album still get, they still hold true. Just as amazing as the first time i heard them when i was 15
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:03 pm
by mac1215
after 'speed metal'/'thrash' and 'grindcore', AIC got me listening to 'slow' music again.
also they were too good to be lumped in with 'grunge'.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:35 pm
by 100 watt
mac1215 wrote:after 'speed metal'/'thrash' and 'grindcore', AIC got me listening to 'slow' music again.
also they were too good to be lumped in with 'grunge'.
This.
AIC should get ALOT more credit for "the 1990's" than they do. They done more for music than Nirvarna did. True..Nirvana played a big part in killing off 80's hairspray douchebaggery..but in a musical sense, they wrent shit compared to Jerry & Co.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:08 pm
by soundgardener75
There were some reports that Cantrell used a Mesa too.
Bottom line is: Jerry's the man.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:59 pm
by soundgardener75
Murdoch wrote:They're no Enuff Z'nuff, ya know, but they'll do.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:32 am
by Elessar [Sly]
I walked past a pub the other day and they had 'Them bones' playing. Winning!
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:54 am
by neilrocks25
Murdoch wrote:100 watt wrote:mac1215 wrote:after 'speed metal'/'thrash' and 'grindcore', AIC got me listening to 'slow' music again.
also they were too good to be lumped in with 'grunge'.
This.
AIC should get ALOT more credit for "the 1990's" than they do. They done more for music than Nirvarna did. True..Nirvana played a big part in killing off 80's hairspray douchebaggery..but in a musical sense, they wrent shit compared to Jerry & Co.
Of the four big bands that came out of the Seattle area in the early 90's, Alice in Chains, IMO, were FAR and away the best. It's not even remotely close. I love a lot of Soundgarden's stuff, but AiC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Soundgarden.
Depending on taste
I will explain, now where my head is I agree with you.
10 yers ago I would have said soundgarden.20 years ago I would have said Nirvana.
I agree about then being outstanding musicians but I never judge music on how someone plays but how good the song is, this is why I don't like and will never like dream theater.
But whatever dirt is a great album that has stood the test of time. I am sad to say some albums from the era have not.
Would is decently in my top ten best songs.
Re: Alice in Chains' "Dirt" never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:21 pm
by 100 watt
Murdoch wrote:100 watt wrote:mac1215 wrote:after 'speed metal'/'thrash' and 'grindcore', AIC got me listening to 'slow' music again.
also they were too good to be lumped in with 'grunge'.
This.
AIC should get ALOT more credit for "the 1990's" than they do. They done more for music than Nirvarna did. True..Nirvana played a big part in killing off 80's hairspray douchebaggery..but in a musical sense, they wrent shit compared to Jerry & Co.
Of the four big bands that came out of the Seattle area in the early 90's, Alice in Chains, IMO, were FAR and away the best. It's not even remotely close. I love a lot of Soundgarden's stuff, but AiC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Soundgarden.
True. I like Soundgarden, but Alice curb stomps Soundgarden any day of the week.