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Alice in Chains Guitarist Discusses 1990 Clash of the Titans tour, Touring With Ozzy". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-10-07. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08 . Retrieved 2008-02-09. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell stated the album was intended to have a "moody aura" that was a "direct result of the brooding atmosphere and feel of Seattle." [15] Regarding the music for " Man in the Box", Cantrell said in the 1999 Music Bank box set, "That whole beat and grind of that is when we started to find ourselves; it helped Alice become what it was." [14] The idea of using a voice box in the song came from producer Dave Jerden, who was driving to the studio one day when Bon Jovi's " Livin' on a Prayer" started playing on the radio. [16] Facelift" was released on August 21, 1990 and peaked at No. 42 on the Billboard 200 chart. According to Wikipedia, it was the first album from the grunge movement to reach the top 50 in America on the Billboard 200, and the first to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 11, 1991, followed by NIRVANA's "Nevermind" on November 27, 1991. Nirvana (Nevermind) - Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016 . Retrieved December 6, 2017.

Matrix / Runout (Side D, variant 1 - etched, 'MPO 20180447' stamped): 20-0479/19439783861-D CB MPO 20180447 Alice in Chains produced six studio albums and has three live recording albums. Beyond this, many of their albums have rare anniversary additions. You can find most of the Alice in Chains records on vinyl. Discography – Dirt". Aliceinchains.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-03 . Retrieved 2008-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20130618050306/http://www.kerrang.com/wheretostartwith/artists/alice_in_chains link Regarding the lyrical content, Cantrell said he wrote " We Die Young" after "riding the bus to rehearsal and [seeing] all these 9, 10, 11 year old kids with beepers dealing drugs. The sight of a 10 year old kid with a beeper and a cell phone dealing drugs equaled "We Die Young" to me." [14] In a recorded interview with MuchMusic USA, vocalist Layne Staley stated that the lyrics for "Man in the Box" are about censorship in the mass media, and "I was really stoned when I wrote it." [17]This record features songs that show each member’s individual talent, including Layne Staley’s vocal range, which made him one of the most iconic singers of all time. It was also a time when Alice in Chains was at the height of their powers: they’d been together for almost a decade and had just released their masterpiece Dirt (which would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time), with Sap following closely behind it. Facelift (liner notes). Alice in Chains. Columbia. 1990. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

British album certifications – Alice in Chains – Facelift". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 12, 2022. The 30th-anniversary deluxe box set of ALICE IN CHAINS' debut album, "Facelift", will be made available on January 29, 2021. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Man in the Box” is still the number one most listened song for Alice In Chains today with their Spotify numbers alone coming in at nearly 300,000,000 streams.

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Cantrell called "Love, Hate, Love" the "masterpiece of that record," adding about the song that Staley's vocals are "amazing" and that it features one of his favorite guitar solos he ever performed. [14] When the band released Sap in 1993, they were already considered one of the most influential grunge bands. They had established themselves as the kings of the Seattle sound with their previous two albums, Facelift and Dirt. But when it came time to make Sap, they wanted to do something different—and they succeeded in making an album that was unlike anything else at the time. How To Find Vinyl Records

Dirt is one of the most well-known Alice In Chains albums, and with good reason. This record was an important part of their career, as it’s the first release featuring guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell full-time. In an interview with Video Metal Sheet in 1991, Jerry Cantrell said that the original idea for the album cover was "an embryonic-type thing" representing the birth of the band. But it ended up taking more of a scary overtone and fitting quite well with the music. [21] Cantrell also credited "I Can't Remember" for helping the band find its sound. [14] "It Ain't Like That" came out of a riff that Cantrell cited as a mistake, however he called it "a cool mistake." [14]Alice in Chains became a top priority for the label, who released the band's first official recording in July 1990: the promotional EP We Die Young. Its lead single and title song became a hit on metal radio. After its success, the label rushed Alice in Chains' debut album into production with producer Dave Jerden. [10] "I told Jerry Cantrell, ‘ Metallica took Tony Iommi and sped him up. What you've done is you've slowed him down again,’" Jerden recalled. "He looked at me and said, ‘You got it.’ That's how I got the gig." [11] a b "Advertisements" (PDF). Billboard. 1990-08-18. p.1 . Retrieved 2023-11-08– via World Radio History. There are also moments where everything slows down into calmer territory; these usually come after intense verses or choruses full of shouting lyrics about death or addiction—which makes sense given the context behind them being written during Layne Staley’s struggle with drug addiction. Dirt by Alice in Chains is on vinyl, and it’s mass-produced. You can find a Dirt vinyl in most stores that sell records brand new, or even online, without breaking the bank.

de Sola, David (August 4, 2015). Alice in Chains: The Untold Story. Thomas Dunne Books. p.116. ISBN 978-1250048073.Alice in Chains Chart History – Billboard 200 – Facelift". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018 . Retrieved December 6, 2017. a b Music Bank (Media notes). Alice in Chains. Columbia Records. 1996. 69580. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Vinili – Classifica settimanale WK 3 (dal 15.01.2021 al 21.01.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved January 22, 2021. Facelift was recorded at London Bridge Studio in Seattle and at Capitol Studios in Hollywood from December 1989 to April 1990. [13] Footage from the Facelift sessions can be found on Alice in Chains' Music Bank: The Videos DVD. [14] Music and lyrics [ edit ] Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2 - etched, 'MPO 20179089' stamped): 20-4079/19439783861-B CB MPO 20179089