Alice In Chains - Alice in Chains

This was the final release for the band before Layne Staleys untimely, but ultimately expected death. After wrestling for years with Heroin addiction, Layne ultimately succumbed and passed away, but not without leaving one last reminder of his majesterial voice. Even though this collection of songs isnt up to par with their classic 'Dirt', their is enough evidence here that Alice in Chains could have continued to scale the heights only if Layne could have fought off the demon. Songs such as 'Grind' and 'Heaven Beside You' are amongst the strongest the band have ever recorded (the latter being one of the bands most successful single releases) The ...  Read the complete review

Alice in Chains were one of the finest bands of their kind- and when I say kind, it's difficult to qualify the statement simply because I have no wish to lump them in with the Seattle Grunge movement which they somehow became part of. That's not because I have anything against the whole grunge scene- I like most of the bands of that type, and the whole movement occurred precisely at the time when the music industry was drifting nowhere and needed an injection of something. But I digress! Alice in Chains sounded nothing like their "peers" and produced albums of varying type and approach throughout their career. This really isn't the same kind of band ...  Read the complete review