Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
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Artist: Alice in ChainsBrand: ALICE IN CHAINS
Edition: Music CD
Format: EP
CD Release Date: 1994-01-25
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Rotten Apple
- Nutshell
- I Stay Away
- No Excuses
- Whale & Wasp
- Don't Follow
- Swing on This
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Free Music Review: I had a hard time figuring out this e.p.
Hit: 4 Stars
I remember the first night I heard "No Excuses" I was delivering a pizza, and I couldn't figure out at first if it was electric, or acoustic because the production is that stripped down. That's the way it is on all these songs, and it's not a bad thing. I at first thought it was done up in the same fashion as "SAP" was in 92, but then when I heard the guitar solo on "No Excuses" I knew it was electric; it was just missing the grunge. Not saying that Alice left the grunge scene behind them the first song on here "Rotten Apple" is still rather grungy, and so is "Nutshell". "I Stay Away's" video should've won for best video of the year in 94 as it looked like one of those claymation puppets that Rankin/Bass are responsible for exposing to the world. "I Stay Away" is probably the most adventurous the group ever got as they incorporated a string section into the song which makes it "Classic Rock". However, the best is saved for last as the group takes on jazz with "Swing On This". I don't know why this was released unless it was a tie over until Layne Staley got out of rehab for battling the heroin demon, or if this was planned, but regardless it made it to number 1 on the album charts making Alice In Chains one of the big groups of grunge. This would cement them as the third most important group in Seattle's music heritage(mind you Soundgarden and Pearl Jam will always be numbers 1 and 2). Unfortunately, grunge would die out on April 8th, 1994 as Kurt Cobain would die, so this is a peer into the future of grunge, and still retaining the edge. It's definitely worth a check out.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: ALICE IN CHAINS
Title: JAR OF FLIES
Street Release Date: 01/25/1994
Genre: ROCK/POP
While not their most definitive album (that honor belongs to 1992's Dirt), Jar of Flies represents an important step in Alice in Chains' recording career. Witness "I Stay Away," which is made up of equal portions of hummable guitar riffs and the spookier, scarier, more grinding elements that most fans associate with Alice in Chains. This song most clearly delineates the dichotomy that was a highlight of the band's sound--Jerry Cantrell's listenable tunes and often gorgeous arrangements (just listen to what he does with "Whale & Wasp"!) and Layne Staley's growling vocals, which are just the teeniest bit flat. The collection as a whole, brief as it is, has an elegance that's unusual for metal. --Genevieve Williams
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