Alice in Chains - Sap
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Free Music Review: after listening to this, i will never be the same
Hit: 5 Stars
released before dirt and after facelift, this album was a sleeper hit. the reason for this is because no one knew it was out. i went to the record store and there was this AIC album i never saw before. already knowing(& loving) facelift, i picked it up.the band wanted to experiment so there was no promotion for this album. it blew up due to word of mouth. filled with guest appeareances from chris cornell, members of heart and mark arm of mudhoney, this album is acoustic and quiet in a somber way.
this is one tremendous and eerie album. slow bass lines, guitar added more to spice things up than anything, laid back drums at times all give this album such a great vibe. layne's voice sounds great as always. only 5 songs long, it is almost mandatory you get this if your a self respecting rock fan.
Free Music Review: Indeed, Less is more
Hit: 5 Stars
The first of two Ep's by alice in chains being 1994's "jar of flies" and 1992's "sap." Both are exceptionaly good, but the crisp/muddy sometimes riffs of there studio meterial is of an absence on here. Except for track 2, "got me wrong" which may very well possibly be one of the most underrated alice in chains tunes in there carrer. The only problem with this is the recording quality, they could of turned up the guitars and the vocals just a tab bit more, but oh well I find that more to be part of the experience.Only 4 songs, but 5 star tunes. Sap starts off with "brother" with it's highly rythmyic yet sorta erie type vocals from stayley. The only main base electic tune, "got me wrong" is one of the main reason why I bought this, almost as if a b-side to facelift. "right turn" is definetly a treat for grunge fans and AIC fans alike, features chris cornell of soundgarden and mark arm of mudhoney and hearing them all going on the vocals is pretty much musical bliss. The soft and somber "am I inside" is a apt closeing for sap, dark but good. While hidden track #5 is a little out of place, but I find it houmourous.
Free Music Review: Amazing talent
Hit: 5 Stars
Sap is a 5 song EP that Alice in Chains recorded on some down time after touring for Facelift, and i must say it truly is excellent. Everything is perfect about this album, Layne's(RIP) vocals, Jerry's guitar work is true perfection and the rhythm section is truly awesome, not to mention guest appearances on track 3 'Right Turn' by Mark Arm of Mudhoney and THE singer, Chris Cornell are perfect additions
However despite the four absolutely awe-inspiring main tracks, somehow they took acid and recorded a really bad song for a bonus track which is basically the band mucking around, it really is out of place on this album
But this album is worth getting for the four tracks alone, it was the first alice in chains album i had ever heard, which was about 3 or 4 months ago and now they are my favourite band.
Also i'd recommend getting this version of SAP instead of the one that i got, it's Jar Of Flies with SAP as a bonus disc, which sucks because you don't get the sap booklet
Free Music Review: Short but Sweet
Hit: 5 Stars
As a die hard AIC fan, I really love this CD. This is similar to Jar Of Flies, and it shows AIC stretching their boundaries, and all the musicians are in top form, along with a high profile guest on one of the tracks (Chris Cornell). Buy this CD now, you definitely won't regret it. If you're new to AIC, this is a great place to start.Free Music Review: Short But Sweet
Hit: 4 Stars
Although Sap has "4" songs on it, (i put quotes around four beacause there is a bonus song "love song"), its one of the best cds i've ever heard.My only problem with Sap is the fact that the production isnt that good. The instruments could be turned up just a tad. But oh well.
Sap has 2 of my all time favorite Alice Songs
Brother: Arguably Alice's best song. I LOVE THIS SONG. I would recommend anyone buy this cd just for this song. The only thing better than this version is the unplugged version (where jerry's vocal skills are nigh perfect).
Got me Wrong: Not one of my favorite Alice songs, but it will grow on you. Especially what jerry does with the guitars during the chorus.
Right turn: Another of my Favorite Alice songs. It features Mark Arm of Mudhoney and the Chris Cornell of the Mighty Soundgarden. Wow. I love this song. Whats not to love about Cornell, Arm, Jerry and Layne all singing?
Am I Inside: the darkest song on the album. Probably cuz layne wrote it. But whatever the reason, i dont like the guitars in this one, so its an okay selection. Listenable, but just as easily skipped.
Thats it for the official songs. If this were just Brother, Got me Wrong, and Right turn, i would give Sap 5 stars withouth hesitation, but Am i Inside is included. So deduction of one star.
If you dont have it already, you should purchase Jar of Flies along w/Sap. Its even better than Sap.