Jerry Cantrell - Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2
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Artist: Jerry CantrellBrand: CANTRELL,JERRY
Edition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2002-12-10
Music Label: Roadrunner Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Psychotic Break
- Basement Howard Hughes
- Owned
- Angel Eyes
- Solitude
- Mother's Spinning In Her Grave (Glass Dick Jones)
- Hellbound
- Spiderbite
- Pro False Idol
- Feel The Void
- Locked On
- Gone
- Castaway
- Chemical Tribe
- What It Takes
- Dying Inside
- Siddhartha
- Hurts Don't It?
- She Was My Girl
- Pig Charmer
- Anger Rising
- S.O.S.
- Give It A Name
- Thanks Anyway
- 31/32
Free Music Notes for Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2
Free Music Review: probably the best album since 2000. yeah, its that good.
Hit: 5 Stars
post-grunge. that phrase right there also means 'the death of good music' in most people's eyes. grunge (or alternative in general of that time frame...i mean you cant call the smashing pumpkins grunge and they are one of the best alternative bands ever and they got big at the same time AIC did...) was the explosion of alternative rock in the early 90's that had the chance to bring forth another golden age of rock, but internal struggles tore it all down before its true potential could be reached (imagine breaking up led zeppelin right after 3, or the beatles right after revolver). nirvana's implosion is documented enough for the world, the world still doesnt know why soundgarden or the smashing pumpkins called it quits...but perhaps the most tragic tale of grunge death is that of alice in chains.
alice in chains were the most metallic, heavy (although badmotorfinger soundgarden gives them a run for their money in that category), and just, DOWN band of grunge. alice in chains focused writing sounds to match their personal troubles-specifically, a tragic heroin addiction on the part of layne staley. Layne got bad-real bad. and after AIC's self titled, they simply couldnt tour. or even get in the studio. it was sad, but still the brains behind the AIC operation-mr. jerry cantrell-wasnt so disabled from recording. cantrell released a solo album 'boggy depot'-which i admit i still havent heard yet-but plan on hearing-and in 2002 jerry released 2 versions of his sophmore try- degradation trip, the one disc version and the, as you will see, far superior 2 disc version.
in fact, this 2 disc version is so superior to the one disc version, it astounds me how someone would settle for the one disc version at all. this 2-disc version is so good-beats anything since the start of the millenium, it beats binaurial and riot act (both of which i loved), it beats mesmerize and toxicity, it even beats NILE's astounding 'in their darkened shrines' and new 'annhiliation of the wicked' (2 must haves for any Death metal fan). simply put, if this was done as an AIC album (say released in 1997-2 years after their last album), it would have not only, in my mind, saved grunge, but also been AIC's biggest album by far.
-disc 1-
1. psychotic break-10/10-incredible guitar layering on this one, will bring a smile to any AIC fan
2. Bargain basement...-8/10-a bit of a letdown, but a nice crunchy, sludgy number
3. owned-9/10-like a much improved bargain basement, like the lyrics
4. angel eyes-10/10-amazing song, HOW THE HELL ISNT THIS A ROCK RADIO STAPLE? it astounds me...
5. solitude-9/10-a pretty acoustic number, just like all good alternative somber songs, it manages to both make you feel the singer's pain AND be able to hum along and sing like any rock song too...
6. mother's spinning in her grave-10/10-great rocker here, sounds like a very eclectic sequel to 'godsmack'
7. hellbound-10/10-WOW. this is a definetly pissed off, dank, murky AIC update. this would fit great with anything on dirt-and good god that intro is badass.
8. spiderbite-9/10-crunchy and maybe over-distorted, spiderbite rocks, and the chorus is jarring and totally comes out of nowhere.
9. pro-false idol-8/10-its good, take my word for it, but it seems this song just overlasts its welcome, its over 7 minutes long-but the lyrics most definetly about layne save it.
10. feel the void-10/10-among the most creepy on the disc-never explodes into a cantrell-esque metal/grunge rocker, it just jars you and doesnt stop.
11. locked on-9/10-i compare this to owned-they seem like brother and sister songs, but locked on's sudden change is much more affective than owned's.
12. gone-10+/10- whoa. this is truly a tearjerker, it seems as if this song was written SPECIFICALLY for when layne kicked the can, and may just be the best on the 2-disc set.
-disc 2-
1. castaway-10/10-another great rocker, creepy intro and sick lyrics that take a disturbing take on being isolated-the 'cracked lips' line always gets me...
2. chemical tribe-10+/10- another incredible song, chemical tribe shows what jerry can really do, and in a shocking way, with the 'bitchslapped' chorus infesting your mind with its catchyness...
3. what it takes 10+/10-have i said disc 2 was better? because without a doubt it is. what it takes is an acoustic song done just oddly-with a great wordless chorus (jerrys good at those)
4. Dying Inside-8/10-starts off great, then shifts to acoustic, then powers back up to distorted metal-but it never really reverts back to the insane shifts, which is why it only got an 8
5. siddhartha-9/10-hints of psychodelia? in jerry cantrell? odd. again shows how diverse cantrell is with this 2-disc format
6. hurts, dont it?-*/10-i dont rate instrumentals, but dang this one is awesome.
7. she was my girl-7/10- too commercial. it rocks, but it seems so out of place with the rest of the songs here.
8. pig charmer-10/10-nice return to form. catchy, long, and a big F*ck you to the rock star lifestyle
9. Anger rising- 10+/10-by far one of the best rockers on here, this song is literally on the levels of man in the box or junkhead- its catchy, it thrashes, it'll make you jump around and scream the lyrics.
10. SOS-9/10- great, not as crunchy as anger rising, but sick, just disturbing lyrics here
11. give it a name-9/10-actually, this is a quite nice change of pace-shorter (only 4 minutes-compared to 8-6-5 minutes for the last 3 songs) and it once again rocks.
12. thanks anyway-8/10-this is really the only song i havent completely analyzed yet to tell the truth...i seem to skip it to always hear:
13. 31/32-10+/10- like gone's tougher older brother, its not as emotional as that one, but it packs one hell of an emotional punch and it never overstays its welcome, even if it's over 7 mins long.
simply put, i cannot give this any higher reccomendation. to any AIC fan, alternative fan, metal fan, or especially grunge fan, pick this up ASAP!
Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 Poster
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Media Type: CD
Artist: CANTRELL,JERRY
Title: VOL. 1-2-DEGRADATION TRIP
Street Release Date: 12/10/2002
Genre: ROCK/POP
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