Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Hey, You, Pass Me Down That Bottle

From the CD Project...

Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)

Grade: LOVE

Comments: Seven perfect, dark tracks all about trying to find a home. Cantrell's guitars are just lovely, as are Staley's vocals. The horns sound great and the strings rarely sound shlocky. Classic rock at its best. I love every one of the songs, but some of the highlights are the single "I Stay Away", the opener "Rotten Apple," (this crappy video gives a hint as to why Alice ended up being the band I saw live most often during the grunge years), and the uncharacteristically gentle "Don't Follow".

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