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- "Would?" This is the one. Cantrell wrote "Would?" about his late friend, and Mother Love Bone frontman, Andrew Wood, who died of a drug overdose in 1990 at just 24 years old.
- "Man in the Box" "Man in the Box" is by far the band's most popular song, and it deserves every single rock-radio spin that it receives. This Grammy-winning hit from Facelift features Staley's most recognizable vocal part, a wordless howl that weaves itself into the main guitar riff in a way that's tremendously catchy.
- "Rain When I Die" AIC usually prefer to traverse the back roads of metal, hard rock and alt-rock, but they also excelled at down-the-middle grunge. After a jammy, psychedelic intro with plenty of wah-wah pedal abuse, "Rain When I Die" contains the most early-Nineties Seattle chorus on Dirt, while also maintaining their own signature flair.
- "Them Bones" AIC can bring the fucking heavy, and "Them Bones" is one of their foremost crushers. With palm-muted metal chugs that recall Pantera, a monster truck of a hook and guitar tones that are smothered in muddy distortion, this sinewy Dirt banger is 10 tons of pure hard-rock destruction that still makes room for piercing reflections on mortality.
Alice in Chains / Parashar: 4:22 Live (December 5, 2000) December 22, 1990 Moore Theatre, Seattle: 3:32 Breath on a Window: Cantrell: The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (May 28, 2013) July 2011–December 2012 Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles: Raskulinecz / Alice in Chains 5:18 Brother: Cantrell: Sap (February 4, 1992) (Features guest vocals by ...
- Man In The Box (Facelift, 1990) There are so many great things about the first ‘proper’ single to be culled from Alice In Chains’ debut LP. The strange, abrasive musicality – combining down-tuned riffage, talkbox guitar, and almost gothically droning vocals – was unlike anything mainstream rock fans had been exposed to before.
- Them Bones (Dirt, 1992) The opening track from Dirt shrieked its way into the popular rock consciousness three decades ago and has echoed there ever since.
- Down In A Hole (Dirt, 1992) A comparatively tender offering written about the long-term love of his life, Courtney Clarke, the story has it that Jerry Cantrell almost didn’t present Down In A Hole to the rest of Alice In Chains as he was unsure it was the sort of material the collective wanted to perform.
- Nutshell (Jar Of Flies, 1994) The depth of feeling in Alice In Chains’ music is always above and beyond, but surely even the hardest of hearts get choked up listening to this achingly bittersweet Jar Of Flies classic. ‘
Their unique sound comes from the harmonized vocals of co-founders Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell, as showcased in some of their biggest songs like “No Excuses” from Jar of Flies, “Angry Chair”...
Alice In Chains. 7:05. Down in a Hole (Official HD Video) Alice In Chains. 5:37. No Excuses (Official HD Video) Alice In Chains. 4:14. Them Bones (Official HD Video) Alice In...