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Artists:
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6,825
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34,379
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288,632
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Song Views:
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43,940,701
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Reviews:
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10,300
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155,539
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Online Users:
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Angry Chair
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Submitted By: Big D
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It is primarily about Staley's time in rehab for heroin addiction.
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Angry Chair
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Submitted By: Big D
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Jerry Cantrell on the song, from the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection:
"Such a brilliant song. I'm very proud of Layne for writing it. When I've stepped up vocally in the past he's been so supportive, and here was a fine example of him stepping up with the guitar and writing a masterpiece."
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Bleed The Freak (Demo Version)
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Submitted By: Big D
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The song has been released 3 times in 3 different ways. The first being the Facelift version, the next being a demo off of the Alice in Chains box set Music Bank and the final being off of their Live album in 2000.
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Brother
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Submitted By: Big D
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Featuring Ann Wilson of Heart in backup vocals.
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Died
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Submitted By: Big D
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"Died" is the final Alice in Chains song recorded with lead singer Layne Staley, before his death (in 2002).
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Died
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Submitted By: Big D
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Previously unreleased
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Died
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Submitted By: Rockzilla
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The last song that Alice in Chains recorded with Layne Staley.
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Down In A Hole
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Submitted By: Big D
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Songwriter and guitarist Jerry Cantrell was at first hesitant to present the song to the band, feeling that the song was too soft, but after a positive response from the band, they followed through and recorded it, and it even became one of the five video-singles from the album.
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Fear The Voices
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Submitted By: Big D
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Fear the Voices is an outtake from the Dirt album, recorded in 1991. In stark contrast to the sound of Dirt, many fans consider this song to lean more towards the band's glam metal beginnings.
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Fear The Voices
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Submitted By: Rockzilla
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The last single that Alice in Chains released with Layne Staley. This song was an outtake from the seeions for their 1992 album, Dirt.
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Frogs
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Submitted By: Big D
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It is considered one of their most technical songs, featuring many displays of pinch harmonics, and odd scales. The song's sound and feel fit well on the album.
It is also well known for its quiet, synchronized lyrics from the 5:14 mark, and reflects front-man Layne Staley's vocals at their darkest. The lyrics for this part are not included in the booklet for the album.
It was also performed at their Unplugged performance, with Staley improvising much of the lyrics in the bridge section (as he may have done on the album). The performance of the song at Unplugged to this date is the only known live performance of the song with Layne Staley.
It is also their longest song reaching the 8:18 mark, and the Unplugged performance at 7:30 (also longer than any of their other songs).
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Get Born Again
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Submitted By: Big D
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One of the last two songs that Alice in Chains recorded with Layne Staley, The other being it's 'brother' song "Died."
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God Am
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Submitted By: Big D
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The song questions the existence of God, pointing out death and destruction and God seemingly doing nothing about it. This has led many people in the AIC fan community to believe that late AIC vocalist Layne Staley may have been an agnostic or atheist.
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God Smack
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Submitted By: Big D
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This is arguably the song that truly convinced fans that Layne Staley was addicted to heroin, as the lyrics quite plainly address addiction and heroin itself.
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Got Me Wrong
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Submitted By: Big D
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Jerry Cantrell performed it with the grunge band Stone Temple Pilots on one occasion.
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Grind
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Submitted By: Big D
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The song was the first single from the album, and seemed to address the various rumors that surrounded the band at the time. The opening lines, "In the darkest hole/You'd be well advised not to plan my funeral before the body dies," seem to be addressing the rumors that the band had broken up and the many rumors of Layne Staley's death that had occurred frequently around this time.
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Hate To Feel
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Submitted By: Big D
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Jerry Cantrell on the song, from the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection:
"Again, a lot of pride in seeing Layne grow as a guitarist and songwriter to create something so heavy. He's always been so honest in his songs, which is like all of us. We don't bullshit in our music, we always pushed each other to say it as it needed to be said. We've always been fully for letting it all out."
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Head Creeps
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Submitted By: Big D
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Jerry Cantrell, on the song, claimed it "scared the hell out of me how dark it came out. Honestly its one of those songs that just makes you shake when you hear it."
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Heaven Beside You
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Submitted By: Big D
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Heaven Beside You is a mid-tempo song that contrasts the general overall "heaviness" of the eponymous album.
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I Stay Away
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Submitted By: Big D
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The music video for "I Stay Away" is entirely stop-motion animation, featuring the band members in puppet form in a circus where all the performers are beset with unfortunate accidents. The video was directed by Nick Domkin, famous for his claymation film The Junky's Christmas.
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Iron Gland
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Submitted By: Limited On Death
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This track is a parody of the song "Iron man" by black Sabbath and the vocals are done by Tom Araya of Slayer as the band wanted the "Angel of Death" scream on their album
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Man In The Box
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Submitted By: Lucid Dreams
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Jerry Cantrell said of the song, "That whole beat and grind of that is when we started to find ourselves; it helped Alice become what it was.
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Man In The Box
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Submitted By: Big D
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The song was #19 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs and its solo was rated 77th greatest guitar solo by Guitar World. It is widely considered to be the band's signature song, even though it only peaked at #18 on the mainstream rock charts at the time of its release and did not come off of their signature album "Dirt".
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Nutshell
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Submitted By: Rockzilla
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Mike Inez's bass read "Friends don't let friends get Friend's haircuts". This phrase, although cryptic to most, referred to the members of Metallica who were in attendance at the show. Metallica was making one of their first public appearances after cutting their hair for the promo shots of their then upcoming album, Load.
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Nutshell (Unplugged)
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Submitted By: Big D
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Although never released as a single, it is still today one of Alice in Chains's best known songs. The song is notable for its emotional acoustic instrumentation and its electric guitar solo as well as its dark lyrics dealing with loneliness, despair, and death. It is considered a staple of grunge/alternative rock and a classic of the 90's as a whole.
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Over Now (Unplugged)
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Submitted By: Big D
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While the song was written by Jerry Cantrell about a failed relationship, many fans see this song as an eerie foreshadowing of the band's ultimate demise due to the fact that it is the closing track of their final studio album.
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Right Turn
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Submitted By: Rockzilla
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Right Turn features vocal support from Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Mark Arm of Mudhoney.
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Rooster
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Submitted By: Big D
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Jerry Cantrell on the song, from the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection:
"It was the start of the healing process between my Dad and I from all that damage that Vietnam caused. This was all my perception of his experiences out there. The first time I ever heard him talk about it was when we made the video and he did a 45 minute interview with Mark Pellington and I was amazed he did it. He was totally cool, totally calm, accepted it all and had a good time doing it. It even brought him to the point of tears. It was beautiful. He said it was a weird experience, a sad experience and he hoped that nobody else had to go through it."
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Rotten Apple
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Submitted By: Rockzilla
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Original promo copies of this EP included rubber flies inside the CD tray.
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Sea Of Sorrow (Demo Version)
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Submitted By: Big D
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Two videos for the single were created: the first which was the one the band eventually decided to release, is shot mostly in black and white. The second (and ultimately discarded) version in color and features the band playing in multicolored spotlights. Layne Staley also has most of his dreadlocks cut off, but some intact, giving him an odd hairstyle not seen in any other Alice in Chains videos. In both videos, about two minutes is cut from the song. The second part of Jerry Cantrell's solo is eliminated, as is the second verse.
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Sludge Factory
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Submitted By: Rockzilla
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During the original performance of Sludge Factory, Layne Staley had to stop the song, as he had forgotten the words.
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Them Bones
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Submitted By: Big D
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Jerry Cantrell on the song, from the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection: "I was just thinking about mortality, that one of these days we'll end up a pile of bones. It's a thought for every human being, whether you believe in an after-life or that when we die, that's it. The thought that all the beautiful things and knowledge and experiences you've been through just end when you end scares me, the thought that when you close your eyes for good, it's gone forever."
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We Die Young
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Submitted By: Lucid Dreams
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Jerry Cantrell has said I'd just temporarily moved in with Susan Silver because Sean and I had just had a fight. So I was riding the bus to rehearsal and I saw all these 9, 10, 11 year old kids with beepers dealing drugs. The sight of a 10 year old kid with a beeper and a cell phone dealing drugs equaled "We Die Young" to me.
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We Die Young
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Submitted By: Big D
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Jerry Cantrell on the song, from the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection: "I'd just temporarily moved in with Susan Silver because Sean and I had just had a fight. So I was riding the bus to rehearsal and I saw all these 9, 10, 11 year old kids with beepers dealing drugs. The sight of a 10 year old kid with a beeper and a cell phone dealing drugs equaled 'We Die Young' to me."
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What The Hell Have I
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Submitted By: MurderCapital
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This song was originally written for the album "Dirt", but was released as a single from the "Last Action Hero" soundtrack in 1993.
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Would?
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Submitted By: Big D
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Jerry Cantrell said of the song,
“ I was thinking a lot about Andrew Wood at the time. We always had a great time when we did hang out, much like Chris Cornell and I do. There was never really a serious moment or conversation, it was all fun. Andy was a hilarious guy, full of life and it was really sad to lose him. But I always hate people who judge the decisions others make. So it was also directed towards people who pass judgments. "
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