"Grind" was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.
"Again" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.
Much
like the overcast and murky weather that Seattle is known for, Alice In
Chains' music is dour, plumbing the darker side of life that's
cluttered with dashed hopes and inner turmoil. The group's self-titled
third album continues along this path, peppered by Layne Staley's
nihilistic lyrics and guitarist Jerry Cantrell's weighty playing. The
three-legged dog on the cover guarantees that no warm and fuzzy
feelings will get aroused.
When Staley states "How proud are you
being able/To gather faith from fable?" on "God Am," he reflects the
feelings of the displaced generation AIC sing to. Elsewhere, imagery of
drug addiction floats through "Sludge Factory," as Cantrell's plodding
riffs and the sound of a disjointed conversation paint an aural picture
of nodding out. The darkened hues coloring the sound of ALICE IN CHAINS
make it a perfect rainy-day record.
Release Date - 11/07/1995
Label - Columbia (USA)
| TRACKS |
| 1 |
Grind |
| 2 |
Brush Away |
| 3 |
Sludge Factory |
| 4 |
Heaven Beside You |
| 5 |
Head Creeps |
| 6 |
Again |
| 7 |
Shame In You |
| 8 |
God Am |
| 9 |
So Close |
| 10 |
Nothin' Song |
| 11 |
Frogs |
| 12 |
Over Now |
