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Alice In Chains - Dirt



8.9 | 962 votes |
Release date: 29 September 1992
Style: Grunge , Heavy metal

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01. Them Bones
02. Dam That River
03. Rain When I Die
04. Down In A Hole
05. Sickman
06. Rooster
07. Junkhead
08. Dirt
09. God Smack
10. Iron Gland (Unlisted) [feat Tom Araya]
11. Hate To Feel
12. Angry Chair
13. Would?

Top 20 albums of 1992: 3
Top 200 albums of all time: 49

Guest review by
Nosurper
Rating:
9.7
Dirt is a cathartic classic and an album that deserves a review of some kind. Haunting harmonies encompass lyrics that depreciate and belittle. Their vocal tones can truly hypnotize the listener. Yes, Alice In Chains waste no time in shoveling the weight of their sound onto you, with "Them Bones", providing a summary of the themes of the album. "I believe them bones are me."

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published 29.09.2012 | Comments (12)

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05.07.2011 - 19:25
Rating: 9
Cynic Metalhead
Paisa Vich Nasha
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05.07.2011 - 19:31
JD
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One of the best albums in the history of grunge.
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09.10.2011 - 23:18
Cuca Beludo
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I noticed that most of the metalheads that listen to Grunge preffer Alice In Chains than any other grunge band. Peoples who listen to Rock preffer Pearl Jam than any other grunge band... So... What about Nirvava? They're not the most succesfull band in the scene? And why Stone Temple Pilots isn't featured in MS? STP kick the ass of any other grunge band!
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09.10.2011 - 23:23
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by Guest on 09.10.2011 at 23:18

I noticed that most of the metalheads that listen to Grunge preffer Alice In Chains than any other grunge band. Peoples who listen to Rock preffer Pearl Jam than any other grunge band... So... What about Nirvava? They're not the most succesfull band in the scene? And why Stone Temple Pilots isn't featured in MS? STP kick the ass of any other grunge band!

STP were mostly copycats, albeit very enjoyable copycats. I'd take Pearl Jam over all other grunge bands. I'd also say that Soundgarden would be the favourite of metalheads as they're the most metal (hence why they're on here and Nirvana and STP are not).
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09.10.2011 - 23:29
Cuca Beludo
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Written by Guest on 09.10.2011 at 23:23

Written by Guest on 09.10.2011 at 23:18

I noticed that most of the metalheads that listen to Grunge preffer Alice In Chains than any other grunge band. Peoples who listen to Rock preffer Pearl Jam than any other grunge band... So... What about Nirvava? They're not the most succesfull band in the scene? And why Stone Temple Pilots isn't featured in MS? STP kick the ass of any other grunge band!

Soundgarden would be the favourite of metalheads as they're the most metal (hence why they're on here and Nirvana and STP are not).


I agree in this passage.
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10.10.2011 - 01:47
Rating: 10
Susan
Smeghead
Ahh, Dirt. One of the most perfect albums ever recorded.

And agreed with the statement that most metalheads prefer Alice In Chains to other grunge bands. AIC has always had not only a much heavier edge, but a visceral aspect that many other grunge bands lacked. That's what we metalheads crave, I'd say.
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"A life all mine
Is what I choose
At the end of my days"
--The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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10.10.2011 - 02:44
Rating: 10
Angelic Storm
Melodious
I've always said that AIC were only lumped in with other grunge bands because of where they came from, rather than their actual sound. This album in particular is far more metal than anything else, the influence of Sabbath on a lot of the riffing is undeniable. The album itself is a caustic, vicious, despairing, but also beautiful masterpiece. Definitely one of my fave albums of all time.

And I agree with the above comment about Soundgarden.
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10.10.2011 - 09:41
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
AIC and SOundgarden took their influences from metal whereas Nirvana mostly from punk, same for Mudhoney btw.
Especially AIC's Facelift is almost pure metal more so than Dirt
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10.10.2011 - 10:07
JCJen7

I think it does sound a lot like other 'grunge' bands at the time, but yeah it was definately a lot more on the metal side, while Nirvana took a lot more punk and sometimes noise influences.
However, to me it does have that kinda wierd vibe to it, that bands like Soundgarden especially shared, espeically in the way the vocals were presented.
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30.10.2011 - 18:21
Rating: 9
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Me likey
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24.01.2012 - 17:00
Cuca Beludo
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Written by Boxcar Willy on 30.10.2011 at 18:21

Me likey


Me too.
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04.02.2012 - 04:40
Rating: 9
Evil Chip

I still like the self named the most. Very good album though.
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01.03.2012 - 20:48
Rating: 9
Korah

Would you love Would ?
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05.03.2012 - 04:19
Cuca Beludo
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Written by Korah on 01.03.2012 at 20:48

Would you love Would ?


Of course! My favorite AiC song
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03.05.2012 - 17:48
Rating: 9
musicalkaratekid

It may be predictable to say, but 'Dirt' is a monumental album, not merely of the grunge genre, but of 90's metal itself. So much groove and heaviness is contained within this album it's hard not to bang your head whenever possible. Opening madly enough with 'Them Bones' and closing almost grandiosely with the sensual yet mysterious 'Would?', there isn't a single instance where this album disappoints the listener. Some may get tired of the slower songs midway through the album, but a few more listens and it is certainly worthwhile to see the variation in sound here. Oh, and another thing, i was born in the year that this album was released, significantly on the same date that Layne Staley was born. Coincidence it may be, but Staley was blessed with a beautiful voice, so it seems.
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01.06.2012 - 01:22
neiluria

I worship!
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13.06.2012 - 09:56
Rating: 10
Ace Frawley
The Spaceman
This is all killer, no filler. Remember seeing them live in Sydney when they were touring in support of this album. Great show. And I saw Layne Staley and Mike Inez in Kings Cross later that night and they both signed my tour t-shirt, which was nice of them. Still got it, of course.
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13.06.2012 - 18:53
Rating: 10
Susan
Smeghead
Written by Ace Frawley on 13.06.2012 at 09:56

This is all killer, no filler. Remember seeing them live in Sydney when they were touring in support of this album. Great show. And I saw Layne Staley and Mike Inez in Kings Cross later that night and they both signed my tour t-shirt, which was nice of them. Still got it, of course.


That's amazing. I am so jealous
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At the end of my days"
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03.09.2012 - 00:07
Hel

By far my favourite album, and Alice In Chains were the first band I liked.
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19.09.2012 - 21:17
Rating: 10
Angry Chair

This album is in a league of its own. If you have not heard it go and listen NOW.

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- Denis Diderot
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17.11.2012 - 13:03
megadeath13
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What a timeless classic from Alice in Chains, It should get much more attention than the overrated Nirvana
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16.07.2013 - 03:33
Rating: 8
CobiWan1993
Secundum Filium
An excellent slab of 90s Grunge/Metal! So many awesome songs to choose off of this one (including "Them Bones" which I first heard off of ATV Offroad Fury for the PS2, and was my first exposure to them). Amazing stuff.
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Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe (Lao Tzu).
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16.07.2013 - 04:43
Rating: 9
Unhealer
Eclecticist
Written by CobiWan1993 on 16.07.2013 at 03:33

An excellent slab of 90s Grunge/Metal! So many awesome songs to choose off of this one (including "Them Bones" which I first heard off of ATV Offroad Fury for the PS2, and was my first exposure to them). Amazing stuff.


Similar as my case, only that I heard it in GTA San Andreas on Radio X.
Didn't know that was AIC until a couple years later, good times.
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16.07.2013 - 14:22
Rating: 8
CobiWan1993
Secundum Filium
Written by Unhealer on 16.07.2013 at 04:43

Written by CobiWan1993 on 16.07.2013 at 03:33

An excellent slab of 90s Grunge/Metal! So many awesome songs to choose off of this one (including "Them Bones" which I first heard off of ATV Offroad Fury for the PS2, and was my first exposure to them). Amazing stuff.


Similar as my case, only that I heard it in GTA San Andreas on Radio X.
Didn't know that was AIC until a couple years later, good times.


Yeah, I didn't know the song playing in the background was Alice in Chains until several years later or so, since I was a little kid at the time and wasn't aware enough to know who AiC was. I just remembered how the music sounded and was like "oh yeah! I remember playing to that!".
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23.10.2013 - 20:50
Lião
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Written by Unhealer on 16.07.2013 at 04:43

Written by CobiWan1993 on 16.07.2013 at 03:33

An excellent slab of 90s Grunge/Metal! So many awesome songs to choose off of this one (including "Them Bones" which I first heard off of ATV Offroad Fury for the PS2, and was my first exposure to them). Amazing stuff.


Similar as my case, only that I heard it in GTA San Andreas on Radio X.
Didn't know that was AIC until a couple years later, good times.


My case is similar as well. I first heard this song on Guitar Hero 2
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27.01.2014 - 09:45
Zap
Guest
Terribly average album
Don't see why everyone thinks this is so great.
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28.01.2014 - 03:28
Rating: 10
Ace Frawley
The Spaceman
Written by Zap on 27.01.2014 at 09:45

Terribly average album
Don't see why everyone thinks this is so great.


If you can't see why it's great, then I don't think anyone can really explain it to you.
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28.01.2014 - 11:43
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
A totally brilliant album.
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Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
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28.01.2014 - 16:29
Zap
Guest
Written by Ace Frawley on 28.01.2014 at 03:28

If you can't see why it's great, then I don't think anyone can really explain it to you.

Well, people could explain what they think is great about it, but I doubt I'd agree.
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30.01.2014 - 03:20
Rating: 10
Ace Frawley
The Spaceman
Written by Zap on 28.01.2014 at 16:29

Written by Ace Frawley on 28.01.2014 at 03:28

If you can't see why it's great, then I don't think anyone can really explain it to you.

Well, people could explain what they think is great about it, but I doubt I'd agree.


The review by Nosurper is worth reading, but yes, I agree with you - are are unlikely to agree with someone who rates the album a 9 or 10.
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