Product Description: No Description Available No Track Information Available Media Type: CD Artist: ALICE IN CHAINS Title: JAR OF FLIES Street Release Date: 01/25/1994 Domestic Genre: ROCK/POP
Amazon.com: While not their most definitive album (that honor belongs to 1992's Dirt), Jar of Flies represents an important step in Alice in Chains' recording career. Witness "I Stay Away," which is made up of equal portions of hummable guitar riffs and the spookier, scarier, more grinding elements that most fans associate with Alice in Chains. This song most clearly delineates the dichotomy that was a highlight of the band's sound--Jerry Cantrell's listenable tunes and often gorgeous arrangements (just listen to what he does with "Whale & Wasp"!) and Layne Staley's growling vocals, which are just the teeniest bit flat. The collection as a whole, brief as it is, has an elegance that's unusual for metal. --Genevieve Williams
Binding: Audio CD Brand: ALICE IN CHAINS EAN: 0074645762821 Format: EP Item Dimensions:23 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony MPN: 57628 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: January 25, 1994 Studio: Sony
Customer Reviews
I had a hard time figuring out this e.p.
I remember the first night I heard "No Excuses" I was delivering a pizza, and I couldn't figure out at first if it was electric, or acoustic because the production is that stripped down. That's the way it is on all these songs, and it's not a bad thing. I at first thought it was done up in the same fashion as "SAP" was in 92, but then when I heard the guitar solo on "No Excuses" I knew it was electric; it was just missing the grunge. Not saying that Alice left the grunge scene behind them the first ... Read More