DIRT is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains and was released on September 29, 1992, through Columbia Records. Peaking at number six on the Billboard 200, the album was well received by music critics and has since been certified four-times platinum by the RIAA, making DIRT the band's highest selling album to date.
The album spawned five singles: "Would?," "Them Bones," "Angry Chair," "Rooster," and "Down in a Hole." The songs on the album focused on depression, drug use, war, death, and other emotionally heavy topics.
The recording of DIRT began in the spring of 1992. Producer Dave Jerden, who had previously worked with the band on their debut, FACELIFT, wanted to work with them again. He admired vocalist Layne Staley's lyrics and voice, and lead guitarist Jerry Cantrell's guitar riffs. For the songs "Them Bones," "Rain When I Die," "Down in a Hole," "Dirt," and "Would?," Cantrell brought in his black Gibson Les Paul and an amplifier he had bought when he was seventeen which had much heavier distortion than any amplifier he had used in the past. DIRT was recorded at Eldorado Recording Studio in Burbank, California, London Bridge Studio in Seattle, and One on One Studios in Los Angeles from March to May 1992.
Brutal and hard but exciting and surprisingly melodic, DIRT made Alice In Chains national stars in 1992 after being around the Seattle alternative rock scene for many years. They produce a blindingly together sound, with the bass of Mike Starr able to switch between following the bass drum beat and cloning Jerry Cantrell's guitar note for note, albeit a few octaves lower. They have such polish that they are often reminiscent of the heyday of Led Zeppelin.
Alice In Chains:
Layne Staley (vocals, guitar) Jerry Cantrell (vocals, guitar) Michael Starr (bass) Sean Kinney (drums).
Additional personnel:
Tom Araya (background vocals).
Track Listing:
1. Them Bones - 2:30 2. Dam That River - 3:09 3. Rain When I Die - 6:01 4. Down in a Hole - 5:38 5. Sickman - 5:29 6. Rooster - 6:15 7. Junkhead - 5:09 8. Dirt - 5:16 9. God Smack - 3:50 10. Iron Gland - :43 11. Hate to Feel - 5:16 12. Angry Chair - 4:47 13. Would? - 3:27
Dirt (1992)
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Album Description:
DIRT is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains and was released on September 29, 1992, through Columbia Records. Peaking at number six on the Billboard 200, the album was well received by music critics and has since been certified four-times platinum by the RIAA, making DIRT the band's highest selling album to date.
The album spawned five singles: "Would?," "Them Bones," "Angry Chair," "Rooster," and "Down in a Hole." The songs on the album focused on depression, drug use, war, death, and other emotionally heavy topics.
The recording of DIRT began in the spring of 1992. Producer Dave Jerden, who had previously worked with the band on their debut, FACELIFT, wanted to work with them again. He admired vocalist Layne Staley's lyrics and voice, and lead guitarist Jerry Cantrell's guitar riffs. For the songs "Them Bones," "Rain When I Die," "Down in a Hole," "Dirt," and "Would?," Cantrell brought in his black Gibson Les Paul and an amplifier he had bought when he was seventeen which had much heavier distortion than any amplifier he had used in the past. DIRT was recorded at Eldorado Recording Studio in Burbank, California, London Bridge Studio in Seattle, and One on One Studios in Los Angeles from March to May 1992.
Brutal and hard but exciting and surprisingly melodic, DIRT made Alice In Chains national stars in 1992 after being around the Seattle alternative rock scene for many years. They produce a blindingly together sound, with the bass of Mike Starr able to switch between following the bass drum beat and cloning Jerry Cantrell's guitar note for note, albeit a few octaves lower. They have such polish that they are often reminiscent of the heyday of Led Zeppelin.
Alice In Chains:
Layne Staley (vocals, guitar)
Jerry Cantrell (vocals, guitar)
Michael Starr (bass)
Sean Kinney (drums).
Additional personnel:
Tom Araya (background vocals).
Track Listing:
1. Them Bones - 2:30
2. Dam That River - 3:09
3. Rain When I Die - 6:01
4. Down in a Hole - 5:38
5. Sickman - 5:29
6. Rooster - 6:15
7. Junkhead - 5:09
8. Dirt - 5:16
9. God Smack - 3:50
10. Iron Gland - :43
11. Hate to Feel - 5:16
12. Angry Chair - 4:47
13. Would? - 3:27