Dirt (album)
Dirt is a grunge album by Alice in Chains, released in October of 1992 (see 1992 in music).
The band's breakthrough album, Dirt is widely regarded as Alice in Chains' best album, and classic from the golden age of grunge. Recorded while lead singer Layne Staley was suffering through a heroin addiction, the album's gloomy, drug-addicted music helped turn it into a hit, reaching #6 on Billboard's 200 albums chart.
The songs "Sickman", "Junkhead", and "Dirt" are based on Staley's experiences with heroin. The song "Rooster" is based on the experiences of Jerry Cantrell's father, who fought in the Vietnam war; the name was his nickname as a soldier.
"Iron Gland", the untitled track before "Hate to Feel", features vocals by Tom Araya of Slayer, who the band brought in so he could provide an Angel of Death scream.
Track listing
- "Them Bones" (Cantrell) - 2:30
- "Dam That River" (Cantrell) - 3:09
- "Rain When I Die" (Cantrell/Kinney/Staley/Starr) - 6:01
- "Down in a Hole" (Cantrell) - 5:38
- "Sickman" (Cantrell/Staley) - 5:29
- "Rooster" (Cantrell) - 6:15
- "Junkhead" (Cantrell/Staley) - 5:09
- "Dirt" (Cantrell/Staley) - 5:16
- "God Smack" (Cantrell/Staley) - 3:50
- Untitled ("Iron Gland") (Staley) - :43
- "Hate to Feel" (Staley) - 5:16
- "Angry Chair" (Staley) - 4:47
- "Would?" (Cantrell) - 3:27
"Iron Gland" is also known as "Intro (Dream Sequence)". Some versions feature "Down in a Hole" as the second last track.
Personnel
- Alice in Chains - Producer
- Tom Araya - Vocals on "Iron Gland"
- Jerry Cantrell - Guitar, Vocals
- Bryan Carlstrom - Engineer
- Annette Cisneros - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Dave Jerden - Producer, Mixing
- Sean Kinney - Drums
- Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
- Layne Staley - Guitar, Vocals
- Mike Starr - Bass
- Ulrich Wild - Assistant Engineer
- Rocky Schenck - Photography
- Mary Maurer - Art Direction
- Doug Erb - Design
- Steve Hall - Mastering
Charting singles
1992 Them Bones Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 24
1992 Them Bones Modern Rock Tracks No. 30
1993 Angry Chair Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 34
1993 Rooster Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 7
1993 Angry Chair Modern Rock Tracks No. 27
1993 Down In A Hole Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 10
1994 Down In A Hole Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 11
1996 Would? Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 19
Referenced By
1990s | 1993 in music | Alice In Chains | Dirt | List of albums | List of best grunge music albums | List of definitive grunge albums | List of grunge albums | List of grunge music albums | List of most influential grunge albums | List of most notable grunge albums | Music of Washington | Music of the United States (1980s to the present) | Tom Araya
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