Facelift

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This record features songs that show each member’s individual talent, including Layne Staley’s vocal range, which made him one of the most iconic singers of all time. The band Alice in Chains broke up temporarily after the untimely death of their lead singer, Layne Staley from a drug overdose. They took a bit of time off and then reconnected with a new front runner to produce some more music and tour. Facelift is another iconic album from Alice in Chains that you should consider purchasing or hunting for on vinyl. Facelift was the album that introduced Alice In Chains to the world and contains their first hit single, “Man in the Box.” Discography – Dirt". Aliceinchains.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-03 . Retrieved 2008-02-09.

The album was released in 1992—a time when grunge was still going strong but had already started to shift from its early days of pure aggression towards something more melodic and less abrasive. Great box set here with a few minor quibbles: The clear plastic on the cover is quite flimsy. It's super thin, so you'll want to handle the box top (lid) with care. Speaking of, would it have killed them to make the lid cover the entire box? As is, it just seems awkward that the box rests on it when it's on it's side, but on the plus side, the lid is easier to get off otherwise. Also, the prints of the guys are on some of the cheapest paper ever. For the price, I would have expected they would've been printed on something more high quality. These look like someone ran them off their office printer. Cheap cheap cheap. And finally, the colored overlays are cool I guess, but after seeing them, they serve no purpose whatsoever. They could've cut the price (or printed the band member photos on better paper!) by just having one transparency instead or some other design. Annnnd...finally...would it have killed them to actually print the lyrics in some font in addition to the artsy-fartsy one that's actually readable in the book? The book is great and all, but it's content is spread out so much that it's like they were desperately trying to pad it out to make a decent sized book. Top Album – Classifica settimanale WK 3 (dal 15.01.2021 al 21.01.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved January 22, 2021. a b c de Sola, David (August 4, 2015). Alice in Chains: The Untold Story. Thomas Dunne Books. pp.126–128. ISBN 978-1250048073. Matrix / Runout (Side D, variant 1 - etched, 'MPO 20180447' stamped): 20-0479/19439783861-D CB MPO 20180447As good as listening to any band can sound on vinyl, live performances are special. While studio recordings give you the clearest form of any song, a live performance allows you to feel it, putting you in the pit as you listen to the music and energy from the stage.

Alice in Chains Chart History – Billboard 200 – Facelift". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018 . Retrieved December 6, 2017. Regarding the lyrical content, Cantrell said he wrote " We Die Young" after "riding the bus to rehearsal and [seeing] all these 9, 10, 11 year old kids with beepers dealing drugs. The sight of a 10 year old kid with a beeper and a cell phone dealing drugs equaled "We Die Young" to me." [14] In a recorded interview with MuchMusic USA, vocalist Layne Staley stated that the lyrics for "Man in the Box" are about censorship in the mass media, and "I was really stoned when I wrote it." [17] Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2 - etched, 'MPO 20179088' stamped): 20-4079/19439783861-A CB MPO 20179088 American album certifications – Alice in Chains – Facelift". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 8, 2022.

Further 1988 demos of the songs "Chemical Addiction", "Fairytale Love Story", "Queen of the Rodeo", "Bite the Bullet", "King of the Kats", "I Can't Remember", "Sunshine", "The Real Thing", and a cover of David Bowie's " Suffragette City" circulate on various bootlegs in poor quality. A live version of "Queen of the Rodeo" features on the 2000 live album Live as well as the Music Bank box set. Regarding the songs featured on the 1988 demo tape, Cantrell said, "I guess with all those songs we were 'discovering' ourselves." [14] Personnel [ edit ]

Facelift" was released on August 21, 1990 and peaked at No. 42 on the Billboard 200 chart. According to Wikipedia, it was the first album from the grunge movement to reach the top 50 in America on the Billboard 200, and the first to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 11, 1991, followed by NIRVANA's "Nevermind" on November 27, 1991.

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Offiziellecharts.de – Alice In Chains – Facelift" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2021. Man in the Box” is still the number one most listened song for Alice In Chains today with their Spotify numbers alone coming in at nearly 300,000,000 streams. Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2 - etched, 'MPO 20179089' stamped): 20-4079/19439783861-B CB MPO 20179089 British album certifications – Alice in Chains – Facelift". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 12, 2022.

Matrix / Runout (Side C, variant 2 - etched, 'MPO 20179367' stamped): 20-4079 19439783861-C CB MPO 20179367 Matrix / Runout (Side C, variant 3 - etched, 'MPO® 20 179411' stamped): 20-0479 19439783861-C CB MPO® 20 179411 The 30th-anniversary deluxe box set of ALICE IN CHAINS' debut album, "Facelift", will be made available on January 29, 2021. All music written by Jerry Cantrell, except "It Ain't Like That", written by Cantrell, Mike Starr and Sean Kinney, and "Confusion", written by Cantrell and Starr. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell stated the album was intended to have a "moody aura" that was a "direct result of the brooding atmosphere and feel of Seattle." [15] Regarding the music for " Man in the Box", Cantrell said in the 1999 Music Bank box set, "That whole beat and grind of that is when we started to find ourselves; it helped Alice become what it was." [14] The idea of using a voice box in the song came from producer Dave Jerden, who was driving to the studio one day when Bon Jovi's " Livin' on a Prayer" started playing on the radio. [16]On top of its iconic sound, Dirt has also gone quintuple platinum since its release in 1992—a testament to its staying power over time, both commercially and critically. Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1 - etched, 'MPO 20180002' stamped): 20-0479/19439783861-B CB MPO 20180002 Dirt by Alice in Chains is on vinyl, and it’s mass-produced. You can find a Dirt vinyl in most stores that sell records brand new, or even online, without breaking the bank.