About this episode

The episode discusses the making of Alice in Chains' album 'Dirt' and its impact on the Seattle grunge scene.

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Alice in Chains added some much needed heavy metal to the Seattle grunge scene while singer Layne Staley struggled with addiction for most of his too short life. Adam, Tom, and Rob get together to discuss Black Sabbath style doom, ultra-depressing lyrics, and using 4ths to sound like Gregorian monks. Join the comment thread NOW available on our free Patreon to continue the conversation about this episode and get early access to the weekly show 100% ad free, plus 60+ bonus shows like Song Battle and Guilty Pleasures https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1SEDUinSH8wQnK9HS4d2iJ?si=0482b1262c204ad2 Listen to Dirt here: https://open.spotify.com/album/58NXIEYqmq5dQHg9nV9duM?si=RzI5biK2RDKz5EWchh6L7w And as promised - here's the Gregg Alexander (of New Radicals) songwriter playlist where every…

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam, Tom, Rob

Topics covered

• Alice in Chains
• grunge music
• heavy metal
• addiction
• album making
• music commentary

Keywords

• Alice in Chains
• Dirt
• Layne Staley
• grunge
• heavy metal
• Black Sabbath
• music commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alice in Chains, Black Sabbath, The Beverly Crushers, MEGA

Books & works: Dirt, You Get What You Give, Song Battle, Guilty Pleasures

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