Dirt - Alice In Chains Review

1. Them Bones
4.6 Stars

This song is a good album opener, with a very strange time signature and great guitar playing. The solo might be one of the best solos Jerry Cantrell has ever written.

2. Dam That River
4.4 Stars

Now this song is in triplets. When I first listened to this song, I only thought of it as an okay song. Now the song has really grown on me. Also the sound of the guitar at the end of each line sounds really amazing

3. Rain When I Die
5 Stars

This is where the album starts getting real fucking intense (Also, another triplet song). When I first heard this song, it was my favorite Alice In Chains song, and I haven't gotten tired of it. This is actually the song that made me want to listen to the album, which a lot of people find weird, because Rooster or Would? were the songs that made other people like them. This song is truly their most underrated song. I love the beginning, even though people just consider it "noise." I love the sound of the guitar during the verses. I love how Layne sings in the verses. I love the fade out/fade in ending. I fucking love this song.

4. Down In A Hole
4.7 Stars

Jerry Cantrell was nervous before introducing this song to the band, but I'm glad he did. I love the deepness and how relaxing he sings during the verse. Also, "Oh, I want to be inside of you" is an awesome line, ha.

5. Sickman
4.8 Stars

Now, it's very hard to keep on beat with this song. Well, not really, but it sure does change a lot. I love how the "apathetic" way that Layne is singing, and Kinney's drums at the beginning sound pretty damn good.

6. Rooster
5 Stars

A really good song, about Jerry's dad in Vietnam. I love the Unplugged performance of this song. Also a great song to play guitar to. How the chorus just becomes so loud out of no where gets me so intensed up I would blow up a fucking hospital. Also, the guitar after the first chorus sounds pretty good.

7. Junkhead
4.3 Stars

NO SURPRiiZE THT ALiiC3 iiN CH4iiNZ R0T3 UH SUNG B0UT DRUGZZ!! LOLOLOLOLOL
Seriously, I hate people like that. But as long as were talking bad, I really don't like the chorus, but the rest of the song is really good. Also, on another note, some fans think that this song starts a whole story about drugs, I'll try and explain some of it as I go on with the rest of the album. But this song is supposed to be a person going to a dealer and trying some real intense drug for the first time so they could get real fucked up. Some people think Rooster starts this story, as they do drugs because of their dad in war. (I really don't believe this story thing, but it's kind of fun to listen through the songs)

8. Dirt
5 Stars

Title track, awesome. But this song is actually very very good, and has an real awesome guitar intro/riff. Now, if your listening about the story, this song is supposed to be where the person takes the drug, and hates it. Maybe he had a bad trip or something. But the song is supposed to be talking to the drug, and why you hate it. This song is pretty much the main idea of the whole story, which might actually make sense with it being the album name.

9. God Smack
4.9 Stars

This is a great song, one of my favorites. It gets real intense, and this also has a cool guitar intro. Now, back to the whole drug story, this song is supposed to be regretting that you took the drug, and people bothering you about it, saying that they are pretty much worried about your health.

10. Iron Gland

Alright, the interlude, sweet. But in that story, fans think this represents hallucinating.

11. Hate To Feel
5 Stars

A great song, I don't know why but I didn't like this song at first, but this song grew on me, too. Now it's one of my favorite songs of all time. So anyways, this song I think is supposed to be after some huge drug binge, and you've just realized you have an addiction. You're pretty much now extremely pissed off at yourself.

12. Angry Chair
5 Stars

First off, Layne wrote this song. And this song is real fucking awesome. I love the Unplugged performance, it makes me want to cum. Wait, what? Oh, that story thing. This song is pretty much about going to rehab.

13. Would?
5 Stars

Damn, this is the end, huh? Whatever, I've got more Alice In Chains. But this is an awesome song, a tribute to Andrew Wood, and I usually love music more than vocals, but I really love what Layne and Jerry did at the end of every line in the verse. Also, the guitar during verses is great how it goes with what they are singing. I love the unplugged version of this song, too. Now, this song is very hard to interpret. But I think its something like overcoming your addiction, but then still having urges and (I'm not sure about this) even still doing it secretly.

Song Average: 4.9 Stars
My Overall Average: 4.9 Stars

This is my favorite Alice In Chains album, and I love listening to it. That whole drug story is kind of crazy, I know, but they said the lyrics mean what you interpret them as. Also, I only gave the idea of what the songs are about, you can listen yourself to try and figure some of it out. But this is one of my favorite albums of all time. Fucking get it if you don't have it. Also, Alice In Chains is a little harder to get into, so please give them time. When you do start liking them, they are pretty much at least one of the best bands that you have ever listened to, ever.