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AIC's Dirt was released 30 years ago

Posted on 9/29/22 at 8:39 am
Posted by threedog79
Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 9/29/22 at 8:39 am
Great album. "Would" hit so hard from that album. Last album Star played on before he was fired by the band. Although, "Nutshell" is in my top 5 songs ever came from Jar of Flies.

Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86501 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 8:46 am to
As I got older one thing i loved about music was exploring a little more into artists' catalogs aside from jsut the megahits that get played on radio. For the longest time the only songs I knew by AIC were rooster and man in teh box.

The first time I heard Rain when I Die from dirt I was fricking floored! I frickin love that song.
Posted by threedog79
Member since Sep 2013
2997 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 8:57 am to
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The first time I heard Rain when I Die from dirt I was fricking floored! I frickin love that song.


The bass in that intro is strong. Then comes in the shredding by Cantrell. Great song.
Posted by BCLA
Bossier City
Member since Mar 2005
8076 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 9:21 am to
Was coming here to post that today is the anniversary.

The greatest album of that genre, and maybe of the entire decade. Dirt was so influential in bridging alternative and metal, you can still hear it in modern rock even today. Solidified Jerry Cantrell as one of the great guitarists, and this was Staley at his peak (unfortunately their last full tour was supporting Dirt due to his issues).

And to the previous point, it's such a great album that everyone's favorite song wasn't even a single, but just look at the tracklist. So many classics.

1. "Them Bones"
2. "Dam That River
3. "Rain When I Die"
4. "Down in a Hole"
5. "Sickman"
6. "Rooster"
7. "Junkhead"
8. "Dirt"
9. "God Smack"
10. "Intro" (Dream Sequence)
11. "Hate to Feel"
12. "Angry Chair"
13. "Would"
Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
7060 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 9:48 am to
A flat out masterpiece
Posted by river_man
On the banks of the Mississippi
Member since Feb 2015
876 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 9:57 am to
quote:

A flat out masterpiece


Only way to describe it!
Posted by MaxxPain2
Member since Oct 2021
703 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 10:03 am to
quote:

The first time I heard Rain when I Die from dirt I was fricking floored! I frickin love that song.



Best song on Dirt (IMO)
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
29119 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 10:21 am to
Jar of Flies and Dirt were the two AIC albums I listened to the most growing up. They were awesome to listen to.

quote:

Although, "Nutshell" is in my top 5 songs ever came from Jar of Flies.


Completely agree probably my favorite song, especially on the nights where I would randomly joy ride at 1-2 in the morning.
This post was edited on 9/29/22 at 10:32 am
Posted by JackieTreehorn
Malibu
Member since Sep 2013
29104 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 10:41 am to
They'll never snuff the Rooster.
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
22908 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 11:16 am to
Holy cow, talk about standing the test of time
Posted by TheFretShack
Member since Oct 2015
1240 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 11:55 am to
Among the best rock records ever made. Every facet of it is absolute supremacy.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
33446 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 12:37 pm to
quote:

1. "Them Bones"
2. "Dam That River
3. "Rain When I Die"
4. "Down in a Hole"
5. "Sickman"
6. "Rooster"
7. "Junkhead"
8. "Dirt"
9. "God Smack"
10. "Intro" (Dream Sequence)
11. "Hate to Feel"
12. "Angry Chair"
13. "Would"


AIC is by far the best of the "grunge" bands - although to me, it was always more just metal. The production, the solos and the general focus on instrumentation.

Would? simply has to be one of the greatest songs of all time, right?

Them Bones - that crazy time signature and yet it just rocks you straight between the eyes.

Dirt - one of the most unsettling songs ever. Just make your skin crawl - in a good way.
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
53834 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 1:27 pm to
Please tell me there’s a vinyl reissue.
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 1:45 pm to
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AIC is by far the best of the "grunge" bands


Thats Jerry Cantrell for you, people talk about Layne and all..but I can't imagine AIC without Jerry.
Posted by Cdawg
TigerFred's Living Room
Member since Sep 2003
59532 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 2:08 pm to
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The greatest album of that genre,

Easily IMO. I probably listen to Facelift as much but Dirt seems to capture the affliction of the Seattle scene that plagued every band more than any other album.
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
53834 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 2:22 pm to
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A flat out masterpiece


Agreed, but I won’t flat out call it the best album of the genre. Soundgarden’s “Badmotorfinger” is neck and neck with it, imo.
Posted by threedog79
Member since Sep 2013
2997 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 2:34 pm to
Nuthsell and Don't Follow are amazing AIC songs. To me they (AIC) are the "grunge" sound. I have never been a Nirvana fan (yeah, I said it) and Soundgarden to me had a more metal sound than "grunge" e.g. Spoon Man. I too love the b side songs from most bands. Like, "Immortality" on PJ's Vitalogy is their best song to me.
This post was edited on 9/29/22 at 2:40 pm
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
53834 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:34 pm to
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Spoon Man


One of my least favorite Soundgarden songs.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66007 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:55 pm to
Was a good day in music

also released this day 30 years ago

Posted by tigers32
Member since Mar 2012
5630 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 4:45 pm to
Talk about a band at their peak
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