I really i have no idea why people seem to like this album so much. Its just a bunch of 40-plus year old grizzled men trying to regain their edge, and just end up creating a snooze fest. I suppose they ha e a more "mature" sound but why does mature have to be so mediocre.

I didn't like it either

Not a fan of any AIC without Stayley, but then again I havent actually listened to this album

^ Ignorant bitches.
Second best Alice in Chains album as a whole, behind Dirt. While the other albums certainly had great songs (some of which are better than the ones represented in the newer AIC), this album is more consistent. I'm a fan.

Written by [user id=100467] on 27.08.2010 at 00:47

^ Ignorant bitches.
Second best Alice in Chains album as a whole, behind Dirt. While the other albums certainly had great songs (some of which are better than the ones represented in the newer AIC), this album is more consistent. I'm a fan.

100% agreed. I actually enjoyed EVERY song from this album!

Very good album. But music not like old Alice in chains, it's something else. Not better, not worse....it's just something else.

I just heard this today for the first time. There were a few pretty good tracks, but overall, I thought it was a little bit of a step down. I think later Alice in Chains was at its best when it was a little more mellow, and they seem to be trying to keep their edge, like one of the posts said. The new vocalist sounds a LOT like Layne Staley though. I doubt that is a coincidence.

Not that bad. "Check my Brain" and "Take Her Out" were my favorites

Written by Jiri on 11.01.2011 at 06:20

Written by [user id=100467] on 27.08.2010 at 00:47

^ Ignorant bitches.
Second best Alice in Chains album as a whole, behind Dirt. While the other albums certainly had great songs (some of which are better than the ones represented in the newer AIC), this album is more consistent. I'm a fan.

100% agreed. I actually enjoyed EVERY song from this album!

ditto

The first time I heard this album upon its release i was quite surprised. I expected to hear something that sounded like a complete rip-off of 'Dirt' or 'Facelift', but in a modernized way. Evidently this is not the case. In fact, the only similarities between alice in chains of the 90's and the alice in chains of today are the mid-paced songs and the (sometimes) depressing songwriting themes. Looking back at it now, the album could have bee released today and it wouldn't have sounded out of place. Sure,a couple of songs do tend to drag on now and then, and the vocals is surely not to everyone's taste, but the true spirit that has been kept in the AIC soul has been carried forth all the way. One of the better comebacks of the 21st century for sure.

A very respectable comeback, especially without one of their main playing cards: Layne Staley. Jerry Cantrell wrote the bulk of Alice In Chains material anyway, its not like he doesn't know how to write Alice In Chains songs anymore. This album is still on par with the 90s albums even though it takes a slightly different direction, do not underestimate it.

Been listening to this a lot lately, I'm enjoying it more than I did when it was released.

Athough I dislike Duvall (like... everything about him, not including his personality obviously) it would be pretty easy to just hate this record but, I think they actually put up a pretty decent album.

Look, I know this is a big call, but I think this is the greatest comeback album in the history of rock and roll.

One of the greatest comeback albums in rock history. The absence of Layne Staley makes the outcome this album achieved even greater.