Alice in Chains, “Jar of flies” (1994).
No special vinyl colour or added weight here. I realised I needed this, and I settled for whatever repress my vinyl pusher had on hand. I can upgrade later.
Foremost, this was a record that made me fall in love with the bass guitar, and realise that it’s not just a backing instrument played by also-ran guitarists. Not a profound insight, but I was a teenager.
this is the only AiC album that I can still put on and listen to the whole thing. I do like the other albums but this is the only one that sticks with me after all this time
Same. “Dirt” is still an album I can put on once in a while, but the introspection and melancholy of “Jar of flies” just hits hard.
Great album. Nutshell is still one of my all time faves.
To me, it does what the best EPs do: there is no filler, it just goes from strength to strength. I don’t think I could pick a favourite song, it’s all solid.
Indeed. This and Metallica Black are like time traveling back to highschool for me.
Same here. The difference between them is, I gave my black album to a second hand store recently because I cringe so hard listening to it.
YMMV if you did less idiotic things to Metallica as a teenager than I did 😂
Nah, i get it. Those two albums in particular remind me of HS and MtG. Cringe times indeed.
This and SAP were my co-headliners in my rotation in high school. So many bangers. Congrats on the good pickup and hope you’re able to get that upgrade whenever you’re able😁
Thanks! I bet Mike Inez’ bass sounds awesome on 180g vinyl, but I’ll get by for now 😄
