Black Gives Way to Blue
Alice In Chains
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All Secrets Known | Alice In Chains | 4:42 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Check My Brain | Alice In Chains | 3:57 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Last of My Kind | Alice In Chains | 5:52 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Your Decision | Alice In Chains | 4:43 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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A Looking In View | Alice In Chains | 7:05 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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When the Sun Rose Again | Alice In Chains | 4:00 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Acid Bubble | Alice In Chains | 6:55 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Lesson Learned | Alice In Chains | 4:16 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Take Her Out | Alice In Chains | 4:00 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Private Hell | Alice In Chains | 5:38 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Black Gives Way to Blue | Alice In Chains | 3:03 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Black Gives Way to Blue (Piano Mix) | Alice In Chains | 3:00 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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Your Decision (Live) | Alice In Chains | 4:48 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
iTunes Review
Seventeen years to the day of the release of their most successful album, 1992’s Dirt, Alice In Chains return. The band suffered internal conflicts with their lead singer Layne Staley that severely limited their production. Then in 2002, Staley fatally overdosed and the band was seemingly left for dead. However, in 2005, the band played a reunion/benefit show that started things in motion, leading to a return to form, 2009’s Black Gives Way to Blue. Vocalist/ guitarist William DuVall completes the quartet and guitarist Jerry Cantrell picks up half the vocals. The sound is classic Alice In Chains, caught up in minor keys, alluring choruses with slightly demonic-sounding harmonies. The album’s first single, “Check My Brain,” and “Your Decision” establish the band’s heaviness within the pop realm; “When the Sun Rose Again” shows their folk side; while “Last of My Kind,” “A Looking In View“ and “Acid Bubble“ stick to the band’s metal/ grunge roots. The album’s title track closes the album with a moving tribute to Staley that features an early Staley hero, Elton John, on piano.
Customer Reviews
William Kills It
I would rate this as the Best Rock Album of the Year, hands down. New lead singer William nails the vocals and almost mirrors the exact sound of the late Layne. Not only did they write outstanding material, but the kept the same sound. Also, and interesting bit of information, and this is no joke, Elton John plays on this album. What other hard rock/metal band can pull that off? Answer, none.
Yup
That's it
Almost
For a comeback album this is a decent start. It is by no means a masterpiece like Dirt or an instant classic like Facelift, but it is a worthy effort. Black Gives Way to Blue falls short of thier ealier work, not because of the absence of the late Layne Staley but instead suffers from the same problems AIC's self-titled album did. The band just seems to be going through the motions. The signature sound is there but the venom and energy of the old Alice is gone. Maybe, this is due to getting older and mellowing out.
Still this is an album worth getting because let's face it, a tame AIC is better then no AIC any day!
Biography
Formed: 1987 in Seattle, WA
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
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Man In the Box | Greatest Hits | 4:47 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Heaven Beside You | Alice In Chains | 5:27 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Rooster | Greatest Hits | 6:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Would? | Greatest Hits | 3:28 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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No Excuses | Greatest Hits | 4:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Man In the Box | Facelift | 4:44 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
