Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue [9/29] *

Artist:

Alice in Chains

UPC:

5099996715925

See Also:

Tool Pearl Jam Cantrell, Jerry Stooges (The)

Description:

Personnel: Stevie Blacke (strings).
Audio Mixer: Randy Staub .
Recording information: Henson Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Studio 606, Northridge, CA.
When Layne Staley died from a drug overdose in 2002, it had already been several years since most Alice in Chains fans stopped hoping for a new album. The singer had become a recluse since the late-`90s, and there was little indication that AIC would ever again produce much in the way of new music. As a result, when the remaining members reunited to release BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE in 2009, expectations were low. To the delight of all however, the album proved to be perhaps the Seattle combo`s most energetic and consistent effort since its masterpiece DIRT. Perhaps the most surprising element of the new record was how much it sounded exactly like Alice in Chains. While new singer William DuVall was not an exact Staley soundalike, he managed to evoke both the unique timbre and sense of deep angst that were the late vocalist`s trademarks. Throughout, the sound is heavier and sturdier than ever before, with songs like the first single "A Looking In View" and "Check My Brain" borrowing a bit from the nu-metal bands Alice in Chains inspired, and beating the upstarts at their own game.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. All Secrets Known
2. Check My Brain
3. Last of My Kind
4. Your Decision
5. Looking in View, A
6. When the Sun Rose Again
7. Acid Bubble
8. Lesson Learned
9. Take Her Out
10. Private Hell
11. Black Gives Way to Blue

Album Information

Release Date:

09/25/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Hard Rock

Label:

Virgin

Producer:

Alice In Chains; Nick Raskulinecz

Catalog Number:

9671592

Original Release Year:

2009

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

54 : 11

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