Alice In Chains - Facelift POLL

I'm torn between "We Die Young" and "Bleed the Freak", I think. But I haven't heard this in ages.

― homage is parody gone sour (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 27 April 2009 14:19 (4 years ago) Permalink

the 1st side of this album really is fantastic

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 April 2009 14:25 (4 years ago) Permalink

I haven't heard the whole album in probably a dozen years, so I'll just go with my favorite when this came out - "Sea of Sorrows." Looking at the tracklist nothing in the second half rings a bell. Hmm.

― EZ Snappin, Monday, 27 April 2009 14:34 (4 years ago) Permalink

"It Ain't Like That" is pretty good actually.

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 April 2009 14:40 (4 years ago) Permalink

I had this on tape back in the day, and am guessing I just kept rewinding to hear the first four. I can sing all those in my head; the rest seem vaguely familiar, but only as a faint tickle, if that makes sense.

― EZ Snappin, Monday, 27 April 2009 14:44 (4 years ago) Permalink

sea of sorrow, definitely...for some odd reason i thought that was on Jar of Flies too...

― art-ghetto superstar (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 27 April 2009 15:22 (4 years ago) Permalink

all I remember is (duh) "man in the box," vaguely liking "sea of sorrow," and that, in general, I thought this album was really shitty. guess I should spin it again sometime.

― picture me lolin' (Alan N), Monday, 27 April 2009 15:28 (4 years ago) Permalink

half of it is awesome. its better than the third album, which is very very patchy.

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 April 2009 15:33 (4 years ago) Permalink

xpost i'm not a real big fan of Facelift either...my best friend used to bump it all the time when he was the one who owned a car...I remember thinking there were some embarrassingly cheesy stuff on there...

I didn't start liking "Sea of Sorrow" til last year when the local altrock station I was listening to a lot at work (back when I was picking trash at Dick DeVos's alma mater) played it once in a while...it has that part towards the chorus that seems like its lifting you up for some big cathartic pop moment, only just to kick you in the teeth with the chorus...you know what I mean?

― paranoyd aykroyd (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 27 April 2009 15:33 (4 years ago) Permalink

my best friend used to bump it

I'm just cringing at the thought of how self-consciously you typed this.

― Reatards Unite, Monday, 27 April 2009 15:50 (4 years ago) Permalink

not very

now I'm cringing too

― paranoyd aykroyd (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 27 April 2009 15:54 (4 years ago) Permalink

Worst album cover ever

― Alex in NYC, Monday, 27 April 2009 17:33 (4 years ago) Permalink

seen a lot lot lot lot worse

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 02:05 (4 years ago) Permalink

great debut album with plenty of highlights. the chorus and arpeggiated guitar solo of 'sunshine' gets me every time. 'love, hate, love' is a harrowing slow-burner with one of my very favourite false endings. 'man in the box' is deliriously sing-along catchy. 'real thing' rubs shoulders with lowlife gutter trash and is a tight and thrilling closer. and 'it ain't like that' features not one, but two guitar hooks that are instant classics. favourite of all though is the unstoppable opening track 'we die young', which has a similar immediacy to 'them bones' and announces the arrival of a band with hunger, crushing heaviness and songwriting smarts in check.

― Charlie Howard, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 07:02 (4 years ago) Permalink

"man in the box" is gonna win this, y'all know that amirite?

― All that you should require of music is that it gets you laid. (Eisbaer), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 07:09 (4 years ago) Permalink

"Sea of Sorrow", definitely.

― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 07:21 (4 years ago) Permalink

'It Ain't Like That' for me. Just love that sliding riff.

― MacDara, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 12:17 (4 years ago) Permalink

bleed the freak has cheesy lyrics but it's a great song.

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 16:08 (4 years ago) Permalink

anyone agree?

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 23:41 (4 years ago) Permalink

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 23:01 (4 years ago) Permalink

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Thursday, 7 May 2009 23:01 (4 years ago) Permalink

reasonable turnout

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 8 May 2009 15:25 (4 years ago) Permalink

thought we die young would do better

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 8 May 2009 15:25 (4 years ago) Permalink

Alice In Chains - Alice In Chains(aka Tripod)POLL

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 8 May 2009 15:33 (4 years ago) Permalink

I haven't listened to this in for forever, but I agree with the results and the sentiment that the first four tracks are where it's at. Having a serious nostalgia moment with "Bleed the Freak" right now, though.

― Bout to go Jethro TULL on that ass (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 20 October 2012 16:40 (7 months ago) Permalink

Ironically, I'd FORGOTTEN the part in "I Can't Remember" where he goes up to grab that high note a couple times in the middle of the song. Good work, Layne.

― Bout to go Jethro TULL on that ass (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 20 October 2012 16:44 (7 months ago) Permalink

huh, mildly that almost 20 ilm people have this album. i got it after Dirt but never really got into it beyond the one classic single.

― some dude, Saturday, 20 October 2012 20:15 (7 months ago) Permalink

I read an article about them and bought it shortly after release before hearing a note. I bought Mother Love Bone's Apple the same day. I was going through a Seattle phase so was buying anything on Sub Pop or referenced in the same articles.

― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 20 October 2012 20:22 (7 months ago) Permalink

"mildly surprised," meant to say.

― my mansplain songz (some dude), Sunday, 21 October 2012 00:12 (7 months ago) Permalink

I probably got it around the same time as EZ, after I'd seen the "Man in the Box" video. Facelift is no better or worse than any of their other records. Always a few really good tracks and whoooooole lot of chaff.

― Bout to go Jethro TULL on that ass (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 21 October 2012 00:37 (7 months ago) Permalink

Nah, not much chaff on Dirt.

― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Sunday, 21 October 2012 02:32 (7 months ago) Permalink

zero chaff on Dirt and Facelift. and probably only two tracks of chaff max on facelift.

― charlie h, Sunday, 21 October 2012 11:23 (7 months ago) Permalink

We Die Young is such an awesome opener

― charlie h, Sunday, 21 October 2012 11:25 (7 months ago) Permalink