Sunday, January 20, 2008

Spotlight: Alice In Chains

This is one of my all-time favorite bands, Alice In Chains. Besides the kick ass name, AIC was one of the most original and successful bands to come out of the so-called "grunge" era. There sound was very dark and bottom-heavy, The lyrical content centered around autobiographical sketches of depression and drug abuse, and the vocal harmonies are haunting. AIC was blessed with one of the greatest lead singers of all time, Layne Staley, who would later succumb to a drug overdose in the early 2000's. Check it out....


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