Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue - Music & Performance - CD

This is the limited edition digipak release. Black Gives Way to Blue Is the Band's First New Studio Release in More Than 10 Years. The Quartet (Vocalist/Guitarist Jerry Cantrell, Drummer Sean Kinney, Bassist Mike Inez And Vocalist/Guitarist William Duvall) Recorded the Album with Producer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo Fighters) at Studio 606 in Northridge, Ca And Henson Studios in Hollywood.

It's hard not to feel for Alice in Chains -- all the guys in the band were lifers, all except lead singer Layne Staley, who never managed to exorcize his demons, succumbing to drug addiction in 2002. Alice in Chains stopped being a going concern long before that, all due to Staley's addictions, and it took guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez, and drummer Sean Kinney a long time to decide to regroup, finally hiring William DuVall as Staley's replacement, and delivering Black Gives Way to Blue a full 14 years after the band's last album. To everybody's credit, Black Gives Way to Blue sounds like it could have been delivered a year after Alice in Chains dissolved: it's unconcerned with fashion; it's true to their dark, churning gloom rock; and if you're not paying attention too closely, it's easy to mistake DuVall for his predecessor. There's a difference between desperately attempting to recapture past glories and reconnecting with their roots, and Alice in Chains fall into the latter category. While they'll never be mistaken for a feel-good band, there is a palpable sense of relief that they get to play together again as a group, and what's remarkable is that they still sound like themselves, capturing that weird murk halfway between '80s metal and '90s Northwestern sludge, reminding us that we were missing something in their absence. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Performer	Alice in Chains
Music genre	Alternative
Music subgenre	POP ROCK
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue [COMPACT DISCS] Ltd Ed, Digipack Packaging
Track listing	All Secrets Known, Check My Brain, Last of My Kind, Your Decision, A Looking in View, When the Sun Rose Again, Acid Bubble, Lesson Learned, Take Her Out, Private Hell, Black Gives Way to Blue
Record label	Round Hill Music
Music producer	Nick Raskulinecz
Track name	All Secrets Known, Check My Brain, Last Of My Kind, Your Decision, A Looking In View, When The Sun Rose Again, Acid Bubble, Lesson Learned, Take Her Out, Private Hell, Black Gives Way To Blue
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N