As I write this, I have yet to play a full Alice in Chains album, so I have no idea if the singles from Dirt, such as Would and Rooster are going to be representative of what the rest of the album sounds like. I’m a 90s kid, so Alice in Chains isn’t new to me, but I’ve never explored their discography any deeper than what hit rock radio and MTV. I figured I should do a deep-dive, and this would be a good pick for the I was very curious to find out what makes this album special to a girl who was born a year before it came out, didn’t grow up listening to the genre, and often chooses country music or classic rock over the heavier, alternative stuff.

High praise from someone who has never really demonstrated much interest in 90s alt-rock. A couple of months ago, my girlfriend seemed to have stumbled onto the band Alice in Chains for the first time, and very quickly began extolling their music, and specifically their album Dirt as being pure genius. Hey there, friends! It’s Alain with our pick for July 2022.

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