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Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the early 1990s, along with other Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. They achieved success during the era with the albums Facelift (1990), Dirt (1992) and Alice in Chains (1995), as well as the EP Jar of Flies (1994).
- The History of The Name “Alice in Chains” Part 1
- Staley and Cantrell
- New Bands
- The History of The Name “Alice in Chains” Part 2
Formed officially in 1987, the founding band members were musicians in Seattle’s budding rock scene long before. Staley, at first, was a drummer, earning his first singing gig later in the glam band Sleze. It was a different time. And from here, the story gets even more winding. The original name Alice in Chains came from a goofy conversation betwe...
The two met in the summer of 1987 in Seattle. Not long before Cantrell had seen an Alice N’ Chains show in the city of Tacoma, which is about 45 minutes south of the Emerald City. The two hit it off and Staley invited Cantrell, who was homeless at the time after being kicked out of his family’s home, to be with him in the Alice N’ Chains rehearsal ...
Cantrell formed his own band, Diamond Lie. Around this time Alice N’ Chains broke up and Staley joined a funk band. [RELATED: Alice In Chains Sell Music Catalog for $50 Million] Staley gave Cantrell a contact for drummer Sean Kinney to set up a conversation. The two brought it to a mutual friend, Mike Starr. Now a trio, the new band needed a singer...
The group quickly began to play gigs around town. They had different names, including Diamond Lie (Cantrell’s old band name) and, simply, Fuck. Finally, the light bulb went off and they went to Alice in Chains. No apostrophe-N. When Staley reached out to his old band names, they were not happy about it. But they begrudgingly said it was alright. No...
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Foolish (aka The Fool)*. Look (aka Look at Me)*. Smells Like Teen Spirit (w/Nirvana) We've Become*. that "Little Girl" song. *These songs are by the band Thread. AIC has never to our knowledge collaborated and/or recorded any songs with Creed, Days of the New, Nirvana, or Pearl Jam as a band.
Johnny Bocolas was at a party with some folks, and he coined the term "Alice n' Chains" as a play on a BDSM Alice in Wonderland and Guns N Roses. He was in the band Sleze with Layne, and Layne immediately took to it. Sleze recorded a couple demos as 'Alice N' Chains'.
Are Alice In Chains the most influential grunge band? It seems there were a ton of bands drawing a lot of influence from them in the late 90’s and 2000s (Godsmack, Staind amongst a lot of others).
Alice in Chains, along with other Seattle bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, rose to international popularity during the early 1990s grunge era. Facelift (1990), Dirt (1992), Alice in Chains (1995), as well as the EP Jar of Flies, were all hits during this period (1994).
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Alice in Chains Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More at SongMeanings! Alice in Chains. In many ways, Alice in Chains was the definitive heavy metal band of the early '90s. Drawing equally from the heavy riffing of post-Van Halen metal and the gloomy strains of post-punk, the band developed a bleak, nihilistic ...
