ALICE IN CHAINS · Facelift | CD

CD in jewel case.

Background information about 'Facelift'

There are debut albums, and then there's "Facelift" — a record that didn't just knock on the door of the early '90s rock scene, it kicked it clean off its hinges. When Alice In Chains dropped this beast in 1990, the landscape was still cluttered with hairspray and spandex. Then came that riff. You know the one — "Man In The Box" opens with a guitar tone so thick and menacing it practically redefined what heavy meant overnight. Jerry Cantrell's down-tuned, sludgy riffs intertwined with Layne Staley's otherworldly, wailing vocals created something that felt dangerous, raw, and utterly magnetic. This wasn't just another hard rock record; this was the sound of a band carving out their own dark corner of the map, a corner that would later be labeled "grunge" but always felt more metallic, more sinister than any tag could contain.

From the blistering opener "We Die Young" to the sprawling, emotionally devastating "Love, Hate, Love", the album refuses to let up. Staley's voice — that unmistakable blend of vulnerability and raw power — soars and snarls through tracks like "Bleed The Freak" and "Sea Of Sorrow", while Cantrell's songwriting proves he had an almost preternatural gift for balancing melody with sheer heaviness. The rhythm section of Mike Starr and Sean Kinney locks into grooves that feel both swampy and surgical, giving the whole thing a propulsive, almost hypnotic quality. "It Ain't Like That" and "Real Thing" showcase a band that could swing as hard as it could crush, and that versatility would become the blueprint for everything that followed. "Facelift" didn't just introduce the world to Alice In Chains — it announced that the rules had changed.

For fans of:
Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Mad Season, Mother Love Bone

Other Versions

BLACK 2LP · 28,99 €

Track listing

1. We Die Young
2. Man In The Box
3. Sea Of Sorrow
4. Bleed The Freak
5. I Can't Remember
6. Love, Hate, Love
7. It Ain't Like That
8. Sunshine
9. Put You Down
10. Confusion
11. I Know Somethin' (Bout You)
12. Real Thing

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