Dirt is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on September 29, 1992, through Columbia Records. Peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, the album received critical acclaim. It has since been certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA, making Dirt the band’s highest selling album to date. It was the band’s last album recorded with all four original members, as bassist Mike Starr was fired in January 1993 during the tour to support the album. The album spawned five singles: “Would?”, “Them Bones”, “Angry Chair”, “Rooster”, and “Down in a Hole”, all with accompanying music videos. Dirt was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. The music video for “Would?” was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film, as the song was featured on the soundtrack to Cameron Crowe’s 1992 film Singles. The album features dark subject matter, focusing primarily on depression, pain, anger, anti-social behavior, relationships, drug addiction (primarily heroin), war, death, and other emotionally charged topics. The track “Iron Gland” features Tom Araya from Slayer on vocals. Most of the music from the album was written by guitarist Jerry Cantrell, but for the first time vocalist Layne Staley wrote two songs by himself (“Hate to Feel” and “Angry Chair”), both also featuring Staley on guitar. Retrospectively, the album has continued to receive acclaim, with Rolling Stone placing the album at No. 26 on its list of the “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time”. Dirt was included in the 2005 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It was voted “Kerrang! Critic’s Choice Album of the Year”. Guitar World named Dirt as the best guitar album of 1992. Loudwire named it as one of the best metal albums of the 1990s, and Rolling Stone ranked it at No. 6 on its list of “50 Greatest Grunge Albums” in 2019.
Tracklisting
- Them Bones (2:29)
- Dam That River (3:09)
- Rain When I Die (6:02)
- Down In A Hole (5:38)
- Sickman (5:30)
- Rooster (6:15)
- Junkhead (5:09)
- Dirt (5:17)
- God Smack (3:51)
- Iron Gland (0:43)
- Hate To Feel (5:16)
- Angry Chair (4:47)
- Would? (3:28)
Apple Music
Videos
Alice In Chains - Rooster (Official HD Video)
More Videos
- Alice In Chains - Them Bones (Official HD Video)
- Alice In Chains - Angry Chair (Official HD Video)
- Alice In Chains - Would? (Official HD Video)
- Dam That River
- Rain When I Die
- Alice In Chains - Down in a Hole (Official Video)
- Junkhead
- Dirt
- God Smack
Release Images
Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirt_(Alice_in_Chains_album) |
| Format | Vinyl LP Album Reissue Remastered (180 Gram) |
| Label | Columbia |
| Catalog Number | MOVLP037 |
| Notes | Sticker on shrink wrap reads: “Music On Vinyl Classic Album 180 gram audiophile vinyl pressing www.musiconvinyl.com” Different tracklisting than the original release. On original release “Down In A Hole” was the second-to-last track, some later reprints move it to track 4 instead. This vinyl version moves it to track 4, which also means the Side B opener (“Dirt”) is instead track B2 and the Side A closer (“Junkhead”) is the new Side B opener. B4 is not listed on the jacket or label. Includes a printed inner sleeve with lyrics & credits. [a=Tom Araya] appears courtesy of [l=Def American Records]. Produced at One on One and Eldorado, 1992. Mixed at Eldorado. Mastered at Future Disc, Hollywood, CA. Originally released ℗ & © 1992 Sony Music Entertainment This release ℗ & © 2009, Sony Music Entertainment Manufactured & distributed by Music On Vinyl B.V. for Sony Music Entertainment. Made in the EU Lyrics reproduced by kind permission of the publishers. All rights reserved. © 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. |
| Discogs URL | Alice In Chains - Dirt |