Red Mosquito

EJ wrote:I may pick this one up.

no, I won't. just listened to this album. boring is a pretty accurate word to describe it.

Birds in Hell wrote:

mf wrote:i've only listened to it once so far but it's actually exceeded my (admittedly low) expectations. i'm pleasantly surprised by how much i'm digging this.

Well, I guess I'll give this at least one listen.

I played around half of this today and was rather surprised at how enjoyable it was, some really solid Alice in Chains riffage. The title track was particularly good from memory. It's uncanny how easy it is to imagine Layne's vocals over the top of this material.

I know I've taken a staunch "no Layne, no AiC" stance before, but I might be inclined to cut these guys a little more slack in the future (even if I don't imagine I'll return to their modern material very often.)

I actually think this album is okay. I like sludgey rock music to listen to when I work out. Nothing great here but this can definitively serve a purpose for me...

I think Phantom Limb is pretty badass

if you were not really a fan of sludgely AIC is this worth looking into

oh hell, I should just download a copy at least. I owe them that much

Sounds just like the last one Stip.

bada wrote:Sounds just like the last one Stip.

Im not sure...the last one had more variety than this one.

Sounds just like the last one Stip but with less variety.

bada wrote:Sounds just like the last one Stip but with less variety.

yeah, pretty much this.

that's a pretty hard sell you gentlemen are making

stip wrote:that's a pretty hard sell you gentlemen are making

im sure you wont like it. You dont seem to like Jerry´s solo output and their last album.

Jar of Flies
Tripod
Dirt
Facelift
Sap
Black Gives Way To Blues
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The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

number 2 on billboard..

Voices is a really catchy song.

Who am I to say but I feel this new AIC is representative of the state that Jerry Cantrell is in in his life. Its personal but as a member of his audience back to the beginning, he is not at his best these days. Come on Jerry, some joys need to be replaced with others or you burn out. Much love all the same!

Grungy Sea Ice wrote:Who am I to say but I feel this new AIC is representative of the state that Jerry Cantrell is in in his life. Its personal but as a member of his audience back to the beginning, he is not at his best these days. Come on Jerry, some joys need to be replaced with others or you burn out. Much love all the same!

why do you think that Jerry is not at his best?

I tried a few times to start listening to this, and wasn't able to make it through a whole song. I need to give it another shot, but expectations are not high

stip wrote:I tried a few times to start listening to this, and wasn't able to make it through a whole song. I need to give it another shot, but expectations are not high

Its weird...the whole album is boring, but there are some good Jerry´s compositions here as well.

VinylGuy wrote:Voices is a really catchy song.

Gotta imagine that would be the next single.

bada wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:Voices is a really catchy song.

Gotta imagine that would be the next single.

It should be. This band have lot of success with singles.

Voices will be the next single, the band is shooting a video soon for it.

Also, im watching the Unplugged after a really long time, and its incredible. Layne looks so fragile...