With their second CD Dirt, Alice In Chains settled at the top of the grunge boom in early 1992. Together with , and , they became the most popular Seattle act. But the continued existence of the band was seriously questioned, especially due to hobby projects of the band members and the excessive drinking and drug use of singer Layne Staley. But after a questionable snack ( ) now the self-titled
… third album has been released as if nothing is wrong. The dark, gloomy atmosphere of the songs, with the characteristic, somewhat nasal sounding and often doubled voice of Staley, is fully present again. The record is only a bit slower than the previous one, only the short So Close is up-tempo now and then. The other eleven songs all have a rhythmic, dragging character, with guitarist sometimes strikingly bluesy for the day. One of the highlights is Heaven Beside You, which is reminiscent of the due to the vocal lines .more
