Dirt (album)

1992 studio album by Alice in Chains

Dirt is the second studio album by American rock band, Alice in Chains. Dirt was released on September 29, 1992. The album featured the singles "Would?", "Them Bones", "Angry Chair", "Rooster", and "Down in a Hole".

Dirt
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1992
RecordedMarch–May 1992
GenreGrunge, heavy metal, alternative metal
Length57:35
LanguageEnglish
LabelColumbia
ProducerDave Jerden, Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains chronology
SAP
(1992)
Dirt
(1992)
Jar of Flies
(1994)

Dirt is currently the band's highest selling album to date and has gone on to sell 5 million copies worldwide. The album was certified four-times platinum by the RIAA.[1]

Dirt was the final album to feature Mike Starr on bass before he was kicked out of the band and replaced by former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Mike Inez.[2]

The album was also included in the 2005 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and was ranked #1 on Guitar World magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1992[3][4]

Songs change

No. Title Length
1. "Them Bones"    
2. "Dam That River"    
3. "Rain When I Die"    
4. "Down in a Hole"    
5. "Sickman"    
6. "Rooster"    
7. "Junkhead"    
8. "Dirt"    
9. "God Smack"    
10. "Intro (Dream Sequence)/Iron Gland" (unlisted)"    
11. "Hate to Feel"    
12. "Angry Chair"    
13. "Would?"    

References change

  1. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  2. ""2006 band bio - Aliceinchains.com". Aliceinchains.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-19. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  3. "1001 Albums You Must Hear - 2008 Edition". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  4. "Photo Gallery: The Top 10 Guitar Albums of 1992". Guitar World. Retrieved 2013-01-21.

Other websites change