Dirt
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Dirt
Dirt is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on September 29, 1992, through Columbia Records. - Wikipedia
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Loudwire
Dirt cemented Alice in Chains' place in rock ‘n’ roll history and stands out as one of the musical highlights of the 1990s grunge era.
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Rolling Stone
While Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden expanded beyond metal, Alice in Chains remained the grittiest and most true to the genre’s influence, crafting the dark, weighty and foreboding Dirt.
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Encyclopedia Metallum
Dirt is the legendary album that Alice will be known for.
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AllMusic
Even given its subject matter, Dirt is monstrously bleak, closely resembling the cracked, haunted landscape of its cover art.
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Classic Rock Review
The album was a critical success and is often considered to be one of the best rock records of the 1990s.
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Stereogum
Among its myriad qualities, Dirt is without question the bleakest album ever to go quadruple platinum (beating out In Utero in this regard), and that darkness is in its marrow.
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PopMatters
The record wasn't celebratory by any means -- but you'll be hard pressed to find a more brutally truthful work laid down -- and that's why it will always be one of the greatest records ever made.
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PULUCHE
Throughout the course of listening to Dirt, Alice in Chains does a fantastic job of making the listener feel the darkness many of the band members were battling.
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Bloody Disgusting
Let me put it to you very simply: If you don’t own this album, go and get it.
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Metal Storm
In my estimation, this album is about as complete as they come and I strongly recommend that you listen to Dirt if you haven't already.
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Plugged In
Yet another Seattle alternative metal band, Alice in Chains has made inroads with solid musicianship and thoughtful but dark lyrics.
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Jon Spencer Reviews
Overall, I would give Dirt a 10/10, which is likely the only album that I will ever give a “10,” as nothing really can compare to it.
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Only Solitaire
Get this metal masterpiece today if you're even barely interested what the whole fuss about Alice In Chains is about.
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Immortal Reviews
Alice In Chains brought wild rock in Dirt, and while it does go off-kilter at points, it solidifies their position as one of the flagbearers of grunge.
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TheTopTens
AIC are part of big 4 grunge bands (along side Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam) this is an album I recommend for rockers and metalheads, you won't be disappointed
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Noise Pollution
It’s the album for which the band will be remembered.
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Censor This
Ever since I discovered this album around two years ago it has been a staple of my personal music collection, it never gets old and if I haven’t listened to it in a while it’s like a breath of sweet mountain air.
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E.D.
Thematically, Dirt is a well thought out album from a relatively young band. The band chose to focus on topics such as depression, anger, pain, anti-social behavior, and drug addiction.
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Retro Junk
The singing, the lyrics, the playing, it's all completely awesome.
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Metal Recusants
Dirt is still in my top 5 favorite records of all time, and far and wide what I consider to be the most important record to my musical influence as far as when and where I was at the time I discovered it and how it helped to shape my imagination and understanding of what music could be.
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Ultimate Guitar
Every aspect of it screams at your soul and hits deep.
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Ghost Cult Magazine
Few releases can be said to iconic in every way imaginable, but Dirt is one of them.
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Teen Ink
“Dirt” is all about the consequences of drug addiction and the damage it can cause.
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Mr. Hipster
A classic album of the grunge era, Dirt made me feel, well, dirty.
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Radio Not Found
If you were asked to name one of the best albums of the 90s this would be on the list.
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Game Trading Zone
The money spent on this album can give you hours of musical bliss unrivaled by many albums.
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Total War Center
Yes, its quite a melancholy album, possibly even self-indulgent, but its depressing in a good way.
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Riff Raff
Haunted by the ghosts of the 60s and fuelled by 90s angst, Dirt is far from a knock-out, but it still packs a powerful punch.
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RAMzine
You won’t find anything more honest or pure out there music-wise.
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