The Men in The Box....Alice was next....

After Soundgarden

my next peek into Seattle was

through Alice in Chains...

Again - MTV was what I had to rely on.

Pretty sure no one 
 was playing them on radio here...

so again-

Headbanger's Ball to the rescue...

which seems very funny now for some reason.

Same as Soundgarden...

Where do we put these guys?

Man in the Box-

I was blown away by the sound...

no one else like them around.

It just haunted you...and it was kind of groovy under all

that distortion in certain places...

Layne mimicking the guitar

his voice was just so unique for that time...

unforgettable,
and

unmistakeable.

Jerry complimented him so well-

for a long time I never even realized how much

of Jerry's voice was really on each track
they seemed like one..


Soon to follow -

Would? 
from the Singles soundtrack...
I was in love...

Alice was the "bar" band in the movie...

Then DIRT came out ...
Would? Angry Chair , Them Bones, Rooster, Down in a Hole...
This album felt a bit moodier to me
and
it also showed off a bit more of their musical range...
they slowed down some - 
but then packed the punch when you were least expecting it.

I won't delve in to every album
because this was just the beginning for me...

This footage is from Seattle favorite
The Off Ramp Cafe
1990
some of the best Alice you've never heard.
Facelift music...
none of the post "grunge" explosion MTV stuff
Again - I love this kind of live footage
where the crowd is on fire
and you get that small venue feel...
You'll always find those vids of MTV appearances, etc.
We'll save that stuff for later.
Pure raw original Alice here...

This was when you could see two
great bands for like $8!

Roughly 6 months after this show

some friends in a band called Mookie Blaylock

opened for them in the same venue...

The rest is history.

If you don't know who Mookie Blaylock is

I'll school you soon.

Rock on guys...