#ALICE IN CHAINS DIRT ALBUM PHOTOS MOVIE#

Cantrell had also agreed with Kinney's report, saying that Staley, Jerden and the rest of the band would smoke marijuana in the studio room, even saying that Staley would shoot heroin in front of everyone. Drummer Sean Kinney said in a 2005 interview that Staley had told Kinney that he was high on heroin and marijuana during the recordings of 'Down in a Hole' and ' Angry Chair' as well as taking oxycodone for back pain.

When recording the album, Staley had previously checked out of rehab in Portland, Oregon and quickly went back to using heroin. Dirt was recorded at Eldorado Recording Studio in Burbank, California, London Bridge Studio in Seattle, and One on One Studios in Los Angeles from March to May 1992. For the songs ' Them Bones', 'Rain When I Die', ' Down in a Hole', and 'Dirt', Cantrell brought in his black Gibson Les Paul and an amplifier he had bought when he was seventeen which had much heavier distortion than any amplifier he had used in the past.

#ALICE IN CHAINS DIRT ALBUM PHOTOS MOVIE#

The track ' Would?' produced, engineered and mixed by Rick Parashar, was recorded before the album, and first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 movie Singles. He admired vocalist Layne Staley's lyrics and voice, and lead guitarist Jerry Cantrell's guitar riffs. Producer Dave Jerden, who had previously worked with the band on their debut, Facelift, wanted to work with them again. The recording of Dirt began in the spring of 1992. The songs on the album focused on depression, anger, anti-social behavior, drug use (primarily heroin), war, death, and other emotionally charged topics. The album spawned five singles: ' Would?', ' Them Bones', ' Angry Chair', ' Rooster', and ' Down in a Hole'. It was the last album to feature bassist Mike Starr before he departed the band a year later. It has since been certified four-times platinum by the RIAA and gone on to sell 5 million copies worldwide, making Dirt the band's highest selling album to date. Peaking at number six on the Billboard 200, the album was also well received by music critics. Dirt is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on September 29, 1992, through Columbia Records.

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