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Old 06-19-2012, 10:13 AM   #1261 (permalink)
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Ok before the next war proper by Frownland, the Batlord has suggested an Alternative Metal Battle of just 4 albums (saves me thinking) and they're something of a mixed bag as well.

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Old 06-19-2012, 10:28 AM   #1262 (permalink)
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As awesome as Angel Dust is I've always preferred King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime, but I've also always liked Jar of Flies more than Dirt. Huh... well I guess I'll have to go with Dirt because it feels truer to its metal roots than Angel Dust.

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Old 06-19-2012, 10:58 PM   #1263 (permalink)
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ok this battle i'll participate in

just let me get reacquainted with both albums before I cast my vote
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Old 06-20-2012, 05:09 AM   #1264 (permalink)
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ok this battle i'll participate in

just let me get reacquainted with both albums before I cast my vote
Same hear need to listen to the Faith No More again.
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Old 06-20-2012, 05:58 AM   #1265 (permalink)
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Angel Dust is one of the best albums of the 90s, period. Dirt is a chore to sit through. This vote is really easy for me.

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Old 06-20-2012, 09:19 AM   #1266 (permalink)
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Dirt is cool, but the riffs aren't really that great for the most part, and Layne Staley's voice can be great, but it can also be campy. I feel like the only times that Alice In Chains are firing on all cylinders is when they quit with the hard rock/sludge and get melodic. "Would" and "Down In a Hole" are the only truly great songs on here, and though they have a few other good songs on here, it's not enough to justify the god-like status most people seem to hold them in.

Angel Dust on the other hand is weird, quirky, catchy and incredibly eclectic. This is one of the only albums I can actually listen to twice in a row without feeling bored, because all of the songs have a personality all their own. My only gripe is "RV". It was funny the first time I heard it, but after that it just got to be incredibly boring.

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Old 06-20-2012, 12:20 PM   #1267 (permalink)
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I listened to both The Real Thing and Angel Dust today and had really forgotten just how groundbreaking they actually were. These are both essential albums and I'd even say that Angel Dust actually kicks even higher than The Real Thing. Mike Patton's vocals are even more intense on Angel Dust. I was always a fan of King for a Day anyway so I didn't listen to that. Now despite saying all that, I really have to be in the mood for this band so they're not the sort of thing I'd play that often.

Alice in Chains, well given the fact that this is their best album and that I actually own the cd and accept its a great album, they still as a band bore the fuck out of me with that bland sludgy sound that they seemed to master.

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Old 06-20-2012, 07:04 PM   #1268 (permalink)
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I'm quite the Patton fan, and Angel Dust is of no exception. Love the bass on the album as well, that's always one of my favourite elements of Faith No More's albums, and the guitar and piano have some great moments as well. Favourite track has to be ****lobber for the chopsticks piano in the beginning and the Fantomas reminiscent vocals during the chorus and the dissonant close. I could have done without Be Aggressive but that's my only complaint really, apart from the satiric RV (which has a nice enough backtracking to enjoy.)

Dirt is pretty good and it's my favourite Alice in Chains album, but it doesn't come anywhere near to Angel Dust.

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Old 06-21-2012, 08:28 AM   #1269 (permalink)
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i've always disliked Angel Dust - i mean i got it last time and got rid of it - it just doesn't really integrate itself much, i listen to it, there's a nice bass bit here, there's a nice riff there, but they don't coagulate into very memorable songs, except for "Midlife Crisis" and "A Small Victory" - suffice to say i prefer their preceding and subsequent albums

whereas Dirt is like the perfect marriage between metal and grunge - yes, the vocals can be crap at times, but the music is nearly perfect

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Old 06-21-2012, 05:06 PM   #1270 (permalink)
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always like the sabbath myself, maiden next
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