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One of my Top Ten CDs..
Alright...
The Best
Jar of Flies
Reviewgium Classic: 10/10

Jar of Flies
Alice in Chains
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000029F8
Release Date: 1994-01-25

Tracks:

Rotten Apple
Nutshell
I Stay Away
No Excuses
Whale and Wasp
Don't Follow
Swing On This

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While not their most definitive album (that honor belongs to 1992's Dirt), Jar of Flies represents an important step in Alice in Chains' recording career. Witness "I Stay Away," which is made up of equal portions of hummable guitar riffs and the spookier, scarier, more grinding elements that most fans associate with Alice in Chains. This song most clearly delineates the dichotomy that was a highlight of the band's sound--Jerry Cantrell's listenable tunes and often gorgeous arrangements (just listen to what he does with "Whale & Wasp"!) and Layne Staley's growling vocals, which are just the teeniest bit flat. The collection as a whole, brief as it is, has an elegance that's unusual for metal. --Genevieve Williams

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One of my Top Ten CDs.........2007-06-26

Got into AIC late but now its among my most-played stuff... Of course Nothing Safe & Unplugged are also great.

BTW, saw the "new" AIC @ the Elect Factory in Philly and while some may say its sacrilege I really enjoyed the show. Hey, they deserve to make a living & they seem to be trying to stay true to the originals... They also incorp a tribute to Layne.

Alright..........2007-05-17

Like what has been said, this album is amazing. Alice in Chains is the only band that I can listen to non-stop and absolutely love. I can listen to the same song over and over, or once every month with the same reaction (if not better). Nutshell is one of the best songs I've ever listened to.

The Best.......2007-05-15

Alice in Chains is definitely one of the best bands to have come out during the 90s. I can listen to their songs non-stop, over and over, without ever getting tired of their songs. Every song, in every CD is good or excellent. No, nothing bad at all about Alice in Chains.

Jar of Flies.......2007-05-14

I had previously owned this recording, but it was on cassette and I had lost it. I really missed it and kept looking for it in stores on CD, but could not find it. I would highly recommend this album to anyone who even minimally likes Alice in Chains.

Reviewgium Classic: 10/10.......2007-05-04

What can I say about this album? Only that I have been listening to it on a consistent basis since practically the time it was released, and I enjoy it as much now as I did then. My musical tastes have changed much since 1994, but one thing remains constant: my love for this album, and indeed pretty much anything and everything done by this band. The strange thing is, it contains what is probably my least favorite Alice In Chains song ("Swing On This"), and yet I still consider it my favorite album by the band, and I still feel confident in giving it a perfect rating.

Yes, I still remember back in the day seeing for the first time the video for "I Stay Away" (you know, back when MTV was kinda-sorta good...compared to now anyway), and being completely entranced by what I was seeing and hearing. I barely knew the band back then, but somehow I felt that I had known them forever. It was everything I wanted and needed to see and hear. And so I discovered Jar of Flies. From the haunting opening bass line and ghostly vocal harmonies of "Rotten Apple," and the heart-wrenching melodies of "Nutshell" and "Don't Follow," to the catchy rhythm of "No Excuses," and the mystifying wailing of Jerry's guitar in "Whale and Wasp," I knew from the very first listen that this was something special...something that would be a part of me forever. There is so much passion at play on this album from all members of the band, and I feel that with Jar of Flies, they were really truly pouring their hearts out in a way they had never done before. Indeed, I feel that "Nutshell" is the defining song of Layne Staley's life, and every time I hear it, I shed a tear for him. It was the first song I heard, the very moment that Layne's death was announced that grim morning years ago, and that will always be the first thing I think of whenever the song graces my ears. I consider this album to be perfect. Perfect in that everything syncs together in such a genuinely meaningful way; perfect in its blend of acoustic and electric; perfect in that it displays the constant progression Alice In Chains had by releasing albums that each had a completely authentic sound that was never repeated.

I have never successfully compiled a satisfactory list of what I would call my "top ten albums of all time," but I know for sure that Jar of Flies would be on that list, and quite high at that, despite the fact that it is not a full-length album. Obviously, this album means a lot to me in a personal way, but all that aside, I feel that this is an absolute must-have in any serious music lover's collection.

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Jar of Sap.
Alice, no longer in chains

Jar of Flies/Sap
Alice in Chains
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ASIN: B0000266TT
Release Date: 2005-12-20

Album Description

Import coupling of their 1994 album Jars Of Flies with SAP (1992). Features the song's 'Brother', 'Rotten Apple' and 'No Excuses'. Sony. 2005.

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Jar of Sap........2006-02-01

This is a double-disc I'd found and bought at a used store years ago, and had never seen another one until right now. It's basically just the two "Jar Of Flies" and "Sap" Ep's packaged together. It has no extra tracks, but the originals are there, and the majority of the artwork from each disc. I think the two would have made a nice single-disc, but hey. This is a sweet thing for the collector, or for that person who never got either Ep before. I'm glad I have mine.

Alice, no longer in chains.......2001-01-16

This album was the first i heard form Alice in chains. It has an idealic balance of soft, mellow music right through to their "typical" style. This vinyl edition is a must to listen to, especially with the SAP LP which has a lot of unusual tracks that you would not normally expect from such a top notch band. To an Alice In Chains fan that does not have this album, then what are you waiting for? Truely a musical master piece!

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Flies in a Jar
Soultakers
Manufacturer: Dragonheart
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000R28HKG
Release Date: 2007-07-24

Tracks:

Heaven's Pillars
Icon
Belied
Staring Eyes
Chasm
Thin Walls
Silent Empire
My Subjective Shell
Floating
Chasing Clouds
Another World

Album Details

The Thrilling and Dramatic Atmospheres of their First Release, Where Decadent Classical Music and Heavy Metal Blended in a Thoroughly Personal Style, Are Confirmed and Developed in this Album. `flies in a Jar' Will Drive You Into a Total Experience, Alternating Evocative and Tormenting Melodies and Heavy Metal Ride Intriguing Refrains and Refined Arrangements.

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