• ' Released: October 1995 • ' Released: 1996 • ' Released: 1996 Alice in Chains (occasionally informally referred to as The Dog Album, The Dog Record, and Tripod) is the self-titled third by the American band. It was released on November 7, 1995, and was the follow-up to the highly successful. The album debuted at number one on the and stayed on the chart for 46 weeks. ', ' and ' were released as singles.

'Grind' and 'Again' were nominated for the. As with their previous releases, the album's songs focus on heavy subject matter such as,,, relationships, and. The band relies less on metallic riffs and more on melody and texturally varied arrangements, integrating some of the more delicate acoustic moods of their. However, the riffs are mostly and atonal, employing a strong vibe.

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This is the band's first studio album to feature bassist and the last studio album to feature vocalist before his death in 2002. It received certification from the RIAA and has sold over three million copies worldwide. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Background and recording [ ] After the release of, vocalist entered for addiction. The band had been scheduled to tour during the summer of 1994 with,, and, but while in rehearsal for the tour, Staley began using heroin again. Staley's condition prompted the other band members to cancel all scheduled dates one day before the start of the tour, putting the band on hiatus.

They were replaced by on the tour. While Alice in Chains was on hiatus, Staley joined the 'grunge ' while guitarist worked on material originally intended for a solo album. In January 1995, Cantrell, bassist, and drummer began on Cantrell's material. In the spring of 1995, Staley was invited back to join the band. Staley said that 'we started to split apart and went different ways, and we felt like we were betraying each other.' In April 1995, Alice in Chains entered in with producer, who had previously worked with and. Few of the songs on the album had been written before the sessions began, so Cantrell's material was used as a starting point.

The band would then give the demo tapes to Staley so he could write lyrics. The album was finished in August 1995.

Cantrell said, 'It was often depressing, and getting it done felt like pulling hair out, but it was the fucking coolest thing, and I'm glad to have gone through it. I will cherish the memory forever,' while Staley added, 'I'll cherish it forever, too, just because this one I can remember doing.'

During the recording of the album, Staley was severely addicted to and was often late or absent for recording and rehearsal sessions for the album. Their manager, Susan Silver said, '.It was a really painful session because it took so long. It was horrifying to see [Layne] in that condition.

Yet, when he was cognizant, he was the sweetest, bright-eyed guy you'd ever want to meet. To be in a meeting with him and have him fall asleep in front of you was gut-wrenching.' While in the studio, a rough mix of the song ' was leaked to radio, and received major airplay. On October 6, 1995, the band released the studio version of the song to radio via satellite uplink. The, features interview footage regarding the album. This is the last Alice in Chains studio album to feature original vocalist. Music and lyrics [ ] Cantrell, in an interview around the release of the album, said, 'Our music's kind of about taking something ugly and making it beautiful.'

With the exceptions of ', ', and ', the lyrics are all written by Staley. Staley said, 'I just wrote down whatever was on my mind.so a lot of the lyrics are really loose. If you asked me to sing the lyrics to probably any one of them right now, I couldn't do it. I'm not sure what they are because they're still that fresh.'

Staley added, 'For a long time I let problems and sour relationships rule over me instead of letting the water roll off my back.I thought it was cool that I could write such dark, depressing music. But then instead of being therapeutic, it was starting to drag on and keep hurting. This time I just felt, 'Fuck it. I can write good music, and if I feel easy and I feel like laughing, I can laugh.' There's no huge, deep message in any of the songs. It was just what was going on in my head right then.

We had good times, and we had bad times. We recorded a few months of being human.' 'Sludge Factory' was written about a call Staley and Wright received while at the studio, from Columbia executives and. Ienner and Anthony told them they had nine days to finish the record, because they had already taken a lot of studio time.

Of the album's four singles, 'Grind', 'Heaven Beside You', ' and 'Over Now', three feature Cantrell on lead vocals. Cantrell also wrote the lyrics for the songs for which he sang lead vocals. Regarding 'Grind', Cantrell said it was written at 'pretty much at the height of publicity about canceled tours, heroin, amputations, everything, thus it was another 'FUCK YOU for saying something about my life' song.' 'Heaven Beside You' was written by Cantrell after the break-up of his girlfriend of seven years. On the of Alice in Chains' box set, Cantrell described the song as 'Another attempt to reconcile the fact that my life and paths are tearing me apart from the person I love. All the things I write about her are a way for me to maybe speak to her, express things I could never express.'

Commenting on 'Over Now', Cantrell said of the song: 'A lot of deep shit in there, a big epic number. Plus you can get away with a hugely long tune near the end of a record.' An acoustic version of 'Over Now' was released as a single in 1996 as part of the band's album. Release and reception [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating C favorable Although not as successful as Dirt, the album debuted at number one on the and went to stay on the chart for 46 weeks.

It has since been certified double platinum. The band opted not to tour in support of Alice in Chains, adding to the rumors of drug abuse. When asked about the frustration of not touring to support the record, Cantrell provided some insight into how Staley's addictions led to repercussive tensions within the band: 'Very frustrating, but we stuck it out. We rode the good times together, and we stuck together through the hard times. We never stabbed each other in the back and spilled our guts and do that kind of bullshit that you see happen a lot.' It was noted for being a break away from the externally applied grunge label affixed to the group. Described the album as a 'musical rebirth,' and remarked that in contrast to the raw distortions associated with grunge, Alice in Chains' sound was 'cleanly delineated and meticulously layered.'

Jon Wiederhorn of Rolling Stone called the album 'liberating and enlightening, the songs achieve a startling, staggering and palpable impact.' Bill Adams of Ground Control Magazine, reviewing Alice in Chains discography wrote 'If indeed turned out to be the gateway that got so many more people hooked on Alice in Chains, it can only be said that the band's self-titled album implies withdrawals or a sense of significant unease or discomfort. The signs that something is just not right appear everywhere both on and in Alice in Chains; the front cover features a photo of a three-legged dog (one too few) while the back cover presents a picture of a three-legged mandolinist (one too many). The album's liner notes feature images of ghastly, contorted with no flesh on their arms, sinister, personified bottles swimming through black oceans, cartoons of animals standing on trial, synthetic limbs and more. They are images of turmoil, and discomfort, and it's difficult to look at them.' Alice in Chains included the singles ', ', and ', all of which had accompanying.

'Grind' and 'Again' were nominated for the in 1996 and 1997, respectively. The music video for 'Again' was nominated for at the. Packaging and title [ ] The album is also known informally as 'Tripod' or 'Three-Legged Dog Album' due to a three-legged dog on the and on the back.

The image of the dog on the cover was inspired by a three-legged dog named Tripod that used to terrorize drummer and chase him around during his paper-work duty when he was a kid. Kinney also designed the artwork for the album. Photographed the three-legged dog for the album cover at a playground near downtown Los Angeles on August 23, 1995. Schenck did a casting for three-legged dogs for the shoot, but the band ended up choosing a fax with the image of a dog as the cover shot. A different three-legged dog named Sunshine was used for the 'Grind' music video. The photo of the dog shot by Schenck at the playground was finally used years later on the 1999 box set.

Contrary to rumor, none of the dogs used for the photoshoot, the album's cover or the music video belonged to Jerry Cantrell. The was initially available in three versions: one with a transparent purple with a yellow-green spine, one with the color scheme reversed and a predominantly version. The purple jewel case is currently and the yellow-green edition is now a rarity. On the predominantly monochrome cover, the dog has yellow eyes.

The cassette edition features a purple cassette or transparent yellow-green case. It was also released on double vinyl with a purple label on the A-side and a yellow-green label on the B-side of both discs. Disc 1 featured tracks 1-6, disc 2 featured tracks 7-12 and both discs had 3 tracks per side.

In Japan, the CD cover is replaced with a blank, white cover with the dark blue text 'Alice In Chains' appearing inside of a dark blue border in the bottom-right corner. The image of Frank Lentini was also removed, showing a mostly white back cover. Track listing [ ] All lyrics written by, except where noted. Title Lyrics Music Length 1.

' Cantrell 4:44 2. 'Brush Away' Cantrell,, 3:22 3.

'Sludge Factory' Cantrell, Kinney 7:12 4. ' Cantrell Cantrell, Inez 5:27 5. 'Head Creeps' Staley 6:28 6. ' Cantrell 4:05 7.

'Shame in You' Cantrell, Inez, Kinney 5:35 8. 'God Am' Cantrell, Inez, Kinney 4:08 9. 'So Close' Cantrell, Kinney 2:45 10. 'Nothin' Song' Cantrell, Kinney 5:40 11. 'Frogs' Cantrell, Inez, Kinney 8:18 12. ' ( ) Cantrell Cantrell, Kinney 7:03 Total length: 1:04:48 † Contains an excerpt of 'Good Night'.

Japanese bonus tracks All lyrics written by Staley; all music composed by Cantrell. Track listing No. Title Length 13. 'Again (Tattoo of Pain Mix)' 4:03 14. 'Again (Jungle Mix)' ( also known as Club Mix) 4:08 Total length: 1:12:59 Personnel [ ]. • ^ Huey, Steve.. Retrieved 2009-07-23.

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Retrieved 2012-04-22. • officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH Preceded by by November 25 – December 1, 1995 Succeeded.