THE most amazing band to have ever existed, full stop. You can have your Beatles, and Rolling Stones, and Led Zep, and Nirvana, al the bands that normally come up when the question 'dude, who is the greatest band ever?' comes up, but Alice kick all their asses. RIP Layne, Rock on forever.
by Fitz May 31, 2004
Fuck Nirvana. That's right, fuck Kurt Cobain. Fuck "Nevermind", fuck the baby, fuck Teen Spirit. AIC kicks Nirvana's ass. Let's see you compare, let's say, Polly to Rooster. Let's see you compare Lithium to Man In The Box. Talk to me about music after you've made those comparisons. I guess, theoretically, you could compare Facelift to Bleach, but there is no comparison in my eyes. Dirt to Nevermind... fuckin' kiddin' me?
by anonymous February 22, 2005
Heavy Meatal/"Grunge" band circa 1987-late '90s. Formed by vocalist Layne Staley, guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Michael Starr, and drummer Sean Kinney. Recorded debut album, 'Facelift' in 1990 after releasing the 'We Die Young' EP. Then releases the 'Sap' EP in 1991. In 1992, they peaked with their classic 'Dirt'. After 'Dirt' Michael Starr was replaced with Ozzy Osbourne bassist Mike Inez. Recorded the best-selling EP of all time, 'Jar of Flies' in 1993, the stoped touring for three years because of Staley's serious heroine problem. The recorded their self-titled album in 1995, then finished off with an Unplugged album in 1996. In April of 2002, when the band wasn't really doing anything together, Layne Staley was found dead in his house of an apparent overdose of heroine and cocaine.
by Dugan March 11, 2005
1 of the big 4 grunge bands. Made some of the best fuckin bangers, featuring Layne Staley's amazing singing and Jerry Cantrell's amazing guitar skills. You may have heard some of they're songs like man in the box, them bones, would, down in a hole, nutshell and a shit ton more. Check out their unplugged, it's fuckin awesome. Alice in Chains and Nirvana are hands down my favorite grunge bands.
by CSkyhawk May 20, 2021
One of the greastest bands out there. Alice In Chains has to be the most underappreciated and unnoticed band during its time. With it's raw and intense vocals from frontman Layne Staley, and Jerry Cantrell's guitar riffs and songwriting, Sean Kinney on percussion and Mike Inez on bass. Layne Staley's vocals were so....great. His strange harmonies, the vibrato in his voice on the low, softness in the liteness, the soul in the dark heavyness, just makes his voice so unique and so versatile.The music created by them is so beautiful, and melancholy. Alice In Chains was more metal/alternative than grunge. Grung was created by Nirvana because they needed to promote themselves. What a joke. Pick up an Alice In Chains album. It will be the only band you'll think as being great, and you'll know what REAL music is like.Compare an Alice In Chains song to one of Nirvana's, and listen how Kurt Co-Bang sings in a whiny tone with no soul or emotion, and Layne Staley with his beautiful voice that you can fall asleep to. The only reason Kurt Co-Bang (cobain) wrote 'Smells like teen spirit' is because he didn't have a date to the prom. And the way he dressed? It was called 'grunge', but those were just clothes his mom picked out for him at the Goodwill. And he got first pick because she worked there.Alice In Chains kicks Nirvana's scrawny ass.
Alice In Chains > Nirvana
by Queen of the Rodeo April 26, 2008
1. 'Used to be curious/now the shit's sustenance.'Alice in Chains, 'Hate To Feel'.
2. 'If I knew any hot girls called Alice, I'd so do that.'
2. 'If I knew any hot girls called Alice, I'd so do that.'
by DarkDecapodian January 16, 2009