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| ALICE IN CHAINS - BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE |
| Written by Stephen Wilkinson |
 There seems to be a lot of activity from bands in this decade whose lead singers have all passed on. Queen, The Doors, Blind Melon and Alice In Chains just to name a few. Some people will never accept “the new guy” simply because he isn’t the original but usually moreso as the original singer laid the groundwork in style and substance for what would shape the sound and style of the band. Fortunately for AIC, guitarist Jerry Cantrell was the dominant writer and a key player in their sound. Not to diminish the efforts of what the late Layne Staley. After all, how many bands in the 90’s copped their eerie vocal harmony style that Layne helped trademark? Exactly. The remaining members finally deciding to fly the banner of AIC again would certainly raise some eyebrows. For their first studio effort without Staley, new vocalist William DuVall comes in complimenting the style set forth by Staley yet has a bit of his own grit to show that he is not a clone brought in to re-enact his predecessor. Cantrell along with bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney lock down the rhythm section to complete the band’s trademark sound. Solid, unique and uncompromised, it sounds like AIC because it is. There is no attempt to put sounds and styles in that do not belong. And they’re not trying to reinvent their own wheel. The grunge and sludgy sound with razor shark guitar tone which set them apart in the 90’s is alive and well in tracks such as “Acid Bubble”, “Check My Brain”, “Last Of My Kind”, “Private Hell” and “Take Her Out”. The album also touches on the more acoustic based Jar of Flies era with “You Decision” and “When The Sun Rose Again”. DuVall and Cantrell harmonize as naturally as Staley did with Cantrell over 15 years ago. Whether this album becomes a commercial smash remains to be seen. But in terms of honoring the sound, style and legacy of what they’ve done, this album is most worthy of the name Alice In Chains. - Stephen Wilkinson Rockzone Records, 2155 E. University #104, Tempe, AZ 85281 / 480-964-6301 www.rockzonerecords.com / www.myspace.com/rockzonerecords
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