Alice In Chains
Jar Of Flies
scum stats: 150 copies filled with dead flies
While never the top of my favorite Seattle bands (probably mainly because I'd heard Soundgarden and Pearl Jam and Nirvana before I'd heard Alice In Chains) I have to say that hindsight and old age has only increased my appreciation of this band. To wit, only once in my thirties was I aware of the fact that the Mad Season songs "River of Deceit" and "I Don't Know Anything" were NOT by AIC, but in some weird way that makes me appreciate it all even more...the versatility of Staley perhaps?
Anyway, this is the first Alice record I've ever owned, my fave songs on this being the anthemic (horns?!?!?) flag-planting epic of "I Stay Away." Being one of the limited Romanus Records versions that is filled with actual dead flies...well it doesn't get much better than that. Crazy dudes making crazy records will never get old and I give a strong salute to Chris at Romanus for continuing to push the envelope.
I love AIC!!! I will give you a carton of Klondike bars, a bottle of anything and a glazed donut (to go, of course) for that record.
so cool but also gross i agree with kevin above! wait isn’t “Above” the name of the Mad Season Album? hahaha how perfect! i love Mad Season and Alice in Chains but i’ll take the og black version pretty please! no files for me! I already have fruit flies stalking me cause my garden is loaded with a plethora of fruit! hahaha you guys want some? bring the family and all the TMR peeps(i miss you guys) i have plenty and am still recovering from elbow surgery. free fruit to good home! hahaha for real!
Love Romanus’ stuff. Would’ve loved to get this one. I got one of his guitar pedal LPs… Not the most practical item I’ve bought, and not easy to store, but it’s really cool!
I remember asking chris on insta what the weirdest request for a filled record was, “someone asked to put human bones in a record.”
So cool, yet so very gross.
Very cool record!!