Album of the day (#5517): Dirt by Alice In Chains

BestEverAlbums — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:00:26 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 01/26/2026 21:00

Today's album of the day

Dirt by Alice In Chains (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1992.
Country:
Overall rank: 212
Decade rank: 42
Year rank: 3
Discography rank: 1 (out of 17 albums on BEA)
Average rating: 82/100 (from 1148 votes).

Tracks:
1. Them Bones
2. Dam That River
3. Rain When I Die
4. Sickman
5. Rooster
6. Junkhead
7. Dirt
8. God Smack
9. Intro (Dream Sequence) [Hidden Track]
10. Hate To Feel
11. Angry Chair
12. Down In A Hole
13. Would?

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"Hard for me to express how much this album resonated on a personal level. Dirt captures the feeling of being trapped, whether from addiction or depression etc. There is something incredibly poignant in listening to Layne Staley on this album, knowing how things would turn out.
Them Bones is a fantastic opener, and Dirt continues on with strong sequencing, Rooster the album centerpiece and Would as a perfect closer. Jerry Cantrell's guitar riffs and solos are very interesting and inventive, as well as overtly and powerfully dark. Additionally, Staley and Cantrell combine to create some of the most memorable vocal harmonies in alternative (or any) rock.
I think a line from Would best captures this album's essence: "So I made a big mistake / Try to see it once my way." Dirt is angry, harsh, and brutal, yes - but it is also deeply, painfully emotional. Its songs don't ask for forgiveness, but simply understanding."
- Caesar01 (Rating: 90/100)
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""I want you to scrape meeeeeeee, from the walls"

Damn no matter how many times I hear it it still gives me shivers.

This album is a fantastic portrayal of addiction and the workings of an addicts mind. It does a fantastic job at showing (or reminding) you what it feels like. The album's outlook is one whose life has been consumed by drugs and it shares with you the power and the consequences of that.

This is grunge as much as it is metal. It's heavy and moody, and groovy in places. I don't even know the word that describes the feeling in the title track, but it feels exactly how the lyrics say it should.

There are imperfections to be found but they stand out more only because of the length of the album. There is so much to love here it is hardly a detraction.

To those who don't like this album, I hope you never find anything in it to relate to.

Standout tracks: Dirt, Sickman, Would?"
- Gonzalese (Rating: 95/100)
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Album of the day (#5517): Dirt by Alice In Chains