Whale & Wasp (track) by Alice In Chains
Year: 1994
From the album Jar Of Flies (track #5)
Whale & Wasp appears on the following album(s) by Alice In Chains:
- Jar Of Flies (track #5) (this album) (1994)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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80/100  | 04/29/2025 22:09 | Rounder89 | | 83/100 |
100/100 | 04/13/2025 15:52 | Rayzer6 | | 89/100 |
35/100 | 04/06/2025 02:59 |  II | | 53/100 |
70/100 | 03/24/2025 16:58 | EntDoesStuff | | 87/100 |
95/100 | 02/01/2025 07:14 | Musicmister9988 | | 98/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 6% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.4/100, a mean average of 79.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.7.
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II 04/13/2025 13:15
The wasp is sonically represented as two incongruous string-bended notes played continuously, while the whale accompanies it as a gently soothing arpeggiated chord melody played on a lush and semi-reverberated acoustic guitar, and gets its own beautiful middle section melody.
The contrast of the two notions makes an interesting track. Like Fleetwood Mac's Albatross but darker.
That is a creepy guitar riff. Even on a 30 degree (Celsius) day, it still gives me chills.
great solo/instrumental
Stupendous sound!
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