Non-Urban Music Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To The Blue

[PaulyPac]

I liked it...

Who's heard it? Opinions?

 

[Casey]

I wouldn't have picked you as an AiC fan, I'm pleasantly surprised.

Album is OK, some of the songs are growing on me, but the cold hard truth of the matter is.......without Layne Staley, it's not Alice in Chains.

They really should have started a new band or just renamed themselves. Sean Kinney (the drummer) even said in 2006:

Kinney mentioned in a February 2006 interview that he would be interested in writing new material, but not as Alice in Chains.

He explained, "If we found some other dude, I'd love to move on, write some cool tunes and change the name and go on like that. I don't see continuing as Alice and replacing somebody. ... We're not trying to replace Layne.

I find it pretty disrespectful to be honest. It's a difficult subject, but my personal opinion is that they should change the name. Layne, for me, was the defining factor of AiC.