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The 11 Best Seattle Bands

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Today is the Super Bowl. The day when we celebrate what it means to be American.  We eat, drink, watch sports and pass out.  Here’s our pre-game warm-up for all you Seahawk fans.

Here are the 11 Best Bands from Seattle (or close by):

  1. Nirvana
  2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  3. Pearl Jam
  4. Soundgarden
  5. Modest Mouse
  6. Alice In Chains
  7. Death Cab For Cutie
  8. Foo Fighters
  9. Heart
  10. Sunny Day Real Estate
  11. Mother Love Bone

 

 

The 11 Best Songs By Alice in Chains

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The angst toward the new incarnation of Alice in Chains has reached a fevered pitch on this latest album.  I am not one of those people who believes a band should break up if a lead singer passes away.  AC/DC proved that you can replace a singer and still embody the spirit of the band.  That said, replacing anyone is always a high hurdle to overcome.  No matter who AIC picked there would always be someone out there who booed the choice.  But was their choice of William DuVall as new lead singer a good fit?  There’s no doubt DuVall can sing.  That’s not my issue with him.  To me, he lacks the chemistry that Staley had.  While Staley’s voice fought the drudge of the droning guitars, screaming to be out in front, DuVall’s voice seems to be content to fade into the background and get lost in the chorus. But the new version of the band isn’t just missing Staley…it’s also missing Cantrell.  What happened to him?  Listen to the guitar on the first minute of the song “Grind.”  There’s nothing even close to that on either of the two reunion albums.  It’s like he’s phoning it in, when he should be the visionary of the band.  He has always been the lead song writer in the group…so why has that element faded?  Is it that DuVall doesn’t push him?  You can’t lay it all at Staley’s passing because Cantrell’s solo albums are better than the new Alice in Chains albums.  Alice in Chains was truly one of the greatest rock bands of the 90s.  I’ll keep listening to them hoping one day they find their way back.

Here are the 11 Best Songs By Alice in Chains:

  1. Would? (Singles Soundtrack)
  2. Down In A Hole (Dirt)
  3. A Little Bitter (Last Action Hero Soundtrack)
  4. Man in the Box (Facelift)
  5. Right Turn (Sap)
  6. Heaven Beside You (Alice In Chains)
  7. Junkhead (Dirt)
  8. Brother (Sap)
  9. Nutshell (Jar of Flies)
  10. Bleed the Freak (Facelift)
  11. No Excuses (Jar Of Flies)

Buy the new Alice in Chains, The Devil Put The Dinosaurs Here…now!!

 

The 11 Best albums of 2009: 34-44 (Part 2)

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With the end of decade sending everyone scrambling to make decade topping lists, let’s not forget all the good music that made this year one of the better musical years of the decade.
 
Don’t forget to vote in our annual “best of.”  Just send us your top 20 albums of the year…or as many as you can think of, if you can’t think of 20.  We take all albums…all genres…just be sure they were released in 2009.  To vote, just put your list in the comments section of the blog…or email us.
Here 11 Best Albums of 2009: 34-44 (Part 2):
 
34.  Moby – Wait for Me (Shot In The Back of the Head) – only $5.00
35.  Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon
36.  Au Revoir Simone – Still Night, Still Light – only $5.00 
37.  Rodrigo y Gabriela – 11:11  -only $5.00
38.  Julian Plenti – Julian Plenti…is a Skyscraper
39.  Cursive – Mama, I’m Swollen (What Have I Done)
40.  Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown (East Jesus Nowhere)
41.  The Editors – In This Light and On This Evening
42.  Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels
43.  Bob Dylan – Together Through Life 
44.  Alice in Chains – Black Gives Way To Blue

The 11 Best Songs By Alice in Chains

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Denver, San Francisco, Cincy, and the Jets are kicking ass…meanwhile, Arizona, Carolina, Tennessee, and Pittsburgh are struggling.  I guess all things change.
 
Here are the 11 Best Songs By Alice in Chains:
 
1.  Would? (Dirt)
2.  Right Turn (Sap)
3.  Man in the Box (Facelift)
4.  Nutshell (Jar of Flies)
5.  Brother (Sap)
6.  Rooster (Dirt)
7.  A Little Bitter (Last Action Hero)
8.  Heaven Beside You (AIC)
9.  Down in A Hole (Dirt)
10.  Sea of Sorrow (Facelift)
11.  Sludge Factory (AIC)
 
Buy the new Alice in Chains, Black Gives Way To Blue now!