Jar of Flies
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| Jar of Flies | ||
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| EP by Alice in Chains | ||
| Released | January 25, 1994 | |
| Recorded | September 7 - 14 1993 at London Bridge Studio in Seattle, Washington | |
| Genre | Alternative metal Grunge |
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| Length | 30:49 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Alice in Chains | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Alice in Chains chronology | ||
| Dirt (1992) |
Jar of Flies (1994) |
Alice in Chains (1995) |
Jar of Flies is an Alice in Chains studio EP, released on January 25, 1994. It was recorded at London Bridge Studio in Seattle during a week-long recording session that lasted from September 7 to September 14, 1993. Jar of Flies was the first and only EP ever to reach #1 on the Billboard US album chart.
According to lead singer Layne Staley, the title for the album came from a science experiment guitarist Jerry Cantrell conducted in third grade, where two jars, 1 containing food, the other containing none, were filled with flies. The flies in the jar without food subsequently ate each other.[1].
In addition to the CD, the album was also released in a limited edition double vinyl along with Sap. Jar of Flies was on sides 1 and 2, Sap was on side 3, and an etching of the Alice in Chains logo was on side 4.
Jar of Flies is the first album to feature bassist Mike Inez.
The first pressing of the CD contained plastic flies in the spine of the jewel case.
[edit] Track listing
- "Rotten Apple" (Cantrell, Staley, Inez) – 6:58
- "Nutshell" (Cantrell, Staley, Inez, Kinney) – 4:19
- "I Stay Away" (Cantrell, Staley, Inez) – 4:14
- "No Excuses" (Cantrell) – 4:15
- "Whale & Wasp" (Cantrell) – 2:37
- "Don't Follow" (Cantrell) – 4:22
- "Swing on This" (Cantrell, Staley, Inez, Kinney)– 4:04
[edit] Personnel
- Alice in Chains - Producer
- Layne Staley - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
- Jerry Cantrell - Lead Guitar, Vocals
- Sean Kinney - Percussion, Drums
- Toby Wright - Engineer
- Darrell Peters - Vocals
- David Atkinson - Harmonica
- Mike Inez - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- April Acevez - Viola
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | No. 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | "Don't Follow" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 25 |
| 1994 | "I Stay Away" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 10 |
| 1994 | "No Excuses" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1994 | "No Excuses" | Modern Rock Tracks | 3 |
| 1994 | "No Excuses" | Top 40 Mainstream | 32 |
| Alice in Chains |
| Jerry Cantrell | Mike Inez | Sean Kinney | William DuVall |
| Layne Staley | Mike Starr |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: Facelift | Dirt | Alice in Chains |
| EPs: We Die Young | Sap | Jar of Flies |
| Live Albums: MTV Unplugged | Live |
| Compilations: Nothing Safe: Best of the Box | Music Bank | Greatest Hits | The Essential Alice in Chains |
| Singles: "Bleed The Freak" | "'We Die Young" | "Man in the Box" | "Sea of Sorrow" | "Would?" | "Them Bones" "Angry Chair" | "Rooster" | "Down in a Hole" | "What the Hell Have I" | "Got Me Wrong" | "No Excuses" "I Stay Away" | "Grind" | "Heaven Beside You" | "Again" | "Over Now" | "Get Born Again" | "Fear the Voices" |
| Videos |
| Live Facelift | The Nona Tapes | MTV Unplugged | Music Bank: The Videos |
| Related content |
| Articles: Grunge music | Singles | Mad Season | MTV Unplugged |
| Categories: Alice in Chains | Alice in Chains Albums | Alice in Chains songs |
