04-06-2011, 19:03
I am a long time AIC fan, and it is hard for me to pick a favorite. Every album is so different and so important to their identity. I can say "Alice in Chains" is my least favorite although it has some pretty killer tracks on it. I love "again" and "grind." I was extremely impressed with Black Gives Way to Blue, we can all agree there will never be another Layne, but William DuVall is an excellent fit. He captures the spirit of the group without trying to be a Layne copy. I also love all the songs on that album, to me it's a fresh beginning, a lot of creativity and energy. Although there are some individual songs on the older albums that are un-matched, as far as rating an entire album from start to finish I picked Black Gives Way to Blue as my favorite. I can listen to that entire album start to finish and not want to skip anything. The song variety is great and I love how they ended it with the mellow title track. I am a long time fan and I love what they are doing now, William DuVall has my Superfan blessing! Again, one of my all time favorite bands and each album has it's own special place!