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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 | Grunge | ||||
| Length | 30:49 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | Alice in Chains | ||||
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Jar of Flies is a studio EP, released on January 25, 1994, by the Seattle, Washington grunge band Alice in Chains through Columbia Records. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle Washington in Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle Washington in Dirt is the second studio album by the American Grunge band Alice in Chains. Alice in Chains is the self-titled final album by the Seattle grunge group Alice in Chains. " No Excuses " is the second single from Alice in Chains ' 1994 EP Jar of Flies. " I Stay Away " is the Lead single off American Grunge band Alice in Chains 's second EP, Jar of Flies " Don't Follow " is the third and final single from Alice in Chains ' second EP Jar of Flies. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle Washington in Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Jar of Flies marks the first album with bassist Mike Inez. Michael "Mike" Inez (born May 14 1966, in San Fernando, California) is a rock Musician. This album was the first EP to ever reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 United States album chart, and was the only EP to ever gain this distinction until 2004. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The EP features Alice in Chains' most radio successful song and two more successful singles for the band. The song "No Excuses" was the only Alice in Chains song to reach the number 1 position on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. " No Excuses " is the second single from Alice in Chains ' 1994 EP Jar of Flies. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock "I Stay Away" also reached high positions, and "Don't Follow" had become a modest hit by early 1995. " I Stay Away " is the Lead single off American Grunge band Alice in Chains 's second EP, Jar of Flies
In 1995, the album was briefly re-released in a limited edition, short-lived format called CD Plus. Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a Certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies It contained a 2nd CD of drivers in order to access special computer content on the CD. The key extras were lyrics, discography and the full versions of both of the videos released from the EP, 'I Stay Away' and 'No Excuses'. The picture on the CD itself is the purple/orange photo negative of the one found on the regular release CD.
In addition to the CD, the album was also released in a limited edition double vinyl along with Sap. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Sap is a studio EP by the American Grunge band Alice in Chains. 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. Sap is a studio EP by the American Grunge band Alice in Chains.
The first pressing of the CD contained plastic flies in the spine of the jewel case.
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Album Name Origin
According to lead singer Layne Staley, the title for the album came from a science experiment guitarist Jerry Cantrell conducted in third grade: "They gave him two jars full of flies. Layne Thomas Staley ( August 22, 1967 - April 5, 2002) was the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains and the Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr (born March 18, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter One of the jars they overfed, the other jar they underfed. The one they overfed flourished for a while, then all the flies died from overpopulation. The one they underfed had most of the flies survive all year. I guess there's a message in there somewhere. Evidently that experiment had a big impact on Jerry. "[1].
Track listing
- "Rotten Apple" (Staley, Cantrell, Inez) – 6:58
- "Nutshell" (Staley, Cantrell, Inez, Kinney) – 4:19
- "I Stay Away" (Staley, Cantrell, Inez) – 4:14
- "No Excuses" (Cantrell) – 4:15
- "Whale & Wasp" [Instrumental] (Cantrell) – 2:37
- "Don't Follow" (Cantrell) – 4:22
- "Swing on This" (Staley, Cantrell, Inez, Kinney) – 4:04
Personnel
- Layne Staley: lead vocals
- Jerry Cantrell: guitars, vocals
- Mike Inez: bass, guitar, additional vocals
- Sean Kinney: drums, percussion
- Toby Wright: engineer
Additional personnel
- April Acevez: viola
- Rebecca Clemons-Smith: violin
- Matthew Weiss: violin
- Justine Foy: violoncello
- David Atkinson: harmonica
- Randy Biro: additional vocals
- Darrel Peters: additional vocals
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 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 |
References
| Preceded by Music Box by Mariah Carey |
Billboard 200 number-one album February 12 - February 18, 1994 |
Succeeded by Kickin' It Up by John Michael Montgomery |
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