Jar of Flies

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Jar of Flies is a critically acclaimed 1994 EP by American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its dark, acoustic sound and introspective themes.

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Jar of Flies canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alice in Chains release
EP
recording
artist Alice in Chains
bassBy Mike Inez
chartPosition US Billboard 200 number one
containsTrack Don’t Follow
I Stay Away
No Excuses
Nutshell
Rotten Apple
Swing on This
Whale & Wasp
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtPhotographer Rocky Schenck
criticalReception critically acclaimed
drumsBy Sean Kinney
followedBy Alice in Chains (album)
format CD
cassette
vinyl record
genre acoustic rock
alternative rock
grunge
hard rock
guitarBy Jerry Cantrell
hasQuality dark sound
introspective themes
hasType acoustic-based release
language English
leadVocalsBy Layne Staley
length about 30 minutes
locationOfStudio Seattle, Washington, United States
surface form: Seattle, Washington
mainSingle I Stay Away
No Excuses
notableFor first EP to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200
partOf Alice in Chains
surface form: Alice in Chains discography
performer Alice in Chains
previousWork Dirt
producer Alice in Chains
Toby Wright
recordedAt London Bridge Studio
recordedIn 1993
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDate 1994-01-25
theme addiction
introspection
isolation
melancholy

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Alice in Chains notableWork Jar of Flies
I Stay Away partOf Jar of Flies
Dirt followedBy Jar of Flies
No Excuses partOf Jar of Flies
No Excuses album Jar of Flies
Nutshell partOf Jar of Flies