RIGHT BEFORE THE GRUNGE ERA ABSOLUTELY BLEW UP, THE NEW ROCK GENRE GOT IT’S FIRST WIDESPREAD CRED THE MAINSTREAM ON THIS DATE 33 YEARS AGO WITH THE ALBUM FACELIFT, THE DEBUT RELEASE FROM THE SEATTLE BAND ALICE IN CHAINS…AND THIS GIRL FELL IN LOVE AND SO DID THE CRITICS…THE ALBUM’S SINGLE “MAN IN THE BOX” WAS NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY FOR BEST HARD ROCK PERMORMANCE , BUT…MORE ON THAT TOMORROW…THE OTHER ALBUM THAT SHIFTED THE PATH OF ROCK DROPPED ON THIS DATE & WAS A BIT MORE ALT LEANING AND ALSO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED. THE CRITICS WERE RIGHT ON AS THE SOPHOMORE & FINAL STUDIO ALBUM FROM THE L.A BASED ALT ROCKERS JANE’S ADDICTION SOLD OVER HALF A MILLION ALBUMS IN JUST ONE MONTH OF RELEASE. THE 4 PIECE, PERRY FARRELL FRONTED BAND WENT OUT ON A LENGTHY TOUR T SUPPORT THE ALBUM THAT INCLUDED THE INAUGURAL LOLLAPALLOOZA BUT ALSO MAY HAVE LED TO THE BAND’S FIRST DEMISE, FARRELL HAS BEEN QUOTED SAYING ‘THAT THIRTEEN MONTH TOUR BEHIND RITUAL WAS HALF THE REASON WE WOUND UP UNABLE TO STAND ONE ANOTHER IS THAT I AM AN INTOLERABLE NARCISSIST WHO CAN’T GET ALONG WITH ANYONE”…I GUESS AT LEAST HE IS AWARE AND THAT IS HALF THE BATTLE! THE 3RD RELEASE OFF OF THE LEGENDARY ALBUM RITUAL DE LO HABITUAL THAT UTILIZED BARKING DOGS AND WAS THE BAND’S BIGGEST MAINSTREAM HIT…IT’S “BEEN CAUGHT STEALING”, THAT IS TODAY’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND ON 105.7 THE X
