ON THIS DATE IN 1995 THE SEATTLE BAND THAT STOOD OUT FROM THE REST WITH AN AMAZING PAIR OF VOCALISTS AND A HEAVIER METAL SOUND RELEASED THEIR 3RD ALBUM, A SELF TITLED WORK THAT DEBUTED AT NUMBER ONE ON THE BILLBOARD CHART AND HAS SINCE CERTIFIED TRIPLE PLATINUM…ALICE IN CHAINS…THE ALBUM WAS A CRITICAL AND FAN SUCCESS WITH JON WIEDERHORN OF ROLLING STONE CALLING IT, QUOTE, LIBERATING AND ENLIGHTENING” AND AS A BIT OF A DEPARTURE, OF THE ALBUM’S FOUR RELEASED SINGLES, 3 FEATURED GUITARIST JERRY CANTRELL ON LEAD VOCALS INSTEAD OF FRONTMAN LAYNE STALEY WHO HAD BEEN DEALING WITH ADDICTION AND WAS SOON TO LEAVE THE BAND…AND SADLY…THE ALBUM WAS ALICE IN CHAINS LAST EFFORT TO FEATURE STALEY…THE ONE SINGLE THAT DID FEATURE THE OUTSTANDING VOCALIST WAS GRAMMY NOMINATED FOR BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE, WITH MUSIC COMPOSED BY CANTRELL AND LYRICS BY STALEY…”AGAIN” IS SUCH A BANGER AND REMINDER TO LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES….AND IT’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND ON 105.7 THE X
