Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies is full of SECRETS 😲
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2021
- Taking a look at the unusual CD, CD+ (multimedia enhanced) & vinyl releases of Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies.
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Have you listened to any new Alice In Chains? Surprisingly good despite not having Layne Staley. Definitely check out "Black Gives Way to Blue" (2009)
Yeah, I really enjoy all three of the post Layne AIC albums. Jerry still has it, his writing is as good as ever. I’m excited for his new solo album next month.
Yes they're awesome
Metal Jesus did you see that Jerry Cantrell has a new solo album coming out soon? He uploaded the first video to youtube recently.
No, AIC without Layne Staley isn't the same for me, but I'll check.I did buy myself a copy of the 2016 RSD vinyl release of their Live Facelift show.
zip up that enhanced content and upload it somewhere so we can download it and play around
I may be in the minority, but I would love more music videos MJR!!
PS Jar of Flies is the best AIC album!
i will join you in that minority group
I also think music reviews by MJR is a great idea! I think there's a lot of us who are gamers but who also enjoy retro musical releases as well
You are no longer in the minority cause I am sure a lot of people, including me, agree with your comment: MORE album videos, MJR!
However, i don't agree on JOF being their best album. The best Alice in Chains album is Facelift.
All their albums are awesome. It would very difficult for me to pick a favorite.
@@kenterminateddq5311 Man, I remember years ago MJR put up some music videos and a lot of ppl got pissed!! Hahaha
Perhaps MJR could do a spin-off channel. As I have gotten older and have a family there’s less time for video games and I’ve really dived into music.
When I bought this album at K-Mart when it was realeased the cashier saw the flies and was like, what is this? I said, it is called Jar of Flies, so they put flies in there. She said, "Luckily it isn't called Jar of Vomit.".
Lol that 90's sarcasm. I miss it
😂😂😂
Haha love it!
2017 & 22 years old, Hip-Hop being my main genre of music, I wanted to venture out and listen to things that i’d truly never heard. As no genre was off limits, I ventured into pop, country, and even metal. I was interested in the things I was hearing, but nothing truly hooked me. That was until I discovered this album at a going-out-of-business sale at the end of that year in my local area. I bought it for mere dollars, and the cover caught my attention as it shone vibrant under a dash of sunlight in a store that was largely bland. I remember listening to Rotten Apple and I Stay Away specifically that night and having to pause the songs as I replayed them over and over. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. the album has really changed my musical tastes, as i’d ventured down the rabbit hole of Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots (which i’d later discovered i’d heard as a child playing Gran Turismo for the PS1) and Mother Love Bone. I can attribute this album to truly changing my life in many ways. I resonate with a generation before my time even more than my own all because of music.
You should check out the RUclips channel Lost in Vegas. Two guys who grew up on hip hop in the 90s reviewing new hip hop and classic rock songs they usually have never heard. They're a fun watch.
cool story
The music is packed full of soulfulness
The pressing with the files in the spine of the Jewel case is not a promo, its a US limited edition 1st pressing. Its pretty easy to get but does command a good price. In case you did not know AIC released quite a few cool items of merchandise to promote the release, there were two types of honey jars with loads of plastic files in them, a collideascope and a wipe board, all very cool items of which I am lucky to own. Actually AIC did many innovative promotional items for their releases back in the 90's,
When I was younger my mom had a copy of Tripod with the purple jewel case. Haven't been able to find that once since
@@gasolinekiss There are two versions of that, one with lime green spine and inner with purple case and another with purple spine and inner with a lime green case. I have tried to put where you can get them if you are interested but my post keeps getting deleted because stupid youtube does not like me mentioning others web-sites despite the fact they are not related in any way to what idiot tube does so no competition!
@@DjPolo1897 what other albums have you got ?
Stuff like this wasn't too uncommon for the first million copies to be released back when the recording industry was rolling in money. Another example of something like this is Warrant's Cherry Pie. The first million all had the explicit lyrics stickers on them because only the first million had the final track, "Ode to Tipper Gore" which was just a compilation of Jani Lane cursing in concert for 2 or 3 minutes.
@@cagycylinder6246 I've got all their albums on vinyl, vinyl singles, box sets, promo CD's and promo vinyl, a lot of promo weird and rare merch items from Facelift through to their S/T album era, an RIAA platinum CD/cassette award for Live and Unplugged, signed prints and an Ampex golden reel award for Facelift. I've been into AIC since I got Dirt as a child when it came out, such an amazing band. My collection is not that big as I collect many bands and when it comes to AIC they have not done loads of stuff over the years and I have only concentrated on the unusual and rare. I'd post some pictures if I could!
This EP was absolutely incredible. Layne Staley’s vocal were so haunting, the music so beautiful (especially the guitar work) and different to all the other work they’d done before or since. And don’t get me started on Nutshell. It absolutely breaks my heart.
Second best scream of that era. Chris Cornell being the best imo.
Nutshell might be the saddest song I know. Hauntingly beautiful
@Daniel G Brother is what you’re looking for, brother.
@@dauntae24 bro how can you listen to bleed the freak and still say he's second?
@Daniel G I should’ve known that. I’m slipping in my old age.
Nutshell is heartbreaking, but it’s probably my favorite AiC song.
That solo at the end is god tier
Ugh how can you pick a favorite? I just can't...
I listen to Whale & Wasp every time I'm feeling blue, it's one of the most beautiful instrumentals ever written.
I loved the CD with the plastic flies inside the spine! That was really unique.
Seeing 'I Stay Away' on Beavis & Butthead is how I discovered this band and this was the first AIC CD I owned. Good times! Still great music
Heh heh, heh heh , umm great ,that's like cool n stuff ,, heh heh ,heh heh ,boigggg
We always joked that they should have put buds in the spine instead of those flies. This was the quintessential mid 90’s smoking album.
😂
I bought this CD the week it came out. I liked the songs so much, and they put me in such a mood that I decided to go ahead and propose to my girlfriend shortly after. We've been married almost 27 years now.
what a story!😂
happy for you man!
Nutshell is one of the most emotional songs ever written. The unplugged version makes me cry every time. You can hear the pain in Layne's voice and relate to it
I love playing those guitar chords too. So simple yet so amazing.
I have the unplugged version in MiniDisc. It's the only retail MD I purchased. Do have 350 blank discs though.
@@MetalJesusRocks OMG! I am a guitar player and LOVE playing Nutshell , Rotten Apple, No Excuses & Brother (From the Sap EP) on my acoustic. I also play most of I'll Stay Away on my electric but need to just sit down and nail down the rest of that song one of these evenings. I bought this CD the week it was released and my copy does not have the flies or enhanced CD. The first 2 enhanced CDs I bought were actually by Todd Rundgren & the first one was "No World Order" which came out around 1991/1992 - ish (I did not have a computer yet so I didn't get to really use the extra features. I bought a home PC in 1995 & right around that year Todd Rundgren put out "The Individualist" which was fun to use on a PC & I enjoyed that CD a lot. I taught myself a song I love from that release as well titled "If Not Now, When?" and it sounds awesome on both an electric or an acoustic. I thought the enhanced CD format was going to take off but it never really did for some reason. Thanks for sharing this. I still listen to Jar Of Flies quite often & loved it from the first time I played it. It may sound weird but it wasn't until after Layne passed away that I realized just what a massive part Jerry Cantrell was to their vocal sound because I did not realize how much he sang and how he shapes all the background vocals and the haunting vocal melodies. I am not taking anything away from Layne he was amazing. Jerry Cantrell is my favorite guitar player from the Grunge movement. He is a studio wizard who layers guitar tracks that always sound incredible & then add in his contribution to their haunting melodies and background vocals brings him up to another level. As a guitarist I obviously have several influences and what I like to refer to as my top 5 - top 10 - top 20 list of favorite players. I also have a list of favorite guitarists in various genres as well.Thanks for sharing this. I bought this CD the week it was out due to I already had Sap & Dirt and was waiting for this release and was blown away with what they delivered with Jar Of Flies. I am so happy I came across your channel earlier today. I subscribed as well. :)
My aunt has the plastic flies CD. From what I remember, she said the cashier at the record store offered it to her instead of the plain one because she was a frequent customer, so they must have been somewhat limited. I don't know what store it was, but it would have been in the Seattle area. Probably Peaches.
I'd love to see more of this kind of content in your channel, MJ. Can't wait to see what other rarities you have in your collection.
That's the plan!
Seeing any obscure parts of your collection is awesome.
As I’ve grown older, I appreciate Alice In Chains more and more. I never got to see Layne Staley live, but caught AiC with William DuVall many years ago and they were great. Was happy to finally see them after missing them in the 90s.
The channel is called MetalJesusRocks, so yeah let's do it! More music content!
Interactive Cds were mind blowing to me. Id always through them into thd computer just to see if there were any bonuses.
First CD I remember doing that was Gorillaz's first album.
I totally forgot about cd+ releases. Jar of Flies was definitely one of my favorites that I owned. The amount of content really varied with those releases.
Please do more videos like this one! It is great to see these "hidden gems" in your collection.
Will do!
You should absolutely do these more if you enjoy them. What a treat to get some music videos front he great metal-Jesus 🤘
You should definitely do some more of these, very cool. :)
That's the plan!
I had a copy with the flies in the spine. I bought it at the mall in Corsicanna Texas
I almost skipped over this because I regularly have Alice In Chains items on my youtube home page before I realized it was an MJR video. One of my favorite releases from the 90's it always makes me flash back to playing Command and Conquer and listening to this ep.
Nice one Sir, I absolutely love this. Very dear to my heart, especially 'Don't Follow'. Great choice to make this video! 👍
Excellent video, it's a nice departure from your other videos. Keep em coming.
Really glad to see some music content on the channel. My channel is completely focus on vinyl (obviously) but you were an inspiration for me starting it.
That Alice In Chains EP was really good and I'm glad you focused on the very unique packaging. No one seems to remember that stuff from when it was first released
Agree with everyone else you should do more music stuff. Specifically, archiving a lot of this type of multimedia that really isn't available anywhere. You have the means to bring it back to life, whereas I'm not sure the labels or bands even have archives of this stuff. Yes, probably some de-monetized videos, but could make for a fun side project that many people will appreciate. Thanks for sharing!
Jar of Flies is a great record. Super cool video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for doing this! Love the ep and this special edition I've not seen, so cool! Definitely do some more videos like this one. Cheers, Scott
In the UK, we got a double CD released, which featured both Jar Of Flies & SAP. I've also got the 2 x LP repressing by Music On Vinyl, which like the original vinyl pressing features an etched image on side 4 , however this edition features the AIC sun logo, with the letters printed on the label & the triangular sun rays etched into the vinyl.
That was so so rad...thanks for sharing dude!
I think "No Excuses" was the first song I heard by them knowing who they were, but I'm pretty sure "What The Hell Have I", on a college radio station, was the first not knowing. Thought both were great and I became a big fan.
This was awesome MJ.
Really cool to see
You hear people complain that Blu-ray menus and bonus content are no longer as fun and interesting as those on early DVDs, but for me, nothing quite beats an Enhanced or Plus CD. Would love to see the others that have made it into your collection!
More vids like this, dude. I appreciate your perspective
Thanks! Will do!
Great video ,cool that you covered all of the releases cd Enhanced cd and vinyl of the same album,love Alice In Chains and this album especially and of course not forgetting there amazing unplugged performance, would love to see more videos like this really great content, been a fan of your channel for along time ,thanks so much ,
Great video.
“I Stay Away” is one of my favorite songs. I’ve never seen a copy of Jar of Flies with plastic flies in the cd spine.
Dig the music content. Would love to see some videos about Tool!
Great video MJR. This is was my introduction to Alice and Chains and I also still listen to it frequently. I remember one of the Limp Bizkit albums also having the Enhanced CD format too. I would love to see other enhanced CD albums in your collection.
I have the same album with flies in it, it was worth like 80 bucks last time i saw a few years ago
Very good video! I just started collecting cds 2 years ago and come across alot of 90s genre cds that I love. I appreciate the mainstream you give for that particular genre. Keep the videos posed 👍👍
Amazing! Bring more of these content. I had a simple CD.
Wow! I really appreciate you putting this video together!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome, didn't even know this version of the EP existed.
Would love to see more videos of your music collection!
I LOVE when you do videos on music related things! Rock on!
I have the enhanced cd version as well, and as you said, you can't access the enhanced content on a modern computer. Seeing all of the enhanced cd stuff again brings me back! Awesome video, dude.
Thank you for this review it was much needed.
Looove this video! Thank you for sharing this! Please upload more of it on the second channel!
very cool video! Please do more like this!
Please do more videos like this
You should definitely do more videos like this one. It's nice to see some non gaming stuff that you're into from time to time.
That's the plan!
Thanks MJ for making this awesome video I never knew about all this cool stuff
Glad you enjoyed!
Yes, please show more of your collection! This is very cool and interesting.
Awesome video! Love this album.
Dude I have always loved you but the fact you are doing a video about one of my fav albums! Insane. I’d love more MJR music oriented stuff :))
I've always wanted to see what the plastic flies in the spine were like. Thanks for sharing. Incredible EP, and Rotten Apple is probably my favourite Alice in Chains songs - an excellent introduction to Mike Inez in his first recording with the band.
Would love to see more of these kind of videos. Highly entertaining and interesting!
What a rad piece of metal/rock history! Thanks for sharing this! Loved Layne and the boys. Gonna have to try and hunt down that vinyl and disc with the flies in the spine! Never even knew about that!
Thank you for sharing this. Big AIC fan here and was delighted to see this on your channel! 👌🤘
They never announced that Sap was getting released. It just got shadow dropped into stores. Wish you touched on that a little bit more. There is a great collaboration with Ann Wilson on there in one of my personal favorite songs = Am I Inside.
I have the double 10" 1st press on Orange and Blue Transparent Wax. One of the best albums of all time. From what I understand, most songs on Jar of Flies were written and recorded in one or few takes and written in just a few days.
Best AIC song IMO is = Died. Nobody talks about that one.
Please keep content like this coming!
Cool stuff! Never knew about the CD+ release. This is one of my favorite AiC albums.
This is some cool stuff! I would definitely like to see more content like this..
This is great. Would love to see more music coverage.
Yes please to more vids on the music collection. Thank you.
Really cool to see this, Jar of Flies has been one of my favorite cds since its release but i never saw this enhanced version before!
Great video, would love to see more
This was fun! Do more. A nice break from gaming stuff every now and then..
I would love to see more music related videos. Thank you for sharing this bit of history. I was a huge AIC fan. A teen in the height of the grunge era. I still listen to this album as well. Don't Follow is my favorite.
Hey man, love the channel. I'm an old rocker/gamer myself. I remember these type of CDs as I owned one many years ago too. It was a NOFX CD that had a video called un-precedented, about the 2000 election between Bush and Gore, when ran on a computer. Cool stuff.
Never saw any of this before! Definitely interested in more like this!!
You did indeed get "Live Facelift" with the CD !! Mine came taped with packing tape to the longbox that held the disc !!
There was also another version of Faceclift that came with a T-shirt attached to it. I never got one, as the shirts were always small or medium, and I am 6'3 !!!
it was a promotion to push album sales in summer 1991 when MTV picked up the "Man in the Box" video, and the tours they did with Anthrax/Slayer and VH.
I know you’re mainly a video game RUclipsr but I’d love to see more music related videos and your cd/record collection.
I remember the Prong - Rude Awakening album having an Enhanced CD as well....there was some really cool stuff on it at the time. I also remember Clutch's Elephant Riders also was enhanced when it was first released...
This is one of my favourite albums of all time!. The MTV Unplugged show they did was absolutely fantastic live performance!.Right up there with Nirvana's MTV'S Unplugged.
Dude! This was fun! Yes, keep peppering in some vids on music releases. I don't remember the version with plastic flies, but the CD+ feature I remember fondly in the mid 90's. Speaking of rock music and video games, did you know REO Speedwagon released a companion casual game in the late 2000's called "Find Your Own Way Home"? Kind of a "hidden objects" game with some of their jams featured.
Fall is in the air, it’s a cool overcast day in September here in Michigan. There is nothing more perfect in my head than listening to AIC and playing street hockey in the fall.
This video couldn’t have been posted at a better time. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of the enhanced stuff as I was definitely way to poor in the 90’s to afford a computer. It would be cool if you could share that stuff. 🖖🗽🤘
We want more videos like this!
About 15 years ago my wife and I went to see Jerry Cantrell solo in Atlanta. He did some older Alice In Chains songs and it was so great. Just him and his guitar. I'll never forget it!
Love to see some more music content from you, thanks 😎🤘👍
I'd love to see more music-related content from you. Keep that up!
On it!
Super cool, didn't know about that CD Format!
This was very cool, thank you!
Please more vinyl videos ! Like interesting releases and favorite cover art would be great .
Good to see you upload more music content.
More to come!
Very cool video!
Thank you so much for satisfying my hunger for knowledge of technology of the 90's. I've learned a lot.
I’m all for this type of content on MJR. 👍🏻
Definitely more of this sort of content ❤️
i love this video! Please to more of these!
I want to see more videos like this!!!
I was beyond hooked on this album, i still remember the day my dad got home from the record shop and turned the album on, was hooked from the start
hey can you do more of these kind of videos very interesting!
thanks
My Squirrel Nut Zippers Hot and Aerosmith Nine Lives both have supplemental videos buried on the CD disk. Alice Cooper has bonus DVDs as a separate disk in many of his newer albums, but something about Hot and Nine Lives having it embedded makes it cooler.
I was so blown away by their ability to play “unplugged.” I was able to finally appreciate this EP later on in life.
Fantastic EP!
Amazing album, I remember buying this and listening to it constantly. The spine for mine when i bought it at the time didn't have the flies but super cool.
I definitely had the CD Plus though, Sarah Mcchaughlin (butchered her last name) had it as well.
Thanks for the memories, loved this video Metal Jesus !
I would love to see more videos like this
I love them, they are absolutely amazing, a great video like always MJR!!!!!