Alice in Chains Stone Temple Pilots GRUNGE

ENTRÉE: THE HISTORY History behind the Songs

 It started in 1987 in Seattle, WA at a party. At this time the lead singer was already involved in a band which was growing stale. When he met the guitarist at the party, they hit it off and decided to make a band of their own. Their band was then named, ‘Alice in Chains’.. The name of the band was supposedly spawned from a crazy idea about the group dressing in drag. Their first gig was on August 5, ALICE IN CHAINS  After that they were briefly known as Diamond Lie and played a few shows, sparking the take-off of their music. Later in 1987 they signed with Columbia Records. Their first EP titled “We Die Young” was released in 1990 and is currently a rare collector’s item.  A few months after that, they released their first full length album called “Facelift”. The release of this album sent their debut song “We Die Young” to the top.

 The band Stone Temple Pilots was original called Mighty Joe Young. The band signed with Atlantic Records and changed its name to Stone Temple Pilots.  The was immediate success in 1993 upon releasing their debut album Core (1992), and went on to become one of the most commercially successful bands of the 1990s. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS  The band released four more studio albums:  Purple (1994),  Tiny Music  Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996),  No. 4 (1999)  Shangri-La Dee Da (2001) This was before separating in 2002, after which the band members partook in various projects, most notably Velvet Revolver and Army of Anyone.

MAIN: THE MEANING The Meaning

 Very meaningful and slow  The songs are about their life and what they think the world is coming to. For example, the song ‘Angry Chair’ is about Layne (one of the musician’s) heroin addiction. It is relating to childhood punishment and his bad childhood. Layne was one of the last great singers since it has now turned into auto tuned pop. ALICE IN CHAINS  The song ‘Angry Chair’ is also about the chair being a timeout zone in the corner of the room when they were young. This is where they were very angry and led to depression.  All of ‘Alice in Chains’ music is mainly about how they see the world and what they want to see changed into it.

 The songs by the Stone Temple Pilots are strong and carry influential topics of controversy.  The song ‘Plush’ was inspired by a news story about a lady found dead by the law enforcement squad. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS  All of the songs written by this band carry along the same theme as most Grunge bands, which is sad but influential messages that make an impression on the whole world.  Most of the songs that they created were about topics that many people conversed about and listened out for everyday.

DESSERT: EVALUATION The Impact

 Alice in Chains, throughout their time of popularity, made a large impact on the views of the world with their songs.  The depth and emotion in their songs made them extremely popular with the majority of the community.  They were one of the most successful bands of the 90’s  They sold over 20 million albums worldwide, being among many great awards and achievements ALICE IN CHAINS  They paved the way for many incoming bands, and also changed the way music was perceived and what type of genres were created in the future.

 The Stone Temple Pilots have made an impact on the whole world with their influential music.  Sold over 40 million records worldwide  Have been ranked on multiple billboards as creating the best singles of the decade. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS  Despite being unpopular with critics, they proved to be a popular and influential group  The band’s importance was noted in 2010, having a great influence on not only music, but culture and fashion.