Title: Alice in Chains – Dirt
Year/Genre: 1992, Grunge
Condition: New (2xLP)

Cultural Facts:

1. Cantrell drew from his father’s Vietnam experience, folding real family history into the era’s public talk about trauma.

2. A key song was written in memory of Andrew Wood (Mother Love Bone), turning a private loss into a Seattle-scene elegy.

3. Released as labels rushed “Seattle” product, its bleak themes helped steer mainstream alt-rock toward heavier, more confessional territory.