EP · 1994
Jar of Flies
Jar of Flies is an ep by Alice in Chains, released in 1994 on Columbia, with 7 tracks.
Alternative Metal · Pop · Rock
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7 tracks · 31 min
EP · 1994
Jar of Flies is an ep by Alice in Chains, released in 1994 on Columbia, with 7 tracks.
Alternative Metal · Pop · Rock
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7 tracks · 31 min
Jar of Flies is the third studio EP by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on January 25, 1994 through Columbia Records. It is the first EP in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 Chart and was well received by critics. The EP has since been certified double-platinum by the RIAA and has gone on to sell 4 million copies worldwide. Jar of Flies is one of the biggest sellers in Alice in Chains' catalogue. Following Alice in Chains' extensive 1993 world tour for Dirt and appearance at Lollapalooza, the band members returned home to Seattle to find themselves evicted from their residence after failing to pay the rent. The band then moved into London Bridge Studio feeling lonely and depressed. Vocalist Layne Staley said the band "just wanted to go into the studio for a few days with our acoustic guitars and see what happened. We never really planned on the music we made at that time to be released. But the record label heard it and they really liked it. For us, it was just the experience of four guys getting together in the studio and making some music." Written and recorded in one week in September 1993, Jar of Flies was produced by the band members the…