Degradation Trip by Jerry Cantrell

Second solo work Alice In Chains guitarist, released just a couple of months after the Layne Staley’s death. By the way Cantrell dedicated this album to Lane.

In the recording helped him a famous us company playing with Ozzy. Cantrell ordinary person and therefore to his music attitude should be proper attitude. On his second album is a mixture of old rock, straight from the seventies, of course grunge (because he is one of the progenitors) and psychedelic metal riffs.

Jerry as usual, the best plays its mournful, gloomy melodies, occasionally successfully using acoustics. In conclusion, unemotional vocals complements so alienated, hopeless picture of the album. Principle the solo work of Cantrell can be compared with Black Sabbath of the mid-seventies, obtained a new interpretation.

Of course, this release can be compared with AiC, because roots of his music grow it from there, but it's better to draw parallels with the debut album. Without a doubt, this work is better on all counts. If the first LP was just a continuous stream of flimsy, sad and also not heavy songs, here it's all exactly opposite.

There are slow songs, drive and aggressive, and most importantly moderately heavy. I think that it can even be called old school music, because there is no flirting with electronics and other production of additives. On contrary, stringed and percussion instruments make honor to entire album.

Only one minus is monotony. Of course, it can be said that these are style requirements, but with an average length of songs of 5-6 minutes, considering their number, they are a bit annoying cause oppressive atmosphere.