Alice in Chains - Angry chair
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The song was one of the few written entirely by lead singer Layne Staley for the band. It is primarily about Staley's time in rehab for heroin addiction.
The song also has a reference to the Stephen King film The Shining (directed by Stanley Kubrick) in the line, "I'm a dull boy work all day".[citation needed] The quotation is taken almost directly from one of the most famous scenes in the film, in which main character Jack Torrence repeatedly type
s, "All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy". (The movie was also referenced in the echoing of "red rum" in the interlude track "Iron Gland" on the same album). " An acoustic version of "Angry Chair" was later performed for the MTV show MTV Unplugged. (Though omitted from the aired performance,
the song was included in the Unplugged CD and DVD release, and on the Greatest Hits disc and 'Music Bank box set. Jerry Cantrell on the song, from the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection: "Such a brilliant song. I'm very proud of Layne for writing it. When I've stepped up vocally
in the past he's been so supportive, and here was a fine example of him stepping up with the guitar and writing a masterpiece." Although Dirt marked the introduction of Staley's guitar playing contributions to the group, he rarely played in concert, focusing instead on his vocals and showmanship. T
his is one of the few songs he regularly played guitar on during live performances. The ending to the song was often used as a lead in to another famous Alice in Chains song Man in the Box in concert.
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Too bad they aren't still around, eh? Absolutely amazing.