Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)

The second based acoustic record of Alice in Chains' Jar of Flies became the first EP to reach number one. It's also the first album bassist Mike Inez was a part of. I love the story behind the album, guitarist Jerry Cantrell had to do a experiment in school when he was younger and it involved two jars of flies. One jar was given a lot more food and the other jar was underfed. The one that was being overfed died of overpopulation while the second jar the flies survived all year. There's a deep message for you to discover when listening to this masterpiece. Songs to check out "No Excuses", "I Stay Away" and "Rotten Apple".

1. "Rotten Apple" 6:58
2. "Nutshell" 4:19
3. "I Stay Away" 4:14
4. "No Excuses" 4:15
5. "Whale & Wasp" [instrumental] 2:37
6. "Don't Follow" 4:22
7. "Swing on This" 4:04