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From: bgray1@cc.swarthmore.edu ( bg)
Subject: bit o' Facelift
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 20:31:27 GMT
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Here goes, Alice in Chains fans...more on Dirt next time!
"I Can't Remember" (riff 1)
Eb-------0----0----0----0----0------0----0----0----0----0----------
Bb-----0----0--0----0----0----0---0----0--0----0----0----0--------
Gb---4----3-----3----3----3------4----2-----0----2----2-------------
Db------------------------------------------------------------------(2)--
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------(2)---
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------(0)---
(riff 2)
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Db-----------------5^----------------------------7^----5-----------------
Ab---5---7-------------7-----------5---7--------------------------------
Eb------------0------------0---0------------0---------------0---0-------
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Db--------------5^---------------------------8---7----------2-----------
Ab---5---7---------7-----------5---7-------8---7----------0------------
Eb-----------0--------0---0-----------0----6---5----3^-----------------
(riff 3)
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Db---------2--------0-----0--------------------2--------0-----0----------
Ab------2----2---2---2----------------------2----2---2---2---------------
Eb---0---------3--------5------6--5-3^--0---------3-------5-----6--5^-
"Man in the Box" (riff 1)
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Db-----------------------------------------------------------5^-------------
Ab---5---5-5---5---5-5---5---5-5---5---5------5---7------------------
Eb---0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------3---2--------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------3---3---2----
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------0---2---2----
Db----------------------------------------------------------------2---0---0---2-----
Ab---5---5-5---5---5-5---5---5-5----7---5-------------------2---2---0---0-----
Eb---0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0------------7--6--5--3^---0---3----------0--3^
etc...Hey, if anyone has any particular song off of Facelift, post a
message or E-mail me...I'll finish up "Man in the Box" , along with the
requests, tomorrow or Sat. afternoon.
Later much!
-bg
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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The Fever...The Average |
#1 by The Fever...The Focus x at Sep 27, 2007 at 9:15 AM EST |
| this song is about drugs most likely but not about addiction its just the dayh after he got fucked up on them he has no idea what he did the day before | |
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Dakota Average |
#2 by Dakota Keyes at Sep 28, 2007 at 11:53 AM EST |
| omg! no posts, this song is soooo hot. -without eyes you cannot cry | |
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XerXes Wanna Be |
#3 by XerXes Swanson at Sep 29, 2007 at 7:23 PM EST |
| i think, along with Angry Chair, this is about his parents punishing him and how its affected how he turned out. Some classic (yet arguably abusive) punishments are mentioned in the lyrics: "i haven't eaten today" - withholding food, "screamin' at me", stopping him from crying, using the religious angle "god will be pissed off with you"... it gets quite literal really, "mama, ooh, my angry brains of infancy" now my personal interpretation - parents "create" kids by choosing to have them and then punish them even though almost all of their (at least early) behaviour is modelled after their parents. its like being punished for being born. and in the same way i relate that to God creating humans. but tom makes me want to say its about drugs too because I don't know where he gets the idea AiC didn't use drugs til after facelift. listen to their demos and they have a couple of songs that would be hard to separate from drugs. Take chemical addiction for instance. And also you don't have to be a drug user to write songs about drugs, besides, most people have at least tried some form of drug by their twenties, especially cool people like Jerry and Layne. everyone knows you can't be cool without taking drugs. | |
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eric Rhythm Player |
#4 by eric morgan at Oct 1, 2007 at 8:03 PM EST |
| I get horny when I hear this. Is that normal. i don't think so. i think it might be about breaking up with a chic because of religious differences and he loved her so much, he can't remember his name or anything, just the memories of her. 1 | |
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Garth Badass |
#5 by Garth "Fuckin" Rhodes at Oct 2, 2007 at 1:38 PM EST |
| lethargy, from drugs | |
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Marco Average |
#6 by Marco Torskyj at Oct 2, 2007 at 3:31 PM EST |
| I groove to this song 4 Sure.. I think it has to do with Layne's Mom.... Or some stuck up girl they were talking to,,, they asked for her name and number and of course she said, I can't remember. I feel bad this was truly a weak post for an awesome song..... | |
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Lucky Sick Wanna Be |
#7 by Lucky Sick at Oct 2, 2007 at 11:31 PM EST |
| The full on addiction of the drugs for him, which is why he gives the feeling of being out of it for the whole song. | |
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Chris Badass |
#8 by Chris Phillips at Oct 3, 2007 at 8:21 PM EST |
| Layne wasnt addicted to drugs, nor had he even been a user until after the release of facelift, so obviously your bowlshit interpretations of this song are incorrect. this song, like so many others, is about God negatively interfering in their lives. "BRING ME DOWN YOU TRY, FEEL THE PAIN AND KEEP IT ALL IN TILL YOU DIE, WITHOUT EYES YOU CANNOT CRY" Those of you out there who try and deam the lyrics of AIC as mostly the product of a drug induced trans or state of life should be ashamed of yourselves. you are an insult to the great genious of layne staley, and his co writers. | |
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Dany Average |
#9 by Dany Meyerink at Oct 4, 2007 at 11:34 AM EST |
| Ductape, your ridiculous. not only is your analysis of this song incredibly stupid, but you also wanna bash tom-van, who sounds like he knows his shit. as to your "Chemical Addiction" reference, theres a big difference between pot and heroine, read the lyrics over again. another thing, more than half of the band's lyrics associated with drugs are half and half, divided with the drugs themselves, and the pain in their lives that drove them to it. Preach on Tom-van, dont listen to the 13 year old. | |
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chris Wanna Be |
#10 by chris valverde at Oct 5, 2007 at 9:02 PM EST |
| haha so confidence = truth? as long as tom "sounds like he knows his shit" we must all accept his opinion as fact? i wasn't bashing tom, i agree it involves God. but he said nothing of worth, just a random insult that had no valid grounding, and an interpretation backed up by a quote that made no sense. chemical addiction is about pot? shut the fuck up. do you smoke pot? do you know anyone that does? that song is NOT about pot. but i agree, half their drug inspired songs are about how great drugs are (eg "junkhead") and the other how bad (eg "Dirt"). and since i obviously offended the smaller-minded patrons of songmeanings, maybe i should point out that my "drugs are cool" comment was tongue-in-cheek... god! im pretty confused by that kinda personal attack when im mostly agreeing with what's being said. my "incredibly stupid" analysis of the song was based on lyrical content and similarities with a related song. i try to be reasonable but the only conclusion i come to is that shineglass is just a dickhead. | |
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