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Them Bones is the first song of the Alternative Metal band Alice in Chains second studio album ‘Dirt’. The song was released as the second single from their second album, Dirt (1992). The song was included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999), Music Bank (1999), Greatest Hits (2001), and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006).
The song was written by guitarist Jerry Cantrell. The song is highly chromatic and is played in a time signature of 7/8—except for the chorus, which is in 4/4. When discussing the use of odd time signatures in a 1998 interview with Guitar World, Cantrell said:
I really don’t know where that comes from; it just comes naturally to me. I could sit down and figure it out, but what’s the use? Off-time stuff is just more exciting — it takes people by surprise when you shift gears like that before they even know what the hell hit ‘em. It’s also effective when you slow something down and then slam ‘em into the dash. A lot of Alice stuff is written that way — “Them Bones” is a great off-time song.
In the liner notes of 1999’s Music Bank box set collection, Jerry Cantrell said of the song:
I was just thinking about mortality, that one of these days we’ll end up a pile of bones. It’s a thought for every human being, whether you believe in an after-life or that when we die, that’s it.
The song was written by guitarist Jerry Cantrell. The song is highly chromatic and is played in a time signature of 7/8—except for the chorus, which is in 4/4. When discussing the use of odd time signatures in a 1998 interview with Guitar World, Cantrell said:
I really don’t know where that comes from; it just comes naturally to me. I could sit down and figure it out, but what’s the use? Off-time stuff is just more exciting — it takes people by surprise when you shift gears like that before they even know what the hell hit ‘em. It’s also effective when you slow something down and then slam ‘em into the dash. A lot of Alice stuff is written that way — “Them Bones” is a great off-time song.
In the liner notes of 1999’s Music Bank box set collection, Jerry Cantrell said of the song:
I was just thinking about mortality, that one of these days we’ll end up a pile of bones. It’s a thought for every human being, whether you believe in an after-life or that when we die, that’s it.
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bigraasman wrote:
OK, that's creepy. Last two times I got this song - I was googling Layne Staley, and then I predicted it as the next track after "Big Gun - ACDC" got done. I think Layne's spirit is strong w/ me.
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awesome
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hell yes
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AHHH AHHH AHHH AHHH ... love that!
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This IS an EPIC CD!
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This was a good CD!!!
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Cheff234 wrote:
oe of my fave AIC songs
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thaCobo wrote:
layne had a bad day when they recorded this live track...
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Wanted_Man wrote:
Fatal song about the fate...
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thaCobo wrote:
hail, hail
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migue2x4 wrote:
Best AIC song ever
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I love AIC. Shame on Last.fm for not being available on xbox live outside US & UK, I am willing to pay for it and can´t do it...
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bkboricua5290 wrote:
my fave from AIC
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firelily- wrote:
I like the studio version better (very similar but sounds better), but awesome song.
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you wouldnt get it on the buses
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Seattle lives on.....
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One of my favs from AIC
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my 666th loved song, lol :D
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My Song...................
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Forget you, Nattram! This is Grunge at it's finest!
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