{"product_id":"alice-in-chains-the-untold-story-paperback","title":"Alice in Chains: The Untold Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid De Sola\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive biography of Alice In Chains from its genre-forging years on the hard edge of grunge to the tragic death of lead singer Layne Staley and the band's comeback.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice in Chains were among the loudest voices out of Seattle. They were iconic pioneers who mixed grunge and metal in ways that continue to influence today's artists, and theirs is a story of hard work, self-destruction, rising from the ashes, and carrying on a lasting legacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour years after their first meeting at a warehouse under Seattle's Ballard Bridge, Alice in Chains became the first of grunge's big four - ahead of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden - to get a gold record and achieve national recognition. With the charismatic Layne Staley behind the microphone, they became one of the most influential and successful bands to come out of the Seattle music scene. But as the band got bigger, so did their problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed journalist David de Sola delves beneath the secrecy, gossip, and rumor surrounding the band to tell their full story for the first time. Based on a wealth of interviews with people who have direct knowledge of the band, many speaking on the record for the very first time, de Sola explores how drugs nearly destroyed them and claimed the lives of Staley and founding bassist Mike Starr, follows Jerry Cantrell's solo career and Mike Starr's life after being fired from the band, and chronicles the band's resurrection with new lead singer William DuVall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom their anonymous struggles to topping the charts with hits like Would?, Man in the Box, and Rooster, \u003ci\u003eAlice in Chains\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the members of the band not as caricatures of rock stars but as brilliant, nuanced, and flawed human beings whose years of hard work led to the seemingly overnight success that changed the music scene forever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAVID DE SOLA is a journalist with experience working at CNN, 60 Minutes, and Reuters whose work has also been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and other print and online publications. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48015752462584,"sku":"9781250199386","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/NmVORjJwWHdzaGhGZEJOV3J6WEZoQT09.webp?v=1771944923","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/alice-in-chains-the-untold-story-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}