Man in the Box is a song by an American band called Alice in Chains; the song was released in January 1991 after being featured in the band’s debut studio album Facelift in 1990. The son peaked at no 18 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. Additionally, it was nominated for Grammy Awards for Best Hard Rock Performance of the Year in 1992. Even though the song was released in 1990, it was the second most played and streamed piece of rock music from 2010 to 2019.
This was one of the songs in which every band member felt that they were playing well and found the rhythm they needed to succeed. In the song, you can hear a weird guitar sound; it comes from using a talk box; that idea came to the mind of Dave Jerden, who was on his way to the studio when he heard Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer" on the radio. Jerry Cantrell wrote the lyrics for this song. The wordless opening melody of the song is pretty iconic, and Layne Staley’s tensed throat vocals make this song just the right piece of music that every rock fan needed at that time.
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