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Alison Chains was riding a massive wave of success after the release of their second album, Dirt.

The record launched them onto mainstream radio with five hit singles, and it led to the

band being added as an opening act for Ozzy's No More Tours Tour, and after that, they joined

Lollapalooza as a co-headliner. It was a whirlwind ride for the band, but their rock star life

came to a screeching halt when Allison Chains returned home

to Seattle and realized someone forgot to pay the rent, and the band was essentially homeless. With nowhere

else to go, the guys from Allison Chains decided to crash at Seattle's London Bridge Studio. And during

that time, they wrote and recorded music for an EP

that surprised and impressed their fans. Over the next two episodes, we're looking back at albums

that are turning 30 this year, including Allison Chain's Jar of Flies, as well as several other

hit records. I'm Kathy Kinsorra from History of the 90s, and this is

part one of 10 classic albums from 1994. After settling in the famed London Bridge Studio,

members of Allison Chains quickly became bored and a little depressed

over their living arrangements. To cheer themselves up, they came up with the idea to record

some new music. So they called in up-and-coming producer Toby Wright to help them out. The problem

was, after Wright arrived at the studio, he learned that Allison Chains had nothing written yet,

and nothing to record. Wright told AV Club in 2014 when he said,

Okay guys, let's hear those songs. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell smiled and said,

Funny thing about those songs, we don't have any. Wright laughed and said,

So what do you guys want to do for the next 10 days?

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