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In the graveyard of the grunge era, 1998 was an awkward year. Kurt Cobain had been dead for four years, Soundgarden was on the brink of dissolution, and Alice in Chains lay in a state of suspended animation due to frontman Layne Staley’s escalating battle with addiction. It was into this void that guitarist and co-vocalist Jerry Cantrell stepped, alone, to release his debut solo album, Boggy Depot . While the album is often discussed as a bridge between Alice in Chains (1995) and the eventual Black Gives Way to Blue (2009), its preservation in high-fidelity formats like (from the original 1998 CD pressings) has given modern listeners a pristine window into Cantrell’s most vulnerable moment.
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, via Columbia Records, the album's title is a nod to a ghost town in Oklahoma where Cantrell’s father grew up. While it retains the somber, grit-heavy atmosphere fans expected, Boggy Depot In the graveyard of the grunge era, 1998 was an awkward year
The album was born out of necessity as Alice in Chains faced lead singer Layne Staley's health and substance struggles, making a band record impossible at the time. While the album is often discussed as a