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I was a huge Alice in Chains fan back when I was still a teenager and was quite excited when their Self Titled album first came out. Back then, I would probably have placed Grind as the fourth best song on that album. I would have preferred Again or Over Now rather than Grind from this album. Despite this, I was still looking forward to getting the whole Alice in Chains Track Pack 02.
The first play through was mostly nostalgic as I had not heard the song since the 90's. By the second play though, I saw the song for what it was. The verse consist mostly of long sustained notes and a few chord changes. The chorus is mainly the lead guitar picking a simple riff.
After 3 minutes of playing Warm-up level stuff on my plastic guitar I found myself getting very bored. Then suddenly out of nowhere comes the solo. While it isn't overly difficult, its a total change of pace and I often find myself 'zoned out' by this stage and seem mess up way more than I should.
This song is ranked as Challenging for guitar but without the solo it would be more like a Warm-Up level one. For my personal tastes this song is too slow paced for the guitar. Without the solo I would likely only give it 2 stars.
If you are solely a guitar player, I would only recommend this song for true AIC fans unless you don't mind slow beats and enjoy the song itself. Going by the average rating for this song though, I may be a little harsh. |
![](http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/yl0yYAH_srY/default.jpg "RB2: Alice in Chains "Grind", Expert Bass SR, FC/5G*, 117748")