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Well, anyone can sing it, not everyone can sound good. In fact even those that can sing dont sound good singing Laynes songs. There are a few exceptions.

Ahhhhh deleting my comment aye? Puuuuuussssssssyyyyyyyy lol

@@rickchyczewski576 depends on the song. anything from Facelift? yeah, no, no one's gonna sound even remotely close to Layne. But stuff from Dirt, Jar of Flies, self-titled, or Mad Season? Yeah there's some decent covers out there. Aaron Lewis's (Staind) cover of Down in a Hole was really good.

@@nonenone-gv5tf Ever listen to dogwater by chout? Now there is a guy that sounds almost exactly like Layne and knows it. I would say...95 percent. If you like Layne I implore you to listen. Its on youtube. Its an 8 song album and its fucking excellent. It sounds like alice circa 94ish. Some songs circa facelift. To sing like Layne you need to sound like Layne. This guy does. As he has gotten older though, not so much anymore. But dogwater is classic.

Excellent comment

Love that!!!

You nailed it my friend! Love Cornell, but Layne was on another level

Wow, such a great comparison!

You just created the most awesome picture in my head...

He was pretty humble. Due to his depression and demons

I think he's the best , I'm 70 and have heard many singers.❤

What's crazy is he used to not be able to sing and had to take lessons in his late teens

@@sheilaallen2839I agree. Layne’s isolated vocal tracks are astonishing.

@@bodystomp5302dudeee I love listening to isolated vocals. Especially when it’s Layne

He was incredible

Exactly

Miss the days before technology invaded music. Used to be you had to have actual talent to make it.

That didnt last long.

Layne was a performer, get him in front of an audience and you were going to witness special.

Barrett Martin and Mark Lanegan said the same thing about Layne as well.

Nice profile pic. Tool are my favourite band of all time. Cool name too. That’s a great song by Deftones. Another awesome band. 🤟🏻

That’s called a good speaker amp

@@alphazerotactical1518 jerry is a professional guitarist, and entertainer. he wouldn’t ignorantly make that statement, he knows the difference between vibration from a good amp and the vibration from powerful vocals thru the amp. hes a vocalist too if you didnt know. hes played/sang solo live before

How beautiful was that...

That was Tom morello.

That's funny

Tom Morello said that

Yes he indeed was and always will be The Angry Angel ♥️

His mom described his voice as akin to razorblades muffled in marshmallows.

meh his voice was rough, and he did the mouth-full-of pebbles sanging like eddie vedder and everyone else from that era including cornell and that turd from Creed

@@rickdeckard1075 oh please do tell us of a great sanger as you say?

@@rickdeckard1075 uhhhh, you’re talking out of your ass. That sound is just how his voice was, he didn’t change it to fit in videos of him talking he speaks like that and he’s pretty soft spoken. Also Cornell didn’t sound close to creed and Eddie Vedder just sings like any other baritone. Creeds the only band that you mentioned who has a shit singer who loosely copies guys from that era of Seattle music. Clearly you heard one song from all of them and went, “eh they’re the same”, when they clearly aren’t.

@@rickdeckard1075 Layne was a natural yarler, he deepened his voice to suit the lyrics while other grungers just went with his idea. Fuck that dude from creed though.

@@rickdeckard1075 cool, you’re deaf. Thanks for the input

It blows my mind that he would do his recordings in like one or 2 takes and that's it. He not only was facing addiction and still sounded amazing but he was a smoker too.

Absolutely 💯 one of my all time favorites i remember hearing him in 1990/91 my face was melted i miss Layne😔

You should listen to Mark Lanegan's memoirs about his time with Layne some funny, scary, sad shit. Layne is a legend, gone too soon.

Agree

The best ever hands down rip layne Thomas Staley miss you brother🖤

@@mennofennema9829 bro

Well, it wasn't so much the ultra high notes. Layne did not actually have the greatest range among rock singers. Being able to hit the 6th or 7th octave is not range. Range is being able to go in between the octaves flawlessly. Cornell, Mercury, Dio, and plenty of others have more range than Staley. Staley just had an incredibly unique voice, which he honed to be able to use with such awesome power and genuine expression of angst. The genius of his technique lies in his vowel modification, his use of compression, his control of nasal resonance, his great breath control, all of which contribute to the power and emotion we love him for. If you want singers whose range made them stand out, listen to Mercury, Cornell, Dickinson, Plant, Draiman, among other rock singers.

@@zfrmusic6663 yep. I love his voice it the raw emotions he brings

God* and obviously Lane was mortal too

@@cryptochris9001 Obviously. What I mean is I think Layne could have damaged his voice in AIC. I know his voice went out a few times, and I remember an interview or a clip from a book where it was said that Layne hated singing those songs, if either from being tired of them or what. If you notice in Mad Season, his voice seems higher. Altho his speaking voice is the same. I was just curious

Man, so very well said!

So True

capt tripps the rooster. cover band from Augusta Georgia. Pretty dam close

That's actually insane.

That sums it up PERFECTLY!

@@NehiStripesSeattle Thank you, matey. His vocals and heartfelt, raw and honest output of emotion is what makes Layne's delivery so unforgettable. He speaks to a lot of us and has a way of reaching out and making us feel less alone in our struggles. He's one of a kind and will forever be praised as the voice who speaks for the meek inclined who have no voice of their own💜.

And without damaging his vocal chords

@@RobCrowley85 Exactly👌🏻. You might hear his voice crack now and then after touring and doing shows constantly but not only is it to be expected, he still nailed it every time. I'm watching the AIC Pro TV Archives atm and his vocals are the personification of perfection live and in studio. The only reason he'd redo anything while recording was because HE wasn't happy with the way he hit a note etc. Everyone else was always impressed...even in his deterioration later in their career/his life. Sean and Mike didn't think he'd be able to pull off Unplugged but you see Jerry look back at them with a smirk a lot of the time after Layne hit one of his unique ranges. He knew Layne could do it even though at that point things were rough between them all. I know first hand what heroin does to you and it's brutal. Changes who you were and how you felt about everything...an apathy yet numbness towards life. Such a waste of talent, humbleness and a true rare legend. I'm definitely a Layneaholic😏.

@@nelliesilvers1210 first hand experience with that stuff? I hope you can keep it behind you and get back anything you may have lost. I'll need to look at Unplugged again, I didn't know Layne was so demanding on himself with his vocals, but it makes a lot of sense. Layne really pushed himself to get the notes and/or power he wanted and it showed. Sucks that the addiction proved too strong for him. He hated when fans bragged about being high in an attempt to impress him. He said in an interview that when people said that, he thought 'Why? Don't you listen to our songs?' He wanted people to avoid making the same mistake.

Layne will only get more respect as time goes on... because time will show there really was no one else who could fill his void.

THE best voice imo, only voice that I feel in my soul. Unplugged was breathtaking! RIP Layne, taken too soon.

@@TheZestySoul97 Freddie Mercury: "Hold my champaign!"

@@diggie9598 it all comes down to preference honestly. Like yea freddie probably sang better technically but i don’t find his singing style all that great. I like more vocal distortion mixed with soft clean vocals. More dynamics.

@@diggie9598Layne Staley made it look much easier and I'm a huge Queen fan he could out sing Freddy.

@@diggie9598 Fuck Freddie Mercury, Layne buries him in the dust

thats a fact

He only wrote 3 AIC songs. Every other song was written by Jerry Cantrell. Angry Chair, Hate to Feel, and Head Creeps are the only songs Layne actually wrote.

@Skratch Rapture How?

@@joshuapittman4663 but we're talking about his voice, no?

@@ladyhotep5189 he called him a writer

@@joshuapittman4663 Wrong, he wrote or helped write more than 3 Alice In Chains songs. He has credits for Again, Angry Chair, Dirt, God Smack, Hate to Feel, I Stay Away, Junkhead, Man In The Box, Nutshell, Rain When I Die, and Sickman.

One of my most favorites Love Hate Love ❤️

Wrong. Layne took lessons with Maestro David P. Kyle when he was young (He Also taught Chris Cornell)

I don't know anyone that has heard his music didn't recognize his talent...

I don’t think the number of people who recognize his talent adds to or takes away from your appreciation of it. So long as I get to listen, I don’t care who else does.

I think he does

@@zed8155 he had really low self esteem most of his life. he never wanted to he a singer just a drummer cuz he didnt think he sounded good. towards the end of his life he heard people say he didnt sound good more often than not, from 94 to his last recording from 1998. he seemed more confident as a guitarist towards the end if his life it seems. i dont think he truly knew how good he was, in interviews when ppl would comment on his amazing voice hed brush it off usually w a joke. he was incredibly humble and i think staying humble hurt him a lot in many ways

@@bradpity nah. when he hit those notes in dirt, he knew. impossible not to know. it was he that allowed his voice to do what it did.

@@wickedgarden9257human beings are complex creatures. You never know

I second that statement word for word! Whenever I put on Jar Of Flies I feel such as strong connection to where they were during that time! There's only a handful of bands that can do that, Soundgarden being one of them!

Chris had a 4 octave range. That’s why his music was so versatile.

@@christinecanty5409 yep he was one of a kind!

@Jerrycantrell_12 ALWAYS and FOREVER stand behind yous, I'll make sure my recognition for AIC is spoken!! I'm great!!

Elicit*

@Jerrycantrell_12 you’re not Jerry Cantrell.

@Jerrycantrell_12 obviously.

Estoy de acuerdo contigo haha.

Juan Gabriel is much better singer

@@zakkwylde8278 I think there's no comparison. Them sang different genres. but cool guys tho.

One from Luis Miguel would also be quite interesting

@@madden7732 Indeed. Mexicans singers are amazing, they are as powerful as any rock singer

It was until Brendan Maier came.

Every time. There is no one like him.

There should be an analysis of his vocal change and evolution

One of my favorites ❤

Without a doubt. Listen to the different ways he sings ‘take me home’ and you’ll know just what he could possess as a raw talent.

Absolutely, Layne’s break in that tune is a 90s masterpiece.

Yes!!!!!!

Almost sounds like U2 from The Joshua Tree on that song in parts imho.

Where abouts where you based then I’m curious ?

I've wondered that exact same question. I was in my 20s in the 90's might be how they were marketed.

1. Jonathan Davis - KoRN 2. Chino Moreno - Deftones 3. Layne Stayle - AIC 4. Chester Bennington - Linkin Park 5. Kurt Cobain - Nirvana

"innocence creates my hell"

It is

Yayy i got a heart :)

@@alicen3162 Here's another friend! Thank you for being here :)

@@CrazySinging wow a double heart- I'm shocked

AIC isn't underrated at all

@@codymccracken9813 i think he means "underpopular" if that makes sense LOL

not unpopular either lol

Not underrated. They were very popular, they just couldn’t capitalize. They were supposed to tour with Metallica and later Kiss. They couldn’t do as many records as they should have. Laynes addiction handicapped them, but take nothing away his voice is awesome and he is by far my favorite singer.

And unfortunately a lot of people don't like AIC because of the nasally vocals Frustrates me

Damn that's a lifelong memory to cherish. Thousands of us would've loved to be in ur shoes

Thank you so much, that made me very happy to know that the research was appreciated 💛 I will check out those performances you mentioned in a little while. I bet Layne was able to do anything he wanted with his voice

I fucking love that one! Definitely feels like a song Layne was just goofing around with, but damn it hooks.

Dallas, the Marquee 1990

I've been obsessed with it for some time, I finally sang it myself after studying it over and over, and I'm happy with my results, I just hope in time I can get even better at it

You're right and I'm a big Freddie Mercury fan

I can sing/scream/yell way higher than Layne, with all the angst, grit, vibrato, power, etc., plus more. Do ya honestly think he's other worldly, or is ti marketing? I'm not being funny, it's just it's really not that high. Layne was a damn fine vocalist (very half Kurdt/half C. Bennington), but he's no Devin Townsend, Maynard Keenan, Freddy Mercury, me, Gavin Rosdale, Daniel Johns, Mike Patton or Elvis.

​@@tunesoop7653Go join a/c s if you can really sing it. I'm not joking. I wish all the luck in the future. Hope you kick ass.

@@tunesoop7653 And Devin Townsend, Maynard Keenan, Freddy Mercury, you, Gavin Rosdale, Daniel Johns, Mike Patton or Elvis are no Layne either and they would never be able to sing his songs the way he did. As for you being better than Layne in all those aspects of singing, well..go away troll you would have been known worldwide if you were but you will never be. Just a random and nothing more. Except if you send us a video proving me wrong

The voice crack is part of it

@@tunesoop7653 dude, the fact you put you in there without any of your work then proof you wrote it and that you sang it shows the audacity thQat you're just a poor wanna bee Layne, who just q get it up. Amm I right? Who says things so rude and crude of a man who could HAVE any of us killed from hollywood you in BG ßejû4v j JJ rg Whasd4 the c

Layne was also barely there in unplugged he was soul gone just high as fuck. That’s how talented he was