I always imagined this solo like someone trying so hard to keep going but can hardly go on. Like being lost walking in the desert, you want to stop but you can’t, you have to keep taking one more step… one more… and another… one more step… fall down

Please don’t stop making bangers. They r so good.

To me, this song is about loneliness, fame, and discomfort with the life you live. The fact you'd rather die than live a meaningless life of false wealth and a lonely stage means a lot to me. A story of how all a life's pain is self chosen. A life of drug addiction and slow agonizing death.

In a nutshell, I think it is about addiction and the press reporting so heavily about his addiction. As a drummer, thank you for speaking to Sean and his equipment used. 🤘🥁

I searched for nutshell after years and suddenly stumbled upon this….its good content youve earned a subscriber

That was almost as saddest moment in history. Watching Alls chains unplugged back in ninety four I believe. The fact that he had just gotten high and walked on stage to sing that song is Erie. Is crazy that Kurt died that year.

I just learned this song on guitar. It's been a favorite song of mine for many years and picked the guitar back up again and had to play it. Alice in Chains is a great band

Great analysis and thank you for including tabs and stripped down melody parts. I started listening to AiC in my late teens, and this (and many other of theirs) song contributed to my feeling of crushing loneliness. However, it didn't feel all that bad, their music largely inspired me to learn to play both guitar and drums. Alice in Chains are trully one of a kind band, even now.

Great work. Did just want to mention the thumbnail says "Nuthsell". Thanks for these vids.

The price of fame, not being left alone/no privacy. Being an addict and wanting to get your fix at the price of death. Layne's life in a nutshell. In the end, he got his wish. The saddest part about his death is his last convo with his friend Mike Starr, the last person to see him or speak to him.

Keep up the good work. Loving your videos👍🏻

This song is the absolute best live unplugged and gives me chills every single time I hear it

Almost to 10k subs brother, keep it up, and keep them coming

Your videos are so well put together, you deserve way more subs my guy. A song I’ll suggest for a deep dive is Anesthetize by Porcupine Tree. The way you explain and break shit down is really interesting and I’ve started to pay more attention to songs thanks to this series.

nice breakdown of an incredible song, subbed.

i just cant help but watch all of your videos, no misses pal

My vote goes to "Don't Follow". It's so sad for me that I can no longer listen to it. It's beautiful from start to finish.

I think he just sang and didn't care these steps at all. That's the true spirit and music. Being able to break the rules and do what you wish.

This is my all time favorite AIC song. Great vid!

Creative writing! You write so well ❤

Beautifully done analysis ❤

Great video, dude! Excellent job all around. So glad you emphasized the importance of the Unplugged performance. I have a cover of the Unplugged version on my channel you might enjoy!

When I first bought jar of flies I was stunned,depressed,uplifted and by the end of the cd I was changed forever. At that time I was in the dungeons of alcohol.

Thanks for backing Layne up you are all so talented you were all meant to meet and play together Jerry, Mike, and Sean you're all still here and still in love with your craft and fans and thank you Will for gracefully entering such irreplaceable shoes thank you thank you for the unplugged sessions Sean having the most challenging job with drums...well done Sean my favorite Gemini along with a guitar playing fish bassist Bull and a vocal Lion now a another Gemini vocalist: me included! Godspeed Layne for visiting me when I myself overdosed two years ago on your birthday "Nutshell" is performed at every concert you play since your brothers LS/MS passed on Layne and Mike... Will thank you for stepping up to the challenge of bringing this song back LIVE to us still today thank you all guys for this incredible 30-year ride from the recording of this iconic EP... If I can't be my own... I'd feel better dead

🔝 work ❤ for this one

I play this song every time I practice. It is a beautiful yet sad song that I can relate to.

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Nutshell is the most metal song of all time.

He brushes cymbals

Thanks for this well put video! I've been a AIC fan since 2022 a friend of mine. Mentioned them to me and the second I listened to this song and the rest of there music I been obsessed with there music ever since. But this song and Down in the Hole really helped me get over my depression when my ex girlfriend left me. But this is some AIC content I been looking for. But fr RIP To the one and only Layne Staley 🫡🔥

I’ve always thought of the nutshell as the mortal body that contains him. He’s the hidden nut trapped in the shell that others see.

Chorus on the bass guitar

this is the best song in the world not the saddest. I am a heroin addict just like Layne. I'm a 100% positive that this song down in a hole River of deceit wake up Junk head pretty much most of their songs are about heroin addiction you're trying to get clean and how hard it is how you want to let go of the drugs but they have become who you are and you don't know how you feel sober anymore how to deal with life and it's problems the ups and downs how it feels to not be sick when you don't have it how it feels to get out of bed without it and still feel good still be able to function s*** still get out of bed we're all sick of the drugs but because of the physical addiction we don't want to be sick and go through hell to get off it it's easier to stay on it even if we're not even using it to get high anymore cuz we can't we just use it not to be sick and to function we know that we will end up dead sooner or later if we don't get off it,but maybe death is better than having to go through the sickness and the withdrawals and losing part of your identity I can't imagine what it feels like anymore to be sober to go do things and remember them things all the emotions and feelings I've lost to not have to look for it every day 5 6 times a day to not worry about having to get ripped off or getting some bad shit that ain't going to get you unsick. to be ourselves is something we forgot turn on eat you from the inside out take your soul take your feelings take your identity. then if one is lucky enough to get off of it the cravings don't go away the withdrawal symptoms come and go for years the drug takes over and it never lets up you don't know how it feels to deal with life's problem sober the stress of lifes hustle and bustle and I don't even want to talk about facing all the bridges you burnt and trying to put them back together. to put yourself back together this goes through our heads every day 1000 times a day even if we can quit will we be able to stay off it cuz life's problems and our emotions might be too much to deal with being a whole different person because we will never be who we were can we go out and have a good time without drugs can we have friends cuz now it is so many people are on drugs will people accept and like us how will you accept and like ourselves I can go on and on and on and on. we're all sick of it we've all lost so much. all the things we did to get our daily fix multiple times. allthe silly crazy s***we did when we were feeling like iron Man times a billion 1000. we have to live with the wasted time and years and money we will never get back that we need will anyone trust us should they trust us. it's so hard it's so scary even though I'm thinking why would I want to get off of it cuz it is me I don't know how to be sober and I don't how to do so many things without my fix and I can go on and on but this s*** is depressing the f*** out of me right now because I wish I was sober I wish I didn't know what it feels like to be on heroin because it is the best feeling in the world and I can function so who cares if it destroy you and your life and your soul.. thanks for listening thanks for the video and the insight if anyone who comes across this is an addict good luck I wish you all the luck it don't get any better it gets worse and eventually you might find the strength to at least try to get of it and pray nothing happens to derail you but getting to complicated frustrating irritating are hard. good luck to everyone who knows exactly what I'm talking about or is going through exactly what I'm talking about or aren't sick and fed up with the drug and are revolving your whole life around it. rest in peace Layne. I hope you found that peace you couldn't find in life or got it back in death and please watch over all of us and help us find that piece we're all looking for without having to die.

@varvis I have no idea how to play piano. Is it possible to play all of these parts together at once? Or did you have to mix it on the computer?

Nuts Hell

what software are you using in this video?

This has radio play.

Do more aic songs please

Teach me music theory ):

I think your wolf howl analogy was sort of spot on, but ironically, I think you missed that he was not speaking to you. Anyone who has truly struggled with addiction knows this is a song about addiction. The first line is someone on the fringe of society observing the absurdity of modern life. Second line is, we are all going to die anyway. (the rest f the verse sums up as ) But the instinctual will to survive keeps him from unlifing himself but he knows his addiction is unsustainable to fend for himself -- and his battle is against heroin. He accepts responsibility, and he has no one to cry to because it was his own choice. And he has hurt his parents, so there is no place to call home.....NExt verse: gift of self is taken away -- heroin keeps him from being who he truly knows he is. Privacy is raked meaning people are raking him over the coals (have you been going to meetings, you should go to rehab, etc). He is repeating in his head he wants more heroin. And he has sort of chosen that will be how he lives the rest of his life -- that is who he has become. If he can not go see his family (home) while high (being who he is at this point in life -- that is himself now), what is the point of living such a lonely existence.

This video is substanceless and repetitive I wouldn’t be surprised if it was made by a robot

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