Another one of my friends died of a heroin overdose and I play this song over and over just to cope...its hauntingly beautiful

+Elizabeth Clarke Sorry to hear that, it's a great song though...

I have to hear it everyday

Ethan Fletcher i think thats any grunge song

Ethan Fletcher Never get old ... & Layne had quite a different kind of voice which make it even more heart touching

Jacob Stalteri a lot like Cobain. Raspy and raw

Way better than Cobain's voice.

Fucking right. Staley and Cornell were two of the best rock vocalists of all time... Anyone who is a singer knows how hard it is to hit those high notes in the chorus.

Marco Dellorusso can’t forget Steinel

Jacob Stalteri they were metal not grunge

I played the triangle at the beginning of that show.

Yeah.....zackley

Ok

RIP Mike Starr

Simon Shah that growl - timeless and powerful

That's awesome

RastaSaiyaman I did not know that.mad respect from EVH

How fucking cool! Thank you for sharing!He had been there pluss saw the potential in theese guys.What person or band would've done that now? No one!

And the 5150 made it's way to the studio for Tripod

Eddie loved AiC and would even play on stage with them sometimes.

they aren't???

Doesn't mean anything. Alot of shit bands in the hall of fame....should tell you it's not about talent

@@MrJbro26 totes but im still gonna complain about it forever 😅

They trying to give Eminem the nod though.

Pffft musical awards are gay overall

Exactly. He could just stand there and sing his heart out.

Great comparison, and oh so true!

Spot on! As a young kid I was all about Jim Morrison, even though he was long dead before I was born . Anyways... then the powerhouse that was Layne Staley caught my ear and has continued to hold it all these years later. I will always love Mr. MojoRisin’ , but Layne has pierced my soul like no one before or after . I listen to him daily . Sometimes I put on some Doors, or Scott Weiland in any and all of his different bands and forms , of course some Chris Cornell, but always, always I listen to Layne . R.I.P. to all lost too soon and thanks for being the soundtrack of my life ❤️

@Nicholus Baker I am a Morrison fan and completely disagree with you.

Nicholus Baker fuck you they’re underrated

absofuckinglutely

Jimbou no fucking doubt

Yup. Them bones too. Like a cold beer on a hot day.

Yes,yes

Indeed it is.

I know, this intro is ducking fire

duh he basically wrote it and some help from Cantrell

+Zakalak X Not every song writers is also a singer if they dont have ability to sing

+Zakalak X oops srry watchin it when im smokin pomt doesnt help

he wrote most of their songs.

pantheryou Who Layne Staley? If so, no he didn't.

Fun but dark I imagine

Great and tragic I remember

It was

@@RapFan54 You would be correct. We knew that we were a part of and witnessing something very special in musical history. You could feel it. But it was also bleak. And you could feel that too.

I have a love and hate relationship with that time period. I am 52 now, so i was, give or take a year, the same age as jerry at the time. I was 20 years old in 1990. Alot of really nasty shit was going on in the world. War. In iraq. People were dying. The last remnants of new wave music from the 80's came to an end. Gangster rap was big. NWA, Ice Cube, Dr Dre ,Snoop Dog made his first appearance as well during that time. The rise of the guitar was once again on its way. Santana, clapton and all those still alive from the 60's and 70's rock had a revival adding to the protest movement of the time. R&B as well as dance music was still in the charts. Funny enough Pink Floyd released their last music with The Division Bell. That is until last week when Pink Floyd released their first piece of music in over 25 years. Also a protest song benefiting ukraine. Then we had the rodney king affair on TV and the OJ simpson trial on TV. When rodneys verdict of not guilty for the pigs came out all fucking hell broke loose in california at the time. I was living in california at the time. LA broke out in riots and the city burned for days and weeks. Blacks had every reason to be fucking upset. Look at the rodney king beating and tell me they are not guilty. No wonder the city burned. I was doing acid nearly every single weekend as were a lot of kids. Smoking weed just about every day. As were most people in california - it was still illegal back in thsoe days. I did not drink. I had a bad methamphetamine habit. I thought i was going to fucking die with my heart exploding. Then kurt died in 94 and that was pretty much the start of the end of that era. 96 was the AIC unplugged and before that they hardly did any shows at all. I think the last reg tour AIC did was in 93 or 94. I cant rem. But there was a huge gap leading up to the unplugged session. By 97 id say it was already over. It lasted 5 years or a tad bit more. We had 5 glorious years. Now i am a semi-old man with greying hair and i look to todays youth and think to myself why dont they make music like we did. The music is different. Where is the energy? Where is die angst? Now we get perfectly auto-tuned, pitch perfect, instantly auto-corrected singing that has no soul, no life and no substance. Bands are thrown together by committee in talent shows and these are the people sellign music to you. Music has almost lost its soul. There is a reason as to why i still 30 years later listen to AIC on a daily basis.

Total heaven ❤️

I love AIC mostly because of their harmonization..of course Layne's voice was out of the world but wow what a combination! Bassist was also awesome. Love Jerry.

Absolutely 👍

Theres no backing vocals on this song though. Layne wanted to do it Andrew Wood style(this song is about him) and that's by himself.

Personally I think Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain together sound a bit better.

+crepez RIGHT? THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH CONCERTS NOWADAYS. PEOPLE WOULD RATHER GO TO SAY THEY WENT INSTEAD OF APPRECIATING THE MUSIC.

+Michael Stuhldreer Well, it's pretty hard to appreciate music that sucks. Even the "artists" of today don't seem to appreciate what they do.

Now the lemmings are too busy pointing their god-damned cell phones at the stage to actually enjoy the concert and live in the moment.

south america has some pretty damn good crowds

Ya they are just as mindless as those pointing the cameras. Lets not watch the snow but jump around and shove each other about like animals. Look at them most of them can barely watch it, at least those with cameras are paying attention.

True statement !

Same as Cobain and Weiland

And Mike Starr

Please, someone needs to take care of Eddie Vedder 😰

@@georgepiedra8791 especially on April 5th

Yep no one being woke

Oh yeah! I would take Staley over just about anybody.

I wish I had the chance to see him live. I did see like 4 songs by Jerry once. Don't really remember tho. I was goingi

*young

love hear he vice not give me goosebump x

Majestic

Very underrated. Excellent drummer

Never seen him with facial hair! This video is blessed!

Agreed!!! The drum section in Would? Is simply genius ❤

Well it's a movement so it realise on music,style & attitude

Thts y the big 4 sound different from each other

Bradlei G Don’t disrespect grunge like that 🤦🏼‍♂️

Okay but Alice In Chains isn’t grunge

@@nathanexplosion2803 its just a name given to seattle rock bands

It's always those who are most humble, sincere and genuine that are destroyed through the disappointment of this cold, heartless and cruel society and its inhabitants!

Exactly!

lance

​@@connormatthews522 I think he means Layne...

@@ericgamino478 obviously sherlock holmes

Literally

I just started liking them,I used to cringe when.i heard,man in the box! Now,I don't. Want to hear anything else.

Same, I wasn't really into them back then but I always loved this song. Wish I had seen them live.

@Jerry Cantrell it’s the man, the myth, the legend.

When it comes to voice, most of them do. My vocal range would never get close to his, he had natural talent.

As an older guy who was around a lot when these guys were killing it, I gotta say he was talented as all hell. But when that gal of his went to the heavens, he really didnt care anymore.. trust and believe that.

Still a mystery tho

no he didn't. I read that Layne started on drums but one day said he wanted to be a singer and sold his stuff and bought a mic and delay effect. also his friend or sisters respond was "no you cant sing". it takes time to develop a voice

@Brendan Mather some people are born with natural musical talents. very rare but it is a thing.

Too bad this isn't grunge then :p

Awww, play nice with the other children :)

***** Except from the part where it's not. :)

it is though

oath

amen.

Fuckin' A.

no doubt

WeeN

Yes, but don't forget Chris Cornell!

davidwbranham Layne Staley and his vocal talent was a freak of nature.

davidwbranham he is giving his throat i every song.how does he do?NOBODI KNOWS

That's just his natural style. Can't be replicated. Sounds effortless but bloody raw.

his natural tone is so unique!! It really sets him apart!! U cant replicate tone!!

Brian Quigley They complimented each other perfectly.

well, Jerry is responsible for the music and majority of their stuff like this song was solely written by Jerry. Layne provides the voice and occasional lyrics, Jerry is the brains behind the music

Marcus Starman Jerry isn’t a lead singer he harmonizes with Layne

Nope. No way.....

Brian Q agreed.

Fookin' unreal!!!!

Drums too. Whole band was operating on all cylinders between '92 and '93.

If you go to a AIC show this is the one song that you can pretty much count on beig played as it has appeared in nearly every single gig.

Youre not the only one...I go trough the space in the universe when I hear this song and no need of drugs or other shit

Cough cough Chester Bennington

@@samanthawilson5585 Agree. Chester Bennington could do it all!

Ur not the only one..

Nearly every single day since 91 i have put AIC on. With some breaks in between. Small ones. Like a week here and there. The MP3 that i have is the original rip of that CD i bought in the 90's.

You ever hear paul McCartney sing amazed

Chris Cornell's range is C#2-G6, Layne Staley's range is G1-D7, he did those notes live too, he hit D7 when he killed himself, Chris Cornell's range is literally contained in Layne's range. However, Cornell only reaches 4 octaves in one song: Singing professionals have said that Cornell never used his full chest and head singing strength, because if he did, he could perhaps hit more notes, being a baritone he had a lot of technique to go up and down the pitch, without sounding like a little girl. Besides, on Soundgarden's B-side records, Cornell had VOLUME, EXTENSION, DEPTH AND REACH so much after so many years he admits he couldn't reach all the octaves, due to aging and lifestyle, but he was the GREATEST singer of the 90s. Layne might be close, Cornell was IMBATIBLE.

good comment. unfortunatelly, so true

"Don't follow"...

If I would, could you?

Naa

Alice In Chains is highly regarded

Ya he is!!!

Still is but here... he was 27, wow, just to be young again:-)

IS

Smoking 🔥🚒

Lexi Peterson Damn, I love you! :)

I don't know why people have to have their phones i for one would be paranoid of it getting broken lol plus I would want to watch the whole concert live not through a screen

Wow dude you must be some kind of Genius or something to figure that out. Who would have thought in 1992 people didn't carry smartphones around to take videos of concerts.

Im so sick of phones yet im watching this on one now

imagine no cell phones in 2019

Eu só pagaria se o Layne estivesse vivo. Eu gosto da banda e gosto muito dos outros integrantes, mas sem ele a banda perdeu o brilho.

​@@juliarios5568 banda continua ótima,mas o layne é incomparável,na minha opinião,nunca haverá outro vocalista capaz de transmitir tanta emoção.

I want to see something like this nowdays. Somewhere must be something like this, like Layne, cheers🍺🍺

Same it kills me to know that our generation will never be able to experience this 90s decade

The mtv unplugged version is the one

It's a perfect song because the lyrics apply to so many things these days.

Copy and paste from google. Yer a genius

Well said!

Best part of the song!

It sounded horrible. He was so out of pitch. His unplugged version is amazing.

@@splashplayshere6172 You must have incredible hearing loss.

@@AllisonChains64 lol