Jerry was always shy and self conscious about his voice and didn't want to sing but Layne kept encouraging him to sing. Luckily for us fans he was able to get Jerry to sing. Their harmonies were amazing.

This entire concert was basically like a man singing at his own funeral. AIC is an amazing band to this day, and Layne Staley is one of the best singers to ever do it. Thanks for this choice, Diane! This band is one of the best ever.

The live version of Love Hate Love really shows off Layne Staleys voice and emotion.

Alice in Chains is one of my top favorite bands

Alice In Chains are genuinely one of my favorite bands. I bet you'd find 'The Rooster' and 'Man In The Box' to be kind of fascinating songs. And I bet you'd like 'Heaven Beside You'.

Layne was as authentic as they come. You could hear the pain in his voice. His addiction that he would eventually succumb to was ever present. This entire performance is a masters class in music. Layne died the same day as Kurt Cobain several years later. It was a true loss to music and humanity. The song "Frogs" is my favorite track from this session. It really showcases their talents in a very unique way *Fun fact* The bassist who had "Friends don't let friends get haircuts" was aimed at the guys from Metallica who were in the audience that night. They had cut their long hair prior to the recording of their album entitled Load

These Harmonies 💕 It's the best song of the performance, in my opinion. An all time classic 👍

Layne Staley 🎤 One of the most unique voices in rock! 90s music icon. 🙏 ❤

One of the greatest voices taken away to soon. R.I.P. Layne Staley. You need to listen to the song Nutshell from the same show next, it's like he's singing his own eulogy.

I believe Staley was found two weeks after his death. He became a recluse who would rarely go out other than going to the store for a new video game.

My sister suffered through this. I saw her life and did not want it but you know the real truth? Me losing her hurt worse than anything.

If you really want to get hit in the feels, watch their MTV Unplugged performance of “Nutshell.” It’s so sad. One of my favorite songs ever.

One of my favorite '90s bands. I hope you'll react to more of their music.

Rooster, and Man In The Box are a couple of other songs from AIC you may like. Happy New Year, Diane😊

Love, Hate, Love performed live is their best skills demonstrated.

AiC is one of my all-time favorite bands, so I encourage everyone to listen to them. Not sure I'd have recommended this one as an introduction, but it's a fine song. They were unique amongst the "grunge" era bands in that they utilized multiple singers frequently as more than background vocals. This is a deep, darkly beautiful hole to explore.

I have never been more excited for a reaction video from you, Diane! Alice in Chains and Layne Staley will always be at or near the top of my list when it comes to favorite bands and musicians.

Alice in Chains is definitely from the grunge era. Down in a hole is more easy listening rock song some of their other songs are more rocking with a faster paced tempo. There one of the many Alternative Rock bands of the 90s. They came out around the same time Stone Temple Pilots another good Alternative Rock Band.

I really don't know anyone who can watch this and be simultaneously bummed out for LS and his situation, and mesmerized by how great the song is. RIP LS

For the concert, the bassist wrote on his bass FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS GET FRIENDS HAIRCUTS in response to Metallica getting their hair cut short and making the Black album which a lot of people saw as the band "selling out" The members of Metallic were at the Unplugged concert and got a kick out of it.

There was one moment where it felt like they were ready to go hard, but held back and stayed true to being unplugged. Talented musicians, deep lyrics; good one Diane BOOP

Every time I see AIC, it is bittersweet. Their music is so wonderful, and moody, and the essence of 90s rock. Then I remember I was at Layne Staley's last on-stage performance at KC's Kemper Arena on July 3, 1996. they opened for KISS. you knew it was gonna be one of those unforgettable nights when Jerry Cantrell comes on stage and yells "hey, f***ers!" into the mic. Layne, like many others, left us too soon. I'm grateful that the music of AIC is alive and being spread through your channel. the entire KC concert video is on KZfaq. July 3, 1996. grainy AF, copied from a camcorder, and absolutely amazing. also... "Rooster" and "Grind" , two of their most popular songs, are fun listens. The story behind "Rooster" is wonderful.

Welcome to the 90s Diane. AIC was considered one of the "big 4" of grunge, they were Nirvana, Alice in Chains,Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. I wish I could go back.

PLEASE KEEP THE DEEP DIVE INTO ALICE IN CHAINS ... I'M 58 female living in New England, since the early 1990's they've been kickin' my butt every time I listen to them.. I ugly cry to every one of their songs!. OMG..

It's just one of those magical nights in musical history where everything lined up. Vibes, vocals, the instruments and the harmonies. You will not find a better unplugged performance than this one.

Lane was the voice of the 90’s! Nobody compared. Truly magical

You should check out the live version of "Love, Hate, Love". It shows Layne at his absolute prime, imo. I loved Nirvana back then, but i still listen to AIC.

My favorite part of that whole performance is when Jerry looked back at the rest of the band smiling and nodding when Layne hit that note. He was like "Yep. He's gonna be ok".

The beautiful haunting sound of a man resigned to defeat. IMO one the greatest vocal performances of an era. His ability to pour out his emotions in a painfully mesmerizing manner is nothing but amazing.

Diane thanks for bringing AIC to my ears. Even I can appreciate newer bands that I didn’t know!

Lane was so deep into his substance abuse struggle here and as amazing as he sounds you feel so much of the hurt in his voice

Happy New Year, Diane! I'm not too up on this band, but I do enjoy the fact that you remain open to listening and reacting to different types of music and giving your non-biased, opinions on said music. I wish you continued success with your channel in 2024! All the best to you and yours throughout this brand new year! Be well Diane, and best wishes to you always! 😎✌️🎉🎊🥳🥂🍾♥️🙏

This happens to be one of greatest music performances ever. Nice pick

Thanks for introducing me to Alice in Chains. Really enjoyed this. Thanks as always for a great reaction. Happy New Year to you and yours!🎉

Alice In Chains is one of my favorite bands! I’m so happy you reacted to them! This was definitely a more mellow choice but I’m not upset that this was your first exposure to them

RIP Layne and Mike. You guys are missed.

Never fails to make me hum 712,6 other harmonies over it. Lately I haven't been in an Alice In Chains kind of mood, still great to see you react to this one. Thanks Diane, and happy new year! :)

I was lucky enough to see Alice in Chains before they blew up and became famous. They were opening for Van Halen when i saw them, and a few months later they started getting tons of fame from MTV and radio.

As soon as I heard Layne Staley singing, and Jerry Cantrell playing guitar, I was immediately hooked on Alice In Chains. This MTV Unplugged show is still one of my favorites, along with Nirvana and Stone Temple Pilots. It’s a shame that Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain, and Scott Weiland aren’t with us anymore.

Breaks my heart every single time...

AIC is the band that blew my mind and changed my musical taste forever. You can pick any of their songs with Lane singing and youll be impressed.

Not shown in this video but the accoustic bass had a message about Staley's pink-hair after his latest trip to the salon. It reads "Friends don't let friends get haircuts" ;) watch every video you can or get the entire MTV-unplugged show if you can. Amazing.

Layne's comment about they are not my friends was just his desperation talking. Jerry LOVED Layne like a brother. Dude was a once in a generation talent. I cried more when Layne died than I did when my father died. Layne Staley and Chris Cornell are two talents we lost WAY too early

"A bit more grungy than emo-y" made me chuckle! It was called grunge music for a reason! And a very big part of the reason people have heard of grunge music was Alice in Chains. Layne's vocals are off the charts. Rooster is a great song written by lead guitarist Jerry Cantrell about his father's experience in the Vietnam War. Some other great songs are Would? and Man in the Box.

MTV has a alice in chains live unplugged in concert rocks. MTV live unplugged in concert has a lot of jams from other music artist that are real good. A lot of them are on KZfaq.

The studio recording of this song is actually much better, which is saying a lot. The story of Layne Staley is so tragic, yet everyone saw it coming. It is the way with those who are in the throes of addiction; so often they become powerless, and those around them are powerless to help.

Love that you came back 20 years to hear a master piece

So in the 90s MTV introduced us to the MTV Unplugged series. Its goal was to bring heavier grunge bands into an intimate acoustic setting. A way to challenge the whole genre and it became something wildly popular and other groups and bands took part and became something us fans wanted more of

Top work again as always Diane my darling ☘️

I highly recommend "Would?" and "Them Bones."

Rush is a great example of a band that had a very long career without any major issues, scandals, or breakups.

this performance has changed my life

What you have just watched Diane is greatness but sadness, Layne was one of a kind and in this video he was very sick with his drug addiction, we miss him ❤️

I like how you come up with new creative ideas for your videos! Keep 'em coming

The band that was always friends is RUSH!

Thanks for reacting to it Diane!

Layne was an incredible talent that we will never see again, I remember watching this on MTV the day it first aired. I remember thinking how bad Layne looked and thinking about how he was suffering. YOU MUST REVIEW NUTSHELL! I still feel emotional every time I see it.

I did not know Alice in Chains were inspired by Motely Crew and Kiss. Both Bands have a lot of good songs also. Something I learned with You today.

This was from Layne Staley's final performance on April 10, 1996. He passed away April 5, 2002.

Layne Stayle (guy with the colored hair) was an amazing singer that we lost to soon to drug addiction. This concert he’s pretty high on heroin and was still sounding amazing. This was the first time the band played together for a few years I think as well.

Absolutely loving this journey thru music! Hi to you & Chewie👋

Thanks for the video & keep learning about new music for you

Hope Chewie is having a good new year. Oh, and E.D. and Diane also.😉 Everyone have a wonderful day.

Wow! I never thought I'd see you react to one of my favorite Bands of all time, Alice in Chains. They were technically a Grunge band, but they crossed over and had a huge Metal fan base.

For more of this unplugged set check out Nutshell. For a video of Layne Staley(Singer) in his prime/healthy check out Love Hate Love(live at the Moore), this unplugged performance is great but Layne was deep in his drug addiction at this point & not in great health. This was 1 of his last performances before he became a recluse & just did drugs & played video games for the last 6 years of his life. Layne became such a recluse it took 2 weeks before they found his body after he OD'd. Just a sad story. AIC started as a Metal band from Seattle but got lumped into the Grunge genre with Nirvana, Pearl Jam & Soundgarden when Grunge blew up. AIC were the heaviest band of the 4 with deep & dark lyrics. Jerry Cantrell is the other singer/Guitarist in this video & he's the main songwriter of the band, he's wrote 50% of the lyrics & 97% of the music. Thankfully he's still alive & still making music along with the Drummer Sean & Mike the Bassist(all in this video) with a AIC without Layne.

I thought you had already covered AIC earlier. They are one of my fav bands. Staly has a very powerful voice and can really pash the emotions in their songs.

4 best vocals in that time were Layne Staley, Mike Patton, Eddie Wedder and Chris Cornell. every one of them was iconic and you can't miss with any their song

Layne have a unique character vocals. Like death man walking singing. Full of pain. They are maestro of duet Harmony Vocals .

Very much grunge and not at all emo. Kind of hilarious how you confuse the two as they are often seen as polar opposites. Another great reaction.

My favorite band pf all time. Good stuff.

MORE ALICE IN CHAINS!!!! Rain when I Die- fantastic song, my fav.

It’s great that you’re exploring the greatness that is Alice in Chain their Iconic sound defined the 90s over in America. Their discography is a great rabbit hole to dive into.

Many, many days I drove home listening to the original (electric) version of this...

the three best mtv unplugged shows were all by seatlle based bands: Alice,Pearl Jam & Nirvana. Alice in Chains was the best of all MTV Unplugged ! RIP Layne

I've seen a zillion reactions to this AIC performance, yours is one of the best. I love that you just listened to and appreciated it.

Alice In Chains was one of the most influential rock bands in the 90's grunge rock era... They had the heaviness of early Black Sabbath, the vocal harmonies of The Beatles, and the surreal imagery of Pink Floyd... Formed in Seattle in the 80's, Alice In Chains were initially glam-looking... but they ditched that image for a casual look in 1990 when they released their debut album 'Facelift'... The original band was: Layne Staley (lead vocals), Jerry Cantrell (guitar and lead vocals), Sean Kinney (drums) and Mike Starr (bass) The band also branched out from the heavy rock w/ an acoustic EP 'Sap' in 1991... and another semi-acosutic EP 'Jar of Flies' in 1994. 'Down in a hole' came from their 1992 (2nd) album 'Dirt'... Jerry Cantrell wrote the song about struggling (his emotions and addictions) - he was still in love w/ a woman whom he couldn't be with (Cantrell wrote most of Alice In Chains' songs)... But most of the songs on 'Dirt' were about the reality of he+++n addiction that Layne and Mike Starr were struggling with ('Sickman' ... 'Junkhead' ... 'God smack' ... 'Dirt' ... 'Would?')... Sadly, Mike Starr was fired in early 1993 because he was messed up on junk and couldn't perform live anymore... He was replaced by Mike Inez (bass) who did this 1996 'MTV Unplugged' show... Mike Starr passed away in 2011 from a prescription OD. Alice In Chains dominated the early 90's alongside Nirvana and Pearl Jam (who were also from Seattle) and the band initially toured w/ anyone willing to take them on tour... Ozzy Osbourne, Poison, Megadeth, Slayer... Alice In Chains opened for them in the 90's. After their 1993 tour, Mike Inez (bass) had joined but vocalist Layne Staley was in bad shape from he+++n abuse and despite their EP 'Jar of flies' charting at #1 in the USA in 1994, Alice In Chains dropped off a tour opening for Metallica in '94. Layne Staley recorded and released a project Mad Season, their only album 'Above' released in 1995... Alice In Chains released their self-titled album in '95 soon after (Often called 'Tripod' for the 3-legged dog on the album cover) and did the 1996 'MTV Unplugged' session... However, Layne was not in good shape and clearly on something before he performed that night. Alice In Chains opened 4 shows for Kiss in the summer of '96... Layne survived an OD after the last show, but never performed w/ Alice in Chains in concert again... After Layne's longtime GF Demri died in 1996 from her own addiction complications, Layne disappeared from sight. Jerry Cantrell released his solo album 'Boggy Depot' in 1998, which was a lighter rock album... Still, he was able to get Layne and the rest of Alice In Chains together in 1998 to record 2 new songs for an upcoming Alice In Chains boxed set... Layne Staley was deteriorating & he wrote an recorded 2 truly dark songs as his final work - 'Get born again' and 'Died'... which were released in 1999 on the 'Music Bank' boxed set. In 2002, Layne Staley was found dead in his Seattle apartment from an OD. In 2005, members of Alice In Chains reunited for a benefit concert and vocalist William DuVall, who was performing in Jerry Cantrell's solo band, was eventually tapped to sing Layne Staley vocals in concert... Alice In Chains announced a reunion tour in 2006 w/ William DuVall joining Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney and Mike Inez... A new album 'Black gives way to blue' was finally released in 2009 which was dedicated to Layne Staley. Since then, Alice In Chains has released more new albums - 'The devil put dinosaurs here' (2013) and 'Rainier fog' (2018)

I LOVE Alice in Chains soooooooo much

Way to jump into the deep end of the swimming pool on New Years day Diane! I remember staying up to watch this when MTV aired it. Fantastic.

You just brought back the memory of my little brother after his first heart attack. I go to visit him and I walk in to find him and his wife eating pork fried rice! The look on my face must have said it all, because he immediately said "The doctor said it was Ok"...

"I've eaten the sun so my tongue has been burned of the taste". And THAT is opiate addiction. GREAT line

More Alice in Chains please! they have so many great songs

Best concert I ever saw

Hard to believe this was 28 years ago 😢 I remember when this first was aired MTV and waiting for the cd to be released afterwards.

After this concert in 1996, Alice in Chains went into hiatus. Jerry Cantrell did a couple of solo albums in the late 1990s. They re-formed with a new singer, William DuVall around 2006 and have put out 3 more albums since and toured recently. Crazy to say that DuVall has been with Alice in Chains actively for longer than Layne Staley was. They're a little different now, but since DuVall is an accomplished guitarist and singer in his own right, the singing duties are divided more evenly now between Jerry and William. Jerry sings most of the lead vocals on the newer material, while DuVall handles (quite well) the songs that were written for Staley vocals If you want a good example of their stuff from their current lineup, I'd suggest "Your Decision" from 2009. Or "Voices" from 2013. They're still heavy, grungy, melodic and have great harmonies.

Love hate love live at the more. Raw emotion

Happy New Year Diane Jennings.

Creative types often suffer from insecurities ,low self esteem, lack of social skills etc, and when they achieve fame and success, they can't deal with it so end up using drugs and or becoming suicidal. Yeah I know, we all heard this a million times, but it never gets any easier losing one of our precious favorite musicians. All the best in the New Year Diane.

The 2nd best of the unplugged era. Love Alice in Chains and was fortunate to see them in concert!!

Love, Hate, Love Live At The Moore. Another great song is Long Gone Day live at The Moore by Mad Season. This was a supergroup with Layne as vocalist. He was so amazing.

There will be an Irish Film Festival during April, 2024 in San Francisco, CA, USA. It will be both in person live and online remote. There are many film festivals in The San Francisco Bay Area. You could watch part of this online from Spain or Ireland.

Chris Cornell who has also unfortunately passed has said he regretted not reaching out to Layne when they were at a mutual friends funeral. Also Metallica who were good friends of the band were in audience of this MTV Unplugged.

Love AIC. ”What the Hell Have I” is my personal favorite.

OMG I love that you did the MTV Unplugged version - I love everything on this show I wish it would come back ❤❤🎉🎉❤❤

I've seen that entire unplugged session along with pearl jam and nirvana's, all brilliant x

Love me some Chains! "Nutshell" from this same gig is absolutely phenomenal, especially if you enjoyed this. Thanks for all the videos! I always look forward to watching!

Happy New Year and thanks for another great video.

I have watched your channel for a while after seeing you on a irish people react video and never thought that I would see you react to my favorite band a truly amazing combination.

wish you and Chewie well as we start this first day of the new year

Rooster is a must if you gonna talk about Alice in Chains, it's a soldier's tale of sacrifice and loss. It's right on point and the Demons are real.

0:22 "I'm thinking this is gonna be a 'Panic at the Disco' vibe..." Oh you sweet summer child.