What Makes This Song Great? "Man in the Box" Alice in Chains
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5 жыл бұрынIn this episode of "What Makes This Song Great?" we explore a second Alice In Chains song.
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@alexanderhikel2350 2 жыл бұрын
For me Alice In Chains was the best in grunge everyone swoons over nirvana but man Alice In Chains just had it all , just amazing
@nz540im3 2 жыл бұрын
I loathe nirvana to be honest. How AIC seems to get buried by them in the mainstream conversations blows my mind
@craigdaurizio686 2 жыл бұрын
For me, Nirvana is near the bottom of grunge. Not a bad band, but with groups like AIC, STP, Soundgarden etc , that's such stiff competition for being the best.
@mitchellforney6109 Жыл бұрын
@@craigdaurizio686 You're right, there's serious competition there, but seriously don't ignore Bleach. Forget Nevermind, forget In Utero, look at Bleach.
@trey3835 Жыл бұрын
soundgarden?
@hoganp711 Жыл бұрын
I agree, I never could understand the appeal of Nirvana. Don’t get me wrong I love Dave Grohl.
@mdmck20 5 жыл бұрын
We need a Rick Beato to just talk about AiC for 40 hours a week.
@80sMeavyHetal 5 жыл бұрын
Yes!! :D
@marckirzeder6722 5 жыл бұрын
i would subscribe that
@nickespina1975 5 жыл бұрын
true!
@sapporobysunrise3787 5 жыл бұрын
More like 40 hrs a day
@SHADOWSREALM37 5 жыл бұрын
YES 👍
@jessehutchings 2 жыл бұрын
Dude, hearing those chorus vocals ISOLATED is enough to make a man cry. God damn that belt is fucking amazing
@queenredspecial 7 ай бұрын
So good.
@CKing0429 5 ай бұрын
Loving AIC and all things Layne, I’m shocked it took me this long to start going through Rick’s WMTSG series. Flawless. Perfection…and any other like adjective.
@r.m.m.1333 4 жыл бұрын
Rick is so technical, even the artist himself be like, "Oh. I didn't realise I actually did that."
@THECOSMONAUT100 2 жыл бұрын
If Kurt Cobain was alive that'd he something he'd say lol
@gabrielvermund 2 жыл бұрын
But he knows it, and now we know it 😏
@JacobC479 28 күн бұрын
Most of these guys didn’t realize what they were doing, they just knew it sounded good lol
@nathangreer8219 5 жыл бұрын
Taking a Sunday drive with the family... Before Rick Beato: "This is a nice song, kids, turn it up!" After Rick Beato: "DOUBLE TRACKED VOCALS!! Did you guys catch that?? DOUBLE TRACKED VOCALS!!"
@joemisek 5 жыл бұрын
And Beato face air drumming. Definitely need to do the Beato-face air drumming.
@CorbCorbin 5 жыл бұрын
😂
@havilinhargraves9122 5 жыл бұрын
Ha! Same!
@eclecticmuso 5 жыл бұрын
The thing I love about the double tracks here are they aren't completely perfect or pristine, they left in certain fluctuations in pitch etc.
@colehartel7206 5 жыл бұрын
@@eclecticmuso Layne's double-track takes were definitely not as consistent as Kurt Cobain's. The fluctuations give it a much more eerie, sinister feeling.
@Ticonderous1 5 жыл бұрын
What Makes This Song Great? ... Easy .. It's Alice in Chains ....
@jeffirwin7862 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's maybelline.
@elgerardoedwardio2498 5 жыл бұрын
That saved me writing a comment... oops!
@vickiekelly7479 5 жыл бұрын
Triconderous - exactly.
@AlexKaufman 5 жыл бұрын
No more analysis. Period.
@justiny.6925 5 жыл бұрын
R You Don’t Know It the best band out of anywhere ever😁
@swedejohanson7739 4 жыл бұрын
Every song off Facelift is a masterpiece. Same thing w Dirt.
@Dragracer612 3 жыл бұрын
I concur
@dannap8831 3 жыл бұрын
i really like Nutshell, like, a lot
@rowanmelton7643 3 жыл бұрын
And their self titled album
@edwardpetersii6276 2 жыл бұрын
The two best albums! Sap and Jar of Flies are also unbelievable!
@swedejohanson7739 2 жыл бұрын
@@edwardpetersii6276 yeah they are. I like everything they’ve put out. The three albums w Duvall are damn good too.
@KipCount 3 жыл бұрын
I want to see/hear "Would?", quite possibly the best AiC song ever.
@JonShade-fy2gm 3 жыл бұрын
And Head Creeps. I would LOVE to hear Frogs done as well.
@abigaillkruss8823 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah i think so
@Dragracer612 3 жыл бұрын
Would...baddest song ever written IMO.
@janeelsner 3 жыл бұрын
@@Dragracer612 why?
@Dragracer612 3 жыл бұрын
@@janeelsner Hard to say. I’m 48...this song was written at the right time in my life. It was the baddest stuff I had ever heard. Here I am almost 30 years later, and it still speaks to my soul. I guess that’s why.
@fedbysound 4 жыл бұрын
Rick’s quote, “I’ve never heard anyone really copy them credibly” says it all.
@hanzkrupps3315 4 жыл бұрын
No once could hope to. Even selling their soul.
@stevenkirkpatrick5476 4 жыл бұрын
There was an Atlanta band called Shyann that nailed it. Vic somebody on guitar and Dave somebody on vocals would have been early 2000s
@lucianoaraujo6604 4 жыл бұрын
There was a band called thread that has nailed it too. At least some songs are very similar to AIC I think..
@arminius1804 3 жыл бұрын
Godsmack actually sounded like an AnC cover band.
@bradspitt3896 3 жыл бұрын
Dead Sara comes close. Vox wise, not instruments.
@bobdakov3276 5 жыл бұрын
layne's isolated voice gave me goosebumps jesus christ
@kntryfolk 5 жыл бұрын
Peace and Love me too!
@mrstachman 4 жыл бұрын
His voice is like no other, and I get the impression he didn't even have to push or overboard... just put a teaspoon of his mojo in... to make the vox perfect.
@tonym2513 3 жыл бұрын
@@mrstachman there are interesting stories out there about the power that came out of Layne when he sings. How he can push power thru his chest with little effort, allowing him to belt out these songs night after night on the road without losing his vocal power. The more you dig into this band, the more interesting and fun it is. Layne was a once in a lifetime singer.
@papafoundry5537 3 жыл бұрын
Deny your maker
@bobdakov3276 3 жыл бұрын
@@Gandalf_Lundgren kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
@ridji3 4 жыл бұрын
U can see at @ 14:00 that he shakes his head in a disbelief way. And he becomes a little sad as we all do when we realise how good Layne and Jerry were together and that it was gone too early
@alexk1682 4 жыл бұрын
Yea he was having some flashbacks, it’s a shame.
@barrypeirson3710 3 жыл бұрын
Shame. My brother died from an overdose a little less than 2 years ago. RIP Layne
@lennyrepongo78 3 жыл бұрын
did you notice how at 14:20 when talking about how "they own that" seems that his eyes watered and he took a second to keep talking about it?.... love this guys videos and his passion for music
@ridji3 3 жыл бұрын
@@lennyrepongo78 yes bro i seen it. I felt it
@rowanmelton7643 3 жыл бұрын
That's the tragedy of the early 90s Seattle grunge scene. So much talent packed into such a small group of people in such a short time, combined with huge amounts of heroin on the streets.
@mikeygrizz23 2 жыл бұрын
Every time you isolate Layne’s vocals, the hair on the back of my neck stands up…. He was on another level!!
@Cordy712 5 жыл бұрын
Layne's solo vocals give me chills. Doesn't matter how many times I've heard it. Such raw power and emotion. Incredible
@88winsn08 5 жыл бұрын
Caprise Adams they are sorely missing that these days.
@NolalanD 5 жыл бұрын
So incredibly powerful and soulful; I would say its almost supernatural, just in the amount of soul in it.
@natavers0 5 жыл бұрын
I second that. I think all the time of how great it would have been to see him live!
@jilllasala9236 5 жыл бұрын
Every 👏 time 👏
@lamnuck 5 жыл бұрын
The end of love,hate, love when he wails away !
@TheOicyu812 5 жыл бұрын
When this record was released, Eddie Van Halen said Jerry Cantrell was his favorite guitarist at that time.
@renzokukenleneyoyo522 4 жыл бұрын
Damn, two of my fav guitars in the same context!
@MrSulfor 4 жыл бұрын
Eddie actually joined Jerry on stage and played with him during the facelift tour.
@LUckybones25 4 жыл бұрын
Great great breakdown Rick!
@jaxhaxnsnax 4 жыл бұрын
He’s one of Jerrys favorite guitar players. If that all happened it must have been surreal for him.
@maxvanderhorst4657 4 жыл бұрын
He even gave jerry a garage full of guitar stuff
@zman0729 2 жыл бұрын
Sean Kinney recorded the drums on this album with a broken hand. That's impressive!
@christophernoble76 3 ай бұрын
that's insane, he's beating them like they hurt his dog
@michaelreis8266 4 жыл бұрын
The fact I will never get to hear what Layne could be doing now is one of my deepest musical sadness's...
@ljliving27 2 жыл бұрын
God I feel this.
@Djamieson713 2 ай бұрын
he probably would've gotten sober and made foo fighter type music, let's be honest.
@michaelreis8266 2 ай бұрын
@@Djamieson713 foo fighters are awesome, that wouldn't be the worst outcome. Layne was raw and authentic. Also the studio system he hated died and he has a huge fan base still, I think he would have done great things but we'll never know!
@UKSportsFan 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Rick, if you know Jerry Cantrell you should invite him on your show sometime to be a guest.
@mrkrunch4340 5 жыл бұрын
This should happen.
@haaarrrggg 5 жыл бұрын
yes
@radtech21 5 жыл бұрын
OMG, I could die happy after seeing this!
@markcurtis4465 5 жыл бұрын
Im dying to hear him break down Rooster.
@mprior93 4 жыл бұрын
Mark Curtis or angry chair
@vladionescu8222 4 жыл бұрын
Nutshell?
@ironmyno 4 жыл бұрын
Would? !!!!!
@whereisevan 4 жыл бұрын
To make fried chicken?
@screambluemurder101 4 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@JFTL81 Жыл бұрын
I love Rick’s little rants about kids and music these days… I feel you, Rick.
@jbird4754 3 жыл бұрын
Is it me or is Sean Kinney underrated? I’ve always found him amazing. He creates tension, he sound like he comes from a jazz background… he’s also extremely soulful. Whaaaaa?!?!!!!! ❣️❣️❣️❣️
@stephenm8725 Жыл бұрын
well yes, if anything he is underrated. definately a solid drummer
@rsbreth 8 ай бұрын
One my influences as a Drummer.
@ryukan250 7 ай бұрын
Got that Gavin Harrison snare sound
@TheMistery97 5 ай бұрын
Fantastic drummer, smooth and powerful at the same time. He came up with some of the most creative grooves from the grunge era.
@jeffjefferson8137 2 ай бұрын
he’s great probably one of my favorite drummers along with bonham and jimmy chamberlain. kinney plays to the songs so well and does such different stuff than others would on the same song. i remember hearing rooster for the first time when he starts playing the marching snare part and thought it was just so cool.
@Bernsong 5 жыл бұрын
Staley and Cantrell was pure musical alchemy...
@jilllasala9236 5 жыл бұрын
Bernsong My only regret about getting into AIC was being exposed too late. I was 14 and Layne had passed a year earlier. 😞
@lamnuck 5 жыл бұрын
I was blown away the first time I heard the harmony in Rooster = WOW !!!!!!!
@DIYTechnician 5 жыл бұрын
Gotta say they new stuff is pretty damn good as well.
@lamnuck 5 жыл бұрын
@@DIYTechnician they new stuff is they good, they bad and they ugly
@DinsdalePiranha67 5 жыл бұрын
@@DIYTechnician I've heard some of what they've put out with William Duvall, and while it's good, it's not the same as what they did with Staley.
@pyrotechnick420 5 жыл бұрын
Alice in Chains has around 50 songs that would be worthy of an entire What Makes This Song Great video!
@AirGuitar 5 жыл бұрын
P Y R O T E C H N I C K so true. The entire Dirt record and the entire Tripod record. So damn good!
@nicolasriveros943 5 жыл бұрын
I hope he made an episode with any song from Jar Of Flies, there some great harmonies and production vallues (and it was recorded in two weeks!)
@SimpleManGuitars1973 5 жыл бұрын
@@nicolasriveros943 I Stay Away. That is all.
@eclecticmuso 5 жыл бұрын
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 Fuck yeah dude, one of my fav AIC songs. I'd also love if he did Am I inside (if only to hear the awesome Ann Wilson's backup vocals isolated).
@Twistedstar0320 5 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure hes only doing the songs that have the separate tracks released with the guitar hero games. The only one left is Rooster I'm pretty sure.
@frmrchristian8488 2 жыл бұрын
The haunting double track harmonies of Staley & Cantrell and Staley harmonizing with himself, make this band sound like no other.
@rnrtruestories 2 жыл бұрын
The album was a flop initially but when mtv picked up the video for man in the box for buzz bin it took off
@jamesjones8460 4 жыл бұрын
Lanne and Jerry's voices are hauntingly beautiful. I am a guitar player and I think Jerry is one of the most underrated guitarist in the world. He does not wank, his stuff is very melodic.
@nickolasmafi8832 4 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@franzcamus29 4 жыл бұрын
He is melodic but he is very poor technically
@djay6651 4 жыл бұрын
I used to be very guitar wankery oriented. I loved shredding in the mid 80s, but the more guitar I played and learned, the more I began to prefer minimalism in my own style. I started to get more into blues, which pushed me into phrasing and feel. Jerry and AiC can say a lot with a few notes. I still love thrash and hair metal, but I also love playing AiC.
@joandrumz3176 4 жыл бұрын
I love Jerry's solo on man in the box, he's my fav guitarist
@svincentr 3 жыл бұрын
He’s definitely one of my hero’s🤘🏽
@AugustThor438 5 жыл бұрын
I think one guitar actually has a talkbox, not a wah. But i am not sure
@adamrushka8096 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@darraghtate440 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, you're right. I do think it's double or triple tracked - wah, talkbox, and direct.
@safenders 5 жыл бұрын
Yup!
@bigmike8847 5 жыл бұрын
I was always told that it was a bass wah, which to me makes sense but I dont know if thats confirmation bias or not
@danielseale9636 5 жыл бұрын
Avacaaaadoooo
@Napalm6b 4 жыл бұрын
Laney Staley had the whole evil blues vibrato in his voice that tweaks all their harmonies a little bit in a way that no one could imitate. Great analysis as always !!!
@holymacro7035 2 жыл бұрын
How this band isnt in the hall of fame is beyond me
@harrisontownsend910 Жыл бұрын
The Hall of Fame is nothing but useless bro country and stupid rappers. They're just to good for some half witted hall anyways.
@eliasandrinopoulos8746 9 ай бұрын
It’s criminal, they deserve it!
@nickolasmafi8832 4 жыл бұрын
Layne Staley had a voice that revolutionized a sound in music. I don't blame other artist for trying to sound like him he set a standard. RIP Layne you are missed.
@fedbysound 4 жыл бұрын
Nickolas Mafi so true
@mathewpando6195 4 жыл бұрын
His lows sound like they could spook a biker gang and his highs sound like someone’s driving a stake into his ear. it’s like he had a nuclear reactor in his larynx, insane emotion. Won’t be heard again.
@slypperyfox 3 жыл бұрын
It's surprising that he didn't want to do vocals when they first put the band together. He wanted to play something percussion. Best business decision ever to put a microphone in his hand and stand him in front of the band and let him discover himself.
@scottdaunhauer2453 Жыл бұрын
@Inhouse Atx 👍!! Love the comment...
@BegToDiffah 5 жыл бұрын
Listening to Layne's tracks isolated like that gave me chills. It's like listening to a ghost... or an angel. Miss him!
@adamyoung2389 5 жыл бұрын
Amen to that. Miss him too.
@joshstanton267 5 жыл бұрын
chills for sure man!
@aaronmccutcheon 5 жыл бұрын
I liked his voice so much I named a kid after him, lol.
@MatthewDurden 4 жыл бұрын
It really is.. it's like hearing a snapshot in time.. it's all timeless.
@bradsully6620 2 жыл бұрын
When layne finishes off Jerry's verse when he yells "shut" is just awesome.
@John_Notmylastname 3 жыл бұрын
This song goes to show just how incredibly important it is to have a great drummer. An awesome drummer can completely change a band.
@gregwinter8503 3 жыл бұрын
Agree! Sean is so underrated it’s criminal. He’s a badass drummer.
@deanarupe73 3 жыл бұрын
Sean Kinney is a fucking monster. He has strong beats mixed with killer cymbal nuances. His drumming is unique along with his movements. The coolest drummer from that era. If he'd lived in LA the LA glam scene would've turned into the LA grunge scene. His drumming really defines the grunge movement.
@bradsully6620 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly, like when nirvana went from chad to dave.
@chercher304 Жыл бұрын
Yes sean and bonham are prime examples of this!! Pearl jam firing dave a. Is also prime example!!!
@greenderp Жыл бұрын
Tool is probably the best example of this LOL
@ccubsfan94 5 жыл бұрын
I feel like too much focus of grunge was on Nirvana and Pearl Jam, and alice seemed to play third fiddle, which I would listen to Alice more than the others.
@RyanWSi 5 жыл бұрын
Sweet water's self titled album was better than anything Nirvana did
@aces553 5 жыл бұрын
Me too, and Soundgarden. The thing AIC was it was so dark I think not as radio friendly (dirt for example my fav is really dark). Pearl Jam totally radio ready.
@Aggrofool 5 жыл бұрын
AiC themselves didn't want to be identified as Grunge. They preferred to be Metal (now called Sludge Metal in retrospect)
@HotStrange 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. AIC and Soundgarden were the best of the era.
@micheleparker8123 4 жыл бұрын
Me too! By the way I'm a Chicago White Sox fan. 😎
@christophertaylor9100 5 жыл бұрын
Man in the Box did launch grunge, I remember hearing it on the radio the first time and it was frankly shocking. NOTHING sounded like that, it was so eerie and amazing and gripping, you wanted to hear it again and again. Alice In Chains was amazing and inventive, so new.
@patsfan4life 4 жыл бұрын
Christopher Taylor There’s STILL nothing that sounds like it.....
@BudSchnelker 3 жыл бұрын
"You wanted to hear it again and again." Exactly!
@Full_Otto_Bismarck 3 жыл бұрын
I STILL want to hear it again and again.
@doublestrokeroll 3 жыл бұрын
Hand's All Over launched grunges 2 years earlier, but nobody was paying attention.
@mike04574 2 жыл бұрын
@@doublestrokeroll wouldn’t call that a “launch”
@jekku4688 2 жыл бұрын
Jerry's high school background featured choral work with Gregorian chants, with lots of sharps & flats. He said he was very intrigued by that, so he brought that forward into the music of AIC, and all of his guitar playing. Interesting how things that may seem to mean very little at the time can create such a huge impact later on. 15th century vocals to 21st century rock & roll. Fascinating.
@noneyabusiness1302 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting!!! Thank you!
@LesAtlas Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing Layne Staley hanging out, not looking so good, by the Ave in Seattle, close to the end of his life. I knew it was the same guy who sang so powerfully in this song. So when I hear him sing "Save me..." I get these incredible chills. So sad--the people I lost to dope.
@Greg1096 11 ай бұрын
Didn't he basically turn into an agoraphobic for the last few years of his life? Like maybe you saw a random homeless lookalike?
@JojoFryrocks Ай бұрын
No, he still went out to specific places like the corner shop to get snacks and stuff, he also met up with family a few times in a local coffee place, he wasn’t a total recluse until the very end. It could easily have been Layne you saw. It still makes me sad thinking about him, he never wanted to end his life like that. RIP 💔😢
@pauloriley2776 5 жыл бұрын
Didn’t talk about Layne’s absolute unreplicable blood curdling belt of Hell that is the chorus. FEEEEYE YE YE YEED MYYY EYEZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s what really put this song over that top and in turns it into a killing machine.
@jsschill3386 5 жыл бұрын
Used to scream this at the top of my lungs driving my '67 Camaro in Seattle in the early 90s... Great days! Played in a band then (as did everyone) and rehearsed in a studio where AIC's road equipment was kept... you're dead-on. THAT is the key to the song. Love calling it a killing machine :->
@deBebbler 4 жыл бұрын
"Feed my eyes" is the line that makes this song. I feel that familiar tingle up my spine every time I hear it. Just as amazing today as it was the first day I heard it on Headbangers Ball.
@themartinadler 4 жыл бұрын
12:40
@squirlmy 4 жыл бұрын
@zensunni yeah. some of the motivation for analyzing such songs is to incorporate it into your own music, "steal" from the best. But, you couldn't ask another vocalist to imitate that. "Let's put something like that in our song...." Ahhh, no.
@cosmicbro1973 4 жыл бұрын
Martin Adler u know Steven? 😂
@HotStrange 4 жыл бұрын
The last time Layne sings “Feed my Eyes” is so goddamn good. Jesus Christ. One of the best vocal parts in music history.
@timmynator8036 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah it rings the sunshine out of my head!!!! 😍😍
@jetydosa1 4 жыл бұрын
It never fails to give me the chills. Just like that first note in the solo for comfortably numb. The hair on my arms stands up for both of those
@PepeSilvia22 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. And the final chorus in would? always gives me goosebumps
@alexk1682 4 жыл бұрын
Find a good live version on KZfaq it’s even more intense.
@crescendo5594 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed, and trying to sing that with that kinda power will fuck your voice up. It’s like trying to keep up with a funny car in your Chevy Citation. That high note is so hard to sing without singing falsetto.
@briancase6180 3 жыл бұрын
OMG, thanks for this. I'm an old, old guy, I won't say how old. I live for EDM, pop, and even Chopin (piano is my instrument). But Alice in Chains is something else. I couldn't get enough in the nineties. They were just so *musical.* The harmonies and harmonics in their songs were infectious. I was hooked the minute I heard them on the radio....
@shawncollins7130 4 жыл бұрын
Rick Beato is an amazing human being. I've never heard music really analyzed like this. I'm hear things in songs I've listened to a thousand times I've never heard before. Is there anything this man doesn't know about music?
@texasnewt 2 жыл бұрын
Uh ... nope.
@thetranz13nt52 Жыл бұрын
@@texasnewt I really aspire to be able to hear music the way he does some day. It's incredible, I love music so much and he can make me like songs I've always loved EVEN MORE
@howardelzey2760 5 жыл бұрын
I saw Jerry Cantrell in an interview say he double tracked a Wah and a Talk Box together.
@rumblefish9 5 жыл бұрын
Yep. he did.
@bentertainment6932 5 жыл бұрын
I was starting to wonder if I was the only one who heard a talk box
@lucasamoriim5126 5 жыл бұрын
YEAAA, i knew i was not crazy hahaha also heard a talking box
@franciscoojeda11 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, also he use it live
@samringwald 5 жыл бұрын
I spent years chasing the tone on wahs before someone told me back in the day.
@PapaWheelie1 5 жыл бұрын
Me: Ready for bed Rick B: AIC breakdown Me: Pours drink and settles into trance - flat 7, nods head
@ChadH2023 Жыл бұрын
In 2023 at 138am I'm in the same situation.
@cassandralyris4918 4 жыл бұрын
Man In The Box, Bleed The Freak, Can't Remember, Facelift is such an excellent album.
@aleksandrxavianthony262 4 жыл бұрын
....We Die Young, Sea of Sorrow... 😉🤟🏻
@bradcarter6286 3 жыл бұрын
We die young is one of his greatest riffs!
@wareaglealum1 3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Sunshine! Do my love defile?
@finctank 3 жыл бұрын
I’ll never understand why they didn’t do a single track off Facelift when they did MTV Unplugged
@Condemned782 3 жыл бұрын
@@finctank bleed the freak acoustic would sound so amazing
@anthonyjones7609 3 жыл бұрын
Without doubt, the moment I first heard this sing in 1990, it was the heaviest guitar tone I had ever heard. I was blown away then, and still am.
@mccallosone4903 5 жыл бұрын
agreed when you say it launched grunge, they hit big way before Nirvana and Teen Spirit. this song blew me away, i went and shoplifted the cassette immediately
@spokenbycecilia984 4 жыл бұрын
McCallos One shoplifted lmaooo
@kanyeeast1340 4 жыл бұрын
Lmao such an underrated comment
@TheRoadhammer379 3 жыл бұрын
I completely condone this shoplifting.
@absolutelynonameslef 3 жыл бұрын
Shoplifted Facelift
@bt7846 3 жыл бұрын
😁
@RobertBakerGuitar 5 жыл бұрын
My god I love these videos!!!
@izzyrabha9880 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Robert.
@ThatOtherRaccoon 5 жыл бұрын
Robert Baker in the house! I enjoyed your video outlining how this solo was played. Rock on.
@HosaTechnology 5 жыл бұрын
You aint alone.
@RickBeato 5 жыл бұрын
Robert Baker Thanks Robert!
@teddydavis3504 5 жыл бұрын
Haha, this is hilarious. I came to this video after finishing one of your videos. The one about old dude shred.
@themc3311 3 жыл бұрын
Can we all just take a second and appreciate Layne Staley as a singer? Guy had massive talent, great voice (one of my favs) sucks he went down the path that he did...
@modtodd82 Жыл бұрын
100%!!!!!
@TC-mk3zx 4 жыл бұрын
It was Laynes voice that makes that song great . It was like another instrument in the music. Nobody sounds like Layne. Fucking awesome
@-jb89-35 5 жыл бұрын
Best band there will ever be. Criminally underrated.
@el_lowell 5 жыл бұрын
Live 1991 Spokane , Wa. Fox theater " going to play a song of ours for the first time ever in public , called Man ln A Box " then proceeded to peel our faces off with it ... Still have my shirt . They opened for Tora Tora
@Dale_V 5 жыл бұрын
Robert Casados Clash Of The Titans tour June ‘91 I’ve never looked back .I was there to see the other Big 3 ,but AIC stood out to me.
@johnlukach4091 4 жыл бұрын
Lucky you! A memory like that lives eternal.
@percypape 4 жыл бұрын
@@Dale_V I was almost 16 when Clash came to MN in July. FYEAH!! One of the best concerts ever.
@scootypuffjr. 4 жыл бұрын
@@Dale_V Same here. Never heard of them until I saw them open at that show. They left by far the biggest lasting impression on me from all of the acts at that show. I think it was July of '91 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
@sarahstelmach6400 3 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome.
@darkswan80 3 жыл бұрын
It's no surprise that Rick is a rock guy. But he looks sooo excited here for Alice In Chains... 😃 It shows how great this band is! Thanks Rick for giving so much credit to heavy music.
@arikuusela6716 3 жыл бұрын
It's funny how you hear the songs differently when you have heard the tracks separately. My brains builds the song back in a different way, don't know if this makes sense to anyone else. First time I heard the lead guitar over chorus I was blown away, cause I never payed attention to it before. We played this song live few times, so the isolated tracks were a big help to master the song.
@porkrynd6 Жыл бұрын
It's NOV 2022...I was just thinking the exact same thing when I read your comment 👊🤪
@romanwowk4269 5 жыл бұрын
You could do nothing but AIC songs and I’ll be a subscriber for life. Great video.
@ruris189 4 жыл бұрын
There's at least one comment like this on every band Rick does lol
@desenova9135 5 жыл бұрын
And here I thought Layne just had a multi layered vocal track for the chorus and not a guitar going with it. Every time I watch a video, I learn something new, some nuance to a song that is almost insignificant, but the moment you point it out, I can never un-hear it and I couldn't be happier for it.
@Tognar 5 жыл бұрын
Geoffrey Williams agreed. That was life changing info. I never heard that guitar part, but now that I know it’s there, I can hear it so clearly in the mix. That’s a testament to Layne being pitch perfect on that!
@seanmcaleavy2369 5 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking the exact same thing! In every episode, with songs I've loved and listened to for decades, I am made aware of at least one but more often several, bad-ass parts that I previously never even knew existed. For instance, I don't how many times I have heard Roxanne, but I have played that first Police Album hundreds of times, literally. I never knew that the tempo dropped back in the second verse. I need to check that out now.
@flocore 5 жыл бұрын
Geoffrey Williams Just goes to show how much work, thinking and experimenting went into the songwriting and production of all those great songs.
@brianhawley3877 5 жыл бұрын
Layne did have multi layered vocal tracks on the debut album. Just Layne on vocals. Jerry started vocals on Sap.
@amostlyreasonableguy 5 жыл бұрын
Brian Hawley not true, Jerry sings harmonies on the choruses of multiple songs on Facelift, starting with We Die Young chorus, chorus of Sea of Sorrow, chorus of Bleed the Freak and the call and response there in the verses "thii-iigh!".., prechorus harmony on Man in the boxcall and response in the chorus, chorus of It Ain't Like that, chorus of Sunshine, background vocals of I know something, etc.
@Goldsilver 4 жыл бұрын
That ‘sound’ - I call it the ‘scarecrow in the cornfield’.
@TheIanwright84 3 жыл бұрын
Mike Maloney commenting on a Rick Beato video. That's my day made! Keep stacking mike! :)
@tedwojtasik8781 3 жыл бұрын
Jerry Cantrell, another very underappreciated guitarists.
@kevinkendall3122 2 жыл бұрын
@@tedwojtasik8781 dude's a guitar God imo 🤘
@s.peters2140 3 жыл бұрын
I still remember the first time I heard this song. It was when MTV's Headbangers Ball showed the video for the first time. I was absolutely blown away. It's still one of my favorite songs ever.
@cre9127 11 ай бұрын
I thought it was 120 minutes, but maybe it was headbangers ball. Went and bought the album the very next day
@s.peters2140 11 ай бұрын
@@cre9127 Just to be clear, I didn't mean that the video was shown for the first time ever anywhere on Headbangers Ball. I don't know if it was the world premiere or not. I just know it was the first time Headbangers Ball showed the video on their show.
@juanmanuelcorrea7673 4 жыл бұрын
Rick needs to do Rain When I Die. Somehow that song always goes unnoticed in any Alice in Chains video...
@malevolentsound 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite aic song
@timmynator8036 4 жыл бұрын
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THAT!!
@tharonlawson1357 4 жыл бұрын
Def my favorite aic song🤘🏽
@alexcunningham4847 4 жыл бұрын
One of Layne’s most impressive vocal performances. Especially post-Facelift
@santinoruiz4689 4 жыл бұрын
It has a great groove in drums
@kat1york 5 жыл бұрын
My God the echo in Layne's vocals go right through me. The king of stacked vocals. I miss you Layne & Mike. Thank you Rick.
@olivertoeknuckle4664 3 жыл бұрын
It was the vocals that set this song apart from everything else I had ever heard up to that point. I remember the first time I heard it, LAYNE'S vocals stood so freaking tall! I had never before heard such an arrangement, or such power! AIC is the greatest band that came from from the Seattle sound. Hands down.
@michaelwiseman7598 3 жыл бұрын
When Layne stays high on the final chorus after the guitar solo,, amazing. Goosebumps every time.
@henriquedarlim 5 жыл бұрын
17:03 him staying on the same note is what makes the song for me. So powerful. It makes you feel this chorus more intensely than the previous one.
@Oborowatabinostk 5 жыл бұрын
@superpamber Layne had a gift, theres no doubt.
@UnbeltedSundew 5 жыл бұрын
I love that moment in the song. It's powerful as you said and almost haunting or something.
@Tognar 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. The Live album version is so intense when he stays up there for the last chorus! I’m glad Rick mentioned that part.
@annepatton8727 5 жыл бұрын
Listening to Layne in isolation is wild. I'm addicted to it. He was an amazing singer. RIP.
@lilSnubby 2 жыл бұрын
That harmonizing between Layne and Jerry on guitar is just SICK
@pmenzel86 Жыл бұрын
The more I listen, the more I realise that Layne Stayley was right up there with the very best singers in ALL of popular music history. He doesn't get anywhere close to enough mainstream recognition
@RSPDiver 5 жыл бұрын
One of the best and most powerful rock voices of all time. Heroin sucks!
@grabasandwich 5 жыл бұрын
This. If anyone needs a reason to not try drugs, it's this. Music glorifies drugs, but they've taken so many talented people.
@markdrum2392 5 жыл бұрын
A lot of times it's the label's reps or some of the hangers-on who start providing the musicians with drugs at the beginning. Once the band has some money the bad habits are firmly rooted.
@mrburns366 5 жыл бұрын
Suicide sucks too :(
@sundigest1121 5 жыл бұрын
Not sure if you were serious with that heroin part..
@NickPoeschek 4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you mentioned how important the vocal harmonies were to AIC. The chorus with Layne Staley’s raw, emotional screaming of “feed my eyes” followed by Jerry Cantrell’s calmer, quieter “can you sew them shut?” feels like a conversation. It made me picture someone with the angel on one shoulder and the demon on the other bickering amongst each other.
@JohnSmith-fx2mz 3 жыл бұрын
From That with "Jeeeeyyyeessus Christ" - "Deny your maker" there is definitely an illusion to a demonic entity trying to lead someone astray
@Blinknone 4 жыл бұрын
Favorite band of all time. Still fucking pissed that Layne died.
@re20bt 3 жыл бұрын
Layne’s vocals give me goosebumps every time I listen! Especially when he takes it really high towards the end!
@joeyhayek 5 жыл бұрын
I see Alice in Chains, I click
@pitpride1220 5 жыл бұрын
Never clicked so fast! I'm so glad Rick has an appreciation for 'grunge'!
@jwprimetime9795 5 жыл бұрын
Bob Black ditto!!
@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 5 жыл бұрын
he did at least one pearl jam wmtssg....soundgarden, too..
@THESLOWDEATHHOOKS 5 жыл бұрын
aic in particular has a lot of 70's blues guitar solo/riffage influence, so Rick definitely gets a kick out of that haha
@vysrom4440 5 жыл бұрын
Lots of sludge too
@pitpride1220 5 жыл бұрын
@@audio_jake I'd agree with you. That there was a lot of great music in the 90's. I think he appreciates it for some of the same reasons I do. They found a new way to incorporate the blues in fascinating ways. Their compositions were interesting. They were fairly experimental. It had mainstream appeal because of the solid songwriting. But also was able to be respected as musician's bands. Grunge also produced two of the most unorthodox drummers and two of the most powerful vocalists in my opinion.
@J.Braxton 2 жыл бұрын
This intro is probably what we would’ve seen from a 1980s Zeppelin jam had Bonham lived on…the heavy chugging drum/rhythm, the wah and accompanying vocals
@KayBertoss 2 жыл бұрын
Oh man, Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell voice tracks paint such a visual picture of good and evil. Layne as the Demon and Jerry the Angel. To this date, Layne's powerful and unique vocals still leave me with goosebumps and teary eyes as this band was such a huge part of my life with fond memories from those days. Jerry Cantrell such an awesome person. Every interview I've seen he's been such a humble, straightforward and honest person. Wish he was my next door neighbor.
@johngulak5721 5 жыл бұрын
This series is without a doubt my favorite thing to watch on KZfaq. Alice in Chains is my favorite band from that era. Rick you said something in the video that I've thought for years. That the song is kinda like a blues riff. I've often thought that AIC was really just a heavy blues band..love it man
@thecoogs 5 жыл бұрын
It all comes from the blues in my opinion
@aaronlee2828 5 жыл бұрын
Country to me
@eclecticmuso 5 жыл бұрын
@Lucas Robinett Wasn't grunge more of a marketing term than a defined musical style though? Used by record execs to lump in all early 90's bands with a penchant for angst inspired songs, regardless of their respective differences in style. Kinda like how record execs would do the same with the term nu metal for bands of the late 90's/early 2000's.
@eatingsound373 5 жыл бұрын
In the video of them all living together when the band first started Jerry describes them as a blues-based hard rock band.
@saddestchord7622 5 жыл бұрын
@@eclecticmuso Yeah. If grunge is even a thing at all, it comes in many flavors. Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger sounds absolutely nothing like Pearl Jam's Ten, and neither of them sound much like Bleach or Nevermind. And those band's subsequent records didn't sound like their previous ones, either. What everything had in common was more authentic lyrics and volume.
@Nomellamodiego 5 жыл бұрын
I think for that "wah" sound Jerry actually used a talkbox
@chrisadams628 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah. It's definitely used on stage.
@themaggot8 5 жыл бұрын
There are 2 tracks
@rumblefish9 5 жыл бұрын
Diegou123 He used both on this track. Dave Jerden stacked both the wah and the talkbox.
@jamesleblanc7437 5 жыл бұрын
mike c especially with his love for Frampton!
@Markle2k 5 жыл бұрын
The open sounds like a wah, but later there is definitely a talk box.
@sunshinefogleman127 3 жыл бұрын
There will never be another with the soul and talent like Layne Stayle's. All the members of AIC are immensely talented pioneers of music, but together with Layne, they were fucking magic.
@mathisshadowblade5520 22 күн бұрын
The way that Jerry is absolutely wailing on the lead guitar during the chorus gives me chills, it's all in the background but the song just wouldn't be the same without it. Truly a legendary guitarist, insanely humble for his skill level.
@brivington2011 5 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video Rick. I'm 50 years old so I clearly remember when Alice in Chains hit the scene, I also started playing guitar in 1987 and continue to do so today, so I'm one of those dads that rocks out to this music, and Alice in Chains is one of my all-time favorite bands to this day, and I have to say that you absolutely nailed it with this video. I could watch this video over and over again. What I like about your what makes this song great series is that these videos that you were making could very well be an introduction to people that have never heard these songs before and could actually be used as a historical record to explain the relevance of these songs. I hope these videos actually introduce these songs to people that have never heard them before because these songs are truly great and deserve to be heard by generations to come
@grabasandwich 5 жыл бұрын
Have you seen Jerry in the Dad Bands video?
@Spthomas47 5 жыл бұрын
@@grabasandwich it's amazeballs hahaha
@Donamtrx 4 жыл бұрын
RICK! How bout that scream...."SHUT!" at the end of the chorus w Jerry?!! "now you’ve sewn them SHUT?!!" Layne's a PHENOMENAL SCREAMER! Man I miss that scream so much💔
@s1d299 4 жыл бұрын
Great songs have those Easter eggs for the earnest listener. Songcrafting is more than sheet music and good equipment, and even more than technical ability. You gotta have that SOUL...
@berthaschwarze6704 4 жыл бұрын
Donamtrx this is one of my favourite spots in this song
@tagacale1733 3 жыл бұрын
MIKE STARR WAS SO UNDERRATED. THE LITTLE THINGS HE ADDED TO MAKE THIS SONG GREAT
@carrieharrison4492 2 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite band! Layne's voice, Jerry's guitar and harmonies with Layne, Mike's heavy bass, and Sean's great and highly underrated drumming... this band has gotten me thru some tough times.
@pyrostooge78 5 жыл бұрын
Front to back - Dirt is a masterpiece. Back when an album - as a whole - actually meant something. And I know this is not on dirt. I love these videos.
@AirGuitar 5 жыл бұрын
shaneruegg yes! Dirt will probably stay in my top 3 rock albums of all time.
@alminstall79 5 жыл бұрын
Same with Facelift in my opinion
@martymartin2894 5 жыл бұрын
@@AirGuitar and what are the other 2.
@AirGuitar 5 жыл бұрын
@@martymartin2894 well I only know 1 other one: The Stone Roses - Self Titled album. I just know that those two will be in my top 3.
@zillavanilla6353 5 жыл бұрын
Do more Alice In Chains!
@VulgrDisplay 4 жыл бұрын
Of all the grunge bands. Alice in Chains has sonically stood the test of time. I can't remember the last time I heard Nirvana or Pearl Jam on the radio, but AiC is always on the rotation. Their unplugged album is just stellar.
@irinairinka6915 4 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that AIC got there harmonies from Jerry listening to Gregorian chants. But Jerry said that Layne came up with the harmonies.
@8varium5 5 жыл бұрын
I'm watching this right now before they take it down....
@cohenhowes7912 5 жыл бұрын
I don't think they will, they didn't take down the last one.
@RealMNeutral31 5 жыл бұрын
They're not blockers.
@martindiluca1573 5 жыл бұрын
AIC Is not that bad with copyright I think
@omfug7148 5 жыл бұрын
@@martindiluca1573 AIC would be nuts to do it, It is highly flattering, and possibly is introducing a whole new audience to their greatness.
@eclecticmuso 5 жыл бұрын
@@omfug7148 You could say the same for any band that blocks his videos though, doesn't stop it from happening sadly, greed is a bitch.
@andrashajdu2425 5 жыл бұрын
Always loved about AIC songs the way that guitar solos blend into them organically: they don't stand out like some unnecessary fireworks but are simply parts of the songs, these solos evolve naturally.
@koleary1798 4 жыл бұрын
That's actually perfect.
@timothyholmes4588 3 жыл бұрын
man in a box solo is one of the coolest parts ever. it's like a little song
@toad2117 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Pearl Jam does it too, it’s really nice
@jacklarson6281 4 жыл бұрын
I love how the guitar solo climaxes on the "Jimmy Hendrix" chord
@jacklarson6281 3 жыл бұрын
@@benddawson Jimmy James and the Blue Flames
@jacklarson6281 3 жыл бұрын
@@benddawson was his band while he was in the navy
@bradysheaplays1499 3 жыл бұрын
@@benddawson And before 1967 he called himself Jimmy sooo ye.
@karlhungus545 2 ай бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever recorded. Just gets better with age.
@valuedhumanoid6574 5 жыл бұрын
What makes this breakdown so good is Rick's passion, enthusiasm, music knowledge and just plain 'ol down to earth attention to details. I must have listened to this song a thousand times and now when I do (it's going into the car for commute jam time) I will have a much better appreciation for how good AiC really is.
@hassansabrah3139 5 жыл бұрын
Legendary song. Legendary Band. Layne, one of the greatest vocalists of all time
@tamibrandt 3 жыл бұрын
Every time I hear or see reaction videos to AIC, all the comments are about how insanely professional Jerry and Layne were from composition to correct way Layne (and Jerry) does his vocals. So, what I've learned is where Nirvana (who were supposed to be the poster boys of the grunge movement) were treating their instruments like Pete Townsend on the Smothers Brothers show, Layne and Jerry may as well have been Beethoven and Mozart collaborating.
@stephen5426 7 ай бұрын
You are not wrong. Nirvana could have taken lessons from AIC in my opinion. Nirvana had 1 or 2 songs I could stomach. Other than that they were forgetful to me. AIC is a lesson in complete badassery!
@davidnissim589 4 жыл бұрын
Jerry Cantrell is one of the most underrated guitarists. He's Tony Iommi and David Gilmour combined.
@davecarsley8773 3 жыл бұрын
Utter nonsense. Jerry Cantrell's guitar playing has earned him ELEVEN Grammy nominations, MTV video music awards, millions of dollars, millions of records sold, his songs still being played on the radio 30 years after he wrote them, the ability to still play huge shows around the world 30 years later, people like Rick still dissecting his songs years later, and a spot on EVERY "100 greatest guitar players" list ever written. How exactly is he "underrated"???? He seems pretty damn highly "rated" to me. And why do people use that word (along with 'literally') in such dumb contexts where they don't belong at all?!?
@gregharrison5479 3 жыл бұрын
He may be understated as Alice is/was very much about the song more so than virtuoso playing but Jerry is not underrated, he is always appreciated for his talent and he is a very cool and smart dude as well.
@travisd7888 5 жыл бұрын
Laynes voice is that eerily and Greek siren legend voice that pulls you in spiritually; backed by the grungy, raw, and souly blues guitar on cantrells guitar. I love Alice In Chains and that’s just the musical portion of them. Their message, or mainly, laynes experience, inspires people like me who easily decide to live or die, literally. There will never be an AIC again.
@aces553 5 жыл бұрын
agreed It's nice to see other people loving them as much as I do.
@jimm8594 5 жыл бұрын
I never appreciated AiC until unplugged came out, it really highlighted the vocal harmonies in their music.
@Igor-ug1uo 4 жыл бұрын
14:06 I love how early that "Shut" arrives.
@ChloeCodiene 3 жыл бұрын
I love how you can still hear the 80s in this song, but it is still very clearly grunge. I love how at times Alice in chains could sound like a band like poison and a band like nirvana at the same time in a completely unique way
@ardemgourdikian1394 5 жыл бұрын
Rick your air drums give me life, great beatos
@JeffMenendezRealtor 5 жыл бұрын
Great Avatar
@Spthomas47 5 жыл бұрын
That's a helluva middle name lol
@christopherhickman3579 5 жыл бұрын
These videos never fail to make me cripplingly inadequate as a musician and stupid at the same time amazed by how much is going on in tracks I’ve been listening to and playing for years
@darkreignfilms5648 3 жыл бұрын
Please do the entire DIRT album just like this. Yes, the entire album
@valerieannshort7109 4 ай бұрын
I just discovered you. I love music, but don’t know it, can read it, can only play by ear. I’m a visual artist. I love this video for many reasons. First off, your sheer volume of knowledge and sharing with us is astounding. I’ve learned so much. I love learning anything outside my “comfort zone.” How you play the drums and shred along with the music explaining what is being played, the keys they are in, plus being able to isolate the voices, guitars and drumming! Mind blowing!!
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