Hi Friends, I recently had a chance to sit down with my good friend Dave Jerden and I have to say is that it was a rather exciting chat! We talked about the song "Man In The Box" by Alice in Chains that he Produced, Engineered and Mixed! This is a big song, when this song came out I don't believe I had heard guitar and drums that sounded as big as they do in this song. - Nothing sounded quite as big as this song in 1990! Please let me what songs you'd like to know more about the Production process on!
I would LOVE to know about Rust In Peace by Megadeth. It's one of my alltime favorite albums and it just hascso much depth, detail and power. Dave is a genius. If you could do a video on this it would be much appreciated.... cheers mate.
Aw shucks thanks ever so much my friend! That's very kind of you to say! I am glad to be able to bring the Producer, Engineer and Mixer ion to be able to talk about the recording!
Your father is by far my favorite producer!!! I like many fans need to thank him 1,000 times over for working with this band! AIC and your father working with them is the whole reason I'm into music and possibly why I'm still alive!!!! To this day. When I was younger things weren't too easy and I felt comfort in this band! To this day I'm obsessed with their music.
@@christophery9699 yes, it’s always been me and My Daddy Duck! He calls me little Duck and oh man, the stories I could tell. I always admired him for going after his dream, making that dream come true and for making the ultimate sacrifice of traveling around the world, producing and engineering to support us in the way he always wanted to. He’s so cool that when I had my kids, he didn’t want to be called grandpa, he wanted to be called “ Cool Dave” lol. I’ve often thought of writing a book called “You can’t make this shit up” because the life my Dad has lived, and the life we’ve lived, the Amazing people we’ve had the pleasure to meet, and the Amazing, true stories of people who one can only dream of hanging out with. You just can’t make this shit up.. that’s why I would name my book that lol! Thank You so much for the kind words. Oh, if you go to the video of Chris Cornell live on The David Letterman show, he’s singing the song “The Keeper” if you look, I made several replies to one person on there, Rose something (I’m terribly sorry I don’t remember the exact name) anyway I tell a stories to her about my Dad you’d probably get a kick out of. I have “The Keeper” tattooed on me because Chris Played that song for my Dad before releasing it. His passing was absolutely devastating, so to honor him I had that tattooed. My Dad is literally the most Brilliant Man I know. ⭐️
Thanks ever so much Cameron! That means a lot! I am glad to be able to bring Dave Jerden, the Producer, Engineer and Mixer ion to be able to talk about the recording!
This is everything that is right with the internet. For music lovers this is just priceless. It is also refreshing to hear the respect that Dave has for AIC. Clearly the producer played a major role in their first major recording; however, he does not attempt to "hog" the credit rather he just states that he helped them focus where to go with their sound. Thank-you Warren this was solid gold!
Thanks to Dave for the Shout out! I worked at that syndicated Rock Network out of Dallas Texas. It was called ZRock. We broke Alice In Chains. We also broke Rage Against The Machine, Killing In The Name. I remember recording it to reel to reel then editing all the Fuck you’s. I reversed them so I didn’t lose the intensity of the song. Then played it on my Sunday night show, Wounded Radio. This is about 3 weeks before the record company, Epic, had an edited version. The band did not want to release the edit. Good old days!!
Hey, since you worked for ZRock, do you know of a song called "The Fallen King"? There's a search for the artist who made it, and it's believed to have been broadcast on ZRock. IF you want to hear it, just search for the title on youtube, it has a sort of fantasy/ medieval thumbnail photo.
I love the dissonance with the c note played along with the low d, it really adds to the darknesss of the track. Also those famous perfect 4ths vocal harmonies became a real standard of AIC. I've seen a recent rick beato analysis of this track saying jerry sang the harmonies - a big rock secret haha. Great video guys.
dave's final comments about being able to die happy after this one were very touching. what an incredible piece of work from every person involved. the stuff of legend
Bradley Cook, Michael Beinhorn and now Dave Jerden- this inside series is insane! I got goosebumps from Layne´s voice. Thank you so much, Warren! best channel on youtube hands down!
I remember hearing this for the first time on the radio in '90 -- so blown away. I immediately went out and bought the CD -- to this day the opening riff in We Die Young still just slays me. This is great Warren -- thank you.
The Dude Abides. GREAT INTERVIEW! thank you so much for bringing us this and sharing this amazing song, recording, and experience with us! When i started recording, i had no idea what i was doing, but i knew almost immediately that i couldn't get my favorite sound (THIS SOUND) with just one amp. wasn't going to happen. been multi micing multi amps since the beginning thanks to Dave Jerden's sound. thank you so much for the amazing albums Dave, and thank you so much for sharing and bringing your experience and personality to everyone. this is amazing!
You do an incredible job at letting your guests speak and go on without interruption while also jumping in when necessary to ask the necessary nerd questions that we're hoping you'll ask.
Produce Like A Pro id love to get together next time I’m in LA. I’m a monitor engineer currently working with Post Malone. Got to do the Grammy’s with post and RHCP As well as VMAs with Aerosmith and Post! Maybe we could do a segment together!
Wow! I still remember hearing that song the very first time and thinking how huge that song sounded and the amazing guitar tones! I love that you are doing these breakdowns with the people that actually recorded them. Keep these up!
Scott Chandler Thanks ever so much my friend! Yes, it’s very impairing to me to highlight the talent behind the songs! It’s not about me! It’s about the Artist, the song and the producer, Engineers and mixers work!
@@Producelikeapro It's not about you, but because of you we can witness a special insight into the making of songs we listened to a thousand times before from first hand. So thank you a lot! And keep those coming! This series has historical value :D
@@Producelikeapro Thanks for the reply Warren. Really great insight into these songs. I can only imagine your excitement at hearing the original stems. Much love from a fellow Brit
Ah yes. Dave Jerden. The first engineer/producer I ever discovered from purposrly looking at the liner notes to find out who recorded the record that was in that moment blowing my mind and changing my musical world view. 1989. Desperate for something new and exciting to listen to, I went down to the record store and bought JA’s Nothing’s Shocking having never heard their music or knowing anything about them beyond an acquaintance mention their name. Walked home on that bright spring Colorado afternoon, smoked a joint, set my boombox on my lap and put in the cassette... life changed. I instantly wanted to know every detail. The name Dave Jerden was burned into my memory right alongside the members of the band. Still get chills listening to that record.
I had a similar experience Daniel. Nothing sounded like Nothing's Shocking at the time. It was really heavy but not necessarily metal and nothing sounded like it at the time. Dave Jerden got such a thick guitar sound. This was before Nevermind. Guitar rock was alive and well.
this sis most AMAZING !!!!! One of my all time favorite songs.... I want more... I love Alice in Chains... And great to here form Dave himself.... Thanks
Layne Staley and Chris Cornell both had iconic voices all they had to do is sing 2 notes and you knew who they were. It would be awesome to have Judas Priest for in side the song. Thank you for doing this Warren these are awesome to sit down and hear how it was done
Absolutely amazing! The first time I heard this song on the radio I was in total shock. Like Bush Machinehead, two of the most remarkable listening events in my life.
So awesome to actually hear how that came together. This song is one of my all time favorites, the vocals are just incredible. I paused this video mid-way through, went out to my studio, sliced up my speaker frequency ranges to grab low end off my G12K (ditching the high mids and high white noise), took the upper mids and high end off the V30... and finally dialed in the guitar sound I have been searching forever but not getting. I never thought to use high and low pass filters to grab the "best" (and only the best) part of the range of each speaker before and blend them together; I'd only tried blending the entire speaker before. That... is amazing secret sauce. Thanks for sharing!
This was a superb breakdown of the track...always wondered about how this was put together...answers a lot! Still obsess about this song all these years later...Alice in Chains never gets old. Thanks Warren!
Made me feel like I did first time I heard this ... so euphoric ... what a great time in my life ... so many memories ... still jam it when the feelings right ...
Warren this series is getting outrageously awesome man. You’re killing it getting these era songs like this. Making a lot people’s day getting this insight. My favorite era (in my time of living) by far in music.
Brilliant. Thank you for letting Dave speak through some of that stuff so we can all get the full gist of his head space and all that - which is as important as anything IMO.
"I don't know how to describe it.....but, Man in The Box is close" - Dave Jerden - Thats amazing. These videos are so incredible. It's great that we can now experience the extreme level of detail and philosophy that goes into these productions. Thank you Warren! This makes we want to hear the individual tracks of Love, Hate, Love so badly cause they really ripped on that one.
So I just took notes my good friend has a Alice N Chains Cover band that I have been a roadie for & they are called " the Alice N Chains Experience" performing regularly here in Michigan where I live. Great stuff
This series is truly brilliant, Warren. Would love to hear you do any Black Sabbath song or album, especially the debut effort. It is just so raw and primal, like cold water thrown in the face. I'm old enough to remember it's impact back in 1970. Please keep these coming, sir.
yeah I don't feel I can add much of anything here.....awesome to see this....and absolutely love everything Alice in Chains has done and Jerry's work also afterwards. Really cool to hear this from Dave.
Thanks so much Warren, Dave is another authentic engineer who went on a whim of intuition and inspiration, like any true Sabbath fan would! Endless gratitude to you for these videos, cheers Warren you legend!
My favorite video by far! Like most people listening, this song changed my life. Excellent interview and Dave Jerden is clearly a genius at what he does. Listening to him talk about the guys in AIC and their genius is priceless. Thanks for the interview and Dave Jerden thank you for your amazing and incredible work...
First time I heard this was when they opened for Anthrax, Slayer, and Megadeath at the Cow Palace. My drummer and I were just sitting them out in the mezzanine waiting for the pit to get moving when the "real" show started. I remember being utterly gobsmacked. The dynamics and way in which they built a song into an almost operatic drama was just jaw dropping. I was stunned, and I never heard a recording that captured the power and drive that they brought to the stage that night. Yes, I was an instant fan and realized the "real" show was over when they left the stage, and I love all of their albums, but no one has ever captured the pure magic they did on that stage in a recording. It was like witnessing each song, especially this one, grow from a pit bull to mammoth and having it run right over you!. I remember being so captivated and awestruck that I couldn't even move or talk until their set was over. Pure and otherworldly magic. That's the word! "Otherworldly". But HOW DARE HE even put Lane in the same class of vocalist as a iconic vocal god like RJD, let alone imply he's better. Maybe he should take a few fewer puffs off that vape, cuz it's clearly impairing his judgement!
I listened with some headphones and oh my lord I could listen to those vocals all day long. That is so cool!! Lane is amazing and I’ve always been a fan of Jerry’s as well.
Warren, your last interview with Dave was posted April 7 (2015.) You missed it by 1 day. 🤷🏻♀️ This is a great vid. When I got my very first CD player, I was pretty broke, so I was only able to buy 3 albums for the first few months. Alice in Chains, Bon Jovi, and Faster Pussycat (I graduated a year after Brett Bradshaw, who I thought was the hottest guy in our high school.) I had always thought AIC was multiple vocalists, and it was such a unique sound to compliment the lyrics. It’s genius that Dave thought of Bon Jovi for the talk box. It was such a great addition! Thanks for another super interview! Thank you to Dave for sharing his wisdom. ❤️
I repeat myself :), but I was never a metal guy, although this does often not apply to "alternative rock". And these songs, were simply musical, not pure shreddage. Your song choices for this series are great Sir! Please continue, Warren. Thanks alot.
This was amazing to hear the isolated tracks with Dave commenting. Dave was right, this was the only song they used the Voicebox on but that was up until Rotten Apple on JoF.
As soon as I saw the title I had those epic goose bumps; knowing I'd get to hear THESE tracks outside of the mix! Stellar! The conversation with Dave Jerden was very cool. Both insightful and inspiring. Great work again, dear sir, as usual!
@@Producelikeapro Some STP from the Tiny Music era would be great. They recorded drums on the lawn of this big mansion for Big Bang Baby. They only used tiny amps and guitars with single coils on that record too.
I know I'm late to the game here, just discovering your channel now in Jan 2020, but had to say that I love these conversations with professionals, hearing the various parts of the mix, and especially you showing pictures of the various mics and equipment while you talk about it keep it up
I believe Dave Jerden was referring to the TX radio station ZRock that picked up AiC's tune. We had their feed in Phoenix for a while thankfully. That was the very first time I heard "Man in the Box." Totally blown away.
Love this record so much! Thank you Dave Jerden for helping Alice in Chains make such amazing recordings. Thanks Warren for such an amazing channel. So inspiring! You guys are the real deal!!! The best of the best of the best!!!!!!!
Hi Friends, I recently had a chance to sit down with my good friend Dave Jerden and I have to say is that it was a rather exciting chat! We talked about the song "Man In The Box" by Alice in Chains that he Produced, Engineered and Mixed! This is a big song, when this song came out I don't believe I had heard guitar and drums that sounded as big as they do in this song. - Nothing sounded quite as big as this song in 1990! Please let me what songs you'd like to know more about the Production process on!
Thank you Dave and Warren for clearing up so many questions I had about this song!
Thanks ever so much@@darlenesheffield9835!
It was exciting and informative. Interesting video.... many thanks.
I would LOVE to know about Rust In Peace by Megadeth. It's one of my alltime favorite albums and it just hascso much depth, detail and power. Dave is a genius. If you could do a video on this it would be much appreciated.... cheers mate.
@@titmusspaultpaul5 Yep.. great call
Are you kidding me? First black hole sun and now this? This is crazy! Thank you again!
Aw shucks thanks ever so much my friend! That's very kind of you to say! I am glad to be able to bring the Producer, Engineer and Mixer ion to be able to talk about the recording!
@@Producelikeapro Now get Brendan O'Brien to talk about some Pearl Jam tune! :) :) :) Great episode!
No before BHS was Everlong dude! He’s going for the fences on the series.
Hi@@ryderup great stuff! Yes, that would be quite amazing indeed!
Hi@@nikdrownthanks ever so much my friend!!
That rug really ties the room together, man.
Dave jerden does look like "The Dude"
😂😂😂
Fuckin' A.
Did it not?
Black Hole Sun, now Man in the Box. We are truly blessed.
Thanks ever so much my friend!
HOOOOLY SHIT those vocal tracks are insane. It feels like a real privilege to hear these tracks isolated.
I agree 100%!! Truly amazing!!
I thought the same bro, got the chills hearing that isolated for the first time!
Mauricio Leguízamo so amazing
finest vocal track ive heard..chilling
That’s My Dad! Proud Daughter of Dave Jerden!
We love your Dad!
Your father is by far my favorite producer!!! I like many fans need to thank him 1,000 times over for working with this band! AIC and your father working with them is the whole reason I'm into music and possibly why I'm still alive!!!! To this day. When I was younger things weren't too easy and I felt comfort in this band! To this day I'm obsessed with their music.
Cool dad! I bet your being so proud means everything to him
@@christophery9699 yes, it’s always been me and My Daddy Duck! He calls me little Duck and oh man, the stories I could tell. I always admired him for going after his dream, making that dream come true and for making the ultimate sacrifice of traveling around the world, producing and engineering to support us in the way he always wanted to. He’s so cool that when I had my kids, he didn’t want to be called grandpa, he wanted to be called “ Cool Dave” lol. I’ve often thought of writing a book called “You can’t make this shit up” because the life my Dad has lived, and the life we’ve lived, the Amazing people we’ve had the pleasure to meet, and the Amazing, true stories of people who one can only dream of hanging out with. You just can’t make this shit up.. that’s why I would name my book that lol! Thank You so much for the kind words. Oh, if you go to the video of Chris Cornell live on The David Letterman show, he’s singing the song “The Keeper” if you look, I made several replies to one person on there, Rose something (I’m terribly sorry I don’t remember the exact name) anyway I tell a stories to her about my Dad you’d probably get a kick out of. I have “The Keeper” tattooed on me because Chris Played that song for my Dad before releasing it. His passing was absolutely devastating, so to honor him I had that tattooed. My Dad is literally the most Brilliant Man I know. ⭐️
Your dad is hands down my favorite producer of all time.
This inside the song series is getting crazy warren. WOW!!!
Thanks ever so much Cameron! That means a lot! I am glad to be able to bring Dave Jerden, the Producer, Engineer and Mixer ion to be able to talk about the recording!
best thing warren keep continue its amazing this series
Thanks ever so much@@p.m-audio!
I agree with these people. Love this series!
This man doesn't get enough credit. He mixed two of (imo) the best mixed albums of all time.
This is everything that is right with the internet. For music lovers this is just priceless. It is also refreshing to hear the respect that Dave has for AIC. Clearly the producer played a major role in their first major recording; however, he does not attempt to "hog" the credit rather he just states that he helped them focus where to go with their sound. Thank-you Warren this was solid gold!
Wow! Thank you ever so much James! I really appreciate it!
Layne was the one of the best singer in Rock Music in The World.
God bless him.
Yes, truly amazing!!
Warren, your content is exceptional! Any chance of getting a special with Butch Vig?
Seconded.
Would definitely like to get into Vig's nooks and crannies.
That's a wonderful idea my friend!!
Thanks@@TheSilenceNoise!!
Marvellous idea@@MrMattsas!
Thanks to Dave for the Shout out! I worked at that syndicated Rock Network out of Dallas Texas. It was called ZRock. We broke Alice In Chains. We also broke Rage Against The Machine, Killing In The Name. I remember recording it to reel to reel then editing all the Fuck you’s. I reversed them so I didn’t lose the intensity of the song. Then played it on my Sunday night show, Wounded Radio. This is about 3 weeks before the record company, Epic, had an edited version. The band did not want to release the edit. Good old days!!
Thank you for changing my life!!!
Hey, since you worked for ZRock, do you know of a song called "The Fallen King"? There's a search for the artist who made it, and it's believed to have been broadcast on ZRock. IF you want to hear it, just search for the title on youtube, it has a sort of fantasy/ medieval thumbnail photo.
I'm hoping for a part 2 for Them Bones!
Luuk Meijwaard nice idea!!
PLEASE!!!!!
I love the dissonance with the c note played along with the low d, it really adds to the darknesss of the track. Also those famous perfect 4ths vocal harmonies became a real standard of AIC. I've seen a recent rick beato analysis of this track saying jerry sang the harmonies - a big rock secret haha. Great video guys.
Hi Michael, the layered Layne part is definitely Layne, you can hear that. However there are some Harmonies, left and right that are definitely Jerry.
dave's final comments about being able to die happy after this one were very touching. what an incredible piece of work from every person involved. the stuff of legend
Dave Jerden is an incredible producer, he and engineer Brian Carlstrom were a great team to work with back in the 90's!
Agreed 1,000,000%! Thanks ever so much my friend! I really appreciate it!
Bradley Cook, Michael Beinhorn and now Dave Jerden- this inside series is insane! I got goosebumps from Layne´s voice.
Thank you so much, Warren! best channel on youtube hands down!
oh and not to forget Shelly Yakus! simply amazing!
Thanks ever so much Henning!! You Rock!!
I remember hearing this for the first time on the radio in '90 -- so blown away. I immediately went out and bought the CD -- to this day the opening riff in We Die Young still just slays me. This is great Warren -- thank you.
I remember it so well! What an amazing song!
I'm clicking like even before the video starts
Thumb up not only before watching the video but even before I was reading your comment!:-)
Carlos Garcia same lol
Thanks ever so much Carlos!
Dude!! that's insane that Jerry had never played with a talkbox before that. Dude plays it like Peter Frampton. Thanks Warren!!
The Dude Abides. GREAT INTERVIEW! thank you so much for bringing us this and sharing this amazing song, recording, and experience with us! When i started recording, i had no idea what i was doing, but i knew almost immediately that i couldn't get my favorite sound (THIS SOUND) with just one amp. wasn't going to happen. been multi micing multi amps since the beginning thanks to Dave Jerden's sound. thank you so much for the amazing albums Dave, and thank you so much for sharing and bringing your experience and personality to everyone. this is amazing!
Albini with anything off Surfer Rosa would be amazing
100% want to see this!
Amazing idea Chris!!
Yes, indeed CSGHX!
YESSSssss!!!!
Gothikub thanks!!
What a blessing of a segment. Man, If Dave Jerden gave his two cents and we could hear the individual tracks of "Rain When I Die"!!
I could listen to that man talk about these sessions all day. The bit about Zappa was a big bonus!
Obie Quan yes!! Love Zappa!!
First Black hole sun and now this, my favourite Alice track. I'm reliving my youth, good stuff Warren
Thanks ever so much Jim! Glad to be able to help my friend!
Dave thank you so much for taking the time to bring us into your office. Fantastic interview.
Hi dos gos Thanks ever so much! Yes, Dave rules!!
This is one of my FAVORITE songs EVER!!! Thank you so much!
Thanks ever so much Todd! You Rock!
You do an incredible job at letting your guests speak and go on without interruption while also jumping in when necessary to ask the necessary nerd questions that we're hoping you'll ask.
Thanks ever so much my friend! I really appreciate it! You Rock!!
Produce Like A Pro id love to get together next time I’m in LA. I’m a monitor engineer currently working with Post Malone. Got to do the Grammy’s with post and RHCP As well as VMAs with Aerosmith and Post! Maybe we could do a segment together!
snapascrew that sounds like a great idea!
Love it! This guy is an old warrior. Wish I knew half of what he forgot about recording.
Brilliant Warren, you're like a kid in a candy store playing with that song. You're enthusiasm never fails to amaze🤘
John Boulton yes! I loved this!!
"Inside the Song" and "What Makes This Song Great" series are pure gold. Such an inspiring times that we live in. Thank you Warren.
D,
LToC
Wow! I still remember hearing that song the very first time and thinking how huge that song sounded and the amazing guitar tones! I love that you are doing these breakdowns with the people that actually recorded them. Keep these up!
Scott Chandler Thanks ever so much my friend! Yes, it’s very impairing to me to highlight the talent behind the songs! It’s not about me! It’s about the Artist, the song and the producer, Engineers and mixers work!
@@Producelikeapro It's not about you, but because of you we can witness a special insight into the making of songs we listened to a thousand times before from first hand. So thank you a lot! And keep those coming! This series has historical value :D
The first time I heard this song, that guitar riff and chorus vocal my life changed. I remember it so clearly. MTV2 when I was 15 and that was that.
Agreed! I remember it very well when I first heard it! Amazing!!
@@Producelikeapro Thanks for the reply Warren. Really great insight into these songs. I can only imagine your excitement at hearing the original stems. Much love from a fellow Brit
Ah yes. Dave Jerden. The first engineer/producer I ever discovered from purposrly looking at the liner notes to find out who recorded the record that was in that moment blowing my mind and changing my musical world view. 1989. Desperate for something new and exciting to listen to, I went down to the record store and bought JA’s Nothing’s Shocking having never heard their music or knowing anything about them beyond an acquaintance mention their name. Walked home on that bright spring Colorado afternoon, smoked a joint, set my boombox on my lap and put in the cassette... life changed. I instantly wanted to know every detail. The name Dave Jerden was burned into my memory right alongside the members of the band. Still get chills listening to that record.
I had a similar experience Daniel. Nothing sounded like Nothing's Shocking at the time. It was really heavy but not necessarily metal and nothing sounded like it at the time. Dave Jerden got such a thick guitar sound. This was before Nevermind. Guitar rock was alive and well.
The look on your face when that wall of crushing guitars comes in says it all. Incredible stuff. Right on Warren!
Haha yes!! Truly amazing!!
Those vocals... goosebumps every single time.
Yes, incredible!!
You can hear the pain in Layne's voice, what a feeling, & the notes he could hold! 5***** production.
Yes, I agree!! Thanks ever so much my friend! I really appreciate it!
this sis most AMAZING !!!!! One of my all time favorite songs.... I want more... I love Alice in Chains... And great to here form Dave himself.... Thanks
Thanks ever so much my friend! I really appreciate it! Yes, Dave Rocks!
Layne Staley and Chris Cornell both had iconic voices all they had to do is sing 2 notes and you knew who they were. It would be awesome to have Judas Priest for in side the song. Thank you for doing this Warren these are awesome to sit down and hear how it was done
I love that he mentions 5 Star Bar in L.A., I saw my buddy's band play there a few months ago! 😎
I know! That's amazing!
Absolutely amazing! The first time I heard this song on the radio I was in total shock. Like Bush Machinehead, two of the most remarkable listening events in my life.
I am beyond happy I found this gem of a channel!
So awesome to actually hear how that came together. This song is one of my all time favorites, the vocals are just incredible. I paused this video mid-way through, went out to my studio, sliced up my speaker frequency ranges to grab low end off my G12K (ditching the high mids and high white noise), took the upper mids and high end off the V30... and finally dialed in the guitar sound I have been searching forever but not getting. I never thought to use high and low pass filters to grab the "best" (and only the best) part of the range of each speaker before and blend them together; I'd only tried blending the entire speaker before. That... is amazing secret sauce. Thanks for sharing!
31:50 "That song by Bon Jovi, Living a Dream?" Haha, what a classic, it's always been my fave! Keep up the top notch content Warren!
I know Aidan! Amazing!
Livin on a Prayer.
Watching this for the millionth time, Jerden is so cool
Now that's a bass tone! Thx Warren and Dave
Orangutan Trade Salesmen agreed!! Amazing
I want those tracks, so bad! More on Alice In Chains please. One of the best bands of the 90s.
This was a superb breakdown of the track...always wondered about how this was put together...answers a lot! Still obsess about this song all these years later...Alice in Chains never gets old. Thanks Warren!
Thanks ever so much Chris!! You Rock!
Came for the guitars, stayed for the vocals. I am lucky seeing AIC on their first European tour. Mighty!
Unbelievable creative common sense genius!
Thank you both!
Thanks ever so much Don! I really appreciate it!
Made me feel like I did first time I heard this ... so euphoric ... what a great time in my life ... so many memories ... still jam it when the feelings right ...
The vocal tracks 28 minutes-in are insanely good. Layne's ability to nail the pitch and hold it like that is not easy. Thanks Warren!
Matthew Em maj9 agreed! Amazing!!
I will never listen to this song the same again. Wow just what a masterclass of space and sound and HEAVY. Thank you for sharing this. Amazing.
Glad you enjoy it!
Warren this series is getting outrageously awesome man. You’re killing it getting these era songs like this. Making a lot people’s day getting this insight. My favorite era (in my time of living) by far in music.
Brilliant. Thank you for letting Dave speak through some of that stuff so we can all get the full gist of his head space and all that - which is as important as anything IMO.
I agree! So amazing to have the Producer, Engineer and Mixer share the real details! Truly amazing!
Jerden has so much acquired knowledge and tremendous respect for musicians.
Yes! Agreed Brandon!
Hell yeah I love this series, one of my fav songs ever 🙌 please keep doing this cuz it’s awesome
Hi Anthony! Thanks ever so much my friend! I really appreciate it!
That was great ...we hear all of these great tunes but we never think about how they were brought to life....dudes like him ....that's how.
Thanks ever so much Mark
"I don't know how to describe it.....but, Man in The Box is close" - Dave Jerden - Thats amazing.
These videos are so incredible. It's great that we can now experience the extreme level of detail and philosophy that goes into these productions. Thank you Warren! This makes we want to hear the individual tracks of Love, Hate, Love so badly cause they really ripped on that one.
Thanks ever so much! I feel blessed to be able to talk to Dave, he’s been a mentor of mine for many years!
You're showing me the secrets to my childhood and my forming as a musician! Thanks!
Aw shucks that's wonderful to hear Bob!!
Dito!
So I just took notes my good friend has a Alice N Chains Cover band that I have been a roadie for & they are called " the Alice N Chains Experience" performing regularly here in Michigan where I live. Great stuff
Mr. Jerden, thank you sir for capturing the two masterpieces, Facelift and Dirt. I'm not sure another rock / metal band will ever top these.
I'm loving these song /band/producer choices, the 90's was the best fun/trouble I've had in my life and these bands were the soundtrack 👍
From the moment you hear the drums kick in you know the next 4:47 are going to be amazing.
Jake K Thanks ever so much!!
This is way better than classic albums could have ever been! I love it!
Thanks ever so much!! You Rock!!
I am in love with that bass sound.
This is awesome, great video Warren. Can't believe you didn't bust into Rooster while you had him though!
Jeremy Leff who says I won’t! Haha
Dave Jerden is a legend. He's been connected to so much good music. Thank you!
Yes, agreed Lex!
This series is truly brilliant, Warren. Would love to hear you do any Black Sabbath song or album, especially the debut effort. It is just so raw and primal, like cold water thrown in the face. I'm old enough to remember it's impact back in 1970. Please keep these coming, sir.
yeah I don't feel I can add much of anything here.....awesome to see this....and absolutely love everything Alice in Chains has done and Jerry's work also afterwards. Really cool to hear this from Dave.
Warren... Saying that I'm a fan of this song is a euphemism.
I learned to sing on this song and this band!
Thanks for sharing !
That's great to hear! Thanks ever so much my friend! I really appreciate it!
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Thanks so much Warren, Dave is another authentic engineer who went on a whim of intuition and inspiration, like any true Sabbath fan would! Endless gratitude to you for these videos, cheers Warren you legend!
Thanks ever so much my friend! I really appreciate it! Agreed! Dave is amazing!
Every single element of this recording is glorious... thanks for this!
I agree Josh! So amazing!!
My favorite video by far! Like most people listening, this song changed my life. Excellent interview and Dave Jerden is clearly a genius at what he does. Listening to him talk about the guys in AIC and their genius is priceless. Thanks for the interview and Dave Jerden thank you for your amazing and incredible work...
Best videos on TH-cam hands down!!
You're very kind Daniel!!
Thanx for the insight, where's my X100...
Thrilled to stumble onto this gem!!
Thanks ever so much
I've been listening to Janes Addiction a lot lately. The guitars on Mountain Song from Nothings Shocking are just soooo big. Dave Jerden is the man!
Agreed! Thanks for sharing
"Im the man mixing in the box" grunka grunka. Great song cheers Dave and Warren R.I.P. Layne Staley and Mike Starr : (
First time I heard this was when they opened for Anthrax, Slayer, and Megadeath at the Cow Palace. My drummer and I were just sitting them out in the mezzanine waiting for the pit to get moving when the "real" show started. I remember being utterly gobsmacked. The dynamics and way in which they built a song into an almost operatic drama was just jaw dropping. I was stunned, and I never heard a recording that captured the power and drive that they brought to the stage that night. Yes, I was an instant fan and realized the "real" show was over when they left the stage, and I love all of their albums, but no one has ever captured the pure magic they did on that stage in a recording. It was like witnessing each song, especially this one, grow from a pit bull to mammoth and having it run right over you!. I remember being so captivated and awestruck that I couldn't even move or talk until their set was over. Pure and otherworldly magic. That's the word! "Otherworldly". But HOW DARE HE even put Lane in the same class of vocalist as a iconic vocal god like RJD, let alone imply he's better. Maybe he should take a few fewer puffs off that vape, cuz it's clearly impairing his judgement!
I listened with some headphones and oh my lord I could listen to those vocals all day long. That is so cool!! Lane is amazing and I’ve always been a fan of Jerry’s as well.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Laymen was such an amazing singer
Love the "smooth crunch" on Jerry's guitar in this tune.
Agreed 100% Markus!!
I could listen to this man speak all day, everyday! Love his passion for this music and the band. 😎
Warren, your last interview with Dave was posted April 7 (2015.) You missed it by 1 day. 🤷🏻♀️ This is a great vid. When I got my very first CD player, I was pretty broke, so I was only able to buy 3 albums for the first few months. Alice in Chains, Bon Jovi, and Faster Pussycat (I graduated a year after Brett Bradshaw, who I thought was the hottest guy in our high school.) I had always thought AIC was multiple vocalists, and it was such a unique sound to compliment the lyrics. It’s genius that Dave thought of Bon Jovi for the talk box. It was such a great addition! Thanks for another super interview! Thank you to Dave for sharing his wisdom. ❤️
I repeat myself :), but I was never a metal guy, although this does often not apply to "alternative rock". And these songs, were simply musical, not pure shreddage.
Your song choices for this series are great Sir! Please continue, Warren. Thanks alot.
I wish one of these could be done with Terry Date on PanterA
Yes!! That would be amazing!!
Yes
This was amazing to hear the isolated tracks with Dave commenting. Dave was right, this was the only song they used the Voicebox on but that was up until Rotten Apple on JoF.
Thank you Dave and Warren for clearing up so many questions I had about this song!
You're very welcome Darlene!
Another 90's gem, so grateful you are doing these videos Warren🙏
This deserves 500k views. Thanks again SO much for this series!! Agreed about Brendan or Rick Rubin. Would be amazing to see.
Nick R thanks ever so much!!
Loved your first interview with Dave Jerden, mostly about how Dirt was recorded. Great to hear about his very first efforts with AIC!
I'm so glad you did this song. To my mind it epitomized real rock then, and still sets the standard for what moves me.
As soon as I saw the title I had those epic goose bumps; knowing I'd get to hear THESE tracks outside of the mix! Stellar! The conversation with Dave Jerden was very cool. Both insightful and inspiring. Great work again, dear sir, as usual!
Wow!! Thanks ever so much my friend! I really appreciate it!
Warren I am loving these series of vids. You need to do some STP!
Thanks ever so much Rich!!
@@Producelikeapro Some STP from the Tiny Music era would be great. They recorded drums on the lawn of this big mansion for Big Bang Baby. They only used tiny amps and guitars with single coils on that record too.
Brian King fantastic!! What a marvellous idea!!
@@Producelikeapro Thank YOU! Really loving your work and videos.
I know I'm late to the game here, just discovering your channel now in Jan 2020, but had to say that I love these conversations with professionals, hearing the various parts of the mix, and especially you showing pictures of the various mics and equipment while you talk about it keep it up
I would pay big bucks for a Dave Jerden drum and guitar Masterclass. Love his insights!
Thank you for these interviews....so educational. Those isolated vocals are insane!
I believe Dave Jerden was referring to the TX radio station ZRock that picked up AiC's tune. We had their feed in Phoenix for a while thankfully. That was the very first time I heard "Man in the Box." Totally blown away.
Love this record so much! Thank you Dave Jerden for helping Alice in Chains make such amazing recordings. Thanks Warren for such an amazing channel. So inspiring! You guys are the real deal!!! The best of the best of the best!!!!!!!
Best music related series online... period! Thanks Warren
Just wanted to say how inspiring it is listening to Dave! Such a cool guy and is really looking awesome 😎