Jerry wrote this song for Layne about their friendship when the times they fought with each other. Favourite line of the song is "You my friend I will defend and if we change, well I love you anyway"
Cantrell realized that Stanley was falling back into addiction and there wasn’t anything that he could really do about it, his solo song “Cut You In” was about the same thing....he saw Layne’s death coming years before it happened.
@@KevinR1138 yes, so heartbreaking and then I thought of Jerry and his loss. Jerry was strong enough to overcome. It's always the sweet tender hearted people that become addicted.
In case people haven’t heard that song here it is with lyrics, it’s pretty obvious that this is along the same lines if a little more harsh since Layne was further along in his “re-addiction“: th-cam.com/video/14eWc4Wbmqg/w-d-xo.html
I love Alice In Chains but tbh I get pretty bored of this bass line after a minute or so. I just feel like it would be more interesting if he changed at least a note or two every once in a while.
@@ThEmB0nEzit was written and recorded actually in 1 week not 2 which makes it even more impressive. Also Mike Inez first project with the band and he delivered absolutely legendary shit
This is one of those songs that come on the radio and just changes your mood for the day. Just mellows it all out for the shit to come. Honestly though, I’m impressed with how you guys have progressed from when you started. Free thinking has definitely opened the horizon. Good on you guys for creating the community of free thinkers as well 👏.
Just want to add on to my comment...and this is coming from a HUGE AIC fan, you guys need to do It Ain’T Like That or Dam That River. NEED is a necessary word to use. Especially during this God Dam (dam used on purpose) pandemic.
“Yeah, it's fine We'll walk down the line Leave our rain, a cold Trade for warm sunshine You my friend I will defend And if we change, well I Love you anyway” Universal. We’ve all been there. For me, it was leaving New Orleans permanently after Katrina.
@Sensible Talk agree i try to tell people that about Layne always get associated with the drugs but Jerry wrote most of the songs i think Layne wanted to.be more than just the vocalist but got hooked on heroin and couldn't get off it
“It Ain’t like That” & “We Die Young” are both songs of the 1st album that hint at the greatness they found on the Dirt album. Both would make for good reaction videos. “Junkhead” on the Dirt Album is a great song but we know y’all are kind of done reacting to that album.
Same might be true of Grind, but that album has a few songs I don't think they'd be too hype on. Even Jerry says now they didn't really put enough work into that album and I think, aside from the 3 singles, it shows.
DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS RECOMMENDATION LOST IN VEGAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From someone who loves Alice in Chains and loves this channel... they would hate this song. It's that droney, almost kinda whiney AiC song that they have never liked on their AlC reactions. In fact, a lot of casual AiC fans hate that song. Guys, instead listen to Dam That River, Angry Chair, Bleed the Freak, We Die Young, Sea of Sorrow, Heaven Beside You... or if you want to listen to some great modern AiC there's great stuff in Check My Brain, Looking in View, Never Fade, Last of My Kind.
NO EXCUSES IS MY FAVORITE SONG ON THIS ALBUM, I THINK BECAUSE IT'S MELODIC AND NOT TRYING TO BE A HEAVY METAL SONG, ITS JUST A GOOD ROCK SONG WITH GREAT LYRICS, GREAT BASSLINE, GREAT DRUMMING AND A GREAT GUITAR SOLO......LOVE IT
This is just a wonderful, simple verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge/solo-verse-chorus-outro song. Lyrics are a meditation, love the harmonies in the vocals. Bass and drums are well played but not flashy, and the guitar hides out in the back but then gives a stunning, soulful solo that doesn't have a single note that didn't need to be there.
I love how in this video reaction ya'll were just letting it ride. It's such an amazing groove and you guys were just vibing with it. I know it's very commercial friendly, but this is my all time favorite Alice in Chains song.
Nutshell studio version is a must Also, “Black gives way to blue” is the title track of the first album they did after Layne and it was a tribute to Layne. Elton John played the piano on that
I know you guys would love “it ain’t like that” super dirty riff chugs the whole damn way through. Incredible vocals there something for each of y’all to love in that song STAYLIST
After every single one of their Alice in Chains videos, I make a comment requesting "it ain't like that." Like you said, it has all the elements that they really seem to like. The version of Singles is freaking amazing, but the album version works too!
Alice In Chains makes Albums, front to back, no skips needed. They have never made an album that requires skipping a track. They understand my soul. The epitome of perfection.
2:55, he says, "I can listen to a whole AIC album and you know what, it's still pretty good even if it's a song that I don't really like"..."their sound just speaks to me"
Thanks guys for doing this one, this song is really special to me. I had a sunny afternoon in 1994 where I was driving from North Seattle to South Tacoma, and as I was crossing on the Ship Canal Bridge I was listening to this song, and it really just captured the moment. Windows down, music blaring, nice breeze coming in, sun glinting off the waters of Lake Union - a moment frozen in time. The next year found me losing my house, moving up to Canada to try to save my marriage, and things went downhill for a while until after my divorce. When things were shittiest, in the middle of winter in Calgary, sometimes the sun would break through and I'd play that song and be transported back. Still does that to me, I cruise around the rural roads SE of Seattle (came back in 2004), sunny days, windows down & sunroof back, much older now. Kids are grown, married to wife #2, on the other side of 50. But that song still carries me back and puts a smile on my face every time. It was cool to be in Seattle in the early 90s, so much great music, and of it all Alice was the best, still one of my favorite bands. Cheers.
And, you know, this is why. This is why, after six years in the Navy, having found a cheaper place in Norfolk, it's just, it's not the same, and it's why I have to come back home. I don't know how to live here, but I did in Seattle, with all its flaws. Guys like these are part of that feeling. It's beauty that makes, as Ryan said earlier, the bullshit we have to go through in everyday life, well, seem more temporary. That beauty, as nice as Norfolk and VA Beach and the area around outside the base area, it's not here. "You, my friend I will defend And if we change, Well, I love you anyway" Told you I'd make it back, guys.
I know that you posted this three years ago, but it really spoke to me. I lived in Seattle during the Grunge explosion too, and it's really difficult to describe how incredible that it was to live through it to someone that didn't.
Agreed@@arbayer2, this is such a special place. I've thought of moving a few times in the past 20 years since I've been back, the grey gets to me sometimes. But man, this place is so spectacular on days like today when it's been brutally cold, I go outside to get the mail and it's just stunning out. I might be lucky enough to own a second home somewhere else one day, but this will always be home.
Sorry Im a year late but…..I LOVE SUNSHINE! It’s an awesome song!!! Im a fan of God I am as well - even though it was in Layne’s ‘flatter’ times (in his expressions)….it rocks.
I don’t step out of Hip Hop often but you guys have a penchant for getting me to listen to music that I don’t typically listen to. I appreciate that. I don’t even know what genre or subgenre to classify this as but I like the instrumentation.
Hip Hop Theology thats dope man! Having a love of just musicians and music and creation allows us to maybe even feel some emotions weve never felt before depending on the genre and its vibe. For me, music is therapeutic, so sometimes I need to vibe to K Dot, sometimes I need to let off steam with Slipknot, sometimes I wanna zone out with Tool, and sometimes I wanna get energized so ill throw on some new trendy rap shit or something. Anyways, glad you enjoyed it!
I'll say those are in fact heavy tunes by alice but man.. the live at the moore in my humble opinion is the shit....Sea of sorrow, Real thing, Man in the box, Bleed the freak, It Ain't like that, etc... Pure 90's fire
Jerry is an asshole. I don't care if he wrote the song and the lyrics. he sings way too much. he had one of the best lead singers of all time and he's singing entire verses. sing backups and harmonies all you want but let the lead singer be the lead singer. you can throw the guitarist from depeche mode, the drummer from queen, and the guitarist from system of a down in the same asshole category.
@@rayedwards7482 Umm, Layne encouraged Jerry to sing more in the band. And Jerry's an asshole for doing it and adding that dimension to their sound? GTFOH.
@@rayedwards7482 Jerry let Layne sing some of his songs: Down In a Hole, Them Bones, and Would? just to name a few (yes, Jerry wrote all of those). Is there some rule that the songwriter has to have the lead singer sing all of his songs? Plus, Jerry has a great voice. I don't really see the problem.
Layne Staley was also lead vocalist in a band called Mad Season, they had a more blues/jazz sound. Really cool, especially the song Wake Up. A really beautiful song, you guys should check it out.
Right??? I've been asking for a month at least, too - maybe they just pay attention to the FB posts and don't read these posts... Or they're f*ckin' with us 😆
I've been requesting that one since they reacted to Rooster lol just like I've been requesting they react to Creeping Death since i watched the Master of Puppets reaction lol both songs are still ignored haha damn it guys look at the comments!! Your people have spoken!!
I rediscovered this song at a time when I was going through a perfect storm of bad times (Dad dying from cancer, jobless with financial issues, failing second attempt at Uni study, being kicked out of rental as landlords sold house, and more). I had been angry at myself and the world for being in a sh!tty place, and listening to this song helped me calm down in a weird kinda way. Remains my favourite of the lowkey AIC songs and was super stoked they played it live when I saw them about a year ago 😊
Alice In Chains’ albums after Layne’s passing are also great. Songs to look out for, ‘Phantom Limb’, ‘Stone’, ‘Private Hell’, ‘Your Decision’ and ‘All I Am’
One of the mistakes I made almost 30 years ago with Alice in Chains is assuming too much of the lyrics were Layne. Jerry wrote about half the lyrics. Both Layne and Jerry were very accomplished along those lines. Jerry was the more intricate songwriter, but Layne was great at finding these simple but catchy guitar grooves (AIC - "Angry Chair" and Mad Season - "I Don't Know Anything" both come to mind.) No matter what either have done over the years, I've loved it. AIC, Layne in Mad Season, Jerry's couple solo albums...
From "recent" stuff" CHECK MY BRAIN YOUR DECISION / BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE CHOKE / VOICES Or maybe some solo Jerry Cantrell ?:) "I cut You in" !!!:) "Satisfy"
He wrote a lot of the lyrics himself, but he wrote the entirety of Angry Chair. Music and all. Lyrically he wrote over half of AiC songs. Especially on Jar of Flies and Tripod.
Finish up the marathon with two quick bangers... "We Die Young" and "Dam That River". Oh, and you can't listen to "Them Bones" without listening to "Dam That River" immediately afterward... they go together. Even AiC knows that and plays 'em that way live.
There is just a special, magical chemistry between Layne's lead vocals and Jerry's back up singing.....captivates and completely pulls you in! Also, don't sleep on Alice In Chains material with William Duvall-three killer albums now!
Seriously guys, I've been a fan of yours since the very beginning and I (along with many on this page) are dying to see your reaction on GRIND!!!! I really think it'll bring you back to the 🔥 you love about them. "FILTHY" riff!!!!!
You should react to Mad Season and their “Above” album, my favorite song from the album is my favorite song of all time “Wake Up” Layne Staley is my favorite vocalist of all time and he’s the vocalist in Mad Season.
"Alive in Chains lower level is better than a lot of people's upper level" I'm right there with you. Even though this song isn't as raw and doesn't quite move you in the way some of their other songs do, their unbelievable skill and the masterful quality of their ability isn't hidden just because they didn't push the bounds of their artistry. No matter how you slice it, really damn good is still really damn good.
The Alice In Chains song you guys should do is “What The Hell Have I” it was on the soundtrack of the Last Action Hero and it’s lesser known especially today 🔥🔥🔥
I think Jar of Flies is not their cup of tea lol. And that speaks to the greatness of AIC. They say it so on the vídeo. But I think they would dig Don't Follow.
Maybe because I'm older now, but this is probably one of my top 2 or 3 Alice in Chains songs. It just has an appeal that is far more lasting, at least to me, than some of their other songs that had more meaning in the moment. This one pushes towards being more timeless and lasting for me.
Jar of flies grows on you every time you listen. After Dirt it was a nice reflective album and it somehow gave me great hope that all the sadness and hopelessness of Dirt would clear and Layne might yet dig himself out of his depression. Great emotional album.
All their albums are great, but I've noticed most your reactions are off of DIRT or JAR OF FLIES! Except for Man in the Box! Try more songs off Facelift!, Other than Man in the Box, try " Sunshine " " Bleed the Freak " " We Die Young " etc that's their cfirst and Hungriest Album of All! 🤘🏼🤘🏼 By the way LOVE ALL YOUR REACTIONS!
Dirt I feel is there hungriest Album but Facelift shows more of their skill in what they can play. I love I know something, especially with the funky groove or even real thing is a great song
OneShot- OneKill! Really I think Dirt has been overdone. They have yet to do even ONE song from the self-titled album or any DuVall era songs. I’m over it
Damn, this would have been my first pick from Jar of Flies, because it feels a lot more optimistic than the rest of the songs (masterpiece of an EP though), I think you should end the marathon on a high: Junkhead, It Ain't Like That, Sunshine or What the Hell Have I?
Lost In Vegas brings straight positivity that’s needed nowadays, even if they dont vibe with a song they still respect the musicianship . Yall are dope!!🤘🏽🤘🏽
This is a great summer time backyard/background tune but also becomes extremely musically satisfying when you sit down and analyze the vocal harmonies, drum beat, and bass line.
I absolutely love the snap on the snare and the perfect clarity of the guitars. I do love Alice in Chains but I have to be be in a certain type of mood to through them on.
Check my brain was my first song from AIC what i listen in 2015, I didn't know anything about this band at the time, just played it on repeat, next was Man in the Box, album dirt LETSGETIT
One of my personal favorites from AIC is Stone because of just how heavy of a song it is in terms of musicianship. Those heavy guitar bends from both Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez coupled with William Duvall's vocals make up for Layne passing away (still not on Layne's level...but very good). I remember playing Stone on Rocksmith and i was instantly glued to the song.
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Jerry wrote this song for Layne about their friendship when the times they fought with each other. Favourite line of the song is "You my friend I will defend
and if we change, well I love you anyway"
Janus - you’re so right, that line is the highlight of the song!
Janus ...Thank you for the insight... people like you create the higher IQ for music fans
an amazing line. They lived it. Jerry still does, god bless him
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That line is my favorite in the song too.
The song is about Jerry telling Layne that no matter what pulls them apart he'd still care about him.
steven medors - Thats what you call brotherly love.
Cantrell realized that Stanley was falling back into addiction and there wasn’t anything that he could really do about it, his solo song “Cut You In” was about the same thing....he saw Layne’s death coming years before it happened.
"You my friend, I will defend, and if we change then I love you anyways" Beautiful
@@KevinR1138 yes, so heartbreaking and then I thought of Jerry and his loss. Jerry was strong enough to overcome. It's always the sweet tender hearted people that become addicted.
In case people haven’t heard that song here it is with lyrics, it’s pretty obvious that this is along the same lines if a little more harsh since Layne was further along in his “re-addiction“:
th-cam.com/video/14eWc4Wbmqg/w-d-xo.html
"You my friend
I will defend
And if we change, well I
Love you anyway"
Beautiful.
My dad's favorite song, we played it for him at his funeral. RIP DAD 🙏😇🥀 1965-2015
Damn.. that’s touching 🙏🏽. Condolences
R.I.P 🙏
Your dad was a boss. RIP
RIP , your dad must have been a great man 🙏
Beautiful
The bass line of this song is underrated, yet it drives this whole song.
One of my favorites from Alice in Chains!!
Factssss finally, also check the bass line from The Killer is Me on their unplugged.
Makes me wonder. Did Jerry concoct the bass lines. Or did Starr and Inez write them them? Interesting
@@Stretch213 no everything was from Star and Inez, they sai it on a interview in the 90s
I love Alice In Chains but tbh I get pretty bored of this bass line after a minute or so. I just feel like it would be more interesting if he changed at least a note or two every once in a while.
Ryan is officially an Alice in Chains fan for life.
After hearing 10 seconds of rooster Ryan was an Alice In Chains fan for life
Definitely, Ryan is a genuine fan of AiC!
For sure, he is! It's adorable ❤️😍
@@kcbooks1354 That smile and grin he gives almost everytime Layne hits a chorus is hilarious and shows how much this band had impacted him!
Just like that
If you want a monster riff, "We die young" off Facelift. Or Sunshine.
For me it'd be the opening riff from "It ain't like that" ;)
I've been saying it for 5,642 years, MORE FACELIFT SONGS! GREAT recommendations guys!
Hate to Feel
Agreed, especially Sunshine!
@@radtech21 Confusion!
The songs on Jar of Flies were all acoustic based. That’s why they’re all so subdued.
They also didn't even intend for it to be released and only took 2 weeks to make
@@ThEmB0nEzit was written and recorded actually in 1 week not 2 which makes it even more impressive. Also Mike Inez first project with the band and he delivered absolutely legendary shit
The harmony of Layne and Jerry is what gave AIC their magic.
This is one of those songs that come on the radio and just changes your mood for the day. Just mellows it all out for the shit to come.
Honestly though, I’m impressed with how you guys have progressed from when you started. Free thinking has definitely opened the horizon. Good on you guys for creating the community of free thinkers as well 👏.
Bruh, this is the kind of content that gets me through the quarantine.
for sure. I have been on a whole AIC and STP playlist binge.
100%
Me too bro
Me too.
Just want to add on to my comment...and this is coming from a HUGE AIC fan, you guys need to do It Ain’T Like That or Dam That River. NEED is a necessary word to use. Especially during this God Dam (dam used on purpose) pandemic.
Grind, Sunshine, We die Young, It ain't like that, Dam that river hittt ittttttt
l c Grind!
Yes.
Facelift is the best album to me. First half. Sea of Sorrows, Man in the box, We die young
Grind for sure!
They rocking it out with Duvall as well - Your Decision, Devil put dinosaurs here, Voices. Jerry is a creative genius.
“Yeah, it's fine
We'll walk down the line
Leave our rain, a cold
Trade for warm sunshine
You my friend
I will defend
And if we change, well I
Love you anyway”
Universal. We’ve all been there. For me, it was leaving New Orleans permanently after Katrina.
Yes i agree universal
Where did you go? Nor Cakalacky?
@Sensible Talk agree i try to tell people that about Layne always get associated with the drugs but Jerry wrote most of the songs i think Layne wanted to.be more than just the vocalist but got hooked on heroin and couldn't get off it
Dirt and Jars Of Flies are absolute masterpieces
Bro Face lift is a classic as well. I skip no song on their first 4 albums lol
Man, "Jars of Flies" is maybe the strongest record ever in terms of content vs. length. It's a monster.
And facelift..
honestly self titled rocks too
Wrong!
Facelift, dirt, jar of flies, aic mtv unplugged and the selftitled album are all masterpieces. And they still make good music
Keep the Layne train rolling. As many have said, if you want heavy dirty grunge, We Die Young or Bleed the Freak. 2 of the best
David Thomas These stand for me...
I feel I’m in a minority for liking, “Don’t Follow,” the most on the album
Money Magic there are so many requests for that song since they did their very first AiC reaction!! I wish they would review it!!
I agree 100% with you
Money Magic it’s my favorite. Love that song
amazing song, the harmonica change up and laynes voice coming in is so good
I am part of that minority. I also am a big fan of the Sap album.
“It Ain’t like That” & “We Die Young” are both songs of the 1st album that hint at the greatness they found on the Dirt album. Both would make for good reaction videos. “Junkhead” on the Dirt Album is a great song but we know y’all are kind of done reacting to that album.
IT AIN'T LIKE THAT!
“Again” is the kind of gritty but catchy song these guys would like from AIC.
Doot Doot
Same might be true of Grind, but that album has a few songs I don't think they'd be too hype on. Even Jerry says now they didn't really put enough work into that album and I think, aside from the 3 singles, it shows.
@@mrbulbous8822 Yeah... yeah... yeah... yeah... yeah... yeah... yeah...
DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS RECOMMENDATION LOST IN VEGAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From someone who loves Alice in Chains and loves this channel... they would hate this song. It's that droney, almost kinda whiney AiC song that they have never liked on their AlC reactions. In fact, a lot of casual AiC fans hate that song.
Guys, instead listen to Dam That River, Angry Chair, Bleed the Freak, We Die Young, Sea of Sorrow, Heaven Beside You... or if you want to listen to some great modern AiC there's great stuff in Check My Brain, Looking in View, Never Fade, Last of My Kind.
Again is a great recommendation.
Jerry and Laynes voices became one when they harmonized man
NO EXCUSES IS MY FAVORITE SONG ON THIS ALBUM, I THINK BECAUSE IT'S MELODIC AND NOT TRYING TO BE A HEAVY METAL SONG, ITS JUST A GOOD ROCK SONG WITH GREAT LYRICS, GREAT BASSLINE, GREAT DRUMMING AND A GREAT GUITAR SOLO......LOVE IT
I gotta agree. It feels like nothing special, but I love it. The lyrics are great. The groove is great. And the unusual drums are great.
This dude said this was just lukewarm
@@antoniosmith197 BUT HE ALSO SAID HE LOVES IT.......
Anytime I feel down I listen to this song.
@@DirtyRaRa23 CHILL WITH THE CAPS
This is just a wonderful, simple verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge/solo-verse-chorus-outro song. Lyrics are a meditation, love the harmonies in the vocals. Bass and drums are well played but not flashy, and the guitar hides out in the back but then gives a stunning, soulful solo that doesn't have a single note that didn't need to be there.
Great review
It gets you into a state. This song is all hypnotism and lyrics to me.
agreed that this is the perfect display of how jerry cantrell and layne stayley's vocals complemented each other
Sounds like a description for a Beatles or Stones tune. That is a compliment to AiC, by the way..
Alice in Chains - "Bleed the Freak"! Or their song "Again"!
Stephen Sivik oh please please please react to “Again”
Bless the Freak live at The Moore 1990 is epic!
Yes I would like to see them react again
@@tadlewis2212 *Bleed. Unless autocorrect
Mxulin Haha, it was auto correct
"WE DIE YOUNG", "SEA OF SORROW" & "BLEED THE FREAK" are song you guys should check out
Yes yes YES
Agreed! Facelift is an amazing debut album!!
@@tripleC-it4qp I almost wrote this exact thing! haha!!
I love how in this video reaction ya'll were just letting it ride. It's such an amazing groove and you guys were just vibing with it. I know it's very commercial friendly, but this is my all time favorite Alice in Chains song.
Nutshell studio version is a must
Also, “Black gives way to blue” is the title track of the first album they did after Layne and it was a tribute to Layne. Elton John played the piano on that
Black gives way to blue is absolutely heartbreaking song, brilliant
"It ain't like that" has a riff that ryan will just love
IT AIN'T LIKE THAT!
Bleed the Freak, Sea of Sorrow, We Die Young, Dam that River, Angry Chair
I know you guys would love “it ain’t like that” super dirty riff chugs the whole damn way through. Incredible vocals there something for each of y’all to love in that song STAYLIST
Real Alice In Chains fans please back me up on this one!!!
I got your back!! They would also like Bleed the Freak, Sunshine, Confusion, Dam that River, Junkhead
And the live version from filming "Singles" it kicks ass.
IT AIN'T LIKE THAT!
After every single one of their Alice in Chains videos, I make a comment requesting "it ain't like that." Like you said, it has all the elements that they really seem to like. The version of Singles is freaking amazing, but the album version works too!
Alice In Chains makes Albums, front to back, no skips needed. They have never made an album that requires skipping a track. They understand my soul. The epitome of perfection.
AIC's MTV Unplugged album was one of the greatest moments in musical history. 1,000 years our descendants will look back in awe.
PLS DO JUNKHEAD, all about drugs. It gets depth into his train of thought.
Glad somebody said this
I think Junkhead is the most underrated song on Dirt, and the definitive song in regard to Staley.
Junkhead YES!. Might also add in the somewhat hidden gem "don't follow"
Most honest song ever
Dalton Collins JUNKHEAD! 100%.
'Alice in Chains lower level is better than alotta ppls upper level......' 🧡💛💚
Elizabeth Oliver never heard it put that way but I love it!!
@@MayorofNumber3 Ryan sd it in the video n I def agree!!
2:55, he says, "I can listen to a whole AIC album and you know what, it's still pretty good even if it's a song that I don't really like"..."their sound just speaks to me"
10:18
Except if it happens to be Led Zeppelin-I say you are wrong!!!!!
“Bleed the freak” is a great song by AIC
I keep telling them!
Thanks guys for doing this one, this song is really special to me. I had a sunny afternoon in 1994 where I was driving from North Seattle to South Tacoma, and as I was crossing on the Ship Canal Bridge I was listening to this song, and it really just captured the moment. Windows down, music blaring, nice breeze coming in, sun glinting off the waters of Lake Union - a moment frozen in time. The next year found me losing my house, moving up to Canada to try to save my marriage, and things went downhill for a while until after my divorce. When things were shittiest, in the middle of winter in Calgary, sometimes the sun would break through and I'd play that song and be transported back. Still does that to me, I cruise around the rural roads SE of Seattle (came back in 2004), sunny days, windows down & sunroof back, much older now. Kids are grown, married to wife #2, on the other side of 50. But that song still carries me back and puts a smile on my face every time. It was cool to be in Seattle in the early 90s, so much great music, and of it all Alice was the best, still one of my favorite bands. Cheers.
And, you know, this is why. This is why, after six years in the Navy, having found a cheaper place in Norfolk, it's just, it's not the same, and it's why I have to come back home. I don't know how to live here, but I did in Seattle, with all its flaws. Guys like these are part of that feeling. It's beauty that makes, as Ryan said earlier, the bullshit we have to go through in everyday life, well, seem more temporary. That beauty, as nice as Norfolk and VA Beach and the area around outside the base area, it's not here.
"You, my friend
I will defend
And if we change,
Well, I love you anyway"
Told you I'd make it back, guys.
I know that you posted this three years ago, but it really spoke to me. I lived in Seattle during the Grunge explosion too, and it's really difficult to describe how incredible that it was to live through it to someone that didn't.
Agreed@@arbayer2, this is such a special place. I've thought of moving a few times in the past 20 years since I've been back, the grey gets to me sometimes. But man, this place is so spectacular on days like today when it's been brutally cold, I go outside to get the mail and it's just stunning out. I might be lucky enough to own a second home somewhere else one day, but this will always be home.
It was such a rad time to be here!@@DerethAC
Sunshine (great chorus) and We Die Young (album opener Them Bones level) of The Facelift album are essential AIC songs for me. Really worth listening.
The demo version sunshine
Sorry Im a year late but…..I LOVE SUNSHINE! It’s an awesome song!!! Im a fan of God I am as well - even though it was in Layne’s ‘flatter’ times (in his expressions)….it rocks.
I don’t step out of Hip Hop often but you guys have a penchant for getting me to listen to music that I don’t typically listen to. I appreciate that. I don’t even know what genre or subgenre to classify this as but I like the instrumentation.
Grunge
its grunge, but the soft one
@@amazonprime5 and @Pepe thanks for that!
Hip Hop Theology thats dope man! Having a love of just musicians and music and creation allows us to maybe even feel some emotions weve never felt before depending on the genre and its vibe. For me, music is therapeutic, so sometimes I need to vibe to K Dot, sometimes I need to let off steam with Slipknot, sometimes I wanna zone out with Tool, and sometimes I wanna get energized so ill throw on some new trendy rap shit or something. Anyways, glad you enjoyed it!
@@fast_mattw8059 I agree 100%. Different genres highlight different aspects of our personality and it's cool to see how we are affected.
Go with some of AIC hard & heavy tunes like “Again” or “Dam that River”
Or We Die Young
Again slaps
Dude... listen to Alice In Chains in all aspects.
I wish I could hit this like button multiple times
I'll say those are in fact heavy tunes by alice but man.. the live at the moore in my humble opinion is the shit....Sea of sorrow, Real thing, Man in the box, Bleed the freak, It Ain't like that, etc... Pure 90's fire
Jerry wrote this song. He wrote a lot of lyrics for AiC, as well as most of the music.
Jerry is a genius
Jerry is an asshole. I don't care if he wrote the song and the lyrics. he sings way too much. he had one of the best lead singers of all time and he's singing entire verses. sing backups and harmonies all you want but let the lead singer be the lead singer. you can throw the guitarist from depeche mode, the drummer from queen, and the guitarist from system of a down in the same asshole category.
@@rayedwards7482 Umm, Layne encouraged Jerry to sing more in the band. And Jerry's an asshole for doing it and adding that dimension to their sound? GTFOH.
Ray Edwards - that’s the absolute dumbest shit I’ve ever read.
@@rayedwards7482 Jerry let Layne sing some of his songs: Down In a Hole, Them Bones, and Would? just to name a few (yes, Jerry wrote all of those). Is there some rule that the songwriter has to have the lead singer sing all of his songs? Plus, Jerry has a great voice. I don't really see the problem.
The thing about AIC is the harmonies. A definite lost art that was so big in the '50s & '60s... plus the intensity of the music is a huge plus.
Layne Staley was also lead vocalist in a band called Mad Season, they had a more blues/jazz sound. Really cool, especially the song Wake Up. A really beautiful song, you guys should check it out.
"Don't Follow" is the perfect song to complete the Alice in Chains marathon. It will give absolute closure.
I honestly don't understand how this song hasn't got more requests.
@@hollow822 i request it every AiC video they out up
You should give the song brother by Alice In Chains a listen.
I kept saying this, and I feel like they won't do it. Either the studio version with Anne Wilson or the Unplugged version with Layne
Gotta do the one with Ann on it.
@@JoeChewBaca Magic. Pure magic.
I'm with you on this one. The studio version with Anne Wilson is killer.
Amazing song, they should do the unplugged version, Jerry and Layne sound so good singing that and harmonizing
How about a reaction to some old school AIC, “Bleed The Freak”
"You my friend I will defend
and if we change, well I love you anyway"
Jerry to Layne
As a drummer this is one of the best drum intros ever
You guys are killing me lol you literally have done every song EXCEPT for "We Die Young" lol at some point please do that one lol love the videos
We Die Young is so good
Right??? I've been asking for a month at least, too - maybe they just pay attention to the FB posts and don't read these posts... Or they're f*ckin' with us 😆
They definitely need to get back into the heavier stuff, they like it much better as do I lol
BMC 1982 right
I've been requesting that one since they reacted to Rooster lol just like I've been requesting they react to Creeping Death since i watched the Master of Puppets reaction lol both songs are still ignored haha damn it guys look at the comments!! Your people have spoken!!
I rediscovered this song at a time when I was going through a perfect storm of bad times (Dad dying from cancer, jobless with financial issues, failing second attempt at Uni study, being kicked out of rental as landlords sold house, and more). I had been angry at myself and the world for being in a sh!tty place, and listening to this song helped me calm down in a weird kinda way. Remains my favourite of the lowkey AIC songs and was super stoked they played it live when I saw them about a year ago 😊
Alice In Chains’ albums after Layne’s passing are also great. Songs to look out for, ‘Phantom Limb’, ‘Stone’, ‘Private Hell’, ‘Your Decision’ and ‘All I Am’
and Hollow:)
@@pasza_dem Yes! One of my favourites.
I would love for you guys to do “Wake Up” by Mad Season, Layne’s other band. It’s haunting. An absolute vocal tour de force!
Yes I wish the would do Mad Season so much!
Recently commented it too! We have to keep getting it out there so they see it, wake up is too beautiful to not react to😩
Absolutely🙌Mad Seasons
One of the mistakes I made almost 30 years ago with Alice in Chains is assuming too much of the lyrics were Layne. Jerry wrote about half the lyrics. Both Layne and Jerry were very accomplished along those lines. Jerry was the more intricate songwriter, but Layne was great at finding these simple but catchy guitar grooves (AIC - "Angry Chair" and Mad Season - "I Don't Know Anything" both come to mind.)
No matter what either have done over the years, I've loved it. AIC, Layne in Mad Season, Jerry's couple solo albums...
From "recent" stuff"
CHECK MY BRAIN
YOUR DECISION / BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
CHOKE / VOICES
Or maybe some solo Jerry Cantrell ?:)
"I cut You in" !!!:)
"Satisfy"
Piotr Lato voices slaps
Hollow
ANGER RISING is a favorite Jerry Video... That band he had put together
You guys have GOTTA check out “We Die Young”! It’s been a while since you’ve listened to a real metal banger from them.
Grayson Gilbert same ! They must check any song from Facelift ! SUNSHINE / SEA OF SORROW / WE DIE YOUNG are the best
"im speaking purely off of how it makes me feel" That's really what music is all about
Sean Kinney is a superb, magnificent drummer and I love his humour….they whole band is humorous which makes them even more amazing!
It
Ain't
Like
That....
IT AIN'T LIKE THAT! (Or some other slammer off of Facelift)
Definitely gotta do it ain't like that...definatly a banger definitely a reaction song
Please do Dirt or Angry Chair. Dirt just feels literally "dirty" and sludgy. And Layne wrote the lyrics of Angry Chair by himself.
He wrote a lot of the lyrics himself, but he wrote the entirety of Angry Chair. Music and all. Lyrically he wrote over half of AiC songs. Especially on Jar of Flies and Tripod.
Dirt is just one of my favourite songs overall
Dude I've been pushing angry chair 4 EVER.
@@ragingstorm79 wow finally someone who loves dirt too! such a great underrated song
Yes brothers!!! You just keep that AIC coming!!! We love it
“And if we change, well I love you anyway” best part of the song
That’s and “you my friend I will defend”. F’n gets me every time.
I relate so deeply with that line 💔
Holly Harvey I like your last name!:)
Rich E same!!! You my friend..I will defend..and if we change, well I love you anyway”💚💚💚
Try something from the self-titled album, "Grind" "Shame In You" Or "Again".
The song sounds like 7:30 pm on the last weekend of August, anywhere in the USA. Driving around with 4 friends, windows down...
It does have that feel to it..
Please do “What the hell have I” by Alice In Chains
I so agree!! They will go crazy for it as it encompasses all the AIC traits that they like. It needs to happen...
Yes!!
We Die Young - 1st song on Debut Album
Finish up the marathon with two quick bangers... "We Die Young" and "Dam That River". Oh, and you can't listen to "Them Bones" without listening to "Dam That River" immediately afterward... they go together. Even AiC knows that and plays 'em that way live.
And Angry Chair into Man in the Box is one of the best song transitions in metal...
There is just a special, magical chemistry between Layne's lead vocals and Jerry's back up singing.....captivates and completely pulls you in! Also, don't sleep on Alice In Chains material with William Duvall-three killer albums now!
Lost in Vegas has blown up so much its great, best reaction channel out there.
I think you'd like 'Sunshine' by them from 'Facelift'.
Wilss yes
Seriously guys, I've been a fan of yours since the very beginning and I (along with many on this page) are dying to see your reaction on GRIND!!!! I really think it'll bring you back to the 🔥 you love about them. "FILTHY" riff!!!!!
Steve Nowell I second this!!! And third, fourth and fifth this 😆
@@ShanLH5 🤘😎🤘
You should react to Mad Season and their “Above” album, my favorite song from the album is my favorite song of all time “Wake Up”
Layne Staley is my favorite vocalist of all time and he’s the vocalist in Mad Season.
"Alive in Chains lower level is better than a lot of people's upper level"
I'm right there with you. Even though this song isn't as raw and doesn't quite move you in the way some of their other songs do, their unbelievable skill and the masterful quality of their ability isn't hidden just because they didn't push the bounds of their artistry. No matter how you slice it, really damn good is still really damn good.
Nah, for me this is one of their best songs, probably top 3. All Jar of flies is a masterpiece
The Alice In Chains song you guys should do is “What The Hell Have I” it was on the soundtrack of the Last Action Hero and it’s lesser known especially today 🔥🔥🔥
Its a great song!!
“Don’t Follow” is the only other song from this album you should do. Very bluesy.
What about Whale and Wasp?
I agree! “ Don’t Follow” n
Love that one!
I think Jar of Flies is not their cup of tea lol. And that speaks to the greatness of AIC. They say it so on the vídeo. But I think they would dig Don't Follow.
Begging for it
You guys have to look at their self titled as well, “Grind”, “Again” & “Heaven Beside You”, you also have to hear the whole Unplugged album!
I vote for We Die Young, Bleed the Freak, or It Ain't Like That!
It Ain't Like That!
All great songs from Facelift! Please check these out guys
They ain't ready for Bleed The Freak.
This is a song you hear, and two weeks later its still in your head, more groove than anything.
Jerry wrote this and many of their songs both lyrically and musically.
Can I get an "Amen" for the tune "GRIND?"
Dude every track off Tripod is a masterpiece imo.
Anything now that isn't off of Jar Of Flies.
Amen!!!!!!!!!
Amen!
A-FUCKING-MEN
Everyone request a song they like or is their favorite. I'm gonna request a song I think you both will enjoy. Sludge Factory by AIC
The unplugged version is my favorite!
@@ggfox1574 mine too! I wish I would have been lucky enough to experience that show live
Nope. Too weird for them.
@@pisserplunker its weird but its not depressing...I think they would like it. I knew they weren't gonna be thrilled about nutshell
I agree. We should be requesting songs the guys would like and not our personal favorites.
Please do 'Grind' from the self-titled! You've heard their softer side, now get back to those heavyweight hitters!
Love that one
Maybe because I'm older now, but this is probably one of my top 2 or 3 Alice in Chains songs. It just has an appeal that is far more lasting, at least to me, than some of their other songs that had more meaning in the moment. This one pushes towards being more timeless and lasting for me.
Jar of flies grows on you every time you listen. After Dirt it was a nice reflective album and it somehow gave me great hope that all the sadness and hopelessness of Dirt would clear and Layne might yet dig himself out of his depression. Great emotional album.
Please do the full album version of NUTSHELL , unplugged gives the sound no justice.
When you don’t know the song should always start with studio version in my opinion
All their albums are great, but I've noticed most your reactions are off of DIRT or JAR OF FLIES! Except for Man in the Box! Try more songs off Facelift!, Other than Man in the Box, try " Sunshine " " Bleed the Freak " " We Die Young " etc that's their cfirst and Hungriest Album of All! 🤘🏼🤘🏼 By the way LOVE ALL YOUR REACTIONS!
Dirt I feel is there hungriest Album but Facelift shows more of their skill in what they can play. I love I know something, especially with the funky groove or even real thing is a great song
OneShot- OneKill! Really I think Dirt has been overdone. They have yet to do even ONE song from the self-titled album or any DuVall era songs. I’m over it
Had me at Sunshine ☀️
I can relate to you both, Facelift and Dirt are my favorite 2 ... Could be a tie for the best in both!
I have no problem with both line ups, I wouldn't be against any reactions on the any of their albums.
Please do Grind.... can't go wrong with that song.
Totally agree. They seem to like the heavier edgy songs and I think Grind would be that for them.
Off that album id love to see Sludge Factory or Heaven Beside You
@@alexc7913 I'm wondering if they'll get into that album
I'm suggesting Grind in all videos for a month or mor lol. People on their Patreon should try, maybe they listen.
@@lindawalters2710 me too, theyve only gotten to their older stuff. Black Gives Way To Blue and Dinosaurs are really great albums as well
"It ain't like that" or "Bleed the freak" - Live at the Moore. No excuses!
It Ain't Like That!
Or even Man in a Box, actually, any song from that concert. The whole band was fantastic.
I miss the days when bands made full albums. When every song on the album is good. This album doesn’t have a lot of songs but they’re all great
This song just gives me a feeling I can’t explain. It’s a good feeling though
It’s all good
True, it has sort of a good vibe I guess
If you want something off the radar, you should try ‘A Little Bitter’ or ‘What The Hell Have I’ by AIC from ‘The Last Action Hero’ soundtrack
Same..it’s a running the roads having fun type of song for me!
90s nostalgia
Dudes, JUNKHEAD and DAM THAT RIVER
Damn, this would have been my first pick from Jar of Flies, because it feels a lot more optimistic than the rest of the songs (masterpiece of an EP though), I think you should end the marathon on a high: Junkhead, It Ain't Like That, Sunshine or What the Hell Have I?
I love that you guys love AIC. They really are a special band.
Sean Kinney is a sure standout on this tune. His playing is sublime.
So underrated
AIC can’t stop won’t stop
Don't stop
I’m confused they already did nutshell
@@riffhousestudios96 They recorded this before.
Don't follow
sunshine
bleed the freak
we die young (Facelift)
Dam that river (dirt)
All great requests. I’m dying for them to do Get Born Again. God Am, and Head Creeps would be great too. Damn I love this band.
Lost In Vegas brings straight positivity that’s needed nowadays, even if they dont vibe with a song they still respect the musicianship . Yall are dope!!🤘🏽🤘🏽
This is a great summer time backyard/background tune but also becomes extremely musically satisfying when you sit down and analyze the vocal harmonies, drum beat, and bass line.
I absolutely love the snap on the snare and the perfect clarity of the guitars. I do love Alice in Chains but I have to be be in a certain type of mood to through them on.
Junkhead might be my fave.....
I been commenting Junkhead on every video..lol.. but after 4 songs in a row off of jar of flies, I dont see it coming.
@@marcuspratt5560 the radio and unplugged are great but always on radio n playing
@@marcuspratt5560 stay persistent!!! They're seeing it trust me!
I keep requesting it and hoping they end this AIC marathon on AIC's Grungiest song, actually the grungiest grunge song ever recorded!! PLEASE GUYS!!
That song is nasty lol. I always realize how bad I am at singing when that song comes on but I try it everytime anyway 😂
"We Die Young" off Facelift is pure fire!
Check out Check My Brain, Stone and Your Decision for a taste of their newer stuff.
J D private hell and voices kick ass too
Check my brain was my first song from AIC what i listen in 2015, I didn't know anything about this band at the time, just played it on repeat, next was Man in the Box, album dirt LETSGETIT
excellent choices.
One of my personal favorites from AIC is Stone because of just how heavy of a song it is in terms of musicianship. Those heavy guitar bends from both Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez coupled with William Duvall's vocals make up for Layne passing away (still not on Layne's level...but very good). I remember playing Stone on Rocksmith and i was instantly glued to the song.
Yes! I've been requesting Check My Brain for a while now. I saw AIC live last year. It was awesome. Still a great band!
Their harmony together is just phenomenal
DAM THAT RIVER from Dirt is a MUST!!!...You won’t be disappointed
My favorite really a great song love it