@@MisfitsFiendClub138yup the audience saw them as punks trying to be metal bc even though Alice In Chains were basically a metal band the scene they came from was punk
I mean this is a pivotal turning point in music, this was a thrash metal tour. It's pretty ironic that Alice in Chains played on it considering how music changed very shortly after. I wouldn't say the audience is lame they were a relatively unknown opening band.
I would have to say Pearl jam was the 90's Led Zeppelin. They became a bit more popular than AIC. Love both in thier own sense but AIC kicked some serious ass and got the motor running! AIC I would think is more like the Sabbath of the 90's only because they had the dark side to them. Zep was love like Pearl jam both had a soft side to them.
I saw AIC at lollapalooza 93. Tool was on the 2nd stage. Guy introduced tool, stated "you guys ready to see the best band in the world" They did crush it. Rage, AIC, Tool, Primus. Great day.
Ur So cool.... U know ur stuff Mr. Mea Dish... where are u located? U seem 2 young 2 have been there w'out Us. 😎😚 Going 2 See then in Nashville this summer.... like us all I wish M.S. & L.S. were there but William sounds good & can hit a few of Layne notes... M.I. when he 1st came on in Feb. 93' he was So similar 2 Starr. Dark - Dark long curly hair & the SAME HEIGHT. He's good to... when we lose people so wonderful & talented U take a few yrs off & Go back out there... we live & go on.... for now. It's Still AIC
As mentioned above - this is a straight soundboard mix. Jerry's guitars were likely so loud on stage that they didn't need to be in the PA very much. If you were in the audience, you probably got plenty of guitar - it's just an artifact of the way this was recorded that it's so low. (Bass does sound great, though.)
Dear everyone who is about to comment about the lack of guitar in the mix: READ THIS FIRST. This audio is coming straight off of the board. It is the audio which is coming through the front-of-house main PA speakers. As most people who have stage experience will know, rock and metal stages are loud. The sound heard by the crowd is stage noise + PA noise. A lot of times with local bands with basic gear, the drums will be very loud, while the vocals will be the quietest. In this video, however, Jerry Cantrell is using a 100W Marshall Amp, which literally drowns out everything and everyone else. If you stood on stage and turned off all the stage monitors, you would basically hear nothing but guitar. Since the guitar is so loud, if not for the PA system, this would be Jerry Cantrell ft. A Group of Mimes. In order to compensate for this, the vocals, drums, and bass are cranked by the man working the soundboard. The stage carries the guitar while the PA system carries the rest of the band. Since we only have the audio going through the PA system, we get very little guitar, but if the sound guy had mixed it so it sounded good in this video then the result would have been a very crappy mix for the people in attendance.
You are absolutely right man. To be totally honest if they were going to release this video? They should have went in and screwed around with the sounds and done some kind of remastering or something with it. I'm a guitar player so we know what it sounds like to drown everybody else out... We can't help it. To our own ears we sound better extremely loud.
Gotta put some guitar in those giant P.A. speakers and mix it like a pro. Turn the stage bass down if there's a problem. Make it rock. Those Marshalls could be dummies. Easier to tour with. Just one real one. Use your gear. There could be people in the back saying. "What that fuck is this"? You're micing up for the first 3 rows of people.
Twotontessie yeah it’s unfortunate they couldn’t keep it together. Yeah their touring with William now but it’s not the same without Layne and even Michael Starr.
@@lunar3193 he was jealous of mike with women but in the music department he got way more recognition than mike most people know who cantrell is but dont know who mike starr is
My dad went to one of their clash of the titans tour and I’m so jealous because they became one of my favorite bands, Layne Staley passed before I was even born 😢
We didn't know who alice in chains were. They were still very new on this tour and they weren't as heavy as the other 3 bands. There were literally 12 people up front watching them at the San Diego show. I was sitting in nose bleed anxiously awaiting my first Slayer show. I didn't get to really enjoy alice in chains until a few years later when dirt came out.
It's true. I saw this tour in Massachusetts. No one gave a damn about AIC. I had gotten a hold of the We Die Young promo single beforehand, so I was one of the few there who was excited.
I was at the Dallas show of this tour and was blown away. Bought the album (which came with a t-shirt and a VHS tape) on my way out. Been hooked ever since. Also, Layne kicked me in the face years later at a Queensryche show. A guy behind me kept flipping Layne off during their set. About 15 minutes into their set, Layne jumped off the stage and attacked the guy. I got a combat boot to the face in the process. Good memories.
In the early 90’s Layne was healthy and had no reason to cover his arms. Later on he was taping his damn shirts down around the wrists. So sad because he was the best, his voice was out of this world, amazing. #RIPLayneStaley #RIPMikeStarr
I was at the WI show. AIC did awesome..The only band with a short-haired singer. He did the head shake instead of head bang. Very cool but most of the crowd didn't get it.
Saw them on this tour. Slayer fans spitting at Layne. He kept playing and in between vocal parts spit back gave the finger. A few month later AIC stold the crown and kicked ass doing it from there on.
Man fuck slayer! I’m a late bloomer with AIC really got into em a couple years ago but have been a big metal head forever. I’ll take this band with this line up over any band. Layne is once I a lifetime voice just a brilliant sound. Plus they rock out way fuckin harder than megadeth considering AIC isn’t a “metal” band. Who gives a fuck and no one lays it down like these guys did
Fuck that shit. Spit on me and ima cut some lips off a face. That's the fkshit you pull when you know an ass whoopin is exactly what you're lookin for. And AIC, as well as Soundgarden, were almost too heavy, in my opinion, to even be considered grunge but they were from Seattle and most bands had similarities in the sound so they were thrown in the mix. And Slayer is no doubt one of the heaviest of metal,, hell yea... but Layne was a god. AIC. Who's better?
Seen this tour in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Didn't see anyone spitting at the band, but I was right in front of Jerry Cantrell front row against the barricade. There was a guy screaming "F&%k you!! Slayer!1 Slayer!!" right in my ear between songs. So I elbowed him across the nose and he worked his way back into the crowd. Jerry seen this and reached down and handed me a pick and said thank you! It was an awesome show!!
@@evets6691 hahaha that's an awesome story 😂. I'd have been blown away to be there now let alone at 14 in 91. It would have been nice. I would have gone to anything and there were times I made arrangements that never worked out. For anything.. Live "Throwing Copper" in 99. I was 22 by then. Even after I had kids I tried in 2008 to win tickets by radio to see Fleetwood Mac.. but as of now, it's come to be that I'll be 42 in less than 2 months and the only concert I was actually ever at was when I was 5 "to see Bowser along with Shanana from Sesame Street." ... At the Allentown,PA fair.. and at the time I very happily said I went to the concert proud as could be.. it's funny now but sad I missed so many others.
I just had to smile seeing Mike getting off so heavily at first and rocking the shit out of himself in an L7 Shirt,- awesome footage...Layne at his best...sheer pleasure to watch
I noticed this also however i believe its just due to bad sound check/inexperience of the early AIC. Slight chance it was whatever they used to pick up the sound with the video were watching but all other elements are prevalent minus Jerry
It must have been a difficult decision to kick Starr out of the band. The man's playing is tight and his sound and presence in this video are amazing. I hope he and Layne are at peace.
I can't believe this crowd wtf? One of the VERY few bands with absolute raw talent. They sound like no one else. That's what I love about good bands the good ones don't sound like any other band that already exists. They had their own sound layne didn't sound like any other front man. I think other bands that came after tried to sound something like AIC but these men are still the only ones that sounded like this and its timeless. I love this band as MUCH as I did when they came out. RIP Layne and Mike. It breaks my heart I never got to meet or get an autograph from you
U can't believe the crowd..?.cos they came to see Slayer and Anthrax..they were opening for them.. so reaction is justified from the crowd..all in all ..Alice in chains rocked the shit Outta of em'
@@thomasshiu9133 still tho, who goes to a metal festival to jus sit a stare at any other band that isn't the one you wanted to see. idc whos playing im gonna have the time of my life there. slayer fans just kinda suck ngl
It's really good to watch the original four when they were all so young and in good health. The music videos give a much happier image of Layne and the band's relations than what was really going on.
Sean IS KILLING IT... HE DIGS IN & GOES.... A TOTAL PERFORMER & HE HITS Soooooo Hard. In those days he was So young & hit the kit like he wad MAD @ It..... So FUN 2 watch. I heard him talk once in an interview about blisters and calluses & He used B12 on them & it helped... U have 2 realize a good drummer... going at IT for 1 & half hours... plus sometimes more Thy work harder then ANY member of a band. Also WATCH Dave Bbruzzese of Pearl Jam (91-mid 94') Ck out the official ' Even Flow' video. THY ARE THE ONLY 2 DRUMMERS IN THE WORLD.... Rock God's (not Interested in any Slayer or other drummer) it's done... wrapped up & voting is CLOSED.... Can't Wait 2 See them this summer in Nashville w' KORN opening... 😎😉🤗 I WILL FEEL 20 AGAIN.... 😎😍😉 🤗🤗🤗 Isabella
Im pretty sure you didn't know Mike personally That's not a very nice thing to say about someone who left his mark on the beautiful history of rock n roll music. Have some respect for the ones who aren't with us anymore. Mike had an amazing soul. He just got caught up in the tornado of life. Unfortunately.
I saw the tour show in Lakeland Florida. The crowd was given them a lot of s*** they weren't there for them. The truth is AIC was way better than Anthrax and Slayer even to me as a fourteen-year-old I can see how much better they were as a band. They weren't better Megadeth though Megadeth put on incredible show that night. Truly something I will never forget.
The audio recording is a direct feed off the FOH console. The guitar is buried in the mix because Jerry was probably running his amps wide open...so no need to put really him in the mix if his stage volume was 120dB.
Saw this tour and other than man in the box, didn't know their music. Remember thinking these guys are awesome! Picked up their debut album the next day and loved them ever since! 90's version of Zeppelin! THE best Seattle band!
Wow I was at the show when I was 15 I got to hang out with Lane afterwards by song 3 Alice in Chains gets booed off stage me and my cousin go to the back of the venue after the show where the buses are parked and Lane comes up to us and asks us for real bathroom and we pointed the bathroom right over around the corner with the line of people, I guess he want a little more privacy so he took off on his longboard to the middle of the parking lot in Arco Arena and hung out in a planter box and me and my cousin went out there afterwards waiting for Aunt to pick us up and we see Lane and we hang out with him and he tells us how Dave Mustaine call them up and ask them to open up the Clash of the Titans and he couldn't say no to Dave so there he was stuck on tour throwing his mic down on song 3 every night ! no one had heard of these guys at the time....
Seen these guys in 91, they opened for van halen. The crowd was a hell of alot more responsive in michigan then here. I guess all the rockers live in the north. They were awesome.
Yes sir...and that's just him, no fucking mixers or autotune bullshit . Dudes not outta breath after the first song . They could've recorded this straight to an album he sounds great here as does the rest of the band actually
Everyone who eluded to Mike Starr’s bass being super prevalent… You’re HELLA RIGHT! 😁 It’s Mike & Sean, and then you can hear Layne alright, but Jerry got the shaft!
Everything about this video makes my little metalhead heart happy. The epic headbanging, the voice, the bass line, the endless attitude. They don't make many musicians like this anymore, much less in will you find them in combination. Thanks for sharing this glorious moment.
Absolutely amazing. The picture quality just blows my mind. Laynes vocal is perfect on this. R.I.P Layne and Mike ❤ Also if you have any more AIC, please upload. This sort of footage is like gold dust for AIC fans.... Thank you 😊
Yeah this is before he was introduced to smack. He is so lively and that voice 😍❤ Fucking heroin destroyed him. The change in him was quite rapid if you think about it...
I was there. They played when the sun was still out but it was filled to capacity by the time Megadeath came on. They blew me away and I became a huge fan of AIC after this show.
I come back and watch this from time to time to remind me that all the shit today doesn’t matter. These guys were living like nobody else and they kept it simple and true.
So I watched 310 over and over and all I saw was a guard watching then turning around he didn't seem enthusiastic or like he gave a shit. I think your seeing things. Again 3:10 1 guard watching not moving or shaking his head along to the song then turns back around. Didn't look like he really gave a shit. Did anyone see anything different. Did he bang his head a couple of times or move like he was grooving along to the song? Did I miss him looking like he was into it? I'm pretty sure at least at the time of 3:10 and pretty much the whole video non of the guards looked like they were in to it. So what he turned to watch he also turned back around and continued to face foward does that mean he's really in to the crowd too?
@@theophany1770 what is everyone seeing I watched 3:10 over and over all I saw was a guard turn stand still no moving his body or head watch for a minute then turn back around. What was there to catch he didn't seem enthusiastic at all to me. So what? He also turned around and faced the crowd for the rest of the time that to me is not the body language of someone that was in to or excited to see the band playing if he really was we would have seen some head movement or body movement along with the beat watching a band that you have to stand in front of for 5 seconds doesn't mean he likes the band at all!!!??? It's just a weird thing to first of all point out when nothing was really wasn't happening and second to make an assumption about someone that didn't look too enthusiastic at all wouldn't he have at least kept watching or turned around again if he liked it SO much? You guys need better reading body language skills because that body language didn't say "he knows what he's witnessing" is great it's just a guard that felt like watching for a few seconds. Good God of all things to comment about a bored guard that turned towards the stage for seconds then turned back around. NOT Laynes amazing voice or what the crowd doesn't know their witnessing or Mikes awesome bass playing Sean's awesome drums that Jerry is kick ass but his amp needs to be turned up NO not any of that but instead a guard that watched for a few seconds???!!! Whatever. Was it at 3:10? Maybe that was the wrong time because again I watched over and over and didn't see anyone that looked like they were enjoying or enthusiastic about what they were seeing. Which is a shame they had no idea what they were witnessing.
May 25, 1991 Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa California. Thank you and God bless you a million times for posting this absolutely 💯 precious video footage. They look and sound so bad a$$ here. AIC came back to this facility with Van Halen on September 10 and 11, 1991. You can really hear Mike's bass guitar. Just don't tell Lars.
This is such a good lesson to pass on to your kids about why you should never trust a crowd unfamiliar with your work / art / story to tell you whether you should give up or not. These guys listened to enough music to know this was part of the growing pains and the process. This is the part where most give up. They knew they had all the ingredients to be stars. The lesson isn’t just for musicians, it can be applied to almost anything....except boxing or MMA 🥊 😂 It takes about 3 touch points with someone for them to give you a fair shot, known in the scientific world as the “exposure effect”. It’s human nature to hate the unknown. It’s built in our DNA to always scan for threats first and anything outside of our “tribe” could’ve meant death in those days ie. a wild animal, someone from another tribe, unfamiliar sounds 💀. If you actually do suck, wait until you have at least have a sample size first lol It’s not like AIC sucked at this point and then just improved either. The “opening band” label starts them as low-value too, so people only hear what their bias expects. Weird how similar this principle works with advertising / cold calling too. Added this to the archives 👌🏽 thank you for posting! A rare gem 💎
Bro I Always Loved Mike Starr his Awesome playing and His Presence was was always amazing he was also very tight and his Subtle Slides were also cool bro was awesome, I also like that Like double Slide thing He did at 6:12 is awesome, R.I.P Mike And Layne Hope you guys are at peace I Love Alice in Chains
Mike was just a maniac on stage. Absolutely no one had energy like Mike Starr. Great bass player. RIP, fella.
it doesn't get more rock star than mike starr
RIP
Don’t forget Ryan martinie! His bass lines and energy on stage was insane as wel
rock starr
@@bingjabadan662 fr bro
I just adore the fact they are doing their thing, enjoying themselves and not giving a damn about the lame audience. True passion right there.
They weren't really known that well during Clash of the Titans, they were on the rise
@@MisfitsFiendClub138yup the audience saw them as punks trying to be metal bc even though Alice In Chains were basically a metal band the scene they came from was punk
I mean this is a pivotal turning point in music, this was a thrash metal tour. It's pretty ironic that Alice in Chains played on it considering how music changed very shortly after. I wouldn't say the audience is lame they were a relatively unknown opening band.
Best Guitarist by far in The ❤Grunge ❤Era❤ and literally by far was 2nd only to the Jimi ❤Hendrix in ❤Seattlre History❤
Well really the audience wasn't lame, they thought AIC was lame and needed something faster.
Layne Staley. One the greatest vocalists in the history of humanity.
the greatest
9:40
The greatest
Gives you chills..
not only one of the greatest vocalists.....a good human. Missing him
The Led Zeppelin of the 1990's. How many AIC fans would sell their souls to go back in time to occupy one of those empty seats?
I would have to say Pearl jam was the 90's Led Zeppelin. They became a bit more popular than AIC. Love both in thier own sense but AIC kicked some serious ass and got the motor running! AIC I would think is more like the Sabbath of the 90's only because they had the dark side to them. Zep was love like Pearl jam both had a soft side to them.
I would have loved to had been there!
i would in a heart beat
Eric Stevens ill give everything!
I saw AIC at lollapalooza 93. Tool was on the 2nd stage. Guy introduced tool, stated "you guys ready to see the best band in the world" They did crush it. Rage, AIC, Tool, Primus. Great day.
Layne's vocals at his best
I loved his vocals for the Unplugged album for Nutshell, Brother and Sludge Factory. absolutely hairs on arms stand up worthy and amazing
Jake LIVE!
Jake
No doubt, murderous
C M I miss them so much and as great as Mike Inez is, nothing replaces Starr’s woodsy resonance. 😞
Julie Murphy
Agreed
Audio technician must be a bassist who holds a grudge towards guitarists.
Yeah, that's the cleanest clearest bass I've ever heard come through a PA lol...
Ur So cool.... U know ur stuff Mr. Mea Dish... where are u located? U seem 2 young 2 have been there w'out Us. 😎😚 Going 2 See then in Nashville this summer.... like us all I wish M.S. & L.S. were there but William sounds good & can hit a few of Layne notes... M.I. when he 1st came on in Feb. 93' he was So similar 2 Starr. Dark - Dark long curly hair & the SAME HEIGHT. He's good to... when we lose people so wonderful & talented U take a few yrs off & Go back out there... we live & go on.... for now. It's Still AIC
As mentioned above - this is a straight soundboard mix. Jerry's guitars were likely so loud on stage that they didn't need to be in the PA very much. If you were in the audience, you probably got plenty of guitar - it's just an artifact of the way this was recorded that it's so low. (Bass does sound great, though.)
Ya its bad for Jerry in this show can hear layne fine every element cept guitar. Probly bad sound check or them being inexperienced
Maybe the sound tech was with the main act that nite. Opening bands always get a crappy mix.
I love how Sean pounds on his drum kit like it owes him back rent. What a great band!
AMEM..... AMEN.... Mr. Steve Etz... So fun to watch.... that's HILARIOUS. Funnier then anythg I'm EVER read. Gonna borrow ur words....
*Dave Grohl has entered the chat*
@@--thatbih sean Kinney over Dave grohl
@@grungemetalhd1668 Sean is great I agree but is absolutely nothing in comparison to Dave. Just look at him playing Aneurysm or School
@@--thatbih school was played by their original drummer not dave, I think his name was Chad
Dear everyone who is about to comment about the lack of guitar in the mix: READ THIS FIRST.
This audio is coming straight off of the board. It is the audio which is coming through the front-of-house main PA speakers. As most people who have stage experience will know, rock and metal stages are loud. The sound heard by the crowd is stage noise + PA noise. A lot of times with local bands with basic gear, the drums will be very loud, while the vocals will be the quietest. In this video, however, Jerry Cantrell is using a 100W Marshall Amp, which literally drowns out everything and everyone else. If you stood on stage and turned off all the stage monitors, you would basically hear nothing but guitar.
Since the guitar is so loud, if not for the PA system, this would be Jerry Cantrell ft. A Group of Mimes. In order to compensate for this, the vocals, drums, and bass are cranked by the man working the soundboard. The stage carries the guitar while the PA system carries the rest of the band. Since we only have the audio going through the PA system, we get very little guitar, but if the sound guy had mixed it so it sounded good in this video then the result would have been a very crappy mix for the people in attendance.
Ok we get it x
@@Rockchicbitch I'm glad you do!
You are absolutely right man. To be totally honest if they were going to release this video? They should have went in and screwed around with the sounds and done some kind of remastering or something with it. I'm a guitar player so we know what it sounds like to drown everybody else out... We can't help it. To our own ears we sound better extremely loud.
"Jerry Cantrell ft. A group of Mimes" Lmao
Gotta put some guitar in those giant P.A. speakers and mix it like a pro. Turn the stage bass down if there's a problem. Make it rock. Those Marshalls could be dummies. Easier to tour with. Just one real one. Use your gear. There could be people in the back saying. "What that fuck is this"? You're micing up for the first 3 rows of people.
Aint Like That has the most addicting riff ever
Yes...love it!
Actually a tricky riff to play like Jerry
That original line up had such chemistry
Twotontessie yeah it’s unfortunate they couldn’t keep it together. Yeah their touring with William now but it’s not the same without Layne and even Michael Starr.
Seen the new line up and i do have to say its amazing great energy
Indeed they did! I remember my best bud saw AIC open for Kiss on the reunion tour. I was jealous as a 5 yr old lol...rip Staley
Does anyone truly realize how titanic on so many levels Jerry Cantrell was to this band? Seriously.
It was his band, really.
But cantrell was a hater that's why he was jeolus of layne and Mike
Still is.
He shall forever be "Jerry MFin Cantrell"
@@lunar3193 he was jealous of mike with women but in the music department he got way more recognition than mike most people know who cantrell is but dont know who mike starr is
My dad went to one of their clash of the titans tour and I’m so jealous because they became one of my favorite bands, Layne Staley passed before I was even born 😢
I saw this tour. It was as good as you imagine.
That crowd had no idea what they were witnessing, Layne had some set of pipes!
man, he is really... REALLY belting it out for Man in the Box!
Susan Rodriguez we were there for the almighty slayer....
We didn't know who alice in chains were. They were still very new on this tour and they weren't as heavy as the other 3 bands. There were literally 12 people up front watching them at the San Diego show. I was sitting in nose bleed anxiously awaiting my first Slayer show. I didn't get to really enjoy alice in chains until a few years later when dirt came out.
Quite evident after they finished a song. Was glad they didn't show the crowd, cuz I wanted to punch them through my computer screen.
It's true. I saw this tour in Massachusetts. No one gave a damn about AIC. I had gotten a hold of the We Die Young promo single beforehand, so I was one of the few there who was excited.
Layne's voice is hypnotic
I was at the Dallas show of this tour and was blown away. Bought the album (which came with a t-shirt and a VHS tape) on my way out. Been hooked ever since. Also, Layne kicked me in the face years later at a Queensryche show. A guy behind me kept flipping Layne off during their set. About 15 minutes into their set, Layne jumped off the stage and attacked the guy. I got a combat boot to the face in the process. Good memories.
In the early 90’s Layne was healthy and had no reason to cover his arms. Later on he was taping his damn shirts down around the wrists. So sad because he was the best, his voice was out of this world, amazing.
#RIPLayneStaley
#RIPMikeStarr
Behold the bass power of the mighty Mike Starr!
Ya, what it is up with that mix. It's nice his tone cuts through but where's the guitar? Lol
Starr and Staley jamming to the almighty now RIP
@@mlwsf honestly fuck guitar anyways, its usually drowning everyone else out, so i guess its karma
@@COBistheway lol...you're a bassist, then?
@@mackhomie6 he is definitely a bassist lmao
Layne's vocal live seems even more out of this word than his studio performance. Just unbelievable
00:00 - End of We Die Young
00:18 - Bleed The Freak
04:20 - It Ain't Like That
08:53 - Cuts to Man In The Box (Partial)
Mike Starr- what a monster!
I was at the WI show. AIC did awesome..The only band with a short-haired singer. He did the head shake instead of head bang. Very cool but most of the crowd didn't get it.
They didn't get and understand the Grunge
Dude I really dig your channel. You are an awesome guitarist.
Were they opening for Van Halen?
Its amazing to read comments like this, i'm from Brazil therefore havent met a single soul who've been to an AIC concert
He breaks my heart - this is 2020-
Saw them on this tour. Slayer fans spitting at Layne. He kept playing and in between vocal parts spit back gave the finger. A few month later AIC stold the crown and kicked ass doing it from there on.
Man fuck slayer! I’m a late bloomer with AIC really got into em a couple years ago but have been a big metal head forever. I’ll take this band with this line up over any band. Layne is once I a lifetime voice just a brilliant sound. Plus they rock out way fuckin harder than megadeth considering AIC isn’t a “metal” band. Who gives a fuck and no one lays it down like these guys did
Fuck that shit. Spit on me and ima cut some lips off a face. That's the fkshit you pull when you know an ass whoopin is exactly what you're lookin for. And AIC, as well as Soundgarden, were almost too heavy, in my opinion, to even be considered grunge but they were from Seattle and most bands had similarities in the sound so they were thrown in the mix. And Slayer is no doubt one of the heaviest of metal,, hell yea... but Layne was a god. AIC. Who's better?
Seen this tour in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Didn't see anyone spitting at the band, but I was right in front of Jerry Cantrell front row against the barricade. There was a guy screaming "F&%k you!! Slayer!1 Slayer!!" right in my ear between songs. So I elbowed him across the nose and he worked his way back into the crowd. Jerry seen this and reached down and handed me a pick and said thank you! It was an awesome show!!
@@evets6691 hahaha that's an awesome story 😂. I'd have been blown away to be there now let alone at 14 in 91. It would have been nice. I would have gone to anything and there were times I made arrangements that never worked out. For anything.. Live "Throwing Copper" in 99. I was 22 by then. Even after I had kids I tried in 2008 to win tickets by radio to see Fleetwood Mac.. but as of now, it's come to be that I'll be 42 in less than 2 months and the only concert I was actually ever at was when I was 5 "to see Bowser along with Shanana from Sesame Street." ... At the Allentown,PA fair.. and at the time I very happily said I went to the concert proud as could be.. it's funny now but sad I missed so many others.
@@evets6691 Thats awesome man! I'm from Dubuque and would have killed to see them play with Layne.
1:27 a rare move Mike, rare...but awesome! Rock in peace ❤️
The energy of the crowd is amazing
😂
It's amazing how things change!! Just an example right here. Don't look down on nobody!!!
just bored, defensive old farts. now grunge fans play the same role with newer bands. life goes on 🖤
Lmao. I thought so too. All the applause and screaming for more standing room ONLY it's crazy. I love these guys
@@gc8972bdoubt they were that old 😂 You're talking about a Thrash audience. Wait until Slayer comes on
What a treat, a hungry ambitious Alice in Chains trying to win over a crowd. 🤘🤘🤘
I thought about the exact same thing... Looks like they are busting their assess to win over that crowd.
1:25 LOL I love how Mike just kicks the mic😂
3:58 Sean💖
the best voice ever hands down, comes from devouted grunge/nirvana fan, Layne`s voice was out of this world, the best, no one comes close to him
Chris might be.
I guess you haven’t heard David Lee Roth lately.He puts Lane and Elvis to shame vocally.😂✌🏻
What about chris cornell
Layne and Chris were both equally awesome.
Curt couldn't sing worth 2 fucks.
RIP Mike Starr. He was drunk as hell but maintained during this concert.
I just had to smile seeing Mike getting off so heavily at first and rocking the shit out of himself in an L7 Shirt,- awesome footage...Layne at his best...sheer pleasure to watch
This is great for appreciating Mike Starr's work. You can hear him cleary as Jerry's guitar is almost inaudible.
Sounds like an old Randall rg100es with treble knob pulled extra boost with huge volume drop.
probably just the positioning of the 90's giant shoulder lugging home video recorders
Yes. Jerry needed his guitar tech, Brian Herb here.
I noticed this also however i believe its just due to bad sound check/inexperience of the early AIC. Slight chance it was whatever they used to pick up the sound with the video were watching but all other elements are prevalent minus Jerry
LEAD BASS!
The security guards keep looking back to watch.
seeing mike starr play the bass gives me such joy and life! he inspires me so much with learning how to play.
Mike Star with his insane bass!!
He kicked the shit out of that mic stand! Haha
slapa Da Bass mann
@@turtleman6281 oh ya. I never really noticed he did this, I think this audio brings it out. Guitar is low,.
He was great in this, they all were!
@@bradharvy13 the guitar is almost non exsistent
Just commented the same thing. His tone here is perfect. Fat, hot, and hitting hard.
1:26 LOL, Mike kicking Layne's mic stand. Thanks for this, best quality i've seen from this tour.
That shit was hilarious
And then Layne picks it back up at 02:25
Ya I caught that
Pritty funny I thought
With his funny leg kick dance lmao love it 😂
It must have been a difficult decision to kick Starr out of the band. The man's playing is tight and his sound and presence in this video are amazing. I hope he and Layne are at peace.
Mike Starr was a great bass player. Very underrated. I’d say Inez is a bit better though
Mike Starr freaking killing it .....
Yep...miss this line up...Starr was awesone
I can't believe this crowd wtf? One of the VERY few bands with absolute raw talent. They sound like no one else. That's what I love about good bands the good ones don't sound like any other band that already exists. They had their own sound layne didn't sound like any other front man. I think other bands that came after tried to sound something like AIC but these men are still the only ones that sounded like this and its timeless. I love this band as MUCH as I did when they came out. RIP Layne and Mike. It breaks my heart I never got to meet or get an autograph from you
U can't believe the crowd..?.cos they came to see Slayer and Anthrax..they were opening for them.. so reaction is justified from the crowd..all in all ..Alice in chains rocked the shit Outta of em'
@@thomasshiu9133 still tho, who goes to a metal festival to jus sit a stare at any other band that isn't the one you wanted to see. idc whos playing im gonna have the time of my life there. slayer fans just kinda suck ngl
Truth Slayer then Megadeth anthrax but aic were great just rough billing
Can't hear JC here @all great visual though .....
Unreal how good Staley was: the whole band unreal
It's really good to watch the original four when they were all so young and in good health. The music videos give a much happier image of Layne and the band's relations than what was really going on.
Mike starr was such a talented base player
Mike Starr was such a dufus, but you can't help but like him. Also Sean just killing it. He always gets overlooked.
If the stuff about mike starr stealing stuff from Layne is true, then honestly fuck him. If not then I guess he's still alright
Sean IS KILLING IT... HE DIGS IN & GOES.... A TOTAL PERFORMER & HE HITS Soooooo Hard. In those days he was So young & hit the kit like he wad MAD @ It..... So FUN 2 watch. I heard him talk once in an interview about blisters and calluses & He used B12 on them & it helped... U have 2 realize a good drummer... going at IT for 1 & half hours... plus sometimes more Thy work harder then ANY member of a band. Also WATCH Dave Bbruzzese of Pearl Jam (91-mid 94') Ck out the official ' Even Flow' video. THY ARE THE ONLY 2 DRUMMERS IN THE WORLD.... Rock God's (not Interested in any Slayer or other drummer) it's done... wrapped up & voting is CLOSED.... Can't Wait 2 See them this summer in Nashville w' KORN opening... 😎😉🤗 I WILL FEEL 20 AGAIN.... 😎😍😉 🤗🤗🤗 Isabella
You dizzy bitch... And who the fuck are you?
Im pretty sure you didn't know Mike personally That's not a very nice thing to say about someone who left his mark on the beautiful history of rock n roll music. Have some respect for the ones who aren't with us anymore. Mike had an amazing soul. He just got caught up in the tornado of life. Unfortunately.
Dude mike star was awesome..
Bet the people that threw shit at them were pretty stoked to hear what Anthrax would sound like in a few years.
Or when SLAYER did their I wish we were Max Cavelera record.
Haha! Yeah, Scott & Charlie must've been on the side of the stage taking notes!
I saw the tour show in Lakeland Florida. The crowd was given them a lot of s*** they weren't there for them. The truth is AIC was way better than Anthrax and Slayer even to me as a fourteen-year-old I can see how much better they were as a band. They weren't better Megadeth though Megadeth put on incredible show that night. Truly something I will never forget.
Forgot to mention Risk from Megadeth.
Greatest vocals ever!! RIP Layne and Mike
@Empress Katherine wow you're a braindead twat huh, how's that for insulting
That bass so great, i thought that was played with pick, but is Starr's fingers of dirt
I love how you can really hear Mike's bass! His tone and playing were always killer! RIP
That's because its a horrible mix and Jerry's guitar is barely audible.
maybe its my ear buds but I can't really hear the guitar
The audio recording is a direct feed off the FOH console. The guitar is buried in the mix because Jerry was probably running his amps wide open...so no need to put really him in the mix if his stage volume was 120dB.
In the top 5 best bands of all time!!!!!! They are incredible!!!!!!
Layne and Mike forever in our hearts ❤️🤘🏻🔥
Saw this tour and other than man in the box, didn't know their music. Remember thinking these guys are awesome! Picked up their debut album the next day and loved them ever since! 90's version of Zeppelin! THE best Seattle band!
STARR was a an energy like no other 🖤
What a beast of a bass performance ❤️
I love lanes early voice before he lost himself, he had such a vocal presence, god I love that scream.
Even when he wasn’t well, his voice was still amazing, even if he didn’t have the same level of power he had when he was healthy.
Nah, Layne's voice was always at it's prime, he just decided to stop singing because of his addiction
Wow I was at the show when I was 15 I got to hang out with Lane afterwards by song 3 Alice in Chains gets booed off stage me and my cousin go to the back of the venue after the show where the buses are parked and Lane comes up to us and asks us for real bathroom and we pointed the bathroom right over around the corner with the line of people, I guess he want a little more privacy so he took off on his longboard to the middle of the parking lot in Arco Arena and hung out in a planter box and me and my cousin went out there afterwards waiting for Aunt to pick us up and we see Lane and we hang out with him and he tells us how Dave Mustaine call them up and ask them to open up the Clash of the Titans and he couldn't say no to Dave so there he was stuck on tour throwing his mic down on song 3 every night ! no one had heard of these guys at the time....
Seen these guys in 91, they opened for van halen. The crowd was a hell of alot more responsive in michigan then here. I guess all the rockers live in the north. They were awesome.
Perfect 👌🏾 Layne in his prime xx
Yes sir...and that's just him, no fucking mixers or autotune bullshit . Dudes not outta breath after the first song . They could've recorded this straight to an album he sounds great here as does the rest of the band actually
People n the crowd had no clue the talent they were watching!!!!
Even if ur didnt know AIC in 91 how cud u be at this concert and not know they kick ass!!!!
I hear so much bass. I mean it sounds great. Mixer was a bassists
Layne killed it! As he always did...
You've found PURE GOLD here~!!
Everyone who eluded to Mike Starr’s bass being super prevalent…
You’re HELLA RIGHT! 😁
It’s Mike & Sean, and then you can hear Layne alright, but Jerry got the shaft!
I tried to shove money into my phone screen to pay for what my eyes were witnessing here. What did I just stumble upon?
Layne’s voice- unmatched power -As fflawless live as he was in the recordings. RIP, we miss you
Everything about this video makes my little metalhead heart happy. The epic headbanging, the voice, the bass line, the endless attitude. They don't make many musicians like this anymore, much less in will you find them in combination. Thanks for sharing this glorious moment.
Annie Vee hit it right on the head! They ain’t like that anymore
Mike had an incandescent energy, amazing bassist and Sean is perfect also as always, he looks so happy with his drums
9:19 Layne's perfection
Hey I can hear the bass guitar. It's nice!
Absolutely amazing.
The picture quality just blows my mind.
Laynes vocal is perfect on this.
R.I.P Layne and Mike ❤
Also if you have any more AIC, please upload. This sort of footage is like gold dust for AIC fans....
Thank you 😊
Sound quality is AMAZING too!!!!!! Damn I'm loving this!!!!
Steph Tofil its just sad if you compare this and earlier shows to ones in 1996. Layne was so much livelier. Fuck heroin!
Yeah this is before he was introduced to smack. He is so lively and that voice 😍❤ Fucking heroin destroyed him. The change in him was quite rapid if you think about it...
So sad. :'( I love Layne.
I agree - the picture quality is crystal clear!
So many empty seats... I bet many of the metal heads that skipped them on this tour were big fans a year and half later. But on this day they blew it.
I was there. They played when the sun was still out but it was filled to capacity by the time Megadeath came on. They blew me away and I became a huge fan of AIC after this show.
Best vocalist ever
jerry’s guitar needs to be turned way up 😂 definitely showed mike’s great bass playing though
Wish I could have seen AIC with Layne.. His voice will live on 4ever...
2:02 one footed double kicks...only sean can produce such an amazing sound
Indeed.Great drummer.The intro to 'no excuses' always tripped me out...
Arguably best drummer of the 90's. Never seems to get the respect he deserves
Layne at his best!!! An these fools didn't even realize...
Aic,s music stood the test of time..thats musical genious to me
OMG!!! Layne's vocals were insane! Also, look at Sean Kinney playing with such joy! Liking new AIC work as well💝
Jerry knew EXACTLY what he was playing and when he was playing it!! A vital key to this band!! Even though you could barely hear him…hell of a musican
I come back and watch this from time to time to remind me that all the shit today doesn’t matter. These guys were living like nobody else and they kept it simple and true.
Rest In Peace Layne and Mike gone but never forgotten 💕🥀
God I wish I could have seen Alice live. Mike is such an underrated bassist. rip gentlemen thank you for your awesome tunes 🙏
Amazing quality to this performance and it's great to see a healthy Layne Staley performing
Sean Kinney is a great drummer. I could watch him all day.
Mike Starr was so great too! Love his L7 shirt as well. :)
Love how Mike came out
I'm freaking out seeing Mike and Layne on stage. I wasn't born yet but this band touched my life through music. RIP❤
You werent even born yet haha ...what a loser
Love Layne he always gave it his all
Being a relatively new alternative rock band at this time and getting on a tour with Slayer, Megadeth & Anthrax was pretty awesome!!!
Bleed The Freak - 00:18
It Ain't Like That - 4:20
Man In The Box (Partial) - 8:53
The crowd.... my gawd... were they thinking when will this be over so we can see some crap....lol
I was at that show! People were in awe! Listening, observing, and enjoying the sounds of nature!
This band is the reason why it was ok for me to lose my 80s music. I am so grateful I was able to see Layne in his prime at Pine Knob in 91 & 93🤘
So blessed ❤️
People in the crowd all looked shocked when in reality there watching the band at there finest.
My whole heart! AIC is the best of any and all time! 💋🤘🏽💋
3:10 the security guard recognizes how badass AIC is
Jen Elkins Yes Jen. He's like "shit this is what heaven is...."🤘🤘all the best from Denmark
Good catch! The creepy Layne voice was beckoning him
Jen Elkins he had heaven besides him.
So I watched 310 over and over and all I saw was a guard watching then turning around he didn't seem enthusiastic or like he gave a shit. I think your seeing things. Again 3:10 1 guard watching not moving or shaking his head along to the song then turns back around. Didn't look like he really gave a shit. Did anyone see anything different. Did he bang his head a couple of times or move like he was grooving along to the song? Did I miss him looking like he was into it? I'm pretty sure at least at the time of 3:10 and pretty much the whole video non of the guards looked like they were in to it. So what he turned to watch he also turned back around and continued to face foward does that mean he's really in to the crowd too?
@@theophany1770 what is everyone seeing I watched 3:10 over and over all I saw was a guard turn stand still no moving his body or head watch for a minute then turn back around. What was there to catch he didn't seem enthusiastic at all to me. So what? He also turned around and faced the crowd for the rest of the time that to me is not the body language of someone that was in to or excited to see the band playing if he really was we would have seen some head movement or body movement along with the beat watching a band that you have to stand in front of for 5 seconds doesn't mean he likes the band at all!!!??? It's just a weird thing to first of all point out when nothing was really wasn't happening and second to make an assumption about someone that didn't look too enthusiastic at all wouldn't he have at least kept watching or turned around again if he liked it SO much? You guys need better reading body language skills because that body language didn't say "he knows what he's witnessing" is great it's just a guard that felt like watching for a few seconds. Good God of all things to comment about a bored guard that turned towards the stage for seconds then turned back around. NOT Laynes amazing voice or what the crowd doesn't know their witnessing or Mikes awesome bass playing Sean's awesome drums that Jerry is kick ass but his amp needs to be turned up NO not any of that but instead a guard that watched for a few seconds???!!! Whatever. Was it at 3:10? Maybe that was the wrong time because again I watched over and over and didn't see anyone that looked like they were enjoying or enthusiastic about what they were seeing. Which is a shame they had no idea what they were witnessing.
Seeing old footage like this reminds you just how dam good layne was..he was a force!
May 25, 1991 Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa California. Thank you and God bless you a million times for posting this absolutely 💯 precious video footage. They look and sound so bad a$$ here.
AIC came back to this facility with Van Halen on September 10 and 11, 1991. You can really hear Mike's bass guitar. Just don't tell Lars.
I love watching these early shows. They feel magical.
Thank you for this. Pure Gold right here audio distorted or not, still Epic. Us die hard A I C fans are very thankful
Aaron Shensky absolutely priceless footage!! In Laynes prime too!
Facts!
So glad I saw them on this tour, fucking epic performance..
This is such a good lesson to pass on to your kids about why you should never trust a crowd unfamiliar with your work / art / story to tell you whether you should give up or not.
These guys listened to enough music to know this was part of the growing pains and the process. This is the part where most give up. They knew they had all the ingredients to be stars.
The lesson isn’t just for musicians, it can be applied to almost anything....except boxing or MMA 🥊 😂
It takes about 3 touch points with someone for them to give you a fair shot, known in the scientific world as the “exposure effect”.
It’s human nature to hate the unknown. It’s built in our DNA to always scan for threats first and anything outside of our “tribe” could’ve meant death in those days ie. a wild animal, someone from another tribe, unfamiliar sounds 💀.
If you actually do suck, wait until you have at least have a sample size first lol
It’s not like AIC sucked at this point and then just improved either. The “opening band” label starts them as low-value too, so people only hear what their bias expects.
Weird how similar this principle works with advertising / cold calling too.
Added this to the archives 👌🏽 thank you for posting! A rare gem 💎
This crowd makes me so mad. AIC is by far the best band that was here.
Was there any crowd at all? Damn! They were worse than Norwegian crowds then, lol
Lmao you gonna just disrespect Slayer like that?
@@JungleJuiceJoey slayer sucks dude
Megadeth is pretty great, but Alice In Chains is up there. Definitely better than Slayer and Anthrax.
mike starr fucking awesome
This is why I miss Mike Starr. He had so much more energy than Inez on stage. His playing was also much more AIC like.
Bro I Always Loved Mike Starr his Awesome playing and His Presence was was always amazing he was also very tight and his Subtle Slides were also cool bro was awesome, I also like that Like double Slide thing He did at 6:12 is awesome, R.I.P Mike And Layne Hope you guys are at peace I Love Alice in Chains