+Angel A. You are right, Layne is bigger than all the singers you listed. Not sure what is funny as I had already stated that, to me, Layne has the best voice and talent bar none ❤️❤️❤️
+Angel A. Ah ok, that's fair enough. Each entitled to their own opinion🙂 I respect you and your comment. World would be a boring place if we were all the same aye? 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
3:34 He hits that note so powerfully that you can hear an overtone ring out. This performance in particular is so haunting and beautiful. Such a tragedy that he died so long ago, RIP.
@@johnxina5126also known as using your false vocal chords, not sure if he meant to use his false vocals because you could possibly use them on accident
@@vivid-_-jxtn3337 yeah it's probably an accident. I think he probably pushed a bit harder then usual to get that breath support required to sing with such power snd ended up singing an overtone. As talented as Layne was, I highly doubt he could sing two notes at once properly. Could do everything else
Layne's voice is unique. He mixed power an his emotions and demons as few singers can do. And he could do it live too, as in Miami 91, Dallas 90, Silver Dollar Saloon 91...For me, it's the last great voice that I heard in rock. Forever missed.
This sound, so unique. He truly had a gift. Much respect to you, Layne. Forever imitated, but never duplicated. The One, The Only, Layne Staley... (A soulful, mournful moment of silence for you, sir...)
@@wm1573 bro its true, layne sang it along the guitar riff which was played through a talkbox as well. me and my homies are gonna do a cover of this song for our college and trust me that we’ve done our research. It is both at the same time :)
Haha, my father never let's me forget what good music is about. He loves Alice in Chains and such. Though, this is the hardest kind of music he can listen too because they aren't "really pissed" but its all cool.
that picture of him smoking a cigarrette is a kick right in our egos... he didn't follow protocols for a healthy voice and still packed a punch. Best voice ever.
Hehe yeah.. Same here I just keep commenting his/their videos.I don't know anybody who listen to them kind of hard I gotta listen to them and don't have anybody to change opinions about them and him. Layne was a true man. Definitely we do and definetely good taste of music too. 🎶
Yeah I gotta listen to them really alone which is not bad but you know sometimes you want to talk about it.. Really a frustration sometimes. All I can say is that they lack a soul hehe jk I dont know how not to like Layne and his band back then.
R.I.P Layne Staley....At his peak one of the absolute greatest vocalists in history....and he only scratched the surface of his potential before the disease began consuming him...painful to think of what could have been. I pray he is in a better place.
Rite!? Layne’s voice stretched from the 2nd octave high up into the 5th with seeming ease and endless power. As much a style icon as an influential singer, his voice really deserves it’s own classification separate from any tenor, titled the Layne Staley vocal range.
@@midnightmystery544 'Rain when I die' is in my top 5 of the band! Omg, the whole Dirt album is just a masterpiece.. RIP, Layne, Demri and Mike. Forever.
Let us all pause for just a second and realize just how fantastic Alice and chains made our music catalog thank you so much brother's for sharing your gift with us truly a unique and gifted band
Absolutely amazing. Brings goose bumps to the skin. Probably the best male vocalist there is, or was :(. The raw emotion conveyed through his voice alone is what does it, and of course the actual tonal quality. RIP Lane Never forgotten,
When i heard Layne had passed away it was an eye opening experiance. Ive always loved his vocals. And hearing them isolated brought tears to my eyes remembering the pain. Thank God i made it thru my 20's
Me enamore de esta voz la primera vez que la escuche, para mi como para muchos eres de los mejores cantantes de Rock que ha existido, RIP Layne para mi serás un Number One.
I can't remember where I heard it but someone once said it's amazing how his voice was so powerful yet so vulnerable. The perfect way to describe it. I miss this man a whole lot.
If you ever had the pleasure of being at one of his concerts the sound didn't just come from his mouth his voice reverberated through his hole body not just his mouth it was incredible!!!
Goosebumps everywhere..Layne's voice always makes me feel something ,that i can not even explain.. no other artist does that to me. He was one of a kind, truly a special one❤
This is all the proof anyone needs....this man could sing with such power & grace that it'll make your hair standup on the back of your neck! love the lil uh, hhhmmm (clearing of the voice) throughout the track... thank you for sharing!
I'm almost certain he ripped this from the Rock Band video game track, where the instruments were seperated for the game. Thus explaining why it's the "pit/spit" version. Kudos to OP for putting this up. Love to hear Layne belt.
I just got to say I LOVE you young folk that are digging our 90's tracks and legends! You are proof that that era stands the test of time just like the music of the 60's. keep it alive cause these songs came out at a great and fucked up time.
No one…..no one will ever sing like Layne. The power and control of his voice was and still is incredible. If he only knew how much he’s missed by all of us.
I can never, and will never challenge these vocals. One of a kind, and a voice that will never be replicated. Layne, I hope you're singing loud where ever you are.
This really shows how powerful his vocals was and that range! Easily my favourite singer now hands down. There's no one like him. He'll never be forgotten. RIP Layne Staley.
Wow!!! What talent. Amazing. Gave me chills. I really did not appreciate how incredible his voice was. I hate drugs. Drugs have stolen too many people from this world.
Damn Layne has the best voice of any 90"s rocker a d modern rocker of all time period. And I like all the 90"s bands. But AIC was head and shoulders the best.
I love to hear isolated vocals, Layne is amazing and him clearing his throat wow!! I also listen with headphones so wow!! Love and miss Layne Staley and Mike Starr 😇😇❤️❤️🤘🤘🌹🌹🎶
This is kinda spooky. I love it and would rather have this as my ring tone than the original MITB which is what it is now. Damn cool and mad props to the uploader. You da man.
![Layne Staley - Would [Only Vocals]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/erV-ZMRTNh4/mqdefault.jpg)
best grunge voice ever .
agree 100% closely followed by Ed Vedder and Kurt Cobain
+Angel A. You are right, Layne is bigger than all the singers you listed. Not sure what is funny as I had already stated that, to me, Layne has the best voice and talent bar none ❤️❤️❤️
+Angel A. Ah ok, that's fair enough. Each entitled to their own opinion🙂 I respect you and your comment. World would be a boring place if we were all the same aye? 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Best music voice ever.* well maybe tied with Maynard James Keenan
As a singer Kurt Cobain is average but the man and his band were pure GREATNESS.
I love how you can hear him clear his throat right before those huge screams.. It's awesome
Amen, OlSchoolGamr , makes me feel more human as a vocalist
Oh come on, he was a human being :) A great one! It's just mastering.
those ain't no screams
Stefan Bacic in the music industry they r consider scrrams my friend
It's known as belting
It's impressive that you can hear him breathing and clearing his throat. Makes me feel like he was a human, too. :)
-_- He was, probably more than you'll ever be
Bob Smith Dude, what is wrong with you? Having a bad day?
+Bob Smith damn bud, you should probably get that stick outta your ass
Bob, rinse a pound or two of sand out of that poonanny, bud.
Melody Lange I shoved a foot up his ass, now he's being a LITERAL ASS
Layne's and Jerry's voices are literally made for each other.
they were a perfect duo:(
@@franciscaramos9240 Indeed they were. RIP Layne :(
Jerry sang with more confidence with Layne then he does today with Duvall
3:34 JESUS CHRIST. Goosebumps.
My favourite part
Eerie as all fuck. I love this
Oh my goodness when he sings that part. So powerful.
🥰🥰🥰
Beast !!!
Agreed
Layne's voice is haunting...
Facts
Very
3:34
He hits that note so powerfully that you can hear an overtone ring out. This performance in particular is so haunting and beautiful. Such a tragedy that he died so long ago, RIP.
I hear a D#4 in his subharmonics along with his A#4. Amazing
what do you mean by over tone?
@@jshkings89 when you sing two notes at once. I suggest you look up Mongolian or Turkic throat singing.
@@johnxina5126also known as using your false vocal chords, not sure if he meant to use his false vocals because you could possibly use them on accident
@@vivid-_-jxtn3337 yeah it's probably an accident. I think he probably pushed a bit harder then usual to get that breath support required to sing with such power snd ended up singing an overtone. As talented as Layne was, I highly doubt he could sing two notes at once properly. Could do everything else
This man's voice is Godly. Chills at the chorus.
+Simon The Digger One word for Layne's vocals: "Unique"
The beginning chorus actually is from a Roman Catholic sermon song. Was Layne Roman Catholic ?
@@rainbowskies5796 did you find any information about this? what's the song you are referring to?
Goosebumps
Unreal. To think we had this dude, Cornell, Vedder and Cobain all from the same town, all at the same thing. Will never happen again.
Edward Louis Severson is from Evanston, IL. 😂
It really is insane, isn’t it? What a time, wish there could be a resurgence of grunge
No one talks about that deep note at 4:00 . Just amazing all around.
I am not only 4:00 but the whole entire 🎵. He’s vocal territory is unique 🙏
That's when the goosebumps bite
Noticed that too, im loving it. 💪🏽❤️
His vocal range is crazy. Im a bass baritone, and hes a tenor. Having the range of a bass baritone to a tenor is absurd.
the most beautiful fucking thing ive heard in my life
Four years later?
I Concur
Layne's voice is unique. He mixed power an his emotions and demons as few singers can do. And he could do it live too, as in Miami 91, Dallas 90, Silver Dollar Saloon 91...For me, it's the last great voice that I heard in rock. Forever missed.
Luís Felipe Barbosa Teixeira Cmon, what about Chris Cornell?
Ok, we can I say Chris Cornell is the last great voice alive, but for me, Layne's voice was more incredible and versatile than Cornell's
Cornell's vocal range always blew me away, but I see your point. We're lucky to have both of them recorded to enjoy.
+Luís Felipe Barbosa Teixeira uhhh... Eddie Vedder
Skullcrusher Pine Eddie Vedder is pretty meh imo. Not a fan of his style.
This sound, so unique. He truly had a gift. Much respect to you, Layne. Forever imitated, but never duplicated. The One, The Only, Layne Staley... (A soulful, mournful moment of silence for you, sir...)
Cornelius Smith respect
I can sing in the same key layne does without straining my voice
it's so weird hearing the vocals alone, cause they blend so well with the riff...i used to think Layne was wailing the riff in the beginning
It's a talkbox, Jerry was playing it.
@@David-zo7to Layne sang it while Jerry played it. It was a vocal and guitar harmony.
@@David-zo7to bruh. do you guys have ears??? its so clear that its layne singing in top of the GUITAR riff lol
@@wm1573 bro its true, layne sang it along the guitar riff which was played through a talkbox as well. me and my homies are gonna do a cover of this song for our college and trust me that we’ve done our research. It is both at the same time :)
Best grunge vocal. Period.
Yes sir. Layne's dark tenor and Scott's barritone!
Eddie Vedder laugh at this
Torres Ríos Gael
Uhhhh no
Eddie is good but doesn’t even compare to Layne
@@fixyourposture6959 so, I prefer Eddie s voice, but Layne s one is objectively better
@@torresriosgael6041 and everyone laughs at yourself for commenting this.
20 years later....still gives me chills. Beautiful.
And all without pitch correction. Mindblowing.
Ничего сверхъестественного если уметь. А Лейн умел.
im not from this generation. i never got to listen to these guys. but luckily i have a father who refuses to let me forget where music came from.
That younger one, is parenting done right!
you have a father with good taste in music, my three girls hear this band almost everyday =)
B. Burnzy your father is a smart man !!
Haha, my father never let's me forget what good music is about. He loves Alice in Chains and such. Though, this is the hardest kind of music he can listen too because they aren't "really pissed" but its all cool.
I'm not sure I understand hardest. Pissed is pissed.
Wow Layne had one hell of a voice. He sang his heart out.
that picture of him smoking a cigarrette is a kick right in our egos... he didn't follow protocols for a healthy voice and still packed a punch. Best voice ever.
miss you so much Layne ✌
I second this. I would love to go back.
+educatedbuzz I hear ya
I've seen you in a couple comments section of Layne/Alice videos. I guess we share something in common hehe.
By the way I miss him too.
Hehe yeah.. Same here I just keep commenting his/their videos.I don't know anybody who listen to them kind of hard I gotta listen to them and don't have anybody to change opinions about them and him. Layne was a true man. Definitely we do and definetely good taste of music too. 🎶
Yeah I gotta listen to them really alone which is not bad but you know sometimes you want to talk about it.. Really a frustration sometimes. All I can say is that they lack a soul hehe jk I dont know how not to like Layne and his band back then.
layne singing in the shower XD
Or in a church
Lol!
If Layne was singing in the shower, it'd still be good enough for an official recording.
I love this man. Best Rock and Roll Voice ever.
Alice in Chains is not rock n roll
PopulationMusic Death metal? Lmfao either grunge or just metal my dude.
PopulationMusic death metal ? Wtf 😂
PopulationMusic totally
Sure.
Better than Freddy Mercury, Geoff Tate, Rob Halford, Dio, Sebastian Bach and Steven Tyler.
I don’t think so.
That voice; there are no words.
This is so cool to have his vocals isolated. What a great voice.
I could listen to isolated vocals all day on TH-cam. This right here is some of the best. Heartbreaking loss.
R.I.P Layne Staley....At his peak one of the absolute greatest vocalists in history....and he only scratched the surface of his potential before the disease began consuming him...painful to think of what could have been. I pray he is in a better place.
2019 Jeeesus Christ ...still get chills, what a voice!
Rite!? Layne’s voice stretched from the 2nd octave high up into the 5th with seeming ease and endless power. As much a style icon as an influential singer, his voice really deserves it’s own classification separate from any tenor, titled the Layne Staley vocal range.
R.I.P Layne. You were an amazing vocalist
💯
I'm 21 and grew up with many bands including Alice in chains. I never appreciated how crazy layne staleys voice was until now.
I want to hear "rain when i die" vocal track. that would make my head explode.
It would... My FAVORITE AIC song!
@@midnightmystery544 such a fuckin banger!!
@@midnightmystery544 'Rain when I die' is in my top 5 of the band! Omg, the whole Dirt album is just a masterpiece..
RIP, Layne, Demri and Mike. Forever.
Greatest vocalist ever. Forget just Grunge.
Totally agreed ❤️❤️
Exactly, his voice is perfection💗
Chris Cornell
@@tommygun3229 Layne is eons above Cornell
@@tommygun3229 cornell is overrated dogshit, he aint got nothing on layne
Let us all pause for just a second and realize just how fantastic Alice and chains made our music catalog thank you so much brother's for sharing your gift with us truly a unique and gifted band
*chills* there will never be another like him. He's irreplaceable. Listen to that, guys. Jesus.
Happy 50th Layne 😥
I love his doubled vocals
Someone needs to isolate Staley's vocals on Junkhead!!!!! I would fucking pay to hear those vocals with NO music!
Yes pls!!!!!
Fuck yes!!!!!
Omg that would be great
That and "God Am"!!! Like I would really pay money to hear that song's isolated vocals. Layne was unreal.
th-cam.com/video/4KprCm6eSa4/w-d-xo.html
Someone finally did it!!
There will never be another Layne Staley.
Absolutely amazing. Brings goose bumps to the skin. Probably the best male vocalist there is, or was :(. The raw emotion conveyed through his voice alone is what does it, and of course the actual tonal quality. RIP Lane Never forgotten,
so true! the best, the most sincere and the most powerful voice ever, so beautiful also. Ahhhhhhhhh goosebumps all over. Thank you LAYNE THOMAS!!!!!!!
Yes along with Mike Patton in my opinion
Greatest, most powerful and haunting voice in Rock and Roll. RIP Layne
When i heard Layne had passed away it was an eye opening experiance. Ive always loved his vocals. And hearing them isolated brought tears to my eyes remembering the pain. Thank God i made it thru my 20's
His voice is so addictive and amazing. He had the ability to turn darkness into light with his voice. So rare.
Yep, 0:57 is phenomenal.
cant believe i was a year old when this song was released. took me a bit to grow and discover alice in chains. ill be 33 this year still listening.
I hate zoomers so much
Me enamore de esta voz la primera vez que la escuche, para mi como para muchos eres de los mejores cantantes de Rock que ha existido, RIP Layne para mi serás un Number One.
love the way you can hear all of laynes sounds that you cant hear in the song
Orgasmo auditivo, escucho esta cancion y me estremesco
No eres el unico...
I can't remember where I heard it but someone once said it's amazing how his voice was so powerful yet so vulnerable. The perfect way to describe it. I miss this man a whole lot.
If you ever had the pleasure of being at one of his concerts the sound didn't just come from his mouth his voice reverberated through his hole body not just his mouth it was incredible!!!
Goosebumps everywhere..Layne's voice always makes me feel something ,that i can not even explain.. no other artist does that to me. He was one of a kind, truly a special one❤
This band is just so f**king cool all around. I love you Layne, you will be missed.
This is all the proof anyone needs....this man could sing with such power & grace that it'll make your hair standup on the back of your neck!
love the lil uh, hhhmmm (clearing of the voice) throughout the track...
thank you for sharing!
He spoke a language of voice control that most of us will never understand even though we love hearing it. Masterful
He is so amazing! This is so phenomenal. This gives me the chills!
Another planet voice. So powerful. Stunning.
This voice goes into my ears like blood flows through my veins.
It's just as rejoicing as having health again after a long time of illness.
By far one of the greatest voices of all time. Still gives me chill to this day
Unbelievable talent! Layne Staley had a gift most people can't even dream of.
I'm almost certain he ripped this from the Rock Band video game track, where the instruments were seperated for the game. Thus explaining why it's the "pit/spit" version. Kudos to OP for putting this up. Love to hear Layne belt.
I just got to say I LOVE you young folk that are digging our 90's tracks and legends! You are proof that that era stands the test of time just like the music of the 60's. keep it alive cause these songs came out at a great and fucked up time.
Furious angel singing. What a monstrous voice, what a loss. I miss you, Layne.
My all time favorite vocalist right there! Totally amazing.
This is cool, almost like he's singing it to me 💟💟💟 he was too good...the best
blacktwofight11 he’s not singing it to you.
He sang it to himself.
No one…..no one will ever sing like Layne. The power and control of his voice was and still is incredible. If he only knew how much he’s missed by all of us.
love how he was listening to the music so loud in his headphones you can hear it in the track hahaha
imagine being in the studio hearing this, fucking incredible.
R.I.P. legend.
This makes the song sound better. That was incredible
the 90s was uber talented and no one pays attention to it, I love it
The dude had such an amazing voice. It gives me chills every time I hear him sing.
I can never, and will never challenge these vocals. One of a kind, and a voice that will never be replicated. Layne, I hope you're singing loud where ever you are.
Goosebumps over another goosebump. Eargasmic.
Amazing, thanks for this. Goosebumps. RIP Layne.
One of the best singers I have ever heard! It's hard to believe I was 15 when Layne died.
Thumbs up if you couldn't help yourself singing the "can you sew them shut........" part.
DENY YOUR MAKER!
I thought it should go, "now you've sewn them, SHUT!" And layne sings that
and now you've sewn them SHUT!!!!!
jerry sings that part
deny your maker..........will be wasted"
I love and miss the heck out of this guy and his voice
🖤 so many chills....can't believe it's been almost 21 years 😢
I know for a fact his voice was gifted to him from God
This really shows how powerful his vocals was and that range! Easily my favourite singer now hands down. There's no one like him. He'll never be forgotten. RIP Layne Staley.
Who here was also singing Jerry's vocals while listening to this?
KevinKoolx lol definitely. Can't quite hit the notes like they do though :-)
i was waiting for them and got disappointed...
One of the greatest rock singers of all time.
RIP Layne
Wow!!! What talent. Amazing. Gave me chills. I really did not appreciate how incredible his voice was. I hate drugs. Drugs have stolen too many people from this world.
Hearing just his voice puts me in this trance, staring into space, deep into my mind… it’s amazingly how powerful a humans voice can be.
Just listened to this again on my home speakers. HOLY FUCKING GOOSEBUMPS!!!
Damn. I keep coming back every day and I get goosebump every time
Amazing voice...best rock voice ever...OMG
Amazing just simply Amazing . I got the Chills . You are definitely missed.
03:34
Damn Layne has the best voice of any 90"s rocker a d modern rocker of all time period. And I like all the 90"s bands. But AIC was head and shoulders the best.
it's amazing how fully realized the members of AIC were from the first album...superb talent.
I love to hear isolated vocals, Layne is amazing and him clearing his throat wow!! I also listen with headphones so wow!! Love and miss Layne Staley and Mike Starr 😇😇❤️❤️🤘🤘🌹🌹🎶
So hauntingly beautiful. Nobody will ever come close. Best voice EVER ♥️
Best to ever do it.. IMO.. his voice hits me different than any other sound on Earth.
This autoplayed for me after David Lee Roth's Running With the Devil iso, so nice to hear an example of amazing vocals after that trip.
THE greatest voice of my generation
Celestial, Cosmic, Deep, Extraordinary...
3:34 venho aqui só por essa parte, mt foda
holy shit this is haunting got bumps hearing him solo like this. thank you for sharing.
greatest band of the 90'sand amongst the greatest vocalists ever. r.i p
This is kinda spooky.
I love it and would rather have this as my ring tone than the original MITB which is what it is now.
Damn cool and mad props to the uploader. You da man.
3:34 wow! Incredible