Alice In Chains - Angry Chair (From MTV Unplugged)
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- “Angry Chair” by Alice In Chains from MTV Unplugged
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Lyrics:
I don't mind, yeah, I don't mind, I-I-I
I don't mind, yeah, I don't mind, I-I-I
Lost my mind, yeah, but I don't mind, I-I-I
Can't find it anywhere, I don't mind, I-I-I
Jerry's eyes tell you everything. Wow to have a friend like that
Priceless
Jerry is pure gold #magical
i love how close the "magic duo" are seated together... rare sight.
Was just listening to this in my truck and my 10 year old daughter said “daddy, I like this song because one voice is dark and one voice is light” sounds good to me.
thats adorable
That's the best description of Layne and Jerry's harmony I've ever read. They really do have a yin-yang sound.
@@cayhill1311 it really hit home with me as well, I’ve always loved the harmony between the two but never thought of it so simple.
My daughter has said something very similar about AIC. My kids love them...the music and lyrics are so emotional and raw, and we jam the hell out in the car all the time.
Wow.
Their voices together are unbelievable . It sounds like it was meant to be
is totally amazing, seductive and captivating
It was meant to be!!
I agree with you 100%!!
100%
It feels like being hypnotized!
Jerry making Layne smile was everything
Fact
I would like to meet you in real life because you understood that. My man :)
Fire
is good to see layne smiled
Sure was
God the drummer is so good for knowing how to hold his beats so well and match the emotion of the lyrics
Most underrated comment on here
Absolutely, the timing and feel and rhythm, it’s all feeling. I’m sure they played this song in a practice space a thousand times and when you hit the stage and do an unplugged it’s so different. It could have not worked at all. But they just nailed it so right. Not even one of my favorite songs tbh but it’s so impressive how good they sound. This goes down in history as (as far as I’m concerned, mtv did a good job too) the best unplugged ever. But I’m biased and based. And nostalgic. And the opposite of sober at the time of this writing, so feel free to rip me apart in the comments 🤘
Nah, sean Kenny is literally underrated AF
@@jacobreimer5002your comment feels like THE PERFECT COMMENT. I don't want you to be ripped apart. Stay in one piece. And keep using all the substances that is needed to be used for you to generate more comments 🤟
It's drums. A heartbeat. Wdym match emotions?
1:18 Jerry stares intensely at Layne, almost misses cue to start singing. Damn, that is a good friend to make sure that Layne is ready to start.
RichBen definitely man. Layne was messed up in ‘96
No ? Jerry was looking out, but at that particular juncture, he was watching lAyne playing to see where to start. Layne only played on a couple songs and Jerry is near a guitar GOD so probably a little easier for him to pick up mid way.
This song is son good and so deceatating at same time. Very Kool that Layne wrote this by himself, impressive n Jerry
@@kevincoady5248 Isnt what that what I said or am I missing something. Also, I wasn't making an indictment against Jerry.
RichBen yes, I meant NO ? U were rt about what you said. Sorry, I’ve started to realize most people make negative comments so u almost have to assume.
I only meant to add that in that instance it was kool Jerry was watching Layne on guitar to keep time, where he didnt play a lot of guitar.
@Adolf Hitler a lot of folks don't realize it but, Layne and Jerry are cousins and grew up together so he and Layne had sort of an unspoken bond
The best MTV Unplugged album of all time. A true masterpiece.
I agree. Queensryche was good too
Idk about all that. But it is amazing. Of course it's all preference. This is my second favorite hands down and that will never change. Just amazing
@@el34glo59 who's in first place?
@@cabal7659 kizz
Agreed x
Cantrell was funny in this concert. He's like the one ray of sunshine in what should have been a very somber and serious event. You can even see Layne smiling during the Hee-Haw song.
Totally agree with you. I mean Layne was having a serious problem with his drug addiction but he still smiled at Cantrell. Just show how much of a friendship they had.
Yes they did have a close friendship, regardless of what a lot of people say. They did not tour to promote albums when Layne was struggling with his addiction and was reclusive. They missed a lot of opportunities during that time. Layne was respected by his mates. After he passed AIC went into an enforced hiatus.
Yep and he had food poisoning from a bad hot dog right before they went on, he has a garbage can next to him during the session...poor thing..
@@jacinto1477
Wrong
I am 13 years clean. This band, Layne, this song... it all means so much.
These are what rock gods look like by the way for all you kids out there. Both great and terrible at the same time. RIP Layne, you were 1 of 1 dude
This song always tears me up. I wish I never understood what it meant.
they way jerry looked at layne you can tell he had so much concern and care. he didnt want him to feel like he had to do anything he wasnt ready for.
Those of us watchimg and picking up on that only makes us respect and love them more
They were true brothers for life !
The chemistry definitely made the songs he is staring at him like your with me right bro
He was definitely ready to jump in & change the arrangement if needed.
@jerrycantrell6672 nice to meet you Fulton
Can we take a moment to appreciate that solo Jerry laid down? Holy shit that was smooth.
It's incredible, almost flamenco-like
He was supposedly very sick during this concert from food poisoning too.
@@ashleymcmeakin8590 he was at one but this not the one
That’s battery by Metallica
Jerry is an amazing guitarist and support to the whole band .
Layne actually wrote this song about his addiction....he was hands down the best voice to come out of Seattle. Was a sad day in music when he died. RIP Layne you will forever be a legend 💯
Geoff Tate is the best voice to come out of Seattle.
Layne is by far the best voice out of Seattle and is quite possibly the best voice of the 20th and 21st century
Umm not hands down, Chris Cornell was a close second
@@jacknife10000 3rd. After Tate.
@@vadimastprojects8770 Hes got a good voice but i cant listen to him like I can Staley and Cornell
The look on Laynes face when Jerry plays the Hee Haw bit is just priceless!
@@Johan-kq6fc they're preforming Angry chair. Bu Jerry segways into a song that used to be played on Hee Haw decades ago.
IKR 💗
One of their most underrated songs. So good here.
I'm so happy when Layne smiles
Can't believe Layne made such creative and soul searching music you felt his pain from 1 addict to another the music could have came out yesterday and you would have never known it came 20 years ago and yes tell me
Yes !
I had to like it to get it above 666 because I know God took his soul
It's incredible what a smile from the downtrodden can bring out of us.
I miss his presence in music every damn day....😢
"weight of the heart, not the size"
Always touching
weight on layne's heart is so heavy that he dies
I’M SWETING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😟😟😟😟😟😟😟😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
That’s all I can say to you
ALL OF IT
Love how it started with a silly metallica intro, to Hee Haw, to Angry Chair.
Gotta love Alice In Chains
same
@@43gone03 metallica was in the audience??
@@drewtoth355 Yes. On Inez's bass is written "Friends Don't Let Friends Get Friends Haircuts..." because Metallica, who were in the audience, had recently cut their hair short.
not sure if you're choking and im stupid but was that the intro to an actual metallica song at 0:01? if so, which song?
@@unoptimalvods5792 Battery
All these years later and I still get so happy when I see Layne smile.
The vocal harmonization is unreal...
Layne had a lot of inner strength to play "Angry Chair" after an introduction like that. Explains many of the lyrics in "Mad Season".
It gives me chills how this entire session told Layne’s story. The emotion coming out is so raw. Will always miss you, Layne!
Sitting on an angry chair
Angry walls that steal the air
Stomach hurts and I don't care
What do I see across the way, hey
See myself molded in clay, oh
Stares at me, yeah I'm afraid
Changing the shape of his face, oh yeah
Candles red, I have a pair
Shadows dancing everywhere
Burning on the angry chair
Little boy made a mistake, yeah
Pink cloud has now turned to grey, oh
All that I want is to play
Get on your knees, time to pray, oh
I don't mind, yeah
I don't mind, yeah
Lost my mind, yeah
Can't find it anywhere
Corporate prison, we stay
I'm a dull boy, work all day
So I'm strung out anyway
Loneliness is not a phase
Field of pain is where I graze
Serenity is far away
Saw my reflection and cried
So little hope that I died, oh
Feed me your lies, open wide
Weight of my heart, not the size, oh
I don't mind, yeah
I don't mind, yeah
Lost my mind, yeah
Can't find it anywhere
Pink cloud has now turned to grey
All that I want is to play
Get on your knees time to pray, boy
Yes!
Hey can we get the lyrics for the song in the beginning
Thanks Toniolo, you’re a Saint.
Agradecido mi rey 🫶🏻
❤
The harmony between Jerry and Layne is incredible!
I feel blessed to have grown up in a time with real, live music, listening to AIC, even if I was depressed as ...
Sean Kinney, the unsung hero of this show
A really underrated drummer. Accurate, and very musical with simply fills and great compositions.
@@Nico89Cani awesome performer too but like you said his composition skills were/are awesome, he always created drums that fit the music Jerry wrote perfectly, never overplays shit, just a really tasteful drummer who rocks live
Lb
Mike Inez was drunk, Layne Staley was stoned, Jerry Cantrell had severe food poisoning, Sean was probably the only healthy band member during this show. Yet, they still turned out an incredible performance.
@@kingbaby8761 Layne was a lot more than just stoned lol
I don't care what anyone else says. AIC was the best Unplugged.
definitely, imo nirvanas unplugged may have been better than original recordings
@@rtp2464yeah bro man who sold the world and where did you sleep last night were awesome
@@PurpleVR-12 i think it's the same with aic though too, i like down in a hole acoustically much better than the regular. both bands are just so talented
nirvana the best
@@Kurt_Bs20 meh.
These guys were pure talent this “Unplugged” was the best and they sounded better live than recorded..Amazing Alice In Chains..RIP Layne
Truly. Same with Mad Seasons live performance. I like it even more than original . In this Unplugged, all these versions save maybe one or two are my favorites. I've got a pretty high $ system in my truck and I've got one set of saved tunes on my eq especially for acoustic music, and in every single one of these songs there is so much detail. I struggle sometimes to think its all real lol. Its insane the amount of musical depth they make with just their instruments . Excuse the nerd reference here, but its like the musical equivalent of Lord of the Rings. You watch it over and over and keep finding more and more details you didn't notice before. The tones Jerry and Layne use when they harmonize are extremely unique and have such an incredible blend. Il listen over and over and focus in on ones voice or one of the guitars and its like endless little gems. Its hard to articulate properly. When i hear folks compare to Nirvana or whoever i just get a kick out of it. They may be more popular to some , but they dont come close on the musical depth and level. Once you have an ear for picking out the variations, Nirvana can almost sound boring. AiC is untouchable
Wow. Unreal
@@noahkb80 Why am I reading my thoughts? Hehe, I only recently found Mad Season and I can't stop listening to that Moore concert.
@@noahkb80 you are not supposed to have an ear for picking variation to love music and prefer it to other music what you said just sounds like an obsessed jazz fan music never was about any of the technicals or the variations or anything of that really people forget these days that it's an art form and art is at least to me never about that
for example,a jazz fan can now show you an example of songs with variations and complexity that will make this sound very simple but that won't mean anything cause it's not about that music was made for everyone to appreciate and love so you don't need to know music or have a developed ear to love a song and appreciate it
it's all about what it means and gives to you
learning this song on guitar was very easy I learned it so fast but I still think it's one of the best songs of all time and to me better than some songs that took me way longer to learn
@@dsfafshjgh9349 huh?
Love seeing Layne Smile like that at the beginning. Priceless!
My dad flew from Australia to see this for his 18th birthday.. well worth it.
Liar! My name Lewis Robert Burton Jr! Lets go to court!
Layne Staley will continue to touch lives.
This unplugged saved my life #riplayne
@@dgrat1000 me too
he really does. Hardly knew about Alice in Chains a year ago and now I'm obsessed thanks to him.
Best unplugged ever
Now you're just stating facts.
The love Jerry had for his best friend can be seen right here . He knew Layne was hurting and he made sure to hold his hand this whole set . It makes me so ducking happy to see the love
Drums sound so powerful and gently at the same time, it makes me forget this is an unplugged. Professionalism at its best
0:13 “You guys get hurt? Ow!”
Oh man, the chorus in this unplugged version is SO much better than the studio. These guys were meant to be heard live, that’s for damn sure
the chorus is way better (and that's saying something because I love the chorus in the studio version). it's also because I can hear jerry better, and I really like this voice
That little guitar solo starting at 3:22 I friggin LOVE, just the way it flows, could literally listen to 100 times in a row and maybe more, just never gets old !!!!!
The way Jerry leads this band. Giving Layne the look of approval. Telling him it’s ok when he messes up. You can tell Jerry and Layne were more like brothers, they loved one another. Even Mike the base player looks to Jerry for assurance during nutshell. What happened to Layne is just horrific. Weighing 80lbs, no teeth, no friends, no family in the end. Just isolation and addiction. It’s a goddamn shame because there will never be another voice like Laynes. Simply brilliant
100%
The harmonization, bass, drums and both Jerry and Layne on guitars, amazing. Watching them sing and strum, just wow.
Love how Jerry almost missed his queue at the start of the song because he was looking at Layne.
I will never forget the first time I heard Alice In Chains it was many years ago with one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever met and she turned me onto them and it was all over it opened up a whole New World and I was never the same thank you thank you for the music the timeless masterpieces of Alice in chains
@@armelleoconner8507 11
Dude was making sure Layne was still conscious. A true brother that guy.
Get you a man that looks at you like Jerry Cantrell looks at Layne Stayley.
Probably thinking my friend needs help😢
Always here. Ive watched hundreds of times and will always come back.
I'd love to reach through the screen and give Layne a hug...he looks like a little lost soul ...breaks my heart 😥
That Jerry moment in the beginning keeping an eye for Layne, almost missed the starting riff, what a guy, knew his buddy and was always concerned for him, that connection was really something to not be ignored.
layne starts perfectly on time too, and his pace on tone are just, perfectly on key, its inane how talented he was even strung out as he was here, he was NOT fully there.
The drum fill at 1:51 is literally music to the ears
I feel like Angry Chair was always meant to be acoustic.
IKR, I always go to their Unplugged performance, its just out of this world!! I love it.
Danny Irish I feel like Layne wrote it with an acoustic so you are probably right!
I agree...
No
Nah fuck no.The studio version is way better.Doom metal
A lead singer that always adjusts his voice to meld with or even backup other singers. He was pretty special. He was also an addict of course, I'm dealing with one, they are like aliens. Not really there.
Jerry was watching Layne so intently making sure he was ok that Jerry actually came in a bit late with his vocals in the first verse and Layne was right on point. You can tell Jerry really loved Layne and would have done anything to help him.
Alice in chains. The band that keeps on giving. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much My Favorite Grunge band, I Love you Alice in Chains 💖💕💖🤩🤩👍👍🎸🎸🤘🤘🤟🤟
This concert and Unplugged are my ultimate favorite Pearl Jam performances
the way that jerry stares at him making sure he's okay, it just hurts so much
Jerry's guitar work is sooo point on with the same emotion Layne's voice puts out there . I think that is the magic of these guys. I'm sorry for your loss Jerry, he was your brother.
This album is still a fave of mine. Kick ass stuff. What a loss we all suffered in Layne's death. Rip
I was crushed when he died. In the 90’s I was working on dozens of music videos and kept hoping I’d get to meet him. He is one of my favorite singers to this day.
I love the way Layne played guitar. He will forever be missed!
Jerry really felt the “stomach hurts and I don’t care” line in this performance
Love that they still honor Layne and Mike. Who knows this may help them cope with the lose of their friends. You know Layne is at every concert singing right along from above
The BEST unplugged of all, by far...
I never go back to watch any other unplugged, but always come to see this one over and over again.
I prefer Sludge Factory, but this one is also gold
@@jean-sebastienbelisle3714 I was talking about the whole AIC's unplugged. Cheers!
me too, i watch AIC unplugged at least twice a week 😎
I am a very recent convert to AIC and absolutely love them. I got their catalog on CDs (ok, the Layne's era ones) and really like the studio work BUT this Unplugged performance was spectacular. It rips my heart out that the guys couldn't have given us more. Layne and Jerry sang as if one voice on multiple tracks. Still thinking of you Layne and Mike Starr. Also glad that Jerry, Sean and Mike were able to live through the 90's and carry on. ❤🙏
Love Jerry's sense of humor throughout this. The country song, the Enter Sandman go (cuz MTV and radio were over-playing the shit outta that song plus Lars was in the audience) and the Living Color reference from David Alan Grier "wrote a song bout it, like to hear it, here it go", which just happens to be my favorite Living Color skit.
Miss you Layne.
This is the absolute best Mtv Unplugged ever. Period.
I'm 45 and just started listening to Alice in Chains this year I'm already liking them better than Nirvana Pearl Jam and Green Day some of my other favorite 90s bands
God damn my friend never too late to find some amazing music huh? better late than never bro,welcome to the fold👍
Since when was Green Day relevant in the 90s? 😂😂😂
I envy you man. AIC were my gateway into metal grunge, when I caught them on headbangers ball as an opening act in the early 90s.
It's like getting the best coke in the world on your first try. Everything after is just slightly better shades of "less good than Alice in chains"
@@joscar062 Um, they had huge hits in the 90's..?
@@joscar062 Green Day was huge in the mid 90s.
The greatest Grunge band ever and also the best unplugged performance of all time
That guitar solo is one of my favorites of all time, it's too badass.
Still, this is the top of Unplugged performanses ever! The guitars, the vocals, the drummer! Everething is at top level!
You can clearly see the bond between Layne and Jerry here at around 1:16. Jerry stares at Layne so that both of them will start singing at the right time. That's true love and friendship.
its seriously heart breaking the dark place layne went to.
I've been in that dark place. It took me 9 years of pain to get out of
along with millions of people in the same place
@@SUB_XERO still there
PANDAxXxWARRIOR how’d you get out
I've been there since 2004 and just in the last 3 months got clean off Heroin and opiates. He is missed
It’s hard to believe that the first time I saw these guys was at lake compounds in Connecticut supporting their first album, they were the opening act and we’re actually booed throughout the whole set. It shows what little we knew at the time
true story? what year
Interesting
They just don’t make music like this anymore man…thank God my dad showed me AIC growing up
The sound coming from the instruments couldnt sound any better. I love their sound and their style is so unique.
Layne playing the guitar is so cute and the harmonies with Jerry were and are everything.
Crazy how they turned one of the scariest songs into something so soothing. Literally fell asleep to this masterpiece.
definitely. maybe it's the softer instrumentation, but idk
is it just me or is laynes first expressions are so relatable the gloom then the smirk/smile to jerry for his effort to lighten things up
This is one of the greatest music performances ever by MTV Unplugged! I have watched/listened to it at least 200 times. Thank You!
Gloom, despair and agony on me,
Deep dark depression
Excessive misery
If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all
Gloom, despair and agony on me
Fucking hilarious. I actually only listen to new AIC because of Cantrell
iwanna duck wtf
So fucking catchy too 😂
@@iwannaduck6528 same
your missing out on classic AIC without Layne there is no point in Alice In Chains existing
Rest in Peace Layne, it's now 2019, 17 years later and I will forever play your body of work.
Me too. I hope he’s found peace.
this sound is the sound that noone can create except AIC
it's like wind blowing to my ears
Kuko flat out the best example of dissonant harmony Ive ever heard.
AIC is my favorite. Heroin and pain make great songs, just doesn't usually end well. RIP Layne and Mike.
A few are close, but not the same. Never will be.
Little boy made a mistake. Breaks my heart 💔
0:13 sometime in the beginning someone is the crowd is saying something about lanye smoking . Layne laughs it off. listen carefully. he adds sarcasm. love that part.
Gerald Collins someone said something like ‘u can’t smoke in here’ Layne replied smth like ‘can’t get hurt’ then person is like ‘im just saying’. Smth like that :D
@@vvmew766said it earlier. that's gotta be BS; the entire band smoked during the concert
they both kick ass. good voices complimenting each other. it takes them all to make music like this. That's why they are musicians, pros.
What makes this performance that much more amazing and special than what it already was, is that regardless of what Layne was going through in life and what he needed to do to prepare and get through this set, he was still able to perform at such a high level. Can't teach that kind of perseverance. I feel that this performance emanated directly from his heart, soul and his talents were without a doubt, God-Given. R.I.P Layne...You and the many gifts you gave/left behind in this world will forever be cherished, missed and celebrated!
This unplugged session gets into every cell of your being so deep, from the very first listen. Spine chilling and brilliant in equal measure. Incredible talents.
The way Layne stares at Jerry while he plays his little skit for some reason always cracks me up! ❤
Epic epic...& priceless love of losses Singing outside looking in....a mirror of a blocked window..
The whole unplugged session is out of this world... but man this fucking song is brutal
One of the best unplugged performances ever to date. Rest in peace Layne.
and RIP Mike Starr
It s so strange.... It s like Layne was there only at times... And you could see in his expressions, that at other times he was already away... But when he was there, his voice still gave me shivers.... I come from the 80s metal school, where singers had those high voices... Layne was the first singer, in Rock music, to expand my mind about, how one can sing in Rock music.... His tone made the difference, the pain in his words translated with melodies... And, let s face it, even here, where he was evidently not completely present, his stage presence is great... He was like a some kind of presence in the middle of a buddies group... Alice in Chains were an extraordinary band ( I know they still go on, but without Staley, it s not the same band to me)
Yea, Layne's voice is unique and beautiful
It's called dissociation. The mind is only present in little bits and pieces at a time. Then fades back out again. Very sad.
@@paranormaladventurer4922 exrremely sad and not only because he was an exceptional talent... When you see a human being giving in to drugs, til the point of literally chasing death... It both makes you feel sad amd hungry, cause you think"how can you keep on doing this? "... But i guess it s the drug s fascination, which really enslaves your soul and carries you to jump off the ravine
best grunge band to come out of Seattle by far
Layne, had a voice that was simply amazing..
It's always sad when someone with that kind of talent passes away to soon.. leave us wondering how much more they could have accomplished if they were still around..
R.I.P. Layne and Mike
Just stopping by to see Layne and Jerry genuinely smile.
One of the most underrated songs, especially the accostic version ever
The harmony is out of this world!
Their songs are so good, that even when you take away the heavy sound you still get a hard-core raw emotionally charges song. Wish I was able to see them live.
jerry looking at layne while he’s playing the opening riff is seriously sad to look at. imagine being jerry at that time period man must’ve been hard to see your best friend at a very bad state
Jerry himself wasn't treating himself too well either during this time. He had a nasty cocaine and alcohol problem. So, in a way Jerry could relate to Layne. It wasn't as severe as Layne's heroin addiction but he still loved him.
I love Layne Staley’s voice!
Eddie Romero me too bro🤝⋯⋯
Everyone should love Layne’s voice. He had such a raw talent that we were blessed to hear.
No teeth either his voice never broke
Oh me too and he is my favorite lead singer 😊
Never realized until now that Jerry plays the intro to Battery at the start. Makes sense as Metallica was in the audience.
0:36 It makes me happy to see Layne smiling here
I have the DVD. But not all the footage as this shows. Legend. My favourite band with Layne. Life for me is having a rebirth. Thanks very much 🤘🏻
'nobody wants to know more about the songs' - I do! Thank you for this! It means SO MUCH! 🌹
I can't even begin to describe how beautifully their voices sound together. They seem like one voice, it's mesmerizing...
When Layne smirks...i smile...legend
The way their voices combine is something very very special! Rip layne wish you were still making music here!!! Jerry I love u
Jerrys voice is so underrated even until this days - deserves alot more credit
Jerry's guitar work is sooo point on with the same emotion Layne's voice puts out there . I think that is the magic of these guys.