50 ALICE IN CHAINS RIFFS

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    of course "black gives way to blue" is copied and pasted wrongly everywhere in the video. not to mention that the album was one of my favourities when it was released (2009). I was 20, good memories. I just cannot release any video without making some stupid mistakes in the captions. it ALWAYS happens, even if I recheck everyhing thousands times. it's a fucking curse.
    no backing tracks involved. I play and record/program every instrument
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    01 - sea of sorrow
    02 - ain't like that
    03 - man in the box
    04 - lesson learned
    05 - angry chair
    06 - died
    07 - hollow
    08 - check my brain
    09 - sickman
    10 - put you down
    11 - would?
    12 - over now
    13 - heaven beside you
    14 - no excuses
    15 - nutshell
    16 - rooster
    17 - whale and wasp
    18 - brother
    19 - down in a hole
    20 - don't follow
    21 - your decision
    22 - get born again
    23 - the devil put the dinosaurs here
    24 - am I inside
    25 - love hate love
    26 - frogs
    27 - I can't remember
    28 - bleed the freak
    29 - voices
    30 - acid bubble
    31 - private hell
    32 - hung on a hook
    33 - lab monkey
    34 - rain when I die
    35 - dirt
    36 - phantom limb
    37 - stone
    38 - sunshine
    39 - I know something
    40 - so close
    41 - got me wrong
    42 - I stay away
    43 - grind
    44 - them bones
    45 - sludge factory
    46 - again
    47 - we die young
    48 - dam that river
    49 - all secrets known
    50 - rotten apple

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  • @AndreaBoccarusso
    @AndreaBoccarusso  3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

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    • @emiliano1862
      @emiliano1862 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Playing with the Angus SG

    • @duncan3998
      @duncan3998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      DUDE! YOU FORGOT *WHAT THE HELL HAVE I?*

  • @witchurt
    @witchurt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2112

    Nutshell : *start playing*
    Me : *start crying*

  • @Admiral.Anxiety
    @Admiral.Anxiety 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2456

    He is playing Alice In Chains. Wearing a Tool shirt. Also wearing a Failure shirt. The taste in music is strong with this one.

    • @nathanjamison830
      @nathanjamison830 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      A-fuckin’-men.

    • @richardroberson2564
      @richardroberson2564 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wow I didnt even see the shirt

    • @olath2948
      @olath2948 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I just noticed that "Tool" on the shirt looks like "Bender Rodriguez" eyes (Char from "futurama" series)

    • @cms3816
      @cms3816 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Olath i hadn’t “noticed” that

    • @olath2948
      @olath2948 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cms3816 My skill of finding totally useless stuff has kicked in. Don't worry, I have it under control now))))

  • @XXPedia
    @XXPedia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1220

    There are two definitive sounds of Alice In Chains. The hard rockin' and badass side, and the eerie and depressing side. These different sides is what makes this band so amazing and why they are my favorite band.

    • @diegosotomiranda4107
      @diegosotomiranda4107 7 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      XXPedia i would add 1 more side i notice in their sound, the acid/trippy touch like in born again or dirt

    • @jtough7499
      @jtough7499 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Private Hell makes me cut onions

    • @bones6924
      @bones6924 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jtough7499 lol

    • @PHELCAN
      @PHELCAN 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And just a dash of weird beatles esc. chord progressions

    • @gst013
      @gst013 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Love this video, but would've loved even more if he had included What the Hell Have I? on here...that main riff with the middle eastern feel to it is just godly, and unique even within the AIC catalogue.

  • @manwithtwoeyes6911
    @manwithtwoeyes6911 5 ปีที่แล้ว +556

    "Sludge Factory" has to be one of the top 5 grungiest grunge songs. Quite literally the definition of "Grunge"

    • @normaldude8320
      @normaldude8320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Or literally the definition of Sludge 😂
      Sludge is a style itself just saying

    • @Deactivated902
      @Deactivated902 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Man With Two Eyes agreed

    • @danhorvath3829
      @danhorvath3829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well, isn't it funny that the song is about a class of people who would like to think of themselves as "squeaky clean." That notion is probably a defining characteristic of a lot of music of this nature. (Music that tugs at your heart strings and, at the same time, makes you want to punch someone in the face.)

    • @matthewmurphy5425
      @matthewmurphy5425 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Sludge metal… the chorus to man in the box is the epitome of a grunge song imo

  • @jadenmckillip1868
    @jadenmckillip1868 5 ปีที่แล้ว +489

    This dude can turn a band s discography into one long, progressive, and beautiful song.

  • @BallZakc
    @BallZakc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1569

    Rotten Apple is so underrated

    • @yatereeyater560
      @yatereeyater560 7 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      It's my favorite aic song

    • @DaveTaste
      @DaveTaste 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It's highly rated.

    • @SpaghettiWithMeatSauce
      @SpaghettiWithMeatSauce 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      My favorite song tied with Sludge Factory

    • @OcelotDAD
      @OcelotDAD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Very highly rated actually. I know a lot of people who consider it their best song, me included.

    • @Trx-ep7rg
      @Trx-ep7rg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'd go the other way, saying its overrated. I like other songs way more on Jar of Flies, well that's just means they are great

  • @AndriyVasylenko
    @AndriyVasylenko 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1507

    The. Best. Sound. On. TH-cam.

    • @1104orion
      @1104orion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Andriy Vasylenko hey Andriy. the album of 2013 is called Black Gives Way to Blue ...

    • @AndreaBoccarusso
      @AndreaBoccarusso  7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      love to you

    • @AndreaBoccarusso
      @AndreaBoccarusso  7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I know. I just cannot release any video without making stupid mistakes in the captions, even if I recheck everything thousands times. black gives way to blue is an album I loved since the release (2009). I was 20, and I used to listen to it everyday but I copied and pasted the wrong album title everywere. well done ....

    • @alejandrogarcia8698
      @alejandrogarcia8698 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Andriy and andrea? You two are my best youtube metal musicians...
      Hope you work together some day... greetings from México♥

    • @karakenio
      @karakenio 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +1 Yeah guys, you sould work together! at least for something short & simple. Kudos from Venezuela.

  • @SharkPig_Media
    @SharkPig_Media 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1156

    Died has to be one of the best riffs ever written. horribly underrated song.

    • @diegosotomiranda4107
      @diegosotomiranda4107 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Brett Ray its a fcking raw masterpiece

    • @darthdarthbinkss
      @darthdarthbinkss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      If I remember correctly I don't even think the song was completely finished anyway, I think they wanted to adjust something, but I could be wrong. Either way, still in the top 10 best riffs from them for me.
      Edit: actually that's my favorite rift ever so far

    • @michaelmichaelson6766
      @michaelmichaelson6766 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I love "died" and "get born again", too sad they could not go on together.

    • @exxusdrugstore300
      @exxusdrugstore300 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I think the chorus was the unfinished part, which makes sense when you listen to it. Usually their choruses absolutely soar but on "Died" it kind of just stays on the ground. The vocals save it though.

    • @darthdarthbinkss
      @darthdarthbinkss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@exxusdrugstore300 I guess so. Who knows.

  • @hdparsns77
    @hdparsns77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +500

    I feel like Whale and Wasp doesn’t get enough credit. It’s really haunting in a incredibly beautiful way.

    • @cblackburn81
      @cblackburn81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed

    • @DaveTaste
      @DaveTaste 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Everything that ever happened is underrated and hasn't been given enough credit.

    • @Peter-Slash
      @Peter-Slash 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      it sounds like something the government would play over the sirens as a massive meteor is about to land on the united states

    • @SgtBuck01
      @SgtBuck01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Private Hell always struck me as a haunting beauty too.
      If Eric Clapton made guitars gently weep, Jerry Cantrell makes them grieve.

    • @sagan1976
      @sagan1976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I always thought that one part of the song represents the whale and the other the wasp. The part shown here is the whale, deep in the dark blue ocean. The string part is the wasp flying around on a sunny day.

  • @MrSipi1988
    @MrSipi1988 7 ปีที่แล้ว +856

    Cantrell is the defintion of how to write mostly simple riffs which are yet catchy and fresh. I could not say anyone who could be compared with him.

    • @danielthomas4652
      @danielthomas4652 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      MrSipi1988 there’s nothing simple about their riffs. They were some of the most advanced and mind blowing at the time and still are. Some of the best critics put them way ahead of their time.

    • @qaws2119
      @qaws2119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Maybe Frusciante

    • @travistotle
      @travistotle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@danielthomas4652 Dude, come on... Alice in Chains is probably in my Top 5 of all time, but Jerry's riffs could ABSOLUTELY be simple at times. He just had a gift to making a riff sound incredibly unique and fresh in spite of it being incredibly simple. The main riff to Man in the Box is as simple as it gets. The main riff to Angry Chair is literally three slowly picked notes!! There's nothing wrong with playing simple shit if it was still something you hadn't heard before.

    • @gabifromhell
      @gabifromhell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      And let's not talk about his insane live tone. Best tone i've heard in my life, Jerry is amazing

    • @natea3799
      @natea3799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Daniel Thomas You're joking.

  • @JimmyRonan1992
    @JimmyRonan1992 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2826

    There's no such thing as a bad Alice In Chains Song

    • @exxusdrugstore300
      @exxusdrugstore300 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Jamie Hellfire I would argue " Put You Down" isn't that great.

    • @whatalovelyday1308
      @whatalovelyday1308 6 ปีที่แล้ว +270

      I always thought "Put you Down" was one of their best. Sweet as hell riff!

    • @rott3npaul294
      @rott3npaul294 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Mobes Mobes its good , not great...great is like would & man in the box etc...

    • @darrenfoster9514
      @darrenfoster9514 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Late to reply, but everything post the Staley era was lacking

    • @shnpio
      @shnpio 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I'm not sure bout there newesr album

  • @maxromero23
    @maxromero23 6 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    R.I.P. Layne Staley and Mike Starr.

  • @bryanwilliams423
    @bryanwilliams423 5 ปีที่แล้ว +422

    Jerry Cantrell has probably the greatest riffs ever.

  • @AZWADER
    @AZWADER 6 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    Alice in Chains is one of the few artists who can successfully create scary sounding music imo (sorry Manson)

    • @christiantromop8313
      @christiantromop8313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Opeth hello

    • @Bullheadrecords
      @Bullheadrecords 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well that’s scary but that’s about it. His other stuff is to violent shock based to be enjoyed

    • @AZWADER
      @AZWADER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @Weebi Agreed. They're also good at finding really eerie riffs and melodies without them sounding Halloweeny.

    • @qwerty.4450
      @qwerty.4450 ปีที่แล้ว

      ⁠@@christiantromop8313THE LEPERRRRRRS COOIIILED beneath the TREEEEEEEEEEEEES

    • @TheMCzorro
      @TheMCzorro 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Rammstein maybe? There's at least one horror song put into most albums, some of those songs are genuinely scary

  • @Trx-ep7rg
    @Trx-ep7rg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    12:06 Layne Staley's YEAH is one of the most satisfying things to hear. Best Grunge singer. Jerry was a beast too

    • @akirastar420
      @akirastar420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes yes yes 🙌🙌🙌🙌♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💫💫💫🥰🥰🥰

    • @thedancingguy828
      @thedancingguy828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I prefer Cornell vocals

    • @drewtoth355
      @drewtoth355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@thedancingguy828 oh do you?? nobody cares

    • @thedancingguy828
      @thedancingguy828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@drewtoth355 nobody cares about either go find something to do bitch

    • @danluce5995
      @danluce5995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thedancingguy828 lol chill out bro. Ypu come on an Alice in Chains video saying you prefer a different singer on a comment talking about Layne then call people a bitch. Dont be so insecure

  • @braescanlon1829
    @braescanlon1829 7 ปีที่แล้ว +443

    this dude puts tons of work into these vids and doesn't get NEARLY enough views

    • @gage2038
      @gage2038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      100%

    • @gage2038
      @gage2038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      No 110%

    • @gage2038
      @gage2038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      NO DAMIT 100000%

  • @MrAttentionSpan
    @MrAttentionSpan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +505

    Cantrell is one of main things that makes me go pick up a guitar almost every day. His tone is beyond legendary at this point, and if you take a look at his chord structures, a good chunk of it is basic blues based, so to me he's the approachable guitar hero. Like in No Excuses, all he does is take a bar chord, and makes the top two strings open, and it's so simple and so effective.
    Oh, and he has the most Titanic, gut-punching riffs (All of Acid Bubble? Stone? Get Born Again? HUGE) AND he has a great voice in his own right. He's one of those once in a generation kind of talents. I hope he sees this vid.

    • @Batumtl
      @Batumtl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      What a great comment to read.

    • @celestialcolosseum
      @celestialcolosseum 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Batuhan Mutlu aynen kanka

    • @Batumtl
      @Batumtl 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya Boi Camper Görüyorum da Be'Lakor dinliyoruz kardeşim?

    • @celestialcolosseum
      @celestialcolosseum 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Batuhan Mutlu
      1. Opeth
      2. Be'lakor
      3. Ne Obliviscaris
      Progressive gidiyoruz be aga napalım :p Yakında dizcem rafıma Be'lakor diskografisini, çok heyecanlıyım. Sen ne dinliyosun merak ettim.

    • @Batumtl
      @Batumtl 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya Boi Camper Güzel, klasikleri biz de severiz :) Son Ne Obliviscaris albümü bende birinci albümün etkisini yaratmadı maalesef. Daha kötüsü, birkaç kez dinlendikten sonra sıktı. Portal of I'ın kalitesine erişen modern albüm sayısı çok kısıtlı zaten.
      Her tarzda metal dinlerim, lakin favorilerim tech death (Beyond Creation, Obscura, Atheist, First Fragment...) ve black metal (Hate Forest, Cultes des Ghoules, The Great Old Ones...) gruplarıdır. Ancak bu aralar biraz karışık dinliyorum, son dinlediğim gruplar şu şekilde: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Frontierer, Amenra (Mass VI yılın albümü olmaya aday), Leprous, Monuments, Car Bomb, Archspire. Uzun cevap oldu, kusura bakma, hem Alice in chains hem de extreme metal dinleyen bir vatandaş görünce böyle oluyor :)

  • @AndreaBoccarusso
    @AndreaBoccarusso  7 ปีที่แล้ว +480

    of course "black gives way to blue" is copied and pasted wrongly everywhere in the video. not to mention that the album was one of my favourities when it was released (2009). I was 20, good memories. I just cannot release any video without making some stupid mistakes in the captions. it ALWAYS happens, even if I recheck everyhing thousands times. it's a fucking curse.
    anyway:
    - I think this is my best sounding video I've ever made until now, and I'm pretty proud about it. this expansion of the ez drummer 2 sounds fucking great (rock solid), my mastering skills are improving and I'm finally adding the stuff I need to my workstation, after my PC change. however I don't own hundreds of guitars and pedals like Jerry did in the last 27 years. so, in some parts, I had to settle for the sounds I had, even if they were not perfect.
    - I don't own a talk box or a decent wah pedal and I don't want to have one, because I hate it. so I've used the shitty wah function from my old boss gt6 pedalboard in front of my amps ... and it sounds like crap
    - I've sung more than the other videos. after all, I used to listen to alice in chains constantly from 19 to 22 years old. their melodies are just fucking great and part of my life

    • @AirGuitar
      @AirGuitar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah dude you fuckin knocked this one out of the part. Jerry is a master when it comes to melodies. He can make the most beautiful melodies (Down In A Hole, No Excuses, Don't Follow, Your Decision, I Stay Away, Whale & Wasp, Rotten Apple, Private Hell, Black Gives Way To Blue, as well as some of the weirdest/scariest shit I've heard haha, Godsmack, Sickman, God Am, Frogs, Head Creeps, Angry Chair, Grind, Rain When I Die. You just kick ass dude! Tool is my all time favorite hard rock band, followed super closely by AIC! Keep it up!

    • @NatefousAnand
      @NatefousAnand 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hell yea this sounds so fckin good!

    • @kadenzook3826
      @kadenzook3826 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You killed it, man! Great job on everything, love your videos!

    • @revolution6661
      @revolution6661 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Andrea Boma Boccarusso non c'è niente di meglio che vedere un musicista italiano su YT che fa una carrellata di riff eseguiti in maniera impeccabile di una delle band che ha segnato la mia (direi nostra) vita. Grazie per questo bel video ;)
      Mi raccomando, mai scordarsi di Layne.

    • @ryguy8306
      @ryguy8306 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah man I'm a huge Alice fan and you really nailed it!

  • @KingPractice
    @KingPractice 7 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    any true AIC fan knows that this is the best video ever. rock on bro.

    • @mr.noride7226
      @mr.noride7226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ShootYourRadio I think the fact that someone else being able to play his riffs this well with flawless transitions makes it better than Jerry doing it himself because Jerry already knows these riffs so I don’t think we as an audience would be expecting much because we already know he is great. There is a certain surprise factor in seeing someone other than the original artist being able to make such a good contribution.

  • @radiofriendlyunitshifter5980
    @radiofriendlyunitshifter5980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +912

    Alice In Chains is best grunge band.
    Change My Mind.

    • @jihadmarazmatov224
      @jihadmarazmatov224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      There is nothing to change

    • @doorwaysniffer5254
      @doorwaysniffer5254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      In my opinion and don’t completely berate me with opinionated insults, nirvana had the most compelling songs, but AIC was a near second

    • @regolithia
      @regolithia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@doorwaysniffer5254 Respectable opinion. I dig all of 'em. Nirvana, Soundgarden, AiC, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Temple of The Dog, etc.

    • @anonymoususer2756
      @anonymoususer2756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ehh I prefer Soundgarden. It’s not even close either. Alice In Chains is just sort of alright imo.

    • @alecUNH
      @alecUNH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I hate the word grunge...

  • @ferreiraman
    @ferreiraman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    That feeling when you know all the riffs played... Shout-out to Alice in Chains, the band that changed my life. Good job dude

    • @matheusviolante8364
      @matheusviolante8364 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      metalFlover I wouldn't love music so effing much if it weren't for them. They definitely changed my life too.

  • @aleksastamenkovic5526
    @aleksastamenkovic5526 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Absolutely love the riff for Frogs.The whole song by it self is a masterpiece.

  • @paoloperrusi
    @paoloperrusi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Got goosebumps through the whole video. Cantrell is a riff GOD. Looks like it's another Alice In Chains spree for a couple of months for me!

  • @eh8484
    @eh8484 7 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Ain’t better display of love, respect, and appreciation for Alice in Chains in youtube. You are the very best.

  • @derekpillers8796
    @derekpillers8796 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    In the mid 90s, these songs were the soundtrack to life. They were playing in the background almost everywhere

    • @goudagirl6095
      @goudagirl6095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I never realized just how many AIC were out there as popular, or at least as "known" tunes till I listened to "the Essentials" all the way through. Nearly EVERY song they put out was a hit...or at the very least, really well known. A more prolific and consistent band--grunge or otherwise--I don't know of. THE. BEST.

    • @thedancingguy828
      @thedancingguy828 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@goudagirl6095 Nirvana would be more consistent if Kurt lasted at least until the early 2000 like Layne

    • @raphael5963
      @raphael5963 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@thedancingguy828laynes last project was in 1995 man

    • @thedancingguy828
      @thedancingguy828 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@raphael5963 the Bank 1999?

  • @vinnregi4882
    @vinnregi4882 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Black Gives Way To Blue is such an underrated album. So many killer riffs. And very coherent album

    • @justaperson4737
      @justaperson4737 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don’t think it’s underrated. It is great, but it’s generally rated pretty highly.

    • @DanzGmod565
      @DanzGmod565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@justaperson4737 I think he means in comparison to their old albums

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      One of the best comeback albums of all time, Jerry is GOATed

  • @chanchadav5766
    @chanchadav5766 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Alice in Chains is that band that the more you hear it the more you love it, absolutely amazing band, great riffs, lyrics, voices
    Everything man
    And this video is UNDERRATED AF, man you're so talented and this definitely took you a lot of time but it's really appreciated what you've done

  • @maximilienrigobert4189
    @maximilienrigobert4189 6 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    The contrast with Nirvana is sadly giant, Cantrell is an unbelievable guitarist.

    • @maddie8780
      @maddie8780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      I don't think you can really compare them since they are so different. Kurt was not a great guitarist, he was effective. Nirvana's lyrics were what held them up. Cantrell is an amazing guitarist. The guitar and combined lyrics held AIC up.

    • @Lalairu
      @Lalairu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Different style, Kurt was also a good song writer. He knew how to write down what the felt. That is also important.

    • @ericwarner3150
      @ericwarner3150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Nirvana and Alice are two different things. Cantrell is an unbelievable guitarist and song writer. Just like Nirvana they aren't the same without the lead. Never should have made new music under the name Alice In Chains.

    • @MundoGamesDo
      @MundoGamesDo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Nirvana was more like punk rock. Just like not fair to compare Ramones with Mozart, every band was important in their meaning and purpose.

    • @ibd4640
      @ibd4640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I respect that you prefer Alice but insulting Nirvana can't be tolerated.

  • @wisteria310787
    @wisteria310787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I had somewhere to be but then I found this video. At riff 20 I thought “that’s enough, I’m going to be late” happy to say I stayed for all 50.
    A lot of work went into this, made me rekindle my love for AiC not that I lost any :-p

  • @drapala97
    @drapala97 7 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I always loved "I can't remember" and every time I would look it up on spotify I woudn't remember the songs name, ironic huh?

    • @danluce5995
      @danluce5995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This is a old comment but its super funny haha

  • @zachferguson585
    @zachferguson585 7 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Damn this video really shows you how diverse their material is

  • @WolfeSpeider
    @WolfeSpeider 7 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    One of your best videos yet.

  • @erzaad
    @erzaad 7 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Every time I get into a particular riff, I want to start singing along, but then the track changes... I consider that a sign that you (and Alice in Chains) did an amazing job. Keep it up!

  • @RosinskyJ
    @RosinskyJ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This channel is the best place in the whole internet. Period.

  • @bluenotebigbends
    @bluenotebigbends 6 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Love it. Jerry Cantrell is an absolutely underrated guitar player. Maybe the biggest influence on me and you nailed it. Good work man.

  • @Lamtitude
    @Lamtitude 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Every riff off of Facelift should be on here. That whole album has some of the sickest riffs I’ve ever heard on it.

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Every AIC project is filled with amazing riffs, not ever song can make the cut for a top 50 album sadly

  • @skunkfromcamden
    @skunkfromcamden 7 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    The sound is mint. Top notch audio and guitar skills. You should do Soundgarden and then take a big holiday! I'm sure these videos have many hours of hard work behind them. I just have to thank you for sharing.

  • @tunabozkurt5578
    @tunabozkurt5578 7 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    Staley would be proud

    • @lukakesselgruber356
      @lukakesselgruber356 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tuna Bozkurt He wouldnt. Because there are many riffs from the new "AIC" with duvall :/

    • @leahbuh9270
      @leahbuh9270 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      And Jerry also

    • @CrackBeaver
      @CrackBeaver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Would

    • @moofinz7178
      @moofinz7178 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⁠​⁠@@lukakesselgruber356i know this comment is older than time lol, but i think he would, because jerry wrote the riffs, and the two were basically brothers

  • @matthewkelly1418
    @matthewkelly1418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Cantrell is probably one of the most overlooked talents in music, I loved Layne but he outshined everyone in the band Mike too

    • @williamseifert169
      @williamseifert169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Overlooked? I don't think so. nobody overlooks them.

    • @DaveTaste
      @DaveTaste 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Overlooked / underrated...
      Every video someone says this....

  • @dcrea9416
    @dcrea9416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I didn’t see What The Hell Have I in this list. One of my fav AIC riffs

    • @mr.noride7226
      @mr.noride7226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think if he replaced a couple of the The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here songs with What the Hell Have I and Junkhead this would have been a perfect video.

  • @brianramirez6776
    @brianramirez6776 7 ปีที่แล้ว +678

    50 soundgarden riffs

  • @Safetysweet
    @Safetysweet 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Dude, you sound exactly like Cantrell on Your Decision! Love the video overall, I just thought it was amazing how close you sounded there. You’re an amazing guitarist and singer. Keep rocking!

  • @jasunkarner3916
    @jasunkarner3916 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Make it 51 and do "What The Hell Have I?" I should shut up though, this video was awesome, and pretty much every AIC riff could've made the cut.

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Amazing video but I can’t believe what the hell have I didn’t make it, that riff is so fuckin awesome

    • @quentinschenk3058
      @quentinschenk3058 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Holy shit that riff is one of the best 100%

  • @MetallicaKing48
    @MetallicaKing48 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Angry Chair, Rain When I Die, Stone, I Stay Away, Again, Dam That River, and Nutshell. 7 favorites by this band (6 of them from Layne Staley days). So much that I learned the bass lines to them. Great stuff, this band was a true talent out of the grunge era, and will always be remembered for their work and their messages to us.

    • @dogmeat2447
      @dogmeat2447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rain When I Die bass is my favorite

  • @theescoob8684
    @theescoob8684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I remember when this video came out and I was in my senior year of high school. I was in English class and I put this on to listen to while I worked but I just couldn’t help stare at the screen. This video produces a joy in me I can’t quite explain :)

  • @AirGuitar
    @AirGuitar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! RIP LAYNE STALEY...

    • @mainsmain
      @mainsmain 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      sounds like you happy he died

    • @AirGuitar
      @AirGuitar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not at all. I was requesting this video for a while so I was obviously excited when he posted it.

    • @tommythompson7941
      @tommythompson7941 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I miss you too Layne. This sucks. But we love you. Love Bites.

    • @Toto-dd4hj
      @Toto-dd4hj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And Mike Starr

    • @michaelagustinsantos3015
      @michaelagustinsantos3015 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yup. Layne in heaven be like:
      "Hey Kurt."
      "Yeah?"
      "You know? Jerry really is holding up there. Really doin' some good work."
      "Yeah. And that Duvall kid is not half bad either. Proud at these guys."

  • @patrickbateman4272
    @patrickbateman4272 7 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Yes! AIC are so underrated!
    Next time:
    Slayer
    Black Sabbath
    Gojira
    Led Zeppelin
    Sepultura

    • @ehvoh9939
      @ehvoh9939 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      WEEE ARE SEEEPOOLTURA!!!! WEEE ARE FROMM BRAH-ZHIL!!! OOOOOOYYYYY!!!

    • @aicMadSeason
      @aicMadSeason 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well Patrick Bateman, I’m quite shocked you didn’t mention Phil Collins... but then again maybe you just had to return some video tapes

    • @patrickbateman4272
      @patrickbateman4272 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      CloudedSkies Do you like Phil Collins? I’ve been a big Genesis fan ever since their 1980 album, Duke. Before that I didn’t really understand any of their work. It was too artsy. Too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins’s presence became uh more apparent. I think Invisible Touch is the groups undisputed masterpiece. It’s an epic meditation on intangibility.

    • @DaveTaste
      @DaveTaste 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      One of the biggest and best bands of the 90s.
      Not underrated at all.

    • @omegahorizon82
      @omegahorizon82 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Never underrated!!

  • @adammckay3299
    @adammckay3299 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    God, I was worried that you weren't going to do Rotten Apple, haha! Great video! You did a bunch I wasn't expecting - like Get Born Again and Died. Would've been cool to see stuff like Fear The Voices and Social Parasite but I loved what we got!

  • @markitzero4777
    @markitzero4777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The transition from brother to down in a hole was unreal.

    • @mr.noride7226
      @mr.noride7226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "WhAt I SeE iS uNrEaL!"

  • @justanotherLPsoldierpassingby
    @justanotherLPsoldierpassingby ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dude you did the impossible! Covering 50 different Alice in Chains songs is not an easy task but you nailed all of them so perfectly. Congratulations! Your hard work and effort put into this must be highly appreciated. ❤

  • @SlimReaper-xb3et
    @SlimReaper-xb3et 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    THANKS OMG MY FAVOURITE BAND EVER!

  • @deathmetalmvs5924
    @deathmetalmvs5924 7 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    Hell Yeah AliceInChains Finally!!!!

    • @deathmetalmvs5924
      @deathmetalmvs5924 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But then you realised you missed Sunshine

    • @xxdemonxx4573
      @xxdemonxx4573 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome MVS The chord progression there was beyond good )

    • @thommyjacobs8921
      @thommyjacobs8921 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great video & beautiful Gibson SG. I'm curious why he didn't have the red notation on the Drop D songs tho. Them Bones, Dam That River, Sludge etc...

  • @mr.noride7226
    @mr.noride7226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    If someone asked me the question “What kind of variety do Alice In Chains have?” I would just show them this video.

  • @002nl
    @002nl ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Finishing with Rotten Apple and that bass chord was exactly how I imagined this Top 50! Amazing rendition Andrea 👏🏻🔥🔥

  • @Preyedbyself
    @Preyedbyself 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Greatest grunge band ever in my opinion...Great video btw

    • @txetxuaguado7318
      @txetxuaguado7318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mostly on metal than grunge though...

  • @crisalv9558
    @crisalv9558 7 ปีที่แล้ว +396

    50 Black Sabbath riffs?

  • @kristinamiskovic2273
    @kristinamiskovic2273 7 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I truly enjoyed watching this. You did an amazing job!

    • @peterroberts7832
      @peterroberts7832 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dude you were spot on singing we die young good shit my guy

  • @jackob_c8732
    @jackob_c8732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It's like a big adventure and memories from Alice In Chains whole career in one video. Love it!

  • @schroederluck7984
    @schroederluck7984 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I've rewatched this so many times and every time the song Sunshine makes me think of War Pigs. Great job!

  • @ivanfrantsuzov4850
    @ivanfrantsuzov4850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Музыка Алисы в цепях настолько настоящая что парень не выдержал и запел. Красава, у тебя есть музыкальный вкус. Ллейн улыбается нам с другой стороны.

  • @jscottvillanueva1172
    @jscottvillanueva1172 7 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Excellent choice, love Alice In Chains!

  • @groushka
    @groushka 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Never clicked so fast!!!!!

  • @InfluencesFromtheMiddleEast
    @InfluencesFromtheMiddleEast 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    50 Riffs Faith No More

  • @evakrissance
    @evakrissance 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    *Nutshell, Rotten apple, don’t follow, and your decision play*
    Me: *time to cry, time to die, time to debate my entire life*

    • @mr.noride7226
      @mr.noride7226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't Follow and Whale & Wasp really deserve more recognition than they get.

  • @donaldthescotishtwin
    @donaldthescotishtwin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Jerry Cantrell is underrated. One of the most gifted and talented guitarists/songwriters ever imo.

    • @schmidt776
      @schmidt776 ปีที่แล้ว

      Underappeciated and undervalued, maybe. But I don't anyone would call him underrated.

  • @javiermancilla9380
    @javiermancilla9380 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Holy Fuck dude, that was amazing! You should do 50 Soundgarden Riffs, maybe they have an underrated career, but there's a lot of memorable and epic riffs

  • @laanico
    @laanico 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Thanks MR JERRY CANTRELL

  • @tylerbrittan593
    @tylerbrittan593 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Awesome job, man. One thing I noticed too is that the drums were spot on as well and that's one thing I'm really picky about. Nice attention to detail.

  • @TayRockz69
    @TayRockz69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm usually not a fan of SGs but I LOVE yours! Its gorgeous!

  • @jackoo666
    @jackoo666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    hollow is one of the sickest riffs ever. that and we die young have to be 2 of the best riffs ever

    • @thedancingguy828
      @thedancingguy828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where is Them Bones?

    • @mattaltman9477
      @mattaltman9477 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i love how HEAVY both of them are

    • @jackoo666
      @jackoo666 ปีที่แล้ว

      def that too. im a sucker from chromaticism@@thedancingguy828

  • @AirGuitar
    @AirGuitar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    You're a really fucking good guitarist dude, but your singing is equally amazing! I swear I heard Layne on Again!!

  • @puntspeedchunk4214
    @puntspeedchunk4214 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You played the exact riff from ‘Lab Monkey’ I was hoping you would. You do great work, brother.

  • @loadshedding2532
    @loadshedding2532 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    At 0:53, that transition is perfect

    • @mr.noride7226
      @mr.noride7226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Just about every transition on here is perfect.

  • @Fuzznator
    @Fuzznator 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Frogs is the sound of depression but where is junkhead?

    • @big_red01027
      @big_red01027 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Usually when people say "hey, you missed [insert song]" it looks like a nitpick. This is not one of those cases, when the 2nd best song from the band's best record misses the cut.

    • @DoctorPepper445
      @DoctorPepper445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@big_red01027 What is the best off of Dirt? I wanna assume Dam that River or Them Bones but I'm not sure because everything on Dirt is a masterpiece.

    • @big_red01027
      @big_red01027 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DoctorPepper445 "Would?", then "Junkhead".

    • @mr.noride7226
      @mr.noride7226 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@big_red01027 My favorite song from Dirt is Rain When I Die and Junkhead is my 2nd favorite, then I guess Angry Chair is my 3rd.

  • @ironmaidenfan66670
    @ironmaidenfan66670 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Jar Of Flies I think is my favorite album. Theres so much warmth and mellow-nostalgia I feel whenever I hear those first notes of Rotten Apple, and then when it transitions to Nutshell. I get brought back to the chilly days of Autumn, post senior year graduation in New York.. I wish I could go back...

    • @miajc6606
      @miajc6606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yess! I also get an autumn vibe from Jar of Flies ❤

  • @-jb89-35
    @-jb89-35 7 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Great homage to riffmaster Cantrell.

    • @joeyuzwa891
      @joeyuzwa891 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Jake B he's honestly the tony iommi of grunge

    • @-jb89-35
      @-jb89-35 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joe Yuzwa Absolutely

  • @Lucarbarbarosa
    @Lucarbarbarosa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Caralho mano
    Seus vídeos com 50 riffs são de geniais
    Alem de agradar quem é fã da banda você ainda divulga um monte de riff que muita gnt não conhecia

  • @hectorhernandez5049
    @hectorhernandez5049 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This guy makes me listen every album of every band

  • @jcbrown5775
    @jcbrown5775 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the greatest compendium with the smoothest flow I have EVER heard. Instant sub... And I'll be damned if I'm not motivated to learn every single riff.
    Thank you. This was emotional.

  • @Joshua-gu5nj
    @Joshua-gu5nj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad you included Died! One of my favorite riffs ever! I love seeing other people love Jerry as much as I do! Can't believe ya left out A Looking in View though!

  • @hugoleydet
    @hugoleydet 7 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    TOP 50 Gojira riffs !!

  • @thomasche
    @thomasche 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:55 DAMN !!!! Didn't expect this. It's one of my favorite song!

  • @45banshee
    @45banshee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Finally found Stoned!! I saw AIC and they were amazing however Stoned was a new stone for me but gawwdd that riff has sooo heavy. Thanks to you I finally found the song. You rock man thanks for this vid. I subscribed

  • @kaykay4455
    @kaykay4455 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's been 4 or 5 years that I now come back to this video, it's like a timelapse of Alice in Chains, feels sooooo good! Keep up!

  • @mx_untitled2376
    @mx_untitled2376 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That transition from Down In a Hole to Don't Follow legit made me cry...

  • @layneinchains3373
    @layneinchains3373 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That tone! Amazing! How am I just seeing this! It Ain’t Like That is such a sludgy amazing riff!

  • @adriancantoral6704
    @adriancantoral6704 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I had to like this video as soon as I saw it on my feed. AIC is my band and you played all the riffs like Jerry!

  • @dancingcorpses5750
    @dancingcorpses5750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Damn, Jerry is a guitar genius...❤️ Every riff sounds so unique and beautiful - one second and you immediately know which song it is.
    Also, you really nailed those songs - you've got some real talent man 👏🏻

  • @bryceheath222
    @bryceheath222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That rooster tone is probably the best I’ve heard so far, how much chorus is needed for that.

  • @swilson94
    @swilson94 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What I love about this is you rock every song like you wrote it yourself, unlike most covers on YT where the guitarist/bassists are so robotic they look like they lack passion.

  • @spokenbycecilia984
    @spokenbycecilia984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    took me 2 years to find this wtf

  • @patrickhurley2237
    @patrickhurley2237 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ain't like that just wasn't long enough. It can NEVER be long enough !!! Awesome job bro !!!!

  • @JimmyRonan1992
    @JimmyRonan1992 7 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Jerry might the Greatest Guitarist Alive

    • @tyronescringeheaven1120
      @tyronescringeheaven1120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Him, Adam Jones and Buckethead are like the top 3 best guitarists alive right now

    • @arkhamparadise1319
      @arkhamparadise1319 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Jimmy Page is still alive lol

    • @hegelarthur
      @hegelarthur 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kiko Loureiro

    • @aitornavarro6597
      @aitornavarro6597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tyronescringeheaven1120 buckethead??? Lmfao he doesn't even crack the top 1000

    • @ВікторКуцик-б8п
      @ВікторКуцик-б8п 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is not the best-there are lots of guys, that can play faster, more accurate and difficult music, but Jerry definitely talented composer and songwriter as well. His solo career is also great.

  • @bron-yr-aur7990
    @bron-yr-aur7990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best part of this video is that you saw to play Nutshell in an almost completely dark room. Saddest song ever. Also all the softer, acoustic songs.

  • @billybray
    @billybray 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the video i didn’t know i needed but boy do i need it.

  • @craigjones9992
    @craigjones9992 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You missed a really good one in "Godsmack". That's such a sick riff. But! Excellent work on this video, you're extremely talented!

  • @thefakengx3839
    @thefakengx3839 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Jerry literally has the most amazing riffs not just the heaviest the most catchiest and best riffs to offer to the grunge genre

  • @Crisoleros
    @Crisoleros 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Them bones intro sound
    Me: AAHH AHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  • @Fizzyfuzzybignbuzzy
    @Fizzyfuzzybignbuzzy 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I can appreciate how much time and work went into this video making all these cuts and compiling. Thank you!