I think you are gonna like this band! The best from this era and one of the best of any era of music!! They come at you strong!! Lots of emotions and great musicianship!!🤘🏻
But if you were like I was back in the day ... Only listened to hip hop and R&B. You would never listen to this. You gotta open your mind to different genres of music.
@@MrGrifter123 Truth. My hip hop friends wouldn't even listen to Rage Against The Machine. "Get that rap/rock shit out of here, playa!" Now they're all about it 😅 It probably didn't help that Limp Bizkit existed as well 🤣😂 They sucked.
This song by Alice in Chains paved the way for Nirvana it’s a real shame some have forgotten them best band of the 90s and grunge era . Please react to Would by Alice in Chains
he says right after "deny your maker" "he who tries, will be wasted" this song was referring to censorship in the media. also popular opinion, Layne Staley was one of the best vocalists to ever do it(no autotune in 1992) I was 20 when this dropped and fell so hard in love w/AIC it was stupid lol watch "Love,Hate, Love" live at the moore, vocals are epic and Jerry on guitar 🔥🔥🔥 good vid man! ✌🏼✌🏼
Shoot I was born in 92 and was 6 catching the ass end before they died on the radio. Old Soul kept grindin the 90's miss out and realized no one will compare to the scarcley missed handpicked voices of pre social media days.
Yes!! yo listen to Rooster by Alice in Chains. I listen to this song on the Daily doing everything, Cooking, Working, Playing Red Dead Redemption 1/2... GTA... lol
"Who gave this man this magical, mythical voice?" We all AiC fans have thought the same for decades and will never get tired of that magical, mythical power he was able to share with us. R.I.P. Layne, we love you. Try Bleed the Freak from this same album or anything from Dirt. Would you react to "Would?" ? Please?
That whole show is phenomenal, Bleed the Freak, Real Thing, It Aint Like That all 🔥. I wish they would have done the whole Facelift album that day, there isn’t much professionally recorded stuff from the 89-93 time frame when Layne was at his best
I'm with you about that solo and I've been listening to solos for 40+ years. That's some funky jam! AIC is part of the big 4 (Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains..I would include Stone Temple Pilots on that list as well) of the early 90s grunge scene. Huge in the day, they created a ton of bangers. You can't go wrong and his voice sounds like that live too. Incredible vocalist, gone too soon.
Alice In Chains is one of my favorite bands. They emerged from the Seattle grunge scene in the early 90’s alongside Nirvana and were very influential to rock during this time. Jerry Cantrell(lead guitarist) wrote most of the songs, the amazing powerful voice you hear is Layne Staley, who has his own tragic life story that ended shortly after a drug addiction. Other songs by them I recommend you give a listen to are Would?, Rooster, Down in a Hole, Love Hate Love, Nutshell.. honestly just do a lot of their songs. Lol
Lyrics for this are pretty cryptic, and even Layne Staley admitted he was stoned when he wrote it. It's allegedly about censorship in media. Still a banger, even if it doesn't exactly make any sense.
Any Alice in Chains song is awesome, try Rooster. If you're looking for stage dives check out Pearl Jam Evenflow Official Video and/or Pearl Jam Porch Pinkpop 92
You're not tripping. It's a great guitar solo. It's not the hardest solo in the world to play, but it doesn't have to be. I think that's where too many people make the mistake. The notes played with the effects used blend perfectly with the mood of the song. Have always loved that solo.
I have always heard of Alice in chains but they weren't my style of music growing up I recently found them about two months ago and they're absolutely my new favorite band. Definitely need to check out rooster and down in a hole. I would also suggest you check out Even Flow by Pearl Jam very fun video very upbeat and some stage-diving going on
Any song from live the Moore concert including this one. My favorites , Bleed the freak, Love , Hate , Love , Real Thing or Sea of Sorrow.Great reaction
An underrated song they put out that is a total banger 'Grind' or if you want to hear some of their New stuff... Listen to 'Stone' or 'The Devil put Dinosaurs here'
When their first album came out no radio stations would play them bc they said Layne’s voice wasn’t right. Obviously they had no idea what they were talking about.
Layne Staley had the most amazing and most unique voice that no one can copy or repeat! So sad drugs took him too soon. The guitarist is Jerry Cantrell and that’s his father or grandfather in the war picture at the beginning!! Listen to more! --ALSO YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO AUDIOSLAVE LIKE A STONE! Chris Cornell another amazing voice no one could replicate and Tom Morellos guitar solo is the best solo I’ve ever heard!! Let me know when you do it if you can!
The best MTV Unplugged performance behind Pearl Jam, Black is Alice in Chains, Nutshell! Soooo hauntingly beautiful! Rooster is a great one and Would is a great song too! Jesus Christ, Deny your maker, they who try will be wasted!
Yeah a lot of theories, but I think the censorship is the one that fits most considering some of their other songs. There’s a theory it’s also about how animals/livestock are treated, caged in small boxes never seeing the light of day(feed my eyes), and that’s why there’s animals like goats and pigs in the video. Not sure if Jerry Cantrell ever broke down the true meaning behind the song
Ok just looked it up, in a early interview around the time this song became a hit, Jerry Cantrell says the song is about censorship and the way the government and media control the way you view the world and think. So we are all the man in the box and we need to break out of it and think for ourselves. He didn’t talk about the video, but it’s easy to see now that the livestock reference is being used as a literal comparison, confined to a box and controlled. So yeah, you’re right. Censorship
Anything from live at The Moore Theater in Seattle, I suggest Alice In Chains (Bleed The Freak) There is nothing better then live AIC. RIP LAYNE YOU ARE MISSED BY MANY.
from a religious perspective you could say that "jesus christ, deny your maker. he who tries, will be wasted" was meaning that he was telling you that if you try to deny God (your maker) you will be wasted (there will be consequences)
Can you check out more Alice in chains? Love hate love live at the moore shows his powerful voice. Others like rooster. Or, would and down in a hole from mtv unplugged
I’ve read reports they say they were gonna do Man in the Box and Love Hate Love but didn’t know if Layne could pull it off. He probably could have. It would have been pretty cool to hear those songs unplugged
I could rant and rave about the late 80s early 90s Seattle sound which included SO MANY great bands and artists.... well.... because I'm 53 and I lived this chit. Point is, actually, there is no point..... this chit sells itself.... watch Alice live at the Moore doing "Man In A Box/ It Ain't Like That".... you'll witness greatness, thank me later.
I like your rating of guitar solos and I would suggest looking at different factors of the solo, specifically flow/fit. There’s a lot of songs that have solos where the guitarist completely goes off and kills the solo, but it doesn’t necessarily fit the flow/rhythm of the song. Jerry Cantrell is a great guitarist and is capable of doing that but in this solo he doesn’t go over the top to show off his skill. It meshes perfectly with the rest of the song. I’d give it a 8/10, only because I’d be real picky and select in giving a 9 or 10
You want to rate guitar solos? AIC will always rank up with 9s and 10s no matter which song you choose. Their lead guitarist (and co-vocalist) Jerry Cantrell is a living fucking legend of guitar players. They call him the Riff Lord he’s that damn good. Plus he’s their principal songwriter and wrote at least half the lyrics during the Staley era. He and Layne were a powerhouse together
Love Alice in Chains! Try Rooster next..If you like guitar solo's Try Freebird live at knebworth! In my opinion it is hands down one of the best solo's ever and this live version goes on and on and never loses momentum all the way through!
So Jerry Cantrell(Lead Guitarist and main songwriter for the group) has said that this song is about censorship and the way the media and government control what we see and how we think. So we are the man in the box. The way I see the song is 2 people, the man in the box is the lead singer Layne Staley(RIP, died in 2001 after a long fight with his heroin addiction) and the controlling party is Jerry Cantrell(guitarist/backup vocals). Layne is pleading for help, Jerry is censoring him. Layne asks, “Won’t you come and save me?” Layne wants to see more, “Feed my eyes” Jerry tells him, “Can you sew them shut?” Layne begs for help, “Jesus Christ”. Jerry tells him “Deny your maker.” Followed by “He who tries”, “will be wasted”. Then again, “feed my eyes”, “now you’ve sewn them shut.”
The man with the magical mythical great voice is LAYNE STALEY (RIP🖤) I recommend ROOSTER and NUTSHELL. Guitar solo 10/10 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Interesting, this is the family friendly MTV version.
"Buried in my pit" still works, arguably even a little better, but the dog bit definitely suffers from the censorship.
Uncredited version is better, but ... GREAT song. RIP Layne
You NEED "Rooster" in your life. Trust me. 🔥🤘🤘
"If i coyld sing like this, I'd never shut up"
That's Layne Staley- one of the best
I think you are gonna like this band! The best from this era and one of the best of any era of music!! They come at you strong!! Lots of emotions and great musicianship!!🤘🏻
It’s a classic song homie. Damn near everyone should know it, even if you’re not a fan of rock
But if you were like I was back in the day ... Only listened to hip hop and R&B. You would never listen to this. You gotta open your mind to different genres of music.
@@MrGrifter123 Truth. My hip hop friends wouldn't even listen to Rage Against The Machine. "Get that rap/rock shit out of here, playa!"
Now they're all about it 😅 It probably didn't help that Limp Bizkit existed as well 🤣😂 They sucked.
@@headkicked Tom Morello , guitarist for Rage "apologized" to all music fans for their rap/rock fusion spawning later bands like Limp Bizkit
This song by Alice in Chains paved the way for Nirvana it’s a real shame some have forgotten them best band of the 90s and grunge era . Please react to Would by Alice in Chains
Amen IMHO the only good that came out of Nirvana was the Foo Fighter
Nirvana Nevermind came out in 1991. Alice in chains Dirt came out 1992. I think you have that backwards
This isn’t from Dirt. It’s from Facelift which came out in 1990, I think you have it backwards
Runyun Hyde Facelift. AIC was better then and have held up much better over time.
I'll never forget them. R.I.P.
More alice in chains bro. Check
Again
I stay away
Would?
Them Bones
Everything is 👍
💯 all of these😂
Would is my favorite though
Great list.....
give some love to Sea Of Sorrow
Keep going!! One of the best rock bands ever
Indeed
"Love Hate Love" Live at the Moore, "Nutshell" Mtv Unplugged and "Would". You wont regret it!
Alice in Chains is doooopppeee
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
RIP Layne🙏🏻
he says right after "deny your maker" "he who tries, will be wasted" this song was referring to censorship in the media. also popular opinion, Layne Staley was one of the best vocalists to ever do it(no autotune in 1992) I was 20 when this dropped and fell so hard in love w/AIC it was stupid lol watch "Love,Hate, Love" live at the moore, vocals are epic and Jerry on guitar 🔥🔥🔥 good vid man! ✌🏼✌🏼
Shoot I was born in 92 and was 6 catching the ass end before they died on the radio. Old Soul kept grindin the 90's miss out and realized no one will compare to the scarcley missed handpicked voices of pre social media days.
I think the deny your maker line might also be the heroin telling him to give up. Idk just speculating
Jerry Cantrell's riffs!! 🔥🔥 He's very talented.
Yes!! yo listen to Rooster by Alice in Chains. I listen to this song on the Daily doing everything, Cooking, Working, Playing Red Dead Redemption 1/2... GTA... lol
"Who gave this man this magical, mythical voice?" We all AiC fans have thought the same for decades and will never get tired of that magical, mythical power he was able to share with us. R.I.P. Layne, we love you. Try Bleed the Freak from this same album or anything from Dirt. Would you react to "Would?" ? Please?
Love Hate Love is one of the best live vocals I've ever heard.
Man in the box from the same show is phenomenal
That whole show is phenomenal, Bleed the Freak, Real Thing, It Aint Like That all 🔥. I wish they would have done the whole Facelift album that day, there isn’t much professionally recorded stuff from the 89-93 time frame when Layne was at his best
Layne. 🤘my all time favorite artist. His voice is like no other.
AIC made Grunge Metal mainstream. Layne is a Rock God! The best vocals of all Seattle band!! The song is about Censorship in the Media.
Greatest voice in Rock. Try "Angry chair"
React to WOULD!!!
By Alice in Chains
🙏🏻💯
90's Grunge was the sh*t.
They don't have one bad song....but I do believe the song is about censorship
Solid 9/10, one of the greatest solos in rock history. Jerry Cantrell is a master player and writer.
Super good choice! Really dark stuff though, I'd look up Layne's story to get a good idea
I'm with you about that solo and I've been listening to solos for 40+ years. That's some funky jam! AIC is part of the big 4 (Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains..I would include Stone Temple Pilots on that list as well) of the early 90s grunge scene. Huge in the day, they created a ton of bangers. You can't go wrong and his voice sounds like that live too. Incredible vocalist, gone too soon.
Please keep going with them!! So many good songs. Rooster would be a good one to do next. 🔥🔥🔥
Listen to uncensored version. Such a great voice.
Alice In Chains is one of my favorite bands. They emerged from the Seattle grunge scene in the early 90’s alongside Nirvana and were very influential to rock during this time. Jerry Cantrell(lead guitarist) wrote most of the songs, the amazing powerful voice you hear is Layne Staley, who has his own tragic life story that ended shortly after a drug addiction. Other songs by them I recommend you give a listen to are Would?, Rooster, Down in a Hole, Love Hate Love, Nutshell.. honestly just do a lot of their songs. Lol
Lyrics for this are pretty cryptic, and even Layne Staley admitted he was stoned when he wrote it. It's allegedly about censorship in media. Still a banger, even if it doesn't exactly make any sense.
Any Alice in Chains song is awesome, try Rooster. If you're looking for stage dives check out Pearl Jam Evenflow Official Video and/or Pearl Jam Porch Pinkpop 92
You're reaction to hearing Layne's voice for the first time was priceless. Best reaction video I've ever seen.
R.I.P. Layne
You're not tripping. It's a great guitar solo. It's not the hardest solo in the world to play, but it doesn't have to be. I think that's where too many people make the mistake. The notes played with the effects used blend perfectly with the mood of the song. Have always loved that solo.
I have always heard of Alice in chains but they weren't my style of music growing up I recently found them about two months ago and they're absolutely my new favorite band. Definitely need to check out rooster and down in a hole. I would also suggest you check out Even Flow by Pearl Jam very fun video very upbeat and some stage-diving going on
Any song from live the Moore concert including this one. My favorites , Bleed the freak, Love , Hate , Love , Real Thing or Sea of Sorrow.Great reaction
An underrated song they put out that is a total banger 'Grind' or if you want to hear some of their New stuff... Listen to 'Stone' or 'The Devil put Dinosaurs here'
I heard hundreds of guitar solos in my life and this one is just behind some Hendrix stuff for me. Amazing solo.
"If i can sing like this ill never shut up" On Gawd hahahah, great input on this song man!
Nutshell mtv unplugged. Straight goosebumps
A song about censorship ended up getting censored ironic. Man Layne's voice is so soulfull and full of emotion.
When their first album came out no radio stations would play them bc they said Layne’s voice wasn’t right. Obviously they had no idea what they were talking about.
He really sings "Buried in my shit"
And "Shove my nose in shit"
“If I could sing like this, I’d never shut up.” 😆
This is so good!
Layne Staley had the most amazing and most unique voice that no one can copy or repeat! So sad drugs took him too soon. The guitarist is Jerry Cantrell and that’s his father or grandfather in the war picture at the beginning!! Listen to more! --ALSO YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO AUDIOSLAVE LIKE A STONE! Chris Cornell another amazing voice no one could replicate and Tom Morellos guitar solo is the best solo I’ve ever heard!! Let me know when you do it if you can!
I can tell you're in to this, you might be ready for Junkhead live (singles).
The best MTV Unplugged performance behind Pearl Jam, Black is Alice in Chains, Nutshell! Soooo hauntingly beautiful! Rooster is a great one and Would is a great song too! Jesus Christ, Deny your maker, they who try will be wasted!
Big Holla right after the first verse: I like his voice
Me who knows the song: So you're in for a ride homie 😅
"If I could sing like this I'd never shut up". That's the typical reaction for first-timers on AiC.
Just to add to all these recommendations: Down in a hole. Classic
Love Hate Love - Live at the Moore. Two videos, pick the high quality one that starts with “this song is about pain.” Mythical voice.
This is a brilliant start to my evening thanku love an God bless x
"If I could sing like this, I'd never shut up" 😂😂
Oh you picked a great song to pop that Alice In Chains cherry too, love your reactions 😊
Others have said that the song is about censorship.
Yeah a lot of theories, but I think the censorship is the one that fits most considering some of their other songs. There’s a theory it’s also about how animals/livestock are treated, caged in small boxes never seeing the light of day(feed my eyes), and that’s why there’s animals like goats and pigs in the video. Not sure if Jerry Cantrell ever broke down the true meaning behind the song
Ok just looked it up, in a early interview around the time this song became a hit, Jerry Cantrell says the song is about censorship and the way the government and media control the way you view the world and think. So we are all the man in the box and we need to break out of it and think for ourselves. He didn’t talk about the video, but it’s easy to see now that the livestock reference is being used as a literal comparison, confined to a box and controlled. So yeah, you’re right. Censorship
@@enrique7208 sadly - it's more true now than it ever was.
"If I could sing like this I'd never shut up". ICONIC!
1:25 my face when there’s an active shooter in the building and my light up sketchers go off..
Anything from live at The Moore Theater in Seattle, I suggest Alice In Chains (Bleed The Freak) There is nothing better then live AIC. RIP LAYNE YOU ARE MISSED BY MANY.
TEN, TEN, TEN to the 10th! Love that Pink Floyd sound at the end of the solo!
Yea I agreed with the comments..Rooster and the song Would? Are classics. This band is what made me pick up a guitar
I read that he was singing about the record company trying to put him in a box.
Them Bones by AIC has a boss 10/10 guitar solo.
Layne Stayley one of the best vocalists of all time ❤️
Welcome to the AIC community my man. You’re locked in now 🤘🏻
The box refers to his head and the devil is his addiction to heroin IMHO,which sadly took his life...
This song isn’t about heroin
He wasn't using heroin at this point.
Yeah this song was written early in 89 or late 88. I don’t think he was using then. Maybe a little but he didn’t get very bad into it until 1991
@@BradCross1982 didnt realize you guys hung out with him...
Yeah hell man I used to hang with him back in the 60’s. He was a cool dude
That was a wonderful time to be alive.
from a religious perspective you could say that "jesus christ, deny your maker. he who tries, will be wasted" was meaning that he was telling you that if you try to deny God (your maker) you will be wasted (there will be consequences)
Can you check out more Alice in chains? Love hate love live at the moore shows his powerful voice. Others like rooster. Or, would and down in a hole from mtv unplugged
I never thought about the meaning of this song, but for good stage diving and solo, check out Pantera-Walk, Art of Shredding for another great of solo
Anything from the Dirt album is 🔥.... IMO best grunge album of the 90s
Love hate love live at the Moore....
Should watch Alice in chains MTV unplugged, amazing 👏 song ROOSTER 🐓
Man in the box from the same show is phenomenal
They didn’t play Man in the Box on the unplugged
@@BradCross1982 it's a hidden track lol
I’ve read reports they say they were gonna do Man in the Box and Love Hate Love but didn’t know if Layne could pull it off. He probably could have. It would have been pretty cool to hear those songs unplugged
I play guitar... I would say your assessment is fair. That solo is one of the best ever written!
U gotta Check Out Would? Noww ! great Reaction BTW
This was dope Holla
If I could sing like this I’d never shut up either.
Jerry's a 10. Listen to "Them Bones." Best guitar solo by him.
Layne Staley ,One of the best frontmen voices ever
This guy was a MAJOR voice of the 90s grunge movement. The only person that could top him was, of course, Chris Cornell.
solo 10/10 sound, performance, overall
What is this man doing in the barn? The album is called "Dirt". There is a lot of dirt in a barnyard. Lots of symbolism too.
listen to anything from the "Unplugged" Album. Every song is fire! RIP Layne Staley yo where a huge influence on my life.
This song is about the suffering of a prodigal soul, which Layne's short life embodied.
Jerry Cantrell is a total badass on guitar 🎸 10 forsure
I could rant and rave about the late 80s early 90s Seattle sound which included SO MANY great bands and artists.... well.... because I'm 53 and I lived this chit. Point is, actually, there is no point..... this chit sells itself.... watch Alice live at the Moore doing "Man In A Box/ It Ain't Like That".... you'll witness greatness, thank me later.
AIC blows Nirvana away any day of the week!!! Just my opinion, but I'm sure a lot of people will agree!🤘🤘
I like your rating of guitar solos and I would suggest looking at different factors of the solo, specifically flow/fit. There’s a lot of songs that have solos where the guitarist completely goes off and kills the solo, but it doesn’t necessarily fit the flow/rhythm of the song. Jerry Cantrell is a great guitarist and is capable of doing that but in this solo he doesn’t go over the top to show off his skill. It meshes perfectly with the rest of the song. I’d give it a 8/10, only because I’d be real picky and select in giving a 9 or 10
You want to rate guitar solos? AIC will always rank up with 9s and 10s no matter which song you choose. Their lead guitarist (and co-vocalist) Jerry Cantrell is a living fucking legend of guitar players. They call him the Riff Lord he’s that damn good. Plus he’s their principal songwriter and wrote at least half the lyrics during the Staley era. He and Layne were a powerhouse together
Very ironic song. The lyrics and message behind the song were about censorship. The song was then censored. Great song by a great talent
This song is about censorship and also about animals being slaughtered for food (the barn, the reaper, "won't you come and save me")
Love Alice in Chains! Try Rooster next..If you like guitar solo's Try Freebird live at knebworth! In my opinion it is hands down one of the best solo's ever and this live version goes on and on and never loses momentum all the way through!
You should check out "Godsmack" and "Junkhead - live Singles party"
A.I.C. is the best band ever. No one will ever come close to Layne. He is the 🐐, far and away.
Listen to again by Alice in chain
You really should listen to the live unedited version of the song to really feel this man’s pain. Such a talent lost. :(
Dude u gotta do Pantera best metal band of the 90s with Alice In Chains my two favs ever
do Would or Rooster -Unplugged of Alice in Chain. I have seen them twice in Europe. In Italy and Poland (without Laney) RIP LEGEND
So Jerry Cantrell(Lead Guitarist and main songwriter for the group) has said that this song is about censorship and the way the media and government control what we see and how we think. So we are the man in the box. The way I see the song is 2 people, the man in the box is the lead singer Layne Staley(RIP, died in 2001 after a long fight with his heroin addiction) and the controlling party is Jerry Cantrell(guitarist/backup vocals). Layne is pleading for help, Jerry is censoring him. Layne asks, “Won’t you come and save me?” Layne wants to see more, “Feed my eyes” Jerry tells him, “Can you sew them shut?” Layne begs for help, “Jesus Christ”. Jerry tells him “Deny your maker.” Followed by “He who tries”, “will be wasted”. Then again, “feed my eyes”, “now you’ve sewn them shut.”
upchurch has a lot of alice in chains covers or whatever
Rooster by Alice and Chains
RIP Layne