If Soundgarden wrote Would?
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What about if Alice in Chains wrote Spoonman?!
Spoonman in the Box?
Man in the spoon
And then is sound garden did sick man
Spoon in the drawer?!??!
Man in the rusty cage
Now we need "Blackhole Sun" made by AIC
Great, great job
This
Yes! I already hear it in my head
Holy shit yes
You're onto something
YES!!!
Love how u made Cornell’s voice more uplifting and less depressing than laynes. Very accurate
Layne sounded like a restless spirit
THATS WHY WE LIKE IT.
Layne’s voice is a huge part of their sound. It was real. He was such a talented guy, and the dope took him down. His voice and lyrics reflected where he was at the time.
It's an interesting analogy. Layne had hungry ghost vibes at times. Makes sense.
I feel like Soundgarden had Gnostic vibes at times.
It's mostly due to the different chords this guy is using, especially on the chorus. More majors.
Cornell was not more uplifting and less depressing, he was angrier and more cynical towards life lol. Not being an ass just giving my 2 cents since that's exactly how I feel and why I love his music
Alice in Chains and Soundgarden were the two greatest bands to come out the 90s Seattle scene.
True
What about Pearl Jam
@@jessemariner7591 and Nirvana
@@amundaahh9473 should’ve stopped at and
@@Bluntula yeah no
I listen to Alice in chains and Soundgarden so much that this sort of melted my brain. It was just so well studied, it's fascinating.
In a parallel universe maybe Cornell sang this. Him and Staley are alive and well in that parallel dimension too.
Melted brain, yes.
Yes, yes, a thousand times YES!!!! I love the idea of Chris and Layne alive and well rocking their hearts out together somewhere! 🖤
Hahahah exactly a parallel universe! I feel like i woke up in a parallel universe!!
A universe where Layne and Chris were healthy and happy.
Brilliance
That first “into the flood again” is VERY SOUNDGARDEN. Your riff also reminds me of spoonman a bit. Great cover.
Thank you! Spoonman was one I paid close attention to for adding that SG feel and to help navigate the vibe I was going for :)
Would? You Save Me Spoonman.
Right? I got mad chills.
That part reminds me of "Burden in my hand". Nice. 🔥
For that moment it felt like Chris was back for a second
How is this guy even remotely real?? You remade one of the best grunge songs in the style of one of the best grunge bands and you absolutely nailed it! Kudos
Thanks mate!
I massively second that!! Your a beast Steveo!! \m/
That final dissonant note on "back then" is genius.
Very Soundgarden for sure
I was thinking that! That's such a spot on Soundgarden move, it's an inspired addition to the cover
really solidified that this is supposed to a melody written by Chris Cornell. he was so weird in all the best ways
I noticed that too!
Im not sure if its dissonant, he has just added a lot of vibrato
Your Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland and Layne Staley are spot on.
I also like your attention to engineering. The AIC version is much heavier on reverb, giving it this darker dungeon sound, but this drier sound sound much more like Soundgarden Super unknown era. I think it might have also been the time/era. A lot of the grunge artists records from 1992/1993 and before have lots of reverb sound to them. I guess that was more the style back then coming out of the 80s whether it was Michael Jackson or arena rock production had that washy sound, where as later records from those grunge groups started to drop it in favor of warmer sounds and production. So I actually appreciate the playing, engineering changes too to really make it a different version.
Thank you! I put a lot of effort into those finer details that usually go unnoticed. I’m no pro but I try make the mix as accurate as I can and I’m glad they came through to you.
Thanks for listening 😎⚡️
Jesus, why is this so... Correct?
Bro any chance you could do "If Alice in Chains wrote Fell on Black Days"
Or crowbar version
AiC doing that song would be sick. Perfect vibe.
@@stopglobalswarming Crowbar doing "Fell on Black Days" would be fuckin awesome, too. Good call.
@@stopglobalswarming yes
Oh yes please!!
This man is too powerful for his own good
Haha thanks!! Maybe I’ll go lift some rocks on Dagobah? 😎
@@stevewelsh__ Yoda on your back falling shouts "concentraaaaaaaate!" In the same high pitch as Chris Cornell
@@tenebrisrex333 😂😂
@@stevewelsh__ and now you can't get that sound and image out of your head... the force is strong
god damn the vocals are accurate
Thank you :)
Yes he nails it!
man, not only vocals, the whole arrangement is dead on point, lacks Thayil’s trademark solo thou
@@jeyi3224 ye he can, check out the 12 different bands perform dirt vid, he does layne really well
Even changed up the vocal harmonies majorly, way more Chris-sounding than Layne/Jer. The choice to let some parts resolve on a major chord where AiC keeps everything minor = on point! So good! Great job, Steve!
Mind blowing 2:28 the "am I wrong?" part, omg, seemed like Chris were here again, you really put Soundgarden essence in it
A man of great talent!
Thank you!!
@@stevewelsh__ to me this really hit home as someone who grew up in Seattle my cousin knew Chris personally and went fishing with him on the weekends you sound amazing.
Indeed
God damn. That chorus melody is pure Soundgarden.
That chorus is pure, uncut mid-1990s Soundgarden. Perfect
If Soundgarden's 'Badmotorfinger' were performed by 12 different bands?????
I’ll admit I’ve thought of doing it more than once!
I would really like to see Room A Thousand Years Wide in the style of any other band
@@GustavoSusFring He should do this song with Foo Fighters, cause the verses are very much their style. don't you think?
I swore I read “if Spongebob’s” haha
@@stevewelsh__ please do it!!
How is it... what are the chances that I searched "soundgarden - would" on a random sleep-deprived whim on the exact same date in 2021 that you uploaded this, which is ALSO the day before my 26th birthday? Not sure what it means but props on the brilliant execution and much thanks for the heaviest birthday present ever.
Haha!! What an unlikely sequence of events! Thanks for watching dude and HAPPY 26th BIRTHDAY!!! 🤘🏻🎉🥳
You know what the heaviest BD present is?
NOTHING
This is absolutely mind blowing hearing the chorus against a totally different melody - a melody that encapsulates the spirit of Soundgarden beautifully. RIP Chris and Layne.
Yes!!.... That chorus could have been straight off of a 'Down on the Upside' tune.... Very clever.
Same thing I was going to say man, he really nailed changing the melody to something like what Chris would have done. This is going far beyond just doing of cover of a song with just a different singing style, this is a *full* treatment on the song and I don't think a lot of people will fully appreciate the level of musicianship here.
The fact that you don’t have millions of subs is a crime against humanity. Or at the very least, against the TH-cam community.
I'm astonished how accurate that is to how Chris Cornell sings
Dont get me wrong, I love this, however after listening to this I have grown a fonder appreciation for the original. Jerry Cantrell’s guitar playing and tone, and pacing of the song really bring out the depth of this piece. May Chris Cornell and Layne Staley rest in peace.
rather „get me wrong„ eg. by fnm
Not to mention the chilling harmonies between Layne and Cantrell
RIP Mike Starr too
I am agreeing this but I can't leave a thumbs up because at present your comment has 69 likes.
GreatKevoski...I agree.
I was skeptical at first but you absolutely nailed the Superunknown / Down on the Upside vibe in this interpretation. Like the "into the flood again" part is very DOTU, gave me chills hearing that part. I suppose the only thing you're missing is some of the crazy guitar leads Kim usually uses, but I'm really impressed.
You're an awesome wailer too, would love to hear more Soundgarden covers.
Thanks so much!! Definitely keen to do more in the future, I have some audioslave planned too :)
@@stevewelsh__ all my favourite Chris songs are about suicide... And that's before he did it. I'd request my favourites, but I know sometimes music can push people over the edge. But my absolute favourite goes E G slide up an octave. F# D. Musicians who love Soundgarden will know which song that is.
@David Roberts been out of the music/instrument game a while, what song is it?
@@davidroberts3262 tighter and tighter
holy shit mang.... never heard anybody remotely nail chris's voice down. you are the damn closest ive discovered. may the rock gods bless you greatly
I guess you haven't heard of Ritchie Kotzen then. 🤔
Love the super accurate depiction of Soundgarden during the Down on the Upside era. It's like mixing Would with Burden in my Hand.
This is so amazing, i love grunge 🖤🔥
Dude I mean this 100%, I have been looking for something actually musically entertaining on yt for years, and I have finally found it. Great ear, and all other musical aspects. Awesome job man.
Thank you so much !! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@@stevewelsh__ Thank you for taking the time to reply to fans, keep it up, man!
You nailed the Chris wail perfectly. This whole thing was perfect
Thanks so much!
Very cool! Chorus reminds me of The Day I Tried To Live, can you do a reverse one? If AIC wrote The Day I Tried To Live
Thanks! I’ll add it to the ideas list!
Such a fucking goood song
Yes please!
Chris Cornell is not an easy voice to pull off. Dude had such range, but you did it well. Considering he’s my favorite singer, great job!
If I had a time machine, I'd burn this on a CD and then head back to 30 years ago - then pop it in the stereo an hour or so into one of our house parties just to watch my drunk pals flip out. 😂
Chris is irreplaceable, but you.should consider joining Soundgarden. Never heard anyone sound as good as this and the song is amazing
Haha thanks! If they contact me I’ll be sure to take them up on it 😉
@@stevewelsh__ Just send them this video and I'm sure they'll love it as much as we do! 🙂
@@83n80y...agreed
@@stevewelsh__do it man. Life is short. And this is so soundgarden its trippy. Never know AWESOME AWESOME JOB
Ain't that simple my brother
As a big fan of both bands, THIS IS AMAZING
Jerry needs to hear this!
Forgetting all these remake songs for a minute. I mean yes, they are all really f*cking good, but for me, the real treat is listening to Steve sing. Steve Welsh has got to be one of the best vocalist out there right now. This guy deserves a hit album and huge run at making music for the masses.
Hey thanks so much Dan! I loved reading that. My bands album is going pretty well so far! open.spotify.com/album/4SxK0lHC7CGK1y7e69s0eK?si=HKX-KjUrSFWHZ5h8fSKylw
I have some more exciting news to announce soon 😎✨
How peculiar this showed up on a day when I was listening to nothing but Soundgarden CDs the whole day.
Google is listening 👀👂🏻
you introduced me to sound garden, and i’m eternally grateful
Yes!!!! You’re welcome! 😎😎
How are you enjoying this Soundgarden and grunge adventure? Soundgarden are great and other grunge bands like Mother Love Bone are amazing.
😯
Dude I'm extremely jealous, hearing them for the first time again would be unreal
Amazing dude. I can’t get over how well you emulate Chris’ voice and his overall style too. The arrangement is perfect too in my humble opinion, has that weird dreamy vibe a lot of soundgarden’s songs have
Thanks so much! I really tried to dial in a bunch of vocal/musical nuances I’d heard in other SG stuff so I’m glad it’s more or less hitting the mark for most who watch this :)
Holy fuck I was shocked when you started singing. If I heard this without seeing the video Id be like "Damn soundgarden covered would? ??"
Haha thank you!!
Layne and Chris would be SO FUCKING PROUD OF THIS.
UNREAL. Actual chills when the chorus part hit.
Holy shit! That really is Soundgarden playing an Alice In Chains song!!
Vocalist killing that Cornell vibrato and highs!
This was mesmerizing 🤩
There's so much talent here. Reinterpreting one band's song in another band's style is one thing, but absolutely nailing it like this is beyond impressive. Liked and subbed.
Edit: Forgot to mention that the video is really well edited too
Fantastic! You should do the Ten album by Pearl Jam, 12 different bands
This has been on repeat lately. Incredible impression of Chris Cornell. This legit would be in my top 5 sound garden songs
i really appreciate that, thank you!
This is seriously my favorite song right now.
Sounds good. I feel that Matt Cameron’s influence is understated in the drums.
Wow. I just.....wow.
How you managed to capture the essence of both AiC and Soundgarden so accurately is uncanny.
Damn dude, that's really a unique concept. Do more! Great voice!
Thanks! Definitely trying to make the time to do them :)
Could you do if Megadeth Sudden Death was done by Alice In Chains
Will add to the ideas pile! 😎
@@stevewelsh__ Awesome, a creator who replies back! I hope its as rad as the rest of your content 🤘🤘
a Kim Thayil type solo somewhere would've been perfect
Honestly would be tough to pull off well unless you are Kim haha
With lots of wah pedal
I swear this guy is a multidimensional traveler, he connects with the souls of these artists and successfully amalgamates them into unforgettable pieces.
OMG Chris Cornell is my fave singer to come out of the Seattle sound era and i was so sad when he passed RIP...I think you are so incredible, and i know you get a lot of messages but if you see this i wanted to know if it is super difficult to sing these songs and sings them so differently than they were originally done? Like this was a huge song and i just wonder how hard it was to go against the grain so to speak with constantly having to change the melody with a song that is so well known like you have to constantly tell your brain NO NO NO don't sing it like AIC sing it like Chris would have. Super talented, love your videos!!
Awesome! You definitely nailed the Soundgarden “off kilter” feel.
Insanely good! This is goin’ on repeat. Absolute masterpiece!
Thanks man!! 😎
This is INSANE from vocal inflections Chris would have, down to the drum tones Matt Cameron uses. Incredible work!
I expected this to suck. It doesn’t. Now obviously soundgarden would have done it a lot better, but they aren’t soundgarden and don’t claim to be. Their version of the soundgarden style is really close. Very respectable.
This is unreal. I‘ve been a Soundgarden super fan since Louder Than Love came out and you 100% nailed it. Much love and thanx from Germany.
I mean if soundgarden ever wanted to get back together I think they found a singer 😳😳 this is legit.
I'm so glad you actually did this!
I would also love to hear a full STP- Angry Chair version!
I'm actually really impressed. Got that scene mish mash down. Makes me sad and happy at the same time. Saw Soundgarden, never got a chance with Layne though. Edit, saw Layne play with Tool in Silverdale but did not know at the time.
Wow amazing, well done I’m subscribing right away, that’s good content!
C'mon how it is possible to dislike it?
I mean the verse is already spot on; then the chorus kicks in and shows perfect chimera; simply, astoundingly, sensual.
For me is ten out of ten!
Hats off, man...
I have listened to this more times than i can count. AIC is one of my favorite bands ever. You somehow managed to take an already great song and make it better. The chorus hook is sooo good. Bravo!!!!
This actually tugs at my heart. So beautiful.
This is absolutely incredible!
My top two 90s bands....thanks for turning me on to my new drug of choice! 🎶🎶😎🤘🏼
I wasn't feeling it, and then 0:53 hit and you NAILED IT!
Especially the chorus is spot-on.
My two favorite bands from that era. This is god damn magical. Sir, you are a skilled individual and then some.
Combining the 2 greatest Seattle bands into one sound....
MIND BLOWN!!🤯
Man, this is insane! Respect for you
Think we need an AIC version of Black Hole Sun next.
These are excellent. Just really so incredibly good. Just recently learned about your content, sharing with all my friends and family. This is next level talent, to be able to accurately represent the entirety of a band's influence on another's song. Mind blowing. Well done. Very well done!
Very appropriate to do a Soundgarden version of this seeing as Cantrell and Cornell were both good friends of Andrew Wood.
This is the raddest thing i've seen in a while.
Wow this is dope AF thanks for paying tribute to my most favorite Seattle bands
Dude, that was amazing! Similar bands with very different singers. You nailed it! Sounded better than I thought it would
Wow! This is amazing like in a whole completely different unique way! It’s almost like a whole different song. You guys pulled off what Soundgarden did with Black Sabbath’s ‘Into the Void’ or what Hendrix did with Dylan’s ‘All Along the Watchtower.
I gotta great one for Layne and Chris. Try Layne doing my favorite Chris Cornell song ❤Steel Rain❤ ☺✌ Please keep the whole song even in sound and quality. This one was great but then it changed to goo low in volume and very distorted and then back up again. Maybe TH-cam did it or when you did a guitar performance. It's best to just do the one recording so your hard work stays in full high quality. 🙂👍
I did not see that coming. You just made one of my favorite songs of all time, better. I usually hate covers of this song because people always mess up the last 30 seconds, which is the best part of the song. I'm truly blown away by how accurate that was and somehow on par with the original. You may have actually made the versus less boring, and the chord progression you use on the chorus is better than the original. Excellent work friend.
Love Soundgarden, love your work 😎
It's amazing how many different Soundgarden eras are compressed into one song. Badmotorfinger, Down on the upside and King Animal are the most obvious to me.
if AIC wrote Black hole sun?
Would has always been my ultimate favorite Alice in Chains song, but, dude. Now I wish Soundgarden had written it
This is insane man
OMG!
"if Dirt was performed by 12 bands", when I heard the performance in the Soundgarden style at the end, I thought - Steve drew a clear parallel! I explain you - the song "Would" is an ode to Chris Cornell's friend Andrew Wood (one of the best grunge vocalists). And then Steve releases the full version of "Would" performed by Soundgarden. I was shocked. I got a complete picture - as if Chris in an alternate universe wrote this song in honor of Andrew, because he could not get away from this tragedy!
Thank you for this unique cover. Everything was done exactly.
Thanks so much for the detailed comment! I’m really glad you feel this way about the cover, thanks again for watching!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
i'm sure that Lane and Chris are watching this video with a great smile
Man... Wish I could hear Cornell belt this one out! Nothing against this guy, he's awesome, but Cornell's the best there ever was.
I guess the opposite of this would be if Alice In chains covered "Outshined" (since I'm pretty sure both "Outshined" and "Would?" were written as a tribute to Andrew Wood (hence the title))
Literally the best thing I've ever seen. You must do Dirt in it's entirety.
WHY IS THIS SO GOOD.
I can remember like it was yesterday the first time I ever heard Soundgarden and Nirvana. I remember exactly where I was, what I was doing, time of day, and exactly how electric it was to me. I was transfixed by bands like Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden.
I was into SG before any of the other ones. Probably 1988 or so,but in the end loved the big four Seattle bands, plus the not so famous one's. They all left us waaaay too soon.
Chris would be proud. 👍RIP
This breaks my brain in a good way.
bro this is so fucking accurate im so fucking addicted i love you
I am so glad this showed up in my recommendations. That was excellent. RIP Chris and Layne
Dear Steavie! Could you please make a great gift for us all - make just a couple of new full albums of Soundgarden and AIC! Scared to say but i will - you can resurrect my two favourite voices!!
Still my favorite video of yours! Always love to come back here haha
That was kickass dude. You seriously deserve some more recognition.
Your content is unreal man. Never seen anyone do it so accurately with such great production value! Let’s try flipping it: Fell On Black Days in the style of AIC
Thanks so much!! I really try to make the videos exciting so that means a lot!