First listen to Alice In Chains - Vocal Analysis of "Down in a Hole" (MTV Unplugged)
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- Alice In Chains is a band that helped to define an entire musical genre of the 90s. Today I'm finally hearing Layne Staley and the band perform "Down in a Hole" on MTV Unplugged.
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As a lifelong Alice fan I still find this Unplugged performance really hard to watch. Layne seems so beaten by his demons at this point. For me they were by far the best band to come from the Grunge scene. Legend
You can see that Layne is missing a lot of teeth here from the drugs if you watch the entire show.
High as hell.ADDICTION SUCKS!!!💯❤️
I agree. I love AIC but this was a bit rough to watch but they were so good.
@@mmaaddict78 Stop. You are just repeating gossip that isn’t true. He was missing one tooth by this time and it was on the side. Granted they weren’t in good shape but they definitely were there
I find it easy and good for my soul to watch. Watched it when it originally aired. Their best performance ever, not to be cliche with that, but it’s unreal to see bands in that type of setting. They nailed it.
This entire Unplugged show is both amazing and heartbreaking; it's like watching Layne's suffering put out right in front of the world for all to see.
Why is it always the pain that's so beautiful...
@@antivanti I think it's not so much the pain that is beautiful, but the vulnerability.
It's just absolutely devastating seeing him so fragile and broken.
He looks like he's singing to his own funeral.
It was like a signature for his obituary.
This entire performance to me is Layne singing his own eulogy. There will never be another like Layne Staley. He was completely battered and broken from his heroin addiction here. There are interviews from people who worked on this performance and it’s known that Layne shot up heroin moments before taking the stage, and went right into performing with no hesitation. Knowing this makes it much harder to watch the performance. Layne is barely moving, eyes shut, head down, he can barely look at his band mates. Yet, he absolutely killed this performance, and I would argue this is the holy grail of MTVs unplugged era. RIP Layne Staley and everyone else gone from Alice In Chains.
You mean the other guy from the guy on the guitar
Agreed,,, 100%...
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So what if he used.... I used to use everyday at work and work on Million dollar equipment making million dollar shit.... just because he used I highly doubt he was in a coma... for Christ's sake at a certain point in addiction.you just use so u aren't sick.... u still function fine
.. you act like he took haloperidol or what ever it's called...lmao.. he just used.... he was perfectly normal I guarantee u
as much as I love layne this song is not about him its about Jerry Cantrell (guitarist singing) and his relationship with Courtney Clark. We need to stop feeling like everything is a cry to help from Layne. He wouldnt of wanted us to feel this way about him!
“i’ve eaten the sun so my tongue has been burned of the taste” i’ve heard this song probably a million times and that lyric gets me everytime.
..."Look at me now, I'm a man that won't let himself be"... another one that just never ceases to ring out
@@mikedixon9742that’s the one that always got me. I was in an addiction when this came out. 7 years sober now and it reminds me of how quickly things can slip away.
@@mikedixon9742 "I've been guilty of kicking myself in the teeth" hits hard for me every time.
Same
"Oh you dont understand who they thought i was supposed to be"
This unplugged was so good, but it makes me so so sad. You could see Layne was in a bad way and they were trying to pull him out of it. Layne's story is so tragic and he will be forever missed.
For real
Spot on, exactly this
Man hearing these singers that were so young gone through tragedy makes me tear up at times.
Nutshell gives me chill bumps every time I hear it🥺
Yes.I remember watching this set and Jerry giving Layne a thumbs up at the end as if to say "It's ok,you did good" ❤
I wish Layne was here today to see new people falling in love with his voice. He deserved it.
He and Mike Starr (the former bassist) who Layne introduced to Heroin.
We all loved them when they came out. This is not new.
Your right. I wish he was here, as well as my friends lost in the same hole.
My husband is an American combat veteran. I remember when he got out, he got on the alcohol other things. We were both athletes together in University. He enlisted in Navy and I went to grad school. We got married at the court house. I’m spent 8 deployments with him, not to count the trainings he was away for constantly and his instructor duty, where he came home every day, but was gone before I woke up and back after I was already asleep. When he got out, he hit a hard place. Not to count, he had some friends over time, but also students he had that passed. On top of a broken back, loosing much weight, working at a factory after the military where he says its such a world difference while also using his Gi bill for an engineering degree. Alice in Chains is his favorite band but he always tears up.
You mean the other guy from the guy on the guitar
Layne Staley is the most unique and underrated voice of the grunge era. Jerry Cantrell, again, is an underrated genius of composer.
Cantrell is one of music’s greatest composers. Not just rock or grunge but all of music across all time to include music, lyrics and composition
I do wish Jerry would keep his stale somewhat boring voice out of the vocals or spotlight and let Layne be the unique star lead singer he is.
This is correct.
@@jasonkelly8451crazy take, the harmonies set them apart, plus most of those are his songs. Love jerries voice. Adds an awesome layer.
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I’ve always felt like Layne and Jerry’s voices combine to make this incredible third voice when they duet. So beautiful and haunting and I can’t think of another band with a sound like that.
I'm dating myself, but Simon & Garfunkel had the same harmonious blend that was so unique (minus the grittiness of Layne's tone)
YES THIS
Haunting is a good word.
Whigfield!
Oh man, yes!!! I have also had this thought. They both have their own voices, and we’re all especially familiar with how Layne is able to soar in his own idiosyncratic way. But his and Jerry’s voices are also similar enough, and the harmonies constructed in such a way, as to form one solid tornado of beauty and sadness. Usually my ear just sort of automatically separates a main vocal from any harmonies going on. With AiC, I don’t even bother to try and pry the two melodic lines apart. It’s just magic. Thanks for verbalizing this, OP.
Layne's voice is a sound of a thousand haunted souls singing at once.
💯 FACTS! Very well said 💔
This comment!
Yes! Perfectly said
Great analogy 👌🫡
Best singer of all time
Lane's mother described his voice as razirblades covered in marshmallow. Very unique voice.
Very apt description, in my opinion. While not the same, I think Chester Bennington from Linkin Park had this quality too.
I appreciate that description very much.
That, is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! 😢
Credit to the sound guys on these old MTV Unplugged shows, the mix on all of them is so good.
This doesn't get stated enough. Amazing work by a group of humans that doesn't always get the fanfare that they should.
Great point! So true
Truth!
Absolutely. So good.
@@shandongunter7075100%
Laynes voice hits me in the feels. No other voice like his
Shannon Hoon for me
It's Layne for me as well... ALWAYS, however I love Shannon Hoon as well, also Chris Cornell "of course," Corey Taylor, and last but not least Chester Bennington. ❤
Layne is a GOAT, nobody will ever have the same voice
A Goat as in rugged, raw, and stubborn, vocally, and emotionally, speaking?
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhdunno man. No disrespect, but CHRIS CORNELL?
@@Tiangco1you're talking about 2 different arenas. This time in music was..... ground breaking. Infact, it was the realization of a broken nation.
@@brickovenfarmandfare8653 interesting thought. Thank you.
He is the Jordan of rock singers.
To me, the Alice in Chains Unplugged show is one of the greatest live performances of all time. All of their songs are beautifully arranged for the acoustic medium, and Layne and Jerry's vocals blend amazingly. I was 14 when this concert aired on MTV and I was blown away.
STP, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice in chains all had incredible unplugged performances.
Absolutely
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It's the best that has ever been done. Ever.
Oh please, do you mean to tell me that KISS' "unplugged" wasn't better. /s
A fun fact i really love. Layne gives these little looks and smiles to Jerry during the set. He does them because he always really loved Jerrys voice, and Layne actually lays back a little here and there to let him shine. He didnt tell Jerry, so he sort of puts him on the spot and he nails it. :3
You are so sure that your opinion and perception is a fact...
I can’t remember but Jerry smiled at layne early in the show the open I think nutshell because he knew was layne was on and the rest is history to be enjoyed
Jerry had the flu and was sick as a dog vomiting but made it through the show. You can see a small wastebasket to the side of him in case he had to boot.
I heard it described somewhere as Layne's voice sounds like he's singing at his own funeral. It just resonated with me.
Wheww... That's deep, I can totally see that... Layne was so deep in his addiction, but still managed to sing his head off
Love that simili, who could state that better!
That was a good perspective.
Their unplugged was one of the best live sets ever. Hits me every time
Agreed. It’s perfect front to back
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Indeed
Thee best MTV live unplugged...100 percent.
To truly appreciate this video/song, you owe it to yourself to learn about Layne Staley's life and spiral downwards, to include the moments leading up to this performance. This song still gives me chills. I'm old enough and lucky enough to have enjoyed their music from the very beginning. Truly remarkable. RIP Layne.
The entire Unplugged set seems like Layne is singing for his own funeral.
I think he was the one who wanted the candles if I remember correctly
I mean, it's almost that. He was already dead inside (as far we know) and you can feel him drag his chains like a living ghost. It's too much heartbreaking, he was such a talented one, I usually cry listening to this unplugged and I tend to avoid the videos because it's impossibile to me not to cry seeing him like this :c
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Jesus fucking Christ! Are you for real?
@@oggyoggy1299 yea layne struggled with drugs, predominately heroin, for a long time. He died shortly after this performance. It's really tragic and many of alice in chains' songs hint at laynes personal life within the lyrics
wasn't that nirvana?? @@charleshughes6636
Best band from the 90s! I’m 50 now but still feel 22. RIP Layne!!
Same!
Agreed
I just turned 40. At the time, when their radio songs became current, I dug them to an extent. I’m revisiting more stuff lately. And, I’m appreciating them on a different scale.
Dude, I'm nearly 49... and I STILL love Alice In Chains.
We were really lucky that HFS in the dc area played Alice in Chains non stop
She is absolutely awesome. To be able to talk about Alice in chains like she does the first time she's ever heard of them makes me miss them and like her more.
Layne is so fragile here. His addiction had decimated his body by this point. This whole show is a crushing experience. Layne's voice is huge and powerful and here he's really struggling to get sound out, but still giving an incredible, singular, haunting performance. Apart from the sadness, Layne & Jerry have one of the best harmonies in all of rock. Just stunning, every song.
I heard once that early on Jerry was terrified to sing on stage, but Layne insisted that they sing together. To think, if Layne had been less supportive, we never would have had these amazing harmonies. It's heartwarming to know that they had each others backs the way that they did.
Yeah, jump from this to Love, Hate, Love live…
@@Nick17354 Yea, Layne was so smart that he knew they would sound better harmonizing together
Now watching this, seeing Layne not looking towards the audience during the performance, the shame and disappointment he must have been feeling. So crazy to think about, let alone being in a band with him and competing with inevitabilty. Feel for everyone in the band, must've been so heartbreaking to deal with, and carry on after. Ugh. I miss him so much.
Haunting is the perfect word to use here
Truly haunting - what you are hearing is pure pain and sadness turned into vocals, without filter. Almost a death rattle foreshadowing the future, as Layne fought so hard to keep his head “above water” and stave addiction.
One of the greatest vocalists of this era and I would argue of the genre.
RIP Layne, Chris, Scott and so many others…. 🪦 👏 🪦
I know it’s two different styles but Bradley Nowell was the same with a lot of his music. It’s like he ever foreshadowed his battle with heroin was going to end in death
The pure torment of Layne's voice is agonizing and beautiful at the same time.
WooWw perfect description!!!!
Layne's voice and Jerry's voice combined are like the threads that make a rope ...so powerful!
In your research on lead vocalist Layne Staley you will understand why he looks and acts the way he does here. RIP LAYNE ❤
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Why are all the greats so troubled and leave us too soon?😢
He was in agony here, going through organ failure from alcoholism.
Umm, no. Layne was a heroin addict, not an alcoholic. He lived on for another 6 years after this. They hadn't played together for over two years before this, and it was his last performance with AIC.
@@ChrisGili-t4iehh Layne was a lot more then just a heroin addict. That might be the addiction that was the root of his troubles but the guy did literally everything, and he was also an alcoholic as well. By the time he died he lost function of his digestive system entirely, and was dead of an overdose of cocain mixed with heroin for over 2 weeks before they even discovered him, but the last guy who was with him, may he also rest in peace said Layne was literally in dire need of medical attention so he definitely had a lot of medical issues not just because of his heroin addiction but all the substance and alcohol abuse and diet. Idk about this particular show him having liver failure, I know jerry played this entire show with a bad case of food poisoning though and Layne played it right after shooting up a bunch of dope and had already suffered noticeable teeth loss and decay which is why in the final edits you don’t really see many shots of Layne where it can be seen.
Layne is without a doubt the best singer from this time period. Jar of Flys is one of my favorite albums.
Chris Cornell is right there also IMO
@@aspjake123many do argue that, but personally Layne invokes much more emotion compared to Chris, who to me is more... Monotone or colorless.
chris cornell definitely, but layne is amazing in his own right, as a singer and lyricist.
jar of Flys was one of worst chains albums
@@jammiehill5466 everyone has an opinion, yours just happens to be wrong.
Great analysis. You put into words exactly what I feel when I listen to this. Truly a once in a lifetime vocal duo. Also, Love your hair, it reminds me of my wife's :)
Definitely need to do "Love Hate Love" live at the Moor. You won't be disappointed. Love your content.
This.
Here to boost this. Love Hate Love from Live at the Moore (1990) is out of this world.
For sure!
I totally agree!
To me, it is truly one of the greatest live vocal performances ever. Period. Not saying that it is the Greatest, just one of...
What you're hearing is timeless, a legendary voice that will never be duplicated or forgotten. I would kill to see where this band was today with both of them still with us.
It’s the fact that Layne was in really bad health condition during this show with his drug addiction, to still perform at this high level is just outstanding and showed how much of a talent this man was, we miss you Layne ❤️
The harmony they produce is absolutely brilliant and haunting. The art they produced was so underrated.
I think one of the reasons Staley is such an incredible vocalist is he literally sounds like he will never be able to hit the notes, or it sounds like he's about to cut off his voice, then he hits this insanely beautiful vibrato that nobody else can do, higher than you'd ever expect. Go check out his song with Heart. Shows a completely different side of him.
I never thought of it that way but that's a perfect description!
If you don’t watch them perform Nutshell from this same set you’re doing yourself a disservice
Totally agree 👍
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Absolutely. It was perfection for my ears.
So true. And heaven beside you. Really the whole unplugged performance was legendary.
The unplugged album is just something that will silence you. I've listened to it a thousand times, and will a thousand more.
I love them. When the dude
heckled him when he forgot a lyric...mind you they hadn't performed in a while, they handled it with such class. They didn't address him directly, and Jerry was so beautifully protective, and the connection between the two is touching. I watch a part during Rooster over and over....right at the first chorus, Layne looks back at Jerry, who gave him a big smile. You could see the comfort on Layne's face. When Jerry pulled up next to him and had brought the lyrics...damn dude. I have a feeling it was probably difficult to be able to have him come. I can imagine he was pretty scared to sing and his look had changed. Jerry was so proud, and you could see it. Man, what at amazing show they put on. I'm so glad Jerry said something when dude was a jerk, then Layne made the remark, "What's my motivation?", and got cheers for it. He was able to get his bit in last without insulting anyone. A lot of talent, a lot of touching moments. Bittersweet. Their music never gets old.
Jerry was sick that day. That's why he has a trash can next to him to throw up in. And Layne was withdrawing from Heroin, so he was sick as well, but they still killed it and made history.
That was actually one of the guys from Metallica 😂
@@siobhanwalsh7050🔔ends
I saw Layne in a three piece suit at the start of their set on Lollapolooza in 93 and it was like 95 degrees that day! Needless to say he took the jacket tie vest and shirt off after playing Would the first song to start the show! Very charismatic singer and great stage presence! His voice very unique and an unbelievable range! RIP Layne!
Layne’s mom said it best regarding his voice: it’s like Nails surrounded by marshmallows! I agree👍🏻 RIP LAYNE❤️
That wouldn't happen to have been in Waterloo, NJ was it? I was at that Lollapalooza as well. It was hot as hell that day and I remember the event bringing in firetrucks to hose down the crowd. Then the water bottle fight during AIC....
@@fubar1217 no this was in San Bernardino California where being in the desert in July was someone’s brilliant idea that caused heat stroke and sun poisoning for others! As for me I stayed in the shade!
@@garylagstrom3864 The venue in NJ allowed people to bring in sealed water bottles and provided water tanks for people to refill from. By the time AIC came on, the sun started to go down so everyone was pretty much done with their water bottles. At one point, I saw people in front of me looking behind me so I turned around and there were a few people tossing their empty plastic water bottles. Before you knew it, everyone was tossing them. If you were facing forward, looking from low to high was crowd, AIC on stage and water bottles in the air!
Dude you comment this on like EVERY Alice In Chains video I watch ! Love it !
I was also at the Gorge ,hot as hell,enjoying every moment watching Layne sing his ass off
You cant describe what you're hearing because you're hearing a dying man.
To me Layne and Jerry are one of the best vocal duos ever, their voices just compliment each other's so perfectly, and the way they harmonize and play off each other is just perfection
Can't say Jerry really compares
Love hate love live at the moore layne at his peak
Agreed, love to see a reaction to this.
We will NEVER have a Layne Jerry duo EVER....they were MAGIC
Hearing Layne sing certain lines always hits so hard knowing his story. RIP
My brother’s friend and one of the most talented people I have ever met took his own life in the 90’s…when I hear this song it takes me back to then.He could work out a song vocally and musically after one listen.
The thing is that people like Layne are angels on earth for a short time to let us know how precious life and music are.
Hug your loved ones…❤️
He clearly wasn't well in his addiction to heroin at this point, you can hear it in his voice yet still sounds more amazing than most! RIP Layne
Missing teeth will definitely do that. He does quite a great job masking it, as well.
What strikes me is how even at that point, his voice was so on point....its so natural to him, so engrained...
You realize he shot up about 30 minutes right before this entire performance, right? He was fucked at this point.
His voice is nothing that can really be described. Being in many bands over the years, I could never duplicate or come close to sounding like Layne. The only thing you could do was stay in key and try to hit the notes. If you watch Layne he never has to dig that deep to hit his high notes, he was just a natural talent who sang with raw emotion. Most haunting and beautiful voice of all time.
"Almost like a trumpet mute" rings true me, the harmon mute of Miles's on Blue in Green has that pain.
Thanks for showing such respect and appreciation for Alice In Chains. I love how you described their voices. I’m still get chocked up when I hear them.
SAME
Such a beautiful, yet sad video. RIP Layne, there will never be another voice as astounding as yours.
“Love hate love” live at the Moore is a MUST watch, back when Layne was healthy. The entire show is phenomenal, but that song shows his true breath control and support.
I watched a documentary and everyone couldn't get over how much actual sound Layne could put out. Like it radiated from him core. Just a special talent and sadly a tortured soul. Very missed.
It was said you could hear him belting the lyrics through his chest louder than the loud speakers.
@@B20V-SOL That's true! One of his Mad Season mates said that
He was truly talented, I love how he also stood up for people. One time was in their book, their book was soo good. He saw a guy with a shaved head throwing up Nazi signs and messing with a believe a girl in the crowd. He pulled him on the stage and punched him. The cops went to go arrest him, but he was already on a ferry trying to get to the next city and they caught them. They finally let the crew and their equipment go after the guys brother days Layne was right and in fact shook his hand. The book was soo good!
@@B20V-SOLI've heard that. What a gig that would have been!
@@Ruth78620 That and when they did the concert at the Moore when he said I used to walk six miles barefoot in the snow and someone yelled "UPHILL" and Layne pointed at him and goes uphill, good answer before he sung love hate love. It really shown Layne's amazing character. The book the untold story is just amazing. It highlighted his amazing character and how great of a person he really was.
I loved hearing you try to describe his voice. It's so pure of pain and emotion. It makes me feel something so real
Seeing this performance for the first time in many years, brought tears to my eyes. The world lost a truly great vocalist and lyricist. RIP Layne 🤘🏻
This is a man singing his own eulogy. Its brilliance brings me to tears every time I hear it.
I have been watching a few of your reaction videos this evening and it is so exciting watching you discover some of the great performances of my youth. I was fortunate enough to get to see Layne and the rest of the guys in 1994 at Lolapalooza.
Lane was dying and his voice was a plea from the grave he knew he was falling in. So sad yet so beautiful.
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Dying? This was in 1996 and he died in 2002 m9
@@planetcaravan2925heroine tends to slowly kill from the inside, unless you shoot a bunch at once and OD. So yes he was dying, slowly and painfully.
He OD'd three weeks later
The Harmony between Layne and Jerry’s voice is why I love this band so much
Layne is one of my favorite vocalists from my youth (the other being Chris Cornell). Grunge music represented the angst and pain of that time for young people. Coming out of the Cold War, the decade of excess, and hair bands that did seem to represent our feelings. It is sad that Layne was already badly addicted to heroin by the time of this recording. He had one of the greatest and most powerful voices of our generation. Check out is live version of Love Hate Love from the Moore and you we see what I mean. Still hard to believe most of the great singers from that era left us to soon. RIP Layne, Chris C, Chris B, Kert, and Andrew you will not be forgotten.
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Can’t forget Scott Weiland! All great vocalists👍🏻
This was Layne’s last concert before he was found OD’d from his heroin addiction. He was a mess when this concert was done. The guitarist Jerry helped him out onto the stage. Layne’s pain and depression resonated through his music his wrote his own epitaph and sang it to his death. Down in a hole is about heroin, rare flowers in a tomb is opium in a syringe. He is loved by his fans but his self loathing would never let him feel it. His wings were only denied by his depression.
Because poppy plants are illegal to grow…. Huh. Never knew that
Layne and Jerry's harmonies are legendary for sure🙂
You ain't lying. The harmonies are some of the best parts!
@@randycchavez You ain't lying either.
Right?!? Like, it’s a surprise to her. It’s one of the main reasons they were so successful and set them apart. 😂
So nice to hear a vocal coach compliment my favourite band of all time so much.
I’ve spent years trying to explain the complimentary duets of Staley and Cantrell.
The fact Layne actually went through that show in his condition and still stayed on key most of the time, was very well done. You can see he has a tissue box next to him. He would wear glasses because of his heroin use, he was sensitive to light. Later in his career, near his end, he lost some teeth and you can hear a listhp in their last album before he died. Even at his worst, he still pumped out bangers. One of the most underrated singers in rock history hands down.
This unplugged performance is phenomenal for many reasons. It highlighted the Uber talented Jerry Cantrell. And it shows the world the gift that Layne Staley was. In this set he’s so vulnerable and small but out comes this powerful, haunting, emotional wrecking ball of a voice. Down in a Hole is an eery, beautiful song. It feels like Layne was showing some insight into his own life. Regardless, many of us can relate to these feelings somehow. He is truly missed. 🙏
i just found you, and as a music guy, bass player, born in 80s, who loves Alt rock and metal...I think I love you
Layne Staley wasn't singing, he was crying for help. And it's the most beautiful cry you will ever hear from another man. It's heartbreaking and beautiful to listen to at the same time.
Unfortunately no one can help us addicts 😢
“I won’t be able to describe this sound” and that my dear is Layne Staley ❤
Layne was always singing from a place of feeling personal pain anguish and desperation. His music was & always will be timeless. RIP Layne 🙏
After like 5 years into grunge and this type of great music AIC strikes me more and more as the best of that era. Layne is so good. So unique. Always was captivated by Nirvana, Chris Cornell and others as well.
@@troydunn04Mike Patton...
One of my favourite songs, from one of my favourite bands of all the time. Was lucky enough to see them live before Layne left this world.
I didn't see you there.
Aw man, binging on your channel and seeing all these incredible artists that are no longer with us that I grew up with 😢
May you rest in peace Layne Stanley. Such a huge loss to this world! Jerry Cantrell and Layne sounded absolutely angelic together. I’m so fortunate to have grown up with Alice & Chains. Their “Jar of flies” album was played on repeat for years in our house. ❤
Layne's vocals are raw. This performance is so subdued that you can't grasp how powerful his voice is. Listen to any Alice in Chains live performances to fully appreciate how much of his life is in his lyrics. One of the most powerful singers in the last 30 years.
If you want more of Layne sans harmonizing, his side project Mad Season is an excellent showcase of his cleaner/softer vocal side. And his writing as well. "Wake Up" and "River of Deceit" are easy recommendations.
wake up
@@SundaysSound Agreed. "Slow suicide's no way to go..."
Edit: Check out his Mom, Nancy McCallum, she always wanted to sing with Layne, but never got the chance. Every year she holds a tribute to him, and she performs Wake Up along with his recording. She's got a good voice, you can tell he got some of his gift from her. There's a few vids on TH-cam of her singing it.
I really enjoy your reactions. You pick out details in songs I've heard dozens of times, and it gives me a whole new appreciation for them.
Laynes voice hits you deep in your gut and chokes you up with emotion so your hanging between excitement and crying he was truly a master of his craft there will never be another Layne Staley.
No one did it like Layne and Jerry they were so amazing together, RIP Layne and Mike.
His haunting voice has stuck with me since childhood. Over the past 2ish decades I simply haven't been able to forget Layne Staley, his voice, and what he used it to express.
I get the chills just listening to this album, music is just so raw and I also like to see you discover it and get amused by it. I revived the moments when I first listened to it. Nice work!
here crying with my father in the ICU. This was one of his favorite performances ever, we listened to it endlessly.
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Echoing, also: Love, Hate, Love at The Moor....one of the most stunning performances I have ever witnessed. RIP, Layne. You are MISSED!! Great reaction, AS ALWAYS!
how do you listen to this without bursting into tears is beyond me.
AIC always stood out to me from the rest of the grunge bands, with the two vocalists and their combination of acoustic and electric guitars gave them a very unique sound that buried into your soul.
Great analysis, keep up the good work 🙂
One of my favourite bands. Such a sad and early departure from this world. Wish Layne never left us. The man had the ability to vocalize such raw emotion. This song hurts to listen to..... Can hear Layne crying out for help. RIP Layne.
We Gen X’ers were so lucky if you stop and think about it. We are old enough to have had our parents show us and grow up on some of the best music ever made (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Elvis) but also being contemporaries as teens and young adults with some of the best music ever made since (the golden era of rap, Alice, all the 90’s amazing stuff).
“Love, Hate, Love” live at the Moore. “Bleed the Freak”, “Brother” and everything else they’ve ever done.
The way Layne's singing seems so effortless has always stood out to me, too. Lots of famous singers have extraordinary voices and range, but not many can generate as much power as (seemingly) effortlessly as he could.
There really is nothing like their harmonies, gives me chills.
I love this channel so much! You speak to me, thank you!!!
This song is always my go to when im having a shitty day, or if im having a good day. It gives me chills and they put their souls into this song and you can feel it in your soul. It says you are not alone in your suffering.
Have seen this entire performance & this track specifically so many times and it never gets less impactful, just so good. Definitely an emotional rabbit hole & journey, but one worth taking. thank you!
We love you soooo much Layne 😭😭😭a real heart break 💔 so easy to just break down and cry when you hear such beautiful vocals of Layne 😭😭god bless your soul !!
Presenting Layne Staley......one of the greatest rock voices of recent history without a doubt. He's deep into his opiate addiction here and close to death but still so much power.
I’ve played in bands my whole life until I was 40 and every band member I ever played with loved Alice In Chains. Such haunting vocals.
Some of the greatest musicians of all time. Love these boys! No one rocks the same way these boys did.
A comment I read about Jerry look'n over and smiling, "Jerry new they were firing on all cylinders"
Thank You AIC
I'm glad you brought up how "effortless" it looks for Layne. You mentioned the breath support. But for me, I think it's that he has better access to his mixed voice than most singers. He can kind of "float" in that range that's right at the vocal break for most tenor singers. I think his twang and forward placement helps a lot with this. But it goes beyond that, and I certainly don't have the expertise to explain it.
Layne and Jerry worked so well together. Incredible duo.
Layne was on the edge. You can feel the sadness on his voice. Feels like the grief itself was singing.
I usually try to avoid watching the Unplugged videos because seeing Layne towards the end tears my heart out, but I like your break down of the vocals.
We have to get a reaction to another Alice In Chains song when Layne’s voice hadnt been altered from all of the drug use. Love, Hate, Love Live The Moore is my favorite vocal performance ever. Man In the Box live At The Moore. They’re amazing
Love Hate Love! Yessss!
Agree!
Sea of Sorrow from that performance gives me chills to this day.
Full of so much power, he was literally Fighting for his own soul alone, while being surrounded by people. Down in a hole. I understand the meaning.