One dead man that kept hundreds alive. That is what they call a Hero. You don 't need a star Layne, you are a star. Your light is shining bright upon us in the darkest of nights. Thank you my friend.
@@shannonbiehl4282 I agree, this was 95, kurt was dead and the wind in the sails of grunge was gone, and if grunge wasn't your thing this album would have no real enticement to listen since it's a grunge supergroup
5.5 years completely sober. I remember listening to Layne while deep in my addiction. I was completely broken and miserable. Sounds corny, but i felt so connected to he and his struggle. A part of me wanted to live for him.
I was at a rehab school and one day they let each one of us play a song that we thought would be beneficial to the group. I chose this song and most people sat there with their dumb ass egos too tough to be affected by it but one guy broke down and I think it changed him. All that matters is it reached that one guy
Put on lil Wayne and they probably would be like ah this is the one. Smh they just didn't appreciate real music. Alice in chains is one of the best bands ever hands down.
@@damionthomas851 I love AiC but I'm gonna have to disagree there. Definitely not one of the best bands of all time, in terms of true musical innovation and impact. But hey, if the best band ever is simply the band you like the most, then all power to you!
This album was Mike McCready's idea to try and help Layne Staley rise above his demons and find the beauty in life to get away from the drugs and depression. Mike is an awesome man. Wish Layne could have disconnected from his emotional chains and not wasted away.
@@dustinanderson2825 he sure did down today 80lbs at 6'1". He was dead for 2 weeks roughly when his accountants noticed he was no longer withdrawing $. The police and his mom found him.
@@bamadeadhead they tried but what can you do when someone over 21, in their 30's shuts everyone out because of a heroin addiction. Rock God or not. Addiction is addiction whether you're a rock star or the bum on the street with no teeth sleeping under newspapers on a park bench. Mike Starr was the last person to see Layne alive but he's gone now too. So now hopefully in heaven. Lord have mercy on them, they're the only ones who know what happened that final night of Layne's life.
Laura Malizia oh they’re in heaven NO DOUBT, when I get there I’ll smoke some weed with them. I’ll be guarding the gates from all the TRUE freaks. I don’t know man, if I had a friend doing that to himself I think I’d try everything I could. All he needed was exercise and Kratom. I could of pulled him out his rut. I wouldn’t of let him rot on his own couch. So fkn sad man. I’m 6’7” 340 lbs so door don’t slow me down and why I think I could of helped him. 80 pounds? Oh yeah I could thrown his ass to where he needed to go😥😤😰 his music and connection with his fans especially people like me is why I know he’s in heaven if he believed. You can’t affect that many people positively and NOT GET to Heaven. Anyway I know because I asked god and he answered me👍🏼😎👍🏼
yes, im just waking up also, come back to this song and to Laney to give my respects and reflect on the consequences of our vices... hope you keep being strong and awake young woman, im proud of you.
This song saved my life….Relapse after Relapse It taught me this is not what you want or need…You are stronger than this evil….It took many years but It gave me hope and insight..It is a masterpiece of pain…Disappointment…And finally peace…Thank you Layne…I am forever grateful for your message…And only wish it saved you for the evil of its grip..Forever missed…
Wake up young man It's time to wake up Your love affair has got to go For ten long years For ten long years the leaves To rake up Slow suicide's no way to go Blue, clouded grey, You're not a crack up Dizzy and weakened by the haze Moving onward So an infection not a phase The cracks and lines from Where you gave up They make an easy man to read For all the times you let them Bleed you For little peace from God you plead And beg For little peace from God you plead wake up young man wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up... wake up wake up young man its time yo wake up Your love affair has got to go For ten long years For ten long years the leaves To rake up Slow suicide's no way to go Slow suicide's no way to go wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up
This song gets me ...I was a heroin addict for 22 years...died twice. Ive been clean for 9 years now ...but Laynes voice has gotten me thru so many dark times...love you bro and i know that Youre shinning bright upon us!! Rip Layne & Demri
That's beautiful man. I'll be 10 years sober this November. It's always easy for me to remember that day because it just so happened to be 11/12/2013. Keep your head up buddy.
9 years is no joke. Pulling for you. Obviously don't know you. But shit, nine years after 22 takes some serious strength. Hope you can credit yourself for being a badass.
So sorry for your loss😢.... I'm 7 months sober of fuking infernal opiates and I struggle every fuking day but manage somehow....love u all in bones and spiritual beings...peace ✌️ love ❤
Layne, wherever you are, I want to thank you. This song came to me in my darkest hour and I can honestly say it saved my life. Every time I hear it I can't help but cry thinking of everyone, including you, who never escaped this darkness. I was one more day away from falling into the hole forever and continuing my path of slow suicide. Rest peacefully, brother. We'll never forget you.
I recently lost a daughter to opioid addiction - 2017. my my, how the time passes. That event put me in a tailspin. I drank until I blacked out almost every day until my mate started hiding the bottle. Waking up shivering on a cold floor in the dark every night took its toll. There is no way to change the past, there is only the present to live through. It's a fucking rough go my friends! My brother Layne lamented beautifully about the struggles. I fight everyday because he asked me to wake up. I'm trying brother. I surely am! God Bless
Jessica Aw, don’t listen to him! Feeling a connection to an artist is perfectly normal! We identify with something that they show us in their music and we hold tight to that, I think it’s a good thing.
Jessica not a obsession honey a all. Some people are drawn to art and this is art! My husband is into history and all he does. You do you baby! Love miss RIP LAYNE
Wake up young man, it's time to wake up Your love affair has got to go, for ten long years For ten long years, the leaves to rake up Slow suicide's no way to go, oh Blue clouded gray, you're not a crack up Dizzy and weakened by the haze Movin' onward So an infection not a phase, yeah-oh The cracks and lines, from where you gave up They make an easy man to read, oh-oh oh-oh For all the times you let them bleed you For a little peace from God you plead, and beg For a little peace from God you plead Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-oh Wake up young man Wake up, wake up, wake up Wake up, wake up, wake up Oh-yeah Wake up young man, it's time to wake up Your love affair has got to go-yeah, for ten long years For ten long years, the leaves the rake up Slow suicide's no way to go-oh, oh-oh Slow suicide's no way to go Wake up, wake up, wake up Wake up, wake up, wake up
I've never been an addict, don't even smoke weed enough to be called a stoner. This makes me tear up every time, it's god damn beautiful, "slow suicide is no way to go." Fucking hits like a truck.
And that is just one of the amazing things about this song, and actually all of Layne's songs really.. that the lyrics have a pretty specific meaning, or subject.. but, at the same time, they have the ability to be interpreted however it feels, or means, to the listener. And, like you said, in this specific case, even someone who has never been an addict, can feel something from the song, and it's lyrics. And that is actually kinda hard to do.. but he managed to get that same feeling, and versatility, from all his songs.. both from Mad Season, and Alice in Chains. And, if for some reason, someone couldn't feel anything from the lyrics, then there is always the instrumental music 🎶.. which is universal, and anyone can get something from that...
clearly you got a beautiful heart anyhow That's the thing with so many of us who are addicts.. soft hearts in a shitty, harsh world. It just gets to be too much. Usually childhood abuse and trauma below every addiction too.
I'm listening for the first time right now. I love AIC, saw them once with Layne and then again with the new guy like ten years (?) ago, but somehow I managed to never hear this album.
This song should have millions of views , its so beautifully done it gives me chills down my spine, layne staley puts his heart and soul into his singing
Just found this group. I am obsessed with Laynes haunting voice. He is unbelievably talented. I was always a AIC fan, but somehow never heard Mad Season. This is truly his best work.
I was fresh out of rehab when I found this album while working at a Goodwill. I read Layne's name on vocals and that was all I needed. It helped me every day at that shitty job until I got a good one. I still have the CD and it's 12 years later, I'm alive, I'm clean, I have a wife(who I met in treatment) and step kids a house and three dogs. If anyone out there is struggling you can do it, seriously just one day at a time and before you know it you'll have years in too.
I was never heroin addict meth and crack where my demons but nevertheless I was Junkie and I still fight with both demons till this day living the life of an addict is a never-ending fight that I myself am trying to win every day but more often than not in my walk the demons win and I'm still trying fighting the devil that has me by the throat and won't let go
“For a little peace from God you plead” Never pleaded harder than when I od’d on cough syrup, alone, in my room, just a few weeks ago. After years and years of addictions and insanity. And as I was having the most painful shit of my life to get all that poison out of me, the pain began to subside. Mashallah, god is beautiful. I’m not saying Islam or any religion is right for everyone. But I know that was my “last chance”. I’ve been clean from cough syrup, pills, and cannabis (which was just a problem for me, no judgment) since that day. It’s hard but I know I’d be dead if I denied the greater power.
@@moseyballad7954 Kurt might have been murdered. But Layne's definitely a slow suicide. Though I was freaked out too when I first learned about them perishing the same day eight years apart
@@mariannegarcia2373 Cornell and Bennington found hanging from red exercise bands tied to door knobs. So was Anthony Bourdain Kate spade and a few others that same year. The knobs the color of scarf and manner of deaths are all symbolic and send a message to anybody else who dares to think of crossing the masonic cabal
this song was what got me sober 5 1/2 months ago I was in bed dope sick fighting my demons and layne said wake up young man.....deep stuff. if he only knew the lives he would save
jeremy chandler I sat in the ER today.. because I'm done with the brown stone...I'm done brother I have a baby boy to think of now...my last shot of H was yesterday at 4pm..it's hard man
@your Dad Keep working on yourself, You have someone who will forever love you and look up to you, You have a lot to live for, your journey to the rest of your life has just begun, blessings!
This is the only song that gives me goosebumps as much as Nutshell does The whole building until the part where he screams ''ohh, yeahh'' and then the solo and it goes back to being soft again, its just incredible, although I never had a drug addiction, this song will always hit me like nothing else
This is a song dedicated to both of my young sons. My youngest is back in full addiction. My oldest is ok right now. I live for them. I have to be the example
I know you would have done this lots but for just some peace of mind, Please let your boys know what unconditional love is & that a Mother just like our Creator loves us no matter what we have done. Living in this world is like a big test but you & both your son's are Warrior's! You've seen & experienced "rock bottom" yourself &/or your sons too. Unfortunately, the bringer of evil is always waiting for an opportunity to cause Doubt, hopeless feelings etc. Addiction is a serious disease & it can & does turn families upside down. I say keep things as simple as possible in your life, 'share your honest feelings with your boys, with the support of a friend if you need to. Let your sons know they're loved no matter what they dealing/struggling with. When someone feels like they're on their own or that no one understands that is when people's inner-negative thoughts can take over & cause one to spiral into a hole, quickly! As humans, we need to keep a look out for our fellow brother's @ all times.
I'm fighting depression and addiction. For 20 long yr's!!! Tired And sick fr... Been to docs rehab's and because I am a addict they never prescribe me the right thing and treat me like crap. I have lost a brother, raped by my x husband and abused physically and mentally. Goes all way back to child hood. Still fighting
Listening to the song I am always amazed at how lucky Mike Mcready was as a guitarist to have worked with Chris, Layne and Eddie. The guitarwork is on another level here.. and then comes Layne, when he starts with the "aaaaaaahhhaaaa - yeeaaaahhh" in the chorus I feel something inside of me tearing apart.
Me to, I was 12 years clean, then slipped up again. And now feel this unbearable pain again. I hope your still doing well. I never agreed once a junkie always a junkie back then. But it has shook me after getting my life together becoming a model etc, have chucked it all away again. Never did i look back. Maybe that was another lesson I had to learn? 🤔😔.
I went to countless rehabs, trying to get it right. I did eventually...I had my daughter, sober, named her Savannah Layne, after Staley. His music helped me so much
I was only 6 years old when he died but I still remember it like it was yesterday. My uncle was huge into grunge and 90s alternative and he introduced me to so much great music, including my favorite band of all-time Alice In Chains. I’ll never forget being 5 or 6 years old and staring at that damned 3-legged dog on the cd cover, both horrified and mesmerized, as my uncle played it for me. My aunt actually met Layne at a rock bar in Atlanta. She was big in the scene during the 90s. She was invited to sit and have a drink with him, right when AIC was starting to take off. She said he had one of the most tormented souls she’d ever seen. It broke her heart to look him in the eye. That poor man lived a very tortured existence.
Saw him live 2× once at lolapoluza 2 fkn amazing seen them again at fox woods they sucked but i still feel lucky to experienced it the unplugged show for mtv was on 10 other lvls always my fav vocalist
Hands down one of the best rock albums ever. Amazing diversity. Gotta love it! Layne was one of the best ever. Too bad they only made one, but I guess it adds to the myth. For true rock fans.
One day, I wanted to die. I wasn't going to act on it, but I was hurting bad. I played "Don't Follow" and I swear Layne's voice spoke to me and it was heavenly and spiritual. He brightens our hearts using darkness that he left behind years ago. I hope young people like me discover AIC and Mad Season for decades to come. And I hope in death we get to meet Layne in whatever comes next.
I listen to this song at full volume on repeat when I feel numb and empty It's as if the song kick-starts my mind It cuts through the empty noise It's the only thing more overwhelming than the emptiness The bass echoing in my mind shaking my soul The guitar just barely and softly cutting through the darkness leaving small cracks in the numb emptiness The drums banging and pounding their way through And most of all Layne's voice cutting through the pain and emptiness it's as if he's pouring his soul into mine I feel the silence break Sometimes I listen to the song multiple times This song breaks my numbness and gives me new life This song will always be special to me because of that
Layne Staley was a vocalist/musical genius in my eyes, he could peirce your soul with his words and that voice...... Just for anyone who doubts he saved lives you're absolutely wrong..... Layne NEVER condoned anyone else to do drugs, in fact he told everyone not to follow in his footsteps. Listen to those songs, the people who did and he got through to he 💯 percent saved PERIOD!!! There is a eerie hole left in this world without him. I'm just so glad he himself is no longer suffering no matter how that had to be. I love you Layne always.....we all do!! To the best singer/front man I've ever seen in my opinion.......thankyou for all you sacrificed and suffered here on earth........
This my top 5 favorite bands of all time❤❤❤❤❤ I used to listen to this back when I was a kid my uncle introduced this to me🎉🎉. Layne Staley is a mastermind and a genius he will be missed
Do you know what range is? He doesn't go anywhere in this song he hasn't been before... His "range" delves deeper and soars higher than any example in this song. You've never listened to the rooster ?
Dizzy and weakened by the haze .. moving onward. So an infection, not a phase. I was an addict for about 10 years. Have almost 5 clean now and I can thank Layne Staley and his beautiful music and lyrics for a lot of the pushing through. He has saved so many people .. I hope he knows how loved he is.
I found this album in a bargain bin at FYE in a mall in Central PA when I was 15 circa 2008. This album had such a distinct vibe so dark and bluesy. At the time of my purchase I felt like the only person in the world listening to it in my little corner of the world. At that time "grunge" seemed so far off and mythical to me. I was in a musical reverie in the presence of this music. It was like an artifact.
I'm one of the last Gen X kids due to when I was born. I grew up in the 80's and came of age in the early 90's. Nirvana destroyed everything that was known as rock and roll sand brought a spotlight to Seattle and all of the bands from the late 80's early 90's blew up. Alice in Chains had always been a staple of myself and my musical tastes. This record was so different from them. As I've gotten older, I've learned how to approach and appreciate the music that helped form me as a person. This album right here ranks up with Facelift as one of the most underrated albums of that period and of all of these artists. It's so great to see that you found it and appreciate it as much as some of the rest of us. Seeing your comment means so much to me. Thank you. Please keep this record in your life. -signed another damn music fan
It's very strange I must say. I randomly found this song, and honestly I forgot even how. Had no idea who was in the band, just liked the artwork. Started listening to this, and it spoke volumes in a way no other song ever has. I'm a recovering alcoholic and have been sober for about 6 months now. Lately, the urges have been eating away at me. Anyone that's been down the rabbit hole understands I'm sure. Every time I listen to this song now, it silences the demons in my head just enough to ease the feeling. Very grateful I found this, and anyone else who is struggling, you are not alone. There's so many people out there and so many different forms of help. I chose to do it with no meetings and no help really. Hard and difficult but i'll be alright, and so will you.
yeah i was listening to alice in chains and layne was already my favourite musician when i found this album, but the thing is why i listened to this album, i liked the artwork and gave it a shot. it was like 1 or 2 year ago, i cant remember exactly. i had bad times, and this album was there for me to relieve myself. i had a lot of troubles in this 1-2 years, so this album has a really important place for me. actually im getting a tattoo of this artwork in 2 days
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One dead man that kept hundreds alive. That is what they call a Hero. You don 't need a star Layne, you are a star. Your light is shining bright upon us in the darkest of nights. Thank you my friend.
miss him and the music he would have made
well said.
This man is still keeping hundreds plus one alive...love u whoever wrote tht ur beautiful
Lovely
Dude it's so crazy like you're epic for saying that.. And layne was that much more..keep doing it
It's insane how underrated this album and band are.
I would say ignored because you first have to hear to have considered it underrated or not.
@@shannonbiehl4282 I agree, this was 95, kurt was dead and the wind in the sails of grunge was gone, and if grunge wasn't your thing this album would have no real enticement to listen since it's a grunge supergroup
This came out like a rocket can’t believe everyone doesn’t still listen to it on the reg. I mean what else would you listen too
They are not underrated .everyone that hears them with any sense knows they are the shit
I wish I could give more than one thumbs up. Most underrated album of the 90s. Of rock, maybe
R.I.P. Layne Staley. He was one of the best singers in 90's.
Best singer of all time in my opinion, beautiful soul.
This was one of the most important albums of the 90s. I still get chills listening to this. Rip to the ones who couldnt wake up.
Every album that Layne was involved with was an important album. I just wish we had more from him.
The best album grunge ever .. and Layne's voice is so deep..RIP ❤
Definitely the album the cool guys were jamming. This was top shelf quality music. For distinguished tastes
No one is forgotten, nothing is forgotten. Rest in peace.
So many people hated on this and Temple. Those people have never lived
"Slow suicide is no way to go......."
Man this line hit me hard...
Same.
damn i just saw the comment in the exactly moment he said that...
Keep strong.
God bless us all for we do not know what we have done to ourselves in life and could have ended up dead
slow suicide for 30 plus years
If you are reading this, may something wonderful happen in your life. Stay safe during these difficult times.
Thank you
Had the worst day today, thank you friend. ❤ Peace and blessings to you and everyone else who wants to accept them :)
Thank you I hope you recieve 10 fold back ✌
Same to you
Thank you my friend. I really wish you the same.
Layne Staley FELT IT and GAVE IT when he sang. Raw, exposed emotion from him, always. Absolutely amazing talent.
5.5 years completely sober. I remember listening to Layne while deep in my addiction. I was completely broken and miserable. Sounds corny, but i felt so connected to he and his struggle. A part of me wanted to live for him.
✌️💜🎶~206
Not corny. I felt the same way when I was strung out
Not corny brother... We have the power to stop anything
That's truly beautiful. Thank you for baring a piece of your soul. We are all here because we need this
I'm still there, what was your power to live?
I was at a rehab school and one day they let each one of us play a song that we thought would be beneficial to the group. I chose this song and most people sat there with their dumb ass egos too tough to be affected by it but one guy broke down and I think it changed him. All that matters is it reached that one guy
I did the same
I played naked and they were angry at mr
So true it's awesome that it reached that one person and that's all that matters
Put on lil Wayne and they probably would be like ah this is the one. Smh they just didn't appreciate real music. Alice in chains is one of the best bands ever hands down.
@@damionthomas851 I love AiC but I'm gonna have to disagree there. Definitely not one of the best bands of all time, in terms of true musical innovation and impact. But hey, if the best band ever is simply the band you like the most, then all power to you!
"For a little Peace from God, you beg you PLEAD.." we know this Layne, goddamn. fkn love you forever n always man. 17 years clean
17 yrs !!!! Keep up the great work, best wishes to you and yours !
Great brother ❤ Stay strong
I hit 7 years this year and happy that I no longer wake up dope sick wanting to die.
Congratulations bro,wish I could get there,been trying for45 years@@shanghunter7697
22 !
The most beautiful song ever written about addiction. Thank you poet
Dude was in his twenties and dying and created more beauty than most of us ever will...crazy..
Layne is still alive in these songs and our hearts...he can never die.
AMEN!
Beautiful for saying that I'm sure he appreciates it
Zita Csarnai Agreed! ✌💜
He's with me every hour it seems
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Layne and his music is why i am able to see my grandchildren grow. Thank you.
"The cracks and lines, from where you gave up"
Danm
Layne's emotionally charged vibrato is unparalleled... legends never die ❤️
True-ish, Chris Cornell is equally a master vocalist. Before these two Robert Plant this position in my brain
😍😍😍
¡¡¡Layne!!! ♥️💔💯
@@garryparton8399 Plant!? He cant hit a note!!
amazing vocal
This album was Mike McCready's idea to try and help Layne Staley rise above his demons and find the beauty in life to get away from the drugs and depression. Mike is an awesome man. Wish Layne could have disconnected from his emotional chains and not wasted away.
Layne may have died but he did not waste away
@@dustinanderson2825 he sure did down today 80lbs at 6'1". He was dead for 2 weeks roughly when his accountants noticed he was no longer withdrawing $. The police and his mom found him.
Laura Malizia sad truths😥 2 week’s man, no one came by...WTH?!? A freakin rock god and no one cared enough to actually help him.
@@bamadeadhead they tried but what can you do when someone over 21, in their 30's shuts everyone out because of a heroin addiction. Rock God or not. Addiction is addiction whether you're a rock star or the bum on the street with no teeth sleeping under newspapers on a park bench. Mike Starr was the last person to see Layne alive but he's gone now too. So now hopefully in heaven. Lord have mercy on them, they're the only ones who know what happened that final night of Layne's life.
Laura Malizia oh they’re in heaven NO DOUBT, when I get there I’ll smoke some weed with them. I’ll be guarding the gates from all the TRUE freaks. I don’t know man, if I had a friend doing that to himself I think I’d try everything I could. All he needed was exercise and Kratom. I could of pulled him out his rut. I wouldn’t of let him rot on his own couch. So fkn sad man. I’m 6’7” 340 lbs so door don’t slow me down and why I think I could of helped him. 80 pounds? Oh yeah I could thrown his ass to where he needed to go😥😤😰 his music and connection with his fans especially people like me is why I know he’s in heaven if he believed. You can’t affect that many people positively and NOT GET to Heaven. Anyway I know because I asked god and he answered me👍🏼😎👍🏼
This album is a hidden masterpiece of the 90s rip Layne Staley & Mark Lanegan
Yes.
And its fine it is hidden!
And John Baker Saunders
Have you ever fought addiction while being depressed? It's the hardest thing I've ever experienced but I'm awake now. Slow suicide is no way to go.
yes, im just waking up also, come back to this song and to Laney to give my respects and reflect on the consequences of our vices...
hope you keep being strong and awake young woman, im proud of you.
Mojo you have nice smile.
Addiction causes depression... It's vicious cycle
@@AdamA-wg1ko fuck that life .lived it an all
I am fighting it now depression is the icing on the cake. Pray for me
This song saved my life….Relapse after Relapse It taught me this is not what you want or need…You are stronger than this evil….It took many years but It gave me hope and insight..It is a masterpiece of pain…Disappointment…And finally peace…Thank you Layne…I am forever grateful for your message…And only wish it saved you for the evil of its grip..Forever missed…
Hear hear. I second that , my friend
Ta płyta towarzyszyła mi na początku mojej walki z heroiną(1996)Już 12lat jestem czysty.A jego wokal to cud.KING GRUNGE.
Much love, I'm proud of you.
Always light over the other side..you got this we wit you
for a little peace from God you plead, and beg...
20+ years later and nothing gives me goosebumps like this album. God I miss the 90s. And Layne and Kurt and Scott. Goddamit. Goddamit all.
man doug. I know. god
.... and Chris.
yeah...
Doug Walsh and now Chris Cornell😧
Truly miss the 90s the best music was at the peak of greatness 😢
Wake up young man
It's time to wake up
Your love affair has got to go
For ten long years
For ten long years the leaves
To rake up
Slow suicide's no way to go
Blue, clouded grey,
You're not a crack up
Dizzy and weakened by the haze
Moving onward
So an infection not a phase
The cracks and lines from
Where you gave up
They make an easy man to read
For all the times you let them
Bleed you
For little peace from God you plead
And beg
For little peace from God you plead
wake up young man wake up wake up wake up
wake up wake up... wake up
wake up young man
its time yo wake up
Your love affair has got to go
For ten long years
For ten long years the leaves
To rake up
Slow suicide's no way to go
Slow suicide's no way to go
wake up wake up wake up
wake up wake up wake up
Real MVP
There it is. Thank you.
Thanks fər postin up sir
Miss Layne Daily
This album is a hidden gem of the 90's grunge. Brought a bunch of awesome musicians together and they created something magical.
Yes they did! Magical for sure!
Beautiful. 🤙🏼
Yes
This album is both criminally unknown and astoundingly profound.
No doubt man!
This song gets me ...I was a heroin addict for 22 years...died twice. Ive been clean for 9 years now ...but Laynes voice has gotten me thru so many dark times...love you bro and i know that Youre shinning bright upon us!! Rip Layne & Demri
That's beautiful man. I'll be 10 years sober this November. It's always easy for me to remember that day because it just so happened to be 11/12/2013. Keep your head up buddy.
I love this. I love how you mentioned Demri as well, Laynes soul match. ❤️
Thats so beautiful and what a testimony ❤ much love to you
@@ashlotus502 Thank you ❤❤
9 years is no joke. Pulling for you. Obviously don't know you. But shit, nine years after 22 takes some serious strength. Hope you can credit yourself for being a badass.
Man the memories. This is one of the best songs ever.
Layne + McCready = 🤯
For sure....
Listen to it right now and it's just as good as the first time I heard it 60 years old and I'm still jam,n on Lane
Jerry,s new song ATONE talks about him check it out
If you know what to listen to you can hear him talking about Lane
Played this at my brother’s funeral after his overdose at 27 . Hits hard
So sorry for your loss😢.... I'm 7 months sober of fuking infernal opiates and I struggle every fuking day but manage somehow....love u all in bones and spiritual beings...peace ✌️ love ❤
Bless his soul 🙏
May your brother R.I.P may you receive infinite peace and blessings 🙌 🙏
@@Vandalio_Saez thank you brother
Sorry for your loss i never thought I’d make it past 25 im 47 now and sober even though im still alive im not happy unless im making someone laugh
Just found this music
Did I really go 61yrs without hearing this?
I’m in recovery. Could not do it without Layne and this amazing piece of art. Rip Layne
Keep fighting the good fight brother, I hope to be there soon.
Don't stop people 💜
Proud of you
Don't give up.
Don't let the past get in your way of moving forward. Best of luck.
Yesterday, Layne Staley would been 51 years old. Happy birthday legend...
:(
Layne would have been 53 y/o today
"In 2 weeks, I turns 28. Im still young. Itll beat me.
Off the walls i scrape . . . You."
Rest In Peace the bass player too
So much in this song too bad Layne couldn't find a way out it didn't have to be a death sentence
Layne, wherever you are, I want to thank you. This song came to me in my darkest hour and I can honestly say it saved my life. Every time I hear it I can't help but cry thinking of everyone, including you, who never escaped this darkness. I was one more day away from falling into the hole forever and continuing my path of slow suicide. Rest peacefully, brother. We'll never forget you.
love
Stay streng....youre not alone...and love will come to you
I feel you brother, stay safe.
Stay strong man-
Layne, as you see - you did not save yourself - but you die save some people. Rest in peace man.
I love this record
I recently lost a daughter to opioid addiction - 2017. my my, how the time passes. That event put me in a tailspin. I drank until I blacked out almost every day until my mate started hiding the bottle. Waking up shivering on a cold floor in the dark every night took its toll. There is no way to change the past, there is only the present to live through. It's a fucking rough go my friends! My brother Layne lamented beautifully about the struggles. I fight everyday because he asked me to wake up. I'm trying brother. I surely am! God Bless
Sorry for your loss. May u find grace and peace in your life. Love
@@lesliemonroe8179 Thank you so much, I know that I'm not the only one going through things. My life is coming around again.
Please UNIVERSE..,. Bless This Soul.., Love, Cristiana ❤
I can totally relate to this comment; the struggle is true and real. Like you, I keep trying to push forward. God bless ya brother.
@@justinhlisic762 My heart to yours
I was there from day one for Mad Season and aic.... Yeah I'm that old. This album, in particular will be in MY Hall of Fame till my last breath.
Very very cool!
Eternal Shiny,,..😢THANKS..,
Como é bom ouvir a voz desse cara,nesse momento ele está vivo pra mim!
Layne was an angel. May he be resting in paradise.
I wish like hell Layne had woken up. It's weird missing someone you never met, isn't it?
nope, I'm right there too! My husband says I have an unhealthy obsession though.
Jessica Aw, don’t listen to him! Feeling a connection to an artist is perfectly normal! We identify with something that they show us in their music and we hold tight to that, I think it’s a good thing.
Elizabeth thanks! It's nice to know I'm not the only one who feels that way!
Jessica not a obsession honey a all. Some people are drawn to art and this is art! My husband is into history and all he does. You do you baby! Love miss RIP LAYNE
thanks for the reassurance!
Wake up young man, it's time to wake up
Your love affair has got to go, for ten long years
For ten long years, the leaves to rake up
Slow suicide's no way to go, oh
Blue clouded gray, you're not a crack up
Dizzy and weakened by the haze
Movin' onward
So an infection not a phase, yeah-oh
The cracks and lines, from where you gave up
They make an easy man to read, oh-oh oh-oh
For all the times you let them bleed you
For a little peace from God you plead, and beg
For a little peace from God you plead
Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-oh
Wake up young man
Wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up
Oh-yeah
Wake up young man, it's time to wake up
Your love affair has got to go-yeah, for ten long years
For ten long years, the leaves the rake up
Slow suicide's no way to go-oh, oh-oh
Slow suicide's no way to go
Wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up
Elissa Spurlin THANK YOU
Niiice
u Thank
Great sad song.
First time hearing this and it's great
I've never been an addict, don't even smoke weed enough to be called a stoner. This makes me tear up every time, it's god damn beautiful, "slow suicide is no way to go." Fucking hits like a truck.
That's especially the case with alcoholics.
No doubt ,jus when I feel like giving up I am reminded that each one has a purpose and selfishness won't fly
And that is just one of the amazing things about this song, and actually all of Layne's songs really.. that the lyrics have a pretty specific meaning, or subject.. but, at the same time, they have the ability to be interpreted however it feels, or means, to the listener. And, like you said, in this specific case, even someone who has never been an addict, can feel something from the song, and it's lyrics. And that is actually kinda hard to do.. but he managed to get that same feeling, and versatility, from all his songs.. both from Mad Season, and Alice in Chains. And, if for some reason, someone couldn't feel anything from the lyrics, then there is always the instrumental music 🎶.. which is universal, and anyone can get something from that...
@@AdariousMistdancer and Bipolar/Schizophrenic folks as well. "So an infection not a phase" eats me alive.
clearly you got a beautiful heart anyhow That's the thing with so many of us who are addicts.. soft hearts in a shitty, harsh world. It just gets to be too much.
Usually childhood abuse and trauma below every addiction too.
Here we go. I’ve saved this album for years now. I wanted one more piece of “new” music to look forward to from Layne. Today is the day.
To hear this for the first time. cherish.
I'm listening for the first time right now. I love AIC, saw them once with Layne and then again with the new guy like ten years (?) ago, but somehow I managed to never hear this album.
This song should have millions of views , its so beautifully done it gives me chills down my spine, layne staley puts his heart and soul into his singing
It’s got millions now!
Yessir
almost 4 mil now!
Yep truly what 9 years will do
its not about views bro. This is not some commercial crap. It was made for the real ones.
This song is medicine for the soul! ❤
Yes it is
Rip Layne ❤you always
Just found this group. I am obsessed with Laynes haunting voice. He is unbelievably talented. I was always a AIC fan, but somehow never heard Mad Season. This is truly his best work.
no denying that, as an AIC fanboy, this is easily one of his biggest magnum opuses
I believe he was sober while making/recording of this album.
"this group"? This ain't a group.
@Nashville_ you understand there is more to the music than just the vocals.
Welcome to the fuckin club, young man.
I was fresh out of rehab when I found this album while working at a Goodwill. I read Layne's name on vocals and that was all I needed. It helped me every day at that shitty job until I got a good one. I still have the CD and it's 12 years later, I'm alive, I'm clean, I have a wife(who I met in treatment) and step kids a house and three dogs. If anyone out there is struggling you can do it, seriously just one day at a time and before you know it you'll have years in too.
I was never heroin addict meth and crack where my demons but nevertheless I was Junkie and I still fight with both demons till this day living the life of an addict is a never-ending fight that I myself am trying to win every day but more often than not in my walk the demons win and I'm still trying fighting the devil that has me by the throat and won't let go
@@cliffordjewell5288God loves you man hang in there
Good for you keep shining bro we all have demons to conquer peace and blessings 🙌
Thank you, I need that, thank you.
Pain. Regret. Despair.
😢❤
Timeless masterpiece.
Absolutely
It never gets old rest in☮️ layne Thomas Staley 🙏🏻 🖤 miss you brother
So agreed
Yes 🕶
Layne’s voice is unbelievable.
The older I get this just becomes more relevant.
ye same
its time to wake up
Yes
Got a real 60s vibe from this... 😯😯
“For a little peace from God you plead”
Never pleaded harder than when I od’d on cough syrup, alone, in my room, just a few weeks ago. After years and years of addictions and insanity. And as I was having the most painful shit of my life to get all that poison out of me, the pain began to subside. Mashallah, god is beautiful. I’m not saying Islam or any religion is right for everyone. But I know that was my “last chance”. I’ve been clean from cough syrup, pills, and cannabis (which was just a problem for me, no judgment) since that day. It’s hard but I know I’d be dead if I denied the greater power.
im proud of you bro, keep it pushing
Amen brother.
Keep it up !
I'm so glad you made it and are still here. Whatever it takes, brother. You are loved.
Wake up people, lasts days.
Layne's voice and lyrics tear me to shreds on this album.
It's his 19th and Kurt's 27th death anniversary today. Love you, legends.
8yrs apart but same day? Is that true???
@@moseyballad7954 Yes, it's true. April 5, 1994 and April 5, 2002.
@@mariannegarcia2373 how many coincidences does it take before it becomes a mathematical impossibility??? They are murdering our poets
@@moseyballad7954 Kurt might have been murdered. But Layne's definitely a slow suicide. Though I was freaked out too when I first learned about them perishing the same day eight years apart
@@mariannegarcia2373 Cornell and Bennington found hanging from red exercise bands tied to door knobs. So was Anthony Bourdain Kate spade and a few others that same year. The knobs the color of scarf and manner of deaths are all symbolic and send a message to anybody else who dares to think of crossing the masonic cabal
This song got me off drugs back in 2011, thank you guys so much. ❤
My favorite singer of all time
The King 👑
this song was what got me sober 5 1/2 months ago I was in bed dope sick fighting my demons and layne said wake up young man.....deep stuff. if he only knew the lives he would save
the power of music
jeremy chandler I sat in the ER today.. because I'm done with the brown stone...I'm done brother I have a baby boy to think of now...my last shot of H was yesterday at 4pm..it's hard man
@your Dad Keep working on yourself, You have someone who will forever love you and look up to you, You have a lot to live for, your journey to the rest of your life has just begun, blessings!
Sheila hey thank you much...may your day been going you smiles
Almost 2 off narco battling alchol this song means alot i hope ur still sober n found how 2 be happy without the shit
Never got into drugs but Layne got me through the tough times as a kid and still does.
Awesome!
Me too!
Same, besides weed, hurts to see him decay like he did.
This man has kept me alive, even though he is gone.
your own, personal, jesus
Me too my friend
this song is different. this whole album is different. hits my soft spots everytime
“Dizzy and weakened by the haze, moving onward…. So when affections not a phase ohhh yeahhhhhhhhhhh”
Slow suicide is no way to go. This song and Lifeless dead are the darkest lyrics ever composed
Without Jesus we all burn. Please please reach out to the man who was murdered for you. He gave up his life for us. Love you all❤
This is the only song that gives me goosebumps as much as Nutshell does
The whole building until the part where he screams ''ohh, yeahh'' and then the solo and it goes back to being soft again, its just incredible, although I never had a drug addiction, this song will always hit me like nothing else
exactly wow kindred spirit, my two favorite songs, and stairway to heaven
My own self did not realize how badly I needed this today. Wake upppp
If only you would wake up Layne 😢
That bass line ....and Layne's haunting voice....gottdam.....perfect combo....even for us still struggling with the slow side....
This is a song dedicated to both of my young sons. My youngest is back in full addiction. My oldest is ok right now. I live for them. I have to be the example
All the best to you and your boys @Ginacorcoran. I had two uncles who made it and two who didn´t.
Aw, 😕 big love to all of you x💗
I know you would have done this lots but for just some peace of mind,
Please let your boys know what unconditional love is & that a Mother just like our Creator loves us no matter what we have done.
Living in this world is like a big test but you & both your son's are Warrior's! You've seen & experienced "rock bottom" yourself &/or your sons too. Unfortunately, the bringer of evil is always waiting for an opportunity to cause Doubt, hopeless feelings etc. Addiction is a serious disease & it can & does turn families upside down.
I say keep things as simple as possible in your life, 'share your honest feelings with your boys, with the support of a friend if you need to. Let your sons know they're loved no matter what they dealing/struggling with.
When someone feels like they're on their own or that no one understands that is when people's inner-negative thoughts can take over & cause one to spiral into a hole, quickly! As humans, we need to keep a look out for our fellow brother's @ all times.
What he said, but with more cussing probably. I love y'all brothers and sisters, keep on.
I'm fighting depression and addiction. For 20 long yr's!!! Tired And sick fr... Been to docs rehab's and because I am a addict they never prescribe me the right thing and treat me like crap. I have lost a brother, raped by my x husband and abused physically and mentally. Goes all way back to child hood. Still fighting
I guess that was horrible, keep fighting
His voice was beautiful, like a perfect diamond!!!
Listening to the song I am always amazed at how lucky Mike Mcready was as a guitarist to have worked with Chris, Layne and Eddie. The guitarwork is on another level here.. and then comes Layne, when he starts with the "aaaaaaahhhaaaa - yeeaaaahhh" in the chorus I feel something inside of me tearing apart.
I'm not sure how much luck played into it; he is an excellent guitar player.
@@nutsackmania facts, my guitar idol eith SRV.
Mike is the man!!! what a musician.
Andrew Wood was quite a talent as well!
Don’t forget Andy Wood
Now that I've gotten older and suffered thru 15 years of addiction and throwing my life away....this song almost hits TOO hard.
Me to, I was 12 years clean, then slipped up again. And now feel this unbearable pain again. I hope your still doing well. I never agreed once a junkie always a junkie back then. But it has shook me after getting my life together becoming a model etc, have chucked it all away again. Never did i look back. Maybe that was another lesson I had to learn? 🤔😔.
I love it when layne screams what a bad ass Rest In Peace ☮️🙏🏻 brother you are missed dearly🖤
RIP... you and Morrison are the top 2 vocalists of all time
I went to countless rehabs, trying to get it right. I did eventually...I had my daughter, sober, named her Savannah Layne, after Staley. His music helped me so much
Very cool. Glad you’re better. So awesome to see such a positive thing happen from listening to these deep songs. Take care.
@@gregorygregory6347 thank you..truly appreciate that
This song has kept me alive more nights like tonight than I can or honestly want to stop and count. Thank you Layne.
I'm there with you
What I would've done to hear Layne live. There is no one like him. Favorite vocalist of all time. Every song he touched was incredible. RIP!
I was only 6 years old when he died but I still remember it like it was yesterday. My uncle was huge into grunge and 90s alternative and he introduced me to so much great music, including my favorite band of all-time Alice In Chains. I’ll never forget being 5 or 6 years old and staring at that damned 3-legged dog on the cd cover, both horrified and mesmerized, as my uncle played it for me. My aunt actually met Layne at a rock bar in Atlanta. She was big in the scene during the 90s. She was invited to sit and have a drink with him, right when AIC was starting to take off. She said he had one of the most tormented souls she’d ever seen. It broke her heart to look him in the eye. That poor man lived a very tortured existence.
buddy here Same
Saw him live 2× once at lolapoluza 2 fkn amazing seen them again at fox woods they sucked but i still feel lucky to experienced it the unplugged show for mtv was on 10 other lvls always my fav vocalist
@@josephsmith6777 you saw the unplugged show? You lucky person! What was it like?
Hands down one of the best rock albums ever. Amazing diversity. Gotta love it! Layne was one of the best ever. Too bad they only made one, but I guess it adds to the myth. For true rock fans.
One of the greatest songs ever written. RIP Layne Thomas Staley.
Man I love Layne Staley
Only Layne can reach this part of the heart & soul... The only part that you didn't know about until Layne.
One day, I wanted to die. I wasn't going to act on it, but I was hurting bad. I played "Don't Follow" and I swear Layne's voice spoke to me and it was heavenly and spiritual. He brightens our hearts using darkness that he left behind years ago. I hope young people like me discover AIC and Mad Season for decades to come. And I hope in death we get to meet Layne in whatever comes next.
Hauntingly beautiful. Layne is singing this from beyond the great divide. A voice from the grave. 😢❤
This song is magic
Oh my lord, is this just the best song ever created? I am listening over and over and over... thank you so much guys 🙏
It’s astonishing that this is 7 minutes long. It’s so good it feels like a 3 minute song
AIC is my favorite band... somehow Mad Season slipped under my radar when they came out... found them in early 2000's though and loved them since.
I found them now in 2023, better later than never.
Listened a million times and never tired of it. There's nothing like this album.
I listen to this song at full volume on repeat when I feel numb and empty
It's as if the song kick-starts my mind
It cuts through the empty noise
It's the only thing more overwhelming than the emptiness
The bass echoing in my mind shaking my soul
The guitar just barely and softly cutting through the darkness leaving small cracks in the numb emptiness
The drums banging and pounding their way through
And most of all Layne's voice cutting through the pain and emptiness it's as if he's pouring his soul into mine
I feel the silence break
Sometimes I listen to the song multiple times
This song breaks my numbness and gives me new life
This song will always be special to me because of that
A heavy hitter for sure. Awesome song!
Beautiful description of how you feel. Stay strong.
Beautifully said..
why do you feel numb and empty......... i felt that way till I felt the love of God the moment I BELIEVED!
IT'S ALL IN HIS BLOOD!!! figure it out!
The way Mike runs on those solos is absolutely brilliant
Gives you chills listening to this shit sober after hearing it so many times as an active user.. RIP Layne
Stay sober and enjoy! :)
That's for sure. I need a Sweater to listen to this Masterpiece
AMEN!!
im glad u found yours as well as I but in between we still listen lol rip Layne
me too. great comment. on methadone now instead of dope and this song stays with me
When 10 years becomes 20 years
21
Layne Staley was a vocalist/musical genius in my eyes, he could peirce your soul with his words and that voice......
Just for anyone who doubts he saved lives you're absolutely wrong.....
Layne NEVER condoned anyone else to do drugs, in fact he told everyone not to follow in his footsteps. Listen to those songs, the people who did and he got through to he 💯 percent saved PERIOD!!! There is a eerie hole left in this world without him. I'm just so glad he himself is no longer suffering no matter how that had to be. I love you Layne always.....we all do!! To the best singer/front man I've ever seen in my opinion.......thankyou for all you sacrificed and suffered here on earth........
This my top 5 favorite bands of all time❤❤❤❤❤ I used to listen to this back when I was a kid my uncle introduced this to me🎉🎉. Layne Staley is a mastermind and a genius he will be missed
To me this song, more than any other, really shows his range. What a voice.
Love hate love
Do you know what range is? He doesn't go anywhere in this song he hasn't been before... His "range" delves deeper and soars higher than any example in this song.
You've never listened to the rooster ?
Dizzy and weakened by the haze .. moving onward. So an infection, not a phase.
I was an addict for about 10 years. Have almost 5 clean now and I can thank Layne Staley and his beautiful music and lyrics for a lot of the pushing through. He has saved so many people .. I hope he knows how loved he is.
To me this line was himself or him metaphorically speaking for the listener, saying they personally choose to let this disease continue to eat them up
You are still an addict, a clean one. Please don’t forget that, it doesn’t go away. Lost to many thinking they were cured.
i get chills every time I listen to this song...........eerily, stunningly beautiful
Hell yes!
Powerful song. Thank you Layne wherever you are 🖤
This song gets me the 90s was the peak of the human experience of music 🎶
I found this album in a bargain bin at FYE in a mall in Central PA when I was 15 circa 2008. This album had such a distinct vibe so dark and bluesy. At the time of my purchase I felt like the only person in the world listening to it in my little corner of the world. At that time "grunge" seemed so far off and mythical to me. I was in a musical reverie in the presence of this music. It was like an artifact.
Excellent description 👌
I'm one of the last Gen X kids due to when I was born.
I grew up in the 80's and came of age in the early 90's.
Nirvana destroyed everything that was known as rock and roll sand brought a spotlight to Seattle and all of the bands from the late 80's early 90's blew up.
Alice in Chains had always been a staple of myself and my musical tastes.
This record was so different from them.
As I've gotten older, I've learned how to approach and appreciate the music that helped form me as a person.
This album right here ranks up with Facelift as one of the most underrated albums of that period and of all of these artists.
It's so great to see that you found it and appreciate it as much as some of the rest of us.
Seeing your comment means so much to me.
Thank you.
Please keep this record in your life.
-signed another damn music fan
Well written
Best mad season song ever
"the cracks and lines from where you gave up.....they make an easy man to read...." (heroin) - Thank you Layne
I remember when this first came out. It still sends chills down my spine
Yes me too. Every time I hear it since I first heard it 26 years ago!
It's very strange I must say. I randomly found this song, and honestly I forgot even how. Had no idea who was in the band, just liked the artwork. Started listening to this, and it spoke volumes in a way no other song ever has. I'm a recovering alcoholic and have been sober for about 6 months now. Lately, the urges have been eating away at me. Anyone that's been down the rabbit hole understands I'm sure. Every time I listen to this song now, it silences the demons in my head just enough to ease the feeling. Very grateful I found this, and anyone else who is struggling, you are not alone. There's so many people out there and so many different forms of help. I chose to do it with no meetings and no help really. Hard and difficult but i'll be alright, and so will you.
Congratulations man, I hope its 8 months now. If not, don't beat yourself up and keep plugging away.
I'm with you brother
You are very very powerful man
yeah i was listening to alice in chains and layne was already my favourite musician when i found this album, but the thing is why i listened to this album, i liked the artwork and gave it a shot. it was like 1 or 2 year ago, i cant remember exactly. i had bad times, and this album was there for me to relieve myself. i had a lot of troubles in this 1-2 years, so this album has a really important place for me. actually im getting a tattoo of this artwork in 2 days
I hope you keep on, and if you aren't at the time, remember a slip is not a fall. My best wishes