oh shut up brandon you 14 year old girl. You guys are so dramatic. I've loved this band since the early 2000s, Layne is gone but it doesn't mean you have to cry about it and psychoanalyze each sentence for 20 years.
this is probably one of the darkest songs ever written, ever. its not just hopelessness and desperation, it's the ACCEPTANCE that nothing you do will change it and acceptance that if it kills you, it does. its so powerful
Layne had total control of the Mood he Sets Blows my mind seeing him from the Sleaze Performances high energy to Dark Haunting Pulling me into his mind
Frogs is so spooky. It seems so desolate toward the end. The altered voice, the defiant lashing out, while the music just trudges along unaffected. Then, it just ends. Love it.
You people act like he walked off the stage and died.This was1996,he didn't die until 2002,and then only after shooting more dope and coke than humanly possible.Don't ever count a junkie out until they put him in the ground.and please Pray For The Addicted.
@@tombstone1841 technically he was still alive, but you can see even on this video - he already looked like a ghost. How did he managed to stay alive for another six years is a mystery to me, but I don't think that he had a great time being isolated and losing almost all of his friends.
@@sundigest1121 Hey Boussetta. Its from the unplugged show. You can hear it on the CD or on some uploads here on TH-cam. And its just a show of dear Lanye's humor.
Yes agree with you 100% jar of flies is a great example. Listen to the cymbals on no excuse, headphones are best but the whole album is great drumming 👍
Why these guys aren’t in the Hall of Fame is beyond me. A pure symbol of the grunge era. This unplugged set alone should’ve solidified that! That fucking voice is pure gold! High range with endless power. RIP brother❤
The fact so many lesser bands imo & some artist who aren’t even rock or metal have made it into the HOF but AIC haven’t😡 I know the band is still goi g strong with Layne & Duvall but 90s AIC needs to be inducted! Truthfully I really don’t care anyway we all know what’s up!
Sean Kinney’s complex drum beat and the ability to play it at that pace amazes me. He knew when Jerry got the pace right and jumped right in… just an underrated drummer in my opinion.
This song is one of their best in my opinion. Not only does Layne sound wicked and super intense, the whole band sounds amazing and original. I particularly love the rhythm section here. Sean's drum grooves are totally on point and detailed. And the way Mike obtained that growl from an acoustic bass is out of this world. Let alone Jerry's guitar parts, from which the song was born and took form. Amazing band and Layne's something that can happen only once in history
I know it's really sad😔 I mean he knew how insanely gifted & talented he was, he just couldn't get past his demons. Jerry Cantrell is an Awesome singer, Amazing guitarist & a lyrical genius! Sean Kinney Kick ass drummer!! And both Mike Star & Mike Inez are/were excellent bassist's, I mean seriously the whole band was f***ing amazing!! Doesn't really get much better than this as far as I'm concerned. AIC rock's 4ever in my heart & home, car.....etc 😎 They're my all time favorite band. And Layne Staley R.I.P. is simply IT....😉for me, phenomenal I still listen to the Original AIC all the time, I'll never tire of hearing that Amazing Voice, Got me through some really tough times, too bad it wasn't in the card's to have someone helping him get through it🙄✌
I hope you can get some no like some nonsense I guess but I don’t know if you’re going to get it so bye bye-bye blah blah blah blah blah Siri can I be OK OK OKAY to get Find a weekend do you work so dumb are you always just talking to me like nonsense
Yes totally agree with you.. layne suffered a lot which he shouldn't of have soneone like him with all talent and love he had for people. He deserved sobmuch more in life such a loss to have him leave this world too soon. 💔 RIP My ONE & ONLY KING LAYNE S.
I can totally feel Layne's pain. Although I'm years after my opiate addiction, whenever I play this song it's hard not to break down because I've been where he was at this time and I wish he had made it through like I was fortunate enough to have done
Just goes to show that money doesn't make it any better when you're heart is broken. When he passed, my heart was broken also. nd you see top 100 singers of Layne's era and he was in the low 20's. What kind of s**t is that. I've never ever heard a more diversified singerand the level of feeling was and still to this day unparalleled for any type of music or so called genres. I am a drummer, started in 86 and I like speed metal (Behemoth, Nile,) ect. But if the Singer and band has feeling to it I Love it. Layne and band for example. Rest In Peace to the best all around singer live that will ever live. Sorry for long comment cause I can go on for days on A.I.Chains. Best to ever do it. Peace out.
I'm a pretty decent singer, had training in clean and metal style vocals but Layne was a different breed man. Ik everyone here appreciates his epic chest belts but i gotta say his vocal agility, breath control and resonance is next level. The guy was able to hit these crazy powerful note and hes barley moving or taking a breath. The things he could have taught to the next generation... RIP
Not to mention the harmonies he often did with Jerry. Jerry once said something along the lines of "he did the wrong things at the right time". Truly a unique singer!
@@ryanbarr2718 He wasn't big into heroin until during/after the Van Halen tour so his peak performances from 1990-mid91 he wasn't really a junkie, just drank and did a lot of coke Although you definitely are right that he was still extremely impressive during his heroin struggles Almost baffling that he was able to sing well on Get Born Again (I know pro tools were used but they were to mask his lisp and not actually alter the notes etc)
Yes. Selling millions of records, being nominated for ELEVEN Grammy awards. MTV Video Music Awards. Billboard Awards. American Music Awards. Still selling tickets to his shows 30 years later. Signature guitars made by huge corporations. A spot on every "top 100 guitarists ever" list. More money than he could ever spend. And still being talked about and appreciated by people to this day who weren't even born when he started his band decades ago. Definitely "underrated"... Sure thing
@@artyomkurakin3393 I think Johathan by "Big Four" he meant Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains. At least for me that's the "Big Four".
I am So Moved by this band that it goes to my very soul! I Listen to Them Everyday! I'm 61yrs Old, they the music touches my heart, soul and I still tingle when listening to Every Damn Thing They Ever Wrote!
This one will grow in the future for just the complexities in timing alone. It is a hidden masterpiece. Even we AiC fans put down the Tripod album as the 'worst' of the bunch. 😅
I waited around 10 years to be Myself on a Tuesday in August with my 28th birthday coming up and at 7am that day I listened to this song. I've never had a plan for so long and followed through with it. When I first got into AIC and realized one day that was going to happen for me, having an Aug birthday, I decided not to miss the chance.
At the 14 second mark Jerry Cantrell realized he was playing too fast so he slowed it down. This is what makes live music great. It's never perfect. Its real.
Jerry was actually on point. layne was looking for the lyrics so he slowed to give him time. look at Jerry looking at layne with a face saying come get it together.
AIC's unplugged is THE single concert I could listen to over and over again and never get bored. Since the 90's to this day I have been loving their music and honestly it never gets old. So immortal. Rest in peace beautiful Layne
He was phenomenal. Its painful but so so beautiful isn’t it? I know it’s unusual but i listen to him when i work out doing yoga type exercise. Listening to his pain makes me work ten times harder. I swear it really makes a difference. I could listen to Layne all day. The man was a genius.
Hi Jerry, never expected a reply from you, I love your skills and talent and truly miss the old days when music had real meaning and story telling. The band was one of a kind and so are you.
Truth. I've spent hours once again, listening to this Unplugged session of AIC, & honestly, it takes me to a really dark place. But I can't stop listening to Layne's haunting harmonies & watching each of their facial expressions & eyes wondering what they were thinking during each song. So, so sad.
This is a performance that will stand the test of time. It showed how well they played together and how well they fed off each other. They were all at their peak musically and it showed. Layne put so much emotion in his vocals that it breaks your heart just listening to him sing. Ive had many times where i felt myself living the chorus, and it hurts knowing others have too. This concert is one that i can listen to in its entirety and not get tired of it. It shows human emotions and how people are connected just through music. Layne was going through it and was able to just pour all his bound emotions into one of the best vocal performances ever. And all the instruments were blended perfectly. Whomever was the sound engineer was a beast.
I just watched Jerry Cantrell talk about this show with Lars (the Metallica guy), and Jerry was talking about something horrible -- the band about to end, the dead end one of them was approaching, that in a way made this show extra special. There won't be any more tours, or shows, or songs. Nothing. You might as well say, it's our farewell show. Without that dread looming, without that pall....man I just love this band
Was proud when a friend of mine asked me "dont you ever grow tired, of that same old shit" - Referring to AIC unplugged, Live at the Moore and my other childhood favorites. To which I genuinely replied "No! Never!" 100% honest!
That same part reminds me of my late husband. He was a BIG music fan but never sang along. This song was on he sang along with it. Just that verse. He died a few months later from an overdose. I didn't know he was using.
@leslie novakovic The only degenerate here is YOU. Do not speak of what you don't know nor understand. You obviously haven't a clue what HELL on Earth is like. Your ignorance is nauseating🤢🤮
Layne is singing with a pain that you would never understand unless you’ve been there. With depression, Drugs don’t make you feel good, they keep you from feeling bad.
But ultimately make you feel hopeless because now your stuck using and scared to quit !!! And that's what the song portrays!! Hopelessness and it's beyond sad !! I know !!
He went to rehab 13 times. The final time, he was doing ok until his effing father pressured him into relapse. That is not a parent. That is a demon. My mother had my little brother cooking meth and selling for her at the age of 11. She never earned her title with either of us.
Me too. Passed in 1996 at Tiger Stadium, figured they'd be back in 2 weeks in my town 2hrs away, and I had a hookup for VIP free tickets.....last show was date before mine. 👎
Over the last year I dove into AIC, I went through a nasty drug addiction, lost the love of my life and listened to nutshell atleast 10,000 times or more. Its my first time viewing these unplugged songs and I'm haunted and grateful all at the same time. I wanna say I love all of you, the comments tell me I've found my flock. Peace!
Ben, I understand very well how you feel. Life is definitely not easy and can be very sad. I am so sorry you had to go through so much hell in life. If you ever need to talk, I will be happy to listen. And Unplugged by AIC is definitely the best. I created a music studio in my home and dedicated it to beautiful Layne, AIC and Mad Season. I try to play some of their songs on my guitars and I love singing along with Down in a Hole. Stay safe, my friend 😉
Layne wherever you are I hope you’ve found peace and you know just how much you’re still loved. Nobody will ever come close ; you had the most haunting, beautiful, emotional voice of all time... you didn’t even need to try! Just a pure legend ; you’re so missed!! 💔
I think this was always Sean Kinney's best performance of any AIC song. The drumming is very subdued and even off key a little and it really gives the song that dirty, depressing vibe
Glad to see someone appreciating Sean. He's a phenomenal drummer who could be aggressive when he needed to, while still being able to be more subdued on songs like this.
Staley and Cantrell were like the Plant and Page of the 90's grunge scene. They just played so well off each other and made their sounds unique. I wonder if we'll ever see anything like it again.
Some one has to actually make rock music first...and im torn. Part of me says rock is over because we dont have the type people whod make rock. Everyone is too sensitive and uptight and narcissistic and obsessed with perfection and beauty. You can say all you want about rock n roll, but not ever has the notion of vanity and narcissism been interlocked with rock music. Thats just not what rock is. The other part of me thinks im beginning to see a rebellious undertone on the come up. Take a bunch of people who are ostracized from the woke society and are shunned as improper, and stick guitar in their hand and put them in an arena full of folks who feel the same, and maybe we get something like the next grunge movement. One that doesnt care about likes or selfies or being woke , and decides to disconnect from the web, dress like crap on purpose and are intentionally unwoke. Could very well be the next big culture shift
@@noahkb80 very interesting opinion!!! Thanks, I enjoyed reading that. I certainly hope so too....unfortunately all the things you mentioned are so prevalent that I don't think it'll happen 😢
@@babaluski5 me too. Sometimes i get a thought or feeling, i feel like i may be able to talk it into existence. And my imagination runs me lol. But i try to be hopeful. I dont know life without rock music. Born in 80, had a sister 5 yrs older than jammed big hair band and grundge eras, my folks were hippies, so there was classic rock to explore and enjoy, then.the ealry 2000s, which i just call grownling(but i liked alot of it) so ive been surrounded by rock my entire life. In both directions. The notion of no more rock is hard to comprehend. But someone the other day brought up other styles like jazz or older stuff, and they are gone. Not just eras , but total genres of music. So its possible and looks to be the case, that rock is gone. Which just absolutely breaks my damn heart. But thanks for comment. I know its a wordy post. I just kinda type like i hear it in my head. For better or worse...
PhuryousOne No doubt, Staley one of the best singers ever and Jerry is one of the best song writers ever which is evidenced by him writing the large majority of AiC’s music and still putting out good AiC albums today.both total legends
@@noahkb80 I see it too, tbh. I predict that the revolt is a strong, powerful wave that few see coming. Have faith in the art of music... its been around a long time and I hold faith that it will be present to support the coming rebellion against vanity and social media. 🙏❤
lyrics: What does friend mean to you? A word so wrongfully abused Are you like me, confused? All included but you Alone The sounds of silence often soothe Shapes and colors shift with mood Pupils widen, change their hue Rapid brown avoid clear blue Why's it have to be this way? Be this way Be this way Be this way Be this way Be this way Flowers watched through wide eyes bloom A child sings an unclaimed tune Innocence spins cold cocoon Grow to see the pain too soon Why's it have to be this way? Be this way Be this way Be this way Be this way Be this way At 7 AM On a Tuesday in August Next week I'll be 28 I'm still young, it'll be me Off the wall, I scraped you I gotta wake, it comes this way I can't wait no more It comes this way (it comes this way) To drown this ache To reinstate (Everyone dead, everyone) (You put me through) Take your place (Put me through hell) Heaven direct your shape (Heaven direct) You see I can do it so well Your expiration date Your expiration date Fate, date Expiration date This one is gonna last too, hate Never gonna fuck with me again My own clean slate Don't fuck with me again Makes your eyes dilate Makes you shake Irate
@@CTheRevillusionS this version is really really good, but the guitar part leading up to the chorus is missing (but it may be impossible to replicate in an acoustic setting anyway so i'm totally fine with that). studio version definitely has the heavier atmosphere.
OcelotDAD that's what I was seriously thinking. it puts you in a very odd place, especially when you realize he's talking about escaping this world through death (laynes rant). I can think of no other song that evokes this... maybe "killing moon" by echo and the bunnymen but its really not in the same league emotionally edit: there's probably some Tool song that comes close but Maynard doesn't have the same Soul Power layne did. infact I don't think there's anyone that has the soul power like that. one that really cuts through and makes you feel for what the singer is saying and feeling
@@johndoe-qo9or Never mention that band or song on an Alice in Chain's video. Just don't because someone needs to throw a desk at your face for saying that. Have a wonderful day/night :)
AIC and Nirvana 1a and 1b for me. Nirvanas unplugged was iconic as well, I love that Kurt performed deeper cuts and covers instead of hits. Probably pissed off MTV execs at the time but it was a wise decision.
This version of the song, specifically in video will ALWAYS make me cry, the pain in his eyes. My brother was a heroin addict that passed away due to aids, so everytime I glance his eyes, I can see clearly the tiredness and sadness that goes so well with addiction. Oh Staley, I cry for you and at the same time for my brother. You two were major assholes. You could totally be here still
Sometimes those soft souls aren’t meant to be here long. Earth and life is vicious and it takes a rock to make it through this thing for a long time. Soft souls can’t handle it and that’s just how it goes, but they teach us to try and fight towards making the world a better and kinder place in the future. One day we won’t all have to be so rock hard and the loving souls before paved that way.
One of the darkest, mysterious build up melodies of all time. A chilling masterpiece. That eerie end of the guitar string touch that ends every Layne’s sentence is something so simple, yet so unusual.
A man so passionately singing at his own eulogy. It still breaks my heart to this day. I’ve been so in love with their music for so many years now and I’m telling you no one can make me feel the lyrics like Layne. He was a complete master at his craft and I only wish he could have had the same passion for living as he did for telling stories. No one on this green earth like him. And probably never will be. Long live grunge. You are sorely sorely missed Layne.
This felt like Layne was singing his own eulogy..he knew that he was not going too be around for much longer..six years of torment till his death. Makes me so sad. R.I.P Layne
As powerful as it sounds here, it was clearly not all that Layne could give in his best times. But that little decrease in power, we got it in soul. No one puts more power and soul in his singing than Layne here. We miss you man.
He may not have the top end power, but damn those long soft notes are incredible. Those are not easy to hold that long , that softly, and never flinch or waver one bit. He carries them perfectly end to end.
Does anyone else get an overwhelming sense of dread, anxiety, peace, and angst when they listen to this version. Love this song but gives me all sorts of feelings...
His eyes, you can see his pain and struggles. This was their best performance but Layne was in a very bad place, dead man walking. Such a tragic loss to music
@@BigJ76937 I think misunderstood me. What I meant was , he wasn't a dead man walking , he was tough. Someone with really hard problems that always did his best to kick ass. He's the main person in this world that I can honestly say woke up to the fact that i was slowly killing myself. I'm hope you stay clean forever and ever my friend
@@troyave9325 late 92??? mike starr died from a prescription drug overdose in mid 2011. he was replaced by mike inez in january 1993 (mike starr last live appearance in rio de jenairo in brazil) and never came back in the band.
Laynes voice truly one of kind. Wish he could have beat his demons and continue to make people feel alive with his voice. A star that burned out far too early. The whole band truly amazing
I don't usually post on TH-cam, but I remember when I first heard Alice in Chains. I would go over to my friend's house every day when I was still in school and smoke bud, and one day he started freaking out saying he needed to show me something, and he put this DVD on. We watched Alice in Chains unplugged literally every day that whole school year. And even to this day, they're my all time favorite band in the world. God, I wish I could've been at this concert. Layne Staley's words and his voice together will always memorize me. Most beautiful music I've ever heard.
Warms the heart seeing someone from theyounger generations finally understand what great music is and what a great era the 90's were... growing up in my teens and 20's we always had that little voice in the back of our heads ssying this issomething special!
I remember being 4 years old in the early 90s and hearing Alice in chains my mom had facelift and the jar of flys album and I also remember the first time I herd no excuses I was at a party that my step dad took me too never should have been at that party but man I was so taken by Alice in chains I am 30 now and my mom got to see Alice in Chains at Tigers Stadium she said that they blew kiss out of the water she said kiss was good but she was there for Alice In Chains there unplugged is the best
I was in college during this time. I used to be able to just put MTV on for studying. It was non stop incredible performances, and I could look up from studying and get lost in a video. We had the best concerts, reap, pure party supplies, and we knew how to talk to each other. Cell phones were not for everyday use. RIP Layne
I loved reading the nostalgia in your comment. I was a kid during the 90s, very fortunate to have been alive at that time and still have so many memories but I often find myself wishing I had been a young adult during that decade. It seems like it was the idyllic time to have been college-aged. 🖤
If I told you some concerts I was at, you would scream. We didn't know except we always said " the nineties are the sixties upside down." It wasn't idyllic but it was fun.
When Layne pulled that box out and sang into it, it blew me away. There's something about the way he says "fuck" too. He's an intense, intelligent artist.
I wonder if that's the $15 mic he mentioned in an interview not long after the release of Tripod? The one he said had been found accidentally at a market and he had been using it during the recordings to create some of the vocal effects on the self-titled record.
I've really only just 'discovered' this song recently. It's taken a long time as I have been pulled deep into the first 2 albums and the EP's ....who can blame me. Anyhooo, 'Frogs' is such a unique track. It's a dark, sombre mood, a state of mind...easy to slip into, hard to shake off, much like hard core drugs. The lyrics and phrasing sit on top of the brooding minor key based melody... .the words give the melody a much needed blow job, punctuated by the relief of a chorus or 2. An understated masterpiece. ..certainly not radio friendly because it's "not gonna fuck with me again"..."don't fuck with me.again"....,.................the final stanza of a lost soul desperately seeking control as he slips deeper, to a darker place, only to find that there are still millions of deeper, darker places on the way down....hot damn but it hits different to anything, ever.....
I agree after not doing anything live for 3 years did more than amazing he put his whole heart and soul and then some into it the best unplugged that was ever performed and there was some good ones but aic killed it best ever no other band can come close to putting on a perfect concert like alice in chains did
If Layne was still alive today he would still be one of the greatest musicians of all time and probably would've still been rocking with AIC and Mad Season.
nah, mad season was nipped when their friend and bassist died. they didn't want to go on without him. alice? very slim chance but I doubt layne would've returned as the lead vocalist.
He's still one of the greatest in Rock n roll history♡♡ That Man has such an amazing voice 😎🎤🎶🎸🥁🎛 Lol, I've been commenting & posting & things so much during this, that Chris Cornell is now on in a Temple of the dog concert 😎🤘 another favorite😉✌
Best album ever... Layne Staley is a legend. He captured true and honest feeling.... painful sorrow, with his voice that I don't think anyone has ever replicated. Not to mention the songwriting was amazing and the harmonizing between the two was magic.
Such a state of despair Layne must have been in by this stage, I mean, Alice In Chains has a whole catalogue of songs exploring depression, addiction, confusion, anger and despair, but this is one of the most haunting songs, not only from their own catalogue, but from pretty much anything I've ever heard. And Layne's vocal performance is still amazing, even with the lisping from the lost teeth... I used to say how sad it was when we lost Cobain in '94, and Cornell a few years ago, but Layne's death seems to be the saddest way to go, period... I love many of the songs from this Unplugged, but this has just taken the top spot out of all the other songs they performed at that live... Hauntingly beautiful...
What if Layne enjoyed his state of despair? There are those of us who are in our element when we're hovering just above rock bottom. It's all we know and it's what we always run back to. It's not how most healthy functioning people would choose to live, but then most healthy functioning people would never start to use heroin as a way to cope with life. All of us long time heroin users are all very sad, very screwed up people before we ever even touched the drug for the first time.
@@nooodles939 Honestly, I think your comment makes sense because, as much as I don't want to admit it, I also feel like that sometimes. Maybe that's the reason I love this song so much (especially this "Unplugged" version). When I see others "drowning in their emotions" or having their "storm in a teacup" moments emotionally, my first reaction is usually "Why are you doing this?", almost as if, just for that moment, I am completely oblivious to the fact that I behave just like them in comparable situations... I don't mean to judge people; in fact, everyone's free to do as they feel or want, and if they aren't, they should be. I haven't touched heroin or any other hard drugs, so I don't know what that sort of addiction feels like, and, even though I do have a tendency to go overboard with drinks occasionally, I am in control of it. As for you "users" being "screwed up", you're NOT. You're not screwed up. You're just probably the aftermath of a series of events that emotionally broke you, or restrictions that made your curiosity and desires run wild. Or something else. But I can't call you broken. Because, if I did, I'd also have to call myself "broken", which would be like admitting defeat, like accepting that nothing will ever improve in my life, or those of the people around me. Is it difficult to change? I don't know, but I've heard it can be very, very difficult. Is it impossible? No, it's not. In my life so far, I have more regrets for NOT doing / trying out stuff than for doing / trying the wrong stuff. At least, it sounds that, for the stuff you maybe regret doing, now you have the knowledge (and your personal reasons) for why you shouldn't keep doing them anymore. Be that drugs, or other types of experimenting. At least you're collecting experiences. As long as you have a circle of people around you that you can trust, things will get better.
"It'll be me off the walls I scrape, you"...heartwrenching. I've been watching this performance for many years and it still never fails to stun with its sheer beauty and insightfulness...but yet, it still hurts all the same, knowing certain predetermined fates were indeed met. Rest well Layne. I hope your soul is at peace now and forever. You are missed by so many. And blessings to the Staley and AIC families always.
It's so breathtaking to listen to Layne. In this f*cking and eternal quarantine here in Brazil, I just can't sleep, waiting for the worse, wishing for the beste, preparing myself to whatever it comes. The only thing that makes me feel like breathing again is to listen to Layne, especially this show, when we can SEE his pain. I feel I'm not alone in depression. Miss you like I know you closely, Layne 💔
The line "why does it have to be this way" is so relatable to me. The way he sings it, just like every other song he sings, you know he's feeling it too. Cannot go on enough about that and the rest of the band...perfect.
Alice In Chains and Nirvana were the best to ever do MTV Unplugged No one can compare to Layne Stanley or Kurt Cobain on vocals and feeling wise , their vocals truly came from the heart and pain they had experienced
Watching this episode is incredibly sad. Despite his great performance, seeing Layne Staley at this point in his life is depressing at best. From 5:16 on, the lyrics that he sings make it feel like he is trying to wake up from a nightmare that will never end, on a bed made of negativity and bad decisions. I usually never say a lot of positive or hopeful things about celebrities, but I wish that he could have been able to clean up and would still be here, continuing to make great, emotional music.
@@ChesterBennington4ever he touched so many people that people have been naming their children after him since the beginning and they still are. Living in Seattle and being in the music business around here. At the beginning people in Seattle were naming their kids after him a lot so I saw them grow up. I never thought about it being all over the world
Alice in Chains always had that gloomy atmosphere abrupt for by some major chords contrasting yet intensifying the whole mood. Always drawing pictures with their songs... genius.
The greatest part of Alice In Chains to me wasn’t their sound, but the little tidbits that were subtle that brought a song together into something big. Layne’s octave changes in his voice, Jerry’s slight picks at his guitar strings, Shaun’s great rhythm and creativity on the drums, and Mike’s deep and hypnotizing bass lines made every song I listen to by them mesmerizing and memorable.
I believe every word that Layne sings. You can tell he really means what he’s singing. Poor bugger, what he must have gone through in his last few months…. RIP Layne ❤️
Hearing him wail "why's it have to be this way" still hurts. Not sure it will ever stop hurting.
Yes....
Still watching in 2021 and heart wrenching.."why's it have to be this way" . We miss you Layne.
Yea bro,
oh shut up brandon you 14 year old girl. You guys are so dramatic. I've loved this band since the early 2000s, Layne is gone but it doesn't mean you have to cry about it and psychoanalyze each sentence for 20 years.
@@LilHaseProductions jesus, calm down, boy.
The Unplugged series was, IMO, the best thing MTV ever did.
whats MTV?....so sad its still not around. ridiclous actually cause it originally was awesome.
fuck I wish I could thumbs up a billion times. that's the greatest truest comment I think iv ever seen on shitube
No doubt at all right here I pray to God one day music will find itself again and we may grace the deep whole which is unplugged
And out of the unplugged series, this is the best show, and out of all the songs included on this show, this is the best version of the song
What about Teen Mom? 😂
this is probably one of the darkest songs ever written, ever. its not just hopelessness and desperation, it's the ACCEPTANCE that nothing you do will change it and acceptance that if it kills you, it does. its so powerful
I love it..Tripod is an awesome AIC album.Dark album the way it should be.Layne and Jerry speak the truth in the lyrics.
Perfectly said.
I must admit.. very well put!!
it's the most beautiful.🖤
Layne had total control of the Mood he Sets
Blows my mind seeing him from the Sleaze Performances high energy to Dark Haunting Pulling me into his mind
Frogs is so spooky. It seems so desolate toward the end. The altered voice, the defiant lashing out, while the music just trudges along unaffected. Then, it just ends. Love it.
It’s like being stuck standing in a nasty buggy marsh towards the end. Amazing and one of my all time faves from them. ❤
Frogs is elite
I always found the first oouuuuu ouuuuuuuuuouuuuuuuuouuuhhh alone- part to have an eerie feel to it
Watching this whole unplugged show is like visiting someone's funeral while he is still alive: it's sad and surreal.
I've never read anything more true in my entire life.
Perfectly put couldn't have said it better myself! Their Swan Song for sure! Sure miss this guy.....
So sadly and perfectly worded we know the end result and it’s heartbreaking
You people act like he walked off the stage and died.This was1996,he didn't die until 2002,and then only after shooting more dope and coke than humanly possible.Don't ever count a junkie out until they put him in the ground.and please Pray For The Addicted.
@@tombstone1841 technically he was still alive, but you can see even on this video - he already looked like a ghost. How did he managed to stay alive for another six years is a mystery to me, but I don't think that he had a great time being isolated and losing almost all of his friends.
"This is the best show we got in three years"
-Layne, it's the only one we've done in three years
"well it's still the best"
Todo
Hey Derek. Must have read this a 100 times and it makes me smile everytime....😊. All the best from Denmark
Is that from something?
@Julian Baxter Hey Baxter. Yes and part/line 1 and 3 is Layne. And shows Layne's cool and insane funny humor😁.
@@sundigest1121 Hey Boussetta. Its from the unplugged show. You can hear it on the CD or on some uploads here on TH-cam. And its just a show of dear Lanye's humor.
Sean Kinney is a very underrated drummer
he is not underrated at all
Yes agree with you 100% jar of flies is a great example. Listen to the cymbals on no excuse, headphones are best but the whole album is great drumming 👍
Sean has the amazing ability to be great but subtle hang just enough in the background to make all of them shine.
Agreed 100 % the unplugged series really showed just how great he is and his ability to hang back and play quietly with all his subtle highlights
Is a very technic drummer.
Why these guys aren’t in the Hall of Fame is beyond me. A pure symbol of the grunge era. This unplugged set alone should’ve solidified that! That fucking voice is pure gold! High range with endless power. RIP brother❤
The Hall of Fame is a joke 🤣 true rock lovers couldn’t give a fuck about the HOF 🤣 all corporate bullshit
Politics and usual bullshit
I think they will go in the HOF. Just give it time
@@williamdavid9272 I waited a long time for NIN to get into the HOF, so I feel within the next few years Alice In Chains will be in there.
The fact so many lesser bands imo & some artist who aren’t even rock or metal have made it into the HOF but AIC haven’t😡 I know the band is still goi g strong with Layne & Duvall but 90s AIC needs to be inducted! Truthfully I really don’t care anyway we all know what’s up!
How complex is this song? I just love hearing all the individual instruments and it baffles my mind how they came up with this song. Eerily beautiful.
the studio version is times 10 on complexity
Listen to it high if you haven't.
It's trippy lol and extra awesome
it's passion, true passion
@@Brokennindeathloop620 dont you think you would advise people not to do drugs?
@@Nile8765 just talking weed tho lol but yes if it was anything bad
Sean Kinney’s complex drum beat and the ability to play it at that pace amazes me. He knew when Jerry got the pace right and jumped right in… just an underrated drummer in my opinion.
Just like taylor, sean has been playing since he was a little kid
It sounded to me like Sean stepped down Jerry's too fast opening. But I could be wrong. Sean is a terrific drummer.
IKR, Sean is one of the best drummers of the grunge era
Sean isn’t underrated, he’s one of the wealthiest, most famous, and successful drummers of his generation and gets plenty of praise.
Agreed
This song is one of their best in my opinion. Not only does Layne sound wicked and super intense, the whole band sounds amazing and original. I particularly love the rhythm section here. Sean's drum grooves are totally on point and detailed. And the way Mike obtained that growl from an acoustic bass is out of this world. Let alone Jerry's guitar parts, from which the song was born and took form. Amazing band and Layne's something that can happen only once in history
I know it's really sad😔 I mean he knew how insanely gifted & talented he was, he just couldn't get past his demons. Jerry Cantrell is an Awesome singer, Amazing guitarist & a lyrical genius! Sean Kinney Kick ass drummer!! And both Mike Star & Mike Inez are/were excellent bassist's, I mean seriously the whole band was f***ing amazing!! Doesn't really get much better than this as far as I'm concerned.
AIC rock's 4ever in my heart & home, car.....etc 😎 They're my all time favorite band. And Layne Staley R.I.P. is simply IT....😉for me, phenomenal I still listen to the Original AIC all the time, I'll never tire of hearing that Amazing Voice, Got me through some really tough times, too bad it wasn't in the card's to have someone helping him get through it🙄✌
👍
I hope you can get some no like some nonsense I guess but I don’t know if you’re going to get it so bye bye-bye blah blah blah blah blah Siri can I be OK OK OKAY to get Find a weekend do you work so dumb are you always just talking to me like nonsense
@@matthewgreen9704 ❔❓❕❗⁉😅😂
I love the way the music interweaves together on this one. Also really love the little high sounds on Jerry's guitar later on.
The most haunting part of this song was when he started singing into the old radio microphone. The lyrics are quite devastating.
OMG IS THAT THE REAL. JERRY CANTRELL?!?!
@@HeaVYScePTiC yes and I am the real facelift album
Well, this is a VERY merry Christmas for me
@@HeaVYScePTiC merry chainsmas
@@FACEL1FT LMAO 🤣
Just the pain in his eyes. This man suffered a tremendous loss and he has given up on living. Rest easy Layne, we won't forget you.
Yes totally agree with you.. layne suffered a lot which he shouldn't of have soneone like him with all talent and love he had for people. He deserved sobmuch more in life such a loss to have him leave this world too soon. 💔 RIP My ONE & ONLY KING LAYNE S.
I can totally feel Layne's pain. Although I'm years after my opiate addiction, whenever I play this song it's hard not to break down because I've been where he was at this time and I wish he had made it through like I was fortunate enough to have done
Just goes to show that money doesn't make it any better when you're heart is broken.
When he passed, my heart was broken also.
nd you see top 100 singers of Layne's era and he was in the low 20's.
What kind of s**t is that.
I've never ever heard a more diversified singerand the level of feeling was and still to this day unparalleled for any type of music or so called genres.
I am a drummer, started in 86 and I like speed metal (Behemoth, Nile,) ect. But if the Singer and band has feeling to it I Love it. Layne and band for example.
Rest In Peace to the best all around singer live that will ever live.
Sorry for long comment cause I can go on for days on A.I.Chains. Best to ever do it.
Peace out.
Demri was still alive, she died October 29 of 96, this was April
He did not give up.
I'm a pretty decent singer, had training in clean and metal style vocals but Layne was a different breed man. Ik everyone here appreciates his epic chest belts but i gotta say his vocal agility, breath control and resonance is next level. The guy was able to hit these crazy powerful note and hes barley moving or taking a breath. The things he could have taught to the next generation... RIP
Not to mention the harmonies he often did with Jerry. Jerry once said something along the lines of "he did the wrong things at the right time". Truly a unique singer!
And.....he is doin all of this while being a HUGE heroin junkie
@@ryanbarr2718 He wasn't big into heroin until during/after the Van Halen tour so his peak performances from 1990-mid91 he wasn't really a junkie, just drank and did a lot of coke
Although you definitely are right that he was still extremely impressive during his heroin struggles
Almost baffling that he was able to sing well on Get Born Again (I know pro tools were used but they were to mask his lisp and not actually alter the notes etc)
What do you think about Hank Williams
@@bartembrey6106 Hank Williams is one of the goats of country but this is a AIC video you are in the wrong places my guy
Jerry Cantrell, one of the most underrated guitarists and songwriters. AIC is definitely the heaviest of the Big Four.
Alice in Chains: King of Grunge
Don't forget Soundgarden
Jerry is one of the best songwriters ever, absolute legend, still writing kick ass shit today 30+ yrs later
Yes. Selling millions of records, being nominated for ELEVEN Grammy awards. MTV Video Music Awards. Billboard Awards. American Music Awards. Still selling tickets to his shows 30 years later. Signature guitars made by huge corporations. A spot on every "top 100 guitarists ever" list. More money than he could ever spend. And still being talked about and appreciated by people to this day who weren't even born when he started his band decades ago.
Definitely "underrated"... Sure thing
@@artyomkurakin3393 I think Johathan by "Big Four" he meant Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains. At least for me that's the "Big Four".
Yes the big 4, from Seattle was ALICE IN CHAINS, Pearl Jam, soundgarden and stone temple pilots.
The big 5 GRUNGE included Stone Temple Pilots
Layne's voice. His eyes. The pain and rawness.
It's sad and beautiful.
I miss you darlin.
yeah i can only listen to alice and chains when layne was the main voice
@@jamief.8406 agreed
It is !! I find myself talking to his spirit and telling him how much he is loved and missed
I am So Moved by this band that it goes to my very soul! I Listen to Them Everyday! I'm 61yrs Old, they the music touches my heart, soul and I still tingle when listening to Every Damn Thing They Ever Wrote!
@@MAGAMAN-DJT me too I listen to AIC almost everyday too ! I sure love them and layne such a tragedy
Frogs is a masterpiece.
Yes it is !!! I’m a huge fan of that masterpiece !!! Truly a unique and meaningful
This one will grow in the future for just the complexities in timing alone. It is a hidden masterpiece. Even we AiC fans put down the Tripod album as the 'worst' of the bunch. 😅
"7am on a Tuesday in August" that's the 22nd which is today. Happy 54th heavenly birthday, Layne. Miss you.
I waited around 10 years to be Myself on a Tuesday in August with my 28th birthday coming up and at 7am that day I listened to this song. I've never had a plan for so long and followed through with it. When I first got into AIC and realized one day that was going to happen for me, having an Aug birthday, I decided not to miss the chance.
At the 14 second mark Jerry Cantrell realized he was playing too fast so he slowed it down. This is what makes live music great. It's never perfect. Its real.
Yer right! Never noticed listening to the album.
I’ve literally never noticed that and I’ve seen this show a million times..
Had to go back and see and you’re right 🙏
Jerry was actually on point. layne was looking for the lyrics so he slowed to give him time. look at Jerry looking at layne with a face saying come get it together.
@@alexklitschko6918 nope. Jerry was covering for layne looking for lyrics
AIC's unplugged is THE single concert I could listen to over and over again and never get bored. Since the 90's to this day I have been loving their music and honestly it never gets old. So immortal. Rest in peace beautiful Layne
Go watch love hate love live at the Moore. Definitely laynes best live performance if not THE BEST of all time.
Yep I'm never sick of it either..Alot of my old 90s favorites I am sick of but this never gets old..It's true power and emotions..Aic had soul.
Junkhead on the Singles premier night was great as well.
This and Slipknot in London 2002
If I could go back in time and attend any concert, this would be the one
When Layne sang you felt it down to your bones! Not many artists can make you feel the words, but Layne had that gift. Man, I miss him!
@dontwanttono wow, could he sing, & so did Chris Cornell, just amazing❤😪
check out jeff buckley too
He was phenomenal. Its painful but so so beautiful isn’t it? I know it’s unusual but i listen to him when i work out doing yoga type exercise. Listening to his pain makes me work ten times harder. I swear it really makes a difference. I could listen to Layne all day. The man was a genius.
Coonhunter N. N n n Chris most def had it as well.
Seriously just close your eyes and really listen and it hits you deep as fuck can definitely feel the pain in his voice
This acoustic set takes on a whole new level of raw sadness and mourning of someone I never knew.
Hi Jerry, never expected a reply from you, I love your skills and talent and truly miss the old days when music had real meaning and story telling.
The band was one of a kind and so are you.
Truth. I've spent hours once again, listening to this Unplugged session of AIC, & honestly, it takes me to a really dark place. But I can't stop listening to Layne's haunting harmonies & watching each of their facial expressions & eyes wondering what they were thinking during each song. So, so sad.
Someone replied to the Down in a Hole cut that it was like watching someone singing at their own funeral
Layne Staley the best singer to the grunge era!!!
Hm Chris Cornell is powerful, but they're just different voices with different tones, so...
Chris Cornell was amazing but nothing can beat Layne
Or any era
Cornell, Staley and lanegan!
Dekar V. HE IS TALKING OF LAYNE STALEY. PLEASE, FUCK YOU
This is a performance that will stand the test of time. It showed how well they played together and how well they fed off each other. They were all at their peak musically and it showed. Layne put so much emotion in his vocals that it breaks your heart just listening to him sing. Ive had many times where i felt myself living the chorus, and it hurts knowing others have too. This concert is one that i can listen to in its entirety and not get tired of it. It shows human emotions and how people are connected just through music. Layne was going through it and was able to just pour all his bound emotions into one of the best vocal performances ever. And all the instruments were blended perfectly. Whomever was the sound engineer was a beast.
I just watched Jerry Cantrell talk about this show with Lars (the Metallica guy), and Jerry was talking about something horrible -- the band about to end, the dead end one of them was approaching, that in a way made this show extra special. There won't be any more tours, or shows, or songs. Nothing. You might as well say, it's our farewell show. Without that dread looming, without that pall....man I just love this band
On his knees, asking Must I accept my fate? He's angelic here.
Was proud when a friend of mine asked me "dont you ever grow tired, of that same old shit" - Referring to AIC unplugged, Live at the Moore and my other childhood favorites.
To which I genuinely replied "No! Never!" 100% honest!
Glad to see so many Layne Staley fans showing love for this masterpiece. I feel I am not alone. Thank you AIC family
you got it
They're still my favorite band.
We're always here, my friend.
Hell yeah bub ❤️
I've watched this 50 times over the years. When Layne sings "Why's it have to be this way" I get chills and become emotional.
Tommy D as do I. I just love him so much.
So did I mate.
That same part reminds me of my late husband. He was a BIG music fan but never sang along. This song was on he sang along with it. Just that verse.
He died a few months later from an overdose. I didn't know he was using.
@leslie novakovic I genuinely hope you never have to go through the pain and despair of losing a loved one to any kind of addiction.
@leslie novakovic The only degenerate here is YOU. Do not speak of what you don't know nor understand. You obviously haven't a clue what HELL on Earth is like. Your ignorance is nauseating🤢🤮
Layne is singing with a pain that you would never understand unless you’ve been there. With depression, Drugs don’t make you feel good, they keep you from feeling bad.
Amen brother 💔
But ultimately make you feel hopeless because now your stuck using and scared to quit !!! And that's what the song portrays!! Hopelessness and it's beyond sad !! I know !!
He went to rehab 13 times. The final time, he was doing ok until his effing father pressured him into relapse. That is not a parent. That is a demon. My mother had my little brother cooking meth and selling for her at the age of 11. She never earned her title with either of us.
Cantrell guitar work on this whole album so underrated
And the bass /drums and vocals
It's very blue grass almost banjo the way he picks
Such a hypnotic masterpiece.
@Javier Dextre BOOM! Get out of here with that freak show
Gtfo Marilyn
The bass work is so dope. That fretless sounds amazing
Hipnotic
Totally.
To think I had an opportunity to see this band live with Layne Staley and I passed because I had to work truly sickens me.
I feel you, man. I had a chance to see Soundgarden two weeks before Chris Cornell died and I didn't go. I'll hate myself forever for that one.
Me too. Passed in 1996 at Tiger Stadium, figured they'd be back in 2 weeks in my town 2hrs away, and I had a hookup for VIP free tickets.....last show was date before mine. 👎
you can never tell someone 'i love you' too many times.
I was lucky. I saw AIC open for Ozzy in 92. Wish I had more memories of that show.
VTP01 I was at that show. I went for stp, and was cranked for aic. Never forget it.
Over the last year I dove into AIC, I went through a nasty drug addiction, lost the love of my life and listened to nutshell atleast 10,000 times or more. Its my first time viewing these unplugged songs and I'm haunted and grateful all at the same time. I wanna say I love all of you, the comments tell me I've found my flock. Peace!
So sorry about your loss. Please try to fight your addiction and stay well
@@Ичкерия90х thank you. I wish all the best for you and yours.
addiction sucks man we got this tho
Ben stay💪brother life’s worth living lm glad you found the ✌️you were looking for 🙏🏻
Ben, I understand very well how you feel. Life is definitely not easy and can be very sad. I am so sorry you had to go through so much hell in life. If you ever need to talk, I will be happy to listen. And Unplugged by AIC is definitely the best. I created a music studio in my home and dedicated it to beautiful Layne, AIC and Mad Season. I try to play some of their songs on my guitars and I love singing along with Down in a Hole. Stay safe, my friend 😉
Layne wherever you are I hope you’ve found peace and you know just how much you’re still loved. Nobody will ever come close ; you had the most haunting, beautiful, emotional voice of all time... you didn’t even need to try! Just a pure legend ; you’re so missed!! 💔
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
He's dead unfortunately, he's nowhere
@@antonperes8213 Well, technically he's in the ground, or should i say the dirt.
@@patrickshaffer2138 he was cremated
Staley is the Goat. Forever missed 😢😢😢
I think this was always Sean Kinney's best performance of any AIC song. The drumming is very subdued and even off key a little and it really gives the song that dirty, depressing vibe
Glad to see someone appreciating Sean. He's a phenomenal drummer who could be aggressive when he needed to, while still being able to be more subdued on songs like this.
@@generaljesus7669 I think he was the best of the grunge era drummers
The ghost notes on the snare and the embellishments with the little splash cymbal make the song for me. Probably my favorite drummer ever.
IKR, his drumming in "no excuses" is also excellent 👌
@@generaljesus7669 Agreed, he demonstrates he can sound like a drum machine on No Excuses and muddies it a bit on this album
This is by far one of the most under recognized Alice in Chains songs!
Not by true AIC fans.
True fact. So hauntingly beautiful.
@@paulph12002yeah, imo the most under recognized songs by them is right turn or am i inside
Staley and Cantrell were like the Plant and Page of the 90's grunge scene. They just played so well off each other and made their sounds unique. I wonder if we'll ever see anything like it again.
Some one has to actually make rock music first...and im torn. Part of me says rock is over because we dont have the type people whod make rock. Everyone is too sensitive and uptight and narcissistic and obsessed with perfection and beauty. You can say all you want about rock n roll, but not ever has the notion of vanity and narcissism been interlocked with rock music. Thats just not what rock is.
The other part of me thinks im beginning to see a rebellious undertone on the come up. Take a bunch of people who are ostracized from the woke society and are shunned as improper, and stick guitar in their hand and put them in an arena full of folks who feel the same, and maybe we get something like the next grunge movement. One that doesnt care about likes or selfies or being woke , and decides to disconnect from the web, dress like crap on purpose and are intentionally unwoke. Could very well be the next big culture shift
@@noahkb80 very interesting opinion!!! Thanks, I enjoyed reading that. I certainly hope so too....unfortunately all the things you mentioned are so prevalent that I don't think it'll happen 😢
@@babaluski5 me too. Sometimes i get a thought or feeling, i feel like i may be able to talk it into existence. And my imagination runs me lol. But i try to be hopeful. I dont know life without rock music. Born in 80, had a sister 5 yrs older than jammed big hair band and grundge eras, my folks were hippies, so there was classic rock to explore and enjoy, then.the ealry 2000s, which i just call grownling(but i liked alot of it) so ive been surrounded by rock my entire life. In both directions. The notion of no more rock is hard to comprehend. But someone the other day brought up other styles like jazz or older stuff, and they are gone. Not just eras , but total genres of music. So its possible and looks to be the case, that rock is gone. Which just absolutely breaks my damn heart.
But thanks for comment. I know its a wordy post. I just kinda type like i hear it in my head. For better or worse...
PhuryousOne No doubt, Staley one of the best singers ever and Jerry is one of the best song writers ever which is evidenced by him writing the large majority of AiC’s music and still putting out good AiC albums today.both total legends
@@noahkb80 I see it too, tbh. I predict that the revolt is a strong, powerful wave that few see coming. Have faith in the art of music... its been around a long time and I hold faith that it will be present to support the coming rebellion against vanity and social media. 🙏❤
You have reached peak
Alice in Chains.
This is truly a masterpiece set I’m in love with AIC
The way Layne sounds at 5:11 with that mic is fucking amazing.
Cb radio
lyrics:
What does friend mean to you?
A word so wrongfully abused
Are you like me, confused?
All included but you
Alone
The sounds of silence often soothe
Shapes and colors shift with mood
Pupils widen, change their hue
Rapid brown avoid clear blue
Why's it have to be this way?
Be this way
Be this way
Be this way
Be this way
Be this way
Flowers watched through wide eyes bloom
A child sings an unclaimed tune
Innocence spins cold cocoon
Grow to see the pain too soon
Why's it have to be this way?
Be this way
Be this way
Be this way
Be this way
Be this way
At 7 AM
On a Tuesday in August
Next week I'll be 28
I'm still young, it'll be me
Off the wall, I scraped you
I gotta wake, it comes this way
I can't wait no more
It comes this way (it comes this way)
To drown this ache
To reinstate (Everyone dead, everyone)
(You put me through) Take your place (Put me through hell)
Heaven direct your shape (Heaven direct)
You see I can do it so well
Your expiration date
Your expiration date
Fate, date
Expiration date
This one is gonna last too, hate
Never gonna fuck with me again
My own clean slate
Don't fuck with me again
Makes your eyes dilate
Makes you shake
Irate
Thank you!
❤
I love this version a thousand times more than the studio. Makes me feel like I'm in a swamp in the middle of the night, it's all gross and shit.
I think that’s also why it’s called frogs jt really suits the whole gross swampy feeling
For me the vocal harmonies really make the song, and they’re missing from this version :(
Theres an audio recording of a creek filled with frogs in the background of the studio version, hence the name
@@CTheRevillusionS this version is really really good, but the guitar part leading up to the chorus is missing (but it may be impossible to replicate in an acoustic setting anyway so i'm totally fine with that). studio version definitely has the heavier atmosphere.
.. and wonderful.
This is honestly one of the best things I have ever heard.
Maybe the darkest song ever written.
OcelotDAD that's what I was seriously thinking. it puts you in a very odd place, especially when you realize he's talking about escaping this world through death (laynes rant).
I can think of no other song that evokes this...
maybe "killing moon" by echo and the bunnymen but its really not in the same league emotionally
edit: there's probably some Tool song that comes close but Maynard doesn't have the same Soul Power layne did. infact I don't think there's anyone that has the soul power like that. one that really cuts through and makes you feel for what the singer is saying and feeling
The Cure. Faith and/or Pornography albums are right up there too.
kettering - the antlers
@@johndoe-qo9or Never mention that band or song on an Alice in Chain's video. Just don't because someone needs to throw a desk at your face for saying that.
Have a wonderful day/night :)
Skully wow
i waited for 13 years just to quote "next week i'll be 28, im still young, it'll be me"
@crepez NOW THATS AMAZING
@crepez - You'll have to pay close attention to what happens on the Tuesday morning before your birthday...at 7am.
17 years old august 22 ill be 18 on a thursday. "Im still young?"
*it'll BEAT me is the lyric....but you and I r lucky to see 28 I know I AM!
Nah, you’re old
Hands down best MTV unplugged ever done.
I have to say that stone temple pilots and nirvana is right up there too.
But there not alice in chains
STP and Pearl Jam tho
AIC and Nirvana 1a and 1b for me. Nirvanas unplugged was iconic as well, I love that Kurt performed deeper cuts and covers instead of hits. Probably pissed off MTV execs at the time but it was a wise decision.
Agree
This version of the song, specifically in video will ALWAYS make me cry, the pain in his eyes. My brother was a heroin addict that passed away due to aids, so everytime I glance his eyes, I can see clearly the tiredness and sadness that goes so well with addiction. Oh Staley, I cry for you and at the same time for my brother. You two were major assholes. You could totally be here still
Sometimes those soft souls aren’t meant to be here long. Earth and life is vicious and it takes a rock to make it through this thing for a long time. Soft souls can’t handle it and that’s just how it goes, but they teach us to try and fight towards making the world a better and kinder place in the future. One day we won’t all have to be so rock hard and the loving souls before paved that way.
@@shasmi93 beautifully said
Finally they are uploading the MTV Unplugged songs I wish they would release a Blu-Ray remaster of the show
meanwhile 360p intensifies
it's impossible. This show was not shoot on motion picture film
Word!
Rip to the one who did their best to put it up on TH-cam
Lol I bought the dvd for 5 bucks 10 years ago 😂
One of the darkest, mysterious build up melodies of all time. A chilling masterpiece. That eerie end of the guitar string touch that ends every Layne’s sentence is something so simple, yet so unusual.
The harmonics are well done indeed
Listen to “then she did” by Jane’s addiction. That song is the most complex song in my history of songs.
Layne still touching lives and This was the best unplugged performance.
@1 2 he will be HEARD lmao 😆
By far. And so what? Its truth.
Sounds a little Jim Morrison influence great song writing
A man so passionately singing at his own eulogy. It still breaks my heart to this day. I’ve been so in love with their music for so many years now and I’m telling you no one can make me feel the lyrics like Layne. He was a complete master at his craft and I only wish he could have had the same passion for living as he did for telling stories. No one on this green earth like him. And probably never will be. Long live grunge. You are sorely sorely missed Layne.
Indeed. There’s a real funereal feel to this whole gig, but especially this song. Heartbreaking.
you guys are so damn rude. his EULOGY? have some respect dude
This version makes me feel nostalgic about something that I don't know what it is. Such a masterpiece.
I feel the same way and was trying to think, if it reminds me of another song.
My thoughts exactly the first time I heard this song.
Thats sad. You must be a clone.
@@karenmcboogerballs3434 Not sad at all.
This felt like Layne was singing his own eulogy..he knew that he was not going too be around for much longer..six years of torment till his death. Makes me so sad. R.I.P Layne
He fought some wicked demons,
you can feel it, such an amazing performance. Layne Staley is a great artist. R.I.P.
no demons, just humans....
Demons is correct. There is darkness in the spirit world. Layne talks of these things even if its subconsciously
Listening in '23 and still the best
Yup
Everyday I'm listening! Such a talented group! Laynes voice can go from low to high....Every one of them made this band!
Not only you’re hot, you’ve good taste too, which makes you even hotter
Yep same its amazing
Me too ✋️
Why’s it have to be this way?....that part always kills me. I feel you Layne, I feel you
one of the darkest most badass songs of all time and to make it even more memorable, they called it “Frogs.” i’ve always thought that was dope.
His voice is so powerful. Goosebumps whenever Layne sings. Layne is missed. Thank you for the upload. We need all the unplugged songs now.
They are all on here!
As powerful as it sounds here, it was clearly not all that Layne could give in his best times. But that little decrease in power, we got it in soul. No one puts more power and soul in his singing than Layne here. We miss you man.
Andrés Pizarro I agree. Powerful performance nonetheless.👍
He may not have the top end power, but damn those long soft notes are incredible. Those are not easy to hold that long , that softly, and never flinch or waver one bit. He carries them perfectly end to end.
Does anyone else get an overwhelming sense of dread, anxiety, peace, and angst when they listen to this version. Love this song but gives me all sorts of feelings...
Call it Grudge, Call it whatever you like. This is REAL MUSIC!
His eyes, you can see his pain and struggles. This was their best performance but Layne was in a very bad place, dead man walking. Such a tragic loss to music
Dead men walking don't inspire people to live
Also, he was sitting for the vast majority of the show.
@@conwaysdetailing387 I'm a recovering heroin junkie, 12 yrs clean....so that statement isn't 100% accurate. His music helped me
@@BigJ76937 I think misunderstood me.
What I meant was , he wasn't a dead man walking , he was tough.
Someone with really hard problems that always did his best to kick ass.
He's the main person in this world that I can honestly say woke up to the fact that i was slowly killing myself.
I'm hope you stay clean forever and ever my friend
@@conwaysdetailing387 appreciate the love. 1 day @ a time, it can be done!!
best ever unplugged performance in my opinion. love these guys so much. RIP Layne and Mike
@@pamelatyree3521 that's mike Inez he is still alive mike Starr died in late 92 I believe
Starr died in 2011
I know this isn't Starr but what does that change about what I said??
@@troyave9325 Starr died in 2011 and no this is not him. They kicked him out of the band in 1993
@@troyave9325 late 92??? mike starr died from a prescription drug overdose in mid 2011. he was replaced by mike inez in january 1993 (mike starr last live appearance in rio de jenairo in brazil) and never came back in the band.
Alice in chains fans are a rare breed and i love and understand you all. We are connected through the music and our suffering.
🤘
you are my brother struggler…
❤
Yes
Amen I’m 63 and this whole set is like a religion to me I listen to it daily RIP LAYNE AND STARR
Laynes voice truly one of kind. Wish he could have beat his demons and continue to make people feel alive with his voice. A star that burned out far too early. The whole band truly amazing
I don't usually post on TH-cam, but I remember when I first heard Alice in Chains. I would go over to my friend's house every day when I was still in school and smoke bud, and one day he started freaking out saying he needed to show me something, and he put this DVD on. We watched Alice in Chains unplugged literally every day that whole school year. And even to this day, they're my all time favorite band in the world. God, I wish I could've been at this concert. Layne Staley's words and his voice together will always memorize me. Most beautiful music I've ever heard.
Warms the heart seeing someone from theyounger generations finally understand what great music is and what a great era the 90's were... growing up in my teens and 20's we always had that little voice in the back of our heads ssying this issomething special!
Nicely said... same here
Frogs is probably the best song ever written.
@bmcgmusic bruh
I remember being 4 years old in the early 90s and hearing Alice in chains my mom had facelift and the jar of flys album and I also remember the first time I herd no excuses I was at a party that my step dad took me too never should have been at that party but man I was so taken by Alice in chains I am 30 now and my mom got to see Alice in Chains at Tigers Stadium she said that they blew kiss out of the water she said kiss was good but she was there for Alice In Chains there unplugged is the best
the drummer is so restrained, its impressive, its like a normal drum kit with the volume turned down.
I was in college during this time. I used to be able to just put MTV on for studying. It was non stop incredible performances, and I could look up from studying and get lost in a video. We had the best concerts, reap, pure party supplies, and we knew how to talk to each other. Cell phones were not for everyday use. RIP Layne
I loved reading the nostalgia in your comment. I was a kid during the 90s, very fortunate to have been alive at that time and still have so many memories but I often find myself wishing I had been a young adult during that decade. It seems like it was the idyllic time to have been college-aged. 🖤
If I told you some concerts I was at, you would scream. We didn't know except we always said " the nineties are the sixties upside down." It wasn't idyllic but it was fun.
I HATE THE YOU TUBE COMMENT SECTION
@@karenmcboogerballs3434 And? If you hate it, stay off if it. Simple.
When Layne sang through that box, I thought they were playing the actual recording of the song. Geez, he was great.
When Layne pulled that box out and sang into it, it blew me away. There's something about the way he says "fuck" too. He's an intense, intelligent artist.
@@codyagans1894 Harmonica mic..
I wonder if that's the $15 mic he mentioned in an interview not long after the release of Tripod? The one he said had been found accidentally at a market and he had been using it during the recordings to create some of the vocal effects on the self-titled record.
after he sings "alone" you can see and feel the pain in this mans soul
❤so true
felt to the bone "why does it have to be this way"
I've really only just 'discovered' this song recently. It's taken a long time as I have been pulled deep into the first 2 albums and the EP's ....who can blame me. Anyhooo, 'Frogs' is such a unique track. It's a dark, sombre mood, a state of mind...easy to slip into, hard to shake off, much like hard core drugs. The lyrics and phrasing sit on top of the brooding minor key based melody... .the words give the melody a much needed blow job, punctuated by the relief of a chorus or 2. An understated masterpiece. ..certainly not radio friendly because it's "not gonna fuck with me again"..."don't fuck with me.again"....,.................the final stanza of a lost soul desperately seeking control as he slips deeper, to a darker place, only to find that there are still millions of deeper, darker places on the way down....hot damn but it hits different to anything, ever.....
i would love to see a blu ray edition of this amazing concert
I think there already is one I don't really know
meanwhile 360p intensifies
Right 😎 There are actually a couple of others I'd love to get on blu ray or something. They're from 90 & 91 at
The Moore in Seattle.
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It is a native resolution since it was shot on TV cameras not film. You won't benefit from Blu-ray
Jesus christ that voice. That tone. One and only!
Layne killed it as always.....
Alice in chains in my veins for ever!
So true
I agree after not doing anything live for 3 years did more than amazing he put his whole heart and soul and then some into it the best unplugged that was ever performed and there was some good ones but aic killed it best ever no other band can come close to putting on a perfect concert like alice in chains did
@Jerry Cantrell I just believe that Jerry Cantrell over a video call, otherwise you're just a scammer....
@Jerry Cantrell I mean that I don't believe you are Jerry Cantrell from Aic
If Layne was still alive today he would still be one of the greatest musicians of all time and probably would've still been rocking with AIC and Mad Season.
GarrettIsHere99 I dont think you kno the story quiet well
[RIOT] Wajid_Gamez quiet well? Learn how to fucking spell you fucking idiot
nah, mad season was nipped when their friend and bassist died. they didn't want to go on without him.
alice? very slim chance but I doubt layne would've returned as the lead vocalist.
Swag Memes R u a teacher?? Auto correct you fuckhead but thanks for watching my spelling glad to see your not illiterate
He's still one of the greatest in Rock n roll history♡♡ That Man has such an amazing voice
😎🎤🎶🎸🥁🎛
Lol, I've been commenting & posting & things so much during this, that Chris Cornell is now on in a Temple of the dog concert 😎🤘 another favorite😉✌
Frogs was and will always be my favorite song. Not just AIC song. Favorite song, period.
Same dawg
🎯🎯🎯
The bass on this song is out of this world.
When Layne sings " Why does it have to be this way ? " that's why he's best vocalist ever !
Why’s it have to be this way.
@HockeySHARK, I WISHED THINGS WOULD'VE TURNED AROUND.I PRAY FOR THE ADDICTS.
I feel those lyrics deeply. Nice comment.
When he sings this line its felt down to the bone...
I ask myself this a lot.
That part is so haunting and beautiful
Damn, that quick applause was well-deserved, but I don't know if I would be able to move after that performance. Stunning
Best album ever... Layne Staley is a legend. He captured true and honest feeling.... painful sorrow, with his voice that I don't think anyone has ever replicated. Not to mention the songwriting was amazing and the harmonizing between the two was magic.
All the band members were super talented. But Layne was special. RIP ❤
"What Does Friend Mean To You???"
ROTTEN APPLE.. I *WOULD* like to say how I feel, but it will look bad on *JERRY* so I will stay *QUIET*
@@wandaburgess9400 What do you mean look bad on Jerry?
ROTTEN APPLE I know what friend with benefits means but don't know what ordenery friend means
This song has such a haunting, nihilistic, badass rhythm and guitar sound. Hypnotic and gloomy. Meloncholia from start to finish. Masterfully done.
Axel Axel Well clearly you dont kno how to spell ordinary - 'ordenery'
Im going to say it again aic mtv unplugged the entire set is perfection imo
This is actually a masterpiece.
22 years old and I love this shit. My pops always had me listening to these guys when he would take me to school growing up💪🏼
Same
yall lucky baztards!
Such a state of despair Layne must have been in by this stage, I mean, Alice In Chains has a whole catalogue of songs exploring depression, addiction, confusion, anger and despair, but this is one of the most haunting songs, not only from their own catalogue, but from pretty much anything I've ever heard. And Layne's vocal performance is still amazing, even with the lisping from the lost teeth... I used to say how sad it was when we lost Cobain in '94, and Cornell a few years ago, but Layne's death seems to be the saddest way to go, period... I love many of the songs from this Unplugged, but this has just taken the top spot out of all the other songs they performed at that live... Hauntingly beautiful...
What if Layne enjoyed his state of despair? There are those of us who are in our element when we're hovering just above rock bottom. It's all we know and it's what we always run back to. It's not how most healthy functioning people would choose to live, but then most healthy functioning people would never start to use heroin as a way to cope with life. All of us long time heroin users are all very sad, very screwed up people before we ever even touched the drug for the first time.
@@nooodles939 Honestly, I think your comment makes sense because, as much as I don't want to admit it, I also feel like that sometimes. Maybe that's the reason I love this song so much (especially this "Unplugged" version). When I see others "drowning in their emotions" or having their "storm in a teacup" moments emotionally, my first reaction is usually "Why are you doing this?", almost as if, just for that moment, I am completely oblivious to the fact that I behave just like them in comparable situations... I don't mean to judge people; in fact, everyone's free to do as they feel or want, and if they aren't, they should be. I haven't touched heroin or any other hard drugs, so I don't know what that sort of addiction feels like, and, even though I do have a tendency to go overboard with drinks occasionally, I am in control of it.
As for you "users" being "screwed up", you're NOT. You're not screwed up. You're just probably the aftermath of a series of events that emotionally broke you, or restrictions that made your curiosity and desires run wild. Or something else. But I can't call you broken. Because, if I did, I'd also have to call myself "broken", which would be like admitting defeat, like accepting that nothing will ever improve in my life, or those of the people around me.
Is it difficult to change? I don't know, but I've heard it can be very, very difficult. Is it impossible? No, it's not.
In my life so far, I have more regrets for NOT doing / trying out stuff than for doing / trying the wrong stuff. At least, it sounds that, for the stuff you maybe regret doing, now you have the knowledge (and your personal reasons) for why you shouldn't keep doing them anymore. Be that drugs, or other types of experimenting. At least you're collecting experiences. As long as you have a circle of people around you that you can trust, things will get better.
Best unplugged show ever.
i can’t believe layne’s range. just masterful.
"It'll be me off the walls I scrape, you"...heartwrenching. I've been watching this performance for many years and it still never fails to stun with its sheer beauty and insightfulness...but yet, it still hurts all the same, knowing certain predetermined fates were indeed met. Rest well Layne. I hope your soul is at peace now and forever. You are missed by so many. And blessings to the Staley and AIC families always.
Never heard someone’s voice change so much in such short period of time and still sound amazing even in the end.... GOAT
It's so breathtaking to listen to Layne. In this f*cking and eternal quarantine here in Brazil, I just can't sleep, waiting for the worse, wishing for the beste, preparing myself to whatever it comes. The only thing that makes me feel like breathing again is to listen to Layne, especially this show, when we can SEE his pain. I feel I'm not alone in depression. Miss you like I know you closely, Layne 💔
I wish the best for you ! much love from the US ❤❤
Wow this is so beautiful. You are an artist with your words.
Melhoras
Hi Lucianne! I hope you’re doing much better now. Regards!
Espero que você esteja melhor. O Layne tinha uma voz única e maravilhosa.
The line "why does it have to be this way" is so relatable to me. The way he sings it, just like every other song he sings, you know he's feeling it too. Cannot go on enough about that and the rest of the band...perfect.
This song chills me to the bone. A dying man singing his heart out. Layne you could seduce me all day with these this lyrics. RIP man.
I hope to name my soon to be born child after layne, his music has got me through alot in life.
Boy= Layne
Girl= Alice
that's exactly what i'm doing. I am halfway through a pregnancy now and those are the names i have so far.
I wanted to do the same and the dad stole that chance
Layne is a good name. Even for the middle.
Sweet...
Better than the studio version. You can feel this song, it's amazing!
Alice In Chains and Nirvana were the best to ever do MTV Unplugged
No one can compare to Layne Stanley or Kurt Cobain on vocals and feeling wise , their vocals truly came from the heart and pain they had experienced
7am on a Tuesday in August this year, Layne would have been 57 had he be still with us..
Fly high Layne 🙏 🕊️
Watching this episode is incredibly sad. Despite his great performance, seeing Layne Staley at this point in his life is depressing at best.
From 5:16 on, the lyrics that he sings make it feel like he is trying to wake up from a nightmare that will never end, on a bed made of negativity and bad decisions.
I usually never say a lot of positive or hopeful things about celebrities, but I wish that he could have been able to clean up and would still be here, continuing to make great, emotional music.
Well ... My son is named after Layne. His name is Layne Staley Vernon Fisher .. So.. You can guess how much i love Layne.
That's Awesome
There are many. Some that are old enough to have families of Their Own. Some that are teenagers toddlers babies.
🖤🦋
@@gomezaddams6470 imnot quite understanding what your saying
@@ChesterBennington4ever he touched so many people that people have been naming their children after him since the beginning and they still are.
Living in Seattle and being in the music business around here. At the beginning people in Seattle were naming their kids after him a lot so I saw them grow up. I never thought about it being all over the world
My oldest son is Layne as well.
Alice in Chains always had that gloomy atmosphere abrupt for by some major chords contrasting yet intensifying the whole mood. Always drawing pictures with their songs... genius.
"why's it have to be this way" those words with that voice... It still strikes me 20+years after
The greatest part of
Alice In Chains to me wasn’t their sound, but the little tidbits that were subtle that brought a song together into something big. Layne’s octave changes in his voice, Jerry’s slight picks at his guitar strings, Shaun’s great rhythm and creativity on the drums, and Mike’s deep and hypnotizing bass lines made every song I listen to by them mesmerizing and memorable.
The great thing is you unintentionally (or intentionally) didn’t tie a last name to Mike, so it applies to both Starr and Inez. Brilliant!
I believe every word that Layne sings. You can tell
he really means what he’s singing. Poor bugger, what he must have gone through in his last few months…. RIP Layne ❤️
"You've got to bleed a little while you're singing, lest the words dont mean a thing"
In his last 6 or 7 years you mean? Not just his last few months.
I love everything about him!
Hard to watch somehow. The pain he's going through. Beautiful and talented yet so tormented.
My brother sent this to me on a voice mail in 2006... it was a Tuesday in August....the next week, I turned 28. It was awesome.