Alice In Chains - Nutshell (RIP Layne)

[@Gorre022]

“My bad habits aren’t my title. My strengths and my talent are my title.” - Layne Staley 💙

[@johnjohn37371]

Even though he lived another six years, this was Layne's swan song publicly. Fans of the band knew he was struggling and the fact he had to get high to feel normal enough to perform speaks to how difficult I'm sure this was for him mentally. He was already embarrassed, and hiding his rotting upper teeth, the super pronounced lisp, the whole thing just breaks your heart...I prefer to remember the Dirt era Layne...still an addict, yes, but vastly healthier...oh, the writing on the bass is a stab at Metallica, who were in the audience, making their first appearance since cutting off their long hair...

[@MaddyReactions]

WOW! That is so sad : (

[@johnjohn37371]

@@MaddyReactions I should say, it was his swan song on television...he did perform one last time with the band on stage a couple of months after this...

[@stanleyipkis1177]

Swan song? They went on a worldwide tour after this and they were on the David letterman show..played two songs. His last performance was in July/1996 .this was filmed in late March /1996

[@stanleyipkis1177]

Besides that this was the first song of this performance...he sang ten more songs after this😂😂

[@johnjohn37371]

@@stanleyipkis1177 Yeah, four shows with Kiss ain't a world tour...I should have said his last full televised performance with the band. The did do Letterman, and Cantrell would later speak of "problems" with the "whole thing"...Unplugged was his swan song with the fans, I don't think he knew it, but...yeah.

[@Ontariosound]

The singer Layne insisted the lighting be dimmed in order to hide the track marks on his hands and arms. And Jerry, the guitarist/vocalist was fighting food poisoning here. He ate a street vendor hot dog during soundcheck. Gritty performance.

[@MaddyReactions]

WOW : (

[@dasninjastix]

The writing on the bass guitar was a friendly jab at the guys from Metallica who were seated in the front. They were all friends so it was just a playful snipe. The way Alice in Chains wrote their songs leaves them open for the listener's interpretation as well as having a rooted intention. Here Layne is lamenting how his life has been fodder for publications seemingly only concerned with his drug usage, devaluing his contributions as a singer, songwriter, musician, and artist. Layne's openness about his struggle with drug usage was sort of used against him to sell magazines. By many accounts Layne was pretty shy and sensitive, and became increasingly introverted and disillusioned with his increased drug dependency and his exposure as a rock front man. The band's former manager, Susan Silver, who was married to Chris Cornell for a time, said Layne absolutely did not suffer from LSD - Lead Singer Disease. His sensibilities combined with his stardom seemed like a poor mix, he seemed to use drugs as a creative outlet and a way to cope with fame and the music industry. He struggled in rehabs, many of which failed to protect his identity so he had to deal with being recognized while in treatment. He also had a very complicated relationship with a woman who was also an addict and would die from addiction not long after this concert I believe. After a failed tour following this performance where he OD'ed, Layne pretty much went into seclusion. He did record two more songs with Alice in Chains in Died and Get Born Again, but those were difficult sessions and his health was continuing to decline. To their credit the band never turned their back on Layne. This concert is very much a cathartic expression of love between each of the members to each other. Sean (the drummer) and Mike (the bassist) were skeptical if Layne could get through the show but Jerry never lost faith and was the leader they all needed. It's a beautifully sweet and sad moment in time for some of the best musicians of that era. It's an enduring piece of music that is heavy and lovely. There will never be another Layne Staley but we should still appreciate the music he left regardless and marvel at his ability to perform as well as he did live, without any sort of pitch manipulation software. And we should also recognize Jerry Cantrell while he's still here, still writing great songs, and keeping Alice in Chains going. Appreciate the video, Nutshell is an incredible song by an incredible band.

[@GroovyGirl1990]

I just had to comment that you wrote this so perfectly. I know his sad story and his terrible end, but the way you told it was so heartfelt, you need to write more.

[@davidcohen4536]

Albert Camus said “The greatest philosophical question is whether life is or is not worth living”. He wrote the Myth of Sisyphus in that regard. Unlike Sisyphus, Layne decided it wasn’t worth living.

[@alancollins8124]

Needa read the myth of Sisyphus. Procrastinated on that one for too long lol

[@gabrielkain1]

This song teaches you younger people a valuable lesson. Life can be amazing but it WILL knock you down time and time again. Pain,love,shame,blessings and mental torture. So be prepared.

[@MaddyReactions]

Hugs

[@gabrielkain1]

@@MaddyReactions Thanks.

[@jxstified7558]

Already has for me. The amount of Depression I have is horrible and I dont like a lot of people either so Im anti-social, most days I feel numb or bad and I cant remember when I was truly happy all the while Im at age of 26 so I have a lot more suffering to do unless it ends for me soon.

[@gabrielkain1]

@jxstified7558 Well, I hope things don't end for you soon. I hope your life has a positive swing. Which those happen as well. I'm 47, and it's not all bad. I am an extremely honest person, which makes most people not like me. So I just try to be as honest to myself as I can and I try to tell the people around me that I'm not trying to be cruel. I just hate all the fakeness.

[@tamibrandt]

The Unplugged show in 1996 is so heartbreaking to watch because he was deep in his heroin addiction (and yes, I know he was doing other drugs on top of Heroin). His liver was damaged from the years of drug use and he knew it. He was just high enough to do the show to deal with the withdrawal symptoms and so he didn't get dope sick. He was such a ghost of himself during Unplugged. (Of course, Jerry had food poisoning) All Jerry saw when he looked over at Layne was his best friend was going to die soon due to the path Layne had chosen for his life. That show was filmed in April 1996, premiered in May 1996. They did four shows with KISS in June-July 1996, after which Layne survived an overdose and became a recluse. After that, it was a 6-year-long slow suicide. On Unplugged, Scott Olson was the second guitarist. He was there to boost the guitar sound on the stage. Layne was better Live than the studio version. LOVE HATE LOVE live at the Moore in December 1990 is UNTOUCHABLE PERFECTION performed live by a rock band. Other rock bands should strive to have a live performance that perfect. Layne Staley's vocal range can run rings around any other grunge singer in my opinion. Layne could sing the phone book and never hit a wrong note. Even at the end of his life, with no teeth and a lisp, his voice, wit and humor were all still there. Layne's voice and vocal range were so powerful he did NOT need auto tune or pro-tools until he lost his teeth and had a lisp around 1998, and even then he still killed the vocals. (He started losing his teeth in 1995 due to grinding) Barrett Martin (who played with Layne in Mad Season) said that when he stood to the side of the stage, he could hear the sound of Layne's vocal resonance come out of Layne's body LOUDER than it did coming out of the speakers, Layne's voice was that powerful. I'm in the camp of No Layne/No Chains, because no matter which singer you put up there to sing those songs, it'll only be a cover. Layne had a unique voice you cannot replicate or replace. A lot of those songs were great because Layne pretty much wrung his entire soul out singing them, others were personal to Layne and to have someone else sing those, the songs lose their meaning because the new guy didn't go through the ordeals those songs are inspired by. William DuVall singing THEM BONES on the 2006 reunion tsunami gig.... William DOES NOT have the power in his voice that Layne had especially for that song. Maynard James Keenan could get remotely close to Layne's vocal range for that song (and many others). And Maynard would have the reverence for Layne's memory, he was friends with Layne, he KNEW Layne, had a history with Layne, and saw what Layne went through from Lollapalooza 93 until Layne became a recluse. Besides, Maynard already had 3 bands going on, why not join a fourth band? He had tried rehab 13 times, but he could never completely give it up. He tried quitting cold turkey on two of the last attempts at rehab, but neither one worked either. Mad Season is made up of Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees, and John Baker Saunders and they all went through rehab. They all got together and dragged Layne out of his condo, got him excited about doing ABOVE album, thinking if he was creative he wouldn't want the drugs, and for the length of time it took to do that, Layne was excited about the project, but it didn't curb his drug habit. Layne wrote the lyrics to the songs he sang on the ABOVE album (minus the John Lennon cover song I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier) and he drew the cover art for the album. NUTSHELL was about how magazines like FOR EXAMPLE Rolling Stone only reported on Layne's addiction as if that were the only thing that defined the band as well as Layne's depression. Rolling Stone magazine has some unknown thing to do with the Hall of Fame, and after what Rolling Stone did to Layne and the band in the 1996 The Needle and the Damage Done article ("Oh no, it will be about the music" "Oh yeah, the band's picture will be on the cover" turns out it was only Layne on the cover and the article focused on Layne's addiction -- which Layne DID NOT want to happen -- and everything going wrong internally with the band.) that pissed off AIC management and the entire band to the point they threatened to kick the writer, Jon Weiderhorn's ass over it. I don't see Rolling Stone chomping at the bit to vote AIC into the Hall of Fame. Although if they do finally get in with William as the singer and NOT Layne. I'm going to be pissed. As far back as late 1992, Rolling Stone has personally had a bone to pick with Layne Staley, even though I can name a dozen bands who wrote about drugs in their lyrics that Rolling Stone never cared to target before or after Layne came along. Layne’s mentioned Rolling Stone hounding him in passing to Riki Rachtman during the New Orleans episode of Headbanger’s Ball in late 1992 when Layne and Mike Starr tour New Orleans and a Voodoo museum with Riki back then. There were other magazines and "reporters" BEFORE 1996 that hounded Layne over his drug addiction. Rolling Stone wasn't the only rag mag to do it. Spin Magazine and many other tabloid music mags only wanted to focus on Layne's addiction. It's why they stopped doing interviews for the longest time, and after the 1996 Rolling Stone interview, they closed ranks and as far as I know, while Layne was alive they never granted another interview. They DID do Rockline in 1998 (Layne called in while Jerry was promoting his Boggy Depot solo album) and 1999 (when the band was promoting Nothing Safe and the Music Bank box set). But for the most part, they closed ranks around each other. MTV (and the music industry) has more or less blackballed Layne (and yet, they laud over Kurt Cobain every April 5th, because Kurt was the "face of grunge", meanwhile Layne gets a "by the way"). The Grammys went so far as to invite Jerry, Mike, and Sean to the Grammy show in 2003 and then refused to put Layne's picture up in the memorial of the musicians who died in 2002. (Or they "forgot" to) which pissed Jerry, Mike, and Sean off and they walked out on the show. Even though the music industry would like to have written him out of history, Layne DID exist. He was on this earth for 34 years. In that time he wrote songs that gave a normal person insight into the mind and journey of an addict. The pain and depression he endured to write the most brutally honest lyrics a musician could write concerning his feelings on his own addiction, his depression, and the tumultuous relationship with his former fiancee Demri. The emotional and physical strength he had to perform those songs live when all he wanted to do was curl away and lose himself in the drug haze I can’t imagine what it was like for him. He was hounded by the press about his addiction. He was ridiculed for his addiction. The music industry blackballed him for his addiction. The Grammys forgot about him when he died. As far as MTV and music rag mags like Rolling Stone were concerned he’s just another addicted singer. They don’t want to acknowledge his contributions to music. Layne Staley WASN'T just some rock star junkie. HE DESERVED BETTER than what he received from the people around him who he thought mattered. He wrote about drugs, his addiction, what he was feeling and what he was going through with maturity and knowledge well beyond his years. He didn’t deserve to be turned into tabloid cannon fodder by the press. I remember a show in London on February 26, 1993 where a reporter who was based in London wrote about a concert they did in another part of Europe and got Mike Inez confused with Mike Starr. Layne got on the microphone between them finishing HATE TO FEEL and beginning ANGRY CHAIR and said, "I want to say um, I want to say hello to the guy who wrote the review on the show a few weeks back. You’re in London - an enemy. I want to introduce our bass player, MIKE INEZ, not Mike Starr, you fucking idiot! Fuck that prick! Fuck the press! We’re not playing for the fucking press, all right?” "Layne was just an incomparable talent. He was like a fucking myna bird. Any accent or sound or voice, he could just immediately repeat it. He just had a gift. And I’d like to think that I have a bit of a gift myself. One of the funniest descriptions I’ve ever heard, and I don’t know that it’s true, but it just sounds fucking great, was we sound like “the satanic Everly Brothers.” Together we were kind of a two-headed monster. It added a lot of depth to the material the way we worked together." -- Jerry Cantrell (Noisey, June 7, 2018) My Top 20 AIC songs... Love Hate Love (Live at the Moore, December 1990...Layne Staley in his prime and is UNTOUCHABLE PERFECTION performed live by a rock band. All other rock bands should strive to have a live performance this perfect), Man in the Box (Live at Weedsport, NY 1991 - the Layne’s Pissed Version...though the original version may be better to react to, because Weedsport was during Clash of the Titans tour where Slayer fans were giving the band crap and Layne got pissed and changed the lyrics), Bleed the Freak (Live at the Moore, December 1990), It Ain’t Like That (if you need a video use Singles Pro Shot video), Queen of the Rodeo (Live in Dallas, TX 1990), Real Thing (Live ANYWHERE), Them Bones, God Smack (Live at Hollywood Rock, 1993), Grind, Again, No Excuses, Brush Away, Frogs, Sludge Factory (During MTV Unplugged 1996, Layne screwed up the 2nd verse like 8 times, though the show only included one of those times), What the Hell Have I, God Am, Got Me Wrong, Swing On This, Social Parasite, We Die Young

[@AFatWhiteShark]

I just love finding your comments in these reaction videos, i think it's the fith one; still... I never skip it, even though i've read it already. Keep up sharing the lore about this group, this rare singer. Thank you stranger!

[@WMalven]

So sad, so tragic. Such an exceptional band brought down by addiction. Layne was so effing good. I can never watch him these days without tearing up.

[@jvnbrk]

Makes me tear up every time..thanks for your reactions :) Greatly enjoy and appreciate!..You've obviously been filled in on his condition, which isn't good but I don't like to dwell on that. I been there and luckily made it out but not everyone does. But the fact he still could sing that good is amazing.

[@iLuseMy1v1s]

This unplugged performance was magical. Every song deserves a reaction, it's that good.

[@tmakster]

Between AIC, Nirvana and Seether....this is one of 3 greatest unplugged performances and albums!

[@MaddyReactions]

Ooooh

[@dizzle7558]

Wow..I didn't even know Seether had an unplugged..Gonna check that out..

[@tmakster]

@@dizzle7558 It's not MTV unplugged....the album is called One Cold Night

[@dizzle7558]

@@tmakster Gotcha👍

[@davorcihak7330]

Pearl Jam- Black and this song on MTV Unplugged. The best of the best.

[@KeepinItRealAlways]

Hey Maddy hope you’re having a great day!!! This song usually makes me cry when I hear it but I’m going to do so with you!! I’m still devastated at the loss of Layne!! I grew up with Alice In Chains and has had a major impact in/on my life!!!

[@MaddyReactions]

Hugs

[@KeepinItRealAlways]

@@MaddyReactions 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@jammers1967]

Same

[@LA123176]

Mike ines on the bass for this whole set was epic.

[@arnoldcox9128]

Sad, but beautiful at the same time

[@MaddyReactions]

Agreed

[@jdbmd1499]

According to Matt Pinfield. He shot up before the show. But he also wore sunglasses often to perform. There are songs on this show without them and he def looks out of it a bit. Messes up the lyrics as well a few times

[@goldenruletv7301]

I had the pleasure to see AIC once opening for Ozzy. I love Layne Staley so this video is always hard for me to watch but I love this song and this is as raw as it gets. I will only say this about Layne.... He was gifted and had a beautiful soul and he laid it all out there on this night. R.I.P. Layne....you're sorely missed my bro.

[@nicholasn6698]

Alot of musicians addicted to heroin have said they wear sunglasses to hide the addiction.

[@MaddyReactions]

Oh no : (

[@pipetheblessed5913]

Not just heroin my brother, Spedball, a mix of heroin and cocaine. That destroy your eyes and view, apart of your life 😢

[@Redline-99]

I'm so happy you have done another Alice in Chains song! I have really enjoyed a lot of your reactions, thank you!

[@MaddyReactions]

Glad you like them!

[@razzledazzle8631]

A man literally singing at his own funeral. RIP Layne

[@MaddyReactions]

RIP

[@dizzle7558]

He died like 6 years later..

[@Wazzman70]

@@dizzle7558it’s become a bit of a cliche response to AIC reaction videos I’ve noticed

[@razzledazzle8631]

Stop thinking before you hurt yourself @@dizzle7558

[@matthewlambert7501]

@@dizzle7558 he was singing his own funeral due to being hooked on heroin and coke he was withdrawling heavily before getting high before this that’s why he showed up late

[@DefinitelyNotBender]

You did the best version of this song, High Five ✋🏼

[@MaddyReactions]

[@andrewdolan4350]

Honestly the best live version I heard of this song is, Alice In Chains live Brixton music academy

[@davidellis5141]

🎶 No Place To Call Home 🎶

[@sumonjamal1653]

'Nutshell' was written and recorded for the semi-acoustic Alice In Chains EP 'Jar or flies' in 1994... it was their first album to chart at #1 in the US... According to guitarist Jerry Cantrell, it was written and tracked in 7 days in late 1993... Alice In Chains came off tour that year and discovered that they were all homeless cos their management did not pay their rent while they were on the road. So, the band moved into a studio and decided to work on new music while management got new places to live... Years later, Cantrell revealed that Layne Staley would disappear to get high in restrooms during the sessions... it was not a good situation. Layne wrote 'Nutshell' as an honest account of his struggle w/ addiction... Alice In Chains was supposed to open for Metallica in the summer of '94, but they cancelled... Layne ended up in rehab again and worked on the Mad Season album (titled 'Above') while Alice In Chains worked on their self-titled album... both came out in 1995... Alice In Chains' s/t album went to #1 on the US charts, but the band did not tour. When Alice In Chains did the 'MTV Unplugged' show in 1996, Layne was struggling and clearly 'under the influence' during the performance... Addicts wear shades to hide their eyes because people can tell when they are high or tweaking... It was an outstanding performance and one of Layne's last shows. Alice In Chains opened 4 shows in the summer of '96 for Kiss (which was a favorite of Layne) and he OD'd after the last show and survived... His longtime girlfriend Demri died soon after from her own drug complications, and Layne disappeared right after... Layne declined to work on another Mad Season record. In early 1999, Layne's bandmate in Mad Season, bassist John Baker Saunders, died from an OD and that project was over.

[@davidl7605]

This is by far the best MTV UNPLUGGED Concert. The album and concert video are 10/10!

[@WojMoj]

If you yourself have had serious chemical dependency issues his “just hanging in there” demeanor is evident and so sad knowing the outcome.

[@MaddyReactions]

So sad

[@jindas4217]

That acoustic bass is just...the tone, how rich, ugh, chef's kiss...lol

[@dadftw1318]

SUCH a great song! Love seeing your reaction.👍🏻👍🏻

[@MaddyReactions]

Hugs 🤗

[@dadftw1318]

@@MaddyReactions 😍😏

[@jaydemarshall9191]

This is as close as some one can come to performing at their own funeral.

[@Roh_Echt]

Layne is stoned and ill from his drug usage. They weren't sure he would even go out on stage. Jerry (guitar) is sick and has a bucket nearby in case he vomits. And filming took hours longer than expected, due to a number of retakes; due to Layne. See the video; **How Alice in Chains MTV Unplugged Concert Could've Been a Disaster** ...and I love AIC.

[@pipetheblessed5913]

Yep, this is the perfect comment 🙇🏻‍♂️ And to be honest, like Laney said, at this point, he was already gone... 😢

[@jordan0010]

Very emotional song, Great Reaction❤

[@MaddyReactions]

Hugs

[@Grangusgold]

You got some ice in those veins, I can’t go 20 seconds into this song without crying

[@tmakster]

A great react would be to Sludge Factory, it's from the same unplugged set as this....but so great when Layne forgets the lyrics.....I highly recommend it. Great stuff!!!

[@MaddyReactions]

Ooh

[@cristianfernandez1812]

Súper recommended Alice in chains " Got me wrong" unplugged...🤘🏻☠️🤘🏻

[@MaddyReactions]

niceee

[@adriandahlhansen5680]

Agreed very underrated and honestly best performance on the show when it comes to both vocals and instrumental

[@IndagoChild143]

You’re exactly right, he said this was “his life in a nutshell” like you said.

[@samuelgirard1407]

The "Friends Don't Let Friends get Haircuts" on the guitar was for Metallica. They were there watching in the audience that night & they were famously drawing attention because they had recently cut their hair & gone with a new style for their new album...Jerry Cantrell (who is close friends with Metallica & drummer Lars Ulrich especially) thought it would be funny to do. So Mike Inez wrote it on his guitar.

[@thobur2661]

As close as a man can get to singing at his own funeral. So sad. 💙

[@ThePandemicFlu]

Best accoustic bass tone of all time.

[@davorcihak7330]

He was hired especially for this concert in the midst of his severe addiction. That was the last concert with him.

[@chrissuggs5031]

When they did this show Layne was dope sick and Jerry had food poisoning (reason for the trash can by him) so Layne did some stuff and just walked out and did his thing. But the day before the show he dyed his hair pink which made mtv change the color of all the lighting

[@myownchannel247]

It’s from MTV’s unplugged 👍

[@johnmains988]

Awesome reaction!! I could definitely see you attending an AIC concert!!

[@rubbersole79]

MTV put on a couple of noteworthy funerals back in the day. "Nirvana Unplugged" for Kurt. And this one for Layne.

[@stanleyipkis1177]

I don't understand what you mean

[@ThisOverKill]

He was really sick while doing this concert actually, And if i recall correctly he was late because he had to get a hit before the concert started.. It's sad to see his downfall..

[@icorezx14r]

At this point in his life Layne was having a hard time doing anything without a bump, thus the glasses.....

[@MaddyReactions]

So sad

[@icorezx14r]

@@MaddyReactions yeah, talent fame and an addiction seems to get some of our greatest treasures. Very Sad!

[@matthewgoodA1206]

This was said to be Layne’s favorite Alice In Chains song.

[@70centurian]

RIP Layne and MIKE. U are missed.

[@Foghorn908]

The bass actually says Friends Don’t Let Friends Get Friends haircuts. It was directed at Metallica who was in the audience and the whole band had just cut off their long hair and it was like they were in the cast of the tv show Friends.

[@ctguitarguy8510]

The friends don't let friends get friends haircuts line is referring to Metallica who were in the audience in the front row, and had recently all cut their heavy metal hair for the 90s.

[@andyh4224]

The studio version isn't much different, its paced the same. Brilliant song!!!!!

[@nicholasthomas3635]

To be hit any harder, watch the live 'Love-Hate-Love' then this ^^ or 'Down in Hole' unplugged back to back.

[@MaddyReactions]

ooomf

[@dizzle7558]

Great suggestion..

[@allxbotsarecorporateslaves8578]

He was on his final days, complete heroin addiction, that’s why the sunglasses, he takes them off during the show, them eyes…. He died an year later of drug overdose

[@CoreyWickramasekera]

This was watching him say goodbye, it was very scary, he was a shadow of his former self

[@GetzGoth]

While Layne and Jerry are pretty much AIC to me I have to say that Mike’s Basswork and tone here are a real highlight of the show for me. Happy Type O Negative month everybody!

[@DustinJones-v8e]

Very beautiful song😊

[@sidanx7887]

This was literally him singing at his funeral- to me it is the most hauntingly beautiful song ever made especially if you know the history Cool fact the writing on the guitar was for Metallica who was one the front row? Cause they just changed their hair styles

[@benneterbaugh3652]

Sludge Factory from this show is amazing.

[@Leafgreen1976]

You're such a well rounded person.

[@neildarealdeal7129]

Nice reaction honey! Darealdeal!

[@neildarealdeal7129]

🥰

[@jamiemcphail1432]

The haircut reference was from the guys in Metallica who had just cut their hair after decades of wearing it long.

[@cbdawg4242]

Just found your channel, have you done Love Hate Love at The Moore? That’s peak Layne. AIC is an all time band sadly gone far too early. It’s the same with the new lead singer, but it’s not his fault. Layne was just that special.

[@Warchild0311]

The entire jar of flies album is more melancholy

[@angelrdiaz4755]

Ok that was weird that I had too tell you what country am from????? Just too add a comment?????? But too answer one of your questions Layne Staley the lead singer was kind of at his worse in his heroin addiction at that point when he did this accoustic session and unfortunately close too his death at that point as well with his struggle with drug addiction which explains his shades and sad demeanor when he sang. Now I don't know If I would call them a tribal band maybe? They are very dark or have alot of dark tones or undertones too there music 😀😃🙂🙃😊😇 I would sort of separate them from the other grundge bands because they were very different atleast too me 😀😃🙂🙃😊😇 They were like a vision of reality covered in mud or dirt expressing its soul too you 😀😃🙂🙃😊😇😀 If pain and sorrow were people than Layne Staley would definitely be there spokesman or superhero if that makes any sence too you. That's how deep or connected Layne was too pain and the sadness that comes with it and of course the band 😀😃🙂🙃😊😇😀😃🙂🙃😊😇😀 But tribal maybe now if you would have said Tool was tribal than absolutely yes they are and you definitely can hear that chanting in almost all there songs from the drums too bass too guitars too Maynards singing or vocals it's all very rythmly chanting tribal all the way and so amazing the music and sound they create from it 😀😃🙂🙃😊😇😀 But both bands are fantastic 😀😃🙂🙃😊😇😀😃🙂🙃😊😇😀😃🙂🙃😊

[@MaddyReactions]

🩷🩷🩷

[@matthewlambert7501]

Rip mike also he died a little after layne from addiction as well

[@bafumat]

He didn't write the song the guitarist and back up vocalist did. He was exceptional at capturing emotions that weren't necessarily his. And the glasses as it turns out we're to hide his eyes because he was so blasted out on drugs they didn't know if he could even do the show. The man was truly a greek tragedy walking. It is unfortunate that he was never able to beat his addictions.

[@jordan0010]

I'm pretty sure Layne wrote this one

[@bafumat]

@@jordan0010 he didn't. It was a Jerry song, like most.

[@jordan0010]

@@bafumat yes jerry wrote the majority but layne definitely wrote the lyrics for nutshell you can look it up👍

[@bafumat]

@@jordan0010 I won't. My copy of the album says otherwise.

[@JR-rn5sh]

Jerry wrote the song. Layne was high off his ass. He took his sunglasses off in other songs and he was pure possum mode. The chant you were referencing is an old country music thing. Hank williams sr did it. Its like a form of yodel. Some good old movies from the 50s on tubi if you are ever bored one night

[@riphopfer5816]

Regarding what this song is about… This song is Layne, reflecting upon the fact that the tabloids and music rags, and pretty much every main mainstream news outlet focused all their attention on Layne’s drug issues, while completely ignoring the incredible music that Alice In Chains were making at that time. He would refuse to do interviews if the interviewers were only going to ask him questions about drug addiction, and in retaliation, these media outlets would literally make up stories about him- sort of like, “If you won’t tell us what’s happening in your personal life, we’ll just have to make assumptions, and print them.” It was completely shite. It was Layne‘s position-and mine-that a person has the right to do whatever the hell he likes with his own body, so long as it’s not infringing upon anyone else’s Constitutional rights. Moreover, of course, he’s not a drug addict by profession… He’s a singer and songwriter in a music group-and these magazines (the magazines were particularly bad) were supposedly music magazines-yet they never wanted to talk to Alice In Chains members about their music. They just wanted to print sensational stories about heroin. That, in a nutshell, is what the song, “nutshell“ is all about.

[@alltree78]

Down in a hole and really the entire set is fantastic. Should definitely do" down in a hole" though

[@alltree78]

The guitar slogan was because metallica was in the front row and had all just cut there hair short for the first time

[@johnrojo3805]

the funny part is that jerry (the guitarist) cut his hair

[@JR-rn5sh]

The friends dont let friends get haircuts is in reference to metallica. Sorry i went on a massive deep dive when i was a teenager

[@antoniocunha8772]

the soul is on, u wellcome , layne is a killer intro ur heart

[@tracyr8525]

Alice in Chains Love Hate Love live at The Moore

[@OscarOffTheCuff]

Best singer of all time no debate

[@DavidsShow]

Great reactions on AIC been watching those. The band and lyrics have helped me thru hard time and this song hits hard. R.I.P Layne. Can I ask you react to Guns N' Roses? Songs like Nightrain live tokyo 1992

[@mikes.6751]

“ friends don’t let friends get friends haircuts “ lmao yeah that was a time when long was was out because of the new bands that were popular at the time. Metallica was in the crowd and they all had long hair for a long time and they all cut their hair short lol trying to stay hip I guess lol.

[@jammers1967]

As other people probably noted, he died of a heroin overdose not long after this performance- such an amazing talent- he definitely looks weathered and gaunt compared to earlier performances

[@MaddyReactions]

Such a sad outcome

[@dizzle7558]

He died 6 years after this..

[@jammers1967]

@@dizzle7558 oh crap, really? Got his sad ending mixed up with Kurt I’m guessing

[@dizzle7558]

@@jammers1967 Both terrible days in history..

[@johnhutto8270]

Layne Staley rest in peace

[@matthewlambert7501]

Jerry wrote the song about laynes addiction

[@Chuckfinley1111]

Please check out the band Mad Season! A collaboration of Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees. Their album’Above’ is truly amazing.

[@PedroMFont]

this is something else look how effordless ... he is not even there he is in is own personal planet again tearsssssss

[@MaddyReactions]

Hug 🤗

[@fabriciodarkpanzer837]

😢😢

[@nashkita77]

I told my shrink to listen to nutshell and she would understand me... maybe.

[@jarrettfinney4882]

I love your hair

[@MaddyReactions]

Thank you 🩷

[@MorgothsBalrog]

I prefer the studio version. It's just better in my opinion.

[@matttorrence2900]

Carly Simon is Maddy's mom.

[@tylerkay3]

His addiction to heroin.

[@andyh4224]

It was very similar to the original

[@angelrdiaz4755]

Iam from Miami florida

[@Robert-op7oc]

heroin kills... RIP Layne

[@johnjohn37371]

Yup, it absolutely devastates everything that means anything to you. But the thing they don't ever, ever tell you, never talk about, is that for a clinically depressed person, a bipolar person, opiates, not just heroin, take depression away. Imagine struggling with pain and depression, suicidal desires, your entire life, breaking your arm, and realizing the Percocet from the E.R. made you feel normal, happy. It's the single, most addicting issue for so many with opiate addiction, and it's almost never discussed. With the tolerance grade of opiates, the more you take the more you need. It happens so fast, and the pain when you don't have them is magnified by a million when withdrawal sets in...it is an awful thing, not to be routinely dismissed as weakness...we need to stay aware...

[@mikes.6751]

“ friends don’t let friends get friends haircuts “ lmao yeah that was a time when long was was out because of the new bands that were popular at the time. Metallica was in the crowd and they all had long hair for a long time and they all cut their hair short lol trying to stay hip I guess lol.