Alice in Chains. The NorthWest Symphony Orchestra & Girls Choir at Matt Messina's 20 (full)

[@maqpulpo]

1. Whale & Wasp 0:00 2. I Stay Away 7:25 3. Sickman 12:42 4. Kashmir 20:52

[@saratoole9907]

William's vocals are fire here. Jerry has a golden halo; a lion's mane. Mike and Sean are playing their hearts out. This is a beautiful AF AIC concert. I love seeing the formal orchestra behind them . . . they should do this again and again and again. I think it would be very moving for a lot of folks.

[@JediStargazer]

The mix on this video is one of the greatest crimes in audio history. Had the mix been good. This recording would be legendary.

[@tuNppu85]

@arv4572 Perhaps you should try do the same.. Remember to record it..

[@davebuckingham5225]

2 of you are correct. William Duvall is an amazing singer he owns every one of AICs songs when he sings them. He is not Layne and does not try to be bit does do his songs justice in his own way. Now onto the mixing. The need to turn up Scott Olsons 12 string on I stay away its drowned out, not cool. They also needed to turn down the mic's just a hair. Now its a rock show they could have spent an entire day doing sound check but fuck no you go out there test it out quick then tear that shit up which they did. Last the legendary part. FUCK YEAH ITS LEGENDARY! THE TONE FROM JERRYS GUITAR AND THE WAY DUVALL JUST WAILS IT OUT ON KASHMIR IS FUCKING LEGENDARY

[@joaojr7918]

Yeah, that's so bad...

[@monkeyliver1986]

Ill tell ya. Sound engineers have no idea what they're doing nowdays

[@GregoryMaillard]

Remix remaster possible ? You are right

[@razordoom1]

I was tearing up when the guitar started in 'I Stay Away', then quickly found out that the vocals were mixed way louder than everything else. RIP- Ear drums.

[@johnmello978]

Williams got BALLS for fronting this power FUCKING BALLS his self control over his own Adrenalin was a super human feat..even the flaws are impressive Kudos man

[@Street_Degree]

20:05 there's no one quite like Sean Kinney. I have always loved his sense of humor 😊

[@FotherMucker00]

definitely a extraordinary goofball

[@laurawatters914]

Kashmir was awesome ooohh my goodness!!! ♥️🤘 I love Alice in Chains I truly miss Layne Staley R.I.P. this was awesome!!

[@jonathonbattiest4522]

the new vocalist does a great job doing the song justice while maintaining his own individual credibility and style.

[@someguyontheinternet2714]

Is he really new if he's been in the band for 12 years? Asking for a friend.

[@mexiguayan]

@@someguyontheinternet2714 😂😂😂😂

[@stanleycopper1167]

New vocalist? At this point he's been in the band longer than Layne.

[@patriciaestok9329]

William does a damn good job on guitar too. What an asset!

[@luckylarry88]

@@stanleycopper1167 AIC died with Layne, this is a cover band.

[@1391mad]

DuVall is great..respecting Layne's legacy...Perfect choice!Great vocalist!

[@BrodyReyno]

duvall kicks ass

[@BrodyReyno]

That Kashmir cover is the best I've heard. GOOD GOD!

[@UponDemise666]

Brody Reyno then obviously ya don't know that even playing they're OWN songs: never was there 2 play-throughs played exactly the same!! Have u ever seen Led Zeppelin play ANYTHING the same twice? Have you ever seen Led Zeppelin play @ all?

[@brianjones8432]

+Brody Reyno kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnWQfpefitJklbs Now kindly go back to sleep.......

[@emotionallyexhausted1410]

@@UponDemise666 my thoughts exactly. Any version of Kashmir with an orchestra can sound good. But anybody that says a cover is the BEST? Obviously never heard Zepplin performing it. I caught it on a Page & Plant tour w/the Kansas City Symphony orchestra. Now THAT was a religious experience.🤘🏼

[@gbailleres]

Alice in Chains songs are truly symphonies

[@maxsmoviechannel]

As amazing as this is.... imagine if Layne was there

[@tinathompson3133]

His voice would blow that place away

[@brandonkaiser8344]

Praying this gets a remix/master someday🖤

[@Thecorporatethiefbeats]

Holy shit when William Sings 20:52 Kasmir he almost sounds a little like Jeff Buckley

[@bjf8590]

I Stay Away--Jump Scare!! I've only heard kashmir with the orchestra, so had to come find the rest of the concert. Awesome!!

[@LayneXIII]

The way whale and wasp was meant to be heard!

[@patriciaestok9329]

I’m ashamed to say I’ve never heard it. Beautiful song.

[@JasminaFun]

Dont ever use a rock sound engineer for live theatre/symphony mix. Also, dig seeing a conductor headbang at start of LZ🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@Panagio77]

Truly amazing!! bravo to the band, symphony, and choir

[@claytonmcdonald9520]

The singer always seem happy that he is even on stage with Mr. Cantrell,,, and he should be. He does very good.

[@jrsmith1008]

I know it's not Layne but it' kicks serious ass the band lives on I love AIC been a fan since 92

[@StewsConcertMemories]

Doesn’t have to be Layne … Will is awesome too

[@soundgarden510]

i wish i had more hands to give this more thumbs up

[@adamturner1563]

angel voices to be heard...but one angel is missing and he liked getting high..

[@darrenblohowiak9686]

Saw this show live back in 2007. Listening to it now in 2019, William did really well. But back then I was pretty bitter about replacing Layne. But time heals. Great to have AIC making music and no one can ever replace Layne and the bandmates didn't want to replace him.

[@jessejameskaine]

I was there too...you gotta admit, it was EPIC. Especially at a venue like that.

[@luckylarry88]

He's not the right fit, AIC died with Layne.

[@adrianw6495]

@@luckylarry88 def not

[@denisbilly5687]

The great presentation for Alice in Chains and The NorthWest Orchestra & Girls Choir at Matt Messina's, beautiful songs, harmony and the vocals Willian Duvall and Jerry Cantrell monsters.

[@kidwajagstang]

I’m very doubtful, but if stems from every mic is available, someone needs to properly mix this. Whale and wasp is barely recognizable and is one of my absolute favorite AIC songs. I’d love to hear this mixed properly.

[@moarschtuff9233]

I give Will a lot of credit for how he performed those old AIC singles. For much of the fanbase, that repertoire is so deeply entrenched in Layne's legacy that to think of anyone else reciting them must have seemed unsettling. I'm glad they brought him aboard so they could continue on.

[@luckylarry88]

He's not the right fit, AIC died with Layne

[@suminshizzles6951]

Even though i have listened to Layne sing his songs thousands of times over the years i think william does a fine job. The first time i saw William was live in a show they held in moscow. I was not there but saw the clip here on KZbin. This one kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4m9iqibecprgq8. The first song i was like....what the fuck...who is that? But i knew Layne was dead. It took one song to get over the fact that it was not layne. After that first song i was really pleased to be honest. They are back to making music and doing their thing. Layne would be proud.

[@lujinad]

Duvall's voice remembers me to Ian Asbury (The Cult)

[@ronburnettjr4106]

Truly fucking amazing... the whole thing from beginning to end is beyond words.

[@alexkepley6650]

This is incredible!!! AIC, the symphony, and Jerry are unreal!!!

[@edya866]

For ten long years this guy's been missed

[@turnipsucks6416]

Never underestimate the importance of a good sound stage manager. Audio on this is a perfect example. compare it to Metallica's S & M. That said, still enjoy listening to it.

[@thevortec983]

Long live this phenomenal group!

[@klarissadeleon3815]

I lived in Everett, Washington when this concert happened at Benaroya Hall in Seattle in 2007. I often visited Seattle. 2007 was the year Alice in Chains reunited of with a new lead singer and of course without Layne Staley.

[@Squeaky_Bean]

So beautiful

[@terrythornhill1661]

Great performance, the Kashmir performance was awesome. Wish the orchestra and choir was more prominent. Band kinda drowned them out.

[@Donna777]

This is just excellent! So beautiful!!!

[@MrTechselect]

I kinda wish that this version of Kashmir was in the Kennedy Center Honors Led Zeppelin.

[@ritakirton2084]

Oh my, why am I only seeing this ? Can we show the new generation what real music looks like? Any future grandkids of mine, this is part of your curriculum...

[@BrainyLassie]

I can't express how much I loved it in one comment. amazing elegant wild. their skill is just epic. they deserve all appreciation from the fans. I'd love to see more vidos like that for them. thanks a lot for sharing 👍

[@The_Doug124]

The buildup to Sickman was epic. Will definitely kept AIC around, whether you like him or not.

[@jinrusso7993]

here the new singer kicks asses ..

[@luckylarry88]

He doesn't sound good.

[@luckylarry88]

This band would have never gone anywhere of William was with them from the beginning.

[@jinrusso7993]

@@luckylarry88 I know... But you have to support the band as a whole and be grateful they're still playing

[@jinrusso7993]

@@luckylarry88 you don't understand my point.. imagine : no more Alice in chains. it would be worse

[@nananoodle5020]

This is the only performance where I think he’s sounded good. I think his voice and range and singing style do not fit most Alice In Chains songs.

[@antho9999]

DuVall nailed Sickman !

[@frankvanrijn964]

If this sounded anything like Metallica's S&M show in real life it was truly awesome... and Duvall covering Kashmir is frickin' bad ass! Like said here the recoreding or mix is terrible, but the show itself is quite amazing. Wish they'd do a full show at one time like S&M!

[@jessejameskaine]

I was there...the room is super "live" so they had to shield the drums, put the amps backstage, and it was still super loud lol, but it sounded amazing....my only beef was Jerry's vocals were buried, and the same thing played out here on the recording...I doubt AIC's sound guy was the one at the board.....but yes, for those in attendance, it was ecstatic. I'll never forget it.

[@kevincoady5248]

Strange why the audio mix sounds much better during Kashmir, still vocal heavy. William vocal timbre is much closer to Robert Plant IMO, but he is fantastic singer no ?. Sad AIC didn’t perform more in the 90’s live to have heard them do fun stuff like this and hear more covers with Laynes vocals. They r extraordinary talents!

[@edawgfigatron]

this is so powerful. iv'e never seen this. thank you. rip layne staley

[@eduh7950]

This was great, but the audio quality/mix is awful...

[@immigratoclandestino6259]

I'm sure it was awesome live, but in the video you can't even hear the orchestra. What a shame, this must have been so cool live...

[@jessejameskaine]

It was fucking amazing. Benaroya hall is a one of a kind venue...and they gave all the proceeds to charity. Was hilarious to see all the high falutin symphony-goers clutch their pearls at the sight of the grungy AIC fans. Ann & Nancy Wilson performed as well.

[@amusicvideoblair]

Beautiful concert except the jerks who insisted yelling etc during the performance. Main reason I don’t go to very many Live performances anymore; except to loud rock venues. I prefer performing myself and respect the other performers while they have the spotlight. Thank u for sharing this of Alice In Chains

[@macacusibericus5809]

the piano player is a huge fan of AIC

[@Soarinthruthesky]

18:31

[@ChristyThompson1221]

This was awesome but I still miss Layne.

[@missnyssah8048]

Kashmir .... Favorite Led Zeppelin song...🐔🐔🐔🐔

[@matthicks1543]

Absolutely

[@Donna777]

This was amazing...but I was kind of disappointed when the band came out. I thought it was just going to be the orchestra playing alone. Not that I'd ever *really* be disappointed if AIC popped out unexpectedly, lol. I just thought it would be cool to hear an orchestra solely performing AIC.

[@danielsgrunge]

Donna sure but, it would sound kinda... "shallow"

[@globalgourmand]

Who arranged this?!?!? This is a missed opportunity.

[@globalgourmand]

I just can't even. It's SO sad. It had every potential to be better than this. From arrangement, to mixing, to lighting, to videography. It's just..... BAD. I was so excited..... but it's so awful.

[@PepeTheJonkler]

@@globalgourmand Half the strings didn't even f**king try tuning

[@rubenmedina9156]

Fuck they started with I stay away... Duvall is great, but i wish there was some footage of Layne singing this song...(LS and MS you we miss you) just found about this concert and it just left me asking for more, a better mix of it and wanting to hear Layne

[@searbhreathach9762]

I like how in some of their songs they make guitar sounds that sounds like dinosaurs roaring, I guess the devil really did put dinosaurs here 🤣

[@sandramartins6356]

Chorei com essa versão de I Stay Away. Me julguem, lembrei do Layne Staley

[@timm10827]

This is just amazing! The harpist??? This is fucking cool!

[@craiggerlach5548]

excellent..

[@TheCitedAviator]

Drummer really became the man in the box

[@klm4446]

Imagine how sick it would've sounded if Layne was still alive and well. 😢

[@ana.javi.davidpinteno3305]

Acustic Guitar es very low like bass. Best Alice in chains

[@myinfinity309]

See if Layne were still alive and healthy he could have taken part in this incredible event of a life time and for charity.... so, so sad.... Just say no to drugs!

[@scottwaldron8455]

Awsome

[@outofminddesigns3943]

Sound Mix aside, 9:53 ! this is the point where everyone should shut up, stop crying over a junky and except the awesomeness that Jerry, Sean, Mike and yes William pulled together. This is absolutely amazing.

[@craigpotter7687]

fuckin true say bud 10out of 10 m8

[@darkkiss7247]

Layne didn't choose to be a junkie asshole. Yes, they're good now but sorry...they were better with Layne.

[@henryhmaguilar3029]

song of led zeppelin?

[@freakreaction9132]

Kashmir

[@MLCrow]

andres aguilar You are fired! :)

[@darkkiss7247]

Yes

[@a8845343]

Where was this performance?

[@jessejameskaine]

Benaroya Hall in Seattle

[@f.schulef4403]

Oh dear, nice one. Did not know this existed. But unfortunately the orchestra and even worse the choir is not well recorded/mixed. I guess the recording setup is the issue.

[@edya866]

I love Metallica but I still gave it to AIC

[@BoxCarBoy12]

I don't agree with all the DuVall hate, he's a respectable vocalist who has a place in the music industry, but I think he's in the wrong band. His voice just doesn't suit AiC's music and can't fill the hole that Layne left. Just look at how much better he pulled off Kashmir than any of the actual AiC songs in this gig.

[@zozohoney79]

Jerry picked him for a reason dude. Their voices do go well together....You're not gonna get Layne's voice from someone else. People are often too dumb to realize this. Just based on your comment alone, you are a Will hater.

[@Donna777]

+zozohoney79 - Please see my comment above - I think you will be surprised. :)

[@Donna777]

+Soundtallica in Chains - You are exactly right about Duvall pulling off Kasmir! Omg that was beautiful!! His voice is way better suited for melodic tunes.

[@maseratimitch2024]

Not a good fit, yet Rainier Fog, Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, and Black Gives Way To Blue are masterpieces? Like it or not, Will has kept Layne’s name alive by doing things like this.

[@matheusciappina5583]

did Inez just play random shit during Kashmir's Chorus???

[@slitveintv9705]

wow... nice surround ....😂

[@jtwilliams8895]

Why is the audience like a high school talent show? “Jerry? JERRY!?” Obnoxious

[@marilenedetemann6751]

🤘💯🙏

[@macacusibericus5809]

shitti mix and best willian performance

[@Trixie_Knife]

It's Settle to me. Makes me feel better

[@DaniRusso6]

Súper mega brutal 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@allahgamer46]

great orchestra and performance but the sound guy is clueless

[@lisafanninghowe]

Why is Mike giving weird Al vibes?

[@pumpkin1982]

Sounds like the orchestra is sight reading this. The time is very off from the band.

[@beautyonabarnbudget]

No dude. It's the shit mix

[@ANAROCIOMORALARCON]

me encanta

[@GusFraga]

Poderia ser um show maravilhoso, mas a mix está horrível.

[@rhysjones8953]

xxxxxxxxx

[@martinortiz5390]

The intro sounds like something at a high school talent show.

[@UponDemise666]

Fact remains that they're now the BEST Alice In Chains Cover Band w/o Layne. And YES I was around when Layne was alive.

[@exxusdrugstore300]

If there wasn't a video I wouldn't have known they were playing with an orchestra and a choir behind them.

[@analogman9697]

This is disappointing. I saw the Seattle Symphony along with Steve Vai and members of the Zappa bands trying to play some of Frank's tunes. Same deal, plus the whole right side of the PA died right off the bat. Thanks for posting, though.

[@yetivanmarshall1473]

Too me, Layne was the Alice in the Chains of addiction. Jerry continuing with the name is sacrilege.

[@mgtkmg]

Should've hired a better orchestra lololol. I love the Whale and Wasp love. But the orchestra was so off. Or maybe AiC should've followed the composer? Idk..

[@CD-tj3hg]

Whoever mixed the sound needs to be fired

[@emotionallyexhausted1410]

Oh unholy audio! This was a beautiful disaster. Duvall is a good vocalist, but the old-school me always longs for Staley. That said, I mildly enjoyed his take on Kashmir. Maybe because it's not an AIC song? And any cover of Kashmir w/a backing symphony can sound good. It's just that good of a song. Better audio and this might've been an enjoyable listen.

[@rhysjones8953]

batman

[@kommissar.murphy]

Lol,this is a wonderful mess.

[@r0bbyinchins]

Duvall sounds like he singing through his NOSE... to nasally

[@jessejameskaine]

Its a shitty unprocessed board feed. Chill

[@r0bbyinchins]

@@jessejameskaine be that as ot may. Duvall doesnt sound right in any songs with aic.... His voice is to comercial.. Jerrys guitar playing is still dark... He needs a singer with darkness and pain and dispair in his voice. . Not bubble gum sesame street & hope like duvall adds. What kinda music dod duvall make prior to alice. Probably more pop sounding i bet

[@r0bbyinchins]

So YOU chill!!!!

[@nananoodle5020]

@@r0bbyinchins 😂😂😂😂

[@israel8847]

WTF

[@dextahz]

Im glad that I wasnt there. Im so dissapointed. And stop spamming that Layne is dead and get over it, cos if any of you just simply listen to this and wouldnt know that its AIC you all would just skip this crap, just like I do. Its not quality, orchestra or not, if you polish the turd its still a turd. I stay with a good old AIC songs. Fuck this, even I can sing these songs better... for real

[@thesaj1110]

The vocal is no good here, sorry!

[@bjornfree9186]

Yeah, great idea, great performance! Terrible Mix! Too much vocals, need way more orchestra (& 12 string)!