Behind The Album: Alice In Chains | Black Gives Way To Blue

Going behind the scenes on the 2009 AIC record "Black Gives Way To Blue".
This was the bands 4th studio album and the first they had made without Layne Staley.
In this video i provide full narration detailing the albums biggest hits and biggest moments from start to completion. I talk about how the album was made and how it was received by the fans!
This video also contains an excerpt of my cover version of 'Black Gives Way to Blue' by AIC.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
04:24 Recording the Album
09:15 Cover Art
14:05 Sum up
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[@Grace4_All]

Black way gives way to blue 🔵....that song is Legendary.

[@natepolidoro4565]

I was born after Layne died, and now I love both versions of the band.

[@greatgibby]

Man, this is such an awsome album! I can totally remember how excited I was when I heard it was coming out and remember the day I bought it very very clearly. Layne's passing really upset me when it happened and still does to this day... Hearing the remaining band members continuing on kind of makes that sadness a little easier to deal with, but doesn't fill the hole that Layne left. He will never be forgotten!

[@MikeysMorgue]

I like all three albums with Willam. Jerry's solo albums are awesome, too.

[@jeffersonott4357]

100%

[@puppetmaster8551]

Any Jerry Cantrell written project is great, one of the best songwriters ever with or without Layne. Degradation trip vol 1&2 is a masterpiece solo record too, one of the best double records ever

[@MikeysMorgue]

@@puppetmaster8551 I agree. I have all Jerry's records.

[@puppetmaster8551]

@@MikeysMorgue ya he just doesn’t miss in my Book, even 20 years later deg trip vol 1&2 was still my most listened to album of 2022, that album and Jerry in general as a solo act deserves/deserved so much more attention than he got/gets

[@natepolidoro4565]

8:50 A Looking in View was the first single. There were 4 in total.

[@josephhungerford8348]

I love the Album, especially the song black and blue .

[@eliasandrinopoulos8746]

It’s a solid, powerful record. They had balls to come out with new material under the Alice banner and all in all, they delivered. William is a great singer and does the older material justice while allowing the band to continue with their signature two vocal harmonies, like you mentioned in the video, so that is really good. “Private Hell” is a killer track, amazing guitar work and I really connect with the lyrics. 🎸😊👍🏻

[@puppetmaster8551]

This album is a masterpiece, front to back it’s loaded with great tunes, Private hell and a looking in view are 2 of AICs best songs regardless of era. I love Layne he’s prob my favorite singer but the band still kicks ass and this album was fantastic. Was a big hit commercially and critically and it was very deserving of that, one of the best comeback albums ever

[@harrietpeabody2118]

Very interesting thank you for sharing

[@johnparsons1573]

Jerry has been my favorite of all the big grunge groups. I am in my 50 s and I grew up with these guys music. It will always be my favorite

[@puppetmaster8551]

Best songwriter from the grunge scene and flat out one of the best songwriters ever in general, just a fuckin stellar musician, whether it’s his AIC masterpieces or a solo masterpiece like degradation trip vol 1&2 Jerry always delivers. One of the best to ever do it

[@flpoon]

JC is my guitar hero of all, all, all, all time

[@Laney-py4db]

Me too! theres nothing at all like them Alice In Chains will forever remain infamous keeping it 💯 till they meet their buddy Layne gone way too soon together again they will be ssent with fed full eyes to see together again we all now see Layne and where he's been waiting for me each one thought look where we're gonna be there's Mikey it's never gonna end again or not be cause now Layne brought us to his home its never gonna end again its name is~ ❤❤❤~INFINITY~❤❤

[@Laney-py4db]

Wow that sucked beyond

[@Renegade_222]

Every album from these guys are awesome

[@kkrsnn5632]

Great story, great outcome😎

[@stephen9302]

GREAT ALBUM!!

[@gracegilbert761]

I was a hater of the album at first because i thought they were trying to replace layne, but if you think about it as a whole new and different band, it’s really quite a good album. It has a very different sound than the classic Alice but it’s different in a good way.

[@commoncourtesy3065]

I mean before the album they made it clear William wasnt replacing Layne so thats just you being hard headed

[@benwil1715]

Jerry is such a great lyricist!!... The way the words come together..the syllables I guess...he a professional "syllable-ist"...😅..l.o.l...

[@clancykobane9102]

blue layne gives way to black mayne

[@kimfarr5399]

should have got Robert Englund to fill in LOL all jokes aside he looks just like Layne to me

[@user-BONEZSTALEY]

Yeah I get you guys and I'm not trying to make anyone feel bad but how many times am I gonna let people go before me? Maybe someone can help me out on where to find a good band like Alice in Chains to sing for. Let me tell you guys something it takes balls to get out and sing and I'm not talking about being on stage because that's nothing now. It's where a singer can practice at is what builds a singer and now I can tell which singers put in the time to really sing. I'm not a writer but I have a lot of ideas that needs the groups help to get out of me. I dedicate all my time to singing other people's songs and I practice a hell of a lot. Anyone wants to check me out I back up what I sing now and say. I practice in a parking lot from morning to night I do it off and on I really want to do this it's what I know and I'm so serious about it now I have been for the last few years. I have my way to sing that builds real manly singers and it really takes a long time to develop. It's something you have to keep going on a daily basis. Come on someone give me a break. Please?

[@ranman75]

You do a great job telling the story with video and audio. It's just my opinion but I don't think you should perform the song by the artist you are telling the story about. You are talented but never sounds as good as just playing the original song.

[@gsmom3883]

AIC very unfortunately died when Layne did. The band’s name should have been changed, and I think Jerry made a dick move by capitalizing on Layne’s death by keeping the name. Layne brought AIC with him, created AIC, and correct - can never be replaced. I’m a loyalist, and will always be an AIC fan. Good luck to Duvall, nothing personal. This band with Duvall is not and will never be, AIC.

[@MsAb-cp9lk]

Sean is so yummy 😋