FIRST TIME HEARING Alice in Chains - Nutshell REACTION

FIRST TIME HEARING Alice in Chains - Nutshell REACTION
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[@j.t.3798]

Layne sang his own eulogy here, brother. He passed shortly after from depression and drug abuse.

[@Deeraise]

I mean, he actually passed years later, but this was nearing the end of their time together as a band playing shows, as he deep into that spiral. His addiction was well beyond a problem at the point this was recorded.

[@rjones8576]

Agreed. This is a dead man singing you a song live in person...and he’s telling you what’s killing him.

[@billliberati9840]

Depression did not kill him a speedball did cocaine and heroin same time

[@unclemeat7310]

It wasn't shortly after this performance, he died 9 years later.

[@franniefromvenice]

@@unclemeat7310 six years later, this was recorded in 1996 and Layne passed in 2002

[@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 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. 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. 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?” 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

[@hazebruv]

wow damn man

[@sheckymcfalkenburg378]

Dude...whoa.

[@PaulWeezy50]

Well-written

[@layneinchains4047]

Bro you gotta do “ Down in a Hole” from this same show... Layne kills it!!

[@zanemarion650]

Sludge Factory is another banger from this show

[@ronaldofinkmullen356]

One of the few videos reacting to this song that was truly respectful. Thanks bro. I appreciate you just enjoying the music instead of pausing every 8 seconds like every other channel

[@chadwhite4236]

Exactly! This song is, for lack of a better word, spiritual to me and deserves more respect than being paused or talked over.

[@BojaneBugami]

Jerry Cantrell is alice in chains. He wrote basically everything. And he plays guitar perfectly for the occasion such as this one. Would love to hang with you in nowhere, Oklahoma.

[@jayheins6148]

Man in the Box ( live at the Moore )’90 .. Layne in his prime not a shell of himself like in the unplugged show 96

[@mrmoola3970]

I heard a comment once where someone said this was him singing at his own funeral

[@hazebruv]

wow man so sad

[@benjismith593]

Pretty much was. He was basically a shell at this point.

[@iamtamashii4184]

@@benjismith593 yeap Nutshell

[@aprilbrandi2847]

It’s a great performance, but I find watching the unplugged show too painful to watch. It’s obvious how sick Layne is, it’s so heartbreaking to me.

[@FreeSpeak]

The song brings me to tears every time I hear it. This would be one of the last public performance for Layne Staley, who said he stopped performing live because he heard audience members over the years cheering on his drug use, and he didn't want them to follow in his footsteps. 6 years later, he would be found dead. Drugs had so consumed his life, he barely ate. He stood over 6 ft. tall, but weighed a mere 86 pounds. The only silver lining after his death is he inspired thousands of his fans to kick their habit.

[@CamaroCoupe01]

He did several shows with Kiss after unplugged so this was not his last public performance

[@FreeSpeak]

@@CamaroCoupe01 What part of one of his last public performances do you not understand? Got anything else Mr. Contrarian, or are done here?

[@mattsimmons1284]

One of the greatest ever. If he only knew how much their music meant to ppl. R.I.P Layne Staley.

[@cmccracken5976]

Down in a Hole from this same show is amazing. The harmony between Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell is amazing

[@melissan1072]

Thank you so much for playing this incredible song on your channel. Music was all we had growing up in the 90’s. No phones, no social media. Just staring at the CD player, looking at the cd case booklet.

[@darrenkelliott2459]

GenX'ers wrote music by themselves for themselves...because there was no one else around to listen.

[@hawks4evaa]

The baseline drives this song could not be better. The lyrics a cry for help n pain brings reflection, the vocal haunting, guitar drumming just spot on.

[@KillDozer44]

this song cuts deep

[@unclestinky6388]

Many of AIC's songs are dark, influenced by the demons that controlled Layne, at least. Grunge is dark as a genre. "Angst" was the word they used to describe grunge back then. Too many of the cats are gone.

[@sheckymcfalkenburg378]

Best visual appearance screen-wise of the reaction videos to this clip. And yes: I’ve seen them all.

[@unclestinky6388]

"Man in the Box" is arguably AIC's most popular song. The official video is distractingly creepy though.

[@greghartshorne6621]

More like distractingly awesome! Especially when Layne is just launching himself against the cage shaking it

[@imakiwi5924]

It’s not creepy at all!! 😂😂

[@jenniferandkurtsawyer3324]

down in a hole? it's 51/49...not sure

[@CD-so7qu]

beg to differ.. It is 1 of many equals..alice in chains songs..from man in the box..to rooster..to down in the hole..

[@JasonSum1979]

This entire show imo is the best filmed MTV Unplugged show (It’s very real, organic and heartbreaking) the entire vibe remains the entire time.... There’s a song that gets overlooked “Rain When I Die” which is so good but, also very dark i’m sure it could’ve been a hit (But, due to the heavy subject matter the label probably just said not worth pushing. the entire Dirt album is just going down a very dark rabbit hole of pain, disappear, and addiction but, it’s also a very special ride that can change your outlook on how your perspective of the world is

[@garybacica5709]

My first time hearing this too. Very heavy and deeply lonely song.

[@lenniedavis1294]

Thank you for keeping the video in the big picture. God I miss Layne so much!

[@mstracey1960pink]

You did a great job. Just kills me seeing this. What a awesome singer.

[@WinneganFake]

like others said, Live at the Moore they were dialed in, Love Hate Love from that show really showcases his vocal talent

[@dirtyk2277]

loved this, layne was so sick here, RIP please do more AIC unplugged

[@moonchild6750]

Favorite song by them! Loved&missed!!!

[@iamtamashii4184]

Hear his pain. Cuts so deep.

[@tommycholewinski786]

Would ! is the first rock song I ever admitted to liking ... I grew up on 90s rap and hip hop .. Ali e in chains is my favorite of this genre ... the first time I heard this was the day my father died 2005 probably a decade after this song game out .... gets my every time .

[@porkflaps4717]

He was dying here and put on his most powerful performance

[@clintonkotcha7452]

RIP LAYNE

[@hazebruv]

Goat!

[@ManicMechanic82]

Layne Staley can’t be beat. I seriously recommend you check out his side project Mad Season with their album, Above that he did while on downtime with Alice In Chains. INCREDIBLE!!!

[@CamaroCoupe01]

It's horrible that we lost Layne due to Heroin addiction BUT, you also have to understand that without that addiction and the struggle he lived through, we wouldn't have the Alice that we all know and love. That heroin addiction fueled his songwriting which was fueled by his emotions and his life's struggle. I'm sad he's no longer with us but I'm happy he's no longer suffering and I'm especially thankful for the gifts and message he left us. RIP Layne

[@fitzeefreshvids1888]

R. I. P Lane

[@marilynk30]

Yessssss! 👏♥️ So hauntingly beautiful! RIP Layne Staley!

[@unclestinky6388]

There is a song you might like from this era called "What I Got" from a ska/punk band called Sublime.

[@YouTubeProtectsSpamandScamGetr]

Thank you for the AIC reaction!

[@megarocks911]

Ur channel is awesome, great reaction my friend ❤️.

[@kristimarriner7673]

Saw this when it first aired on MTV. Cried when Layne came out, he looked so bad. It is still hard to watch. His wonderful voice still strong, his body not. 😔

[@issacking6277]

Love Hate Love live at the Moore. Man just do it.

[@rainerader1182]

You are such a positive cheerful person love your channel😊

[@seandobson6221]

It still makes me sad that the world lost such a great like Layne Staley. You watch him on stage and it’s so effortless. I was in high school when this came out and I was dumbfounded at the amazing talent. RIP Layne🙏

[@ps8481]

Man in the Box. Great choice. Love Hate Love, live at the Moore! Layne is so raw in this performance. It's spellbinding!

[@abnerhayes6915]

Man I got tears coming from my eyes what the hell my life here

[@marcali1633]

Nice reaction

[@discus1713]

Kiss unplugged any song!

[@jenniferandkurtsawyer3324]

people do not appreciate a great live voice anymore!! all these voice modulators and such? anyone can "sing" nowadays....Layne was one of the best, period....RIP Bro

[@miseurluciferdiablo266]

subed

[@unclestinky6388]

There is a grunge era band called Blind Melon that had a song you might like called "Change". "No Rain" was their biggest hit, but I think "Change" is better.

[@wendyreveyoso3731]

So glad you did this ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@whopperwithcheese1038]

Gotta check out some stone temple pilots my man! Keep up the great videos 👍

[@Neonbob]

AIC's Emotion + Story Telling + Reality = Dirty

[@WeLuv9x5]

I enjoy nothing more than seeing people of color get into, and connect with, AiC. Back in the late-80s and mid-90’s I was labeled a n-word lover for enjoying hip hop of that era, Motown and R&B. I always marveled at the ignorance and stupidity of those obtuse idiots whom gave me that shitty label! Thing about all kinds of music is it’s a race equalizer. ✌🏻

[@mrmoola3970]

Mike Starr high asf here. He is so much more technical than this. One of my favorite bassist ever. RIP

[@robertsmith7801]

Alice In Chains Love Hate Love live at the Moore brother

[@hazebruv]

for sure champ!

[@rich7447]

Friends don't let friends get haircuts.

[@devinluoto873]

This song strikes a massive nerve with me..

[@stallion_of_stat_]

Sevendust-Denial

[@brenthowell8883]

React to Ladies Night by Kool and The Gang.

[@TerriLynn714]

Upchurch does an amazing job with singing this song and Rooster 🐓. He has love & respect for them and it's AMAZING

[@stoneysopranoyukon9398]

🤘RIP LAYNE🤘 🤘❤🇨🇦

[@mrmoola3970]

React to Caddy Ron or MF DOOM. TRUST

[@JoeSmith-ey2xp]

It isn't a song it's a cry for help.

[@angelone1839]

Pleae listen to Man In a Box live. Black and white version. Its badass! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJLShJeor9abY68 this is it. Please check out this version. Its before all the heroine really messed him up.

[@benjismith593]

It's so sad to watch this. Seeing such talent withering away to heroin abuse. Don't do drugs kids.

[@rx7dude2006]

What do you mean by spiritually broken?Having god in your life would magically make everything ok?As someone with clinical depression myself this seems a tad near sighted if that is what was meant.

[@hazebruv]

Doesn't have to be god champ. But you have to learn to love yourself and understand that you have value. You bring value champ! It can be what that makes you love yourself.

[@blairjjohnson]

Weird.