Mad Season - Artificial Red (Live at the RKCNDY - NYE Show, 1995)

[@patrickfoster4586]

Ladies and gentlemen, what we have here is the most powerful voice in the history of rock. Enjoy.

[@kimberlybyars3974]

My pain My Love

[@TriptoCo]

Nah, that'd be Mike Patton. By far...... Layne was bad ass, yes.

[@RSPDiver]

Brendon Kelly I’d contend that Mike has the clearest voice with the best range, but all comments I’ve seen/heard of Layne’s contemporaries are that it sounded like his voice was exploding from his entire body.

[@kimberlybyars3974]

Layne flowed like no other. He was a gift from Above❤️💛💚

[@kimberlybyars3974]

Truly Truly a Gift from Above😍🙃🤗 WhoooHooo🧚

[@Kbrewer469]

I was around 30 years old from Oklahoma visiting Seattle for New Years in 95. Somehow I ended up at the RKCDY on New Years Eve. With just a few hundred people max we were treated to a special night by Layne and Mcready. I watch these videos today in 2022 and realize just how special an evening that was. I am happy someone filmed it and is sharing it with you now.

[@vinessac]

That’s amazing, what a treasured memory that must be.

[@aptwow]

I was there also....magic.

[@richwjolly]

I hope its still special, watching again all these years later 😊

[@goudagirl6095]

MAN, WHAT A BLUESMAN HE WOULD HAVE MADE. I could totally see Layne doing a blues solo album. And it would have been amazing!!! 🎸💔🎤❤😭

[@luckylarry88]

He had so much left in him but he died when his gf died

[@klm4446]

​​@@luckylarry88This video is before his GF dying though, and look how frail he is/hands covered due to heroin jabs. 😢 He might have still died even if his ex fiance hadn't passed on.

[@SalandFindles]

@@klm4446 That is true. People often forget that Alice in Chains was actually on a pretty strong haitus around 1994/1995. You could say they were technically broken up. It was all Layne's fault, too, unfortunately.

[@blacksabbathmatters3365]

This show was December 31st 1994. I still have my ticket stub.

[@Ичкерия90х]

Mad Season and AIC are the best bands in music history because of amazing Layne. I love AIC MTV Unplugged in 1996 and Mad Season live at the Moore concert in 1995. I cannot believe Layne was not given the best singer award. His voice is soooo beautiful and amazing

[@luckylarry88]

He deserves it

[@arghapirate2427]

The sound engineer deserves a Grammy or Nobel Prize! Wow

[@nachobassman]

This was before autotune en that sh**te, Layne was THE voice.

[@beachcomber4141]

Layne was man. One of a kind.

[@softbatch1]

I thought he sang into a wah-wah sometimes if anything.

[@astrzmbie9968]

@@softbatch1 at the most and sometimes in studio he over-dubbed

[@toddpeterson8362]

He belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall. Need to take care of that, Layne could sing a give you chills. R.I.P. brother.

[@kimberlybyars3974]

My medicine

[@kimberlybyars3974]

Poison consumed in a house of ill repute

[@kimberlybyars3974]

Indeed He does! Magic, not of this world......we are blessed*

[@kimberlybyars3974]

Woohoo....

[@chrispruiett9370]

Is this the place I search for love.. when my need is within me a gift from above

[@cecilyjsmusicvideos7619]

I would just like to send a genuine THANK YOU to whomever filmed this! You did a great job, and this is a historical gem.

[@luckylarry88]

It was there people, it sounds like the audio is captured through the mixer. Hand held wouldn't be able to do this

[@bpo1975]

God that voice is absolutely amazing.

[@TheSlider420]

Big Facts

[@eel908]

This , whole album , should be saved in the book of records . Please don't ever forget , Layne Staley , and his knowledge of the world . . . , . . . ,. tod .

[@preachermatzi]

one of the best voices of real music

[@kaner8544]

Yes yes yea

[@tomwhitehill4308]

any music

[@jamiejohnsonwood5190]

Layne voice is amazingly beautiful, dark, and smooth. I listen to him; my mind can go anywhere any time. I wish he was still alive. I get a sick/sad feeling knowing that I will never hear him again. I just smile when I hear him talk. Sexy voice I call him Sunshine 🤩

[@deepbluesong5067]

I feel the same. Will never be another

[@chrispruiett9370]

Sunshine ha. Interesting choice of a nickname. I have always loved his voice as well. He was such an amazing singer and musician. One major regret is not being able to see them live back then. He burned out too fast. I love the performance at the Moore I Seattle the most. It's especially great knowing that Jerry Cantrell was in the audience and later talked about how proud (and admittedly jealous) he was of how great they sounded. I believe it was the final Mad Season show with Layne and probably his last performance.

[@jonathantucker5830]

Layne stalay is 1 of a kind. The BEST thare will ever be.PECK. nobody can fill his shoes. X X

[@kittylaflamme5941]

You can listen to him every DAY ....What did YOU WANT From the MAN..." who gave.." This part of me for you"(Down in a Hole).. He Gave until he literally couldn't!! Be Grateful!...He could have done Nothing ....100 Masterpiece( give or take) not enough?....Jeesh!

[@Runaddict1167]

I feel such a connection I cannot explain. He was an angel from above I so believe it.

[@klm4446]

Imagine if Layne would've stayed on the path of being a drummer. We probably wouldn't be watching this right now. Best voice there ever was.

[@gingernichols8419]

Mike McCready is a genius guitarist , him and Prince

[@SludgeMan90]

what about your mom?

[@MU0371]

No need to seek elsewhere... This is it!

[@cindisims5917]

Layne still so incredibly handsome to me. Just sang his heart out.

[@mat11trick]

So much soul. So damn bluesy. Back in the day, when I had a habit, this jam was the shit, hell this whole album actually.

[@danab7747]

Even without a habit... For almost 16 years... He's one of my guardian 😇

[@MRSludgedude]

Yea it's so great high but i had to change my ways . Now I spend my days on green not that artificial red.

[@turtleman6281]

Layne's voice makes me feel Alive 🤘🤘

[@Charlotte-nr3ob]

RIP Layne...we truly lost a legend

[@thomasevanchik3541]

I was born in 1980 therefore the Seattle scene hit as i hit my teens. So many classic rockers. These kids now make their music on a computer and get famous on social media! Mike's bluesy guitar playing is AMAZING with Mad Season especially in the song "lifeless dead". I wish we still had rock concerts. The closest we can get is go see Dave & the FOO. After that god bless rock and roll

[@jonathanbrooks1832]

The most intimate artist that was taken away too soon.

[@tedmoery6091]

Don't know anything about Mad Season, but sure as hell know of Layne. Really incredible soul. Nothing fake. To die out loud is at once shocking, but with a kind of dignity. We sure lost a lot. Glad we got to hear what we did. Rest in peace.

[@RSPDiver]

It sucks so much that he sang for almost a decade about himself going to die from his addiction, and couldn’t stop it. Heroin sucks!

[@kittylaflamme5941]

It's what he did ..he was obsessed with death and dying..".Snowflakes on Kittens and my eyelashes"... Wasn't him....he was all about the PAIN....If it wasn't Heroin it would have been something else..... It was his journey and He Chose it... Choose Yours...can't change the past or shut the door on it. Get over it.! Go Live

[@kittylaflamme5941]

Why does that suck?....HE DID WHAT HE WANTED....IT IS WHAT IT IS MOVE ON

[@kittylaflamme5941]

It rules You suck

[@tamibrandt]

Layne Staley was so much more than his drug addiction. -- He met Jerry Cantrell ONE TIME, found out he had no family in the area, he had little money left and Layne (drunkenly) offered Jerry a place to live, he gave Jerry the guitars and gear he needed, Layne set Jerry up with a life that could not fail unless Jerry let it happen. He set him up with a band when he gave Jerry the number to Sean Kinney's girlfriend and found out that the girlfriend was Mike Starr's sister. He encouraged Jerry to sing more because after all they were Jerry's lyrics, Jerry should sing them. I'm sure Jerry would have made it on his own without Layne, but it would have been the long scenic route to get there. -- Jerry wrote Rooster about his father's experiences in Vietnam and when Jerry saw his dad in the audience at one of their shows, Jerry asked Layne (and the guys) to play Rooster and they did. It was the first time Jerry's dad heard Jerry's music and knew that his son understood him through that song. It brought Jerry and his dad closer together. And Layne had a vital part in that reunion. (Meanwhile Layne's own biological father was an opportunist) -- When Rolling Stone screwed AIC over in 1996 by telling the band the article would be about them, but instead made it all about Layne and everything wrong with the band. Layne fought back, he never wanted to make ANYTHING about himself. He always thought of the band as a unit. HE never wanted to be singled out. The article came out and he felt horrible for the guys and his family having to see that. The writer of that piece pissed off the band AND AIC's management to the point the band as a whole (not just Layne) threatened to kick the writer's ass. -- No matter how deep he was into his heroin addiction, he always cared about his band, friends and family. He was soft spoken, but he had a sense of humor and wit that never left him even to the end. -- Even at the end, with little to no teeth left and a lisp, he still had a vocal range that could run rings around any other grunge singer (including Cornell in my opinion). Layne was one guy who DID NOT need auto tune or Pro-Tools until around 1998. He stacked his own vocals, lyrics, harmonies, etc he did it all himself. -- The Dirt album, most of the songs written by Layne, aside from a handful of them, concern his own feelings about his drug addiction. He knew he had made a mistake by getting into drugs. He wanted his fans to LEARN FROM his mistakes, he never wanted them to follow in his footsteps. Having a fan come up and tell him they were high was the exact opposite of what he intended. -- As for having to cancel the tour with Metallica, James Hetfield is a jackass. JERRY was the one who was friends with the guys in Metallica. Layne wasn't. Layne tolerated the Metallica guys being in the front row of the Unplugged show for Jerry's sake. There's no love lost between Layne and Metallica since AIC had to cancel the 1994 tour with Metallica and James Hetfield made fun of Layne's addiction because AIC couldn't do large tours due to Layne's addiction. When Hetfield went through his own stint in rehab for being an alcoholic, he had the audacity to ask for "understanding" while he went through his rehab. Yet, he didn't give that same "understanding" to Layne when Layne was going through it. During the 2nd or 3rd KISS show in 1996, Layne took a shot at Metallica for wearing mascara and eyeliner, etc etc which they were at the time. Metallica says their Death Magnetic album started out as a tribute to Layne and SHINE was about Layne, but they did that for Jerry not because they all of a sudden started to like Layne after he died. "Oh, but Lars named his kid Layne." If he did it was a guilty conscience that got the better of him for how Metallica treated Layne. -- 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 that didn't work 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 the 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 and he drew the cover art for the album. -- The Unplugged show in 1996 is so heartbreaking to watch because he was deep in his heroin addiction (and yes, I know he was on other drugs). His liver was damaged and he knew it. He was just high enough to do the show 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. That show was filmed in April 1996, premiered in May 1996. They did four shows with KISS in June-July 1996, after which Layne overdosed and became a recluse. After that, it was a six-year-long slow suicide. -- Everyone has come to the conclusion that though they were broke up by 1996, his former fiancee, Demri's death in October 1996 sent Layne into a drug-induced tailspin. People didn't see Layne outside of sporadic outings after those shows. Other musicians tried to spark a creative flair in Layne to see if they could help him, and he'd light up for the time it took to do the project and then shut down again. Jerry showed him the music for DIED and GET BORN AGAIN, and Layne wrote the lyrics for those songs, but when he showed up to record them, he had dropped to 90 lbs, he lost nearly all his teeth and had a lisp and HE STILL killed the vocals. If you listen to the two times he called into Rockline in 1998 and 1999, he's still Layne, with his humor and wit. Mike Starr was the last one to see him for all anyone knows and what I took from that was that while Layne was telling Mike that he (Layne) was sick, he still tried to get Mike to give up his own prescription drug habit. After that, no one noticed he had died because he never answered the phone nor opened the door. It took inactivity over the span of two weeks for his ACCOUNTANT to notice something was wrong and called Susan Silver who called Layne's mother to alert her to the situation who then called 911. And to pour salt in the wound, 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. If you cannot listen to AIC and the songs Layne wrote and wrung his heart and soul out singing; listen to what he was trying to tell you on the Dirt album about his own feelings on his drug addiction and Tripod, then maybe you weren't a fan of AIC to begin with, otherwise you wouldn't judge Layne so harshly. At the age of 34, he looked more like an 80 year old man. He knew he screwed up, between the drugs and his own depression and then his former fiancee dying, Layne just couldn't find a way to dig himself out of his own mess and at the end with his teeth problems and organs failing on him, he gave up trying. He lost sight of who his true friends were and who was using him. He was never going to give up the drugs. Instead, he tried to attain the same high he felt the first time he did drugs and could never achieve it. Layne's whole situation from his drug addiction, to how he died, to how he was found only weighing 86 pounds and the drug paraphernalia, etc is tragic and haunts me when I think about it (and I didn't even know the guy personally).

[@kittylaflamme5941]

At least he shared his gifts with the World...He's immortalized!!!Jeesh!

[@TheAssafp10]

The BEST supergroup ever created..

[@alex-cy4iu]

Best vocalist ever. RIP

[@laurawatters914]

Oohh my goodness this is beautiful!! I love Mad Season they are so bluesy I absolutely love the blues! 💙 Layne Staley and Mike Freakin McCready and John Baker Saunders and Barrett Martin!! Thank you for sharing this awesome video 😊💓🤘✌️

[@matkamoon]

Timeless , four great musicians who made a great album. Layne s voice has everything..Mad Season lives on ...

[@MrEvergreenLayne]

How about that sustained note from 3:34 to 3:45 from Mr. Mike Mccready? It’s so badass.

[@Irv123]

Hey bro, if you know could please explain to me how he did that without facing the amp ?? Is it delay ?? Im dying to know.

[@rannz8]

@@Irv123 reverb and gain

[@Irv123]

@@rannz8 thanks!

[@kathyjennings6981]

Exellent question man

[@kittylaflamme818]

McCready, is on the proverbial pink cloud one gets from early recovery+ HE is in His ZONE(sans P.J.)....And he is riffin back and forth with The Great One...Layne goes "oooh hooo" and Mike answers with his guitar ....It is a GEM... "Ligning in a bottle"...each one has said it was the work they MOST Remember!...ARE WE THE ONLY ONES THAT REMEMBER THAT SUMMER?

[@philliphendon4991]

Woooo, McCready goes the F off on this one. Such a soulful version.

[@susansoper7688]

Yes!

[@rikotheman2629]

Absolutely love this one but the version of this song at the Moore… he was in a trance

[@kenglass7833]

They might have a superstar singer but the kid who plays guitar is their secret weapon...hes sick....I predict a big future for him!!!

[@babaluski5]

Are you like 12?

[@nitsanmaoz5511]

The singer is good too... I believe we'll hear about him in the future. FFS

[@belindahendrix4880]

Dude that is Mike Mcready lead guitar for Pearl Jam. My Lord.

[@kittylaflamme818]

DID YOU JUST GET TO EARTH?...From where?...Do you arms Hurt?...

[@kittylaflamme5941]

@@nitsanmaoz5511 That kid is Mike McCready,he is in his 50s now...world renowned guitarist, from Pearl Jam....are you an amoeba? Do you live in a jar... LMAO...Get Real

[@kestrelsandcrows6871]

My favorite album in the 90s. Thanks dudes for uploading this memorial.

[@syphaeightfive3462]

"Above" = 1 of my Top 10 desert island discs!!! ... Searously tho! IN MY BUGGOUT BAG! This album is AMAZING, can't stop coming back!

[@sevenpointfiveounce]

I feel the same. It is not the album with the most hits, but there is something special about "Above" that would make it my #1 choice on a desert island. It is like the closing chapter on the greatest voice in rock history while serving as the '90s Seattle sound curtain call.

[@sheatree8520]

2020 8/16/2020 🥰

[@woodrow1723]

What you have here is 4 of the greatest musicians who ever lived they never took it for granted that's why it's so great hail to mad season top band peroid

[@dankowalski6925]

A moment in time. I wish I was there. Nice to see it here.

[@MRSludgedude]

Is this the way I spend my days? Yea jamming to mad season toking weed at work all day.

[@heyitsme6067]

They hiring?? ❤

[@PhyllisBrewster]

Memories hitting me hard today.. I love you & miss you very much my friend!

[@carolinenorris7693]

My God, what a Masterpiece my friends!😍💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@ricardobarandiaran7457]

Barret Martin god of drums!!!!

[@johnnyborg9835]

Best year's of my life mad season screaming trees pearl jam Alice and chains and all the grunge bands

[@lonelyplanet1080]

I listen to this song everyday while I'm at work

[@erinnothingtoseehere4992]

One of my favs. I think this show is the first time I’ve heard his voice crack but he still sounds incredible.

[@tessoshea8209]

Goosebumps. Every. Damn. Time. 💜✌💜

[@kittylaflamme818]

Dear God, What a voice you gave Layne, He was electric, He held back nothing.. What a gift from "Heaven Above"! So happy he chose to share it with us!. 2020 I still Listen To AIC and Mad Season and Second Coming... (esp.M.S....) EVERY DAY...! I ADORE LAYNE!..& am growing more fond of Lanegan.Mark loved Layne and misses him so much too Ahhhh, come back to the "Five and Dime" Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean ..(Layne Staley) .. (Layne Staley) RIP..Dirty Angel ...J'AMOUR

[@ozthewizard1]

I am very happy!

[@whosoeverr2935]

The audio is captured so well. That solo just hits different.

[@giuseppemartino6889]

Wow it was so awesome to hear that from Layne. From the heart I can see what he was saying. He was saying how he felt about the lonely man who wS was taking poison and smoking alone. Holy moly to the moon and back. Lol 😆 🤣 😂

[@stephtofil]

That voice!! 😍😍❤️❤️

[@ooo99-999]

And I found this video just today, what a treasure.

[@julokendo217]

His voice is just perfectly perfect. Wao.

[@jn2050]

I'm so happy that grunge came around because it turned me on too so much better music than I knew about. Thanks guys

[@emirbalic8800]

Thank you

[@THEYTHINKTHEYAREGODS]

This Man was so Talented

[@havilinhargraves9122]

I love this jam

[@kimberlybyars3974]

Tasteeee Layne all day

[@mat11trick]

@@kimberlybyars3974 Let's not leave out Barrett, Baker and McCready.

[@nicolelouisiana5222]

PERFECTION!💙

[@ViAndareKV]

what a beautiful blues 💕

[@Kaya97899]

I love you Layne

[@jonnun7713]

Here's something to think about boys and girls, imagine Lane covering the doors... you're welcome, I think

[@David-vz1yj]

Bump for greatness

[@vinyldiary6664]

Badass Performance!

[@straycat48]

Amazing! Love this album..every song has some sort of power to it!

[@corilia9529]

This song is freaking great

[@joseluisrichard9368]

Layne sorprendente como siempre y Mike en su mejor momento ni con Pearl Jam fue asi tan atrevido un discoq se hizo en tan poco tiempo y aprovecho el talento crudo y plasmado en su totalidad

[@larryturner6859]

Layne's a bad man what a fucking badass voice

[@criskatan]

It's amazing that the Layne's pulled off the twin thing. This is the one that isn't seen very often. He's the one with the bigger jaw.

[@tiinal7119]

Dear god he is beautiful 🥹

[@jonathanjenson2421]

I love this song. But that guitar note at 3:40 almost made me throw my keyboard. hahaha Maybe it's my cheap speakers, but that sound just about gave me a twitch.

[@randyfloyd402]

best version wow!

[@alishacail4467]

Shivers

[@hunterdavis3003]

I fucking LOVE Mad Season! Where have I been?

[@larustatrust7796]

Better late than never my dude lol

[@nocon628]

Oh fuck yeah! Been waiting for the love videos of this for a long time 🔥🔥🔥

[@dvsrock01]

RIP..layne Staley

[@Head318Hunter]

Holy FK this has the same level of awesomeness as early Zeppelin shows.

[@mbk6080]

I hope there are master tapes of this🕷💙

[@pigcharmer9926]

that bass though

[@MrEvergreenLayne]

Baker had that feel.

[@DaniiiDaniii8]

❤❤❤❤ Thank you guys ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@gabriellucas4381]

Amazing voice ... love it 😍

[@katejones2458]

Strong overtones of a Jim Morrison & The Doors tune. Which is a good thing.

[@thebigfatsheep942]

Oh my GOD ! So powerfull ...

[@geraldmeyer8296]

YES. The guitar was perfect...

[@susansoper7688]

WOO Hoo

[@milliesunflower1864]

Thank you so much for uploading my fave song❤

[@denisefrontino1101]

...completley.excellent.🌼

[@jancornax]

Super mooi .

[@missolesoul]

Layne was so ill at this time and couldn't really digest food so he just stated on supplements. What a tortured soul, as most geniuses tend to be.

[@carola.z]

Esa vozzzzz!!

[@alexcarlson3316]

Such great voices from Seattle WTF

[@rattikorngouweleeuw3552]

Layne may death, but his musics is forever lives.

[@raquelcarvalho3279]

Wow

[@mrnewskin7831]

This is the best show we've done in 3 years....... This is the only show we've done.... Well it's still the best. 😎 Yaaaaaa. Big dog !!!

[@kaner8544]

Layne unplugged!

[@darrenford8929]

mike mcready is highly underated

[@cass3267]

Veeeerrry nice.

[@kathyjennings6981]

Holey s h I t I’m just finding this flippen Awesome tune,god I love Lane , farewell

[@Irv123]

Can someone please tell me how mike sustains that feedback at 3:34 without facing the amp ??

[@larustatrust7796]

That's just Mike McCready my dude lol

[@Irv123]

God I wish I could've been there

[@kathybreakwell847]

All the members of Mad Season were at their Very BEST... Together = PURE GENIUS ❤❤❤

[@mikemurphy8107]

You don’t always have to be facing it. Anytime the amp is cranked you can get it from anywhere

[@kathybreakwell847]

@@mikemurphy8107 That's what I thought as well... 😄

[@mattcsquare]

Very nice.

[@amyamestoy3469]

McCready smoking while playing the guitar . . .the 90s were definitely a very cool and laid back era. Nowadays, people would probably bash out at McCready if did smoke and played the guitar at a Pearl Jam concert.

[@faqugang4527]

they played this song with much more power than the studio

[@celacanto0944]

Me gusto el tema , se acerca al blues

[@joshmorrow6672]

Love this shit!

[@zerozilch]

Woo whooo..