Mad Season - Wake Up (Audio)

[@pirate.96]

Layne was an angel. May he be resting in paradise.

[@gerardmarcel7705]

One dead man that kept hundreds alive. That is what they call a Hero. You don 't need a star Layne, you are a star. Your light is shining bright upon us in the darkest of nights. Thank you my friend.

[@jackmenshouse703]

miss him and the music he would have made

[@alexandermoran4728]

well said.

[@rhiannonclaspill5822]

This man is still keeping hundreds plus one alive...love u whoever wrote tht ur beautiful

[@kevinwhiting8391]

Lovely

[@jakezulauf6618]

Dude it's so crazy like you're epic for saying that.. And layne was that much more..keep doing it

[@dokanyon]

It's insane how underrated this album and band are.

[@shannonbiehl4282]

I would say ignored because you first have to hear to have considered it underrated or not.

[@EdHasLeft]

@@shannonbiehl4282 I agree, this was 95, kurt was dead and the wind in the sails of grunge was gone, and if grunge wasn't your thing this album would have no real enticement to listen since it's a grunge supergroup

[@SteveJohnson-g6y]

This came out like a rocket can’t believe everyone doesn’t still listen to it on the reg. I mean what else would you listen too

[@toddthomas2741]

They are not underrated .everyone that hears them with any sense knows they are the shit

[@nicolelee8150]

I wish I could give more than one thumbs up. Most underrated album of the 90s. Of rock, maybe

[@davidking6771]

Layne and his music is why i am able to see my grandchildren grow. Thank you.

[@CarelessVagabond]

What a thing.. I tip my hat to ya, sir.

[@nocturnalsaint287]

This was one of the most important albums of the 90s. I still get chills listening to this. Rip to the ones who couldnt wake up.

[@bradruxton3742]

Every album that Layne was involved with was an important album. I just wish we had more from him.

[@loulouthai2768]

The best album grunge ever .. and Layne's voice is so deep..RIP ❤

[@JosephJohnson-it2dh]

Definitely the album the cool guys were jamming. This was top shelf quality music. For distinguished tastes

[@thcmorello3979]

No one is forgotten, nothing is forgotten. Rest in peace.

[@joshuapowers4072]

So many people hated on this and Temple. Those people have never lived

[@theoriginal7727]

"For a little Peace from God, you beg you PLEAD.." we know this Layne, goddamn. fkn love you forever n always man. 17 years clean

[@shanghunter7697]

17 yrs !!!! Keep up the great work, best wishes to you and yours !

[@anishkafle9948]

Great brother ❤ Stay strong

[@BlackjackHookers-nj7qj]

I hit 7 years this year and happy that I no longer wake up dope sick wanting to die.

[@ricktucher1593]

Congratulations bro,wish I could get there,been trying for45 years​@@shanghunter7697

[@АлинаАбаева-ш5т]

22 !

[@salster]

Layne Staley FELT IT and GAVE IT when he sang. Raw, exposed emotion from him, always. Absolutely amazing talent.

[@LostWanderer27]

Layne's emotionally charged vibrato is unparalleled... legends never die ❤️

[@garryparton8399]

True-ish, Chris Cornell is equally a master vocalist. Before these two Robert Plant this position in my brain

[@deborahpisano59]

😍😍😍

[@milenariarr8329]

¡¡¡Layne!!! ♥️💔💯

[@johnnyace2287]

@@garryparton8399 Plant!? He cant hit a note!!

[@mvteuz]

amazing vocal

[@nathanwaibel454]

Dude was in his twenties and dying and created more beauty than most of us ever will...crazy..

[@the_deepest_black]

If you are reading this, may something wonderful happen in your life. Stay safe during these difficult times.

[@jillhaas2144]

Thank you

[@misterhijack]

Had the worst day today, thank you friend. ❤ Peace and blessings to you and everyone else who wants to accept them :)

[@Vandalio_Saez]

Thank you I hope you recieve 10 fold back ✌

[@xsrrr]

Same to you

[@Steve_fox1989]

Thank you my friend. I really wish you the same.

[@toms6888]

The whole album is a masterpiece... very dark and yet beautiful at the same time. Emotional to those that get it.

[@jamesgallivan4437]

"ABOVE!"..........amen....

[@SagittariusBabe87]

💯💯😌

[@williamarnau8580]

I agree and that’s a great synopsis.

[@sadiashiren4233]

"Slow suicide is no way to go......." Man this line hit me hard...

[@DGPoledance]

Same.

[@elkevinski]

damn i just saw the comment in the exactly moment he said that...

[@justinfenton7442]

Keep strong.

[@rickbane8062]

God bless us all for we do not know what we have done to ourselves in life and could have ended up dead

[@jackmenshouse703]

slow suicide for 30 plus years

[@asdf9890]

This album is a hidden gem of the 90's grunge. Brought a bunch of awesome musicians together and they created something magical.

[@gregorygregory6347]

Yes they did! Magical for sure!

[@steviebbonafide7195]

Beautiful. 🤙🏼

[@Stephenbernerart]

Yes

[@g54b95]

This album is both criminally unknown and astoundingly profound.

[@nicholasdashkiwsky6640]

No doubt man!

[@AlainnGrey-gj7vx]

The most beautiful song ever written about addiction. Thank you poet

[@Ivan-ph1bf]

Actually he improvised for this colaboration. There's a clip with Layne explaining his single most horrifying moment - they called him like 3 days prior the recording and they played the evening before the recording, got wasted and on the day of recording he didnt remember crap. So he just started singing.

[@peddr.o]

​@@Ivan-ph1bfno way that's real you're saying he improvised these lyrics on the spot???

[@JIMMYJREVIEWS_thaiM-A-F-I-A]

@@peddr.o he most definitely didn’t improvise .

[@chriscoleman5729]

Your comment nearly made me cry. Couldn't agree more. I play this every time I get clean

[@Ivan-ph1bf]

​@@peddr.o around 14-15 min if I'm not mistaken kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZSmlXZjdsaLqMksi=w0JeypPFnV9FC1bX

[@Lasse3]

"The cracks and lines, from where you gave up" Danm

[@spamhamm6728]

I was at a rehab school and one day they let each one of us play a song that we thought would be beneficial to the group. I chose this song and most people sat there with their dumb ass egos too tough to be affected by it but one guy broke down and I think it changed him. All that matters is it reached that one guy

[@richardbrickell9938]

I did the same

[@megumishimizu7252]

I played naked and they were angry at mr

[@heatherrice5915]

So true it's awesome that it reached that one person and that's all that matters

[@damionthomas851]

Put on lil Wayne and they probably would be like ah this is the one. Smh they just didn't appreciate real music. Alice in chains is one of the best bands ever hands down.

[@happyrobot6396]

@@damionthomas851 I love AiC but I'm gonna have to disagree there. Definitely not one of the best bands of all time, in terms of true musical innovation and impact. But hey, if the best band ever is simply the band you like the most, then all power to you!

[@TheZita09]

Layne is still alive in these songs and our hearts...he can never die.

[@MrJackcorgi]

AMEN!

[@abelsanchez3738]

Beautiful for saying that I'm sure he appreciates it

[@kennydiaz272]

Zita Csarnai Agreed! ✌💜

[@Bigesmith1000]

He's with me every hour it seems

[@hugo54758]

sh

[@Cedtrevg]

5.5 years completely sober. I remember listening to Layne while deep in my addiction. I was completely broken and miserable. Sounds corny, but i felt so connected to he and his struggle. A part of me wanted to live for him.

[@WeThePeepHole333]

✌️💜🎶~206

[@michaellives90s]

Not corny. I felt the same way when I was strung out

[@TonyMontana_360]

Not corny brother... We have the power to stop anything

[@rachelandzoey]

That's truly beautiful. Thank you for baring a piece of your soul. We are all here because we need this

[@anthonylane2001]

I'm still there, what was your power to live?

[@DougW1975]

20+ years later and nothing gives me goosebumps like this album. God I miss the 90s. And Layne and Kurt and Scott. Goddamit. Goddamit all.

[@jacobgill9458]

man doug. I know. god

[@sabrinakuhb5125]

.... and Chris.

[@janedoex8345]

yeah...

[@deborahfollowscornell9007]

Doug Walsh and now Chris Cornell😧

[@RainStorm7369]

Truly miss the 90s the best music was at the peak of greatness 😢

[@sparkatela]

My little brother never woke up. He died in my arms. Yet I still wait for him by the door. Perhaps today is the day he comes home.

[@whenlifewasgood67]

Good! Is Layne your brother?

[@ChristopherNeece-n6y]

My big brother gone years ago and I believe sometimes it gets harder and especially now that only me and one sister are all that's left out of my immediate family.....

[@chadhitchingham896]

My friend he is home and in a glorious place waiting for you I know the pain but he is one of the lucky ones

[@JesusAngelGod]

@@ChristopherNeece-n6y huhh what yeh yeh is this layne stanleys brother well i got a message for you your brother if it is layne stanley was a fucking legend. he will be okay.

[@JesusAngelGod]

you talking about layne stanley?

[@ryanfontaine5947]

This song saved my life….Relapse after Relapse It taught me this is not what you want or need…You are stronger than this evil….It took many years but It gave me hope and insight..It is a masterpiece of pain…Disappointment…And finally peace…Thank you Layne…I am forever grateful for your message…And only wish it saved you for the evil of its grip..Forever missed…

[@spacecat7247]

Hear hear. I second that , my friend

[@kowalmarek1143]

Ta płyta towarzyszyła mi na początku mojej walki z heroiną(1996)Już 12lat jestem czysty.A jego wokal to cud.KING GRUNGE.

[@timgrant2929]

Much love, I'm proud of you.

[@erichsenft2235]

Always light over the other side..you got this we wit you

[@arcticfirefighter]

for a little peace from God you plead, and beg...

[@mojoorvik1910]

Have you ever fought addiction while being depressed? It's the hardest thing I've ever experienced but I'm awake now. Slow suicide is no way to go.

[@nf5011]

yes, im just waking up also, come back to this song and to Laney to give my respects and reflect on the consequences of our vices... hope you keep being strong and awake young woman, im proud of you.

[@jimb8695]

Mojo you have nice smile.

[@AdamA-wg1ko]

Addiction causes depression... It's vicious cycle

[@nannymcfees1328]

@@AdamA-wg1ko fuck that life .lived it an all

[@srobertson5429]

I am fighting it now depression is the icing on the cake. Pray for me

[@朱力麟]

Wake up young man It's time to wake up Your love affair has got to go For ten long years For ten long years the leaves To rake up Slow suicide's no way to go Blue, clouded grey, You're not a crack up Dizzy and weakened by the haze Moving onward So an infection not a phase The cracks and lines from Where you gave up They make an easy man to read For all the times you let them Bleed you For little peace from God you plead And beg For little peace from God you plead wake up young man wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up... wake up wake up young man its time yo wake up Your love affair has got to go For ten long years For ten long years the leaves To rake up Slow suicide's no way to go Slow suicide's no way to go wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up

[@crevanizekil]

Real MVP

[@cyanidechrist]

There it is. Thank you.

[@JSTRM4N]

Thanks fər postin up sir

[@Poopooluluorangedog]

Bad ass, so sad he's no longer with us. Thanks for your voice, It is heard around the world and back

[@zackwhite639]

Addiction is a bitch. I've had 2 heart surgeries and aneurysms and I have over 3 years clean. Rest in peace to all my brothers and sisters that we've lost .🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✌🏻✌🏻💪🏻💪🏻 One day at a time

[@brielleanyez7113]

I lost my husband in 2009. It takes an extremely strong person to beat addiction. I’m proud of you❤

[@emmurewashburn]

This song gets me ...I was a heroin addict for 22 years...died twice. Ive been clean for 9 years now ...but Laynes voice has gotten me thru so many dark times...love you bro and i know that Youre shinning bright upon us!! Rip Layne & Demri

[@jamesdjl4359]

That's beautiful man. I'll be 10 years sober this November. It's always easy for me to remember that day because it just so happened to be 11/12/2013. Keep your head up buddy.

[@ashlotus502]

I love this. I love how you mentioned Demri as well, Laynes soul match. ❤️

[@beckyleep2168]

Thats so beautiful and what a testimony ❤ much love to you

[@emmurewashburn]

@@ashlotus502 Thank you ❤❤

[@kevinmead6902]

9 years is no joke. Pulling for you. Obviously don't know you. But shit, nine years after 22 takes some serious strength. Hope you can credit yourself for being a badass.

[@jordanlindsay580]

This album is a hidden masterpiece of the 90s rip Layne Staley & Mark Lanegan

[@sarahwillson7914]

Yes.

[@the_deepest_black]

And its fine it is hidden!

[@davidjulesarseneau6364]

And John Baker Saunders

[@Ariel_thenotsolittlemermaid]

And John Baker Saunders too, the bassist

[@Megan-f2t]

They were addicts. It's not their fault.

[@justinsheesley6378]

Man the memories. This is one of the best songs ever.

[@SpecialistGuava]

Layne + McCready = 🤯

[@stevekimball2493]

For sure....

[@michaeljack5878]

Listen to it right now and it's just as good as the first time I heard it 60 years old and I'm still jam,n on Lane

[@michaeljack5878]

Jerry,s new song ATONE talks about him check it out

[@michaeljack5878]

If you know what to listen to you can hear him talking about Lane

[@nurandissanayake8140]

This song should have millions of views , its so beautifully done it gives me chills down my spine, layne staley puts his heart and soul into his singing

[@gregorygregory6347]

It’s got millions now!

[@davidpiacenti2601]

Yessir

[@joey.g]

almost 4 mil now!

[@shockerohmy3018]

Yep truly what 9 years will do

[@someadcstuff7670]

its not about views bro. This is not some commercial crap. It was made for the real ones.

[@SQuiD_HiMSeLF]

Needed to hear this tonight to keep my ten years. Miss you every day Layne.

[@JD-bl1mz]

Layne, wherever you are, I want to thank you. This song came to me in my darkest hour and I can honestly say it saved my life. Every time I hear it I can't help but cry thinking of everyone, including you, who never escaped this darkness. I was one more day away from falling into the hole forever and continuing my path of slow suicide. Rest peacefully, brother. We'll never forget you.

[@forvainee]

love

[@petepablo4595]

Stay streng....youre not alone...and love will come to you

[@guilhermefaveri5177]

I feel you brother, stay safe.

[@randyrhoads-6939]

Stay strong man-

[@ivanaparis6877]

Layne, as you see - you did not save yourself - but you die save some people. Rest in peace man.

[@Chelrae7]

Dizzy and weakened by the haze .. moving onward. So an infection, not a phase. I was an addict for about 10 years. Have almost 5 clean now and I can thank Layne Staley and his beautiful music and lyrics for a lot of the pushing through. He has saved so many people .. I hope he knows how loved he is.

[@Grapejuice190]

To me this line was himself or him metaphorically speaking for the listener, saying they personally choose to let this disease continue to eat them up

[@daveabrams7791]

You are still an addict, a clean one. Please don’t forget that, it doesn’t go away. Lost to many thinking they were cured.

[@lindaj3770]

​@@Grapejuice190to me it was the thought process of addiction and realizing they are sick, this isn't a phase and the despair that comes with it.

[@BiteTheCurbNow]

I was there from day one for Mad Season and aic.... Yeah I'm that old. This album, in particular will be in MY Hall of Fame till my last breath.

[@gregorygregory6347]

Very very cool!

[@cristi3702]

Eternal Shiny,,..😢THANKS..,

[@mikemcguire3430]

I’m in recovery. Could not do it without Layne and this amazing piece of art. Rip Layne

[@rubenrodriguez826]

Keep fighting the good fight brother, I hope to be there soon.

[@joanneiles5562]

Don't stop people 💜

[@Cloth_and_The_modern_blues]

Proud of you

[@OracleofOcala]

Don't give up.

[@exdemocrat9038]

Don't let the past get in your way of moving forward. Best of luck.

[@treck87]

This album was Mike McCready's idea to try and help Layne Staley rise above his demons and find the beauty in life to get away from the drugs and depression. Mike is an awesome man. Wish Layne could have disconnected from his emotional chains and not wasted away.

[@dustinanderson2825]

Layne may have died but he did not waste away

[@lauramalizia9636]

@@dustinanderson2825 he sure did down today 80lbs at 6'1". He was dead for 2 weeks roughly when his accountants noticed he was no longer withdrawing $. The police and his mom found him.

[@bamadeadhead]

Laura Malizia sad truths😥 2 week’s man, no one came by...WTH?!? A freakin rock god and no one cared enough to actually help him.

[@lauramalizia9636]

@@bamadeadhead they tried but what can you do when someone over 21, in their 30's shuts everyone out because of a heroin addiction. Rock God or not. Addiction is addiction whether you're a rock star or the bum on the street with no teeth sleeping under newspapers on a park bench. Mike Starr was the last person to see Layne alive but he's gone now too. So now hopefully in heaven. Lord have mercy on them, they're the only ones who know what happened that final night of Layne's life.

[@bamadeadhead]

Laura Malizia oh they’re in heaven NO DOUBT, when I get there I’ll smoke some weed with them. I’ll be guarding the gates from all the TRUE freaks. I don’t know man, if I had a friend doing that to himself I think I’d try everything I could. All he needed was exercise and Kratom. I could of pulled him out his rut. I wouldn’t of let him rot on his own couch. So fkn sad man. I’m 6’7” 340 lbs so door don’t slow me down and why I think I could of helped him. 80 pounds? Oh yeah I could thrown his ass to where he needed to go😥😤😰 his music and connection with his fans especially people like me is why I know he’s in heaven if he believed. You can’t affect that many people positively and NOT GET to Heaven. Anyway I know because I asked god and he answered me👍🏼😎👍🏼

[@trocotr0]

This song got me off drugs back in 2011, thank you guys so much. ❤

[@chadvanbrunt8023]

Layne's voice and lyrics tear me to shreds on this album.

[@Johnnynotsoclueless]

That bass line ....and Layne's haunting voice....gottdam.....perfect combo....even for us still struggling with the slow side....

[@DrtyALGreen]

I was fresh out of rehab when I found this album while working at a Goodwill. I read Layne's name on vocals and that was all I needed. It helped me every day at that shitty job until I got a good one. I still have the CD and it's 12 years later, I'm alive, I'm clean, I have a wife(who I met in treatment) and step kids a house and three dogs. If anyone out there is struggling you can do it, seriously just one day at a time and before you know it you'll have years in too.

[@cliffordjewell5288]

I was never heroin addict meth and crack where my demons but nevertheless I was Junkie and I still fight with both demons till this day living the life of an addict is a never-ending fight that I myself am trying to win every day but more often than not in my walk the demons win and I'm still trying fighting the devil that has me by the throat and won't let go

[@mortydoinks4352]

@@cliffordjewell5288God loves you man hang in there

[@Vandalio_Saez]

Good for you keep shining bro we all have demons to conquer peace and blessings 🙌

[@JCImageInc.]

Thank you, I need that, thank you.

[@jessemcdonald5124]

I loooove this album. My God its beautiful

[@kennysmith605]

It makes an easy man to read Jesse.

[@maxwolf99]

I recently lost a daughter to opioid addiction - 2017. my my, how the time passes. That event put me in a tailspin. I drank until I blacked out almost every day until my mate started hiding the bottle. Waking up shivering on a cold floor in the dark every night took its toll. There is no way to change the past, there is only the present to live through. It's a fucking rough go my friends! My brother Layne lamented beautifully about the struggles. I fight everyday because he asked me to wake up. I'm trying brother. I surely am! God Bless

[@lesliemonroe8179]

Sorry for your loss. May u find grace and peace in your life. Love

[@maxwolf99]

@@lesliemonroe8179 Thank you so much, I know that I'm not the only one going through things. My life is coming around again.

[@cristi3702]

Please UNIVERSE..,. Bless This Soul.., Love, Cristiana ❤

[@justinhlisic762]

I can totally relate to this comment; the struggle is true and real. Like you, I keep trying to push forward. God bless ya brother.

[@maxwolf99]

@@justinhlisic762 My heart to yours

[@andytaylor2321]

Just found this music Did I really go 61yrs without hearing this?

[@brandonhavis8526]

Doesn’t matter when you got here just as long as you eventually did.

[@arnoldpepper3172]

@@brandonhavis8526and so say all of us. Well said.

[@Tsveti3269]

R.I.P. Layne Staley. He was one of the best singers in 90's.

[@jacobjones7759]

Best singer of all time in my opinion, beautiful soul.

[@chrisbailey9377]

Most unique Rock vocals of all time for sure. Not sure about best of all time but I can respect your opinion.

[@chrisbailey9377]

Regardless he's definitely near the top of the rock vocalist mountain.

[@JK-nz2yc]

Badd Ass,!!!

[@cfbsavage7225]

EVER!!!!

[@gingerg1113]

Just found this group. I am obsessed with Laynes haunting voice. He is unbelievably talented. I was always a AIC fan, but somehow never heard Mad Season. This is truly his best work.

[@GothicSnowLeopard]

no denying that, as an AIC fanboy, this is easily one of his biggest magnum opuses

[@prc4016]

I believe he was sober while making/recording of this album.

[@CooperLee-1]

"this group"? This ain't a group.

[@estellar8186]

​@Nashville_ you understand there is more to the music than just the vocals.

[@FishinPhreak]

Welcome to the fuckin club, young man.

[@chadhitchingham896]

I've never heard an artist who could put their pain into words like Layne and I understand every word only the good die young...

[@stephencote9848]

His voice was beautiful, like a perfect diamond!!!

[@gobofish666]

Total magic in this song. I listened to it when I was a teenager and was in love with it. It has remained so to this day. Layne....

[@davidrayborn8678]

Mesmerizing.I waited after a show to meet Layne,but he stayed in club,and I got Screaming Trees high AF with the good black hash Europe had to offer..Memories Remain..

[@OldSchoolerify]

this song is different. this whole album is different. hits my soft spots everytime

[@jadabeck4677]

This song helped me through getting out of meth addiction almost 20 years ago.

[@drake4611]

💚🎵

[@chadhitchingham896]

I think alot of Laynes songs are about his addiction I bet you and I know that the first time I heard this song I bawled. I'm so glad you made it out my battle rages on

[@dealsydeal8136]

Can relate to that ❤️

[@drake4611]

@@chadhitchingham896 Stay strong brothers

[@Kstixxx]

I hope you are doing better! 🙏❤

[@fobbitoperator3620]

These cats made some of the deepest tunes I'd ever heard. So glad I was alive to enjoy it. Thanks Layne, for all the good tunes!

[@AddictsoftheImmediate]

Wake up young man, it's time to wake up Your love affair has got to go, for ten long years For ten long years, the leaves to rake up Slow suicide's no way to go, oh Blue clouded gray, you're not a crack up Dizzy and weakened by the haze Movin' onward So an infection not a phase, yeah-oh The cracks and lines, from where you gave up They make an easy man to read, oh-oh oh-oh For all the times you let them bleed you For a little peace from God you plead, and beg For a little peace from God you plead Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-oh Wake up young man Wake up, wake up, wake up Wake up, wake up, wake up Oh-yeah Wake up young man, it's time to wake up Your love affair has got to go-yeah, for ten long years For ten long years, the leaves the rake up Slow suicide's no way to go-oh, oh-oh Slow suicide's no way to go Wake up, wake up, wake up Wake up, wake up, wake up

[@elizabethreed2090]

Elissa Spurlin THANK YOU

[@JoseLopez-iv5qn]

Niiice

[@alishacail4467]

u Thank

[@gregs767]

Great sad song.

[@moseyballad7954]

First time hearing this and it's great

[@tetsusiega2]

Here we go. I’ve saved this album for years now. I wanted one more piece of “new” music to look forward to from Layne. Today is the day.

[@charlescloudy]

To hear this for the first time. cherish.

[@christheghostwriter]

I'm listening for the first time right now. I love AIC, saw them once with Layne and then again with the new guy like ten years (?) ago, but somehow I managed to never hear this album.

[@fartberg]

I like reading through the comments while listening to this. Nice seeing the reverence people have for this song.

[@TheProphegy]

What I would've done to hear Layne live. There is no one like him. Favorite vocalist of all time. Every song he touched was incredible. RIP!

[@Haven6419]

I was only 6 years old when he died but I still remember it like it was yesterday. My uncle was huge into grunge and 90s alternative and he introduced me to so much great music, including my favorite band of all-time Alice In Chains. I’ll never forget being 5 or 6 years old and staring at that damned 3-legged dog on the cd cover, both horrified and mesmerized, as my uncle played it for me. My aunt actually met Layne at a rock bar in Atlanta. She was big in the scene during the 90s. She was invited to sit and have a drink with him, right when AIC was starting to take off. She said he had one of the most tormented souls she’d ever seen. It broke her heart to look him in the eye. That poor man lived a very tortured existence.

[@alishacail4467]

buddy here Same

[@shawnbenson979]

[@josephsmith6777]

Saw him live 2× once at lolapoluza 2 fkn amazing seen them again at fox woods they sucked but i still feel lucky to experienced it the unplugged show for mtv was on 10 other lvls always my fav vocalist

[@gianlucasaracino6986]

@@josephsmith6777 you saw the unplugged show? You lucky person! What was it like?

[@CorcoranGina1]

This is a song dedicated to both of my young sons. My youngest is back in full addiction. My oldest is ok right now. I live for them. I have to be the example

[@nicatnight70]

All the best to you and your boys @Ginacorcoran. I had two uncles who made it and two who didn´t.

[@joanneiles5562]

Aw, 😕 big love to all of you x💗

[@aryansigrid]

I know you would have done this lots but for just some peace of mind, Please let your boys know what unconditional love is & that a Mother just like our Creator loves us no matter what we have done. Living in this world is like a big test but you & both your son's are Warrior's! You've seen & experienced "rock bottom" yourself &/or your sons too. Unfortunately, the bringer of evil is always waiting for an opportunity to cause Doubt, hopeless feelings etc. Addiction is a serious disease & it can & does turn families upside down. I say keep things as simple as possible in your life, 'share your honest feelings with your boys, with the support of a friend if you need to. Let your sons know they're loved no matter what they dealing/struggling with. When someone feels like they're on their own or that no one understands that is when people's inner-negative thoughts can take over & cause one to spiral into a hole, quickly! As humans, we need to keep a look out for our fellow brother's @ all times.

[@rubenrodriguez826]

What he said, but with more cussing probably. I love y'all brothers and sisters, keep on.

[@cosmokane9871]

My favorite singer of all time

[@lfgamer1564]

The King 👑

[@RoninRadu]

Hands down one of the best rock albums ever. Amazing diversity. Gotta love it! Layne was one of the best ever. Too bad they only made one, but I guess it adds to the myth. For true rock fans.

[@katerrell94]

R.I.P Young Man

[@ServingOthers99]

“For a little peace from God you plead” Never pleaded harder than when I od’d on cough syrup, alone, in my room, just a few weeks ago. After years and years of addictions and insanity. And as I was having the most painful shit of my life to get all that poison out of me, the pain began to subside. Mashallah, god is beautiful. I’m not saying Islam or any religion is right for everyone. But I know that was my “last chance”. I’ve been clean from cough syrup, pills, and cannabis (which was just a problem for me, no judgment) since that day. It’s hard but I know I’d be dead if I denied the greater power.

[@dominicfigueroa2286]

im proud of you bro, keep it pushing

[@Philip_Taylor]

Amen brother.

[@chrisovalantistroubakis4420]

Keep it up !

[@RobDavisGuitar]

I'm so glad you made it and are still here. Whatever it takes, brother. You are loved.

[@oldpcgamers7450]

The pain in this album is off the charts. Some people make it through. Some don't.

[@eagleone5456]

Listened a million times and never tired of it. There's nothing like this album.

[@AliceInPantera]

No other singer is/was able to talk directly to the troubled souls of this world quite like Layne. He was warning us, but in the most beautiful way ever.

[@glendolamichelledennison-ij1hl]

Lane is not gone just away. The spirit can be felt in the music. Spiritual awakening. ❤❤❤

[@celebrant9]

Gone but never forgotten, Layne... What a song, what a band, WHAT A VOICE! To all of you beautiful souls struggling with addiction out there, may you find the strength you need, slow suicide's no way to go indeed. RIP to Baker Saunders as well, so many of these talented musicians got trapped in that hell-hole...

[@charlesmaniez6392]

Hauntingly beautiful. Layne is singing this from beyond the great divide. A voice from the grave. 😢❤

[@breefitzgerald2037]

Layne Staley was a vocalist/musical genius in my eyes, he could peirce your soul with his words and that voice...... Just for anyone who doubts he saved lives you're absolutely wrong..... Layne NEVER condoned anyone else to do drugs, in fact he told everyone not to follow in his footsteps. Listen to those songs, the people who did and he got through to he 💯 percent saved PERIOD!!! There is a eerie hole left in this world without him. I'm just so glad he himself is no longer suffering no matter how that had to be. I love you Layne always.....we all do!! To the best singer/front man I've ever seen in my opinion.......thankyou for all you sacrificed and suffered here on earth........

[@JTCin2025]

Now that I've gotten older and suffered thru 15 years of addiction and throwing my life away....this song almost hits TOO hard.

[@diamondsareforever7796]

Me to, I was 12 years clean, then slipped up again. And now feel this unbearable pain again. I hope your still doing well. I never agreed once a junkie always a junkie back then. But it has shook me after getting my life together becoming a model etc, have chucked it all away again. Never did i look back. Maybe that was another lesson I had to learn? 🤔😔.

[@vadern6261]

That guitar solos !!! One of the best guitarists ever !

[@dealsydeal8136]

This song has helped me overcome some dark obstacles in my life ❤️

[@lookb4Ucross]

i get chills every time I listen to this song...........eerily, stunningly beautiful

[@gregorygregory6347]

Hell yes!

[@patriciareimo]

Powerful song. Thank you Layne wherever you are 🖤

[@mysmirandam.6618]

This song gets me the 90s was the peak of the human experience of music 🎶

[@davecarroll1683]

This song has kept me alive more nights like tonight than I can or honestly want to stop and count. Thank you Layne.

[@swoonbabystarrynights]

I'm there with you

[@colbyaustin957]

This man has kept me alive, even though he is gone.

[@h7opolo]

your own, personal, jesus

[@christophermcnamara6550]

Me too my friend

[@QueenOfTheHighway71]

The lyrics combined with that awesome voice sound just incredible. Laynes voice was so powerful even when he was weak physically.

[@DNS-FRANK09]

This my top 5 favorite bands of all time❤❤❤❤❤ I used to listen to this back when I was a kid my uncle introduced this to me🎉🎉. Layne Staley is a mastermind and a genius he will be missed

[@Jmand0508]

These guys should totally go down as legends in the music industry. I discovered Grunge by accident when I was 12 years old. Grew up in rural Alabama, and to my surprise, Grunge was quite popular in my hometown in the early 2000's. Mad season was a wealth of talent. Hell, the entire Grunge movement was criminally underrated. This music was my calm in the storm and my happiness when I could not find happiness. Their music is likely a huge reason i never turned to hard drugs. Not only did these songs help me through trying times in life, they presented a message to my mind that even as a kid I knew that a lot of their songs had to do with getting off of drugs or being bound by addiction. Thank you and R.I.P. to Layne, Chris, Scott, Chester, Andy Wood, and many others who gifted amazing music to the world.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Timeless masterpiece.

[@gregorygregory6347]

Absolutely

[@aaronrue2664]

It never gets old rest in☮️ layne Thomas Staley 🙏🏻 🖤 miss you brother

[@garryparton8399]

So agreed

[@reneeoleari]

Yes 🕶

[@stevenhirsch9760]

Layne’s voice is unbelievable.

[@jpl3-g2b]

Yesterday, Layne Staley would been 51 years old. Happy birthday legend...

[@Zooral45]

:(

[@CorcoranGina1]

Layne would have been 53 y/o today

[@ProtoDarwin]

"In 2 weeks, I turns 28. Im still young. Itll beat me. Off the walls i scrape . . . You."

[@Midnight-siege04]

Rest In Peace the bass player too

[@inthesurf0766]

So much in this song too bad Layne couldn't find a way out it didn't have to be a death sentence

[@lembittork5421]

What a gorgeous powerful song.

[@jeremychandler1192]

this song was what got me sober 5 1/2 months ago I was in bed dope sick fighting my demons and layne said wake up young man.....deep stuff. if he only knew the lives he would save

[@RayEttler]

the power of music

[@yourdad7184]

jeremy chandler I sat in the ER today.. because I'm done with the brown stone...I'm done brother I have a baby boy to think of now...my last shot of H was yesterday at 4pm..it's hard man

[@sheila1391]

@your Dad Keep working on yourself, You have someone who will forever love you and look up to you, You have a lot to live for, your journey to the rest of your life has just begun, blessings!

[@yourdad7184]

Sheila hey thank you much...may your day been going you smiles

[@elijacobson1772]

Almost 2 off narco battling alchol this song means alot i hope ur still sober n found how 2 be happy without the shit

[@jeffreycorsi5336]

First of all, all of your comments are incredible beautiful people and thank you all to everyone who shared. Words cant even begin to express the way this song makes me feel, as I know many of you, including Layne felt the same as I do on a daily basis. But people like Layne, Shannon Hoon, and many others, keep me going on a daily thru this incredible music. Who cares what type of success or failure these albums or projects had, because we all know the bands that released them didnt, they made the music for the way they felt, like a human being. We need more of this type of expression in our music today, and I know the talent is there people are just afraid to express or support it. Would love to see some bands break thru just the way the grunge scene ripped through the 90s and rock and roll as it was known at the time. RIP LAYNE AND SHANNON I LISTEN AND AM INSPIRED BY YOU EVERY GOT DARN DAY

[@kalanirobb54]

Layne Staley and his contribution of unparalleled music and important lyrics will live forever! Miss you Layne,god bless you!

[@blazet3389]

It's very strange I must say. I randomly found this song, and honestly I forgot even how. Had no idea who was in the band, just liked the artwork. Started listening to this, and it spoke volumes in a way no other song ever has. I'm a recovering alcoholic and have been sober for about 6 months now. Lately, the urges have been eating away at me. Anyone that's been down the rabbit hole understands I'm sure. Every time I listen to this song now, it silences the demons in my head just enough to ease the feeling. Very grateful I found this, and anyone else who is struggling, you are not alone. There's so many people out there and so many different forms of help. I chose to do it with no meetings and no help really. Hard and difficult but i'll be alright, and so will you.

[@vompukington4029]

Congratulations man, I hope its 8 months now. If not, don't beat yourself up and keep plugging away.

[@devinwatson4594]

I'm with you brother

[@jourrue]

You are very very powerful man

[@bugrakocak6792]

yeah i was listening to alice in chains and layne was already my favourite musician when i found this album, but the thing is why i listened to this album, i liked the artwork and gave it a shot. it was like 1 or 2 year ago, i cant remember exactly. i had bad times, and this album was there for me to relieve myself. i had a lot of troubles in this 1-2 years, so this album has a really important place for me. actually im getting a tattoo of this artwork in 2 days

[@m1s3ry97]

I hope you keep on, and if you aren't at the time, remember a slip is not a fall. My best wishes

[@jts12fan]

One of the greatest songs ever written. RIP Layne Thomas Staley.

[@Goywaffles]

The way Mike runs on those solos is absolutely brilliant

[@diamondkid9582]

I grew up to Layne's vocals. Thanks for the passion you displayed. My number one grunge singer!

[@jj-eg5up]

You know he's dead right?

[@johnnyace2287]

Got a real 60s vibe from this... 😯😯

[@squidboy7264]

Oh my lord, is this just the best song ever created? I am listening over and over and over... thank you so much guys 🙏

[@bpeck131313]

It’s astonishing that this is 7 minutes long. It’s so good it feels like a 3 minute song

[@orlinmalinov8394]

Listening to the song I am always amazed at how lucky Mike Mcready was as a guitarist to have worked with Chris, Layne and Eddie. The guitarwork is on another level here.. and then comes Layne, when he starts with the "aaaaaaahhhaaaa - yeeaaaahhh" in the chorus I feel something inside of me tearing apart.

[@nutsackmania]

I'm not sure how much luck played into it; he is an excellent guitar player.

[@JBD0909]

@@nutsackmania facts, my guitar idol eith SRV.

[@kissmychileanass1866]

Mike is the man!!! what a musician.

[@Anton-wk8lv]

Andrew Wood was quite a talent as well!

[@IvanLendl87]

Don’t forget Andy Wood

[@gabrielniz1116]

Never got into drugs but Layne got me through the tough times as a kid and still does.

[@gregorygregory6347]

Awesome!

[@davidcross2341]

Me too!

[@ionkno1893]

Same, besides weed, hurts to see him decay like he did.

[@lazeythug]

This song has came suddenly from. Nowhere to me in my darkest phase of life thanks layne❤️

[@stephenohara7805]

I never get tired of this song..hauntingly beautiful. I've never heard a song I can relate to more. Rip layne .

[@MikeBurkhard]

The whole album was fire

[@timd5711]

To me this song, more than any other, really shows his range. What a voice.

[@maxh4651]

Love hate love

[@davemeade4371]

Do you know what range is? He doesn't go anywhere in this song he hasn't been before... His "range" delves deeper and soars higher than any example in this song. You've never listened to the rooster ?

[@sonochinosadame4276]

This is the only song that gives me goosebumps as much as Nutshell does The whole building until the part where he screams ''ohh, yeahh'' and then the solo and it goes back to being soft again, its just incredible, although I never had a drug addiction, this song will always hit me like nothing else

[@anthonyguy6164]

exactly wow kindred spirit, my two favorite songs, and stairway to heaven

[@CrazyxEnigma]

I've never been an addict, don't even smoke weed enough to be called a stoner. This makes me tear up every time, it's god damn beautiful, "slow suicide is no way to go." Fucking hits like a truck.

[@AdariousMistdancer]

That's especially the case with alcoholics.

[@LadyDarkstarr]

No doubt ,jus when I feel like giving up I am reminded that each one has a purpose and selfishness won't fly

[@chrisdowning6396]

And that is just one of the amazing things about this song, and actually all of Layne's songs really.. that the lyrics have a pretty specific meaning, or subject.. but, at the same time, they have the ability to be interpreted however it feels, or means, to the listener. And, like you said, in this specific case, even someone who has never been an addict, can feel something from the song, and it's lyrics. And that is actually kinda hard to do.. but he managed to get that same feeling, and versatility, from all his songs.. both from Mad Season, and Alice in Chains. And, if for some reason, someone couldn't feel anything from the lyrics, then there is always the instrumental music 🎶.. which is universal, and anyone can get something from that...

[@mattduffy2126]

@@AdariousMistdancer and Bipolar/Schizophrenic folks as well. "So an infection not a phase" eats me alive.

[@theoriginal7727]

clearly you got a beautiful heart anyhow That's the thing with so many of us who are addicts.. soft hearts in a shitty, harsh world. It just gets to be too much. Usually childhood abuse and trauma below every addiction too.

[@travisstevens8788]

Remembering means they will never truely die.We as fans keep these guys alive by truely feeling and understanding the message they give us in there music.Keep em alive by listening and passing on these songs to future generations.I'm a father of four and you better believe I play all my music for them to hear and they like it!

[@johntravisstevens6062]

And still doing it!

[@jamesgallivan4437]

Amen brother!

[@leopoldfluvius]

Thnx layne for helping me release stuck emotions that haunted me for decades, that no drug could ease, im in a better place now, and i know you are too, although you're not with us anymore, forever gratefull ❤