"Rotten Apple" Alice in Chains@Sands Bethlehem PA Event Center 5/7/13

[@stevenjames8431]

It does. Jerry & Sean said in a recent interview that they put LS and MS on the drum kit so everyone knows that Layne and Mike are with them in spirit during EVERY show. Never to be forgotten.

[@stevem842]

Duvall doesn't deserve ANY of the hate he takes from people. He was hand picked by Jerry Cantrell, firstly just to fill in when Layne couldn't perform because he was high on smack 24/7. Duvall hasn't ever been disrespectful of Layne in any way shape or form. I love the original AIC as much as any fan, but Duvall didn't come in with his goal being to replace Layne, because Layne chose heroin over the band and left on his own accord. I'm not judging the man because I'll eternally love what he did with these guys, but I'd rather have them as they are now than not have them at all. And they're still excellent now, and a breath of fresh air compared to the shit that constitutes music these days.

[@jtjvalenzuela]

I totally agree, you are 100% right! AIC was excellent back days, but they still kick ass!

[@jtjvalenzuela]

And DuVall has made an excellent work, Black Gives Way To Blue is an excellent album!

[@PotawatomiThunderNew]

Steve Em I agree, William is great. I mean obviously nobody could have replace Layne. But you'd have to be out of your mind to hear William, and see him do a song like this and say that he doesn't do the old songs justice. He absolutely does justice for this song and any other old AIC song he does.

[@stevem842]

PotawatomiThunderNew Couldn't agree more

[@jayteebee2041]

exactly..hell they have put out two great albums with him with another one in the works i believe...jerry looks really young here which he is but he looks my age here (29-30)

[@MJSpiritual]

Duvall can never do the impossible like replace Layne but he has done wonders with what he has been given. He has carved out a name for himself in the annals of Alice in Chains while being respectful of Layne's legacy. Ultimate respect to him.

[@rudebwoy5122]

Let's not forget the One's still playin there since start :)

[@tintoweno]

I can't believe they're playing this live!... Sounds great!... Great job Will!.

[@tintoweno]

Artist: Alice in Chains Title: Rotten Apple Album: Jar of Flies Year: 1994

[@matthewsaunders9438]

Stop arguing over a legacy of complete beauty, Layne spoke to me like a brother, the memories I have attached to this song are a HUGE part of my youth, and I will never forget what it means to me, William speaks to me in the same way only differently if that makes any sense, I had the pleasure of meeting William and he is a lovely man humble and gracious. He's telling me my story again, and for that I'm grateful.

[@anchorart1]

Sean Kinny loved it! His reaction at the very end is awesome.

[@seazonofthefly]

Layne would smile at this and be happy seeing his brothers carry on. They've all let go, it's time the haters did too. They didn't make him waste his life. He wouldn't want them to stop.

[@gasmaskboi19371945]

Saying that, Mad Season stopped after their bass player died. and Layne said it wouldn't carry on.

[@EdgeRatedR007]

gasmaskboi19371945 Those are two completely different circumstances. Layne said that in 1999 when he was done singing altogether, he wasn't coming back even with AiC. Also. MS was more of aside project, not an actual band.

[@gasmaskboi19371945]

EdgeRatedR007 I guess you're right there.

[@applesu8574]

seazonofthefly yes of course

[@MrTechselect]

DownForwardPunch they were a side project that neither of the members intended to be a permanent thing. McCready was never going to leave PJ. so no.

[@TheCamarodude96]

amazing. AiC nailed it, they captured all that emotion and put it into sound. glad to see them showing their memory of past friends, "LSMS".

[@FreakinRican6969]

anyone else think they should do another unplugged?

[@cpaikin82]

love it when they dust of the classics...specialy the edgy stuff...hence rotten apple again we die young and the list goes on an on...thank guys

[@ofek_azaria]

3:59 Just another lesson learned... Just like that Jerry is a genius, thanks for this video man!

[@lovebassets868]

Got to respect Duval. Laynes shoes can't be filled but AIC"s sound has evolved. Kudos for continuing to rock! You can tell Jerry and Duval work hard to harmonize together, its very very hard to sing like Layne! And pull off these songs at a high level like this.

[@armandocepeda7533]

this might be Duvall's best song to "cover" from Alice in Chains catalog

[@stolendreamscatcher]

oh the chills down my spine... :)

[@Eliteco3]

Everyone just stop comparing them and enjoy the music

[@bigtopsteve]

Man they did that song justice, sounds great.

[@heltongomes3908]

old but gold ! nice version with Duvall

[@Fins47]

Beautiful! Spot on vocals!!

[@YarinEast]

Duvall sings so good on this range, on other shows he shoutes on the high notes....

[@RockZeWorld]

Awesome footage! After seeing them in Wilkes Barre I hoped I would see Rotten Apple live again.

[@Jalerbo]

They look and sound great here

[@psarubbi93]

I can't believe they played this. I hope its in the setlist for tomorrow night's show in Camden.

[@Rachidth1]

you should listen how nutshell sounds now. AMAZING

[@jamestaylor4261]

Hahaha this is great, they nailed it. It's cool to see their older trippy stuff peformed live. Thanks for posting.

[@hero7D]

Great job wil. It takes a man with alot of soul to sing this right like Layne did

[@pcajunk]

DAMN THAT WAS BADDASS

[@magicargo1232]

fave song from alice

[@yuriabcdms]

i love this song

[@mojorizin7677]

Excellent Job!!! Thanks for posting

[@GreasyRabbit1975]

I saw them in Charlotte three nights before this. I wish they had played this.

[@geddyleesowlnose]

Duvall kills it here.

[@crazyaboutnature]

That's a cool variation on the vocal melody.

[@BrunoSirilo]

+crazyaboutnature where?

[@cwagnerwv]

Thanks for sharing. Nice!

[@papishow]

William is technically a better. He's an excellent addition to the band.

[@pamelaguzman7084]

Eat of the apple, so young♫

[@upthedownsterio]

didnt even recognize jerry for a minute

[@filippomoretti2029]

Layne Lives!

[@XxTRIPPINGxxGUITARxX]

Seeing these guys on the 18th

[@BlancoNJ]

I was hoping for the same. the Camden show was still sick

[@Rachidth1]

grow up boy, let go. they deserve to do what they want, they earn it.

[@BrickUnit]

nailed it

[@Thebackhouse97]

LOVE IT!

[@0357ahrend]

@ JAGGED62. You're absolutely right! I saw AIC on their last tour opening for Metallica, before they left the tour. I hate saying it, but they really down-staged Metallica. Their interaction with the audience, their stage presence, their sound! And even though Layne was in bad shape, AIC put on a blistering three and a half hour show. Metallica came out, did what they were paid to do and left.

[@12YearLagavulin]

Nice!

[@gianlucaschiavon]

In a better place than this shitty place called world where there're shitty cover bands like the one above our words, Sophie. R.I.P. Layne, incredible voice and talent.

[@HeroOfMoscow2133]

No. Jerry Cantrell was the heart of the band. Not Layne Staley.

[@capricornsotc597]

Layne and Jerry were the soul of Alice in Chains, Layne left, Jerry continued with the Legacy, come on! tell me not strange Layne's voice at the time, even so Jerry continues to do beautiful

[@axelbee08]

both were the heart of the band

[@stevem842]

You hit the nail on the head bro

[@crazyaboutnature]

+HeroOfMoscow2133 Layne wrote the vocal melodies that we know and love. They are both vital to the true AIC.

[@thecatmom2861]

+HeroOfMoscow2133 Jerry was the heart, Layne was the tortured soul

[@axelbee08]

Before Layne passed away, he was not on speaking terms with AIC, he was also very dope sick and dying I think he would be happy that the band moved forward, to please the fans, even though I agree, the new singer is good, but will never replace Layne's beautiful haunted voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@67woozy]

Dope sick is a term used to describe the early symptoms of withdraw that Heroin addicts experience when they can’t afford or find Heroin. Layne had a net worth of 5 million dollars when he died. I seriously doubt he had any issues sourcing Heroin or other drugs in Downtown Seattle. As a matter of fact there were needles and spoons with Heroin residue found at the scene of his death. In my opinion Layne had, had enough and fixed himself a lethal overdose on purpose.

[@ValladaoMateus]

Rock in Rio 2013!!

[@tintoweno]

Bingo!

[@ducatiracer555]

Yup!

[@nartguy]

Lots of people never really listened to Layne or old albums so they might say William is better which is total bullshit. I really hate when people even compare the two of them.

[@sethlogue3396]

killed it

[@grungyperry7530]

Its already been released dude! On their old albums!

[@thewhitefire5209]

Layne staley 💔

[@BMundorf4130]

Literally nobody has ever said that, and almost nobody has listened to AIC's new music and not their old stuff, what are you talking about...

[@OneCheekyMonkey13]

Pretty sure you sat directly in front of my husband and me at this awesome show. Any chance you'll be putting up any more songs? Phenomenal quality. Would love to know what camera you used.

[@edhoffman113]

Great job, guys. Watched most of the videos, your dad should be proud. I'd like to buy your CD. Sign one and leave it in your dad's garage, I'll pick it up next time I head to Egypt to work on the Tomcat. Did you guys know I used to play bass, and sat in with Shotgun Wedding, End Zone, and Dirty Blond? (You'll have to ask the old timers.) Early to late 90's. Last century!. Best of luck.

[@Tom-bs3zh]

I think that they are not properly displaying Williams talents. He himself is an excellent songwriter, guitarist and singer. If you have any doubt of that check out madfly or comes with the fall. What disappoints me is that Jerry sings most of the leads now and plays lead guitar on almost all the songs. What they could do is have Jerry and william work more together on the song writing, have Jerry sing 50% of the songs and William sing the other 50%. They should also have Jerry and Will have dueling guitars where they both have a chance to play lead.

[@criskatan]

They should keep Duvall, but they could add Brendan Maier on vocals. THAT WOULD BE KILLER!!!!!

[@Tormore344]

They should put this on a new album! sounds good!

[@noxii97327]

Layne was a once in a lifetime talent please stop comparing its lame

[@livetnt]

oh man ... (can't say any further)

[@laynestaley1990]

to my knowledge theres only one video of layne singing this... and the quality is shit... so i could see how some one might think that

[@propearce]

I'm entitled to an opinion

[@nartguy]

Like 10 people said william is better,they like the new aic more and stuff.

[@inspectorluv]

now go watch Layne sing it, and never want to hear this version again....like all AIC songs.

[@suhijo]

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[@Cycleband2013]

Layne doin this live isnt that great - sorry.. (ima huge Layne Fan myself)

[@andy91697]

Cycle I’m a massive Layne fan but I agree, not too good, probably because Jerry wasn’t harmonizing with him

[@grungyperry7530]

Damn man I hate people like you! Always taking everything serious on the net! I was just playing!

[@gessew.kabrera755]

AIC do what you want now but please dont play any jof songs please ... only layne can pull it off

[@FreakinRican6969]

he's been dead since 2002 and they waited around for years for him to get sober. playing songs written with Layne is paying tribute to him. if you can't respect that, you're not a fan. end of argument

[@suhijo]

it's rotten XD

[@sethcoma]

Rotten Apple should have been played live many more times with Layne. i can't stand this new guy, he does not fit AIC at all.

[@todgibson1477]

Did you even listen to the performance before leaving a stupid comment, in which you state your stupid opinion like it's a fact? Just wondering.

[@sethcoma]

Tod Gibson this is one of my favorite AIC songs and i wish they had played it more with Layne, and i don't much care for the new guy. so what the hell is your problem? why do you make a moronic reply? Just wondering ...

[@cardboardfutures8073]

Sethcoma, lucky for us you do not make the band decisions or we could not watch them live on and make fantastic music

[@MrTechselect]

What are you talking about? Duvall and Jerry were great.

[@jordanwebb989]

William is awesome

[@propearce]

They sing songs from Jar of Flies without Layne Staley!, how fucking disrespectful just having to watch this being performed without him, Layne Staley was the heart and soul of the band, all the new AIC care about is fucking money!. no respect at all

[@FreakinRican6969]

they only care about money but are millionaires. your comment makes zero sense. you do know Jerry is their main songwriter, right? no you wouldn't know because you're too hung up on Layne