When the band recorded this Jerry and his Dad were somewhat estranged. Jerry asked his Dad to come to a show mainly to hear this song as a way to facilitate a reconciliation between them. Afterwards Jerry asked his Dad if he had nailed it, and Senior told him he'd nailed it WAY too closely. They absolutely did reconcile after this song so it achieved it's purpose.
This has undoubtedly been one of the most heartbreaking issues in the history of not only grunge rock but music in general because behind it is a story as traumatic and terribly real as was the war and the post-traumatic stress disorder generated by those surviving war veterans who went through it. Jerry's father captures his memories of what he experienced in this terrible event and what he left behind in small fragments. Without a doubt, every time I hear it and see a veteran, I give him all my respect.
All of my uncles and my father served during wartime, and my grandfathers as well. Not once have I ever had a conversation about their time at war. It’s almost an unspoken rule of respect for their experiences.
I'm a retired paramedic. This will sound strange to some people, but this really happened. Every time this song came on the radio we worked a cardac arrest. This held for everyone in the county I worked. All we had to say when asked how's your shift we would say we heard the rooster.
Hi, Saeed. That "look" in their eyes is what was referred to as "The Thousand Yard Stare" ..They lived through such atrocities that combat veterans had to endure. Traumatized for life, and many of them don't like talking about it. Nightmares, some have hallucinations of still being there. They needed care in the form of counseling, with others who lived through it, and much love and support from their friends and family. Thank you for reacting to this one, Saeed. Much love to you and your family ❤️ 🫂
The effect on the brain of going through those horrible experiences is devastating. Heartbreaking. Thanks so much for watching and sharing a bit about that. Much appreciated!
My uncle served in Viet Nam & volunteered for a 2nd tour so my dad (his older brother) would remain Stateside when my mom was pregnant with my older brother (their 1st child). The only thing he ever said about what he saw was, "You don't need to hear about that."
One of my uncles did 3 tours with Army Rangers. My other uncle, who did a tour in the Marines, asked him why. He responded "If it's not me there it will be someone with less experience and they might not make it back." He was a tough MF though. He couldn't eat rice, or stand to be around if it was even cooking, for the rest of his life. The smell was what he smelled in every village in Vietnam.
@@ididthisonpulpous6526 Of my 3 uncles who went.... One didnt come back. 1 spent the last 20 years of his life in the VA. the other did ok. never wanted to think about it tho.
My moms uncle was in a concentration camp in ww2.He never spoke about it ....he was a Norwegian police offiser,and was taken for protesting or some sabotage against the Germans.
I had an uncle that was a prisoner of war. He was captured in North Africa and was presumed killed in action for more than a year and half. He was held in Stalag iii B (three B). He never spoke on it.
My daddy fought in the Korean War early 1950s, came home with PTSD and my mom said much later (when we kids were all grownups) that he used to wake her up in the night screaming and flailing and yelling Korean curse words after he got back. He told her some pretty grim things he’d done and seen in the fighting. My brother and sister were born in 1953 and 1955 and I was born in 1962, sadly Daddy died in a car accident when I was 4. He was only 35 when he died.
@@SharilynBratton One of my wife's uncle's served in Korea. He never went to church again after he got back. All he would say was that he had done things even God couldn't forgive him for. 😢
@@jayhimlie5823 Yeah my mom said Daddy got some medals, a Purple Heart and something else but back in the states he threw them in a lake they visited and said he never wanted to see them again. His PTSD led him to become an alcoholic.
Oh wow. Grunge jam!! My favorite along with Nirvana and Audioslave. Layne and Jerry were fantastic together. Major skills and their own unique sound. (Yes I'm very eclectic in my music taste. At least a few, of almost every genre.) "Don't Follow" is his best imo. Musically, lyrically and emotionally.
My grandpa was a marine corps vet from ww2, he never had to fight but he was based in Guam and there was a huge battle there. He had to repair fighter planes coming back to the island. He would talk to me everyday when I was a little kid about when he was in ww2.
The unplugged version is just as good if not better. My dad was in Vietnam and he does talk about it. All i know is that he had friends die with him over there.
My dad was a naval air ordnance officer in WWII. They trained his unit 3+ years before sending them to Saipan... just before Hiroshima and Nagasaki, right before they shipped out, he and a few others were sent for 2-3 weeks of 'special training', to handle unconventional materials. He would never talk about exactly what they were tasked with, and he was thankful the war in the Pacific rolled up just as they got in-theater. He went back to college after the war and became a Botany Prof. Uncle Sam tried to recruit him back to the NIH for 'special projects'... again he wouldn't talk about what they wanted him to do, but mixed in with his research folders, I found one of the papers they had him read... a post-nuke white paper on the affects of radiation on plants and animals, translated from Russian. He turned down the NIH offer. He did well for 15 years or so, then his PTSD took over. His innovative research ideas dried up, and he succumbed to publish-or-perish. He went into VA 'care', and they ran him through a bunch of meds (in the early 60's, all they had were barbiturates and lithium...ugh) and then tried electro-shock therapy, which crushed him. After 2 years of this, his creative career was over. The family broke up and it took him 10 more years to really come back to normal. But he as never able to come back to us... too many bridges burned and time had just moved on. These warriors that we create.... too often they are left to crash on the rocks when they are no longer needed. We will never know what they have seen, what they were prepared to do, and what they carried home in their hearts. Befriend a vet. Be there when they need someone to lean on. Thank you.
That is heartbreaking to hear. I heard about stuff like this, but never first hand from someone who actually has experienced this in their family. Thank you for sharing that.
Even worse for my 16 yr brother who was always in trouble. Judge gave choice between army or prison. He landed in VN on his 17th birthday Thankfully someone finally asked his age. He was sent to Germany instead
Suggest Man In A Box, Nutshell, Would, Love, Hate, Love. The last two live from The Moore Theater. The first, official video. And Nutshell, live, Unplugged set.
Those Vietnam vets went through hell and back for no good reason, exactly what Russia is doing to Ukraine. they are destroying an entire generation's mental health.
When the band recorded this Jerry and his Dad were somewhat estranged. Jerry asked his Dad to come to a show mainly to hear this song as a way to facilitate a reconciliation between them. Afterwards Jerry asked his Dad if he had nailed it, and Senior told him he'd nailed it WAY too closely. They absolutely did reconcile after this song so it achieved it's purpose.
Alice in Chains is the greatest grunge band of all time.
This has undoubtedly been one of the most heartbreaking issues in the history of not only grunge rock but music in general because behind it is a story as traumatic and terribly real as was the war and the post-traumatic stress disorder generated by those surviving war veterans who went through it. Jerry's father captures his memories of what he experienced in this terrible event and what he left behind in small fragments. Without a doubt, every time I hear it and see a veteran, I give him all my respect.
My favorite vocalist of all time.
RIP 🕊️💔♾️
Layne T. Staley
8/22/67-4/5/02
All of my uncles and my father served during wartime, and my grandfathers as well. Not once have I ever had a conversation about their time at war. It’s almost an unspoken rule of respect for their experiences.
FYI -Jerrys dads nickname is Rooster
Oooh! Damn, now it hits even harder.
One of the finest songs of the 90's.
I'm a retired paramedic. This will sound strange to some people, but this really happened. Every time this song came on the radio we worked a cardac arrest. This held for everyone in the county I worked. All we had to say when asked how's your shift we would say we heard the rooster.
Wow! Thanks for sharing that. You would instantly know when they would say "We heard the rooster". Powerful
@@SaeedReacts. yes. It's was very strange but I know personally it was 100% accurate.
This was a song I played every day while deployed to Khandahar, Afghanistan ❤💔❤️🩹 I did Aeromedical Evacuation.
Hi, Saeed. That "look" in their eyes is what was referred to as "The Thousand Yard Stare" ..They lived through such atrocities that combat veterans had to endure. Traumatized for life, and many of them don't like talking about it. Nightmares, some have hallucinations of still being there. They needed care in the form of counseling, with others who lived through it, and much love and support from their friends and family. Thank you for reacting to this one, Saeed. Much love to you and your family ❤️ 🫂
The effect on the brain of going through those horrible experiences is devastating. Heartbreaking.
Thanks so much for watching and sharing a bit about that. Much appreciated!
My uncle served in Viet Nam & volunteered for a 2nd tour so my dad (his older brother) would remain Stateside when my mom was pregnant with my older brother (their 1st child). The only thing he ever said about what he saw was, "You don't need to hear about that."
My Dad almost volunteered for a second tour.... i'm glad he didn't
One of my uncles did 3 tours with Army Rangers. My other uncle, who did a tour in the Marines, asked him why. He responded "If it's not me there it will be someone with less experience and they might not make it back." He was a tough MF though. He couldn't eat rice, or stand to be around if it was even cooking, for the rest of his life. The smell was what he smelled in every village in Vietnam.
@@ididthisonpulpous6526 Of my 3 uncles who went.... One didnt come back. 1 spent the last 20 years of his life in the VA. the other did ok. never wanted to think about it tho.
My moms uncle was in a concentration camp in ww2.He never spoke about it ....he was a Norwegian police offiser,and was taken for protesting or some sabotage against the Germans.
Horrific. Its terrifying what humans are capable of.
I had an uncle that was a prisoner of war. He was captured in North Africa and was presumed killed in action for more than a year and half. He was held in Stalag iii B (three B). He never spoke on it.
AIC was one of the best bands of the 90s. Incredible mix of Grunge and Metal
My daddy fought in the Korean War early 1950s, came home with PTSD and my mom said much later (when we kids were all grownups) that he used to wake her up in the night screaming and flailing and yelling Korean curse words after he got back. He told her some pretty grim things he’d done and seen in the fighting. My brother and sister were born in 1953 and 1955 and I was born in 1962, sadly Daddy died in a car accident when I was 4. He was only 35 when he died.
@@SharilynBratton One of my wife's uncle's served in Korea. He never went to church again after he got back. All he would say was that he had done things even God couldn't forgive him for. 😢
@@jayhimlie5823 Yeah my mom said Daddy got some medals, a Purple Heart and something else but back in the states he threw them in a lake they visited and said he never wanted to see them again. His PTSD led him to become an alcoholic.
That's heartbreaking
Oh wow. Grunge jam!! My favorite along with Nirvana and Audioslave. Layne and Jerry were fantastic together. Major skills and their own unique sound. (Yes I'm very eclectic in my music taste. At least a few, of almost every genre.)
"Don't Follow" is his best imo. Musically, lyrically and emotionally.
Love this sound. Hope to check out more of them soon.
Tough video , but oh so real to what those soldiers went through
Rain When I Die was covered by City and Colour as well, and it was incredible! Well worth checking out!!
100% he did the song justice.
AIC closed their show with this song when I saw them last year.(actually a couple years ago, i'm old time flys)
.... Hits pretty good live.
My grandpa was a marine corps vet from ww2, he never had to fight but he was based in Guam and there was a huge battle there. He had to repair fighter planes coming back to the island. He would talk to me everyday when I was a little kid about when he was in ww2.
Because of how much machine gun fire my grandpa heard there he couldn't get an mri since those sound like machine gun fire
AIC were so good...Love Layne's vocals and he and Jerry were so good together.
This is just one of the wonderous examples of ac insightfully talented depth
My fav male vocalist (and Dimash.)
Such a great song. R.I.P. Layne 😟
Try Nutshell or Would..! next 👌🏻👌🏻
Beautiful song ...this band and soundgarden had to be my fav 90s bands!! Laynes voice pierces the soul!!!! Rip Layne
The unplugged version is just as good if not better. My dad was in Vietnam and he does talk about it. All i know is that he had friends die with him over there.
Gotta do would and love hate love live at the Moore
Thanks for the recommendation.
Both of my grandfathers served the entire Vietnam War and somehow someway both came home
Couple of bangers today! Enjoyed this and audio slave today!
So much great music i have been discovering in these past few months. Awesome stuff!
My dad was a naval air ordnance officer in WWII. They trained his unit 3+ years before sending them to Saipan... just before Hiroshima and Nagasaki, right before they shipped out, he and a few others were sent for 2-3 weeks of 'special training', to handle unconventional materials.
He would never talk about exactly what they were tasked with, and he was thankful the war in the Pacific rolled up just as they got in-theater.
He went back to college after the war and became a Botany Prof.
Uncle Sam tried to recruit him back to the NIH for 'special projects'... again he wouldn't talk about what they wanted him to do, but mixed in with his research folders, I found one of the papers they had him read... a post-nuke white paper on the affects of radiation on plants and animals, translated from Russian. He turned down the NIH offer.
He did well for 15 years or so, then his PTSD took over. His innovative research ideas dried up, and he succumbed to publish-or-perish.
He went into VA 'care', and they ran him through a bunch of meds (in the early 60's, all they had were barbiturates and lithium...ugh) and then tried electro-shock therapy, which crushed him. After 2 years of this, his creative career was over. The family broke up and it took him 10 more years to really come back to normal.
But he as never able to come back to us... too many bridges burned and time had just moved on.
These warriors that we create.... too often they are left to crash on the rocks when they are no longer needed.
We will never know what they have seen, what they were prepared to do, and what they carried home in their hearts.
Befriend a vet.
Be there when they need someone to lean on.
Thank you.
That is heartbreaking to hear. I heard about stuff like this, but never first hand from someone who actually has experienced this in their family. Thank you for sharing that.
Jerry's dad in the video with him talking
I love this thoughtful reaction Saeed. Yes its grunge. Alice In Chains has an incredible catalog.
Stacie from Boston
I love this sound and song! Thanks so much for watching, Stacie! Have a wonderful weekend!
Oh I remember this
Best band ever ❤️💔💔❤️
Great choice!! How about Would? next??
Thanks for the recommendation. Will add it to my list.
Down In A Hole (video version)
Thanks for the recommendation.
Also down in a hole mtv unplugged
The average age of the service men was 19 . Can you even imagine? What were you doing at 19?...........✌️
Even worse for my 16 yr brother who was always in trouble.
Judge gave choice between army or prison. He landed in VN on his 17th birthday
Thankfully someone finally asked his age. He was sent to Germany instead
I can not imagine that at all.
Suggest Man In A Box, Nutshell, Would, Love, Hate, Love. The last two live from The Moore Theater. The first, official video. And Nutshell, live, Unplugged set.
There are many reasons why you don't talk about what you saw.
Those Vietnam vets went through hell and back for no good reason, exactly what Russia is doing to Ukraine. they are destroying an entire generation's mental health.