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Alice In Chains - Nutshell (MTV Unplugged - HD Video)
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Always heard this referred to as "The closest someone can get to performing at their own funeral."
His story is heartbreaking and when we lost him, the world became lesser, but at least the battle was over and he could finally rest.
This was done in ‘96 and he passed in ‘02. A better use of that analogy would be for Nirvana’s Unplugged session. They recorded in November and Kurt was dead the following April.
@@Shake69ification its about the music/lyrics not the time the mtv unplugged was
@vascof07 lyrically, sure. But you hear the pain in Kurt's voice during his performance, too. I took the o.p. literally and my point was Kurt was closer, in time, to performing at his own funeral than was Layne. Both deaths were tragic and huge losses to the music world.
@@Shake69ification did you see the reviews of the people that were there? They were all saying that Layne was so high that they had to repeat so many attempts of the songs. He had already OD'd a couple times at this point and I can't remember if the interview with him was before or after this where he admits that he knew heroin was going to kill him.
Kurt was tragic too but I can’t call what Layne did after this living. It was one of the slowest deaths. That’s why I think the statement fits. To me at least. I mean Kurt’s too. For sure.
'Love, hate, love' live version gives a good look into Layne's power
Yeah this please, great performance and he does seem quite different there...
Yep Layne in his prime right there
Also 'Bleed The Freak' live (official video) is amazing.
Metallica was in the front row. The bass player says Friends don’t let their friends get their hair cut 😂
You read my mind. I'd love to see her react to the incredible power in his voice & his breath control. Layne for me= the GOAT.
Hearing him sing this when he was healthy was truly stellar. Here he was still great but considering his failing health it's impressive he was able to still sound this good. R.I.P.
I don't think he was ever healthy singling this, but it all went downhill *very* fast, when he started speedballing on a regular basis. There's bootleg concerts in 93 with Layne, and you can definitely see the difference in the before and after. He's with the fairies on the back end of 93, while early on, like in Frankfurt, he was still killing it.
I understand where you're coming from but imo this version is untouchable. Theres no doubt in my mind that Layne knew he was beyond help already at this point and you can hear it, see it and feel it during this performance. Its heartbreaking yet also a brilliant and perfect performance of Nutshell.
@@neptunevinyl Very true.
He had also had all of his teeth removed a little while before this show.
@@jeremyfisher9102 nah, his teeth were gradually falling out starting in 95/96. His teeth are kinda hard to see here but you can clearly see them in the Detroit tiger show.
The most haunting performance in music history. This is what it's like to sing at your own funeral.
I think I want it played at my funeral!
Another is “when I’m down” live at the troubadour. Chris Cornell
This was the very first song of the entire show, and that’s why the band walked out 1 by 1 to the applause. Haunting knowing Layne walked out there “sick”, sat down and within a second, started singing a whole show that is legendary……and he probably didn’t want to or feel good enough to.
He wasn't sick, he was nodding the whole show. To be able to put on a show that great with all he was going thru, is truly amazing. He was the best
Jerry later admitted that Layne was using again and was shooting up heroin between his fingers in order to conceal his track marks, that’s why he wore gloves to this performance. Unfortunately, part of what makes this song resonate with so many is the feeling he projects from his genuine pain.
@scozier2539 he was dope sick before and they realized he had to use to be able to perform. He had just got his fix buy by the third song when he takes off his glasses is when he felt correct for his addiciton
@@pfang32yes
Yea he had to literally get high for this performance.
You talked about how the song itself feels "tired", and I think that's spot on. I think "Nutshell" is a perfect representation of how depression feels, just an empty body within, a shell. The instrumentation and pace of the song is a perfect addition to this.
The whole Jar of Flies EP is a masterpiece and more viby, melancholic. Rotten Apple is honestly one of their best songs, I think you'd enjoy it.
Jar of Flies changed my life. I was a fledgling 15-year old guitarist when this album came out in 1994. I thought only electric guitar could be cool. Then I heard this album. I can go years without touching my electric, but my acoustic is in my lap as I type this. Still my all-time favorite album/EP.
@@edmo922 Yeah, completely. I'm still a 17 yo fledgling guitarrist too lmao, but honestly, while I think the electric has a lot of power, I mostly play on my acoustic. It has a much more somber, melancholic sound to it that I just love.
It feels like I have a whole apocalypse, a distopian world in my hands, if that makes sense lmao
Rotten apples is soooo good
It has always amazed me how effortless Layne made those ghostly howls between the verses look.
Layne was already dead here in spirit but left us something to remember him, and man do we remember him after this performance alone
This world would be a far better place with him and his music and voice in it.
Layne was amazing. Rain when I die is a really underrated AIC song.
Rain when I die and don’t follow are my favorite songs
Died is really great too
Who underrated it??🤦♂️
Alice In Chains has always been underrated. When they came out they got pigeonholed with all the grunge bands but they were so much more than that. Their albums were masterpieces.
So I was coming home back from a job in Atlanta when I heard on the radio station that they had found Layne’s body. They played rain when I die after they announced it and no shit it was pouring rain. Not gonna lie, we lit one up and sent it up to the man.
this song makes me cry literally everytime. so much emotion and so many relatable lyrics
Me too hon! I relate and not a user! A depressed human I am though!
Same. It certainly hits home with how I feel
Same
The song is haunting, emotional, powerful, and beautiful at the same time. An absolute masterpiece.
The song itself is about how Layne was battling his addictions and how the media coverage on it was that messed up fully displaying all the ugliness of his battle,R.I.P. Layne
This song was not aboutLayne when it was written. It was about Layne for this show. Jerry made the playlist for the show and hoped it would pull Layne back
Ya Cantrell wrote it I think because of a break up or something but it grew into laynes predicament
@@jeffeffinduvall Layne Staley is credited as the lyricist for Nutshell
it's about the dark side of fame, reading lies about yourself in the press, and invasion of personal privacy.
This was Layne at his lowest and worst. Mind you he’s doing this performance super high after being really dope sick and he hardly has any teeth left. They weren’t even sure he would show up, and if he did, if he’d be able to pull off some of the notes and chords.
If you watch Down in a Hole, you’ll see Jerry Cantrell turn around and smile and look at another band mate. This is because Layne hits a high note so well and Jerry was so confident that he could do it.
Yes. Layne is wearing shades on a dark stage. He has a long sleeve shirt on and is wearing gloves to hide where he would shoot up (i.e. between fingers, etc.). Heroin driven death shouldn't be something we glorify in all these musicians that basically KILL THEMSELVES. A long list of them from the 60's until today and in almost every genre of music.
Layne actually had another band called Mad Season and his songs “River of deceit” or “wake up” are also amazing songs.
that whole album is sick. November hotel is amazing.
long gone day
And another band called Alice MudGarden and another one called Class of ‘99
The BEST song from the unplugged session! Amazing considering he was dying during this perfomance
One of the best singers ever...u were so respectful...thank you
This was the opening to the show
In my eyes Layne was the best. Not only was he a very technical singer, but he had all these emotional attributes that made him feel personal to everyone. He was like a son, brother, or father to many many people and still is. I hope he’s happy wherever he may be
For real, he feels like family to me.
Awesome reaction Rachel, it's sad that Layne is not here anymore, suggestion Alice in Chains Live at The Moore the awesome song is Love Hate Love it's incredible and you will be blown away!! RIP Layne Staley 😇💝🌹
He was a force to be heard when he was healthy. This was in his deepest addiction. R.I.P. brother
This is by far my favorite AIC song and maybe even top 5 favorite songs period. The album this was on, Jar of Flies is absolutely incredible
THE BEST UNPLUGGED IN THE HISTORY.. Nutshell= life of Layne...great reaction!!
I can not watch this without being brought to tears. RIP Layne you are missed
Love hate love live at the moore is a must
Have you done “Love Hate Love” live at the Moore yet? A must
This song, this performance, never fails to bring tears to my eyes.
If I’m correct, Layne’s fiancé died of an overdose which drove him into seclusion and furthered his depression
Mostly correct. Demri Lara Parrott was Layne's on again off again girlfriend from 1988 to her death in 1996. They had been engaged at one time, but they were no longer together at the time of her death. She also didn't exactly die from an overdose, it was endocarditis (an infected heart), caused by excessive drug use. There's A LOT of contradictory information about the details of their relationship, but no one disputes the heart of your comment. Her death was the nail in his coffin, from that day forward he was a dead man walking.
MTV's best Acoustic
The Unplugged show in 1996 is so heartbreaking to watch because he was deep in his heroin addiction (and yes, I know he was doing other drugs on top of Heroin). His liver was damaged from the years of drug use and he knew it. He was just high enough to do the show to deal with the withdrawal symptoms and so he didn't get dope sick. He was such a ghost of himself during Unplugged. (Of course, Jerry had food poisoning) All Jerry saw when he looked over at Layne was his best friend was going to die soon due to the path Layne had chosen for his life. That show was filmed in April 1996, premiered in May 1996. They did four shows with KISS in June-July 1996, after which Layne survived an overdose and became a recluse. After that, it was a 6-year-long slow suicide.
On Unplugged, Scott Olson was the second guitarist. He was there to boost the guitar sound on the stage.
Layne was better Live than the studio version. LOVE HATE LOVE live at the Moore in December 1990 is UNTOUCHABLE PERFECTION performed live by a rock band. Other rock bands should strive to have a live performance that perfect.
Layne Staley's vocal range can run rings around any other grunge singer in my opinion. Layne could sing the phone book and never hit a wrong note. Even at the end of his life, with no teeth and a lisp, his voice, wit and humor were all still there. Layne's voice and vocal range were so powerful he did NOT need auto tune or pro-tools until he lost his teeth and had a lisp around 1998, and even then he still killed the vocals. (He started losing his teeth in 1995 due to grinding)
Barrett Martin (who played with Layne in Mad Season) said that when he stood to the side of the stage, he could hear the sound of Layne's vocal resonance come out of Layne's body LOUDER than it did coming out of the speakers, Layne's voice was that powerful.
I'm in the camp of No Layne/No Chains, because no matter which singer you put up there to sing those songs, it'll only be a cover. Layne had a unique voice you cannot replicate or replace. A lot of those songs were great because Layne pretty much wrung his entire soul out singing them, others were personal to Layne and to have someone else sing those, the songs lose their meaning because the new guy didn't go through the ordeals those songs are inspired by.
William DuVall singing THEM BONES on the 2006 reunion tsunami gig.... William DOES NOT have the power in his voice that Layne had especially for that song. Maynard James Keenan could get remotely close to Layne's vocal range for that song (and many others). And Maynard would have the reverence for Layne's memory, he was friends with Layne, he KNEW Layne, had a history with Layne, and saw what Layne went through from Lollapalooza 93 until Layne became a recluse. Besides, Maynard already had 3 bands going on, why not join a fourth band?
He had tried rehab 13 times, but he could never completely give it up. He tried quitting cold turkey on two of the last attempts at rehab, but neither one worked either. Mad Season is made up of Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees, and John Baker Saunders and they all went through rehab. They all got together and dragged Layne out of his condo, got him excited about doing ABOVE album, thinking if he was creative he wouldn't want the drugs, and for the length of time it took to do that, Layne was excited about the project, but it didn't curb his drug habit. Layne wrote the lyrics to the songs he sang on the ABOVE album (minus the John Lennon cover song I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier) and he drew the cover art for the album.
NUTSHELL was about how magazines like FOR EXAMPLE Rolling Stone only reported on Layne's addiction as if that were the only thing that defined the band as well as Layne's depression.
Rolling Stone magazine has some unknown thing to do with the Hall of Fame, and after what Rolling Stone did to Layne and the band in the 1996 The Needle and the Damage Done article ("Oh no, it will be about the music" "Oh yeah, the band's picture will be on the cover" turns out it was only Layne on the cover and the article focused on Layne's addiction -- which Layne DID NOT want to happen -- and everything going wrong internally with the band.) that pissed off AIC management and the entire band to the point they threatened to kick the writer, Jon Weiderhorn's ass over it. I don't see Rolling Stone chomping at the bit to vote AIC into the Hall of Fame. Although if they do finally get in with William as the singer and NOT Layne. I'm going to be pissed.
As far back as late 1992, Rolling Stone has personally had a bone to pick with Layne Staley, even though I can name a dozen bands who wrote about drugs in their lyrics that Rolling Stone never cared to target before or after Layne came along. Layne’s mentioned Rolling Stone hounding him in passing to Riki Rachtman during the New Orleans episode of Headbanger’s Ball in late 1992 when Layne and Mike Starr tour New Orleans and a Voodoo museum with Riki back then.
There were other magazines and "reporters" BEFORE 1996 that hounded Layne over his drug addiction. Rolling Stone wasn't the only rag mag to do it. Spin Magazine and many other tabloid music mags only wanted to focus on Layne's addiction. It's why they stopped doing interviews for the longest time, and after the 1996 Rolling Stone interview, they closed ranks and as far as I know, while Layne was alive they never granted another interview. They DID do Rockline in 1998 (Layne called in while Jerry was promoting his Boggy Depot solo album) and 1999 (when the band was promoting Nothing Safe and the Music Bank box set). But for the most part, they closed ranks around each other.
MTV (and the music industry) has more or less blackballed Layne (and yet, they laud over Kurt Cobain every April 5th, because Kurt was the "face of grunge", meanwhile Layne gets a "by the way"). The Grammys went so far as to invite Jerry, Mike, and Sean to the Grammy show in 2003 and then refused to put Layne's picture up in the memorial of the musicians who died in 2002. (Or they "forgot" to) which pissed Jerry, Mike, and Sean off and they walked out on the show.
Even though the music industry would like to have written him out of history, Layne DID exist. He was on this earth for 34 years. In that time he wrote songs that gave a normal person insight into the mind and journey of an addict. The pain and depression he endured to write the most brutally honest lyrics a musician could write concerning his feelings on his own addiction, his depression, and the tumultuous relationship with his former fiancee Demri. The emotional and physical strength he had to perform those songs live when all he wanted to do was curl away and lose himself in the drug haze I can’t imagine what it was like for him. He was hounded by the press about his addiction. He was ridiculed for his addiction. The music industry blackballed him for his addiction. The Grammys forgot about him when he died. As far as MTV and music rag mags like Rolling Stone were concerned he’s just another addicted singer. They don’t want to acknowledge his contributions to music.
Layne Staley WASN'T just some rock star junkie. HE DESERVED BETTER than what he received from the people around him who he thought mattered. He wrote about drugs, his addiction, what he was feeling and what he was going through with maturity and knowledge well beyond his years. He didn’t deserve to be turned into tabloid cannon fodder by the press.
I remember a show in London on February 26, 1993 where a reporter who was based in London wrote about a concert they did in another part of Europe and got Mike Inez confused with Mike Starr. Layne got on the microphone between them finishing HATE TO FEEL and beginning ANGRY CHAIR and said, "I want to say um, I want to say hello to the guy who wrote the review on the show a few weeks back. You’re in London - an enemy. I want to introduce our bass player, MIKE INEZ, not Mike Starr, you fucking idiot! Fuck that prick! Fuck the press! We’re not playing for the fucking press, all right?”
"Layne was just an incomparable talent. He was like a fucking myna bird. Any accent or sound or voice, he could just immediately repeat it. He just had a gift. And I’d like to think that I have a bit of a gift myself. One of the funniest descriptions I’ve ever heard, and I don’t know that it’s true, but it just sounds fucking great, was we sound like “the satanic Everly Brothers.” Together we were kind of a two-headed monster. It added a lot of depth to the material the way we worked together." -- Jerry Cantrell (Noisey, June 7, 2018)
My Top 20 AIC songs... Love Hate Love (Live at the Moore, December 1990...Layne Staley in his prime and is UNTOUCHABLE PERFECTION performed live by a rock band. All other rock bands should strive to have a live performance this perfect), Man in the Box (Live at Weedsport, NY 1991 - the Layne’s Pissed Version...though the original version may be better to react to, because Weedsport was during Clash of the Titans tour where Slayer fans were giving the band crap and Layne got pissed and changed the lyrics), Bleed the Freak (Live at the Moore, December 1990), It Ain’t Like That (if you need a video use Singles Pro Shot video), Queen of the Rodeo (Live in Dallas, TX 1990), Real Thing (Live ANYWHERE), Them Bones, God Smack (Live at Hollywood Rock, 1993), Grind, Again, No Excuses, Brush Away, Frogs, Sludge Factory (During MTV Unplugged 1996, Layne screwed up the 2nd verse like 8 times, though the show only included one of those times), What the Hell Have I, God Am, Got Me Wrong, Swing On This, Social Parasite, We Die Young
Thank you for sharing! Powerful stories.... "No Layne, No Chains" - couldn't agree more! Rest easy Layne 💜
I saw Layne in a three piece suit at the start of their set on Lollapolooza in 93 and it was like 95 degrees that day! Needless to say he took the jacket tie vest and shirt off after playing Would the first song to start the show! Very charismatic singer and great stage presence! His voice very unique and an unbelievable range! RIP Layne!
That was "LAYNE "IN A NUTSHELL!" 😊
love hate love live at the moore🤝
Nobody can sing sorrow like this man. "if I cant be my own... I'd feel better dead...) you can feel that line. It is a short song but that's it in a "Nutshell"
Layne is an absolute LEGEND! We all miss him so much.
One of the best performances and songs of the 90s. Just perfect!
Some have said this was Layne’s favorite Alice In Chains song. He did write the lyrics himself, and they are some very personal sentiments. So I imagine it was quite close to his heart.
All these years later, this performance is still tough to watch. React to Love, Hate, Love live from the Moore to see Layne in a period of time when he was a powerhouse. Anything from their Live at the Moore concert is great, but Love, Hate, Love or Bleed the Freak are epic.
Totally agree!!
This
This is the very beginning of the concert, and this is also how the studio version sounds with the composition, only difference being that the lead guitar solo was electric
Probably my favorite song of all time out of all genres, Ive never felt closer to a song in my life..
This breaks my heart. Layne was such an amazingly talented musician. Its so sad we lost him.
Alice in Chains - Love Hate Love(Live at The Moore) shows you a more healthy Layne and shows his vocals at his peak before his addiction took over(and how good Live they were).
I was never a fan of AiC, but I still to this day consider this one of the greatest live concerts ever. They sounded so DIFFERENT unplugged, and really showed off how talented they were. Layne was spot on perfect as well, but it's obvious that this person is very near death, which adds a layer of sadness that absolutely destroys me.
Lane was and still is one of the greatest voices I've ever heard!! I know from interviews and documentaries that he was fighting a lot of demons. R.i.p.!!
Layne is basically singing at his own funeral in this concert. This song is Laynes life in a nutshell.
Actually this is the opening song of the show. It's an silent introduction of the band, adding the pieces together, and, wham, everything here, let's go. One of the all time greatest performances.
Metallica was sitting in the front row,“friends don’t let friends get friends haircuts…” was in a response to Metallica getting hair cuts…
😎💭
This was the opening song to this unplugged show. That's why they were walking onto the stage like that❤
Super recommend Alice in chains " Got me wrong" Unplugged 🤘🏻☠️🤘🏻🎸❤
I love that you are interested in Alice in Chains. I hope that you react to "Love Hate Love - Live at Moore's Theatre" - it's a great live performance where you see Layne at his peak. Thanks for posting this one.
I second Love Hate Love live at the Moore. You can really see his power. It’s kinda hard to watch the unplugged set. Just because you see how fragile he became. But the unplugged series was the best thing mtv ever did. I was in high school when Facelift came out. Still listening to them to this day.
Commonly referred to as "Singing at his own funeral." The intro was so long because his bandmates weren't sure if he was actually going to come back out on stage. They had tried to help him several times at this point and had to resign themselves to the fact that they couldn't do anything about it.
dude... huh. the intro was long cuz it was the first song of the show and it was an intro entrance lol
@wildcat31772 That too. But Staley came out last, and Cantrell said (I think it was an interview) that they weren't sure if he was going to come out at all because of the state he was in.
Love hate love
Something from the Moore Theater 1990 would give you an idea of Staley's vocal power when he was clean and well. Especially Love Hate Love. One of the greatest vocal performances in history.
Laynes singing was phenomenal, but Layne and Jerry singing together is damn near untouchable.
We are listening to his voice nowadays, the emotion Layne put out there is timeless and a lot of his lyrics are more true today than ever
You could've seen him going far, huh? He was already a F*CKING LEGEND at the time this was performed! 🤯🙄
Also, Layne said that he called the song Nutshell because this song pretty much encompassed how he felt at the time that he wrote it (in a nutshell) 🤘🏻❤️♾️
It was scary 😨 seeing him in this condition, to me. I think everyone knew he wasn't going to be around much longer. SAD 😢
I highly recommend to watch this band Live at the Moore, do either ‘Bleed the Freak’ or ‘Love Hate Love’ 😅😅j
The Grunge era was so beautiful.....yet so few of the lead singers are left. Thank God Eddie made it out.
MTV unplugged was amazing, so many different eclectic bands and artists. I'm biased on 90s rock though. The MTV unplugged audio engineers were top notch as well. Every show sounded amazing and studio quality. Thanks for the videos!
i still tear up uncontrollably listening to this, 15 years sober but he hit it on the head.......He was so good..
Wow, the way you described the feeling is perfect, I hadn't thought of it that way, but I could see how much you were surrendered to the sound. great reaction, genuine.🙂
Not an intermission, it's the first song of the show.
I love the unplugged show because I love AIC so much, however I never recommend it to anyone that doesn't know them. Most recommend live at the Moore 'love hat love' BUT actually that whole show needs to be watched - it shows how amazing they 'all' are and how versatile.
I really enjoyed her review sounds like she really understand his pain as a musician n performer
I’ve seen some people describe this as a call for help, he was passed that, and I’m pretty sure he knew it, this was goodbye. And one of the best live performances of all time, just as a bonus. We’ll miss you, sir. Also thank you so so much for doing this, an awesome reaction & breakdown.
This was quite awhile after they had stopped playing and recording together. He was super deep into addiction at this point, he had lost all or most of his teeth. and it was still a legendary performance.
One of many great examples of the amazing power Layne once possessed in his voice was the live version of "Love Hate Love" at The Moore...but you can hear the tiredness in his voice here, I mean it's still quite powerful but it's more vulnerable than anything else....He was on autopilot here because he was so high on drugs. It's pretty hard to watch as he was singing as if he knew he was gonna die. RIP Layne - one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time!
Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, Shannon Hoon, Andrew Wood, - all of my favorite singers from the grunge era....all gone. That's what I was listening to in high school... Rest in Peace - all of you.
Music of this kind, dark & brooding, was a release....keep in mind in the 80's and 90's and even into the early 00's, mental health for men was never, ever talked about. Guys, and being one from this era, we were taught that the only emotions ok to let out are joy - getting married, wife or girlfriend just gave birth to our child, scoring a game winning score in whatever sport we were playing. Sadness - only ok if an immediate family member died - yes that includes the family dog too - that was ok, but no other reason.
The song is so beautiful, yet eery at the same time. The end of the 2nd verse always gets me.
What a way to open a show. One of the last times this line-up would play together and maybe their best performance. So sad how Layne couldn't make it any clearer that he was fully committed to his own demise by that point and it was now just a matter of how long. A one in a million voice and talent, and one of the best bands ever.
RIP Layne ❤️
wonderfull amusement of analytical simplicity, thanks. I know you have much insightfullness coming.
Yeah... "Nutshell" is exactly how I feel most of the time. Anyways, great reaction as always. I've become a big fan of yours.
The saddest part of the whole unplugged show they did is that he was in real bad shape and was needing a fix before performing and didn’t bring his dope and was really sick. Then scored some just to straighten himself out just to perform. Then he shortly past away, the world was a darker place without him. At least he was finally at peace. God bless you buddy and thank you for all your music.
6 yrs later he passed
This is the closest you’ll ever find of someone singing at their own funeral
In your research on lead vocalist Layne Staley you will understand why he looks and acts the way he does here. RIP LAYNE ❤
pretty sure the "friends dont let friends get haircuts" on his bass was because they were friends with the members of Metallica, and it was shortly after the entire band cut their hair short. and the reason they cut their hair was because James got his hair burnt off when he walked into a pyro flair on the middle of a set.
next song to react is love hate love and man in the box
This song was written by Jerry the lead guitarist and Layne best friend. It t was considered his eulogy to Layne. Layne walked out of rehab and was found in a hotel room unconscious. They woke him up he said he would do the concert. During the taping he actually falls asleep in the chair. He was a mess
the man, the myth, the legend: Layne Staley
Heroin is a hell of a drug. The 90s were a hell of a drug. Thanks for your reaction.
I forgot how amazing this song was and still is. I haven’t heard this in years so it’s definitely a throwback for me!!
The man had the soul of a Blues singer, no doubt!
Not coming back from intermission. This is the first song of the show. This is how they started!! 🤯
He went very far. Hes been considered the best voice of grunge for a reason
His pain will never be relieved! Haunting!
Nice channel, seeing somebody react to AIC, In Flames, and Nightwish takes me back
This song explains the last couple years of his life
I wish your generation could have lived this music. The sound. The lyrics. The whole vibe is what encompassed all the outcasts
At the time this was recorded Layne was in the midst of fighting and losing against a serious Heroin addiction. He was so sick the band had not been touring. He is not well here and more than llikely high asf. Knowing how it all ended for him some say this is him crying out for help.. I think its him telling us he is losing. RIP Layne you beautiiful bastard.
RIP Layne 😓
4:06 your reaction to the lyrics was so good :D
Ladies and gentlemen LAYNE STALEY...not Stanley😂
This song was a cry for help. His family was shaowing him "tough love" and he od. They found him two weeks later
There's another song I've heard that has struck me with similar emotion from Motionless In White. It's called "City Lights." They express similar thoughts and feelings in that song. There's a lyric video for it that I've seen. I've probably watched it about 100 times over the last year or so I've had it on my playlist. Keep it metal. \m/
Love this song
Very good reaction.
If you only know a piece of Layne’s story and the fact that he is no longer with us, it’s virtually impossible to watch this without getting choked-up. It is intensely sad.
I read a comment once that someone wrote about this performance and they wrote “ The closest thing to singing at your own funeral “ which I thought he/she hit the nail on the head. I’m 45 years old and seen Chains perform live and they are one of my favorite bands ever. In the 90’s it was Chains,Tool,STP,Pearl Jam,Soundgarden,Metallica,Megadeth and a few others that I loved.
great reaction video! a very sad, yet beautiful song