One of the most underrated rock vocalists of all time. It's very sad to compare him here to the unplugged recordings. By that stage he wasn't well. He still sounds great in those, but the power we see here is gone.
LOVE HATE LOVE live at the Moore December 22, 1990, is LAYNE STALEY in his prime and UNTOUCHABLE PERFECTION. All other bands should strive to have a live performance this perfect. Layne is better live than studio version. One of the very few singers who are better live. The entire Live at the Moore concert from December 22, 1990 was turned into a live vinyl album and VHS called Live Facelift. It cost about 75.00USD last I checked. The VHS has live concert footage from December 22, 1990 of: MAN IN THE BOX, REAL THING, LOVE HATE LOVE, SEA OF SORROW, BLEED THE FREAK, bonus footage of IT AIN'T LIKE THAT live and official videos for WE DIE YOUNG, MAN IN THE BOX and SEA OF SORROW. Jerry Cantrell is the guitar player. He's a certified Riff Lord. He respects any musician who KNOWS their instrument. Layne wrote the song about his tumultuous relationship with Demri Parrott (pronounced Per-roh). There was cheating on both sides. Listen to the song from the mindset of a sociopath. How many times did Layne come back home from being on tour to find another guy just so smitten-puppy love-tattoo-you-on-my-chest in love with Demri at first sight. But the Demri fans think Layne should have lain down and taken that because he deserved it for screwing groupies on the road? There a few stories of her on the road with him where the first thing she thought of was scoring junk before anything else. I've come to the conclusion that apparently to Demri fans the Layne/Demri relationship is a sacred, hollowed relationship and NO ONE is allowed to side with him against her for what she did to him with the drugs and cheating on him, but he was lower than a snake for what he did to her with the drugs and cheating on her. She was so independent, she DID NOT even want to be recognized as his girlfriend (God-forbid that ever happen). Even though the second he told her he wouldn't get her any more drugs, she just turned around and shacked up with the next guy who would do what she wanted. Her family called Layne back home from GERMANY where he was on tour for a damn intervention with her. Layne never thought interventions worked, but he did it for her. There was one instance where Layne sent her out for coke or something, and she came back with heroin. Hell, it wasn't like Demri was headed for a life in a convent when she met Layne and on the day she was to take her holy orders, Layne corrupted her. She already knew how to get drugs when they met. Layne could have wished upon a star a million times over that she would have married him, but she wasn't going to give up the drugs any more than Layne would have, so there was no way in hell she was marrying him. She had such a feminist independent streak. When they were making the SEA OF SORROW video, the girlfriends were all invited down to participate in the video. Every girlfriend showed up EXCEPT Demri. She didn't even show up to support him let alone be in the video. Discussing the title track "DIRT", Cantrell stated that "the words Layne put to it were so heavy, I've never given him something and not thought it was gonna be the most bad-assed thing I was going to hear." Staley said he wrote the song "to a certain person (Demri) who basically buried my ass". In an interview with the Canadian magazine M.E.A.T. in December 1992, Layne Staley said about the Dirt album cover: "This album cover... I like to refer to it as "revenge". The woman on the album cover is kinda the portrayal of that person being sucked down into the dirt (laughs), instead of me. The picture is the spitting image of her, and that wasn't even planned. Actually, I was pretty angry about it when I first saw it - she's not happy about it either (laughs). It was real eerie. The girl on the album cover is really Mariah O'Brien NOT Demri. She had two heart surgeries that Layne paid for and two lung surgeries (that Layne also paid for) all stemming from endocarditis that she contracted through intravenous drug use. She passed away on October 28, 1996, from a bacterial infection that was a complication from the last overdose she had. Even though they had broken up for good by 1994, he still loved her and she was still hanging around in 1995 and 1996 before she hooked up with someone else a few months before her death. Demri’s death devastated Layne. A few months later, Layne asked her mother for the teddy bear Demri had with her in the hospital and a few other things. It took another few weeks and an accidental meeting on a busy street to exchange the items. The consensus was that Layne never got over Demri’s death. He used her death as the catalyst to go into a drug-induced tailspin in which he would take his addiction to lengths few could imagine or sustain. (This is coming from a Layne fan who was NEVER a fan of Demri and the many times she strung him along)
If you’re just learning AIC you are damn sure getting a crash course in darkness with this one. This whole album as well as Dirt are 2 of the darkest albums I’ve ever heard. I love it but can’t make a steady diet of it. Cheers!
Rob Halford or Bruce Dickinson are the gold standards for metal vocalists. Check out Dreamer/Deceiver Deceiver live on the BBC and For Whom The Bell Tolls live 1984. To hear them.
Ah how amazing this would have been. In 1990 I was 11 lol I discovered nirvana a year later, (they were my first gig with tumbleweed) & AIC as well as the rest a year after that. I got to see all of them expect STP but I'm not sure when they made it to Oz.
Recently saw some commentary on the disappearance of bands in current music (2024) and mentions of how much digital and computer support have deteriorated the "band" interactions.
Grunge took over and pushed out the hair metal that I loved. I hated all grunge bands at the time. I first saw this performance a couple years ago and was blown away by it. Needless to say I no longer hate it lol. Hair metal is still my favorite but I love all of the bands from that era as well 😊🤘
In 1990 I was a 20 year old girl. How sexy do you think I thought he was back then? Incredibly sexy! Still my favorite band. Still think he was the sexiest guy ever.
When Layne leaned into it, you knew things were getting real. He was and is the GOAT in my eyes. RIP Layne and Mike🐐🔥😔
Accessing all the muscle of lower abdomen and pelvic floor to sustain long and powerful notes
Cornell is #1 but Layne is really close to #1b
One of the most underrated rock vocalists of all time.
It's very sad to compare him here to the unplugged recordings. By that stage he wasn't well. He still sounds great in those, but the power we see here is gone.
You have a lot to learn about Layne. He is the absolute gold standard!!
I love Would? one of my fav songs from them but this really shows what kind of vocal animal Layne was
Amazing singer and visual artist. ❤
Alice in Chains - Man in the Box
This song blows me away everytime. An amazing singer and my fav band.
Been obsessed with Layne Staley since I first heard him..❤
He's brilliant
I love reaction videos. This one is awesome..
Layne is the best , love him and miss him everyday….
LOVE HATE LOVE live at the Moore December 22, 1990, is LAYNE STALEY in his prime and UNTOUCHABLE PERFECTION. All other bands should strive to have a live performance this perfect. Layne is better live than studio version. One of the very few singers who are better live. The entire Live at the Moore concert from December 22, 1990 was turned into a live vinyl album and VHS called Live Facelift. It cost about 75.00USD last I checked.
The VHS has live concert footage from December 22, 1990 of: MAN IN THE BOX, REAL THING, LOVE HATE LOVE, SEA OF SORROW, BLEED THE FREAK, bonus footage of IT AIN'T LIKE THAT live and official videos for WE DIE YOUNG, MAN IN THE BOX and SEA OF SORROW.
Jerry Cantrell is the guitar player. He's a certified Riff Lord. He respects any musician who KNOWS their instrument.
Layne wrote the song about his tumultuous relationship with Demri Parrott (pronounced Per-roh). There was cheating on both sides. Listen to the song from the mindset of a sociopath.
How many times did Layne come back home from being on tour to find another guy just so smitten-puppy love-tattoo-you-on-my-chest in love with Demri at first sight. But the Demri fans think Layne should have lain down and taken that because he deserved it for screwing groupies on the road? There a few stories of her on the road with him where the first thing she thought of was scoring junk before anything else.
I've come to the conclusion that apparently to Demri fans the Layne/Demri relationship is a sacred, hollowed relationship and NO ONE is allowed to side with him against her for what she did to him with the drugs and cheating on him, but he was lower than a snake for what he did to her with the drugs and cheating on her. She was so independent, she DID NOT even want to be recognized as his girlfriend (God-forbid that ever happen). Even though the second he told her he wouldn't get her any more drugs, she just turned around and shacked up with the next guy who would do what she wanted. Her family called Layne back home from GERMANY where he was on tour for a damn intervention with her. Layne never thought interventions worked, but he did it for her.
There was one instance where Layne sent her out for coke or something, and she came back with heroin. Hell, it wasn't like Demri was headed for a life in a convent when she met Layne and on the day she was to take her holy orders, Layne corrupted her. She already knew how to get drugs when they met.
Layne could have wished upon a star a million times over that she would have married him, but she wasn't going to give up the drugs any more than Layne would have, so there was no way in hell she was marrying him. She had such a feminist independent streak. When they were making the SEA OF SORROW video, the girlfriends were all invited down to participate in the video. Every girlfriend showed up EXCEPT Demri. She didn't even show up to support him let alone be in the video.
Discussing the title track "DIRT", Cantrell stated that "the words Layne put to it were so heavy, I've never given him something and not thought it was gonna be the most bad-assed thing I was going to hear." Staley said he wrote the song "to a certain person (Demri) who basically buried my ass".
In an interview with the Canadian magazine M.E.A.T. in December 1992, Layne Staley said about the Dirt album cover: "This album cover... I like to refer to it as "revenge". The woman on the album cover is kinda the portrayal of that person being sucked down into the dirt (laughs), instead of me. The picture is the spitting image of her, and that wasn't even planned. Actually, I was pretty angry about it when I first saw it - she's not happy about it either (laughs). It was real eerie. The girl on the album cover is really Mariah O'Brien NOT Demri.
She had two heart surgeries that Layne paid for and two lung surgeries (that Layne also paid for) all stemming from endocarditis that she contracted through intravenous drug use. She passed away on October 28, 1996, from a bacterial infection that was a complication from the last overdose she had.
Even though they had broken up for good by 1994, he still loved her and she was still hanging around in 1995 and 1996 before she hooked up with someone else a few months before her death. Demri’s death devastated Layne. A few months later, Layne asked her mother for the teddy bear Demri had with her in the hospital and a few other things. It took another few weeks and an accidental meeting on a busy street to exchange the items. The consensus was that Layne never got over Demri’s death. He used her death as the catalyst to go into a drug-induced tailspin in which he would take his addiction to lengths few could imagine or sustain. (This is coming from a Layne fan who was NEVER a fan of Demri and the many times she strung him along)
I Love this, you get it.
If you’re just learning AIC you are damn sure getting a crash course in darkness with this one. This whole album as well as Dirt are 2 of the darkest albums I’ve ever heard. I love it but can’t make a steady diet of it. Cheers!
Young Layne was 22 or 23 here… the same age as me lol
Totally the best live performance ever!!!
RIP, LAYNE THOMAS STALEY
08-22-67-04-05-02
💔😭🤘🏻❤️♾️
You should check out Alice In Chains - “angry chair” or “again” this is where you’ll really see how Linkin Park was influenced.
Talking AiC live, It's man in the box vocals to me, though. That chorus. No one can do that
Rob Halford or Bruce Dickinson are the gold standards for metal vocalists. Check out Dreamer/Deceiver Deceiver live on the BBC and For Whom The Bell Tolls live 1984. To hear them.
Yeah, i was 5 years old at the time but i would give just about anything to be there at the time❤❤❤
Amazing too the fact that there are no perceive able effects on his mic at all!
More songs "We die Young, Rotten Apple, Over Now, Godsmack, Dirt, Junkhead, the list is endless every song is awesome!!!!!!!!
THE GOAT
Pre heroine. He gives me chills still.
He is, among Chris Cornell, the best voice. Deeply deeply missed❤
Ah how amazing this would have been. In 1990 I was 11 lol I discovered nirvana a year later, (they were my first gig with tumbleweed) & AIC as well as the rest a year after that. I got to see all of them expect STP but I'm not sure when they made it to Oz.
Rest In Power Layne🔥
23 years old singing like this. Nobody can touch him
Goat goat goat 🐐!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤
Recently saw some commentary on the disappearance of bands in current music (2024) and mentions of how much digital and computer support have deteriorated the "band" interactions.
He was 22- 23 i think...he is the Goat,we miss you Layne...
Layne Is about 2 1/2 weeks older than me so if this was in December he'd of been 23 .
Grunge took over and pushed out the hair metal that I loved. I hated all grunge bands at the time.
I first saw this performance a couple years ago and was blown away by it. Needless to say I no longer hate it lol. Hair metal is still my favorite but I love all of the bands from that era as well 😊🤘
adapting to change is hard but change is inevitable. Rock on!
🐐. Them Bones next
I loved this!... and another amazing singer you will love is Ronnie James Dio he is the KING!
Oh I don’t know about gold standard but Chris Cornell is definitely up there
To me they are side by side.
In 1990 I was a 20 year old girl. How sexy do you think I thought he was back then? Incredibly sexy! Still my favorite band. Still think he was the sexiest guy ever.
1990 title is wrong.
The solo from Jerry just adds to the oozing emotion.