Alice In Chains - The Killer Is Me (From MTV Unplugged)

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  • “The Killer Is Me” by Alice In Chains from MTV Unplugged
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    Lyrics:
    So the sun
    Shines upon me
    I'm havin' fun
    The killer is me

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  • @airdromeaccount7922
    @airdromeaccount7922 4 роки тому +1708

    Not enough credit goes to the drummer Sean Kinney during this session. Absolutely stellar mix of restraint and emphasis.

    • @michaelfrazia4569
      @michaelfrazia4569 3 роки тому +80

      Sean is such a great drummer. A unique style that always compliments the songs well. His drumming in no excuses was so tasteful and accented the song so well.

    • @julioherrera2551
      @julioherrera2551 3 роки тому +32

      They’re all talented musicians.

    • @ThatTempesTGuy
      @ThatTempesTGuy 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed

    • @XOTheHosttt
      @XOTheHosttt 3 роки тому +3

      Finallyyyyyyyy

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 3 роки тому +19

      Without a doubt one of the most underrated drummers ever, always wrote amazing drums that fit perfectly without ever overplaying and always kicked ass. His performance in this unplugged was a masterclass same with the rest of the band.

  • @Richtofen155
    @Richtofen155 5 років тому +1621

    “I Wish I Could Just Hug You All But I’m Not Gonna” - Layne Staley

  • @justgregor7940
    @justgregor7940 5 років тому +2472

    Jerry is such a sunshine, We must protect him at all cost

    • @rumblefish9
      @rumblefish9 5 років тому +47

      @@exstasisofficial7742 maybe you can help. its quite a handful. all 10 inches of it.

    • @TheSoufiane
      @TheSoufiane 5 років тому +5

      Cost*

    • @breebryant4037
      @breebryant4037 5 років тому +18

      Ok....ok....I-volunteer....tee...Truly-I-agree-with-the-initial-statement....We-must-protect!....Nobodys-getting-to-Jer-while-we-all-live-and-breath....Actually-Jerry-is-just-like-his-father...He-aint-ever-gonna-die!

    • @starlitblond
      @starlitblond 5 років тому +4

      Just Gregor He definitely is.. and we shall!!

    • @LostCause36
      @LostCause36 5 років тому +8

      If Jerry decides to get too doped up to move and then proceeds to hang himself with some kind of archaic house article (because famous musicians apparently can’t afford other means) then there is little-to-nothing us fans can do about it...
      Keep up the good spirit though!

  • @manwithtwoeyes6911
    @manwithtwoeyes6911 4 роки тому +250

    I wish i could hug you too, Layne.

  • @roxanne4820
    @roxanne4820 4 роки тому +371

    5:35 Layne trying to drink from the bottle then realising the cap is still on, bless him

    • @c.h.3424
      @c.h.3424 4 роки тому +5

      😩 Bless him is right💖

    • @joeroganofficial5433
      @joeroganofficial5433 4 роки тому +7

      C. H.
      🤘🏿🤘🏿😩😩😩😩😩😩👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿🎵🎵

    • @cesartorres4566
      @cesartorres4566 3 роки тому +4

      HAHAHAHAH

    • @shane6450
      @shane6450 3 роки тому +4

      @Death Row Boxing to be fair he was wicked high here

    • @Suckmy2012
      @Suckmy2012 3 роки тому +1

      XD Oh snap, bless u for catching that XD

  • @maroru7577
    @maroru7577 Рік тому +225

    Regardless of Alice in Chains dark lyrics. They always kept a pretty good sense of humor and silliness. Those credits at the end are proof of that.

    • @Carlislearewank
      @Carlislearewank 10 місяців тому +2

      Layne was actually hiding his sausage in jerrys peaches … proven !

    • @a1saucin221
      @a1saucin221 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Carlislearewankbruh

    • @Carlislearewank
      @Carlislearewank 3 місяці тому +1

      @@a1saucin221 ok i made that up when i was drunk

    • @tankerchief2410
      @tankerchief2410 Місяць тому

      @@Carlislearewank😭

  • @needley
    @needley 3 роки тому +147

    Hearing Layne singing the line "The Killer is Me" is heartbreaking.

  • @ThomasDSin
    @ThomasDSin 5 місяців тому +57

    “I wish I could just hug you all! But I’m not gonna.” That bit always gets me.

    • @SoandSo23
      @SoandSo23 8 днів тому

      funnily enough that was mock at kurt if i remember right

  • @mattc4456
    @mattc4456 3 роки тому +228

    Jerry Cantrell could have played with any band, any generation, any music scene and made that band better. True artist... Truer poet.

  • @WildChild
    @WildChild 3 роки тому +419

    That riff has a very chaotic feeling to it, although Jerry plays it in such a gentle manner
    I don't know him but you can tell he's already used to all the crap and darkness in life and expresses it beautifully

    • @axohxa
      @axohxa 3 роки тому +18

      Exactly what I was thinking

    • @AliceInPantera
      @AliceInPantera 3 роки тому +23

      Such a perfect way to describe that riff

    • @thewhatsupquiqui
      @thewhatsupquiqui 2 роки тому +17

      He’s been through the worst things in life and still he’s not only an amazing musician but a beautiful soul.

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 Рік тому +11

      Especially on His degradation trip vol1&2 record, that album is so dark and depressing and heavy but man it’s incredible and super relatable. He really channeled that darkness and hard living and loss into a truly incredible album. record is as dark and any AIC stuff imo and Jerry was at his true low point in life, it translated to amazing music but I’m glad he was able to clean up afterwards, if he didn’t he’d probably no longer be around. That album and just Jerry in general as a solo artist deserved so much more attention. One of the best songwriters ever and a flawless live performer. Man is a god tier musician.

    • @lucatrio4026
      @lucatrio4026 10 місяців тому +1

      Yes.

  • @jaspersmuck330
    @jaspersmuck330 3 роки тому +121

    “I wish I can just hug you all... But I’m not gonna”
    -Layne Staley
    Thinking of putting that as my graduation quote

  • @idiosyncraticmushroom3030
    @idiosyncraticmushroom3030 4 роки тому +470

    ive been on an Alice in chains binge and there isnt a single song of theirs I dont like. not one. thats how good they are.

    • @drzal8553
      @drzal8553 3 роки тому +13

      Thanks for saying that - that's exactly how I've felt for 25 yrs! I tell everyone that these guys have to be my favorite band b/c there's not 1 single song of theirs that I don't like. Until Dinosaurs, that is, there's some forgettable songs on there and I can't stand that plodding, monotonous 'The One You Know'. But 25 yrs of liking every freakin song is just unbelievable to me ...

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 3 роки тому +24

      Jerry is literally one of the greatest songwriters of all time, you’ve got to check out his solo albums, boggy depot is very good and the 25 track double album degradation trip is fuckin amazing.

    • @hu5films862
      @hu5films862 2 роки тому +5

      Same here and it’s pretty rare considering the amount of music they’ve put out there, with Layne I mean. I can’t and I won’t listen to anyone else singing in AIC, mainly because no one else can fill his shoes.

    • @LeadSurge3000
      @LeadSurge3000 2 роки тому +16

      @@hu5films862 --- *No need to deprive yourself of all their other great material just for the sake of comparison. Take it from someone who's been there before. Just think of the later material as another band if you have to. Enjoy! Rock on!*

    • @hu5films862
      @hu5films862 2 роки тому +4

      @@LeadSurge3000 I’m not depriving myself from anything worth listening to, Duvall ruins Alice In Chains. I’m glad Jerry’s keeping them alive but they could’ve carried on with just Jerry singing or someone worthy of taking Jerry’s place and Jerry taking Layne’s place as lead singer and it’d be fine.

  • @bellas354
    @bellas354 3 роки тому +62

    The way he was singing a funny song at the beginning, then said "The Killer is Me" with a solemn face 0:25

    • @fedenogueras
      @fedenogueras 3 місяці тому +1

      What's the name of the "silly song"? I was wondering

    • @ashantim.martin8765
      @ashantim.martin8765 2 місяці тому

      @@fedenoguerasit is from a recurring skit featuring David Alan Grier from the 90s show “In Living Color” Google “like to hear it, here it goes” and you should find them. Very funny.

    • @Duaality.
      @Duaality. 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@fedenoguerasit's a reference to a Calhoun Tubbs sketch from In Living Colour

    • @fedenogueras
      @fedenogueras 2 місяці тому +1

      thank you
      @@Duaality.

  • @danegonzales5651
    @danegonzales5651 3 роки тому +1150

    The last few seconds are the best tho. Thank me later.
    5:05 Standing ovation from the crowd
    5:15 Jerry turning around to see everyone on their feet cheering
    5:23 Mike and Jerry hugging
    5:25 The very iconic "I wish I could just hug you all" from Layne
    5:29 Jerry smiling while waiting for Layne to turn around to hug him
    5:34 Layne drinking to a closed water bottle lol

    • @Sergio-sz5wo
      @Sergio-sz5wo 3 роки тому +13

      is a gatorage

    • @daltonnogueirajunior6650
      @daltonnogueirajunior6650 3 роки тому +68

      And the ambarrassed hug between Layne and Cantrell.

    • @jenmb2679
      @jenmb2679 3 роки тому +15

      Why was layne wearing sunglasses in other unplugged videos but not in this series?

    • @one-mangarageband70
      @one-mangarageband70 3 роки тому +27

      og jenny took em off after a few songs

    • @leahflower9924
      @leahflower9924 2 роки тому +6

      if its mike inez and not mike starr don't tell me how great it is lol

  • @kathyragsdale5518
    @kathyragsdale5518 5 років тому +485

    jerry looks so sad.....i think he knew things were changing......so sad, such talent...such brotherhood ....i like the new aic, but will never be the same....miss you mike and layne

    • @applesu8574
      @applesu8574 4 роки тому +13

      Kathy Ragsdale I love old Alice without layne never be the same ....

    • @karenlehtinen3013
      @karenlehtinen3013 4 роки тому +5

      Me too! Mike Starr was the last person to see Layne alive

    • @VideoGamesRus100
      @VideoGamesRus100 4 роки тому +13

      Old comment, but honestly, it just isn't alice in chains without Layne. Most the songs come from a place of pain shared between the members, so I feel like having someone else play drums, guitar, lead vocals etc. is disrespectful to the original vision of the song.

    • @METTI1986LA
      @METTI1986LA 3 роки тому

      He also had to take the lead cause layne seemed really too exhausted...

    • @catatonicsuns
      @catatonicsuns 3 роки тому +8

      Well Jerry did have food poisoning during this show

  • @sharonnagel3446
    @sharonnagel3446 4 роки тому +363

    Still the best unplugged ever😝

    • @aplus1080
      @aplus1080 4 роки тому +14

      Sharon Nagel this and nirvana. There's nooooo competition.

    • @Stan_Halen
      @Stan_Halen 4 роки тому +12

      ​@@aplus1080 All the grunge era unplugged sessions were incredible(Aic, STP, Peral Jam, Nirvana). Goes to show how incredibly talented and precise the music was and in some cases better when stripped down naked and acoustic..not to mention the unique voices shaking the 400-500 seater auditorium to its foundations.

    • @malloryarroy9887
      @malloryarroy9887 4 роки тому +2

      Always 🔥

    • @tonyarmstrong9211
      @tonyarmstrong9211 3 роки тому +1

      Live is pretty good,too.

    • @Monchi2006
      @Monchi2006 3 роки тому

      Nah LL Cool J😜

  • @rprosser1
    @rprosser1 3 роки тому +117

    The guitarwork on this song hypnotizes me

    • @user-rd8id1xk3t
      @user-rd8id1xk3t Рік тому +1

      I was just thinking that about another song of theirs. Dreamy but complex af.

    • @MrLs1racer
      @MrLs1racer Рік тому

      That little ping at the end of the riff kicks my ass.

  • @Nalisox76
    @Nalisox76 3 роки тому +139

    Under appreciated AIC song - love this one and there’s literally nothing bad about a single moment of this whole performance except the part when you realize it’s over

  • @jamescotner2459
    @jamescotner2459 4 роки тому +213

    I really think Sean's drumming shines here. But everyone does throughout. Saw them 3 times in the early 90s. So glad.

    • @user-fh3fw1zq3d
      @user-fh3fw1zq3d 4 роки тому +3

      He is my favorite unplugged drummer, so to speak. Such a sophisticated playing unlike Abbruzzese

    • @805BLAZING
      @805BLAZING 3 роки тому +2

      His drumming was the key factor in this performance being a timeless classic.

    • @Suckmy2012
      @Suckmy2012 3 роки тому +3

      Duuude, Pearl Jam’s drummer was loud as hell during the session. AIC did right by unplugged 🤘🏽

    • @giraffepunx4484
      @giraffepunx4484 3 роки тому

      That’s crazy talk! His drumming is spectacular during this set.

    • @jamescotner2459
      @jamescotner2459 3 роки тому +2

      @@giraffepunx4484 huh? We're saying the same thing. It's ok, had a bad day.

  • @softbatch1
    @softbatch1 3 роки тому +48

    The "Alice In Chains would like to thank" list is hilarious.

  • @hrh88
    @hrh88 5 років тому +387

    I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna

    • @Biozeminado
      @Biozeminado 5 років тому +57

      Fun fact: This was Layne joking about what Kurt Cobain said just before Nirvana did their Unplugged episode. Before the show, Kurt said "I wish I could hug everyone of you, but my arms are full."

    • @danielblock9305
      @danielblock9305 5 років тому +3

      @@Biozeminado That was before the show

    • @Biozeminado
      @Biozeminado 5 років тому +5

      @@danielblock9305 Corrected it. Thanks!

    • @danielblock9305
      @danielblock9305 5 років тому +5

      @@Biozeminado No problem dude

    • @areyouexperienced_
      @areyouexperienced_ 5 років тому +4

      like was he joking being a dick or just thought it was funny

  • @TheJackattack12
    @TheJackattack12 5 років тому +392

    Such a beautiful and haunting song. I really wish I had had the opportunity to see Alice in Chains when Layne was alive.

    • @morelife6508
      @morelife6508 5 років тому +7

      all the AIC songs have this element of doom to them... probably the spirit they carried with them.. or maybe the spirit layne carried with him... combined that with their seattle upbringing.. if you think about it, all those seatlle bands going back to heart had this somber, haunting, mood about them...

    • @LostCause36
      @LostCause36 5 років тому +2

      Well you always have the alternative fro man to go see.

    • @richardschroeder900
      @richardschroeder900 4 роки тому +1

      Cant you see the Herron!! Layne was loaded but hit the notes. But he was Dead!

    • @richardschroeder900
      @richardschroeder900 4 роки тому +1

      @Maru Frusciante they were mostly his songs? This one of the most beautiful albums I ever heard. Thanks Mr Chatreal.
      And Layne, Love you. All, Mike too

    • @malloryarroy9887
      @malloryarroy9887 4 роки тому +1

      Me too. Fav singer

  • @danegonzales5651
    @danegonzales5651 3 роки тому +45

    The way Jerry was waiting for Layne to turn around so he could hug him at 5:28. I'm fine I'm not sobbing at all.

  • @MrZeroTerrorRide
    @MrZeroTerrorRide 8 місяців тому +25

    I'm 42 and have been listening to Alice in Chains since my tweens. I own this video and would watch obsessively. This song didn't register back then. Now it's the most beautiful song I've ever heard

  • @5818fa1
    @5818fa1 5 років тому +796

    Let my recite my favorite poem. Roses are red violets are blue when I listen to Alice in Chains my neighbors do too.

    • @emotionallyexhausted1410
      @emotionallyexhausted1410 5 років тому +4

      Doug Doug 😏🤣 Same...

    • @benpreston6540
      @benpreston6540 5 років тому +4

      lol so do mine

    • @turnipsucks6416
      @turnipsucks6416 5 років тому +8

      As does anyone driving in my car, or beside me on the road, or at work. slaying it!

    • @SteadyDecline-zc8mp
      @SteadyDecline-zc8mp 5 років тому +16

      Roses are red.
      It’s to dark to see.
      No need to run.
      The killer is me.

    • @onemuckypup9823
      @onemuckypup9823 5 років тому +4

      I get an extra 50km per litre when I crank AIC !!! @@turnipsucks6416

  • @hannakyla
    @hannakyla 11 місяців тому +17

    i know this is pretty parasocial of me to say, but this song always hits me the hardest because it’s the last in this unplugged concert and whenever it ends, i feel like we’re losing layne and the original AIC all over again.

  • @maid2suffer
    @maid2suffer 5 років тому +46

    "I wish I could hug you all! ButI'mnotgonna." Our boy was precious

  • @dumptruckthegreat9703
    @dumptruckthegreat9703 2 роки тому +202

    Don't need a gun
    Pointed at me
    Don't need to run
    Killer is me
    Killer is me
    So the sun
    Shines upon me
    Having fun
    Killer is me
    Insane the mind
    In the name of me
    Can't find the time
    To let things be
    Insane the mind
    In the name of me
    Can't find the time
    To let things be
    Let things be
    Oh yeah
    Can I start over?
    Oh yeah
    Can I start over?
    And get over it
    So the sun
    Shines upon me
    Having fun
    Killer is me
    Killer is me
    Killer is me
    Oh yeah
    Can I start over?
    Oh yeah
    Can I start over?
    And get over it
    Let things be

    • @markhand8915
      @markhand8915 2 роки тому +8

      Word spoken well, Sir!
      Thank you!

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 Рік тому +10

      Jerry is one of the best lyricists to ever live

    • @cheyenneindian4885
      @cheyenneindian4885 Рік тому +4

      Excellent thanks

    • @dankowalski6925
      @dankowalski6925 Рік тому +4

      That is a great poem. I think it’s jerry telling layne - it’s time to get clean. Look who we are when we are clean

  • @coldmaster1034
    @coldmaster1034 4 роки тому +58

    I think this song, was the start of Jerry Cantrell's small solo career. Normally, Layne does the lead vocals and Jerry does the backing vocals. But this time, the roles changed.

    • @AliceInPantera
      @AliceInPantera 3 роки тому +13

      Same with Over Now and Heaven Beside You

    • @AbigorRealm69
      @AbigorRealm69 2 роки тому +11

      Most of the Tripod album is Jerry, sadly a sick Layne couldn't be more impacting, yet it's still one of the best Chains albums ever

    • @Targeted_1ndividual
      @Targeted_1ndividual 2 роки тому +4

      @@AliceInPantera and brother

  • @deehinker1848
    @deehinker1848 5 років тому +59

    That Jerry's hug at the end tho...

  • @Zontala
    @Zontala 3 роки тому +18

    0:20 Jerry and Layne so in sync they even harmonize runs

  • @facundosimonetti5203
    @facundosimonetti5203 4 роки тому +160

    Last night I had the weirdest dream. It was about Layne, apparently I resurrected him but only for 24 hours. We had dinner and sang a few tunes (I only remember Frogs). I was amazed by the raw power of his voice live.
    Anyway, at the end he vanished and left his clothes.
    Sad an beautiful.

    • @mikemahon4472
      @mikemahon4472 3 роки тому +10

      Facu Simonetti best comment I’ve ever heard on any AIC vid EVER! Sweet dream indeed my friend 🤘🏻🥰🤘🏻AIC forever and ever amen.

    • @isabellaxd2053
      @isabellaxd2053 3 роки тому +13

      I had a dream, I joined AIC back with layne, we and the guys went to search for layne to a phsycologist or something like that and I remeber I saved Layne from dieing and he rejoined to the band :(

    • @Satan-Is-a-Lawyer
      @Satan-Is-a-Lawyer 3 роки тому +10

      I had a dream layne ripped out my insides through my asshole.

    • @Monchi2006
      @Monchi2006 3 роки тому +2

      Yo i keep dreaming about AIC and Layne constantly. I remember before he died i dreamt AIC where playing some underground show and Layne was wearing a mask like that kid from fat albert, cause he wanted to keep singing without being famous. Every now and then i dream that he comes back from the dead and does stuff then i wake up dissapointed. Since 1999 when i found out in a magazine he had a drug addiction, i was always hoping hed get over it and theyd get back together

    • @facundosimonetti5203
      @facundosimonetti5203 3 роки тому +4

      @@Monchi2006 Man I can't imagine how heartbreaking it must have been to experience Layne's decay (I mean as in being alive during that time). I was born just a couple of weeks after he died, but his music just gets to me.

  • @wvusmc
    @wvusmc 5 років тому +122

    I miss the 90's.

    • @matthewgreen9704
      @matthewgreen9704 4 роки тому +1

      Me too

    • @wesleybullock814
      @wesleybullock814 3 роки тому +2

      I'm just glad I lived thru the 90's....im 51...followed them from the start

    • @KcYoh
      @KcYoh 3 роки тому

      bruhh.. really, me too

  • @TheSecondNature
    @TheSecondNature 5 років тому +339

    Incredible atmosphere. This is a little masterpiece. Absolutely loved it since the first time I heard it.
    And what a way to close a concert.
    Huge band

    • @karenmarie9327
      @karenmarie9327 5 років тому +8

      Definitely a masterpiece!

    • @TheSecondNature
      @TheSecondNature 5 років тому +10

      @@karenmarie9327 the whole unplugged is an abslute masterpiece

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 3 роки тому +5

      That’s Jerry Cantrell for you, an absolute goddamn genius, Jerry always writes amazing Shit so of course this is amazing

    • @caveman85635
      @caveman85635 2 роки тому +1

      Right on, Leonardo! "Absolutely loved it since the first time I heard it." Same here. And though I've listened to a lot of AIC, i wasn't familiar with this song at all - until today! wow, so much great music I haven't heard yet. 62 years old, been into music my whole life. The chord progression is awesome...

    • @susansoper7688
      @susansoper7688 2 роки тому +1

      @@puppetmaster8551 Jerry is a Excellant song writer

  • @pictopoezia
    @pictopoezia 3 роки тому +40

    Wow! Layne had such a great sense for harmony. He's the cherry on top in this one.

  • @rangerwhite7091
    @rangerwhite7091 3 роки тому +142

    AIC and Nirvana were the best unplugged sessions. It's how poignant it seems now looking back. A lot of the themes are fame and death. I lost my brother in law to suicide. You never see the signs until afterwards.

    • @FACEL1FT
      @FACEL1FT Рік тому +9

      STP had an amazing little session too!

    • @miata350
      @miata350 Рік тому +2

      Layne died on the same day as Kurt, too.

    • @CambriaPelletier6090
      @CambriaPelletier6090 Рік тому +1

      I agree Ranger. Nirvana & AIC were my absolute favorite Unplugged Sessions, & as I got older, I realized why--because of those dark themes. The darker the better. And I've always been attracted to Kurt & Layne's unique & haunting voices. Death by suicide, drugs or alcohol are far too prevalent for far too long. It's devastatingly sad.

    • @niksatt4843
      @niksatt4843 11 місяців тому +2

      Ive just been straight up telling people that way if i OD or something happens no one is surprised. Having family really helps you stick around. Oh and my nephew/godson out of no where just holding on to me and not letting go not even for my brother which is HUGE. I think little dude can tell im burnt better than anyone. Im trying my best for him if nothing else.

    • @bobyost42
      @bobyost42 11 місяців тому

      Just keep finding a reason to stick around one more day, every day. Doesn't matter what it is as long as you want to stick around because of it. I know it seems like you can't take anymore, but you can do anything, as long as you want to!! I've been there and I promise you that it gets easier over time. The world is a better place for your friends and family with you on it...

  • @Recoil816
    @Recoil816 4 роки тому +25

    Lump in my throat watching Layne walk off stage. God damn it's heartbreaking.

  • @JrLee-wh2vd
    @JrLee-wh2vd 4 роки тому +80

    Layne is at rest now, not suffering. RIP.

    • @scottashe984
      @scottashe984 3 роки тому +4

      Suffering is great. It means you are alive.

    • @ZsH85
      @ZsH85 3 роки тому +3

      be alive is shit if youre suffering

  • @lastfewtokes
    @lastfewtokes 2 роки тому +51

    Greatest sound for any acoustic set you will ever hear. AiC Unplugged was a masterpiece of raw talent and brilliant musicianship. The drums especially are amazing. Greatest band from the 90's by a country mile. Greatest singer ever.

  • @justgregor7940
    @justgregor7940 5 років тому +216

    It's 9am here in Serbia and I'm already crying

    • @aramos638
      @aramos638 5 років тому +9

      Let it out its good to cry its cleanes the soul

    • @justgregor7940
      @justgregor7940 5 років тому +10

      @@aramos638 Thank you ♡
      Alice in Chains always help with the soul cleansing.

    • @RockBarnRecords
      @RockBarnRecords 5 років тому +14

      Have a good pljeskavica as therapy!

    • @justgregor7940
      @justgregor7940 5 років тому +6

      @@RockBarnRecords You bet I will! Sending love!

    • @RockBarnRecords
      @RockBarnRecords 5 років тому +11

      @@justgregor7940 I backpacked in your country years ago. Loved everything about it, beautiful people, food, culture. Love to you as well!

  • @dougfisher9525
    @dougfisher9525 5 років тому +20

    This song, and performance is so haunting. Layne seems reluctant to sing it cause he knows its about him and his fate.

  • @rumblefish9
    @rumblefish9 5 років тому +293

    This show is bitterweet. Its a highlight - one of the best concerts they did along with Live at the Moore. But bittersweet because the guys had a feeling this might be their last together.
    "Sean Kinney told journalist Greg Prato in Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music. “Up to the moment, it was just a nail biter. Barely any rehearsing at all, guys not showing up - the same s---. Rolled out there and everything worked. Right then is when I knew, 'OK, if we never do anything again, I’m good with this. I’d rather leave on a high point instead of throwing drug paraphernalia into a garbage can in an airport, while I’m jumping on a plane, hoping to not get arrested.'”

    • @ItsTimeIDisappear09
      @ItsTimeIDisappear09 5 років тому +56

      Rotten Apple some fans don't realize that they were all fucked up back then. Layne's problems were just more public

    • @rumblefish9
      @rumblefish9 5 років тому +10

      ItsTimeIDisappear09 that's true.

    • @tombstone1841
      @tombstone1841 5 років тому +5

      Rotten Apple check out AiC live in Frankfurt,Ger.,remastered,great show.

    • @LostCause36
      @LostCause36 5 років тому +3

      Damn, he throw shit in the trash cans at airports too??

    • @somenothing7914
      @somenothing7914 4 роки тому +2

      damn, never knew that.. thanks for sharing..

  • @seeekerman1342
    @seeekerman1342 8 місяців тому +12

    I enabled the subtitles, read all the words and realized just how powerful this song really is...Damn these guys were the best!

  • @lovestospooge66
    @lovestospooge66 5 років тому +45

    Dude layne is SUCH a legend when you see the credits roll and see his name it's almost like seeing daffy duck or some shit, he was so amazing and died so young tragically it just doesnt even seem real

  • @jamesdupont1239
    @jamesdupont1239 3 роки тому +53

    I didn’t know Scott and Mike switched guitars for this

    • @Monchi2006
      @Monchi2006 3 роки тому +4

      I just noticed that now too andi used to watch this constantly on dvd

    • @andrewdyke5561
      @andrewdyke5561 3 роки тому +1

      That's not mike starr

    • @MIKE-TYTHON
      @MIKE-TYTHON 3 роки тому

      The bassist new the guitar part which I guess is pernicatey and the new guitar play who was playing rhythm for most of this performer probably just played the bass cause it’s an easier part I think he only had a few days to rehearse this cause he was fairly new to the band

    • @guitareater6975
      @guitareater6975 3 роки тому +5

      @@andrewdyke5561 it’s Mike Inez you dipshit. The band’s bassist since Starr left. No one ever said Mike Starr.

    • @shilohpuppy5649
      @shilohpuppy5649 Місяць тому

      @@andrewdyke5561 We know! It's Mike INEZ!

  • @ECsponger2
    @ECsponger2 5 років тому +56

    I am so damn pleased that this now exists here on UA-cam for the world to watch, listen, feel, and enjoy.

  • @MichaelIhde69
    @MichaelIhde69 Рік тому +2

    “just something we’ve been fucking around w”
    proceeds to play the most beautiful piece of music ever played

  • @Richtofen155
    @Richtofen155 5 років тому +108

    It’s Sad To Hear This Especially That This Was The Last New Song Alice In Chains Put Out There In Acoustic. I Wonder How It Would Sounded If It Was On A Record. Rip Layne 😢

    • @cuse038
      @cuse038 5 років тому +14

      I read that jerry said this song was like Queen of the rodeo that it will never ever be recorded

    • @manikasubba9739
      @manikasubba9739 4 роки тому +2

      ..

    • @guitareater6975
      @guitareater6975 3 роки тому +3

      Why The Fuck Do You Talk Like This?

    • @AgentNight1
      @AgentNight1 3 роки тому

      pero escribe como la gente pedazo de aweonao

  • @emotionallyexhausted1410
    @emotionallyexhausted1410 5 років тому +71

    "AN EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU FANS FOR STICKING WITH US ALL THESE YEARS. PLANS FOR A GROUP HUG ARE TEMPORARILY ON HOLD. BUT WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE SCHEDULE CLEARS UP." - I'd say this performance inevitably turned into our group hug. - But I'm still waiting on that Jerry! 😃🤘🏼

  • @fpshootermcgavin85
    @fpshootermcgavin85 2 роки тому +46

    This song is so powerful to me, it gives me chills every time I listen to it. Especially this version, at the end the roar of the audience makes it that much better, imo.

    • @je7647
      @je7647 Рік тому +2

      Jc is serious composer

  • @danielbrown1724
    @danielbrown1724 3 роки тому +13

    Love Jerry’s Calhoun Tubbs/Living Color shoutout 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.
    Still my fav band 27 years after I heard Dirt for the first time.
    Layne will always be the man 🤘🙏🏻💜

  • @coldsummer23
    @coldsummer23 5 років тому +39

    Удивительный концерт, с какой-то невероятной, меланхоличной, интимной атмосферой. Деликатные барабаны Шона, глубокий бас Майка, Джерри-моторчик, вечный двигатель группы, автор потрясающих песен, и Лейн... На Лейна особенно больно смотреть - не человек, а выжженная изнутри оболочка...Но несмотря ни на что он поёт, не во всю свою силу, но с чувством, от души. Голоса его и Джерри - как гармонично они оттеняют и дополняют друг друга. Моя глубокая благодарность всем этим музыкантам, которые записали и подарили поклонникам этот шедевр.

    • @KeepHimAtBay
      @KeepHimAtBay 2 роки тому

      vsiuhiuhigu oi rjmoijdr gjiorgdoijoid doirgiojdroigm jdroigjeoigjoidjroig djrkgoi

    • @drakhtar9468
      @drakhtar9468 2 роки тому +2

      Leer tu comentario me entrego el mas sutil placer. La descripción que hiciste de la atmósfera del concierto fue precisa y sublime.

    • @coldsummer23
      @coldsummer23 2 роки тому +4

      @@drakhtar9468 благодарю ❤️

    • @lighterprime7109
      @lighterprime7109 2 роки тому +3

      Согласен, Марин. Один из лучших Unplugged

  • @LeiLeiPhD
    @LeiLeiPhD 5 років тому +60

    This is exactly why this is The greatest band of any and all time💋🤘🏽💋

    • @gibson2623
      @gibson2623 2 роки тому

      It is not, at all! They are good, and that suffices.

    • @Theship1223
      @Theship1223 2 місяці тому

      So true

  • @sorchx
    @sorchx 2 роки тому +15

    This was just a few months before Demri died. If he looked so sad and sick here I can't imagine how much worse it was after her death :( But his angel voice will live on for eternity.

    • @ArielAriel-rg8ng
      @ArielAriel-rg8ng 4 місяці тому

      Indeed at that time they had already broken up and she was sick. He knew she would have died sooner or later.

  • @heather3383
    @heather3383 2 роки тому +19

    I feel this song in my bones. I used to live in Seattle; now on the outskirts, as gentrification has changed our city. I work in the U-District. I know this place and how it affects your overall mental state. This place has a way of leading you to some semblance of escape, particularly during the 9 months of rain. I couldn’t think of a better psychological summation of how this area can beckon you into a place where a substitute for the sun can be found, where a path forward is difficult to foresee through the downpour. Yet, somehow, we feel relief this time of year when the clouds enshroud us again. It’s that time of year. Thanks for the soundtrack.

    • @liprincessprincess
      @liprincessprincess Рік тому +1

      Such a beautiful and poetic comment. Thank you for sharing ❤️

  • @slipped21
    @slipped21 5 років тому +43

    Rest in Peace Layne, it's now 2019, 17 years later and I will forever play your body of work.

    • @malloryarroy9887
      @malloryarroy9887 4 роки тому +6

      18 years now. R.i.p. to my fav singer of all time Layne 😎

  • @chrisb3142
    @chrisb3142 4 роки тому +20

    Damn Inez played guitar on this one an Scotty played bass!!! Never realized that before

    • @shilohpuppy5649
      @shilohpuppy5649 Місяць тому

      Look even closer and Inez was playing the ascending chords then the descending chords and not Jerry. THAT was amazing.

  • @andreagibson1332
    @andreagibson1332 3 роки тому +13

    Jerry is so so cute love him

    • @Christabel44
      @Christabel44 3 роки тому

      Me too❤❤❤❤

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 3 роки тому +1

      One of the greatest songwriters of all time, absolute musical genius.

  • @turnipsucks6416
    @turnipsucks6416 5 років тому +30

    Can't get enough of this song. Sounds so epic live. Brings me to a peaceful place I don't even recognize.

  • @FlaviusSilverCockIII
    @FlaviusSilverCockIII 4 роки тому +29

    Alice in Chains had the best unplugged out of all the musicians who did the unplugged concert. Layne was an amazing singer and its breath taking the way he harmonized so beautifully with Jerry. Its comforting to know this unplugged will be there to remind everyone how great AIC was and that not so long ago music could speak to and touch your heart and your soul. Alice in Chains has been my favorite band since I bought the self titled album when I was 14. Their music has been there for me through some of the hardest times in my life. Like listening to Jar of Flies, the music takes you somewhere in your mind and you feel like the lyrics were written just for you. Jar of Flies is a musical masterpiece, the lyrics will get you in the feels. If you listen to Jar of Flies and don't feel some kind of way, then your not human. I wish I could go back in time, set in the front row and feel the incredible atmosphere in this place while they are playing. If I had a magic lamp that would be my first wish. Lol.

    • @alexnagy2044
      @alexnagy2044 2 роки тому +2

      @Nick Thompsin
      Here's another one Frusciante and Layne fan 😎✌🏻

  • @devilsambition1
    @devilsambition1 5 років тому +241

    Poor layne... sounds like hes pleading for a second chance in this one.

    • @ciscojames104
      @ciscojames104 5 років тому +3

      I'm sure he was

    • @kathybreakwell847
      @kathybreakwell847 4 роки тому +22

      Definitely was crying out for something.
      Looked so sad and mentally/physically frail
      It's heartbreaking seeing him lacking the confidence as he once had earlier on...
      The BEST and most honest ( true to his word) lyricist I think that has ever been.
      😢 ❤😢 ❤😢 ❤😢

    • @Byzantish
      @Byzantish 4 роки тому +29

      Singing this must had been really painful to him, Jerry's lyrics on this song were about Layne.

    • @kathybreakwell847
      @kathybreakwell847 4 роки тому +25

      @@Byzantish
      Oop's you're right...
      Jerry did write this song...
      What makes it even more sad is that it was the last song of the show and when he sings 'Can i start over' really brings a tear to my eye 😢

    • @LunaLoveBad6969
      @LunaLoveBad6969 4 роки тому

      devilsambition1 stahp😓

  • @thewhatsupquiqui
    @thewhatsupquiqui 2 роки тому +4

    The way Jerry hugs Mike 🥺

  • @advilshenk
    @advilshenk 3 роки тому +8

    Bought me to tears honestly seeing laynes last days . How down he was. Trying everything he has to solidly perform. Damn

  • @connoriquada5429
    @connoriquada5429 2 роки тому +4

    “I wish I could just hug you all… but I’m not gunna” you can tell Jerry got a bit of a kick outta that 😂😂👌🏻

  • @DukeNguyen-lc9zr
    @DukeNguyen-lc9zr 11 місяців тому +6

    "Alice In Chains would like to thank the following people: housepets, general acquaintances, doctors, lawyers, flight attendants"

  • @starlitblond
    @starlitblond 5 років тому +27

    Even though I've been listening to them for decades.. it's just recently that I developed a huge crush on Jerry. I think it has a lot to do with him in this show. And he still looks and sounds SO good today. Still never saw them play live. Someday!

  • @davidbrymer1230
    @davidbrymer1230 Рік тому +16

    They were so musically connected as a group. Soooo goood.

  • @StrawberrySunday212
    @StrawberrySunday212 2 роки тому +11

    And there it was, ladies and gentlemen..*the* best unplugged set you have saw and ever likely to see again. God bless you Layne. Thanks for the music 🙏🏼

  • @nina-uq5nx
    @nina-uq5nx 4 роки тому +11

    The last part made me cry..Layne i wish i could hug uuu😔❤

  • @Youandfourothers
    @Youandfourothers 4 місяці тому +3

    I’d love nothing more than to hug Layne

  • @laynestaley7331
    @laynestaley7331 5 років тому +168

    Alice In Chains Would Like To Thank The Following People:
    Hairstylists,
    Dance instructors,
    Psychic friends,
    Dog trainers,
    Circus freaks,
    Street vendors,
    And lawn care professionals

  • @marinhobrandao
    @marinhobrandao 2 роки тому +7

    Every time I watch this unplugged, I have a big wish I could just time and space Travel and give a tight hug on Layne.

  • @cornholio6853
    @cornholio6853 5 років тому +39

    Killer is alice in chains!!

  • @nickmckinley6981
    @nickmckinley6981 5 років тому +21

    After watching the new interview with Jerry and Lars this is much more sad than it already was before

  • @Danekk23
    @Danekk23 4 роки тому +13

    Grunge had a huge impact on my life. Thanks AIC, Nirvana, STP, Pearl Jam and Chris Cornell🙏

  • @flora8077
    @flora8077 16 днів тому +1

    Still watching this concert after all these years. Masterclass performance by these uber talented musicians.... 👏👏👏👏 RIP Layne 🌹

  • @drowsynectar6173
    @drowsynectar6173 3 роки тому +31

    Strange, I've listened and watched Alice In Chains MTV unplugged so many times but somehow skipped over the last song in the set. I have never heard this song by them, or at least I don't remember hearing it. It's beautiful though chilling.

    • @jimnyjaye5281
      @jimnyjaye5281 Рік тому +2

      It wasn't on some, possibly the early CD releases. Something like that.

    • @drzal8553
      @drzal8553 6 місяців тому

      Me too - so I looked it up and learned MTV cut this song from the set.

  • @charliegirl-9154
    @charliegirl-9154 Рік тому +6

    The credits are epic, thanking everyone from Silver Management, dog trainers to Lawn Care professionals... these guys were AMAZING. ❤ 🎶 🎸 🥁 🎤

  • @WMsandKFCisBackMOFOs
    @WMsandKFCisBackMOFOs 5 років тому +20

    Still sends shivers down my spine.

  • @seeekerman1342
    @seeekerman1342 11 місяців тому +2

    "Let Things Be..." I struggle as much as they did with this...even now after my own tragedy...

  • @mrgorgun81
    @mrgorgun81 5 років тому +65

    You can see Layne slipping away here..so fucking sad, that beautiful soul..

    • @B.bruinsma
      @B.bruinsma 5 років тому +1

      yes i was a user of heroine f more then 25 year and 10 years clean now he thinkung,not realy singing and stoned

    • @noahkb80
      @noahkb80 4 роки тому +5

      He doesnt have anything to do. Hes got just a little harmonizing. Shit id fall asleep too.

    • @velikynovgorod4358
      @velikynovgorod4358 4 роки тому +2

      It was said by one of the guitar techs that Layne did some heroin just before doing the show that's why he looks like he's falling asleep.

    • @kathybreakwell847
      @kathybreakwell847 4 роки тому +8

      He did a very little amount..
      He was under a microscope this entire show and except for Sludge Factory he handled himself very professional...

    • @noahkb80
      @noahkb80 4 роки тому +3

      Lol really. Slipping away? He lived for 6 years after this lol. He didn't die after the show. That the thing about people who don't know about a thing but think. How can he be so stoned he's about to perish right before eyes, to deliverimgjhh6 the single greatest accoustical peformance of all?
      Sorry, not trying to bash, it's just like, really?

  • @SkullfxceOS
    @SkullfxceOS 5 років тому +9

    5:25 "I WISH I COULD JUST HUG YOU ALL!!!!!!... but I'm not gonna." hahahahaha

  • @softwareengineer9307
    @softwareengineer9307 7 місяців тому +3

    singing along when you are alone and going through it boosts your mood. life is good and everything will be okay

  • @JoshB1111
    @JoshB1111 2 роки тому +3

    Jerry doing his Jerry thing!!! Gotta LOVE IT!!! Harmonization is a beautiful thing!!!

  • @Frosty_tha_Snowman
    @Frosty_tha_Snowman Рік тому +4

    This song has such a chaotic sound and feel to it

  • @jeremyrumsfeld7908
    @jeremyrumsfeld7908 3 роки тому +9

    Just genius, Jerry

  • @justinliberti5917
    @justinliberti5917 День тому

    Mike Inez nailing every harmonic for an entire song.

  • @jamesl8478
    @jamesl8478 17 днів тому +1

    Peeps dont realize just how special this show was... a true masterpiece

  • @mrjonnyhodas
    @mrjonnyhodas 7 місяців тому +3

    One of the best rock albums ever

  • @lepuscuniculus7527
    @lepuscuniculus7527 4 роки тому +5

    5:26 so genuine. We miss you

  • @theproject568
    @theproject568 Рік тому +2

    Seeing Jerry throw that arm around Layne hits deep.

  • @aramos638
    @aramos638 5 років тому +32

    Growing up in the 90s i loved watching mtv unplugged especially Alice in Chains and Nirvana

    • @emotionallyexhausted1410
      @emotionallyexhausted1410 5 років тому +3

      Andy Ramos Same here, man. This takes me right back. 🤘🏼

    • @tombstone1841
      @tombstone1841 5 років тому +3

      I have all the shows on VHS,except this one,what a shame.

  • @-jb89-35
    @-jb89-35 4 роки тому +13

    Cantrell is the greatest musician, songwriter, whatever of the last 30 years.

  • @dancingcorpses5750
    @dancingcorpses5750 5 років тому +9

    That was a great live performance! The end of that video is fucking cute "I wish I could hug you all but I'm not gonna" 😂❤

  • @blown22
    @blown22 4 роки тому +6

    Man, I had forgotten that Scotty switched to the acoustic bass and Mike went over and played the harmonics on acoustic guitar for the closer. Fkn awesome way to end it!

  • @AliceInPantera
    @AliceInPantera Рік тому +2

    That main riff is so chaotic and sounds almost….uneasy. Yet, I absolutely fucking love it

  • @danielbrown1724
    @danielbrown1724 5 років тому +7

    Love Jerry's sense of humor throughout this. The country song, the Enter Sandman go (cuz MTV and radio were over-playing the shit outta that song plus Lars was in the audience) and the Living Color reference from Calhoun Tubbs/David Alan Grier "wrote a song bout it, like to hear it, here it go", which just happens to be my favorite Living Color skit.
    Miss you Layne.

  • @MissAzul2
    @MissAzul2 5 років тому +29

    Brillant performance, we' ll never forget it.. Thxs AIC 💙

  • @biblybims9868
    @biblybims9868 7 місяців тому +2

    Watched this so much lately

    • @plumpasmr
      @plumpasmr 4 місяці тому

      ✨you are not alone✨2024 still here listening-legendary 🎶🫂

  • @Mr.SirMan
    @Mr.SirMan 5 років тому +10

    This one hits hard