I Really Wasn't Ready For This... | ALICE IN CHAINS - "Nutshell" (From MTV Unplugged) | REACTION
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My favorite description of this performance/song is "It's like watching a man sing at his own funeral."
Very accurate. That's how I certainly felt watching this when it premiered. :( RIP Layne
Sad but true 😢
Thanksssss crying again lol
Phenomenally put. RIP kid.
To me this song highlights his never ending battle with addiction. It's a battle that never ceases once it begins. We pick our poison and thus it begins. It's a battle we ultimately fight alone. Thinking we always have control but something inside knows you really don't. This song speaks of that journey and anyone who walks that path will understand it.
AS A RECOVERING ADDICT IT WAS PAINFUL TO WATCH A MAN WHO LOST HIS BATTLE WITH THE BEAST. TWO YEARS CLEAN AND JUST WANT TO LIVE. R.I.P. LAYNE.
Godspeed brother, stay healthy.
Layne is a legend! Stay clean Brother!
Congratulations to you. RIP Layne❤
I hope you’re doing well. Addiction is absolutely a beast.
Ahhh wow! Hang in there and continue greatness💖
The best thing MTV ever did was the ‘Unplugged’ series. Everyone of those albums is a gift to the world.
All the unplugged sessions are awesome
90s only
They're so good it gives people a warped idea of what MTV was like back in the day. It was 90% playing the same 5 pop hits of the day again and again with some rock played some nights. But they did these amazing Unplugged concerts and now many young people think, omg MTV was incredible back then! But on the whole it really wasn't and actually made the music industry more about image than music, way more than it was pre MTV. Generally speaking, MTV was not good for music. But AT LEAST they gave us Unplugged.
I wish I could agree completely with you, but ...Korn unplugged.....not the best IMHO. :/
Baloney headbangers ball is the best thing
The “I’d feel better dead” always gives me chills
I read this right as he sang it
I think it's something we all secretly think . Behind the jokes.
@@skarlottt Life’s greatest power, to bring down a soul, and to lift it up equivalently.
Abso-fkn-lutely. Every single time
Jar of Flies was written and recorded in seven days. Each song was done in one or two takes. There is no greater commentary on the genius of this band.
So as "Long gone day" it took them about 2 hours:) Staley writing a line, Than Lanegan adding a line, than again Staley...:)The genius of Layne.
Yeah. The more I listen, the more depth I feel and appreciate their music!
There is no greater commentary of the genius of No Excuses.
One of the best bands of all time
Meanwhile, it takes Metallica 8 years to release 1 mediocre album.
SIDE NOTE:
Here is a little story about Layne that I thought his devoted fans would find interesting, possibly even touching.
In the Heart book Kicking and Dreaming, Ann Wilson revealed that Layne attended a party at her home around 1999. She said after most of the crowd left at night Layne was still there, and she wanted to go swimming so Layne followed her to the pool. Layne didn’t get in, but sat in a chair sipping a beer. He told her as a kid that he excelled at swimming, he said “I loved to dive into water.” He said the water felt like a whole other world. As Layne sat there and Ann was swimming, a huge meteor went over them and it lit up Layne’s face. She said he looked like a kid again, and at that moment there was no darkness in his life. Layne said, “Did you see that? How close do you think that was to us, Ann? Do you think that almost hit us, Ann? How lucky are we to have seen that?” Ann responded that it was beautiful, and Layne retorted, “Do you have any idea how rare it is for a meteor that big, and that bright, to come that close to us? We are really really lucky people Ann. You and me.”
Here is a link to these interesting Factoids in case anyone wants to check them out.
www.alternativenation.net/10-surprising-stories-about-layne-staleys-reclusive-years/
:'(
Beautiful
Omg
That’s amazing. I know her husband is Cameron Crowe who directed Singles which AIC was in and they had a pretty good friendship. Good story.
That hit me in the feels. Thank you for sharing that
It's hard to believe that people are hearing songs for the first time that I've been listening to you for years
I haven’t even hear this song or band. Sounds like a metal band name too. Now I don’t know if I should listen to the song or wait
@@TheWalper If you haven't already i suggest checking out their stuff. They were labeled as "grunge " because they got popular around the time grunge got big( 1991) but are a bit more heavier and at the time I was a kid into rap music but as soon as I heard Alice in chains i became an instant fan. Songs to start with: (We die young, Bleed the freak, Man in the box, Them bones, Angry chair, Rooster, No excuse, i stay away) I chose mostly their biggest songs because that's what got me into them and then listening to the rest was like uncovering magic. Songs like the one in this video(nutshell)while amazing i think are appreciated more after you've become familiar with the band and know what frontman Layne Staley went through with addiction before passing away in 2002.
I love "Jar of Flies"... But "Dirt" has something deep and primal in it. The .. emotional everything.. of that heroin addiction album...
Junkhead... sets the whole stage for what you will experience.
There's a first for everyone!
Oh yeah I totally agree with that! The new generation is actually learning what amazing music is all about!
Careful bro. Once AIC get hold of you they don’t let go. One of the greatest bands. Great review dude.
What do you mean be careful? Not letting go from AiC is a great thing cause they're awesome
Tyrone Evans : You nailed it on the head!!!!!!!!!
Mxulin indeed my guy 🤙🏻
This is faxxxxxxx
Said like 6 people ever
Yes Nirvana were the poster-children, Soungarden were technically superior and Pearl Jam were the better song writers, but AiC were the epitome of that era.
AiC has the ability to connect to its audience at such a raw level, it's almost like having a friend beside you for all days
AIC was THE best band from Seattle and are still amazing. Jerry is an absolute genius!
AMEN!
Weird that the dudes who hated the fame the most were also the poster children.
they’re all great in their own ways, they’re all so dark too
What you just witnessed was an artist near the end of his journey.. If you watch Layne's earlier performances.. he was a lot more lively and energetic... He had been weathered by years of heroin abuse at this point.. The gloves were to hide the tracks on his hands. This.. sadly... was not Layne Staley at his best.. and while it is an absolutely brilliant and haunting performance... The words he sang were literally his torture. Fills my heart with as much pain as it does joy to watch this video. RIP Layne Staley.. You are missed by many!
Beautifully said brother.
And crack unfortunately
And they didn’t show a side of his face because he was losing teeth he was in horrible condition and hey still have the best unplugged show ! I’d argue that they’re the best band ever (with layne)
Couldn’t agree more. He was a shell of his self here and still killed it...this MTV Unplugged is so raw and emotional it literally makes me want someone to rescue Layne. His demons are on full display and yes... he did this better than the studio version. He will forever be missed...RIP Layne...
Sad but true 👍🏽🤘🏽
Layne died in such a horrible way, needle in his leg sitting up on his couch. Wasn’t found for 2 weeks. AIC bass player Mike Starr saw Layne last in the apartment he ended up dying in, they argued about Layne’s drug addiction and Mike got pissed off, Layne asked him as he was walking out the door to please not leave, Mike left any way and Layne ended up od’ing and died. It fucked with Mike really bad the rest of his life, all the way up until he too died from a drug overdose.
True, except that the bass player here is Mike Inez. Starr left/was let go in 1993.
And it's also "friends dont let friends get friends haircuts "
I see someone read the unofficial auto biography. Great read. Mike was high on Valium. Layne got pissy. Ironically. But I understand. April 4th is a bad day. Same day Kurt died. Side note. Letting mike go never sat right with Layne.
TP You are correct sir, thanks for the clarification!
The friends don't let friends get haircuts was a slight to Metallica from my understanding. I didn't know that two of their members had OD'd. I just had a friend OD on heroin last week. we didn't see each other much anymore but we grew up together and she had such a sweet soul but had been through sexual trama and all sorts of things in her life. I live in North Alabama, there is an episode of intervention about where I live in title they call it magic mountain but about seven years ago heroin made a comeback for the first time since the 70s and now people are dropping like flies. If anyone reads this and needs help please see the treatment you need and deserve before it's too late.
Layne and Kurt barely crossed paths but everyone in their circles say that they are very similar people. Very sensitive, with a heart for the underdog, biting hilarious sense of humor, courageously vulnerable and honest, dark and self destructive. It's too bad they couldn't have known each other and helped one another I'm their lifetimes. I had this idea of a painting of them hugging and crying in heaven that would be very powerful I think.
Paint it and I’ll buy it
So eerie that they died on the same day
I'm pretty sure they toured together.
I saw a video, where Layne featured some videos he liked, and one of them was "heart shaped box" by Nirvana, and Layne said, he was so happy for them, that they put out such a great song with such a cool video, and that they put their critics to shame with that. He clearly liked them.
Only way to get to heaven is thru Jesus Christ. I hope the two of them called out to the Lord for forgiveness. Even though they were addicts, the Bible says "all who call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" Romans 10:13 Such beautiful talent was God given, no doubt. I hope Curt and Layne are singing praises and at peace before God's throne.
Layne was so sick during this performance,however he still mastered the vocals without trying.
Yeah. Heroin took all the greats.
@@PeteyC_AZ heroin MADE all the greats...
@@kikoredog not true brother. Layne was great and successful b4 he got on the needle
He definitely tried, have you seen sludge factory in the unplugged? There was definitely conscious effort
@@kikoredog exactly. Look at all the greats that were junkies, music was so much better when they were strung out. Sad but true. Heroin addiction makes for great artists.
This song still makes me cry...
Unstoppable tears this one hits so deep
Me too...and your pic got me too...trying to wipe an eyelash off the screen.
@@erikaiversen5883 Lmao! I just tried to do the exact same damn thing girl so don't feel bad! 😂😂😂 Nice trick
@@heatherlanaeturnerakacount753 got me too
It doesn't matter where i am, this song still makes me cry. Battling addiction and depression for so many years, i can relate.
He fought that battle so alone that he died on the April 5th and wasn't found until the 19th. Completely heart breaking and soul crushing.
I'm glad to see a younger generation feeling his music. In that he is remembered he will never be gone...
“A man singing at his own funeral...”
RIP Layne. You are missed brother.
The unplugged version of the song "Down In A Hole" is so awesome too. Do yourself a favour a listen to the whole unplugged album. IMO it's the best unplugged album ever made!!
No doubt about it, hands down the best unplugged ever.
Yep!!! Watch the whole show! Layne is super high on heroin but he still sounds Amazing.
That or Nirvana
Pearl Jam have the best unplugged. I dont think these are as strong as the album versions
@@thatsriiight5047 idk! Nirvana was pretty Powerfull as well😃🎤🎿🎸
You'll find a group of us, including me, that to this day still listen to AIC and can't believe how many years have passed.. this is still my favorite band of all time. Pure musical genius!.
Mine too.
Jar of flies stays in my cd player all day everyday
Yep. I bought Dirt about 16 years ago, but had heard Rooster, Bones, Man in a Box and the other singles already and loved them. I didnt watch the MTV Unplugged until a few years ago. I cry ever time, and lament missing out on ever seeing this band live...such power, such angst, makes you wanna scream with him. I'm so angry that Laynes gone. I'm angry that he died alone. I'm angry that the Unplugged gig was his funeral. It's not fair that such a bright star had to burn out so young....but I keep their music close to me always
My favorite of all time, I still listen to all of their music and mad season!
Nbc
Something about 90's artists that are no longer with us had their own unique voice that made their music so incaptivating
They carry so much emotion in their voice, and more often than not, that emotion came from a place of pain.
Heroin addiction. Hate to say it, but it makes the best artists and unfortunately takes them from us at the same time
Facts. Pure and unaltered. No over production.
Pretty sure the word is “captivating”. Nice job though creating a word that doesn’t exist.
@@brettrun8575 What a douchebag comment. We might need related. Lmao
Layne sung a lot about his own death.
He knew he wouldn't live a long life in my opinion.
I think he knew when he sang this his time was near. Dudes body had already paid for the last one way ticket
First song of the first álbum...
This performance made me fall in love with acoustic bass.
Their entire Unplugged set is fantastic. Would, Rooster, Sludge Factory are some other amazing songs you should check out from their Unplugged set
I love Frogs and Got Me Wrong also... Its all. So. Good.
@@angelabailey7153 Frogs hits really deep and I don't really know why
Down in a hole is even better than the studio
Frogs🤘🤘🤘
I completely agree. Their whole performance is perfect. But when they do Sludge Factory, Staley messes up, and he makes it funny. But they cut it out of the record. RIP Layne!
This is an emotional one. One thing to note in this concert is that Jerry is always keeping his eye on Layne cause Layne was really messed up from drugs and Jerry was watching his back.
Wasn't Layne going through withdrawal during this concert?
You said it, and I didn’t even read all the comments but yes! Makes me sad, yet it’s a mirror to most of our lives.
@@werewolf2003002 it was kurt cobain. They had to give him heroine before they performed.
Ya no tenía varios dientes.
@@werewolf2003002 No he was strung out. Shot up before the show and he was late.
For those of you who didn't know Layne struggled heavily with his addiction to heroin, and it's very apparent in this performance. What you witnessed was nothing short of a sad, defeated man singing at his own funeral. Everyone who truly understood Layne knew that the moment they aired this on MTV all those years ago. And we all Wept. RIP Layne
For me, as simplistic as the song is it's probably the most emotional song on the album
Dude NEEDS to listen to Down In A Hole on this set. Even better *chefs kiss*
Yes!
He already reacted to down in a hole, but yt removed it
Yessss!!!!
cHefS kiSs
The whole performance is phenomenal. Frogs is incredible too
It’s so sad to me how lonely Layne seemed to feel even among millions of his fans he had. That’s the pain of addiction for you.
You could be doing anything at any place with anyone you ever wanted and it wouldn’t even compare to a high off g or h..Only addicts know how hard this is and will always be.
No that's depression. His drug addiction was because of his depression
"Love, Hate, Love" from Alice in Chains, Live at the Moore Theatre. i don't know you'll find a better vocal performance from Layne than that right there.
Kurt Borchers his voice is absolutely amazing in that song !! peels paint off the walls
Abso-fucking-lutely!
100% agree, that is a killer performance!
Dallas 1990 is a way better version
100%
Man, I consider myself a manly man but everytime I see this performance, I end up crying and my heart breaks when I think of Layne Staley and how his life ended, especially since this was one of his last shows. R.I.P. Layne.
Man...I hear you. I hate it that he's gone.
The first note he sings brings me to tears
I feel like one day i'll end like him... beside my videogame, around drug and alone... rotting apple !
Wtf that doesn't make you a less-man
@@RyoWatanabe666 there's always time to change my brother! I know it's hard but you can get help, from the people that care about you, and if sadly you have none, there's still tons of people who would love to help you, people who made it out and now can show you that there is a better life, trust me. Depression and addiction suck, but there is a way out. Life is worth living!!
Cantrell is everything. Nice to see a younger fella appreciate this. Unpluggeds were such a big deal when they came out. The layers of meaning, and hence history, in this video gives me goosebumps.
In June of 97 I was almost murdered, 3 weeks before my 18th birthday. After leaving the hospital, I had to have my parents make a bed in the living room floor for me. I had staples all in my head holding it together. I was beat with a pool ball in a sock. I had AIC Unplugged on VCR tape and watched it over and over laying there taking pain pills. I will never ever forget that! That's what I remember about AIC Unplugged! Just figured I would share.
thank you!
Holy shit that's insane in glad your okay
I'm really sorry to hear that man. I hope you're doing alright
well damn, how did you find yourself in that situation?
Dat Man Antifa lol
Alice in Chains - Down in a hole (MTV Unplugged). Trust me on this one.
Yep. Especially when Layne is letting and watching Jerry sing. Deep.
This song gets to me each time I hear it. Digs at my soul and I just start tearing up. Such a legend.
Alice In Chains- Down in A Hole (this same unplugged version)
Agreed
My second favorite song from Alice in Chains
Probably the 2nd most powerful and meaningful performance. Watching Layne let Jerry sing, something so deep about that.
Touche top fave
Layne was going through some of the worst parts of his heroin addiction at this point
This is true but Layne Staley performance unbelievable
@@roofernick1028 oh absolutely. He killed it!
I'd like to see any singer from this current era try and keep up with withered away heroin addicted Layne. Even at his low point he was one of the most powerful and beautiful voices around and always will be.
@@slimmmshaney5695 he was fantastic
I totally agree no singer in todays era could
His voice was everything that's right in the world. Miss you, Layne!
When you realize this was the first time they were playing in almost 2 years.
lokilxix 3 years
The performance was reportedly a mess for the studio audience with several takes of some songs to get them going. But you would never know that from the end result.
@@baloothepibble8421 even more so then.
@@nathanweiss5174 you chase misprinted lies..
@@Vivi_9 yes, everything is fake news!
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This song always brings a tear to my eye. The studio version is amazing but this version is unreal. The pain in his voice 😥
This is the version of the song that already gave you chills down your spine, just make you completely go numb. Huge emotion, seeing how many people loved this band, and loved layne staley. I was born in 94, and will forever say Layne is the greatest voice to come out of the 90's.
Alice In Chains will forever be my favorite band.
They hadn’t played together in the same room for 3 years before they walked into that mtv studio. No rehearsal.
And it was the last time they played together
da ra not entirely true. They played support slot for Kiss on July 3rd ‘96. That was the last performance.
My mother once came in, when I was watching the Unplugged DVD and said: "Whoa.. This guy died and forgot to lay down.. Poor man"
And, yeah.. True! So true that expands in feeling and expression on this beautiful and sad Unplugged, in my opinion, the best of all time! This is.. magical! Touches you in the soul
Another amazing AIC song is Down in a Hole. Either official or unplugged. That song still gives me chills.
Layne was struggling very badly in this concert. He had already lost his fiancee to her heroin related death and began his full speed race to his own grave. The entire gig still leaves me in tears because his intense introverted addictive demons were mindfucking him thru this entire show.
He lived a few more years after this but this was one of his final public performances.
Btw, Upchurch did amazing covers of this song as well as Rooster.
I totally agree with you on UpChurch. He killed it. RHEC 🤘
Just for the record: his girlfriend, Demri Lara Parrot, passed away months after this show was taped.
He was crying in the beginning of this concert
Upchurch's version is amazing
Oh GOD!!! UPCHURCH KILLED IT! best cover song... RIP to the fuckin LEGEND LAYNE STALEY!!
Was so legendary when Layne walks out for the first time with “NUTSHELL” being the first song sang ~ touching, had so much depth & sad emotions ~ I’m speechless
This concert is in my top 3 albums of all time. R.I.P. Layne.
You havee to react to their song Love Hate Love live at The Moore. Layne's vocal peak imo.
This! Thank you!
Man in the Box from the same show is also worth checking out.
Yes, please!
Yes I totally Agree!!!!
@@tyroneevans3202 that whole show was great but You can tell he was High as shit on heroin. So was Kurt Cobain. So Sad I Miss Them Both😞
He’s the reason I have a hoop in just my right ear. Layne wasn’t perfect, but wasn’t afraid to display emotion and excelled in it. He did so much for me. R.I.P. Layne Staley
Who else is having flashbacks of watching this on VHS that you rented from blockbuster while getting stoned with your buds, constantly commenting on how amazing Lane sounds?
while in you’re the mood, down in a hole - alice in chains from unplugged
Im glad more and more people are now discovering AIC, and realizing how beautiful that performance was despite the hell Layne was going through at that time. I still vividly remember listening to this song for the first time at a point in my life where I was dealing with struggles of my own, and listening to it still brings tears to my eyes like no ever track has ever done before. Its a sad, yet otherworldly feeling all over again. Truly a gem.
Then there is Love, Hate, Love (Moore live)
Fuck that version, Dallas 1990 is the best one
No
Now bow down.
Yes!!!
RIP LAYNE STALEY ❤ and RIP MIKE STARR ❤
God I loved his voice. Jerry Cantrell is underrated
Cantrell is out of this world talented
The message written on the bass guitar reads "friends don't let friends give friend haircuts"! This was referring to Metallica who was in the audience with their new short haircuts!
And then Jerry cut his years later.
But then again that's his opinion too...so if someone wants to change their appearance or get a haircut that's up to them...you can't be hypocritical of other people...people have rights to do what they want too...stop the fighting...
@@DASamX5453 what you on about
DASamX5453 LOL what? They are friends and we’re just poking fun at them!
It was "friends don't let friends GET friends haircuts", it was also a jab at Friends which was the new hot shit on tv at the time
Bleed the freak next cause Layne's vocals are out of this world great. AIC was so good during Layne Stayley's legacy.
Bleed is my favorite AIC song... it showcases each members talents and is such an underrated and underplayed song!
@@pokes986 yes indeed!!! 👍
Yes! For me that song is underrated. A pure gem
Bleed the freak and Sunshine are my favs.
Agreed. But for me, Love Hate Love, live at the Moore was the most epic ever. He just.... I can't even explain it. First saw it when I was a teen, made my hair stand, watched it again at 41, still the same.
The reason he was so calm was that he had just had enough heroine to get him not sick & not asleep. I read about this show. It was those few seconds from history not being made but timing worked out perfectly!
You know this comforting feeling when your own thick, warm tears are running down your cheeks? Its the same listening to Layne Staleys voice. ❤️
That's actually a pretty damn accurate description. Thank you for that.
Wow...yeah. exactly
AIC is one of very few bands that sounds better in person than their CDs.
Having an album mixed by someone who doesn't know what the fuck he's doing doesn't really help. I'm refering to their Three Legged Dog album, it sounds awful. And yes, the Unplugged versions are times better.
Queen
Theyre not the only band but ok
Ridiculous claim.
@@Chris-Ian Na that album is incredible and i see a lot of people saying its their favourite.
RIP Lane. Forever missed. Even strung out of his mind the man still sounded amazing.
I seriously have always loved Alice in Chains. They were really. I really think it's sad that the lead singer is dead. Awesome group and song thanks for listening to it n posting
"This is haunting man" especially when you learn Layne was near deaths door due to drug abuse.
"That is better than the studio version" many people feel that AIC unplugged set was the best of all the unplugged sets and people feel the songs in AIC unplugged are better than the studio.
He was not "near death". He lived another 6 years. Don't get me wrong, he was definitely deteriorating - but he wasn't dying. Back in 1996, we hadn't seen Layne/AiC perform in over 2 years. At the time, we THOUGHT this unplugged show was AiC making a comeback. We did NOT think it was some kind of "farewell show"... Ultimately, that's what it turned out to be - but we didn't realize it at the time. Looking back, it makes the unplugged show absolutely amazing - but it took hindsight for that to become apparent.
count me in the group that considers alice in chains' unplugged set as the best of the unplugged series. queensryche was also amazing and, of course, nirvana was awesome too. those would be my top 3, in order. coincidentally (or maybe not) all those bands are from the seattle area.
I don't like live music unless I am there but this set was in my CD player for a long time. Amazing!
It was the best unplugged...brings up a lot
I can’t be the only one who can’t hold back the waterfalls when I hear this. I’ll keep on fighting this world alone!
That whole show is amazing.
Seeing Layne look so defeated and grey almost sickly was shocking to me when I first saw the unplugged video. I had listened to AIC as a child and teen in the nineties. And then I was in my own depths of addiction and that is what made me seek him out again later in my life. When I say AIC helped me thru my addiction and into recovery that is not an understatement! Much love 💘
Carried my buddy’s casket to the grave in the Marine Corps and someone drove by real slow at the ceremony as we carried him and they were blasting this. Never knew who it was in that car....
"I like how he comes out all chill sits down, sunglasses on and starts singing." He was high on heroin during this performance. That is why he sang most of the performance with his eyes closed and forgot the lyrics to Sludge Factory and had to stop and read the lyrics and start over.
Its haunting as shit. He was to far gone at this point but when he walked out and when the crowd cheered and he smiled, It hurts cause there was enough of him left he could of been saved. I remember watching this unplugged when it came on when i was a kid. Not knowing any better that he was on drugs.
While it probably contributed, your accusation isn’t entirely true. You’d first need to know what Sludge Factory is about and then know who was sitting nearby taking in the performance. It’s said he may have been a bit nervous blasting his record execs to their faces. He really didn’t blow many other lyrics the rest of the show. Minor misstep in Got Me Wrong, can’t think of another off the top of my head (and he tore that song up misstep aside). Surely H helped nothing that night but there’s more to the Sludge story than you wrote.
Yes that is so true
@@jazogby wow, didn't know about the record execs being there. I knew the Metallica guys were there, and members of other bands. I can see why he was nervous on that song in another light now...thank you.
Yeah it was the only way to get him onstage. They made him wear long sleeves and sunglasses.
Yeah, it's called heroine. As someone who grew up listening to them and many others of the time, too many musicians were hooked on smack. Too many of them died young.
Mad Season was formed because Mike McCready (of Pearl Jam) thought that having Layne focus on the project would help him with his addiction.
@A. J. Reynolds Auto correct doesn't like drugs on my phone. Does this make you feel better about yourself? Clearly you didn't really care about what I said, just that I made a grammatical error. I bet you are the type of person who doesn't listen, they just wait for people to finish speaking in face to face conversations. Your the type of person people loathe. And yes, I know it's "you're." I bet for a moment you thought you "got me" again. Take it somewhere else.
@@ke6533 Man he got you right in the feels huh? Jesus get a grip you over-sensitive child.
@@joshuajoyce7890 www.google.com/search?q=psychological+projection
Hope you get healthy bud.
Fun fact- The quotes on that bass "friend don't let friend get friend's haircut" is actually for Metallica! Hahaha
"Frogs" from the same album. Its often an overlooked song in their catalog, and the unplugged version is 10 times better.
HvyMetal4Ever Agree re Frogs as underrated.
Original album version is better than unplugged if you’ve had some herbal refreshment though!
@@eldubya7972 Isn't everything better with herbal refreshment? Lol
I agree in Frogs. What a GREAT song. Even better unplugged.
I agreeeeee!!!! I love that song!!!
I loved the Mike's bass tone in the unplugged version of Frogs. The whole song unplugged was badass!
I it is so emotional performance that took me a while to watching this without crying. Layne Stanley was the best💓
Asencja P Layne Staley was awesome too.
Its a tough one to watch
I’ve never been able to watch it without crying. He was my favorite of all time & he passed when I was a senior in high school. Rocked my world.
You are the best remember that
@@jennajune2101 I'm with you. Sure, there are a lot of laughs when Jerry and the rest give the backup guitarist crap, and Jerry's facial expressions, Sean comments, Laynes mess up, and just their humor they have. But... I always cry when I see it. Because such an amazing person died in front of us over time. And we will never see him live again.
How do you miss someone you never met? Crazy.
This song hits hard for me as it brings me back to the 90's and in my early teens. Fast forward to being in my 40's now and "I'd feel better dead" is something that really resonates with me.
Alex, PLEASE do ALL of the songs from this live show... PLEASE PLEASE. I seriously, on bad nights, will sit and watch this live MTV unplugged. There's just something so beautiful about it.. it reminds me that I'm not the only one having a rough night and that tomorrow will be better.
Not a bad idea! The entire album is incredible. One of their best albums!!
"Brother" from this concert is absolutely amazing, the harmonies...just play/react/listen to it!!!!
So true. The live harmony is so haunting!
I agree. Stunning song. Calmed me down enough to get me through my driving test.
My God, brother sounds so good, the Layne/Jerry harmonies are just fuckin amazing
I like how you said “that’s haunting”. Because that live performance, was exactly that. Especially when you know what happens later. Layne was a tortured soul, with an iconic voice. He wasn’t found dead until 2 weeks afterwards, which to me is the saddest part. He was a legend.
Face it people when we lost Layne, Kurt and Chris... the music died..their void left will never be filled... Rest in peace my Brothers...
heroine is a beast.
@@rsohlich1 So is Depression, it claimed Kurt, Chris and Chester!!!
Don't forgot Andy wood. Cornells roommate. Mother love bone lead singer. That was the first overdose. They'd have been huge. The song "would" is a tribute to Andy Wood. Temple of the dog was a tribute band. Named after a lyric in a M.L.B song.
@@ericcarvelli9773 You think happy people do herione? Lol.
React to Alice in chains - would MTV unplugged
Alex needs to do this one!
Tom Ramirez PLEASE
The unpluged version is on a whole nother level! Truly magically hauntingl! Have heard it so many
Times that every clap an audience reaction brings me home
The whole unplugged Alice in chains is a masterpiece!
If you watch the whole show he takes his glasses off & you can see how messed up he was. His voice is My favorite, him & Chris Cornell 🙏🙏💗💗
RIP Layne. Even though you're gone, you're not fighting this battle alone. You've got an army behind you.
Just some extra bit of info the bass guitarist of Alice in Chains Mike Inez, has this written on his bass guitar during this show - "Friends Don't Let Friends Get Friends Haircuts...". He and the band wanted to express disappointment about the fact that All 4 band members of Metallica got their haircut short. Long hair was and still is an unspoken symbol of metal music. Just some goofing around between bands during the 90s era.
It just occurred to me that the "friends haircut" is referring to the TV show Friends right?
Metallica was at the show. They could be seen laughing when the bass player revealed his handiwork. Lol
And that's partially why my son has hair past his shoulders and is mad as hell he can't get a Dimebag worthy beard.
@@chuleta1976 yes, chandler in season 3 to 5 to be specific. They thought Lars looked like him after the haircut.
@@mistymichele3771 hahahaha, I can feel his struggle. I never had long hair or a long beard. I literally had to convince people that I am a metalhead and not just a wannabe. lol
So incredibly heart wrenching. Layne had the demons sitting with the him.on that stage. As if telling him, dude give the performance of your life, because we will be taking over your life. Such a talented guy. The really awful thing is the demons we carry in our lives just sit waiting patiently to ruin us at every chance they get. It's so sad that Layne's demons took him way too early. After all these years his voice remains one of the most eccentric voices on the airwaves. Hope wherever Layne is now, he can finally see what a talented man he is. He'll never be forgotten.
Yes it is so true I think his songs told it to I really don't know I really don't know if is band members known it to
Hell yeah
As to your comments about Layne, and how he just came out on stage in sunglasses, sat down, kept it simple and sang the song.
He was pretty much an introvert.
Often times he would spend alone in his apartment shooting up, going into a dark place of despair, and then put it all his thoughts and feelings on paper.
Then he would just show up to band practice, lay down the lyrics until it was a song and then go off by himself and get lost in the world of drugs and self isolation.
It’s rough to say, but that’s what most people who are addicted to heroin do. They Shut out the world.
It’s too bad he paid the price with his life before he could get his shit together.
Thank God we still have his music.
This version is Gold
If you love this “haunting” version of Layne’s voice...
Then
You MUST listen to “Wake Up” from Mad Season. Arguably Layne’s best vocal performance in My opinion...
Makes Your arm hair stand up. Enjoy.
Wake up is one of the greatest songs he's ever recorded. People dont truly understand unless they've been there or they are there
If we talk about Live vocal performance, I think his best was Love hate love from 90 in Seattle. On album I always found Confusion to be really interesting. Wake up is great though.
I also love River of Deceit !
Me too bro. ‘Wake up’ is amazing!
@@scottcomfrey6633 Fr. People either just don't get wake up at all or it's one of the best things you've ever heard. If you can relate, it's a beautiful but scary and sad and wonderful thing to listen to all at once.
This performance still brings me to tears 24 years later.
sliverradio a friend introduced this to me when I was in the marine corps. Ita helped me get through so much shit since then.
My dad was there, he said everybody there had teary eyes.. RIP Layne Staley ❤❤️ Fly High and Rock On brother!!
the whole mtv unplugged show from alice in chains is an absoloute treat, Layne staley was high on heroine, and jerry cantrell had food poisoning from a bad hot dog, if you want to know more watch Rock n Roll true stories video on it, he has a great channel
Rustinhimer 04 wasn’t really food poisoning, he stated he had his own “ demons “
Favorite band ever
SAME!
His body never looked like it could harness that amazing voice. To see in person was emotional, the show sticks with you for days. Haunting yet incredible.
Alex, if you don't get goosebumps there is something wrong with you.
There was no turning back for Layne after this show, he was too far gone sadly. R. I. P. Layne.
Yep. A few months after this performance, he’d go on to OD at a Kiss concert and his longtime gf died from heroin.
@@jessicap9832 Demri died from endocarditis it is an infection of the heart valves from using heroin she did not OD or anything like that. You can be clean and still die from endocarditis. Lost my 22 year old niece to endocarditis and she was clean for 6 months.
Been listening to this band for years. I can't believe that most have never heard this version or haven't even watched the entire Alice in Chains Unplugged. Y'all are missing out on so so much. I named my son after Layne. That's how much I love Layne and this band. Rip Layne Staley.
The more I listen to this song, the more it just feels like an omen. An omen from the time it was written. RIP Layne, gone before I could feel the emotion in your music, but never forgotten and always felt.
This song, a beer, and a hammock. No words. RIP Layne
Not that kind of song Stacey. You might argue it's subjective but let's agree to disagree
the moment you said "this is haunting" I clicked subscribe, that's exactly how I feel every time i hear this song!
This song is like the ultimate blues song. So deep, depressing but so so beautiful.
this is a beautiful. very few songs like this one out there.
Fun fact: the story behind the message on Mike Inez's bass is because the guys in Metallica were in the front row for the performance and it was their first public appearance after shedding their 80s metal hairdo look
I was 17 when this album was released and it changed my life. 28 years later i still get chills when i hear this song.
Jerry took care of him alot