Hear hear! And his unique style makes it ten fold better. Love them and Alice in Chains. Layne is one of my top three male vocalists. Layne Staley, Edward Vedder and Chris Cornell.
@sha broussard regardless of that... Do you hear what so called music sounds like today?! He COULD actually sing!! Same with Chris, Scott, Andy.. okay Eddie is still alive.. but even Jerry is very underrated. He writes and sings in addition to the playing guitar. Not this fake whisper, fake beat stuff all computerized today.
For me, this was Layne's last song that he gave in his full spirit. While I love the _Tripod_ album, it is only dark. Layne could be dark, but he was fundamentally bright. This song captures the darkness, but more importantly the brightness. He lost his battle one day, but more importantly, he won many of his battles. We all lose that battle one day. But if you are reading this, you have won a battle to get here.
@@Alicesux13 the cool thing is that from a technical perspective, he was spanning 5 octaves. the best singers span 4. And then his growl ing RRRssss . . . totally original and iconic. His heart comes through everything he sings. Sounds even better live than in the studio. greatest singer in recent history, YEAAAAAS
Amen Seattle produced some great vocalists and musicians don’t get the praise they deserve the above a masterpiece ❤for all involved bore from pain but what an album what a guitarist Mike mccreedy ❤❤❤❤
@@randallflagg997 I have thought about your comment for a few days, and man, you nailed it!! Mikes guitar on November Hotel melts my brain as well. It has got to be one of the greatest examples of how great guitar got in that era. Pure stream of thought through a guitar. FANTASTIC!!!! Let alone the drums and bass. A true beauty.
I remember in the 90s the hippies scoffed at the grunge artists because they "couldnt play instruments"..... Fuck outta here. The greatest pure guitar playing you will ever here came out Seattle in the 90s.
Came back to this today and burst into tears the minute Layne started singing. Just such a beautiful, ringing voice that we've lost. I'm so grateful these recordings exist. Can't imagine the world never hearing him like this again.
Staley is one of the the best live vocalist in history. He sounded better live then he did on a controlled and or manipulated recording. Man didnt have vocals He had Motha Fuckin Vocals!
I lost my son to an overdose in November 2019. He wrote constantly in journals. The lyrics to this song were in his final writings. My son was a musician, talented guitar player and writer. We had always bonded with music and had talked about this song not long before he left this world. If people want to be outraged about something, be outraged that there are few options for addicts.
Man I am sorry to hear about your son, but you are right about this. Some of us addicts beg for a way out only to find out the only way is suicide. Driven by the drugs or not wanting to go thru the penal system again our contemplations become attempts and after a while we finally do something right to us and thats to end the pain and agony we put our loved ones thru with our addictions. And the music is our way to cope on our way out..
💔😥 I AM outraged... and I'm so, so sorry. I've made it my life's mission to help destigmatize addiction... to not only make access to assistance easier for those seeking and in need... but to humanize those who aren't. No one chooses to be an addict. Some can beat it. Some can't. All deserve respect and love. 🙏
As a recovering addict of 7 years without victimizing another person, I can definitely be understanding and sympathetic to the addiction as a medical problem. However, as a felon who committed FAR MORE felonies than I was ever convicted of, I can definitely tell you that people have a God Given Right to be and feel safe. I am sorry that your Son fell victim to this disease, however we have ALWAYS been on that thin line of either making the right choice, or the one that leads us to sleep. It literally IS THAT THIN OF A CHANCE. We either do one day at a time in recovery, or the dope is going to do one day at a time with our luck/freedom. I feel so sorry for the pain I have caused to people that don’t deserve it. Sometimes, after all this time, I wish that the Lord had taken me and THAT is part of the Process....it don’t end until I end.
It's a struggle everyday for the addict.It is a every day battle and I've watched as one by one the ones I love lose the war they fight with their addiction..Im so sorry for your lost,in the daily tears I shed today I will shed one for you and your son
Mike was possessed. I will never forget hearing Cornell say of Mike during the totd sessions...The boy has it. During the reach down solo, his greatest solo imo, the headphones flew off Mike (you can see why) and he kept on playing.
And to think by this point how fucked up Layne was, already well down the rabbit hole of Heroin addiction, and to still pull off this level of live performance, is astonishing. What singer today could pull this level of mastery off? Fucking NONE. Layne was the shit!!!
@@RickyPisano yes! There is just something about that sentence that really gets me. It's a feeling way deep down in my soul! I really don't know how to articulate it any better than that.
The last "wake up" lines at the end kills me. It's like he's desperately telling himself to wake up but part of him knows he can't. Sad sad sad. What an artist What a band! Perfection.
I m 62 years old today, I’ve been clean for over 20 years, all my friends are dead. I listen to this and think about the 24 years of misery and despair I had because of heroin. Don’t wish it on anyone
@@parkerdonaldmusiche was clean at this time. He was mostly always clean when making music. lt is a myth than he was always strung out. People who are strung out can't function, and for sure can't make music.
No gold, no glitter, no dancers, no lasers, no autotune, non of that fancy sh(t. But music real beautiful heartwarming, heartbreaking music, raw from the heart to the heart ❤
This is music. This is what it's about. Everyone on that stage was pouring their souls out. Artists are sensitive vulnerable people and feel deeply. It's a shame our society is making it so hard for pure artists to make it.
Sometimes I have a hard time expressing to people that music to me, is art. And should evoke some kind of feeling much like good art should. I know pop music has its place as a filler, and some pop songs have stood the test of time, but raw emotion and lump in throat goodness, there’s no substitute for. There wasn’t anything that they didn’t pour out on that stage that night. Sometimes art is just art for art’s sake, and this was brilliant.
Well said. Agree 100%. Watching , listening, taking in the whole experience. That IS what it's all about. Mad Season to me were magical. "ALONE" is what solitude must sound like....such a beautiful, haunting song.
I got to see AIC in Shreveport, Louisiana in Dec of "91 0pen for Van Halen. AIC was just getting radio play in that area at that time. I remember AIC coming out and they just amazed everyone. So freaking loud, and crystal clear. Layne sang his ass off! Even after the concert people were walking to their cars just blown away by AIC. And especially how Layne just killed it up there. The guy was so freaking powerful with his voice.
My God, what a band. Talk about a super group. Could Layne sing a wrong note?! The older I get, the more I realize how important he is. In my opinion, the most original of all the Seattle singers. And that rhythm section is as good as you get, and THEN Mike Mccready's guitar?!?!! Super group indeed. I only wish I had more than one album to wear out.
There was a second with 16-17 tracks but they could never get Layne or Mark to come to the studio to lay down vocals. I think they were trying to make that work pretty much up until Baker died.
@@erinnothingtoseehere4992 I can only imagine what it would have sounded like. For them to come up with these tunes in such a short period of time is a testament to their uncanny chemistry. It is like AIC, after listening to how much they grew, I often wonder where they would have gone after the AIC AIC record. Both of Layne's bands were seriously peaking. One of the great tragedies in Rock music that Layne couldn't beat it. His talent and potential were truly awesome. Cheers!!!
I've fought addiction my entire life, I'm 47. Recently quit taking Suboxone and man it was rough but now I'm finally free 🆓 from everything...I miss the 80's & 90's Layne always takes me back..God Bless Everyone ✌️
As one who survived that slow suicide, I want to thank Layne and Chris Cornell for keeping me alive during that epic struggle. I've been clean for years now but would not have made it if not for the music. You are truly missed and hopefully you know the people you touched and the lives you saved.
Hey butch cool shit also a recovering junkie been clean the better part of 12 yrs. couple f-ups but man remember setting a bath n chilling to AIC dirt cassette getting high asfuck can't believe I didn't drown I was a sick fuck for a long time
@@davidwalsh4079 yeah I think we have all had our slips I've got about 15 years myself. It ain't always easy but it's definitely worth the effort. Rock on dude. RIP to those who didn't make it.
God, I can’t even express how much I love this song and Layne. He is my absolute favorite singer of all time. His voice was such a power house. Soothing and powerful at the same time. The amount of talent this man had was amazing. It breaks my heart we lost him way too soon. Layne you are missed dearly by so many.
Very true what you said with your good choice of words. So many singers left us much too soon....Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington, Kurt Cobain, Keith Flint, etc.
@@ProMrLecoq01 I recommend ANYTHING from their early years! The Essential Alice in Chains is great because it has songs from most all of the albums they made with Layne. With that said though, anything with Layne on vocals kicks ass! I love their newer music as well. William is great! Ranieri Fog is great! I cannot lie... Layne was and will always be my favorite!
Was his way out song he knew it and we lost such a talented human to heroin such a great singer he already knew it though beautiful song and river of deceit
Chris Cornell's range is C#2-G6, Layne Staley's range is G1-D7, he did those notes live too, he hit D7 when he killed himself, Chris Cornell's range is literally contained in Layne's range. However, Cornell only reaches 4 octaves in one song: Singing professionals have said that Cornell never used his full chest and head singing strength, because if he did, he could perhaps hit more notes, being a baritone he had a lot of technique to go up and down the pitch, without sounding like a little girl. Besides, on Soundgarden's B-side records, Cornell had VOLUME, EXTENSION, DEPTH AND REACH so much after so many years he admits he couldn't reach all the octaves, due to aging and lifestyle, but he was the GREATEST singer of the 90s. Layne might be close, Cornell was IMBATIBLE.
@@drvitorhugoc Between Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell, and Layne Staley for the best of the 90s. It is subjective between these for most people. I personally prefer Layne but they are interchangeable.
@@drvitorhugocsou um profundo admirador do cornell, porém, ele não atingia notas altas com a potência vocal que layne atingia. Mas como vocalista ele era mais completo realmente. Layne era um cantor único.
Ikr so tragic. He tried. Rehab 13x. I went once, best decision. I wish our government actually gave a fuck re addiction to study it. The world lost one hell of a vocalist, talent, seemed a good guy - Layne.
“For ten long years. Your love affair has got to go.” I used to think of heroin as my first love. I remember even telling my then-girlfriend (now-wife) that she would always be my second love. That heroin would always be first in my heart. What a thing to say to someone. I imagine those words were hurtful. It just goes to show you that type of mind state. Thankfully, she stuck with me and saw me through. She is and will always be the love of my life. Wish Layne could have found something to replace his “love affair” with heroin.
@@GoriBeringeifan332for me it’s the lyrics. Rings too true. I’m trying to recover from 9 years of H. 2 weeks clean. “Ten long years the years, the leaves to rack up”, “affliction not a phase”, ”the cracks and lines from where you gave up make an easy man to read”.
Eddie Vedder once was Quoted ( in the Pearl Jam video “ 20” ) that Mike can reach down inside himself & just play something totally outrageous, and his solo here is proof of that. Layne’s vocals and Mike’s playing , along with all the other members this performance was the stuff of legends . How lucky were those who witnessed this live ……. God Bless those who are no longer with us for one reason or another …. Life is short , and moments like these are fleeting , so enjoy everything and everyone whenever you can …. 🤞
Chris Cornell had a great comment on Mike too where he was talking about making the guitar solo for Reach Down. It was something like "he was insane, he's a rockstar, like he's infected. that's going to come out"
i just turned 62, i love these guys! 1 regret, didn't get to see them. A strange thing most of the VERY talented, have gone on SO SAD, I MISS THEM ALL EVERY DAY! I will rock til the day i move on.
There has never been anyone like Layne. His voice, stage presents, raw emotion, and the uncanny ability to make the most unpleasant, dark, and most disturbing things, beautiful, in a way you just can't help but to feel his pain and understand it. Just insane.... I wish I could have met him. God I miss this dude...
Damn I get it. He was the one and only that spoke to my soul. It's like I lost a best friend. I've never and still don't feel that way about any other musician.
This song gives me chills every time. Especially this live version. Walking away from drugs 5 years ago was one of the hardest things I ever did. Very grateful Layne Staley wrote these lyrics and I took his advice. Holy fuck
Layne was a tortured soul ..but he was a kind soul ..In all the pain of his addiction..the grips of his addiction ..he still reached out with a cautionary tale for those of us that chose to live ...what a fucking legacy he left behind ..I think of Layne Staley ..Mike Starr ..and Chris Cornell every day ..all 3 were good hearted humans along with others but these 3 stand out ..when their pathes were dark they shared light so that others would not lose their way ..their footing if you will ...what a brave act of kindness they bestowed on their fellow man ..I pray for the souls of these 3 selfless men ..☮🎶🤘✌😎🖤☠❤❤❤💋..
Fuk, to be able to go back and behold in all its glory …. If only eh fellas? Landmark era, time , persons, mindset, chain wallets, vans , hemp necklaces, car stereos…. Didn’t know how good we had it……. Rip Layne
I was blessed to have been at this show. Some shows are powerful..this one changed my life. It has taken years to try to watch this set as it just tears me up to see. The world is darker without his talents. He just couldn't live without his woman by his side after her death. Tragic...just tragic
I respectfully disagree my friend one can use that excuse but Layne had been a junkie for many many years and was dying a slow horrible death... the death of his ex-girlfriend had little to do with him dying as a junkie... I'm a 52 year old recovering junkie myself and I was listening to Alice in Chains when they hit the scene... Layne chose to die alone and that's the way that he died
I actually agree with you. So many people keep saying that Layne died because of Demri's death, but I totally disagree. She was his ex-girlfriend, and they were not even together when Demri died, and they broke up because Layne was cheating on her (I read that somewhere). So like you said, poor, beautiful Layne died because of drugs and because he could not overcome his drug addiction and depression. Demri had nothing to do with his death. I am sure Layne got upset when she died, but that did not kill Layne. Be safe and healthy, my friend. I am happy you are doing better now.
@@wesleybullock814 sad but true. I think many would like to romanticize such things but it's just not that. As you said it's a slow and horrible way to go. That being said, he must have thought leaving would be better than staying. That's what bums ME out the most personally.
You were blessed to have seen him. I agree that the death of Demri really took away his will to live for a time. I do think he wanted to move on but as any addict knows any person will always take the 2nd position behind the drug or addiction itself. Not only that but not too many women were beating down his door after he let himself go and lost all his teeth and everything. I think he couldn't really move on because of the shame and self loathing that come along when the drugs take over
Layne was not only extremely talented but he was a generational singer the likes of which I dont think we'll ever be treated to again!Missing you today and everyday Layne 🙏❤
Listening to Mad Season just tears my fucking chest open man, the pain Layne must have been going through is absolutely fucking insane, I've never felt the pain of another through their music in such a way. Some of Cornell's music does it but not to the same level of heartache as Laynes
i love the crowd's reaction when Layne starts to sing... it's as if everyone is wondering if this frail leaf will be able to deliver, then he opens his mouth and a tidal-wave of awesomeness washes over everyone...
It's 2023 and I still jam to primarily AIC or Mad Season. I can listen to this priceless, never fading, genius, talented, I could go on and on and on.....Layne is truly the GOAT of his Era hands down. The world lost its best talent. RIP Layne Staley ❤
I’m truly sad to be born too late to see Layne perform. Idk if there is another singer that makes me feel the the way he does when he sings. Detailed but vague enough lyrics that felt like he singing about things I’ve gone through. Thanks for posting this.
Weird seeing layne standing still in one place for a whole concert.... quite sad how much H got to his body... poor guy I hope he finally found the peace he deserves
This song is so painfully beautiful that just the “ohhh, yeaaah” parts alone are so full of raw emotion. Layne’s ability to bring that level of pure emotion to every song he sang was beyond exceptional. ❤
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That voice will never be replaced!!
Hear hear!
And his unique style makes it ten fold better. Love them and Alice in Chains. Layne is one of my top three male vocalists. Layne Staley, Edward Vedder and Chris Cornell.
The raw power of Layne vocals alone make this song haunting, they should make a documentary about this man, is long overdue
Absolutely!!!
YES!!!
@sha broussard regardless of that... Do you hear what so called music sounds like today?! He COULD actually sing!! Same with Chris, Scott, Andy.. okay Eddie is still alive.. but even Jerry is very underrated. He writes and sings in addition to the playing guitar.
Not this fake whisper, fake beat stuff all computerized today.
@sha broussard nothing special?Layne was a beast as a singer (especially in his prime) and had one of the most unique voices ever!
@sha broussard you're a fucking idiot if you don't understand the range he had. He had more talent in his pinky finger than most pop idiots do lately.
For me, this was Layne's last song that he gave in his full spirit. While I love the _Tripod_ album, it is only dark. Layne could be dark, but he was fundamentally bright. This song captures the darkness, but more importantly the brightness. He lost his battle one day, but more importantly, he won many of his battles. We all lose that battle one day. But if you are reading this, you have won a battle to get here.
Inspiring words!
We all lose that battle one day
Agree. Very insightful
Do what
I won a 26 year battle this morning. GOD brought me to this song.......
Still the best 7 minutes on the entire internet
Layne Staley was the greatest vocalist of my generation. I'll die on this hill.
Me too
Me too
@@Alicesux13 the cool thing is that from a technical perspective, he was spanning 5 octaves. the best singers span 4. And then his growl
ing RRRssss . . . totally original and iconic. His heart comes through everything he sings. Sounds even better live than in the studio. greatest singer in recent history, YEAAAAAS
@@saratoole9907 💯
I will also die on the hill that Layne Staley is one of the best vocalists ever, his octave and power were unparalleled. He was an incredible talent.
There needs to be more comments about Mike Mcready's solo. That was god damn insane that was un real that was a MONSTER solo.
Yup
I agree that’s a big reason I keep coming back to this even tho the rest of the song is amazing as well
I’ve always felt Mike McCready has been underrated. That was a MONSTER solo.
His '59 Strat was smokin' after that solo.
Was just thinking this 💥
Layne could sing the instructions on the back of a frozen pizza box and would still blow most of the singers of today away.
For real
True😂🤣🤣😂
Nobody i mean no fucking body will ever compare to layne stayley.
Absofuckinlutely!!!
🤘🤘🤘fucking Layne forever.
You don't listen to Layne sing. You FEEL him sing.
You sure got that right!
thats right
Mike McCready, one of Grunge’s best guitarists... and of course Layne Staley, THE BEST voice in Grunge
Yes! Finally! Someone!
The best voice in grunge? He had the best voice of any singer in history
I thought that was mike mccready. The best this side of jimmy page
@@anotherbigfootwithinternet2147 You're not wrong!
Yes, some of his best work is on this album.
The mixing engineer deserves a fucking Grammy, superb sound.
Grammys don't deserve Layne Staley, they snubbed him the year he died.
nobel peace prize
@@goudagirl6095 It's not just Layne honey...
Indeed. This needs a proper release like Unplugged. It is as good or better. Better!
Yea pretty good for a live show venue must be a nice old hall
sitting here in 2024 and this song hits as hard as it did when i was 16.. i still get chills
Same bro
I don't care what anyone says, Mike McCready is a guitar God
i agree, pearl jam didn't deserve him.
Who is telling you otherwise?
Everyone who knows knows that McCready is a guitar god!!!
@@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302That douchenozzle from BonJovi, for one. Dude's getting jelly in his old age
yaaa!
Amen Seattle produced some great vocalists and musicians don’t get the praise they deserve the above a masterpiece ❤for all involved bore from pain but what an album what a guitarist Mike mccreedy ❤❤❤❤
He knew the truth but he couldn’t awaken, he sang his truth for others.
I think it was his last obsession, to help others do what he couldn't. He knew his time here wasn't long.
He made his choice
oooh. You really should make that into lyrics. 💓
I completely understand this song. Using or clean it never goes away
For a little peace from God you plead and beg...I understand Layne.
Addiction is NOT a choice!
The guitar work on this album is unreal. I don’t think the audience understood what they were witnessing on that day.
November Hotel!!! Mike is a monster
Eric O'Brien my brain melts every time I listen to November Hotel.
@@randallflagg997 I have thought about your comment for a few days, and man, you nailed it!! Mikes guitar on November Hotel melts my brain as well. It has got to be one of the greatest examples of how great guitar got in that era. Pure stream of thought through a guitar. FANTASTIC!!!! Let alone the drums and bass. A true beauty.
Eric O'Brien yeah this band was super tight. It’s unfortunate that they didn’t play more gigs.
I remember in the 90s the hippies scoffed at the grunge artists because they "couldnt play instruments"..... Fuck outta here. The greatest pure guitar playing you will ever here came out Seattle in the 90s.
I always found the line “slow suicide’s no way to go” so sad as that’s ultimately how Layne left us
Bro.. just as im reading "slow suicide's no way to go" hes singing it
He was trying to get through to himself. Or just narrating his life. Or speaking from his mom’s perspective 😢
Evergreen Layne I had the same thoughts.
Slow motion suicide is the american way. Whether it's coffee or heroin, we are a culture of addiction and suppressing or stimulating human emotion.
In my experience, it seems slow and then happens all at once, Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen.
Came back to this today and burst into tears the minute Layne started singing. Just such a beautiful, ringing voice that we've lost. I'm so grateful these recordings exist. Can't imagine the world never hearing him like this again.
Me pasa igual!! Layne dice la primer vocal y se me pone la piel de gallina!! Me siento muy triste al pensar que ya se fue 😢
The live version is somehow even better than the album version. The quality of the audio is impressive. The guitar work and Layne's vocals are insane.
100% agree
One of his best
500000000% agree
Staley is one of the the best live vocalist in history. He sounded better live then he did on a controlled and or manipulated recording.
Man didnt have vocals
He had Motha Fuckin Vocals!
@@barrydouthitt5342 even more impressive because its no secret that his songs are absolutely difficult to sing
I lost my son to an overdose in November 2019. He wrote constantly in journals. The lyrics to this song were in his final writings. My son was a musician, talented guitar player and writer. We had always bonded with music and had talked about this song not long before he left this world. If people want to be outraged about something, be outraged that there are few options for addicts.
So very sorry for your loss 🖤
Man I am sorry to hear about your son, but you are right about this. Some of us addicts beg for a way out only to find out the only way is suicide. Driven by the drugs or not wanting to go thru the penal system again our contemplations become attempts and after a while we finally do something right to us and thats to end the pain and agony we put our loved ones thru with our addictions. And the music is our way to cope on our way out..
💔😥 I AM outraged... and I'm so, so sorry. I've made it my life's mission to help destigmatize addiction... to not only make access to assistance easier for those seeking and in need... but to humanize those who aren't. No one chooses to be an addict. Some can beat it. Some can't. All deserve respect and love. 🙏
As a recovering addict of 7 years without victimizing another person, I can definitely be understanding and sympathetic to the addiction as a medical problem. However, as a felon who committed FAR MORE felonies than I was ever convicted of, I can definitely tell you that people have a God Given Right to be and feel safe. I am sorry that your Son fell victim to this disease, however we have ALWAYS been on that thin line of either making the right choice, or the one that leads us to sleep. It literally IS THAT THIN OF A CHANCE. We either do one day at a time in recovery, or the dope is going to do one day at a time with our luck/freedom. I feel so sorry for the pain I have caused to people that don’t deserve it. Sometimes, after all this time, I wish that the Lord had taken me and THAT is part of the Process....it don’t end until I end.
It's a struggle everyday for the addict.It is a every day battle and I've watched as one by one the ones I love lose the war they fight with their addiction..Im so sorry for your lost,in the daily tears I shed today I will shed one for you and your son
McCready absolutely shredded that solo... Entire performance is absolutely perfect.
Yesss he did, he was infected!!! 🎸🤘✌️
Yesss
Mike was possessed. I will never forget hearing Cornell say of Mike during the totd sessions...The boy has it. During the reach down solo, his greatest solo imo, the headphones flew off Mike (you can see why) and he kept on playing.
McCready Dios.
Yea and he barely moves his fingers, crazy
Everyone on this stage deserves to be in hall of fame for this one performance
True that
For me, it is the bells guy who deserves it most.
/s just in case ;)
Can't believe how perfect this live performance is. Jesus Christ.
this is perfection and barrett martin this maybe the greatest alternative album of all timeI am serious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Wooooh, true music
And to think by this point how fucked up Layne was, already well down the rabbit hole of Heroin addiction, and to still pull off this level of live performance, is astonishing. What singer today could pull this level of mastery off? Fucking NONE. Layne was the shit!!!
Even with the major mishap with him forgetting lyrics, it's still a sensational performance.
I have chills
“layne has the most beautiful way of saying something horrible that i’ve ever heard” -jerry cantrell
and i could not agree more
Imo this is one of the saddest and most beautifull songs ever. May Layne RIP
“For a little peace from God you plead, and beg.” Telling.
This.
he sang this as i read this.
@@RickyPisano yes! There is just something about that sentence that really gets me. It's a feeling way deep down in my soul! I really don't know how to articulate it any better than that.
@@Heather-r2n Cuz a lot of us have silently begged and plead for that... Not even knowing if anything was out there.
@@Heather-r2n Cuz a lot of us have silently begged and plead for that... Not even knowing if anything was out there.
Mike mccready is easily one of the most underrated guitarists. This solo was awesome
Hes not underrated....hes the white Hendrix
Hes why i listen to this and Pearl Jam
Greatest
Geromel na guitarra
E Dalle Grêmio Campeão Mundial
The last "wake up" lines at the end kills me. It's like he's desperately telling himself to wake up but part of him knows he can't. Sad sad sad. What an artist What a band! Perfection.
Yeah this song could have been for him. I think he knew he was eventually going to die.
Yeah I know what you mean, his performance of God Am always gives me the same vibe.
I m 62 years old today, I’ve been clean for over 20 years, all my friends are dead. I listen to this and think about the 24 years of misery and despair I had because of heroin. Don’t wish it on anyone
@@parkerdonaldmusiche was clean at this time. He was mostly always clean when making music. lt is a myth than he was always strung out. People who are strung out can't function, and for sure can't make music.
for me, the last sets of "Wake, Up" repeating is the person finding him/the person in the song, trying to wake them up from an OD.
22 years...
Thank You.
RIP
No gold, no glitter, no dancers, no lasers, no autotune, non of that fancy sh(t. But music real beautiful heartwarming, heartbreaking music, raw from the heart to the heart ❤
Mike McCready is a damn rock star.
Hes a damn machine
hell yeah man ...
Still rockin 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Yep... i have to say that dude is on a whole nother level.
Facts
Dear God..... Layne was a gift to us all.
This is music. This is what it's about. Everyone on that stage was pouring their souls out. Artists are sensitive vulnerable people and feel deeply. It's a shame our society is making it so hard for pure artists to make it.
Thank you...
Sometimes I have a hard time expressing to people that music to me, is art. And should evoke some kind of feeling much like good art should. I know pop music has its place as a filler, and some pop songs have stood the test of time, but raw emotion and lump in throat goodness, there’s no substitute for. There wasn’t anything that they didn’t pour out on that stage that night. Sometimes art is just art for art’s sake, and this was brilliant.
@@branndonscott1 You articulated that perfectly.
😊
Well said. Agree 100%. Watching , listening, taking in the whole experience. That IS what it's all about. Mad Season
to me were magical. "ALONE" is what solitude must sound like....such a beautiful, haunting song.
We needed a million more like this Layne. I hate that you were so tortured but God, you were brilliant.
And Mike was pure fire on this!
He was just a kid. LORD have mercy.
We had Layne for such a short time. There will never be a voice like that again. Forever missing this enormous talent.
Everyday miss him
We all miss him, his voice was otherworldly.
For real
That solo.
It's summer 2024, it's hot and I'm once again in awe of this song, the musicians and most of all Layne and his talent.
Such a great fucking song.
I don’t think the xylophone guy gets enough credit for the amazing performance shown in this song. You can truly feel the emotion he plays with.
True 🖤
Give it up to the Xylophone guy. His instrument is the only one that starts with a Z but is spelled with an X
He's like the Layne Staley of xylophone players.
Nalgas Sin Carne
That’s Skerik. He’s a badass.
I’d rather listen to Layne live over any of his studio recordings. Dudes voice was unreal. Rip Layne.
Yup and hits his marks. Even in recording they said he almost always nailed everything in one or two takes.
* an unbelievable voice 🌼
Great singer. No one sounded like Layne. Great hair too. 😢
Me too. Their albums are a little too smooth with overlay.
I got to see AIC in Shreveport, Louisiana in Dec of "91 0pen for Van Halen. AIC was just getting radio play in that area at that time. I remember AIC coming out and they just amazed everyone. So freaking loud, and crystal clear. Layne sang his ass off! Even after the concert people were walking to their cars just blown away by AIC. And especially how Layne just killed it up there. The guy was so freaking powerful with his voice.
My God, what a band. Talk about a super group. Could Layne sing a wrong note?! The older I get, the more I realize how important he is. In my opinion, the most original of all the Seattle singers. And that rhythm section is as good as you get, and THEN Mike Mccready's guitar?!?!! Super group indeed. I only wish I had more than one album to wear out.
There was a second with 16-17 tracks but they could never get Layne or Mark to come to the studio to lay down vocals. I think they were trying to make that work pretty much up until Baker died.
@@erinnothingtoseehere4992 I can only imagine what it would have sounded like. For them to come up with these tunes in such a short period of time is a testament to their uncanny chemistry. It is like AIC, after listening to how much they grew, I often wonder where they would have gone after the AIC AIC record. Both of Layne's bands were seriously peaking. One of the great tragedies in Rock music that Layne couldn't beat it. His talent and potential were truly awesome. Cheers!!!
Eric O'Brien totally agree!
Yeah, this and Temple Of The Dog are stone cold classics.
One of the top 3 supergroups ever for me, other two being Infectious Grooves and Team Sleep.
I've fought addiction my entire life, I'm 47. Recently quit taking Suboxone and man it was rough but now I'm finally free 🆓 from everything...I miss the 80's & 90's Layne always takes me back..God Bless Everyone ✌️
44, right there with ya
42, 2 weeks off suboxone!! Freedom baby!
Well done, keep going, proud of you❤
congratulations, well done 👏 love from a fellow former addict, they had me on temgesic, also synthetic morphine, few make it out alive bro...
42 relapsed on the junk now cry daily
Can we just take a moment to appreciate Barrett Martin. Truly great drumming.
I concur smithy
This whole band was so talented, I wish we had gotten more, but I am grateful for this masterpiece of an album.
as i had just tuned in from another thread..i advise listeners to checkout the daisy album by brand new....
without the xylophone dude, this band ain't shit 🤣🤣
Amazing group. Super group
As one who survived that slow suicide, I want to thank Layne and Chris Cornell for keeping me alive during that epic struggle. I've been clean for years now but would not have made it if not for the music. You are truly missed and hopefully you know the people you touched and the lives you saved.
Hey butch cool shit also a recovering junkie been clean the better part of 12 yrs. couple f-ups but man remember setting a bath n chilling to AIC dirt cassette getting high asfuck can't believe I didn't drown I was a sick fuck for a long time
@@davidwalsh4079 yeah I think we have all had our slips I've got about 15 years myself. It ain't always easy but it's definitely worth the effort. Rock on dude.
RIP to those who didn't make it.
Amen.
Amateur
I'm struggling
GOD when Layne starts singing.....chills!!!
100%
Yes!!!!
Heartbreaking to hear a young man singing to his own soul like that, but I love hearing him do it. God Speed Brother
McCready is a legend
BEAST
I've always been a fan, but this solo is simply a concentrated version of everything cool about him :)
My God! That guitar got the shit played out of it! Amazing!
Melodic chaos!
@NY DEVIL they are all cool
God, I can’t even express how much I love this song and Layne. He is my absolute favorite singer of all time. His voice was such a power house. Soothing and powerful at the same time. The amount of talent this man had was amazing. It breaks my heart we lost him way too soon. Layne you are missed dearly by so many.
Yeah…. Absolutely true I can’t stop listening Layne’s voice….I hope he knows how loved he was …
I can't get enough.
We need to hook up
YES!! I love ring them bells he sang with Heart 😢
Very true what you said with your good choice of words. So many singers left us much too soon....Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington, Kurt Cobain, Keith Flint, etc.
It was one of the deepest concerts in human history to date.
Maybe the only time you have seen them do "wake up"...One of the deepest fckn song of a life time..Thank y'all....
Tragic loss saw this show live rest in peace layne will never be another voice like his 😢
Damn. His voice always gives me chills. We miss you Layne
This is the first I heard of him and I heard it in the first note, lori meyers.
@@coreycox2345 OMG! The first you've heard??? Are you in for some good listening!
Rhonda Haines what do you recommend of him and aic
@@ProMrLecoq01 I recommend ANYTHING from their early years! The Essential Alice in Chains is great because it has songs from most all of the albums they made with Layne. With that said though, anything with Layne on vocals kicks ass! I love their newer music as well. William is great! Ranieri Fog is great! I cannot lie... Layne was and will always be my favorite!
ProMrLecoq01 I recommend alice in chains unplugged session
Who else is crying????
Me
Every time
meeee
me
some people will never understand how beautiful this song is.
Was his way out song he knew it and we lost such a talented human to heroin such a great singer he already knew it though beautiful song and river of deceit
The only man I know of that sounds better live than in a studio. Artists these days need to take a lesson from the greatest vocalist ever!
Wake up, Long Gone Day are much better live
Brian molko too
Chris Cornell's range is C#2-G6, Layne Staley's range is G1-D7, he did those notes live too, he hit D7 when he killed himself, Chris Cornell's range is literally contained in Layne's range.
However, Cornell only reaches 4 octaves in one song:
Singing professionals have said that Cornell never used his full chest and head singing strength, because if he did, he could perhaps hit more notes, being a baritone he had a lot of technique to go up and down the pitch, without sounding like a little girl.
Besides, on Soundgarden's B-side records, Cornell had VOLUME, EXTENSION, DEPTH AND REACH so much after so many years he admits he couldn't reach all the octaves, due to aging and lifestyle, but he was the GREATEST singer of the 90s. Layne might be close, Cornell was IMBATIBLE.
@@drvitorhugoc Between Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell, and Layne Staley for the best of the 90s. It is subjective between these for most people. I personally prefer Layne but they are interchangeable.
@@drvitorhugocsou um profundo admirador do cornell, porém, ele não atingia notas altas com a potência vocal que layne atingia. Mas como vocalista ele era mais completo realmente. Layne era um cantor único.
what a treasure
So good
Just wish Layne left more music, because every damn song is so beautiful
Ikr so tragic. He tried. Rehab 13x. I went once, best decision. I wish our government actually gave a fuck re addiction to study it. The world lost one hell of a vocalist, talent, seemed a good guy - Layne.
E Fox well he never released them they weren’t done
Peter Herakov me too but we have to cherish what he did give us💯🍻
200th like for this awesome comment
@Matthew Anthony why wouldnt he want it released? Kurt's post humous 3cd box set was amazig for fans. The lack of production made it more beautiful.
“For ten long years. Your love affair has got to go.”
I used to think of heroin as my first love. I remember even telling my then-girlfriend (now-wife) that she would always be my second love. That heroin would always be first in my heart.
What a thing to say to someone. I imagine those words were hurtful. It just goes to show you that type of mind state.
Thankfully, she stuck with me and saw me through. She is and will always be the love of my life.
Wish Layne could have found something to replace his “love affair” with heroin.
Ten long years man.
I guess he couldn't once he lost Demri :(
Layne: *breaths*
Audience: yeAaaaAAAHHH WOooOOOoooho00OO
Can't blame them
The best comment!
Should have seen him Live on stage. That's the vibe!
Love this comment❤️
Shit i still do that now.
Seriously Lol
McCready's solo was professional and it hurts a little listening to Layne being so truthful.
Spot on
well put!
The best music always comes straight from the soul.
@@nunyastinkinbusiness wow, that’s deep. Did you know him personally?
3:58 I rarely ever cry, but this gets me every time. If you could hear your soul breaking, ...this is it.
It's okay to cry dude😢
@@FSEVENMAN 🤣🤣🤣Thanks, but I'm from the other team
@@GoriBeringeifan332for me it’s the lyrics. Rings too true. I’m trying to recover from 9 years of H. 2 weeks clean. “Ten long years the years, the leaves to rack up”, “affliction not a phase”, ”the cracks and lines from where you gave up make an easy man to read”.
Eddie Vedder once was Quoted ( in the Pearl Jam video “ 20” ) that Mike can reach down inside himself & just play something totally outrageous, and his solo here is proof of that. Layne’s vocals and Mike’s playing , along with all the other members this performance was the stuff of legends . How lucky were those who witnessed this live ……. God Bless those who are no longer with us for one reason or another …. Life is short , and moments like these are fleeting , so enjoy everything and everyone whenever you can …. 🤞
Chris Cornell had a great comment on Mike too where he was talking about making the guitar solo for Reach Down. It was something like "he was insane, he's a rockstar, like he's infected. that's going to come out"
Everytime I watch this I feel as if it's right now and I'm there self-consciously and the emotions are top to bottom
Something like that
😅,😊 I 😊😊😊😊 I'll a away aig89aw ddx 😊😂😊😂😂😂😂😂😂l😊😂😂😂
Never listened to Pearl Jam but this dude is sick with the guitar
Yes Sir, don´t wait.Let´s do it next weekend!!??! No Mr. Miller has the grip on it. Enjoying the presence is the whole trick of it all.............
im 62 yrs old and into all sorts of music,i cant stop listening to this haunting song,an absolute masterpiece.
I will be jamming this when I am 52,62,72 ...better believe it
Haunting!! Infuckindeed it is... Gives me the chills... Well said bro..
@A H first of all my respect for you.
That's incredible to hear it...really nice! All the best wishes from Hungary ✌
i just turned 62, i love these guys! 1 regret, didn't get to see them. A strange thing most of the VERY talented, have gone on SO SAD, I MISS THEM ALL EVERY DAY! I will rock til the day i move on.
@Clay Baker I get you dude... ❤
Super rare... this is awesome that the official vevo posted it.
Not really rare, this is on the Above reissue, still cool that they decided to upload it.
@@withmygoodeyeclosed oh no I mean the footage of this performance. I would try to find it and I couldn't seem to find it.
@Donovan Davis yeah it's great... They also left the Dynamics intact and didn't smash the limiter during mastering. Great reissue done right.
@@Randy-lb6sn i remember that 5-6 years ago there were some footages yet, uploaded by fans.
Layne damn even dizzy and weakened by the Haze gives me goosebumps 🤘🤘🤘💯😎
Beautiful song, beautiful moment in time captured in this video. This is what UA-cam was made for.
James Fredericks absolutely true. A rare gem
Oh this is a keepsake too bad Layne is no longer here but yer he is, that solo by Mike McCready.
Deepest song I’ve ever heard. Has got me through some dark dark times. So grateful for this footage.
One of the great losses of rock
His charisma is up there w morrison.
Grateful to have this.
There has never been anyone like Layne. His voice, stage presents, raw emotion, and the uncanny ability to make the most unpleasant, dark, and most disturbing things, beautiful, in a way you just can't help but to feel his pain and understand it. Just insane.... I wish I could have met him. God I miss this dude...
Perfect way to describe Layne's art. He was able to destroy any mask you might be wearing and let you there naked to just FEEL
Damn I get it. He was the one and only that spoke to my soul. It's like I lost a best friend. I've never and still don't feel that way about any other musician.
Aaron Lewis (Staind), especially first two albums. (Tormented, Dysfunction)
I wish I could've met him also! Rest In Peace Layne!💐❤💋🎤
@@Faks.09 Excess Baggage💜
I was in a meeting the other day and someone said “moving onward” I had such a strong urge to scream SO AN INFECTION NOT A PHASE YEAAAAA
hahahahha know the feeling
That's awesome, it's a very powerful lyric.
I would have belted it out
I thought he said depression isn't a phase
dude
22 years today .....
McCready going off on that solo. Nice!!
Love ya Layne
Daniel Brown yess!! Another great part to this live performance. That guitar....
Back when he was still Cool . . .
@@mike1158d before he cut his hair ya mean? 😆
One hell of a solo at that.
my face fuckn melted off
Thank God for UA-cam I'm 70 years old play never even heard of this band
It’s the singer from Alice In Chains which is one of the best bands on the planet.
I'm 102
The BEST (ok maybe not really) supergroup with just one album. I'd give my nutsack for one more album 😂
Pues te felicito mejor tarde que nunca😂
They started writing songs for a second album but Layne's health was declining so badly it never happened @@jaimecucalon2804
This song breaks my heart and restores it at the same time
💔❤️🩹❤️🔥
Best way to put it ❤
Is August 29th 2024, and I'm back to pierce my soul one more time again!❤❤❤😢
guitar solo is str8 beastmode
Layne managed to capture the deepest and saddest feelings in any human being. Rest peacefully
Best song ever that most people have never heard. I feel Layne's pain every time I hear it.
Everytime he says "Slow suicide is no way to go".. i felt his pain
As an addict, i know exactly what he means.
Yes indeed and you could tell Mike loved doing it
It is August 22nd 2024! Happy heavenly birthday Layne Staley!❤❤❤
This song gives me chills every time. Especially this live version. Walking away from drugs 5 years ago was one of the hardest things I ever did. Very grateful Layne Staley wrote these lyrics and I took his advice. Holy fuck
Glad you are here
Good work.
Layne was a tortured soul ..but he was a kind soul ..In all the pain of his addiction..the grips of his addiction ..he still reached out with a cautionary tale for those of us that chose to live ...what a fucking legacy he left behind ..I think of Layne Staley ..Mike Starr ..and Chris Cornell every day ..all 3 were good hearted humans along with others but these 3 stand out ..when their pathes were dark they shared light so that others would not lose their way ..their footing if you will ...what a brave act of kindness they bestowed on their fellow man ..I pray for the souls of these 3 selfless men ..☮🎶🤘✌😎🖤☠❤❤❤💋..
Thank God, brother. I hope you are still doing well and winning the battle today.
how's it going now?
Voice of an angel...
Angry angel
Beautiful Angel
Crying angel
This song is amazing... If only Layne listened to his own words
His voice still gives me chills
Fuk, to be able to go back and behold in all its glory …. If only eh fellas? Landmark era, time , persons, mindset, chain wallets, vans , hemp necklaces, car stereos…. Didn’t know how good we had it……. Rip Layne
I was blessed to have been at this show. Some shows are powerful..this one changed my life. It has taken years to try to watch this set as it just tears me up to see. The world is darker without his talents. He just couldn't live without his woman by his side after her death. Tragic...just tragic
I respectfully disagree my friend one can use that excuse but Layne had been a junkie for many many years and was dying a slow horrible death... the death of his ex-girlfriend had little to do with him dying as a junkie... I'm a 52 year old recovering junkie myself and I was listening to Alice in Chains when they hit the scene... Layne chose to die alone and that's the way that he died
I actually agree with you. So many people keep saying that Layne died because of Demri's death, but I totally disagree. She was his ex-girlfriend, and they were not even together when Demri died, and they broke up because Layne was cheating on her (I read that somewhere). So like you said, poor, beautiful Layne died because of drugs and because he could not overcome his drug addiction and depression. Demri had nothing to do with his death. I am sure Layne got upset when she died, but that did not kill Layne.
Be safe and healthy, my friend. I am happy you are doing better now.
@@Ичкерия90х I concur
@@wesleybullock814 sad but true. I think many would like to romanticize such things but it's just not that. As you said it's a slow and horrible way to go. That being said, he must have thought leaving would be better than staying. That's what bums ME out the most personally.
You were blessed to have seen him. I agree that the death of Demri really took away his will to live for a time. I do think he wanted to move on but as any addict knows any person will always take the 2nd position behind the drug or addiction itself. Not only that but not too many women were beating down his door after he let himself go and lost all his teeth and everything. I think he couldn't really move on because of the shame and self loathing that come along when the drugs take over
Mike mccready got to be the most underrated guitar player imho
You wanna watch a man sing his own funeral song, Its here, Rip Layne🔥 Your fire still burns
Everything about this performance absolutely Rocks!! Layne, Mike McCready, and Barrett Martin are just GOLD
Layne was not only extremely talented but he was a generational singer the likes of which I dont think we'll ever be treated to again!Missing you today and everyday Layne 🙏❤
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Bullshit; he was very talented. Much more than a Cobain for instance. A mediocre singer and guitarplayer.
Listening to Mad Season just tears my fucking chest open man, the pain Layne must have been going through is absolutely fucking insane, I've never felt the pain of another through their music in such a way. Some of Cornell's music does it but not to the same level of heartache as Laynes
AIC MTV unplugged, nutshell always gets me, Layne is singing his own eulogy
So painful. It's like you really can hear Layne's agony. Wonderful performance.
Yes :( especially in those last few wake ups
You can also hear it in their live version of junkhead on UA-cam. The quality isn't the best but Layne patches that up with his angelic vocals
His voice here is just unreal. So clear and powerful. I miss his sound so much.
I agree. And his emotion is palpable
i love the crowd's reaction when Layne starts to sing... it's as if everyone is wondering if this frail leaf will be able to deliver, then he opens his mouth and a tidal-wave of awesomeness washes over everyone...
Yes!!!!! ❤❤❤
This is most haunted tune I've had the grace to hear
It's 2023 and I still jam to primarily AIC or Mad Season. I can listen to this priceless, never fading, genius, talented, I could go on and on and on.....Layne is truly the GOAT of his Era hands down. The world lost its best talent. RIP Layne Staley ❤
Simply the best ! AIC forever and may every season be Mad Season
ever start listening to Layne sing and you find out you just can't stop.
4:07, just look at that. No fancy light show, no nothing. Those guys are so good, the music is so good. They can just play...... and that's enough.
When you're as good as they were you don't need all the frills.
Well said bro
U r absolutely right, Gentleman. no bullshit...just go.
well put!
Right, fuck a light show, they don't need it, so simple and so complex, brilliant
Layne Staley the BEST EVER!!😎😎😎 Never forgotten....
His voice was amazing
Yes bro ....Never forgotten......😥
I’m truly sad to be born too late to see Layne perform. Idk if there is another singer that makes me feel the the way he does when he sings. Detailed but vague enough lyrics that felt like he singing about things I’ve gone through. Thanks for posting this.
Weird seeing layne standing still in one place for a whole concert.... quite sad how much H got to his body... poor guy I hope he finally found the peace he deserves
i havent seen someone shred a strat like that since Frusciante. amazing.
Yeah but frusciante is literally the modern day hendrix. So underappreciated for his solo work man.
McCready is better than Frusciante.
@@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302different styles.
why do u think that ?
Damn these guys were tight. The mix is 100% spot on. I think Mad Season is probably McCready's best work
Way better than of that crap he did with Pearl Jam. Bleh
Layne and cornell best vocals ever
This song is so painfully beautiful that just the “ohhh, yeaaah” parts alone are so full of raw emotion. Layne’s ability to bring that level of pure emotion to every song he sang was beyond exceptional. ❤