My favorite description of this performance/song is "It's like watching a man sing at his own funeral."

@dmphax

4 жыл бұрын

Very accurate. That's how I certainly felt watching this when it premiered. :( RIP Layne

@reneediltz8334

4 жыл бұрын

Sad but true 😢

@eviltoasterpastry

4 жыл бұрын

Thanksssss crying again lol

@anandabaruah2262

4 жыл бұрын

Phenomenally put. RIP kid.

@christiantomlin4040

4 жыл бұрын

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.

The best thing MTV ever did was the ‘Unplugged’ series. Everyone of those albums is a gift to the world.

@villain3131

3 жыл бұрын

All the unplugged sessions are awesome

@boogieman.1698

3 жыл бұрын

90s only

@jonnykhatru

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@wormbaby666

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could agree completely with you, but ...Korn unplugged.....not the best IMHO. :/

@robrockit3662

3 жыл бұрын

Baloney headbangers ball is the best thing

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.

@tomtucker1984

2 жыл бұрын

Godspeed brother, stay healthy.

@Leppify

2 жыл бұрын

Layne is a legend! Stay clean Brother!

@elizabethschlosser9287

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to you. RIP Layne❤

@rubyrayne8

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you’re doing well. Addiction is absolutely a beast.

@Melanie-le6mw

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh wow! Hang in there and continue greatness💖

The “I’d feel better dead” always gives me chills

@Matt561

2 жыл бұрын

I read this right as he sang it

@skarlottt

Жыл бұрын

I think it's something we all secretly think . Behind the jokes.

@TheKurtTribute

Жыл бұрын

@@skarlottt Life’s greatest power, to bring down a soul, and to lift it up equivalently.

@anewzack78

Жыл бұрын

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.

@addminimal

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@skipd1112

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. The more I listen, the more depth I feel and appreciate their music!

@bastrdthejavelin3993

2 жыл бұрын

There is no greater commentary of the genius of No Excuses.

@kennytaco4474

2 жыл бұрын

One of the best bands of all time

@neilpeartspurplenose8739

2 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, it takes Metallica 8 years to release 1 mediocre album.

Careful bro. Once AIC get hold of you they don’t let go. One of the greatest bands. Great review dude.

@Mxulin

4 жыл бұрын

What do you mean be careful? Not letting go from AiC is a great thing cause they're awesome

@d.d.736

4 жыл бұрын

Tyrone Evans : You nailed it on the head!!!!!!!!!

@tyroneevans3202

4 жыл бұрын

Mxulin indeed my guy 🤙🏻

@sunsetwitch7316

4 жыл бұрын

This is faxxxxxxx

@Rossstewart88

4 жыл бұрын

Said like 6 people ever

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/

@Kurenai-chan1993

3 жыл бұрын

:'(

@ers1472

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@angelaeverett5529

3 жыл бұрын

Omg

@dannylarry9408

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@misled_perceptions

3 жыл бұрын

That hit me in the feels. Thank you for sharing that

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.

@metalcat8601

3 жыл бұрын

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

@michaelmurray5748

3 жыл бұрын

AIC was THE best band from Seattle and are still amazing. Jerry is an absolute genius!

@marjannovoselc7109

3 жыл бұрын

AMEN!

@-AK-

3 жыл бұрын

Weird that the dudes who hated the fame the most were also the poster children.

@chadwickmcfaggins9734

3 жыл бұрын

they’re all great in their own ways, they’re all so dark too

It's hard to believe that people are hearing songs for the first time that I've been listening to you for years

@TheWalper

4 жыл бұрын

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

@winterlynn9012

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@eborgann

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@krystal3010

4 жыл бұрын

There's a first for everyone!

@tarasparks7953

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I totally agree with that! The new generation is actually learning what amazing music is all about!

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!

@mikemorrison3791

4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said brother.

@jordanhays3902

4 жыл бұрын

And crack unfortunately

@jordanhays3902

4 жыл бұрын

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)

@badmoonrison3777

4 жыл бұрын

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...

@fher3786

4 жыл бұрын

Sad but true 👍🏽🤘🏽

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.

@isaacandersen7307

4 жыл бұрын

Paint it and I’ll buy it

@avitrossmain1284

3 жыл бұрын

So eerie that they died on the same day

@ChuckTownRC51

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure they toured together.

@danieldv6171

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@cynthiamontoya6369

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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...

Layne was so sick during this performance,however he still mastered the vocals without trying.

@PeteyC_AZ

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Heroin took all the greats.

@kikoredog

4 жыл бұрын

@@PeteyC_AZ heroin MADE all the greats...

@NJ-gw5dr

4 жыл бұрын

@@kikoredog not true brother. Layne was great and successful b4 he got on the needle

@guitareater6975

4 жыл бұрын

He definitely tried, have you seen sludge factory in the unplugged? There was definitely conscious effort

@Logancr1983

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

“A man singing at his own funeral...” RIP Layne. You are missed brother.

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!.

@janelllatour2189

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too.

@kyrobbins8696

3 жыл бұрын

Jar of flies stays in my cd player all day everyday

@gajablack7681

3 жыл бұрын

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

@katiehudgins5106

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite of all time, I still listen to all of their music and mad season!

@user-bv2tu5jg7g

3 жыл бұрын

Nbc

This performance made me fall in love with acoustic bass.

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.

@TheOfficerMahoney

4 жыл бұрын

True, except that the bass player here is Mike Inez. Starr left/was let go in 1993.

@mr.mayhem6755

4 жыл бұрын

And it's also "friends dont let friends get friends haircuts "

@thenarrator869

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@packman4664

4 жыл бұрын

TP You are correct sir, thanks for the clarification!

@trentbell2730

4 жыл бұрын

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.

This song still makes me cry...

@iversonyo5053

4 жыл бұрын

Unstoppable tears this one hits so deep

@erikaiversen5883

4 жыл бұрын

Me too...and your pic got me too...trying to wipe an eyelash off the screen.

@heatherlanaeturnerakacount753

4 жыл бұрын

@@erikaiversen5883 Lmao! I just tried to do the exact same damn thing girl so don't feel bad! 😂😂😂 Nice trick

@andrewwilliamson5060

4 жыл бұрын

@@heatherlanaeturnerakacount753 got me too

@nyteshayd04

4 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter where i am, this song still makes me cry. Battling addiction and depression for so many years, i can relate.

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.

@benton8269

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@perrdawg41

Жыл бұрын

No that's depression. His drug addiction was because of his depression

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

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!!

@arturcirilo7601

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt about it, hands down the best unplugged ever.

@CarolMarineMom

4 жыл бұрын

Yep!!! Watch the whole show! Layne is super high on heroin but he still sounds Amazing.

@williamswiniuch7527

4 жыл бұрын

That or Nirvana

@thatsriiight5047

4 жыл бұрын

Pearl Jam have the best unplugged. I dont think these are as strong as the album versions

@CarolMarineMom

4 жыл бұрын

@@thatsriiight5047 idk! Nirvana was pretty Powerfull as well😃🎤🎿🎸

Their entire Unplugged set is fantastic. Would, Rooster, Sludge Factory are some other amazing songs you should check out from their Unplugged set

@angelabailey7153

4 жыл бұрын

I love Frogs and Got Me Wrong also... Its all. So. Good.

@pauluga3384

4 жыл бұрын

@@angelabailey7153 Frogs hits really deep and I don't really know why

@barfyman-362

4 жыл бұрын

Down in a hole is even better than the studio

@Corey-wx8jj

4 жыл бұрын

Frogs🤘🤘🤘

@77Mowers

4 жыл бұрын

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!

His voice was everything that's right in the world. Miss you, Layne!

This song gets to me each time I hear it. Digs at my soul and I just start tearing up. Such a legend.

Something about 90's artists that are no longer with us had their own unique voice that made their music so incaptivating

@Speeff

4 жыл бұрын

They carry so much emotion in their voice, and more often than not, that emotion came from a place of pain.

@Logancr1983

4 жыл бұрын

Heroin addiction. Hate to say it, but it makes the best artists and unfortunately takes them from us at the same time

@tyroneevans3202

4 жыл бұрын

Facts. Pure and unaltered. No over production.

@brettrun8575

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure the word is “captivating”. Nice job though creating a word that doesn’t exist.

@thenarrator869

4 жыл бұрын

@@brettrun8575 What a douchebag comment. We might need related. Lmao

For me, as simplistic as the song is it's probably the most emotional song on the album

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.

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.

Dude NEEDS to listen to Down In A Hole on this set. Even better *chefs kiss*

@tycomeaux3179

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@diegopena1761

4 жыл бұрын

He already reacted to down in a hole, but yt removed it

@brendak4291

3 жыл бұрын

Yessss!!!!

@BassOutcast

3 жыл бұрын

cHefS kiSs

@TheStyleCurated

3 жыл бұрын

The whole performance is phenomenal. Frogs is incredible too

Layne sung a lot about his own death. He knew he wouldn't live a long life in my opinion.

@touchingpeopleonthetrain1779

3 жыл бұрын

I think he knew when he sang this his time was near. Dudes body had already paid for the last one way ticket

@vaskogaston

3 жыл бұрын

First song of the first álbum...

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

God I loved his voice. Jerry Cantrell is underrated

@mattm8932

2 жыл бұрын

Cantrell is out of this world talented

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.

@werewolf2003002

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't Layne going through withdrawal during this concert?

@ritamariechaumont1342

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@Bladedcloud6159

4 жыл бұрын

@@werewolf2003002 it was kurt cobain. They had to give him heroine before they performed.

@1BRTGong

4 жыл бұрын

Ya no tenía varios dientes.

@Powwower

4 жыл бұрын

@@werewolf2003002 No he was strung out. Shot up before the show and he was late.

"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.

@destinydennis4258

4 жыл бұрын

Kurt Borchers his voice is absolutely amazing in that song !! peels paint off the walls

@riecetruss3408

4 жыл бұрын

Abso-fucking-lutely!

@Dragn1089

4 жыл бұрын

100% agree, that is a killer performance!

@gnomechomsky2524

4 жыл бұрын

Dallas 1990 is a way better version

@jpados

4 жыл бұрын

100%

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

RIP Lane. Forever missed. Even strung out of his mind the man still sounded amazing.

Alice In Chains- Down in A Hole (this same unplugged version)

@erikaiversen5883

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@DJMikeOnAMic

4 жыл бұрын

My second favorite song from Alice in Chains

@claytonscheiber3493

4 жыл бұрын

Probably the 2nd most powerful and meaningful performance. Watching Layne let Jerry sing, something so deep about that.

@averylynnpoplin

4 жыл бұрын

Touche top fave

Alice in Chains - Down in a hole (MTV Unplugged). Trust me on this one.

@claytonscheiber3493

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Especially when Layne is letting and watching Jerry sing. Deep.

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.

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.

When you realize this was the first time they were playing in almost 2 years.

@baloothepibble8421

4 жыл бұрын

lokilxix 3 years

@nathanweiss5174

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@lokilxix

4 жыл бұрын

@@baloothepibble8421 even more so then.

@Vivi_9

4 жыл бұрын

@@nathanweiss5174 you chase misprinted lies..

@nathanweiss5174

4 жыл бұрын

@@Vivi_9 yes, everything is fake news! shorturl.at/oryY7

This song always brings a tear to my eye. The studio version is amazing but this version is unreal. The pain in his voice 😥

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

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!

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.

@irish6122

4 жыл бұрын

Man...I hear you. I hate it that he's gone.

@patrickperry8951

4 жыл бұрын

The first note he sings brings me to tears

@RyoWatanabe666

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like one day i'll end like him... beside my videogame, around drug and alone... rotting apple !

@luiz_4136

4 жыл бұрын

Wtf that doesn't make you a less-man

@francescolapietra930

4 жыл бұрын

@@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!!

Alice In Chains will forever be my favorite band.

Fun fact- The quotes on that bass "friend don't let friend get friend's haircut" is actually for Metallica! Hahaha

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!

Another amazing AIC song is Down in a Hole. Either official or unplugged. That song still gives me chills.

They hadn’t played together in the same room for 3 years before they walked into that mtv studio. No rehearsal.

@dayra6425

4 жыл бұрын

And it was the last time they played together

@WJL91

4 жыл бұрын

da ra not entirely true. They played support slot for Kiss on July 3rd ‘96. That was the last performance.

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....

This song is like the ultimate blues song. So deep, depressing but so so beautiful.

This concert is in my top 3 albums of all time. R.I.P. Layne.

Then there is Love, Hate, Love (Moore live)

@gnomechomsky2524

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck that version, Dallas 1990 is the best one

@staleypharmaceuticals2071

4 жыл бұрын

No Now bow down.

@ashleycollins5201

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

With the Unplugged show, he was deep in the heroin addiction, so much so that he knew his liver was shot to hell, but he hadn't isolated himself completely yet. If you listen to Jerry Cantrell talk about Layne, all he saw when he looked over at Layne during the Unplugged show was that his best friend was dying and there was nothing he could do. Layne was such a ghost of himself during the Unplugged show. The whole show is heartbreaking to watch. Kurt Cobain's attitude turned me off grunge until I saw AIC. Layne Staley's vocal range (even in 1998) could run Saturn rings around anything Kurt did. Layne was better than any other grunge singer in my opinion. To see Layne Staley in his prime: Love Hate Love live at The Moore in 1990, untouchable perfection as far as a live performance by a rock band.

@keefwins04

3 жыл бұрын

This might sound crazy but Heroin doesn’t hurt your liver. Now if you contract Hepatitis, it will fuck your liver up but the Heroin itself won’t destroy your liver.

@tamibrandt

3 жыл бұрын

@@keefwins04 He was doing other drugs on top of Heroin and his liver was damaged.

@fatodubs12

Жыл бұрын

Chris Cornell might be the only grunge singer with more talent than Layne, but no one else was really close to the two of them. Both A+.

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.

RIP LAYNE STALEY ❤ and RIP MIKE STARR ❤

You havee to react to their song Love Hate Love live at The Moore. Layne's vocal peak imo.

@masterpiece411

4 жыл бұрын

This! Thank you!

@tyroneevans3202

4 жыл бұрын

Man in the Box from the same show is also worth checking out.

@micheler6592

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, please!

@CarolMarineMom

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I totally Agree!!!!

@CarolMarineMom

4 жыл бұрын

@@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😞

My dad was there, he said everybody there had teary eyes.. RIP Layne Staley ❤❤️ Fly High and Rock On brother!!

I HIGHLY recommend watching this entire performance. 👌 plus this was their first time live together in like 3 years. This was one of Layne's last few performances. His last one was July 3rd, 1996. He retreated into seclusion after the love of his life passed away Oct 29th, 1996. April 5th, 2002 he passed away in his Seattle condo and he wasn't found until 2 weeks after he passed, alone. Heartbreaking. The band says Layne was such an incredible singer that he could get a song on like the 1st or 2nd take.

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.

@ppzav

3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@j4y_37_____3

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit that's insane in glad your okay

@andrewmasc3174

3 жыл бұрын

I'm really sorry to hear that man. I hope you're doing alright

@datman3416

3 жыл бұрын

well damn, how did you find yourself in that situation?

@dirtbikeguy8993

3 жыл бұрын

Dat Man Antifa lol

Layne was going through some of the worst parts of his heroin addiction at this point

@roofernick1028

4 жыл бұрын

This is true but Layne Staley performance unbelievable

@ibanezguitars360

4 жыл бұрын

@@roofernick1028 oh absolutely. He killed it!

@slimmmshaney5695

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@ibanezguitars360

4 жыл бұрын

@@slimmmshaney5695 he was fantastic

@roofernick1028

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree no singer in todays era could

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.

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

while in you’re the mood, down in a hole - alice in chains from unplugged

Bleed the freak next cause Layne's vocals are out of this world great. AIC was so good during Layne Stayley's legacy.

@pokes986

4 жыл бұрын

Bleed is my favorite AIC song... it showcases each members talents and is such an underrated and underplayed song!

@mommadchickadee8941

4 жыл бұрын

@@pokes986 yes indeed!!! 👍

@aylawarncke

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! For me that song is underrated. A pure gem

@sunshinesweetlove..8066

4 жыл бұрын

Bleed the freak and Sunshine are my favs.

@ardynblackmore9654

2 жыл бұрын

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.

This song, a beer, and a hammock. No words. RIP Layne

@lokifreedom970

3 жыл бұрын

Not that kind of song Stacey. You might argue it's subjective but let's agree to disagree

RIP Layne. Even though you're gone, you're not fighting this battle alone. You've got an army behind you.

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.

@marjoryarmstrong6953

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you on UpChurch. He killed it. RHEC 🤘

@augart89

4 жыл бұрын

Just for the record: his girlfriend, Demri Lara Parrot, passed away months after this show was taped.

@brettkenney6464

4 жыл бұрын

He was crying in the beginning of this concert

@patrickperry8951

4 жыл бұрын

Upchurch's version is amazing

@deborahhatcher186

4 жыл бұрын

Oh GOD!!! UPCHURCH KILLED IT! best cover song... RIP to the fuckin LEGEND 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?

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.

R.I.p, Layne. Your music meant more than you know. Rest well, brother 🤘🏼

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!

@TheOriginalGayman

4 жыл бұрын

And then Jerry cut his years later.

@DASamX5453

4 жыл бұрын

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...

@lukacvetkovic8836

4 жыл бұрын

@@DASamX5453 what you on about

@kazz1896

4 жыл бұрын

DASamX5453 LOL what? They are friends and we’re just poking fun at them!

@RobTonge80

4 жыл бұрын

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

You know this comforting feeling when your own thick, warm tears are running down your cheeks? Its the same listening to Layne Staleys voice. ❤️

@sluttymctits4496

4 жыл бұрын

That's actually a pretty damn accurate description. Thank you for that.

@gajablack7681

3 жыл бұрын

Wow...yeah. exactly

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.

Everytime I see this them going on stage ALL of them alive with their fierce music!! DEEP!! RIP Layne and Mike!!⚘🎶👏

"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.

@GroovesAndLands

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@hoopsmccann639

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@kmrogenski

4 жыл бұрын

I don't like live music unless I am there but this set was in my CD player for a long time. Amazing!

@Hand_Of_Doom333

4 жыл бұрын

It was the best unplugged...brings up a lot

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

Just watching Layne singing like that, looking down, you feel his pain... so heart-wrenching

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.

React to Alice in chains - would MTV unplugged

@Balockay247

4 жыл бұрын

Alex needs to do this one!

@kristianbrannan9961

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Ramirez PLEASE

That whole show is amazing.

the moment you said "this is haunting" I clicked subscribe, that's exactly how I feel every time i hear this song!

Its haunting but yet beautiful in it's own right. Love live AIC

I it is so emotional performance that took me a while to watching this without crying. Layne Stanley was the best💓

@adamgilmore7081

4 жыл бұрын

Asencja P Layne Staley was awesome too.

@theshireman5642

4 жыл бұрын

Its a tough one to watch

@jennajune2101

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@mirkosisko8481

4 жыл бұрын

You are the best remember that

@ardynblackmore9654

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

AIC is one of very few bands that sounds better in person than their CDs.

@Chris-Ian

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@kacperr1228

4 жыл бұрын

Queen

@billbailey8628

4 жыл бұрын

Theyre not the only band but ok

@jpdarnell7

4 жыл бұрын

Ridiculous claim.

@RainWhenIDieKane

4 жыл бұрын

@@Chris-Ian Na that album is incredible and i see a lot of people saying its their favourite.

I've said since I was 17 in Spring 1995. The first day I heard Mad Season's "above" album. Was b4 school, was high. We use meet at my friends house get high. Hits off the HOOKA b4 school pretty much every day Sr year. Played great music. I skipped school that day hearing Mad Season for 1st time. AIC and Pjam had already been my fav bands for like 3-4 years. We skipped school that Spring day in 1995. Listening to this album over and over again. Like we did when "jar of flies" "Vitalogy" "unplugged in NY, Nirvava" came out. I declared Mad Season/"above" album greatest rock album that will ever be made b4 or after. As a 17 year old in 1995. 25 years later? Think I was right. I knew it was important times was living in. My High School freshman yr literally started with "Smells like Teen Spirit."vid. To me loving "in utero" album more. But nothings changed. I'm 43, and I agree with my 17 year old self. Give me Mad Season's "above" album to a desert island

I've listened to Alice in Chains for decades and I really hate I'll never get to see them again. His voice is epic on every level. One of the greatest. I listened to this album on repeat for over a year straight it felt like while going through some issues and it always got be through even the last few years battling 2 primary cancers and one terminal. Yet, I've won in a sense while others didn't and that's something nobody can prepare you for, survivors guilt. I know we all will not make it out of life alive but it is still tough.

Favorite band ever

@rain-wanders

4 жыл бұрын

SAME!

So much talent, pain, and loss. Heavy song

In 2022, still breaks my heart about layne, my favorite singer all time !

I had the pleasure and honor of seeing them live several times with Layne. His voice is haunting and totally irreplaceable. Really sad we lost him and Mikey Starr. RIP

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.

@swamprabbit66

4 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea! The entire album is incredible. One of their best albums!!

You should watch the full concert. Just do it for you, Laine is a crazy good singer

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.

The best performance of AIC in my opinion he was such a talented guy love his voice, one of the greatest

"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.

@toby2k75

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@jazogby

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@seanemery8291

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that is so true

@gajablack7681

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@rodneyking8896

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was the only way to get him onstage. They made him wear long sleeves and sunglasses.

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.

@scottcomfrey6633

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Jan3k

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@Timecapsule96

4 жыл бұрын

I also love River of Deceit !

@bullamarta

4 жыл бұрын

Me too bro. ‘Wake up’ is amazing!

@sketch3744

4 жыл бұрын

@@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 hits me directly in the heart. Hurts me in places I don't even know how to describe. To have been going through what he went through an amazing true and heart-wrenching performance♥️

WE LOVE YOU LAYNE !