+Angel A. You are right, Layne is bigger than all the singers you listed. Not sure what is funny as I had already stated that, to me, Layne has the best voice and talent bar none ❤️❤️❤️
+Angel A. Ah ok, that's fair enough. Each entitled to their own opinion🙂 I respect you and your comment. World would be a boring place if we were all the same aye? 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
3:34 He hits that note so powerfully that you can hear an overtone ring out. This performance in particular is so haunting and beautiful. Such a tragedy that he died so long ago, RIP.
@@johnxina5126also known as using your false vocal chords, not sure if he meant to use his false vocals because you could possibly use them on accident
@@vivid-_-jxtn3337 yeah it's probably an accident. I think he probably pushed a bit harder then usual to get that breath support required to sing with such power snd ended up singing an overtone. As talented as Layne was, I highly doubt he could sing two notes at once properly. Could do everything else
This sound, so unique. He truly had a gift. Much respect to you, Layne. Forever imitated, but never duplicated. The One, The Only, Layne Staley... (A soulful, mournful moment of silence for you, sir...)
@@wm1573 bro its true, layne sang it along the guitar riff which was played through a talkbox as well. me and my homies are gonna do a cover of this song for our college and trust me that we’ve done our research. It is both at the same time :)
Layne's voice is unique. He mixed power an his emotions and demons as few singers can do. And he could do it live too, as in Miami 91, Dallas 90, Silver Dollar Saloon 91...For me, it's the last great voice that I heard in rock. Forever missed.
Haha, my father never let's me forget what good music is about. He loves Alice in Chains and such. Though, this is the hardest kind of music he can listen too because they aren't "really pissed" but its all cool.
@@midnightmystery544 'Rain when I die' is in my top 5 of the band! Omg, the whole Dirt album is just a masterpiece.. RIP, Layne, Demri and Mike. Forever.
Hehe yeah.. Same here I just keep commenting his/their videos.I don't know anybody who listen to them kind of hard I gotta listen to them and don't have anybody to change opinions about them and him. Layne was a true man. Definitely we do and definetely good taste of music too. 🎶
Yeah I gotta listen to them really alone which is not bad but you know sometimes you want to talk about it.. Really a frustration sometimes. All I can say is that they lack a soul hehe jk I dont know how not to like Layne and his band back then.
Rite!? Layne’s voice stretched from the 2nd octave high up into the 5th with seeming ease and endless power. As much a style icon as an influential singer, his voice really deserves it’s own classification separate from any tenor, titled the Layne Staley vocal range.
R.I.P Layne Staley....At his peak one of the absolute greatest vocalists in history....and he only scratched the surface of his potential before the disease began consuming him...painful to think of what could have been. I pray he is in a better place.
Let us all pause for just a second and realize just how fantastic Alice and chains made our music catalog thank you so much brother's for sharing your gift with us truly a unique and gifted band
Me enamore de esta voz la primera vez que la escuche, para mi como para muchos eres de los mejores cantantes de Rock que ha existido, RIP Layne para mi serás un Number One.
When i heard Layne had passed away it was an eye opening experiance. Ive always loved his vocals. And hearing them isolated brought tears to my eyes remembering the pain. Thank God i made it thru my 20's
Absolutely amazing. Brings goose bumps to the skin. Probably the best male vocalist there is, or was :(. The raw emotion conveyed through his voice alone is what does it, and of course the actual tonal quality. RIP Lane Never forgotten,
I'm almost certain he ripped this from the Rock Band video game track, where the instruments were seperated for the game. Thus explaining why it's the "pit/spit" version. Kudos to OP for putting this up. Love to hear Layne belt.
This is all the proof anyone needs....this man could sing with such power & grace that it'll make your hair standup on the back of your neck! love the lil uh, hhhmmm (clearing of the voice) throughout the track... thank you for sharing!
Goosebumps everywhere..Layne's voice always makes me feel something ,that i can not even explain.. no other artist does that to me. He was one of a kind, truly a special one❤
If you ever had the pleasure of being at one of his concerts the sound didn't just come from his mouth his voice reverberated through his hole body not just his mouth it was incredible!!!
Damn Layne has the best voice of any 90"s rocker a d modern rocker of all time period. And I like all the 90"s bands. But AIC was head and shoulders the best.
No one…..no one will ever sing like Layne. The power and control of his voice was and still is incredible. If he only knew how much he’s missed by all of us.
I love to hear isolated vocals, Layne is amazing and him clearing his throat wow!! I also listen with headphones so wow!! Love and miss Layne Staley and Mike Starr 😇😇❤️❤️🤘🤘🌹🌹🎶
I can't remember where I heard it but someone once said it's amazing how his voice was so powerful yet so vulnerable. The perfect way to describe it. I miss this man a whole lot.
Just wondering" if this is how he heard & recorded this original? Wow!!!! This is like gold to me..is this him in the studio I mean? Lane was 1 month older then me Lane Aug 1967...Me Sep 1967" Lane in my opinion you are still the best singer I've ever heard..
This really shows how powerful his vocals was and that range! Easily my favourite singer now hands down. There's no one like him. He'll never be forgotten. RIP Layne Staley.
Layne, Layne, Layne, Layne, Layne you are the shit!!!!!!!!!!!! My God who can make a song rock like this without any music at all....your voice was the music and the vocals...best ever .... your music lives on.......
I would love to hear Love Hate Love with just vocals. I always thought that song was incredible vocally. What kind of effect does he have going here? Sounds like a little delay and reverb, but can't tell for sure.
Wow!!! What talent. Amazing. Gave me chills. I really did not appreciate how incredible his voice was. I hate drugs. Drugs have stolen too many people from this world.
I just got to say I LOVE you young folk that are digging our 90's tracks and legends! You are proof that that era stands the test of time just like the music of the 60's. keep it alive cause these songs came out at a great and fucked up time.
3:34 JESUS CHRIST. Goosebumps.
My favourite part
Eerie as all fuck. I love this
Oh my goodness when he sings that part. So powerful.
🥰🥰🥰
Beast !!!
Agreed
best grunge voice ever .
agree 100% closely followed by Ed Vedder and Kurt Cobain
+Angel A. You are right, Layne is bigger than all the singers you listed. Not sure what is funny as I had already stated that, to me, Layne has the best voice and talent bar none ❤️❤️❤️
+Angel A. Ah ok, that's fair enough. Each entitled to their own opinion🙂 I respect you and your comment. World would be a boring place if we were all the same aye? 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Best music voice ever.* well maybe tied with Maynard James Keenan
As a singer Kurt Cobain is average but the man and his band were pure GREATNESS.
I love how you can hear him clear his throat right before those huge screams.. It's awesome
Amen, OlSchoolGamr , makes me feel more human as a vocalist
Oh come on, he was a human being :) A great one! It's just mastering.
those ain't no screams
Stefan Bacic in the music industry they r consider scrrams my friend
It's known as belting
This man's voice is Godly. Chills at the chorus.
+Simon The Digger One word for Layne's vocals: "Unique"
The beginning chorus actually is from a Roman Catholic sermon song. Was Layne Roman Catholic ?
@@rainbowskies5796 did you find any information about this? what's the song you are referring to?
Goosebumps
Layne's voice is haunting...
Facts
Very
It's impressive that you can hear him breathing and clearing his throat. Makes me feel like he was a human, too. :)
-_- He was, probably more than you'll ever be
Bob Smith Dude, what is wrong with you? Having a bad day?
+Bob Smith damn bud, you should probably get that stick outta your ass
Bob, rinse a pound or two of sand out of that poonanny, bud.
Melody Lange I shoved a foot up his ass, now he's being a LITERAL ASS
Layne's and Jerry's voices are literally made for each other.
they were a perfect duo:(
@@franciscaramos9240 Indeed they were. RIP Layne :(
Jerry sang with more confidence with Layne then he does today with Duvall
3:34
He hits that note so powerfully that you can hear an overtone ring out. This performance in particular is so haunting and beautiful. Such a tragedy that he died so long ago, RIP.
I hear a D#4 in his subharmonics along with his A#4. Amazing
what do you mean by over tone?
@@jshkings89 when you sing two notes at once. I suggest you look up Mongolian or Turkic throat singing.
@@johnxina5126also known as using your false vocal chords, not sure if he meant to use his false vocals because you could possibly use them on accident
@@vivid-_-jxtn3337 yeah it's probably an accident. I think he probably pushed a bit harder then usual to get that breath support required to sing with such power snd ended up singing an overtone. As talented as Layne was, I highly doubt he could sing two notes at once properly. Could do everything else
No one talks about that deep note at 4:00 . Just amazing all around.
I am not only 4:00 but the whole entire 🎵. He’s vocal territory is unique 🙏
That's when the goosebumps bite
Noticed that too, im loving it. 💪🏽❤️
His vocal range is crazy. Im a bass baritone, and hes a tenor. Having the range of a bass baritone to a tenor is absurd.
the most beautiful fucking thing ive heard in my life
Four years later?
I Concur
This sound, so unique. He truly had a gift. Much respect to you, Layne. Forever imitated, but never duplicated. The One, The Only, Layne Staley... (A soulful, mournful moment of silence for you, sir...)
Cornelius Smith respect
I can sing in the same key layne does without straining my voice
it's so weird hearing the vocals alone, cause they blend so well with the riff...i used to think Layne was wailing the riff in the beginning
It's a talkbox, Jerry was playing it.
@@David-zo7to Layne sang it while Jerry played it. It was a vocal and guitar harmony.
@@David-zo7to bruh. do you guys have ears??? its so clear that its layne singing in top of the GUITAR riff lol
@@wm1573 bro its true, layne sang it along the guitar riff which was played through a talkbox as well. me and my homies are gonna do a cover of this song for our college and trust me that we’ve done our research. It is both at the same time :)
Layne's voice is unique. He mixed power an his emotions and demons as few singers can do. And he could do it live too, as in Miami 91, Dallas 90, Silver Dollar Saloon 91...For me, it's the last great voice that I heard in rock. Forever missed.
Luís Felipe Barbosa Teixeira Cmon, what about Chris Cornell?
Ok, we can I say Chris Cornell is the last great voice alive, but for me, Layne's voice was more incredible and versatile than Cornell's
Cornell's vocal range always blew me away, but I see your point. We're lucky to have both of them recorded to enjoy.
+Luís Felipe Barbosa Teixeira uhhh... Eddie Vedder
Skullcrusher Pine Eddie Vedder is pretty meh imo. Not a fan of his style.
20 years later....still gives me chills. Beautiful.
Wish Cantrell's vocals were on here too. That's totally what makes their classic, distinct sound!
Vasco
layne singing in the shower XD
Or in a church
Lol!
If Layne was singing in the shower, it'd still be good enough for an official recording.
Wow Layne had one hell of a voice. He sang his heart out.
Best grunge vocal. Period.
Yes sir. Layne's dark tenor and Scott's barritone!
Eddie Vedder laugh at this
Torres Ríos Gael
Uhhhh no
Eddie is good but doesn’t even compare to Layne
@@fixyourposture6959 so, I prefer Eddie s voice, but Layne s one is objectively better
@@torresriosgael6041 and everyone laughs at yourself for commenting this.
And all without pitch correction. Mindblowing.
Ничего сверхъестественного если уметь. А Лейн умел.
Someone needs to isolate Staley's vocals on Junkhead!!!!! I would fucking pay to hear those vocals with NO music!
Yes pls!!!!!
Fuck yes!!!!!
Omg that would be great
That and "God Am"!!! Like I would really pay money to hear that song's isolated vocals. Layne was unreal.
ruclips.net/video/4KprCm6eSa4/видео.html
Someone finally did it!!
im not from this generation. i never got to listen to these guys. but luckily i have a father who refuses to let me forget where music came from.
That younger one, is parenting done right!
you have a father with good taste in music, my three girls hear this band almost everyday =)
B. Burnzy your father is a smart man !!
Haha, my father never let's me forget what good music is about. He loves Alice in Chains and such. Though, this is the hardest kind of music he can listen too because they aren't "really pissed" but its all cool.
I'm not sure I understand hardest. Pissed is pissed.
That voice; there are no words.
This is so cool to have his vocals isolated. What a great voice.
I want to hear "rain when i die" vocal track. that would make my head explode.
It would... My FAVORITE AIC song!
@@midnightmystery544 such a fuckin banger!!
@@midnightmystery544 'Rain when I die' is in my top 5 of the band! Omg, the whole Dirt album is just a masterpiece..
RIP, Layne, Demri and Mike. Forever.
@3:34 gives me chills it so good.
Thats the one part that people cover this song cant seem to duplicate
I love this man. Best Rock and Roll Voice ever.
Alice in Chains is not rock n roll
PopulationMusic Death metal? Lmfao either grunge or just metal my dude.
PopulationMusic death metal ? Wtf 😂
PopulationMusic totally
Sure.
Better than Freddy Mercury, Geoff Tate, Rob Halford, Dio, Sebastian Bach and Steven Tyler.
I don’t think so.
miss you so much Layne ✌
I second this. I would love to go back.
+educatedbuzz I hear ya
I've seen you in a couple comments section of Layne/Alice videos. I guess we share something in common hehe.
By the way I miss him too.
Hehe yeah.. Same here I just keep commenting his/their videos.I don't know anybody who listen to them kind of hard I gotta listen to them and don't have anybody to change opinions about them and him. Layne was a true man. Definitely we do and definetely good taste of music too. 🎶
Yeah I gotta listen to them really alone which is not bad but you know sometimes you want to talk about it.. Really a frustration sometimes. All I can say is that they lack a soul hehe jk I dont know how not to like Layne and his band back then.
Happy 50th Layne 😥
I could listen to isolated vocals all day on RUclips. This right here is some of the best. Heartbreaking loss.
I'm 21 and grew up with many bands including Alice in chains. I never appreciated how crazy layne staleys voice was until now.
2019 Jeeesus Christ ...still get chills, what a voice!
Rite!? Layne’s voice stretched from the 2nd octave high up into the 5th with seeming ease and endless power. As much a style icon as an influential singer, his voice really deserves it’s own classification separate from any tenor, titled the Layne Staley vocal range.
R.I.P Layne Staley....At his peak one of the absolute greatest vocalists in history....and he only scratched the surface of his potential before the disease began consuming him...painful to think of what could have been. I pray he is in a better place.
R.I.P Layne. You were an amazing vocalist
💯
love the way you can hear all of laynes sounds that you cant hear in the song
Greatest vocalist ever. Forget just Grunge.
Totally agreed ❤️❤️
Exactly, his voice is perfection💗
Chris Cornell
@@tommygun3229 Layne is eons above Cornell
@@tommygun3229 cornell is overrated dogshit, he aint got nothing on layne
Let us all pause for just a second and realize just how fantastic Alice and chains made our music catalog thank you so much brother's for sharing your gift with us truly a unique and gifted band
Who here was also singing Jerry's vocals while listening to this?
KevinKoolx lol definitely. Can't quite hit the notes like they do though :-)
i was waiting for them and got disappointed...
Another planet voice. So powerful. Stunning.
Me enamore de esta voz la primera vez que la escuche, para mi como para muchos eres de los mejores cantantes de Rock que ha existido, RIP Layne para mi serás un Number One.
Thumbs up if you couldn't help yourself singing the "can you sew them shut........" part.
DENY YOUR MAKER!
I thought it should go, "now you've sewn them, SHUT!" And layne sings that
and now you've sewn them SHUT!!!!!
jerry sings that part
deny your maker..........will be wasted"
This voice goes into my ears like blood flows through my veins.
It's just as rejoicing as having health again after a long time of illness.
When i heard Layne had passed away it was an eye opening experiance. Ive always loved his vocals. And hearing them isolated brought tears to my eyes remembering the pain. Thank God i made it thru my 20's
His voice is so addictive and amazing. He had the ability to turn darkness into light with his voice. So rare.
Orgasmo auditivo, escucho esta cancion y me estremesco
No eres el unico...
Absolutely amazing. Brings goose bumps to the skin. Probably the best male vocalist there is, or was :(. The raw emotion conveyed through his voice alone is what does it, and of course the actual tonal quality. RIP Lane Never forgotten,
so true! the best, the most sincere and the most powerful voice ever, so beautiful also. Ahhhhhhhhh goosebumps all over. Thank you LAYNE THOMAS!!!!!!!
Yes along with Mike Patton in my opinion
I know for a fact his voice was gifted to him from God
cant believe i was a year old when this song was released. took me a bit to grow and discover alice in chains. ill be 33 this year still listening.
I hate zoomers so much
This is cool, almost like he's singing it to me 💟💟💟 he was too good...the best
blacktwofight11 he’s not singing it to you.
He sang it to himself.
My all time favorite vocalist right there! Totally amazing.
I'm almost certain he ripped this from the Rock Band video game track, where the instruments were seperated for the game. Thus explaining why it's the "pit/spit" version. Kudos to OP for putting this up. Love to hear Layne belt.
Yep, 0:57 is phenomenal.
This band is just so f**king cool all around. I love you Layne, you will be missed.
This is all the proof anyone needs....this man could sing with such power & grace that it'll make your hair standup on the back of your neck!
love the lil uh, hhhmmm (clearing of the voice) throughout the track...
thank you for sharing!
Goosebumps everywhere..Layne's voice always makes me feel something ,that i can not even explain.. no other artist does that to me. He was one of a kind, truly a special one❤
He is so amazing! This is so phenomenal. This gives me the chills!
By far one of the greatest voices of all time. Still gives me chill to this day
Makes ya feel alive again know what im sayin
No, teach me ;)
Baad Season Pretty sure I do. 👍🏼😉
imagine being in the studio hearing this, fucking incredible.
R.I.P. legend.
If you ever had the pleasure of being at one of his concerts the sound didn't just come from his mouth his voice reverberated through his hole body not just his mouth it was incredible!!!
I love and miss the heck out of this guy and his voice
Damn Layne has the best voice of any 90"s rocker a d modern rocker of all time period. And I like all the 90"s bands. But AIC was head and shoulders the best.
Just listened to this again on my home speakers. HOLY FUCKING GOOSEBUMPS!!!
No one…..no one will ever sing like Layne. The power and control of his voice was and still is incredible. If he only knew how much he’s missed by all of us.
Damn. I keep coming back every day and I get goosebump every time
3:34 venho aqui só por essa parte, mt foda
greatest band of the 90'sand amongst the greatest vocalists ever. r.i p
Unbelievable talent! Layne Staley had a gift most people can't even dream of.
Amazing, thanks for this. Goosebumps. RIP Layne.
Furious angel singing. What a monstrous voice, what a loss. I miss you, Layne.
I love to hear isolated vocals, Layne is amazing and him clearing his throat wow!! I also listen with headphones so wow!! Love and miss Layne Staley and Mike Starr 😇😇❤️❤️🤘🤘🌹🌹🎶
love how he was listening to the music so loud in his headphones you can hear it in the track hahaha
I can't remember where I heard it but someone once said it's amazing how his voice was so powerful yet so vulnerable. The perfect way to describe it. I miss this man a whole lot.
Amazing voice...best rock voice ever...OMG
3:42 🥶💯
🖤 so many chills....can't believe it's been almost 21 years 😢
The dude had such an amazing voice. It gives me chills every time I hear him sing.
Just wondering" if this is how he heard & recorded this original? Wow!!!! This is like gold to me..is this him in the studio I mean? Lane was 1 month older then me Lane Aug 1967...Me Sep 1967" Lane in my opinion you are still the best singer I've ever heard..
não me canso de assistir. que vocal impecável.
Gracias por este audio... precisamente hoy lo escucho... layne sigue vivo en nuestras mentes!!!
He spoke a language of voice control that most of us will never understand even though we love hearing it. Masterful
He really knew how to properly use his voice: that's the key!
2:40 cleans his throat :D
the 90s was uber talented and no one pays attention to it, I love it
This really shows how powerful his vocals was and that range! Easily my favourite singer now hands down. There's no one like him. He'll never be forgotten. RIP Layne Staley.
Layne, Layne, Layne, Layne, Layne you are the shit!!!!!!!!!!!! My God who can make a song rock like this without any music at all....your voice was the music and the vocals...best ever .... your music lives on.......
3:34 wow! Incredible
One of the greatest rock singers of all time.
RIP Layne
Thank you for this. Incredible.
uno de los mejores cantantes de la historia.
Fucking epic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love you Layne. You were unlike any other. You were truly amazing. That voice of yours was pure gold.
Amazing just simply Amazing . I got the Chills . You are definitely missed.
I would love to hear Love Hate Love with just vocals. I always thought that song was incredible vocally. What kind of effect does he have going here? Sounds like a little delay and reverb, but can't tell for sure.
definitely both my friend. i wish theyd release a Frogs vocals only
Wow!!! What talent. Amazing. Gave me chills. I really did not appreciate how incredible his voice was. I hate drugs. Drugs have stolen too many people from this world.
The Bruce Lee of music . He was singing like no one else can’t 💚💯💜
So hauntingly beautiful. Nobody will ever come close. Best voice EVER ♥️
yeah... he's the best. awesome voice.
THE greatest voice of my generation
I just got to say I LOVE you young folk that are digging our 90's tracks and legends! You are proof that that era stands the test of time just like the music of the 60's. keep it alive cause these songs came out at a great and fucked up time.
Hypnotic.Thx for posting!