Sammy Hagar explains Van Halen's 'fear' of Alice in Chains
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- Опубликовано: 8 апр 2019
- Sammy Hagar, from Sammy Hagar & The Circle, tells Jenny McCarthy why Van Halen chose Alice in Chains to open for them on tour in 1991 and why it paid off.
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I can't believe Sammy is 73.
I can believe he did an interview where he didn't plug his tequila or Cabo....never mind.
@@jojomcgee3430 ROFLMAO 😂
And he looks and sounds amazing.
Sammy sure doesn't look 73
May be 73 but still is and forever will be The Red Rocker ! Earned, Earned, Earned!
Sammy is a class act. Grunge bands respected Van Halen. Everyone should Love Van Halen.
The most amazing thing about this video?.....Jenny McCarthy has a radio show.
@@alanmartino8727 Well, that was a question I've never heard asked of Sammy. And I believe I've watch most of his interviews. So I will give her props for that...
Lol
Exactly.
She's a nutjob
She can't be any worse than Joe Rogan. At least she's fun to look at.
I never considered Alice In Chains a part of the grunge movement. To me, Alice In Chains is a heavy metal band.
coltsrule5150 that’s what I always thought too
OH DEY GRUNGYYYY BOII.
YAH MAN
I think it was Cantrell who mention they had one foot in each door. Other grunge bands seemed to agree with this respectfully.
i saw AIC and VH on the Carnal Knowledge Tour in 1991. Not sure if AIC are “grunge” per se but in the early 90s you had a definite influx of new tortured young bands. Which was totally different from VH which was “we want to party and show you a good time”. It was a great show and I didn’t think much of AIC at the time but I absolutely recall the singer’s vocal power which seemed to just rip through the crowd and bounce off of the sky. It felt very bleak and stormy. And then they set up the stage for VH with all of Eddie’s black, white and red painted amps and the crowd chanted “Eddie Eddie Eddie” and they opened with Poundcake which is essentially about a woman’s genitals lol So yes i get what Sammy is saying.
@@RyanInLA Lol, great story. Wish I'd been there.
Well, Alice in Chains were always more firmly rooted in "heavy metal" than any other Seattle band, so I can picture that tour pretty well. Must have been an awesome show.
Yep. Me and my wife went and saw them open for VH. I’ve been a huge fan since then.
Alice n chains started as a glam hair band. Soundgarden was more metal.
@@TheJpep2424 Soundgarden was Zeppelin-style, AIC was more Speed Metal style at the beginning.
@@TheJpep2424 Another person that doesn’t understand that Alice N Chains and Alice In Chains are two completely different bands. The only common element is Layne Staley, and even then Jerry Cantrell (who was not a part of and had nothing to do with Alice N Chains) did most of the song writing for AIC.
It was! Lucky enough to see them that tour. Alice in chains tore it up! Then of course the mighty VH..
Alice In Chains are the most under appreciated band of all time.
Nah
Richard Skipper yup I’d agree with all that bar Layne’s addiction. His honesty has helped many addicts.
true... everyone loves Rooster but cant name any other tracks... well, most people i know anyway.
I can’t believe Radiohead got into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame before them
@Richard Skipper was never a huge fan of Kinney's drums but other than that I agree
Also, Layne Staley was on a whole other level vocally. AIC songs, especially old songs, are incredibly hard to sing. The fact that William Duvall pulls the old Alice songs off the way he does is amazing. I am also a little bit biased because I love Alice in Chains.
Love Layne too. But he’s not a better vocalist than Hagar. I prefer Staley to listen to. I like AIC more than van Hagar, but Staley was not on a whole other level vocally. They’re different singers with different ranges and are both on another level than a lot of front men. I’m a Roth guy. But I’ll give Sammy his due when it comes to his talent and range.
@@joee1213 I would say that I agree. They are two different people with two different approaches to vocals. I find Layne to be one of the easier singers to imitate but that's just because my natural voice already sounds like him quite a bit.
Layne a better vocalist, no. Great vocalist, yes. At that point, as good as both as both of those guys were with their style it's really just a question of what flavor of awesome do you prefer right now? That's just my opinion on it. I love both of them vocally and neither would sound as good singing the others material as they do their own. I sure wish Layne was still around.
I see y'all's point. I was also judging that comment mainly on Sammy Hagar's cover of "Man in the Box". That particular song is really hard to sing for certain types of voices, so it wouldn't be fair to compare Sammy to Layne based on that alone. It would have been interesting to hear Layne cover "Right Now" or "When it's Love" to hear him cover something different than his usual style, like Sammy did when covering MITB. I think Layne could have pulled it off
If anyone has any doubts about William Duvall's vocal ability, you need to check out Alice in Chains Kashmir with Symphony. I personally think he was a good choice.
I still listen to old Alice in Chains stuff. I've always been a fan of their highly recognizable sound, and of course, their signature harmony vocals.. Those vocal harmonies were a huge part of what made them popular, in my opinion.
And the albums don't sound "old" to me. The sound quality seems just as good as anything newer, and it all still seems relevant to me.
My philosophy on music has always been, you like what you like... Who cares what genre it is or whatever anyone else has to say? They don't have to listen. 😁
And Jerry, although not a "technical" guitarist, has always had a talent for writing powerful hooks, both musically and vocally. And his solos fit the music rather than overpower it. They deserve more credit than they get, especially since they influenced so many others
I think Jerry's ability to write and compose dynamic, interesting, and unique riffs and vocal melodies has led him to building a catalog of music more inspiring than many hyper-technical prodigy guitarists. The guy has an incredible ear for music and a clear idea of what sound he wants. He used his voice to build on Layne's vocal parts and turns it into something more powerful than either of them individually. And even though William is a much different singer than Layne, Jerry still accomplishes this. I think he's one of the most interesting song writers of the last 30-40 years and has influenced the way modern rock is played more than people may ever realize.
I was at their concert on August 31, 1991 in Milwaukee. Alice in Chains killed it.
Lucky for Hagar Layne Staley was a big glam rock fan growing up
Yeah, but VH is not a glam rock band.
eduardo garelli well they didn’t dress too far from it
@@Zjayc777 Well.... maybe David "gay" Roth did it.
Van Hagar was not glam rock.....Van Halen 78-84 yea i could see them being sorta glam
eduardo garelli haha If you’re not listening to Dave then are you even listening to VH?
Evh and cantrell seemed to get along, as eddie gave him some equipment and and an axe.....eddie stated that their music was dark but respected them..
Alice is in my opinion the best band out of that Seattle movement.
Eddie filled up Jerry`s friends garage, where Jerry was living, with amps, heads and shit.
I think Soundgarden was the most boundary pushing band of that era
40-50 Fitness eddie was certainly influenced by their sound, obvious when you listen to the vh albums of that era
Soundgarden pushed boundaries yes but so did AiC what metal or band does 2 EP's that are radically different than their normal material and make it part of their repertoire...such as Sap and Jar of Flies?
I’m torn..... cause Rooster and No Excuses are two of the greatest songs ever recorded in my opinion, but many of the Grunge bands were amazing. Hard to pick a top band when your choices are Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots etc. Like trying to pick between the Stones, Pink Floyd, Beatles, etc.... you just can’t.
I mean, honestly, the reason why Van Halen and Aerosmith did not get knocked out by Grunge - although Aerosmith came kind of close - is because those bands really preceded all the "hair bands" and besides everybody always loved and respected EVH's amazing guitar chops and Sammy's classic-rocker vocals, not to mention Alex and Mike were well-respected in their own rights.
Exactly. VH looked normal and were wearing normal stuff. And those bands loved VH going back to the late 70s. A lot of those LA punks snuck into the whiskey to see VH
Plenty of 80's bands didnt get "knocked out" by grunge as you say. Iron Maiden, Def leopard, Ratt, Motley Crew, Judas Priest, Ozzy etc, etc,,, What killed hair bands was when those who were signed like poison and G-n-R started bringing sunset strip with them. Meaning all the one hit wonders that were on the strip scene.. Faster Pussycat, Enough-z-enough, Winger, Britny Fox, hanoi rocks, pretty boy floyd, Saigon Kick, bango tango and crap like that.. Those were the bands the killed the good heavy metal. Not grunge.. Heavy metal was about being a rebel and giving the establishment the big middle finger but instead the rock scene at the time in LA was the central hub in the U.S. and It became outwardly commercial and gay.the same way California is today.. Grunge just took the place of the rebel and hair bands were stuck holding their Ausie sprunch spray... Very few good bands came from outside LA around that time. Only one I can think of off the top of my head is Kix. they were from Baltimore.. Hair bands like the gay-wads from sunset strip needed to die off, but to be honest, Nirvana wasnt any better. Their music freaking sucked. only good thing that came from them was Dave Grohl.. Heavy Metal has been dead since. Thats why all these grandpa's are still making millions. Because people are still holding onto the good ole days.. I lived through it.. Came close to being signed but, just couldnt get across the finish line. then life got the best of me and it was either hit skid row or do something with my life. I wasnt going to stoop to the retard level of playing that grunge offered. So I joined the military and then it was all over for me..
@@oldmanpatriot1490 Not fair on Winger lol, fantastic musicians
@@oldmanpatriot1490 LOL. Whatever, dude. 🤣
@Bruce S Dude, what drugs are you on? 🤣
Saw AIC open for VH in Atlanta for the FUCK tour a week before I joined the Navy back in 1991. It was crazy because no one really knew who AIC was at the time and I think I was the only person head banging to Man in the Box at the time. Sammy was a madman climbing on all the scaffolding and being an all around maniac, I remember what energy he had (and still has). Such an amazingly positive person, I would love to have a shot of tequila with him while he tells me about his plants outside lol. Damn, the Metallica Black album had just dropped like a week before, and Nirvana's Nevermind dropped only a few weeks after. Then the fire nation attacked....
Jenny McCarthy has a show?.....and I can't even get hired for afternoon traffic reports. Wtf
maybe she couldn't either and hosting a shitty 'about rock' show was all she could do
Maybe your self entitlement is what is holding you back.
@@bluespig1 Oh snap, Shirley! I'm glad there are people like you in the world lol
@Huck Finn You're not the time, Kent! You're not the time!
I cant even get a job at target man wth
Saw Alice open for VH at Tacoma dome..I knew Mike Starr when he was still bumming for smokes at night clubs. Good guy.
Liz Wynaco RIP mike and layne
I saw them there too. Great show.
@@arm5080 Eddie Vedder is the last of the big name Seattle front men left.
Hell yeah! I was there too!
Saw AIC open for Van Halen in Dallas. Great show!
I'm an Alice in Chains freak. I love everything they have released and then some. It's true that Eddie and Jerry became close friends and even have him a Peavy custom shop Wolfgang gold top. It was later stolen. Jerry loved that guitar and played it live a lot.
Yep he explained that on the Gibson showcase
I saw two VH shows with AIC in 91... great tour, fond memories.
The more interviews from Sammy I watch, the more friends with him I want to become
Layne was an amazing vocalist, I can see the Van Halen guys being intimidated by that.
Well, Sammy also is.
Let's see if Layne is singing like Sammy is when HE's 70 years old! :D
@@michaelmaier7262 Your sentence is hard to understand. Do you mean let's hear how Layne sounds when he's 70? Because Layne already died in 2002.
@@dirtyharry4649 I'm sure Sammy is, but if Layne was a bad singer, Van Halen wouldn't have been nervous in the slightest of AIC.
@@shawnbowers4836 .............. oops
Takes a real man to admit this! I love David lee Roth but he would’ve been blabbering about how there more metal then pantera and how there more classical then Elvis
Stoner Boy 420 in both cases, the correct spelling is “they’re”, not “there”.
while you're at it - "than Elvis", not "then Elvis."@@SecretGerms
secret germs in both cases I rlly dont kare
Stoner Boy 420 Hahahaha 😂😂😂😂
Van Halen with Roth was more metal than Pantera and more classical than Elvis.
He is wearing a Kurt Cobain t-shirt!
@Dr. Loomis I have to disagree. Sorry Mr. Loomis. Wait....I thought you were dead?
Am i the inly one that cant stand nirvana? Way overrated!!! Wanna talk about a band that is underrated? Mother love bone
@stubbornness makes a persons personality very true. Im actually glad mother love bone never got big. Make its more enjoyable to listen to lol.
@@joshd1062 so let me get this straight...a band puts out a record and you really dig it but then it blows up and all the sudden the music sucks?? If nirvana didnt get huge after nevermind i guantee you all would be like ever heard that bleach album by nirvana it fukin rocks. Btw mother lovez boners blows donkey dick unless youve ever wondered what candlebox would sound like if fronted by bret michaels??
@@joshd1062 No you aren't. Nirvana fans are like Trump fans. Cultist and retarded.
He’s wearing a Kurt shirt
I love both bands but I'll admit, the first time I heard Dirt (the album), i was 16, and it scared the shit out of me man! Thats some dark stuff.....
I saw Alice In Chains with Layne Staley open for them at the Shoreline Amphitheater. I'd heard some of their singles up to that point, but became a big fan after hearing them play live. They were friggin' rocking that night!
Sammy Hagar's a really nice guy, very geniune, glad he likes both Glam Rock & Grunge equally
I saw AIC when they opened for VH (F.U.C.K. Tour) in 1991 in the Spectrum, Philly. Like everyone else, I only knew Man in the Box but they rocked the opening set and I sat close to the stage. Glad I was able to see that, and cool hearing Sammy tell this story now (2019).
Worked with Van Halen because they weren't exactly glam like some of the bands that tried to follow and copy them. I doubt this move would have worked with Poison or Trixter.
Poison should never be uttered in the same sentence as VH.
@@christschool Which was exactly my point.
Actually Poison was the first band to ever take Alice and chains on tour
@@knightryda6082 this ...
ANd he's wearing a Cobain t-shirt, so he must have liked grunge despite it all.
And Kurdt was a VH fan
And Kurt Cobain said America needs a man like Donald Trump as President! 👍🇺🇲
@@Tony-5000 thats untrue
Well it was planned
@ᛏᛟᚱᛋᛏᛖᚾ ᚺᚨᚴᛟᚾᛋᛟᚾ Have you ever had an original thought?, Or are you like all the other Leftists... Just wait to see what the Fake News press, Hollywood, DemocRATS, Professional game players, and late night no one is watching hosts tell you what to believe, say, and how to act??? The question is rhetorical (that means not to answer because I already know the answer.)
I’ve never been a big Sammy fan musically. But he is definitely one cool dude. When he stuck up for Mikey , he definitely earned my respect as a person and a musician.
David Lee Roth donated to money to Mike when his grandchild died
Saw AIC open for VH in the Orlando arena back then and it was AWFUL!! I actually bought the tickets because of AIC and was blown away at how bad it was. Not blaming the band, per se, they were just starting out and some of their equipment must have been cheap/old/needed repair because the mix was horrific. When VH came out it was night and day difference in quality. AIC guitars and drums were fantastic but could barely hear or understand Layne. He kept imploring the fans to get into it, which worked for the crowd down front but fell on deaf ears for the most part. He eventually got so pissed he cussed out the crowd, slammed the mic down on the stage, turned around and mooned us and walked off! 🤣 Still to this day, one of my favorite concert memories. Sammy interrupted their part of the show to defend them and say they were gonna be stars. (Which was a fact) Then they came out and joined VH for Best of Both Worlds. Ahhh the good old days lol
I saw AIC open the Clash Of The Titans tour (Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax) that summer. The biggest crowd reaction they got was when the roadies took their banner down. At that time, I really wasn't too familiar with their music, so I can't rate their performance fairly.
I went to a Van Halen concert in late '91 Buffalo NY, when Alice in Chains opened for them. I was early on Nirvana but somehow late to AIC so I had never heard of them. I remember being somewhat annoyed that the singer wasnt animated and was just squatting down on stage while wearing dark sunglasses. The guitar playing was ok but wasnt Eddie to me (I was obsessed at the time). Not all that much time later, I became a massive AIC fan and they are contenders for my favorite band of all time. Now I look back and feel lucky I got to see them live, and a little silly for not seeing their greatness.
Ironically, ''Facelift'' dropped before ''Nevermind''. I heard AiC before Nirvana. I loved AiC but really couldn't stand Nirvana.
I saw AIC supporting Megadeth in early '91. Layne Staley was like a human dynamo, spinning and head banging his dreads everywhere and the band were on top form too. They opened with We Die Young and the pit didn't stop churning until they left the stage. Amazing show.
I saw them again about 18 months later and the difference was a bit of a shock. The band still rocked, but Layne was like a different guy. His dreads were gone and he hung on to the mic stand as if it was all that was holding him up. Which it probably was, if we're being honest. He looked twenty pounds lighter. It was depressing to see.
I'm so glad I managed to catch them while everyone was still having fun. That's what rock is supposed to be, after all.
Saw VH in Pittsburgh on that tour and I was not an AIC fan but I was really disappointed that their mix was awful and I felt sorry for them. It made me wonder if VH did that shit on purpose. There's always stories of bands denying their openers a good sound check so they don't outshine them.
Very lucky indeed! I've seen VH and happy I did, but unfortunately never saw AIC with Layne. If I had genie bottle you bet your sweet ass I'd go back to those early years of AIC and take in a show!!!
@@djay6651 I was a Nirvana fan in the 90’s. But Alice in Chains is the only band that I keep listening to this day. Nirvana got old. Alice in Chains never gets old.
Saw VH and Alice in Worcester MA. Such a wicked night!
I saw Alice In Chains open for them ....!
The first time I saw AIC, they were opening for Extreme. Lol, we had never heard of them before that, what an incredible show that was.
I did get to see them again when they opened for Van Halen in St. Louis. Again, a tremendous show.
Such a cool honest guy. Love his music.
I saw that show in 92. Van Halen and AIC. Great concert.
I was at that show in 1991
@ the palace of Auburn Hills
Still have my AIC t-shirt 🤘
Layne you are still missed😢
Definitely wasn't 1981.
I caught that tour too as a young college student in Orlando, FL. I think it was the last show because I remember Alice in Chains playing a prank on VH during their set. They waited for the beginning of "Best of Both Worlds" to start when Sammy and Eddie used to do this odd hoping dance routine well, Alice in Chains all ran out on the stage in nothing but tightie whities and shoes and started dancing around. This cause VH to laugh, stop the song, they finally had to restart after about 5 minutes. It was hilarious.
I mean, as much as I also love Alice In Chains..... Van Halen, especially Eddie, DID NOT fear Alice In Chains. Lol
Dude. Driving over 55 is different than a full blown heroin problem.
lol
I remember going to see that show in Toronto. Alice in chains was by far the better band that night.
He was right to be scared of Layne's vocals. Dude was unbelievable back in those days.
Cool interview and answers a question I've had for years. My wife and I saw Van Halen at the Star Lake Amphitheater near Pittsburgh in 1991 with another couple. I was shocked to see Alice in Chains opening for them - I was an early fan of AIC, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam and I couldn't imagine two utterly different bands and sounds on the same ticket. I enjoyed both bands - it was a good concert, though the crowd was utter wasted by the end of it, but the pairing never made sense to me...until now! Cool story by Sammy and now I get it! One thing I also recall, but it's nothing unusual - AIC's sound system completely sucked compared to VH's, but then, AIC was just starting out, and VH was on top of the world at that point - they had a little more money to spend on sound gear!
From a musicianship standpoint, AIC were much better than most of their peers from the grunge scene. I believe this can be contributed in part to the fact that they came from the rock world (Cantrell acknowledges VH as a huge influence), as opposed to coming from a punk or alternative/underground background. I lived in Seattle from 86 to 91, and remember seeing the flyers of them looking all glammed out in the early days LOL. Never got to hear them play in those days, but I would be very interested if anyone finds some tapes and wants to post them here on RUclips.
Sammy is as real as it gets here...Respect.
And they became friends. Wow. EVH even gave his guitar and amp to Jerry too. What an honest interview lol. Love you Sammy!
Was fortunate enough to see one of these shows and I was blown away by AIC. Been a fan ever since!
I saw that tour my freshman year of college in Buffalo. Sammy had a right to be nervous. All my buddies that went with me to see VH were blown away by AIC. They had to admit they stole the show.
Which college? I was also a freshman and saw it in Buffalo, hah. Buff state or UB?
I had no interest in Sammy before VH and when I heard he was joining VH I thought it was going to suck. The more time that goes by I realize the Sammy era of VH was some of the greatest music ever made.
Saw AIC open for VanHalen in 1991 at The World Music theater in Tinley Park, Illinois.
When any conversation about a band (Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Grunge etc.) is always prefaced with a description of what you wore, or you didn’t look like you bathed, then that’s basically your legacy, .....even “hair bands” have to endure the facts that they’re mocked for their “look” ....conversations about bands like The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, or even artists like, Glenn Miller, never start out with some type of prefaced description, it’s always about the music, and that’s really how you measure what you’re truly remembered for
There is a lot of truth in that comment although I think soundgarden managed to dodge a lot of that stuff. I can just remember people talking about how good they were and how the singer wailed.
It just means the person doing the prefacing has a pretty shallow understanding of the music, it hardly defines those bands’ legacy
They did the same w/ Metallica back in 1988 during their headlining of the Monsters of Rock Tour, just b4 ...& Justice 4 All Came out.
I saw that show at Fiddlers Green in Denver 3rd row. Was already a big fan of Alice in Chains and VH was on top at that time. Great show!
I know Chains came along at that time, but to me they were a straight rock/metal band.
Layne's great singing voice made Sammy sound like a screaming girl.
My first time seeing Van Halen was on that tour with AIC. They were still pretty new, wish I had appreciated the moment a little more at the time.
This is NOT david lee Roth who was the other half of VH.
The drummer or bass could've bern anyone but without eddie or david... not ban halen.
I'm not surprised that Jerry and Sammy are buddies.
Sammy seems like a respectable guy that everyone with half a heart would find a friend in... 👍👍
When was the last time you said something intelligent ? Lol
I said he seems like a respectable guy...
Freakin Troll Clowns.
😂😂😂😂😂
Sammy is nice and honest
I saw Chains open for VH here in Nashville on that Carnal Knowledge/Facelift tour. Layne walked by our car as we were leaving on his way back to the tour van in the back of the parking lot.
Love Sammy. He put his finger to the wind and saw what was going on.That's why he, and Van Halen survived all the changes in tastes. Van Halen was the far superior band, musically, but they didn't have the edge, and youth that AIC had, at the time. Brilliant move to give each band fans they might not have had otherwise.
In 95 I was driving limos for a guy in Virginia and was told I would be driving Sammy around for the weekend. I have to say....nicest guy I have ever had in a limo. Polite...sincere..and an all around good guy. The rest of Van Halen were complete assholes...I had to drive them around for one night....never again...pricks.
I love reading this older comments! Funny how a month ago Eddie was the biggest asshole around and now everybody is saying how nice and sweet he was.
@@ctrockstar7168 not me.....he was not nice at all..i think we got off on the wrong foot when i told him he couldn't hang out of the sunroof while smoking a joint. LMAO.
……and then Layne comes home from that tour hooked on H. Thanks a lot SAMMY!
I’m only half serious.
I love VH and Alice in Chains. Wish I seen that concert.
This has happened many times in music- when Charlie Parker came along, he buried the old ways, when the Beatles, and later Led Zep came out, they buried the old ways, then Kurt and Nirvana and AIC and.......
Grunge bands are vocal driven groups. Most of the Fans dont know the other band members names. Like the pop bands grunge bands are consist of a vocal ( who is very popular) and some other musicians (who play with the vocal). Many of the grunge kids started to listen to backstreet boys in the late 90s.
Grunge bands are not vocal driven. If anything it's more guitar driven
@@jennyandrichiezbras and none of the new guitarists is influenced by stone temple pilots lead guitarist
@@hatfield112 do they have to be. I'm sorry, you lost me
@@jennyandrichiezbras peace out man.
I saw Van Halen on that tour, and If I had known who Alice in Chains was back then I would have shown up in time to see them play. I was getting out of my car as they started playing Man in the Box. Disappointed I missed them that day, so I made sure to see them the next time they came to town.
I remember Stone Temple Pilots opening for Megadeth in 1993. At the time, I had no idea who they were and blew them off - then Plush became a hit and I regretted not checking them out. Sadly, I never got to see them live before Scott Weiland died, but I did get to see Scott with Velvet Revolver in 2007.
"We Die Young" was the first single.
The very first time I caught AIC was when they opened for Aerosmith! It was one of the greatest moments in my concert life. Seeing AIC before they were massively huge.
Wasn’t a fan of Alice N Chains in my VH days. But they grew on me after seeing them open multiple shows for the guys. RIP EVH and Cris Cornell.
I saw them in the Tacoma Dome with AIC opening. From my point of view it didn't mesh that well. Jerry came out and opened with, "Hello Seattle." It went downhill from there. Great VH concert though.
I saw that tour in Portland, maine. Front row center! Incredible! Both bands.
I saw them early on that tour as well. AIC really wasn’t broken at that point and played in front of half the crowd. I remember hanging in the lobby for their set and hearing “Man In a Box” in the distance. I was like “cool tune!” LOL
Got to see that tour in Seattle. Both bands were amazing
I went to that show my sophomore year in high school. I had been a long time Van Halen fan growing up as a kid. When AIC opened up for them, I remember thinking these guys are too weird. Layne sang in a crouched position half the time. The juxtaposition of the different bands was evident. Took me awhile to “get it”. Couple of months later I bought Facelift and was hooked.
Saw that show my sophomore year as well. New York. Incredible concert all around.
They had every right to be nervous because besides the alternative rock bands of the 80s like Janes Addiction rock sucked. Grunge was a breath of fresh air.
I love Alice in Chains now, but back in the early 90's , Mudhoney were my band.
Mudhoney is great
I saw Alice iN Chains open for VH in Biloxi, MS in 1991. GREAT show.
Sammy with the Kurt Cobain shirt talking about grunge. What a guy!
I love that concert! I saw them in L.A.! The one that had to be postponed due to the riots...
I saw that Van Halen show with Alice In Chains in Biloxi, Mississippi....The For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge tour....great show....
I loved the Alice In Chains and Van Halen concert in Sacramento. Back in 1992?
Back in the Cal Expo Amphitheater. :-)
My first concert was Van Halen with Alice in Chains opening for them. Great show!
I saw that tour!
How people can stay for Van Hagar after Alice in Chains?
I saw that tour ...nobody was in the audience to watch Alice in chains...nobody....but....I was....and they out performed VH....and I'm a big fan of VH...no I wasnt drinking
It was so fucking bright in there. IDK how Sammy Hagar was able to do the interview without sunglasses.
That was a great show both Bands kicked ass
I saw Van Halen in 1991 or so, and Alice In Chains opened for them. Man in the box was their only radio hit at the time. I still can't believe this, but they got booed off of the stage after only playing 5 or 6 songs. I enjoyed their show, but the VH fans didn't like them in their early days.
Sammy was wise to be anxious about Alice In Chains. I'm 68 years old. I still can't figure out why I keep coming back to AIC. It's not just Cantrell. It's not just Staley's voice. I don't know what it is, but they are the only grunge band I still listen too...often.
Kurt Cobain was a VH fan when he was a teen.
It was in his dairy that Courtney Love released.
He had sense enough though to prefer the Beatles. Otherwise he'd have grown into a dipshit.
Before seeing Alice in Chains open for Van Halen in 1991 at the Shoreline Amphitheater, I had never heard of Alice in Chains. They were quite different from Van Halen. But I remember they did play "Enter the Sandman" which I heard that night for the first time. Later I found out it was Metallica's song.
I saw that tour. April 25th 1992. Alice in Chains did not open, Baby Animals did. Van Halen played at Red Rocks earlier in the tour, but the Denver radio station wanted a Denver show, so they paid for everything to get Van Halen back later on, I was at that show. Alice in Chains had other commitments on that date and couldn't make it so Baby Animals played. I did see AiC later open for Ozzy and Sepultura, needless to say, it did not go well for AiC.
Side note. Tickets for that show were $11 because the station paid for everything. Try seeing a good big name band for that now a days. I've paid more to get in to see local bands play.
The irony is that, circa 1987-88, the guys from AIC were so glam, they made Poison look like Motorhead. I was shocked first time I saw....even Jerry...Layne was the worst..pink corsets and frilly sleeves, high heels, the works. lipstick and makeup.
I seen that show!
I saw that tour, Mountain View California.
I can see why he would feel intimidated by the original AIC cause they were one of a kind.
Seriously nothing to fear as the headline on here said. The guys in AIC were cool so there
was nothing to fear from them.
This demonstrates to me what I so much hated about pretty much every hagiography about grunge since grunge's inception: that it was about replacing Glam. And yeah, I get that it did, but I'm a fan of both in different ways (knowing that grunge was not really a genre in itself) and it was good of Alice in Chains, a former glam band themselves, not trying to be punks to anyone.
Of all the people to appreciate Van Halen and not drag them through the, Dirt, lol, it would be Jerry Cantrell of Chains!
Alice didn't have the grunge look at first. They were kind of a dark hair band. I read an interview once where eddie said he told jerry to jump on the grunge look and it worked.
nacho nightmare no
"Sea of Sorrow" off Alice's debut is a mfr!
It ain't like that is also fu$kin killer as well.
Damn near whole album is killer