AIC's William DuVall "Layne Staley Will Never Be Replaced"
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- In this video we look at William DuVall and the respect he has towards former AIC lead singer Layne Staley. I talk about both singers and how good of a job DuVall has done in a no win situation really. But how he has done a great job in helping the band continue on.
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Anyone who doesn’t appreciate William is missing out. The guy is incredible live.
He really isn't though.
@SludgeMan90 hey man, shut up
@@SludgeMan90 mustve gone to a different show than me, he's fucking awesome
He’s good. He’s just not Layne. That’s a hard act to follow man.
@@misterrain837 But I also think he never tried to replace Layne. He is just doing the best to his abilities as the "new guy".
I’m OG AIC. I cried my eyes out when I heard about Staley. That said, the Duvall albums are amongst my favorites. I’m just glad they are still jamming. Their music is alive and well.
William has been in AIC for about 17 years now, and in this time he's been nothing but respectful of Layne and of the band's past. They couldn't have picked anyone better in my opinion.
I was at his first ever concert in Atlantic City with Heart and friends with Alice in Chains. It was a vh1 special.
I agree 100%. He's an awesome singer and he's done a good job God bless him and the band that's what Lance would love that you continue to have
Worthless
The person they chose as the singer is reprehensible to me on so many levels.
💯 agree w you. Saw them in 2007 unplugged at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville not long after William joined the band. Incredible show
I think William fits into AIC fantastically. Everyone is right Layne can never be replaced but I am so glad the band is still playing and together
The only thing that sucked about Duvall and took some adjusting to for me is that he IS quite similar to Staley in his vocals, so you sometimes listen to a Duvall Album and just go... "Some Sickman would be lit right now." I guess being able to make someone think of Layne Staley is PROBABLY a badge of honor though
No one can ever replace Layne.❤
@@troll-fx2zc he may have replaced him but did he really replace him?
@@troll-fx2zc the only time william duvall aic is better than layne aic is on mute i’ll fight ya over it
@@troll-fx2zc nice try dude. Please tell me you’re like 12 years old! Do you really need attention that bad to go and make dumb comments to try to get someone to respond?
@@kuzifr 😩☠️☠️
Brendan Maier sounds just like Layne.
Rest peacefully, Layne Staley. 🕯 🪔 🤍🕊
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As a long time AIC listener, I love Layne and ALL the guy's ❤ AIC has rode with me since the late 80s till present date. The music they made VIBES with my SOUL ❤💜💯💯 Layne was cut frm a fabric they DNT make any more, one of a kind ❤ I've never seen William as Layne's replacement, I think Layne wld have been Bro's with William and wld probably appreciate him stepping in an helping AIC Keep on doing THEIR thing ❤ The band STILL has MANY MORE miles to GO!! And William is the 1 the guy's choose and I think Layne is happy with THEIR choice ❤ No one can do Nutshell like Layne and Jerry ❤ But William gives it what he's got, which is a DAMN good front man 💯💯 👑💜 RIP LAYNE GREATLY MISSED AN NEVER FORGOTTEN ❤ #LONGLIVEGRUNGE #AIC #RIPLAYNENMIKE
I don't think there would be a better fit for this band than DuVall, listening to him gives me the same vibe with Stanley. They are doing great job.
I was such a skeptical critic. But I heard Duvall.... I'm a damn fan of him now.
Check out "comes with the fall" his past band.
What I have trouble with AI. Layne singing check my brain. Duvall is always the perfect fit.
The music needs to be played. And AIC still puts out great new hard rock. Thank you, guys!
William Duvall is an incredible vocalist and all-around front man. Many people find change hard, if not impossible to confront and accept. AIC has carried on in the aftermath of Layne's Death with dignity, respect, and amazing music. 🖤
The race swapping shit needs to stop.
Change is hard, but is welcomed when its good. DuVall is subpar.
@@SludgeMan90he may not have the stage presence that Layne had, but the guy can sing
Layne will never be replaced. Its impossible. I personally don't like William as a singer, but i am glad AIC still kicks ass.
There is something special about Duvall and Jerry, as singers, they are amazing and talented, but when they sing together, they channel Layne's voice perfectly, take a listen to Check my Brain, Private Hell, Stone, Breath on a window, you hear them both sing, and if you close your eyes, it sounds like Layne's voice is still present with AIC.
William Duvall did it right.
Thanks to William i was able to see AIC live and it was fantastic
I appreciate that they didn't try to find some sound alike. Duvall is very different and the band is different now. But it's a respectful continuation.
Would it be sacrilegious to say that they've written some of their best music from a musical standpoint after Layne's death? And combine that with the new recording technology and the new recordings kick ass
@@Cognitively_m_paired_4_Kamalait might be sacrilegious to some layne superfans that completely ignore their newer albums, but im absolutely iwth you on that one
@@Cognitively_m_paired_4_KamalaI think the new albums aren't as good tho
@@hunterkembel5012 some of the best tracks overall I think though. Better production due to better equipment nowadays and combinations of old and new technologies in different phases. Black Gives Way to Blue was phenomenal, I thought. I never thought they would come back out with another album let alone one that kicked ass. The spirit of Layne lives on. He's still with us.
@robertparker481 yes I would agree on the first part. And I'm also glad they are keeping it going. I would've loved to hear layne now with new equipment. If he would've never left us
I'll always miss Layne, but William has more than proven himself as a worthy successor.
Diificult to find better than Duval for this job
I know they do Nutshell as a tribute to Layne and Mike. But to me it was Layne's magnum opus & no one else should sing it. He bared his soul on that song, like no other.
Thank you 😢 nutshell was Layne ❤
what a soul shakin tune. Its a bitter pill hearing old AIC and being reminded again that this man and the era is gone.. I respect Duvall but do not listen to AIC like I did when Layne was alive. The world keeps changing and these deaths are powerful inputs into that change. Going to put on nutshell now..
@PC Beauty .you are correct ..the ones like me who lived this era reverts back to the DAYS when AIC was fresh young and hungry for the prize ! The Music was written about life lessons mostly disturbing with so much truth we all could relate .Listening now just takes us back ..Layne slaying with the earth shaking raw passion in his powerful VOICE ..NEVER FORGET the VIBES transpired like a run away train bursting into your soul .His decline was / is painful..addiction is UGHLY and EVIL .The demons erodes from the inside until a shell of ones self is totally gone ..NOTHING MATTERS but the drug and death isn't feared but welcomed to finally end the suffering .Bless his twisted and loving heart !! ❤️ like Jerry says ..well I'll love you anyway 😘 spoken for all who still love Layne !! ❤️
William Duvall is an amazing singer, musician and guitarist. He's been a fantastic choice for Alice but as he says himself, he's not replacing Layne. He's simply doing his own thing.
Duval is awesome, glad he stepped up and worked his ass off for it. Always my favorite band.
Years ago when Rainer Fog dropped, a friend and I were talking about the post-Layne records and how easily we could hear Layne on them even though it was DuVall & Cantrell. To us, DuVall was and still is the right pick while occasionally nitpicking that seeing Maynard would be sick on a couple of old tracks like the Tsunami Benefit concert from 2005. As long as Cantrell continues writing music under AIC, it's easy to imagine Layne singing on those songs with the harmonies.
jc is a genius, an unusual musical genius, im surprised it's not discussed more.
When I heard “a job to do” from the closing credits of John Wick chap 2, my first thought was that it was an AIC song that was never released. Thought it was Layne’s voice, music credits show that it’s written by and performed by Jerry. Jerry could vocally front AIC, always wondered why not?
I think the vocal harmonizing between two singers has always been a signature AIC sound. Jerry's great but I like him doing harmonizing with another singer. Gives it more layers.
Jerry could front AIC but I just think it's got a richer sound with dual vocals.
Because he never really wanted to be a singer- Layne had to convince him to start singing on AIC's songs.
Not to mention that he can't do most of Layne's harder vocal lines, and that many of the sings have both him and Layne singing so he wouldn't have been able to do it alone.
jc doesnt have an unusual once in a 100 yrs voice like layne, it's such a miracle that both of them ended up hooking up, there should be movies and shows made about the spooky fortuitousness of it.
The things Alice In Chains created after Layne Staley's passing do absolutely nothing for me.
Never got the honor of seeing AIC live with Layne but have gotten to see them twice with William. I was and still am a HUGE Layne Staley fan and wasn't sure how I was going to feel about William but he got up there and did his own thing and didn't try to be a legacy version of Layne. He was just himself and I think he honors Layne's contributions wonderfully. One of my favorite songs by the original AIC is 'Them Bones'. William said at the Rock on the Range show in 2009 they never sing this song live but they were gonna do it for that show and then I heard that opening scream & lost my $#!+. I feel he honors Layne very well.
I love you William....stay as you are. I love Layne but you're the best man to have joined AIC. Doing a fab job!!!
Willian is great and are making great music. Just a different AiC but still great.
DuVall is a very talented artist but I really can't stomach anybody singing AiC songs outside of Layne. Just can't do it.
Question is; Is there a person that can vocally match Layne?
and has experience in a band
and sings in "genre"..?
unlikely,William suits great
saw AiC in Croatia 2010 and them was awesome...
I need to listen to more of the new stuff, all the tracks were blending together for me a bit last time, but I also might have been zoning out or focused on work or something.
You’re a genius and TALENTED AND THANK YOU
Not gonna lie, I think William Duvall is a lightweight and fits in with AIC as well as oil with water, in my opinion, but I will give him this, he seems like a nice guy. But lead singer for AIC? Hell no.
And what about Mike starr???
Sadly, he's long forgotten. I'll never forget him. He was an animal on bass.
@@roxannemoser he should NEVER EVER BE FORGOTTEN!!!!
The band members often talk about him, but everyone outside the band seems to pretend he never existed... sad, really.
Great bassist and what a great contribution to the band. BUT, let’s be honest-Mike Inez is a beast…..they made a very wise decision by replacing Starr with Inez.
@Roxy Moser I absolutely adored him
He tried so hard and he did get help and tried to stay clean but in the end.. just like layne.. they were close and both lost to drugs
I hate drugs
I am going to see y’all tomorrow. No worries. We are in with you. If anyone around us gives you shit they will have to deal with me. Us
Man, the first time I listened to modern AIC albums I freaking knew modern rock had lot to offer.
Layne was the most Naturally Gifted vocalist ever ..
He did it with such ease..
Its not even fair..
I do not Envy the massive amount of Crap that William has had to endure for simply allowing AIC to keep making great Music.
Which they have.
The last album really had the influence of Williams own style really meld completely with the band.
And it was Pneumoninal.
Thank William ..
For everything.
Your Amazing.
Much ❤
for the amount of money he makes from this gig singing layne songs id lay on stage and let AIC fans kick me and excrete on me...
@@joejones9520 Ya.. I would do it for free just to jam with that band a few times.. but these last two albums they pumped out are really really good . First one teo but Dinasours and Rainier really show how well they blend with him.
I'm not sure about the money.
I guess that's all relative
I don’t care what you think about his voice, because it will never be the same. He’s respectful to Layne and his music and that’s all that matters.
It's Layne or I won't listen 😢❤. It's definitely Layne 🎉😢
To be honest I respect both arists , I love there albums .
I grew up a singer, singing in my 1st band in the late 80's. I hated hair bands and what they stood for. The 1st time I heard A-n-C's I was so happy that someone out in the music business was playing an eerily same type of music I naturally was writing. As my band grew opportunities came our way. On the verge of bigger companies reaching out to myself and songwriting partner (phenom guitarist) my songwriting partner went down the road of injecting drugs. 2 yrs later he committed suicide and ended his legacy as the "best" guitarist ever born in Michigan. The band that never was. As a musician, I'm happy that A-n-C's has risen again and has always inspired me. Thank you. So glad I got to see you at Tiger Stadium
What a story! Did you guys ever record any songs?
I refused to listen to William Duvall's Alice In Chains for about a month. Not because I didn't like it: Post-Layne Alice In Chains is exactly the right kind of sludge metal that I've always loved. It was for the same reason Dio's Sabbath fell flat... *IT AIN'T OZZY*. *IT AIN'T LAYNE*. But once I got over that, just like with Dio, and stopped trying to compare the two, I got to actually try listening to Duvall's AIC, And Duvall honestly did it. He managed to keep a band rolling on after one of it's wheels fell off and exploded. That's a darn good accomplishment, and he deserves to be proud for having landed on his feet into the shoes of someone like Layne Staley.
Hes got my respect
🤘😎🤘
What "comes naturally to me, myself, and come in to this band and ruin it as an outsider."
I think William is great, not to go this route but I like the fact he's another race with great talent, if someone tries to hard to sound like Layne to me is really desperate. I think he is the future only if they would get serious again. Not to offend no one just my opinions
So many people didnt want layne replaced and for AIC to just be a great memory in rock..'well you dont get to decide that definition of a band is more than one guy in the group. I understand how important he was to the sound but he wasn't the whole group. These guys go into it, playing her instruments since they're kids creating since they're kids l,all of them AIC had a great sound. Because of each contribution not just Layne Staleys. I'm willing to bet that most people who wanted them to fold up after he died have never played in a band.
NO LAYNE..NO CHAINS ..
My motto ❤😢
Wow ..I love that!
no jerry no chains
Songs are from Cantrell mostly, but yeah, Layne makes them that great.
Jerry is low tone, his lead singer needs to be high tone, unlike Days Of The New who are the opposite. So pple need to quit saying Jerry needs to lead he will need a high tone lead guy or its not AIC
they didnt change the name of the band after their lead singer died. thats disrespectful as FK.
no it isnt, 3/4 of the members were the exact same bud
mr du vall does a
crackin’ job of -
A in 2.0 C’s.!
☺️😊😃😆
AIC’s 1.0
lost they singer, by his own hand / choices..
as shitèfil as it was
at the time..
🕯 🥺
so thankful
they’re still kickin’ / rockin’
today.!
😉😃😆
✌🏻🇦🇺🌏🤘🏻
Died on my little sis's bday
Everyday
nah, don't like 'em I haven't heard any of the "new" AIC material and don't plan to. RIP Layne
"dont like em" ""havent heard them" you sound stupid lol
Never...bye😮😮
That blond woman, wtf is she on about the song not being violent? "The bullets scream to me from somewhere, Here they come to snuff the rooster..." killing is non violent in her head?
I adored Layne! He WAS AIC. Love Jerry too. Do not love the new singer and cannot see AIC without Layne. I only like the music made with Layne. No sympathy vote for Duvall. Miss my blonde boy. 😢
The fact that there's many people who's considering Staley to be the best rock singer in history of rock music just makes Duvall's jobb so much harder and a bit unfair even. That said it's just not as good. :/
William DuVall BLOWS!! This is not AIC, it's a cover band!! If you have ever seen AIC live with Layne than you wouldn't dare try say William is a "great" replacement...he sucks!! Out of respect to Layne they should have called themselves something different because it isn't Williams songs that are selling tickets, it's people wanting to hear Layne's songs.
cope harder
@@ohmydog9171Awwww, Did my opinion hurt your little fragile millennial mind? It' ok buttercup, maybe just learn how to COPE with other peoples opinions.
The biggest fatal mistake they made in my opinion was not finding a vocalist of similar caliber to continue - DuVall is extremely subpar, and before you people lash at me in the comments, I'm not one of those "no Layne, no chains" guys. The issue is that these songs need to be elevated with equally great vocals to reach the heights they deserve, and DuVall's talent is nowhere near that of the rest of the guys in the band. Take the Mike Inez situation for instance : Mike Starr was an incredibly talented bass player, and he really brought the bass to the forefront of some of the most iconic songs of the band. When he was replaced, the band brought in a guy who was on an equal caliber of talent; even if he wasn't Starr, he could still bring that incredibly unique bass to the forefront of the songs and make some amazing classics with the band, such as Rotten Apple, A little bitter, Nutshell, and many, many more songs that exemplify just how great of a caliber of a bass player he is. No one today has any issues with Mike Inez being in the band just because he isn't Mike Starr, because he made it work, he was that good.
The same goes for the vocals. I'm not hating on William. He in fact seems like a great guy and all, but he is just nowhere near the same ballpark of talent as Staley was. I don't dislike his singing because he isn't Layne, I dislike it because its subpar, and just like the example with Starr, if the band had brought in another incredible talent, even a female lead singer, I would be all over it; But they didn't. No matter how many times I try to convince myself to like DuVall, all it takes is to listen to him live try to belt the chorus of "Man in The Box", or sing "Them Bones", or any of the other Staley era songs, and my ears just cringe. Its doing a disservice to these incredible pieces of music, to the point where its almost insulting.
Its a real shame honestly, and I think that if the band would have hired someone entirely different before BGWTB came out, they might have managed to achieve even greater artistic heights. As much as I enjoy some songs off their 3 DuVall era records (Private Hell, Acid Bubble, Black Give Way to Blue, Breath on a Window, Choke, Lab Monkey, All I am, Fly) , I cannot fool myself into thinking these albums stand anywhere near the same level of pure awesomeness as all of their work with Staley.
I love this band dearly, and their music has been instrumental to my life, and I wish the members all the best, but I cannot help but be saddened that they didn't go another route after the unfortunate passing of the great late Staley. Someone with the level of Staley's talent deserved to be replaced with another singer of equally raw talent, that does not try to imitate him, but can still reach the same levels of power, tight vocal control, grit, and pure raw emotional delivery of the songs.
I believe fans who keep reiterating that DuVall is a perfect fit are just fooling themselves because they love the band so much that they try to convince themselves its all good. I've been there myself, but its just not it.
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You can't "replace" Layne! He's gone! He's not in AIC anymore 😅 goofiness
That's why they should have renamed the band, even just alter it slightly
Alice Unchained B)
@@9_Lives Aliss 'n Chainz imo
DuVall is awful
Duh...... Why does this even need to be said?
I can't listen to William, he just doesn't do it for me