Alice In Chains - Rooster (From MTV Unplugged)
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Lyrics:
Here they come to snuff the Rooster
Here come the Rooster
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no, you know he ain't gonna die 
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I’m 14 years old and I’m so happy my parents named me after this legend
Layne Miller I love that! Your parents have great taste.
You should man. What a great choose...
i was supposed to be named kurt if i was a boy!
@@WRATHEDRAL kurt cant be a girl name???
bro layne its aiden, the one that was on ur bus, layne staley is a legend
The "Unplugged" series was the best thing MTV ever did.
This show was the best of that series.
RIP Layne - gone FAR too soon...
This and Nirvana Unplugged were probably the best shows they ever produced.
@@candycabngfl
No arguments here.
RIP Kurt - ALSO gone far too soon...
Now that you said it, yup. It was.
George Michael's one was the best hands down
@@eugeniosorosina8247 same with Bryan Adams
How the fuck Layne pulled this show off is absolutely incredible. 100lbs dripping wet, exhausted and high as fuck, and still just nails every note. Remarkable! And watching Jerry just ecstatic about the fact that Layne is pulling it off makes you smile. They look like they really enjoyed playing this show.
He was very sick when he did this. His eyes are so jacked up. 😢
Also, he bought all the candles on stage. He didn’t like the setup at first so he changed it last minute. A great gone too soon. 💔 😢
He was on angel dust for sure
You can hear his lack of teeth in the song which just adds to the tragedy. odaat
he OD 2 weeks later
Aww man, you can literally see Jerry's face light up simply because the boys were playing together perfectly that night, with he and Layne killing it vocally. It clearly meant the world to him & it continues to mean the world to us.
R.I.P Layne ❤
Supposedly Layne could barely function. They had to restart a lot of songs because Layne kept messing up. He was nodding off slipping off his chair the whole time where the crew would have to come prop him up. They were able to get good takes and edit into something complete but the Live show was an awkward mess, so they say.
@@natestain7103 You can go back and watch the Kiss tour, he was barely coherent and could barely recite lyrics. I love AIC, and Layne, but he was in a horrible spot towards the end. I'm not trying to put him down, it's just important to recognize the reality of the situation.
💯❤
Why can't we appreciate both? Why does one have to be better?
@@gunsmokeandghouls you miss the point, dude. it's not about one being better than the other, but one falling off the chair on a MTV show and the rest of the band and the audience had to cope with it.
Breaks my heart looking in Layne's eyes. Knowing he is likely suffering, but still has a voice like an angel. RIP Layne Staley.
*Staley
@@sm7baller435 whoops my bad, I thought that didn't sound right.
Pretty sure he's just high as a kite. Lol, no disrespect to you or him. Just saying.
I'd imagine this was one of the brighter moments for him, at least a few songs into the track list when he was comfortable enough to remove the shades.
Too sad.
U can see how powerful his voice is when he barely opens his mouth and that sound comes right out
Doesn't even flinch. He doesn't move his chest or shoulders.... Its pure power wether the note is silky soft or hes at the top of his lungs. Its almost like he's in a trance....touching sublime raw and truly beautiful
Right on nice tag my name Alex too
@@jeffgreen3115 Might be cause he is drugged out like most were.
@@surge45-70 so you think he can only sing good because he was “drugged” up 😂 Your ignorance is showing
@@surge45-70 well if you knew music. Youd know the difference. The entire performance was flawless. You try getting through one song after a six pack. Theres no way he was effed up for this
When a candle burns twice as bright, It will burn half as long. We still miss you Layne.
Bladerunner😊
My eyes are glowing werilly as i finalize this song...
@@bob_velseb783*sits back and has a cup of Joe, and watches the wheels go round cuzzzz....*
Alice In Chains is the soundtrack to anyone entering their thirties and beyond.
Truly, one of those bands you can connect with more the older you get.
40's*
1000%. Funny I was literally thinking the same thing.
i guess i'm 10 years too early
@AnyaKittyMeow don't worry, you still have time. It will make sense, I promise.
Not really. I'm 35 and always found them boring af.
How lucky we are that this was all videoed and captured for us to watch over and over again. Legendary performance.
For real...
I've given MTV a lotta shit over the years but goddamn they have my eternal gratitude for putting together this utterly beautiful set..... everything about this performance is perfect. The mood, the lighting, the stage arrangement, the camera work and of course... the best band of the 90's proving why..... nothing to hide when you're performing acoustically like this, this is true once in a lifetime talent right here boys and girls. Thank you MTV.
Totally. Months away from Layne's health failing, and hadn't played live in several months, yet gave probably the best live performance of their career. Absolutely amazing.
Hard to enjoy the album versions when you can watch this. Still EPIC.
couldnt agree more.
“Oh God pleeeaasssse, won’t you help me make it through” takes on a whole new meaning.
I'm glad so many people are here still
Usually when Layne sings that part he looks up like asking God to please help him make it through
🙏🙏
😭
Same meaning just hits differently
He was operatic. His voice holds all the pain of the world.
Layne's voice is so hauntingly beautiful that words can't describe. God rest his sweet soul 🙏
I was in my 20’s when they came out and I listened to them nonstop. His side project Mad Season is one of my favorites as well. I miss him.
What happened to him?
he died somewhere around 2002-03 from an ovedose
@@jfjc5694
because he was haunted
overdose@@jfjc5694
When Layne screams “Yeah” and the drums kick in with the audience Cheering ..... that gives me goosebumps every fucking time
Same here, man
You nailed it! 👍🏼💕
Same!!!! 😍
Me too mate
2:03
One of my neighbor's favorite songs, whether they like it or not.
Ha!
I salute you sir 🔥
My neighbors love it, no one here would dislike this kind of song here in my hometown.
Same here brother
Lol same here
How in the hell does this only have 20 million views!? This is one of the greatest live performances of all time.
I've watched a 10 million times
@@jmich1762 me too
Not everyone has great taste
Most of those were and still are me in some way shape or form
The unplugged Nirvana was much more powerful and popular at that time. Even the REM one was more popular
I’m 17 and I couldn’t be more grateful to have started my grunge experience with the best Unplugged show in existence.
Miss you Layne 🕯️
You want to grunge ? When they say take one, take 5.
Layne can sing “yeah” better than anyone in the world.
Heck ya!!!
"A wild James Hetfield appears"
James hetfield would disagree lol
Garrett Abbey James Hetfeild is a close 2nd. Not better than Layne tho
@@Gsmoovie420 lol you compared James to Layne,,,,silly
I’m 70 years old and am a big fan of classic rock from the 60’s and early 70’s. I only recently started listening to AIC. They are fantastic!
I can't tell you how much I love your comment. It's so great to see that the even the generations older then my parents can value the Seattle scene. 💯♥️😁
Bit late bro... . Only messing brother they're fantastic totally agree with you.
If you like AIC check out the screaming trees....
I play bass in a garage band with a couple of guys in their 40’s. We are playing Rooster. The bass line in fun to play.
Nowl that most classic rock stations are playing nineties era bands I see a lot of older generation guys listening to Alice In Chains
Layne and Chris were once in a lifetime vocalists. I’m glad I was alive during their heyday
Absolutely right
And Chester dude. Never forget Chester!
Yes & yes 💯‼️❣️
The biggest fights I got into with my parents was because of a nirvana show. Sept 20 1991 at opera house in Toronto. My older cousin got us tickets for my 8th birthday (sept 20). They didn’t let me go. I didnt talk to them for such a long time. They didn’t let me go to their 1993 show in Toronto either. I bet you can guess but early April 1994, the day the music died, was rough times for the family. I went nuts.
You are a lucky man.
He barely opened his eyes this entire show. He just opens his mouth and it comes right out. Unbelievably talented and sad at the same time. We all fight our own battles, but it's so hurtful that someone with such great influence and such a powerful gift wasnt able to overcome. RIP Layne.
Poor Layne...it's rough seeing him like that.
The man was fighting some serious demons
Yeah, please give your kids a big hug everyday and tell them to say NO to drugs!! Seriously..
HEROIN IS A BIG PROBLEM DUDE
how was it wasted tho?
@@oppaipoison2074 Wasted as in he chose something he didn't know would take his life. Nobody who starts drink or drugs plans to become an addict.
Can't Imagine how much Layne must have suffered. So sad hope he found Peace.
My father wanted this played at his funeral so that's what he got. It was kinda odd, but cool at the same time. Fly high Steebo.
Nice, but sorry for your loss.
Sorry man. Vietnam vet?
Was he a 'Nam vet?
@@fyou2327 does that matter to this song
How does people even play things at funerals do they bring speakers to the gravesite
To be in that audience would be a lifetime gift
Most of us hide our pain. Layne put it out there in every note he sang.
Back when MTV actually had relevant shit pertaining to music on it.
Back when everything made sense - good music - culture
MTV actually played music? all i have ever seen is some bullshit reality crap about some Jersey punks or some black people that had the latest garbage rapcrap or hipnot shit, mean while, they are burning down the place they live, now thats brilliant!
As teenagers we watched music videos almost non stop.
Amen brudda🤔
@@AnnaLVajda Yesss lol - Eminem's videos were art - couldn't wait to watch the VMA's because the music and videos were amazing - it was a great time - I miss dial up lol
2:01 Jerry's smile at Layne when Layne looked back at him for reassurance. 🥰
Jerry is a class act.
like a brother to a brother..so emotional..
The brotherhood of AIC is one of the best things about them, almost as good as the music itself. AIC forever.
Jerry and the rest of the band members actually tried to help Layne many times with his drug addiction problems but unfortunately he cut off his contact with the band after 1996.
Layne's vocals legit giving me goosebumps
l've heard Love, Hate, Love a hundred times & I still get goosebumps & feel a visceral gut punch when he hits the low notes & then immediately the high. Perfection.
The greatest vocalist of the 90s and it's not even a debate. RIP Layne
AFNMen!!!!! Second only to Andy Wood!!!!! The reason the world even looked at Seattle!!!!!
Layne, Jonathan Davis of KoRn, and Zach De La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine are my top 3 favorites.
Straight up
Chris Cornell was no slouch either
CC was better@@gaugehaver2426
jerry’s little smile and nod to mike as layne kills it, i love how jerry was always so proud of layne..
Amazing performance. 🤩
What if he nodded because that bass feel.
its the bass lick bro, awesome performance though
Stfu you act like you know them. You're just a person on the internet.
@@bipedalhominid6815 so are you.
So, Jerry Cantrell is the unsung hero for Alice.........plays guitar while singing perfect harmony. Also has great hair. RIP Layne.
unsung my ass
Also wrote most of the songs (i think)
He wrote this song for his father and to pay tribute to his time in Vietnam.
He was the leader of the band. He was behind it all from the start.
@@knux5796 He did.
Just knowing this song was about his dad and he dealt with PTSD from Vietnam makes this song more powerful
A rare moment in time when everything comes together to make something so perfect it leaves you speechless. This unplugged performance is so underrated it's criminal.
I feel like Lane was propped up to do this performance. So sad he needed help 😢
AIC didn't get the same attention that Nirvana did, but musically they were far superior and Layne was on another level vocally and it wasn't close.
Joseph Johnroe truth!
@Yashwanth O nirvana beatles, soundgarden led zeppelin, aic black sabbath, mudhoney stooges, pearl jam idk
Because Nirvana wasnt Grunge....Nirvana was punk rock
AIC was darker than any other grunge band in 1996
@@fededran In 1996, maybe, but overall Soundgarden was so much darker
Jerry was so happy this entire show, he was constantly looking around all wholesome-like and having face-convos with his bandmates lol
waddlesmcsqueezy yeah!! Haha
Yeah! Except that brief moment where Metallica makes Italy about them in between songs.
Jerry was also pretty ill for this show. He said he had gotten food poisoning from a hot dog he ate earlier in the day.
waddlesmcsqueezy Jerry had food poisoning from a hotdog he had earlier so he hid it pretty well during this performance
@@markconnorsmusic a crack pipe jes
I always liked this song but after I learned it was about the guitarist's dads Vietnam war experience it makes the song that much more emotional. I had no idea what a rooster was until I listened to green beret tim kennedy explain it on Joe rogans podcast. The guitarists dad was a machine gunner in the Vietnam war and machine gunners had a very high casualty rate. It is such a powerful and moving son. He used to hate his dad until he was an adult and found out why his childhood was so tough because his dad suffered from war trauma. Its a beautiful tribute to his father. And the lead singer does the lyrics such justice. He must have been an empathetic soul to perform the lyrics the way he did
I love that you shared this. This song is beautiful. Especially unplugged.
Rooster was Jerry Cantrell’s father’s nickname!!
Wrong... just his nickname
@@lennarthagen3638and where did that nickname come from bud?
@@lancesmith6864 apparently he was given the nickname by his grandfather because he had a “cocky attitude and his hair stuck up like a rooster’s comb”. Google.
27 years old and haven't heard of Alice in Chains until today... what have I missed?!!?
The point is that you found it.
It’s never too late to discover greatness.
27 years matey :)
Seriously?????? That's wild losten to every aic song you can find such a godlike band I'm 39 and their mybtop band been like that since 1990
Go back and start with Facelift from 1990. Then go through the whole catalog from there. Have a great journey discovering legendary music!
Layne died 20 years ago today; he was dying here and not only gave one of the best performances of all time, he still gave a better performance than anybody today. RIP Layne you were one of the greatest singers to ever live, we miss you.
I agree 100 percent. Laynes life would make a great story. It has it all. Even the model girlfriend dying.
Too true.
Seriously, he looks worn here. 🖤❣
It's sad, his eyes are sunken in, hes on crack and heroin and probably other stuff. Poor Layne, sucks he never found his peace of mind while he was here.
Theres no way to say "this is the best performance". Theres probably a lot of classical musicians and people who admire that kind of music and say "this is the best performance". This music is actually kind of simple, which isn't bad it's just not technically challenging where it takes you playing since you were 4 years old to master.
This song does take some skill, it's just not intensely challenging. I love it though, rip layne, and I relate to this music more than classical. I've listened to Alice in chains for like 20 years now.
@@lemons1618 really think that is what put him over...
People in the audience didn't know the history they were watching one of the darkest most haunting performances ever
my god right
Would you mind explaining? Was this one of his last shows? I've been a fan since.... jar of flies? Decades now, but I may not know all the details.
@brent brumley They opened up for Kiss for a series of concerts after this and then after that, Alice In Chains and Layne parted ways. A group of recovering addicts formed a band called Mad Season in ‘94 and chose Layne to sing lead. They had an album called “Above” that is really good if you get a chance to hear it. After addiction resurfaced in a couple members and I think one passed away, that band fizzled as well and Layne went basically into seclusion at his apartment in Seattle and ultimately passed on 4-5-2002 alone and unchecked for over 2 weeks. He only weighed 86 pounds and was 6’ 1” tall. There were many unused bags of heroin, cocaine and nitrous cartridges all over the place. He OD’d on a speedball. 😢
@@rpmevo8 I cannot even imagine Alice In Chains opening for friggin Kiss lol... and I lived through that era. The 90's were weird, man.
@@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg it was wrong,,kiss dosen't even deserve to be in the same building as them, i was there, Layne was skinny and sick looking but pulled it off,,but yeah that and like dude said , well they never parted ways , officially , he just did some shit with Mike from Pj and a cpl others and i think did a ahow,,,
LYRICS
Ain't found a way to kill me yet
Eyes burn with stinging sweat
Seems every path leads me to nowhere
Wife and kids, household pet
Army green was no safe bet
The bullets scream to me from somewhere
Here they come to snuff the rooster, oh yeah
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die
Here they come to snuff the rooster, oh yeah
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die, oh
No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die
Walkin' tall machine gun men
They spit on me in my home land
Gloria sent me pictures of my boy
Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death
My buddy's breathing his dyin' breath
Oh God please won't you help me make it through
Here they come to snuff the rooster, oh yeah
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die
Thank you.
Jerry, holding back tears at sound of, Gloria sent me pictures of my boy
We all know the lyrics who wouldn’t to this masterpiece
I hate drugs so much man..too many great musicians lost because of addiction 😢 Layne was a legend sadly his career was cut short because of this poison.
What can you do after selling your soul to the devil in exchange for fame and money? To numb the pain of her loss with drugs. It's sad that this is how the machine works
@@PiotrSiedlecki-qv2cd I'm gonna pretend I haven't read this... because yes, it's so easy to blame people for their downfall.
That voice.. loved it in 1996, still giving me goosebumps today.
Same, goosebumps
His voice is unreal
Daniela S. Hell yea🙌🏼
His voice is peculiar..not another like it!
Nothing compares to Layne....nothing
I remember Jamming to AIC in high school. My dad came knocking on my door and asked who this band was. I ask if it was to loud. He told it wasn't loud enough. He said he liked them. So, this band is of his favorites. Good times.
Your father has taste
How cool to have such supportive parents
@@jordanowens6253 this music helped me in recovery from my addiction . there are songs like don't follow have such meaning of hope these guys were living trying to get a message through RIP Lane and Mike
That’s a beautiful memory
That's awesome
It’s so sad he didn’t want to live as much as we wanted him to: he is missed
Listening to a man singing his own funeral song… RIP Layne. Your wings have not been clipped nor denied. Fly high brother 🙏♥️
It's about Jerry's dad in the Vietnam War
I know…
In my opinion AIC did the best "Unplugged" performance and there was quite a few great shows. Pearl Jam, Nirvana & STP were all great.
@Jeter Pordanson Always wondered why SG didn't. They had really great songs that could have been great acoustic
Also I loved Queensryche's Unplugged
Soundgarden was never at the same level of AiC!
your the comment on every single unplugged video
I agree, but tbh I think that Pearl Jam's Unplugged was not too worked. They just played the songs as they used to, but with acoustic guitars and bass.
You see AIC, Nirvana, STP and The Cranberries (among others). All of them added something to the performance, and it was different
Pearl Jam definitely did the best unplugged, there's absolutely no contest between Sober Eddie Vedder and strung out Layne Staley. If he were sober it would be a different story.
I’m not a religious man but Layne was the epitome of what you call “god given talent”. It’s just awesome getting to witness him sing.
Amen🙏🙌🙏
Functional addict!-! I can identify. He was truly the BEST
@@lauragoldenberg7305 ruclips.net/video/OasMAX7UsMw/видео.html
Exactly, he was one of a kind
I've given MTV a lotta shit over the years but goddamn they have my eternal gratitude for putting together this utterly beautiful set..... everything about this performance is perfect. The mood, the lighting, the stage arrangement, the camera work and of course... the best band of the 90's proving why..... nothing to hide when you're performing acoustically like this, this is true once in a lifetime talent right here boys and girls. Thank you MTV.
I was born in 1994, my whole childhood my dad would be playing Alice In Chains when he would pick me up. We still listen to it together to this day 🤘
Same here. I'm the dad.
So u know pearl jam and sound garden and Linken park and well on and on when music was music
He never lost that soul in his voice. It just gets you man.
-JB 89- yeah the truth
To everyone who doesn't know. Rooster has a triple meaning.
Rooster was the nickname of jerry's dad, and he was in the vietnam war.
The 101st airborne had eagle patches on their arms, and the Vietnamese thought the eagle was a rooster.
And lastly, M60 gunners we're called Roosters because the flashes from the barrels looked like rooster tails.
There was a whole lot of thought and emotion put into the writing of this song.
By far one of the best songs ever written in my opinion.
Wrong
Not for this song. The meaning was Cantrells fathers nickname was Rooster...thats it...simple as that.
Also, the soldiers who were stationed in Vietnam longer than the others were referred to Roosters.
Rooster was a name of soilder who went into war first and usually came out first they were called rooster company
Thank you for this!
Alice the best. The most underrated, under appreciated, overshadowed band ever. Literally ran laps around nirvana, pj, Soundgarden, all of them during one of the greatest era of rock music of all time
I absolutely agree!! 🎵🎵🎶 ALICE IN CHAINS IS A RARE “ONE OF A KIND”…Nobody comes close, in my opinion. Cheers. 🇨🇦
Agreed. Watch Nirvana, STP, or Pearl Jam live, it's good but not on the same level.
Their performance was definitely better than Nirvana!
I could agree with most but they're not "running circles" around soundgarden
Ran laps around around them pretty insulting to the other bands, think it’s fair to say they are all fairly equal you might think they are better but to say they so much better it’s not even close pretty whack supposed it’s all subjective tbo
I love the way Jerry looks over to see that Layne is doing so great on such an important song to Jerry, makes me wanna cry every time I see it
I did this with a few friends I knew wouldn’t be long for the world because of drugs or bad health. I did the best I could to help. I just enjoyed the time I had with them. Something’s can’t last man.
Hard drugs kill, been clean since 2009, still ain’t right in my head but I’m getting there, all my heroes of rock made it look so normal and fun but it took me 26 years to find out that it’s not so fun, going out at 4:00 in morning to score and a pile of money, definitely no way to live
@@kevinkovalsr6180 proud of you, sir. Get mental help, therapy really does make a difference. I am six months in and I live a much more enlightened life. If affordability is a problem, there are many sliding scales. Been there done that.
@@2steaksandwiches665 I’ve been clean since 2009 after 26 years of abuse and have been in therapy for 3 or 4 years now but thanks for the encouragement, btw I’ve worked at a mental institution for almost 38 years now, I’ve seen stuff that most people wouldn’t believe
as a teenager in the early 2000's remember cruising rural back roads in Kentucky with my friends jamming out to you all, after 2003 we all went into the military because there weren't much options around KY for us to get out, plus we were partying a little too hard, going on 3 combat deployments and losing some friends and back at home losing my dad and my family falling apart, I listened to this once I got home and this song hit even harder. The song didn't make me feel as alone, I was suicidal for a few years but finally got help for it. I always listen to this and think someone always have it worse than you and to not give up. Thanks for it.
Vault Boy Glad your better. Stay strong my friend.
As a young guy who also grew up in rural western KY I can relate on many levels! Hang in there and savor every minute with your loved ones, they’re all you’ve got in the end. Good luck.
Vault Boy
Thank-you for serving your country! Much *RESPECT* from Canada!
Hope you’re doing fine dude!
I’m a Kentucky girl. The bluegrass state rocks!!
My God, the strength that those two had that night. Layne Staley was so messed up on Heroin, Jerry Cantrell was so sick from food poisoning. They both knew that this would be their last show together. They both pulled all of their strength together and gave us the best acoustic show that has ever been recorded. Layne Staley hit every note perfectly on "Rooster" because he knew how important that song was to Jerry Cantrell and there was no way he was going to let him down. Quite possibly one of the best duo's in the history of music.
It ,a special gathering, agreed 👍, 2 bad we don't live ever
Damn i didnt know Cantrell had food poisoning.They had to have him on some good meds to survive that one
Why do you think they knew it would be the last time performing?
😂 you really into this shit 'ey
Rooster
LOVED this song for years!! Still think THIS live version better than the original studio version. The rawness and acoustic makes it better. Miss MTV unplugged series. When MTV was ACTUALLY music and cool!
There will never be a duo like Layne and Jerry. RIP Layne. And keep doing what you're doing, Jerry. Alice in Chains is still my favorite band after 46 years :)
Seeing them look at each other and smile.......goddamn I love music.
I'm 18, played guitar since I was 10 and jam/play with my mates all the time and sometimes something musically magically happens and something fits together so perfectly (instruments + feelings and energy) that you just can't help but look over at your mate with that smile like 'fuck man did you just hear how mad that sounded' and they're already smiling back like 'yea thought that was just me'. Music will always be my life
I think the smile at the beginning is because Layne forgot to sing the last part of the vocal melody
White Lightning It’s actually the brotherly love and concern that Jerry had for Layne - Jerry was sick with food poisoning but he still knew that Layne was in a bad way with his heroin addiction - which is a real disease, not a moral failing or a choice. It’s no different than a diabetic with intense sugar cravings. We just choose to demonize the substance and criminalize the sufferer, to no good end. Portugal demonstrates the better, more humane way
Val Halla brotherly love. As well as a small error lol. That’s why it was funny
@@valhalla7408 interesting comparison because you give a heroin junkie sugar so they don't get sick when they're coming down.
I’m 71 years old and the Vietnam War was the hardest for me to get through. Protesting in the streets of Detroit and in Washington DC while my high school buddies were fighting. He captures the essence of the sheer horror of war like no one else. Coupled with his own pain. He is one of the finest singers that ever existed. God rest his soul.
Indeed my friend, so many greats from the 90's have already departed.
Amen 🙏
Rori, I wonder if you knew my father.
Thank you for your service, rock on man
Hand salute my brother.
One of the greatest voices of all time
Can't believe this is live considering how great he sounds....incredible. RIP Layne.
I really wish Soundgarden would have done an unplugged. So many of their songs are just as good this way as they are full electric and Chris can sing anything in any setting
The Sap album was Chris Cornell and AIC collab. It’s amazing.
Chris Cornell did various unplugged sessions playing SG songs.
chris is shit at covering rage against the machine tbf
😩 I would love to hear black whole sun unplugged!!!
@@ll2323You can find a ton of acoustic Black Hole Sun videos on RUclips. Mostly just Chris by himself, but still awesome
The audience didn’t realize they were watching one of the top mtv unplugged sessions ever.
This !!!!!
How do you know that? I think they probably did.
Dave Carsley and how do you know they know they did ? I guess neither of us do.
We knew.
Between nirvana and Alice in chains...id say nirvanas was better
How amazing Lanes voice was…in 2023 we could definitely use a voice like his again
😢 I agree. There will never be another Layne. The tribute to Layne that Breaking Benjamin & Lead singer Gavin Rossdale did on "Nutshell" is the closest we will get. 😢 It's worth a watch or two. Gavin really pulled from the angels that day to sound a bit like Layne.
@@CatalinaFOIA Yep. Imagine today's Billboard top 100 'artists' actually playing an instrument.
Believe it or not, theres plenty of voices like that today. But record labels and money clouds the market
Layne was fresh off a junk binge almost dead yet he just come out and banged this awesome tune out.
2:01 - Layne turns around to Jerry - "Am I doing OK?" 2:03 - Jerry smiles. "You're doing OK, Layne". No words were necessary. Heartbreaking.
Exactly brother,he will always be missed!!!!
Why did u have to point that out. Tears bro
Heartbreaking 💔I cry for him.....
yes but right after that smile he sang the best in the whole song in those few moments after. that's what reassurance can do.
Very precious moment.
I was a huge Nirvana & Pearl Jam fan, but I’m just now realizing how I missed the truly great performances by Alice In Chains. I will be making up for missed opportunities. This performance has me in tears.
you and me both, in tears.... I post this song every memorial day on all my social media, in honor of the vets, like Jerry's uncle, who served out nation in viet nam.....
@@albertdonkrell7838 The only thing I can think of is I was so engrossed with college & work!
Good stuff but this amount of heroin is just silly. Happy death.
Yeah I feel that of the 90s Era grunge bands, AIC is hands down the best of the major 4.... Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam & Soundgarden. I just think Nirvana and Pearl Jams (Nirvana being hands down the #1 most popular of them all of course)
Their sound sorta just fit that mainstream grunge vibe/aesthetic of the 90s era little more than AIC. To me Nirvana and Pearl jam gave off a similar sort of vibe and sound in a lot of their songs, but alice was a different vibe altogether. A Little darker feel/vibe to it, sounds more natural n organic, and the lyrics just hit home more. Like their songs sometimes just make you sit back and think about life, it makes you feel things... The songs are deeper and have more meaning it feels like (to me at least 🤷🏽) AIC is overall just more more complex i guess. And much more of a unique sound, especially in the vocals department. Layne had the perfect voice for grunge honestly.
Idk, just my thoughts...sorry for this long ass rant lmao. Probably didn't make much sense, baked as hell and several beers in loll.
I feel you!!🤧😫🤧was too much engrossed in other grunge bands....I didn't realize how much Layne was the epitome of pure genius💔💔he's possibly one of the greatest vocalist to have ever lived!!!!💔💔😭😭😭rest easy 💙 ❤️ ♥️ legend.
This is still one of the most powerful, affecting, moving, beautiful performances of all time. What talent they had, so young, just incredible ❤
2:10 is my favorite part -- crowd agrees. No one sounds like him. One of the most distinctive voices in music.
It's sickening to see how effortlessly Layne can sound so epic. He is a master of vocals, what he has can't be taught. Think of all the music he could of made but was taken to soon.
He wasn't taken, he took himself.
Effortlessly man!! High as a kite and still so fucking powerful without even trying. God ot always gets me when i go and have a late 90s music marathon. These new generations will NEVER understand not be able to create the memories we did growing up and look back 20+ years later and just be consumed by it!!
Robert G people don’t give this band enough credit.
It’s 2020, I was born in 83 and watching AIC for the first time. I’ve heard the music but never seen them before. Amazing!
Mike enjoy the new found music! Quite talented. Perhaps try Blind Melon. Shannon hoon died before they got the recognition they deserved.
How are they not in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame yet???
The RnR hall of fame is a joke. How many non rock artists are in there? One is too many.
They will soon
I hope so:/
Ngl I’m a Nirvana fanboy, but for Alice in chains not to be in the hall of fame just baffles me.
I 100% agree it's ridiculous
Rest in peace, Layne.
best unplugged ever made in history
This is equal parts beautiful and heartbreaking. Seeing Layne like this, a shell of his former self, weak, missing his upper teeth, but still going on and delivering a phenomenal, heartfelt performance, just brings a tear to your eye. I had the pleasure of seeing AIC in 1991, and it's something I'll treasure forever.
DJ Matt R. What happened to his teeth
Kill Switch drugs
So bittersweet....
Hauntingly beautiful
DJ Matt R. Sitting and reading, if this wasn’t unplugged, there would have been a TelePrompTer
Such a real moment at 1:36 - this man is quite literally baring his soul and dying in front of us here. He is tired. He is sad. There's a spark, but he's just so tired from emotional pain.
Same thing in that last bit of the song.
It's just heartbreaking seeing how much life had taken from him, look at his sunken eyes and him staring down with little more to give
reb1138 Heroin addiction is what killed him. I have worked with junkies in active addiction - it drags you down, and creates unimaginable depression.
136 = Betrayed, Passion, and Awkward. (I study numerology)
What pain? He's got the whole world at his feet and everything everyone could ever want. Any body thats still miserable after all that doesn't need or deserve to be here then...
@@roberthaizlip4351 You may place value on these things, others, such as Layne, do not.
Vietnam was ugly and our men didn’t deserve any of it, from the war to coming home to being spit on, respect to all of them❤️
Heartbreaking to watch but how Layne pulled this off in a crippling heroin addiction is why I'll listen forever.
Holy shit what a voice
Listen to Down in a hole unplugged. Even better there
Love, hate, love from. The moore theater RUclips it Layne destroys it
Man in the box live, myyy good.
Listen to rooster live recorder with a bad phone camera. That one is amazing
Ulas Altun Pretty much everything from Layne is incredible :)
Layne staley for ya!!!
Father: Turn this off.
Me: why, dad ?
Father: we've got bigger speakers downstairs.
amazing...love it
@@michael1460 me three
Off to the dad cave.. hah
Nice
celebrating this comment and will keep that in mind,
although my dad hears the same music:)
This is such a beautiful song unplugged.
It’s so soothing.
i’ve always been amazed by how easily layne could hit those notes, no strain at all. just amazing he was the best vocalist to ever live. he died too young, rip
This song is so important not only to the people who fought in that war, but also to us kids who dads came home from that war all messed up.
Melhor acustico de todos os tempos...
You got it dude. I love my pops (RIP) but goddamn growing up in a PTSD household was fucking crazy as shit. There were times I thought my dad would kill me in my sleep haha. I get emotional hearing this song every time
my grandfather fought in the vietnam war, and this song has always meant a lot to my dad. when i found out what it meant, i understood
@@fahq8484 yes..me too.😔👍
It's an experience that is uniquely ours. My father passed away July 11, 2021. I'm his first born. A son,. The first friend I ever had told me "Py (a nickname), your dad was hard on you....I'm mean hard." I tried to explain that as a 47 year old man I know he was and how vietnam was the ever present reason for why. He was never physically violent, but everything no matter how insignificant, was magnified and carried a life or death overtone. Eventually, I told my friend it's something I can't explain and even if I could he (my friend) still wouldn't understand. We definitely share a bond as children of vietnam combat veterans.
geezus, this unplugged is better than 99% of the the studio recordings out there... damn this is good!!
Yep, no auto tune or pitch correction ....
His voice hits me like a thunder... a thunder I want to feel going through my bones for hours...
Just pure raw talent.
A lot of people talk about Lane and he was obviously talented, this band never happens without Jerry, the lyrics, the music is all Jerry. Jerry is an insanely talented musician and he’s still here. Love this band
That might be the best "yeah" I have ever heard
not many people who can sing yeah like layne did haha
Cobain, Cornell, Staley, Weiland.
Damn.
Think drugs had anything to do with it
@@jeffnewcomer9588 You mean depression?
Protect Eddie at all costs!!!
Austin too good for this lifetime
how are you going to name all of them without naming Mike Starr.
anyone reading this comment: i just started listening to AIC and this was the first song that popped up. from the bass, to the guitar, and to the beautiful voice of Layne, this is truly amazing. AIC just gained a fan. 👍🏾
Would is my neighbors favorite song whether they like it or not!
Welcome to the fold my friend ❤️👍😎🤘
@@slevinkelevra5901 thanks. 💓
Amen
May I suggest some really other good bands? Petal Jam, Faith No More and my all time favorite, Tool.
His voice is pure beauty.
To be alive during this era of music was special. Miss those days.
As a veteran 🇺🇸 this song .... brings tears to my eyes . " It's the best song ever " 🇺🇸
Same here brother. The Iraqis tried. They obviously didn’t succeed.
Still here....10x lucky. The last one G-man told me...Hey that was it.
Welcome home! You served a valiant service and nobody recognizes it. You are the backbone of America. Thank you!
Thank you for all of your service 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
At the VA hospital listening now.... Thank you for your sacrifice Sir!!!!💯💥🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🎯✌️💯
Layne has a voice that is so unique. It could never be duplicated.
Sure miss the early to late 90s.....good music, good vibes, and good times all around. RIP Layne
2:10 That " Yeah " note is not a note anyone can hit. Layne had a 4 octave vocal range. These notes he could hit were effortless, and the power and distortion in his voice was from another planet. Layne was truly one of a kind.
hahah true! and if anyone wants to test try and sing this!! insane..
The sound designer did the bassist wonders for this show. The entire show hes stood out and that’s says everything for a bassist.
i'm a bass player and couldn't agree more!
A good Bass player is so valuable to a band. I've played in 4 different bands over the last 30 years, and finding a good, pure Bass player was always difficult. Guitar players are a 'dime a dozen',...but a true Bass player is a gem!
He is the entire tone of the song. He is exactly what the song needed to sound perfect.
To me being musical I believe the bass guitar sets the tone for most if not all songs especially in rock music like this
The respect and joy from Jerry at 1:26 💯
Often thinking about him, how he didn't deserve to die alone, forgotten, abandoned...he deserved so much more. He deserved life, happiness, healing. Hope you're in peace now Layne. We love you and miss you.
Unfortunately he deserved everything he got
@Bonjour thank you I'm glad you appreciate my superior intelligence.
@@latouselatrec why tho
@@mihajlopetkovic388 he chose exile, and to ignore the people who loved him and tried to help him with his addiction. It’s really sad, heroin took over his mind and I don’t think he appreciated how much his life meant to everyone else. He was in a dark place, that’s what made their music authentic and powerful.
Forgotten???? Hell no layne will never be forgotten
Damn….Layne just coasting “The bullet screams...” part. Effortless. That’s just amazing.
What a unique sound they had .
US Army veteran......100% disabled PTSD....I support this video....still strong at nearly 70...
I tip my hat to ya man. Hope you're making it okay 👍
Thank you for your service. God bless you. I lost my uncle Donald Layfield in Cambodia, he was 20 This song says it all.
I'm a veteran myself, tho from a different era. Keep enjoying life, you deserve every minute of it.
Layne looked so tortured here. My heart breaks.
@Roxanne Moser HE really looks bad; it’s hard to watch! 😔
You mean high out of his f****** mind
@@cal4207 love the dude, but yeah you are probably right high as a f@^K1Ng kite.
he was on herion had no teeth probably weighed around 100-110 pounds right here he died at 84 pounds
@@0iceman092 all Layne fans know this. His teeth were bad, but not completely gone yet. They were gone when he celebrated his 31st birthday with a few friends who surprised him. And, he weighed 86 pounds when he was found. He had been dead 2 weeks, so there's quite a bit of weight loss during decomposition. He may have weighed between 95-100 at death.
Hell of a voice
“Gloria sent me pictures of my boy” and the camera on Cantrell is just perfection. That’s my favorite line in this song. So beautiful.
Insane how he sounds this good, and he's not even trying
he made a Pact with Lucifer...
I would give anything to sing like this . So effortless
U know they were w8n for Layne to finish that old number before he hit the stage