Guitarist Jerry Cantrell wrote ROOSTER about his father's experiences in Vietnam and when Jerry saw his dad in the audience at one of their shows when AIC opened for Iggy Pop, and Jerry asked Layne (and the guys) to play ROOSTER and they did. It was the first time Jerry's dad heard Jerry's music and knew that his son understood him through that song. It brought Jerry and his dad closer together. And Layne had a vital part in that reunion. (Meanwhile Layne's own biological father was an opportunist). Jerry's dad was nicknamed Rooster when he was a kid and his hairstyle resembled that of a rooster comb. Although, maybe he used rooster as a call sign during his military career. But he didn't earn the nickname in the military, he had the nickname back when he was a kid. Jerry Cantrell, Sr had multiple tours in Vietnam and like most Vietnam vets, he didn't talk about it. The most he ever said about it was at the beginning of the official video for ROOSTER which he agreed to be a part of after hearing the song. Like all kids who hate their parents, Jerry Cantrell was no different. He was staying in a small guest room in Chris Cornell's house (Cornell was married to AIC manager Susan Silver) and the guest room had a tiny window. He was staying there and thought about what his dad may have experienced and wrote the lyrics. They demoed ROOSTER and WOULD? when they spent two days working on the acoustic songs for the SAP EP. The songs on SAP and those two songs were demoed using the money Cameron Crowe gave them for recording WOULD? for the SINGLES movie. Layne sang the hell out of WOULD? and ROOSTER. The harmony in the beginning and end on the album is Ann Wilson of Heart, but Layne does the harmonies on the official video and live versions perfectly. The Unplugged show in 1996 is so heartbreaking to watch because he was deep in his heroin addiction (and yes, I know he was doing other drugs on top of Heroin). His liver was damaged from the years of drug use. He was just high enough to do the show so he didn't get dope sick and chase away withdrawal symptoms. He was such a ghost of himself during Unplugged. (Of course, Jerry had food poisoning) All Jerry saw when he looked over at Layne was his best friend was going to die soon due to the path Layne had taken with his life. That show was filmed in April, 1996, premiered in May 1996. They did four shows with KISS in June-July 1996, after which Layne survived an overdose and became a recluse. After that, it was a six-year-long slow suicide. With Unplugged... Sean Kinney (drummer) and Mike Inez (bass player) argued with Jerry about whether Layne could even pull off the high notes in some of the songs in his condition, which is why Jerry gave them that “I told you so” smirk after Layne hit that long, high note in DOWN IN A HOLE. He did the same thing again when Layne hit a high note in ROOSTER. Layne was one of the few singers who was always better live than studio version. The fact that Sean and Mike didn’t have any confidence that Layne could do the show and Jerry being the only one that knew deep in his heart that Layne could do it because Layne had done so many things against the odds over the years no matter how high he was at the time. When Jerry needed him to be there where it counted, Layne always pulled through. Knowing how he sang ROOSTER in Tilburg, The Netherlands, in 1993 when his “yeahs” and screams were so loud and high I’m surprised the rafters didn’t come crashing down around him and then watch him sing the same song so low-key on Unplugged knowing he could do to the song what he did in Tilburg is heartbreaking. Knowing he initially sang the hell out of WOULD? on the official video and album and seeing the end of WOULD? on Unplugged . . . and knowing how deep into his addiction he had gotten by that point is heartbreaking. The entire show was a success because Layne DID have a powerful performance despite his condition. He proved to his cynical bandmates that he could still sing the high notes and he pulled it all off beautifully while the same four guys (Metallica) who had mocked him for his addiction sidelining Alice In Chains from ever doing extended tours back in 1994 sat in the front row. The mistakes he made screwing up SLUDGE FACTORY (and I think he screwed up GOT ME WRONG once or twice, but Toby Wright didn’t keep that in editing) were endearing, at least to me. They didn’t take away from the performance, it added something to the performance that, had it been removed after everyone had seen it, wouldn’t have made the show what it was. That line "they spit on me in my homeland." TV News anchor Walter Kronkite basically told the American public that we lost the war and between that and the college kids (who went to college to escape being drafted into the military) would protest the soldiers coming home. They would do protest rallies at the airports and protest the returning soldiers by spitting at them, throwing urine and other stuff on them. An uncle of mine drove a supply truck in Vietnam (to this day he won't talk about his experience). A family friend of ours said that he and his buddies came home, saw the protesters at the airport, and re-enlisted because it was safer in Vietnam than in the US with the protesters. At least in Vietnam, they knew who the enemy was. I'm NOT saying Vietnam was anything the US should have ever been in. I'm just relating stories of people I know who served there. Layne's story is more tragic and haunting because you can actually watch and hear him deteriorate over the 12-year span: from the mild use of drugs in 1990 all the way through 1996 when he was deep into a heroin addiction to dropping to 90 pounds by 1998 to 86 pounds when he died in 2002. Layne kept his humor and wit even to the end of his life. Layne was so much more than his drug addiction. He stacked his own vocals with melodies and harmonies underneath. He was able to come up with lyrics and harmonies off the top of his head. He knew that Jerry Cantrell was playing with the wrong people and gave him contact info for Sean Kinney and found out Sean Kinney was dating original bass player Mike Starr's sister. He wrote the lyrics for the original songs he sang on Mad Season's Above album and drew the cover art for that album. Layne was a genius in his own right. He was able to figure things out in a snap off the top of his head. Layne just had his demons. At the age of 34, he looked more like an 80 year old man. He knew he screwed up, between the drugs and his own depression and then his former fiancee dying, Layne just couldn't find a way to dig himself out of his own mess and at the end with his teeth problems and organs failing on him, he gave up trying. He lost sight of who his true friends were and who was using him. He was never going to give up the drugs. Instead, he tried to attain the same high he felt the first time he did drugs and could never achieve it. Layne encouraged Jerry to sing more, after all, they were Jerry's lyrics he should sing them. Vice-versa, Jerry encouraged Layne to play the guitar which is how you get Layne playing guitar on HATE TO FEEL and ANGRY CHAIR as well as I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING on the Mad Season above album. Jerry encouraged him on the guitar and was proud that Layne grew as a guitarist. Though, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine taught Layne more chords than ANGRY CHAIR and HATE TO FEEL. The friendship between Jerry and Layne was unbreakable. Jerry NEVER once thought of replacing Layne as the singer while Layne was still alive. He always wanted Layne to sing whenever he had AIC do something. If there were ever cosmic soulmates ... Layne and Jerry would be it. (And by that I mean, they were Sympatico with each other. The way they sang together was a perfect pitch where two voices make one. What you hear and see between Jerry and Layne was a genuine friendship. They looked after each other. When one had problems with a song, the other picked up the slack. They were a team. Jerry was doing a solo concert in Charlotte, NC when he heard that Layne was found two weeks after he died and Jerry was trying to get through the concert and crying. He did shows between the time he found out about Layne until Layne's funeral because if he had taken a break then, he didn't think he'd want to continue anything later after the mourning period. Layne had done so much for Jerry, giving him a place to live, money, clothes, food, guitars and gear, a band. But getting a front-row seat to watch what had happened to Layne over the years, Jerry had to watch his best friend deteriorate in a span of 12 years (1990-2002), and Jerry couldn't do anything about it. Jerry had talked himself blue in the face but Layne didn't want help. Alice In Chains was a band, but they were also a family. They had internal issues just like any family. When Layne died, it was like losing a loved one, a family member, you don't think of the fights you had with the person who died. You defend their memory. There is a reason Jerry wrote NO EXCUSES about Layne and the line "You, my friend, I will defend / And if we change, well, I'll love you anyway." "My grandmother and mother were such huge losses, but I got Layne, the guys, and I got this.” - Jerry Cantrell, Kerrang! (December 1, 2018) “Jerry really loved Layne [Staley]. They had a bond I haven't seen before,” Jerry’s former manager Bill Siddons, April 19, 2002 (the day Layne was found two weeks after he died).
Air Born Screaming Eagles 101st Airborne Division Vietnam. They do not know what an eagle is. So they called them chicken soldiers and the true killers were called ROOSTERS. Nicknames are given or earned never chosen.
Glad Jerry got his father to one of his shows, and that he supported him. It was more than pulling teeth getting mine to come out to a single one of my high school football games. Just complained and critiqued afterward. Nevermind the normal everyday domestic things. Still love the old PTSD-ridden Vietnam vet angry-drunk (RIP) but childhood was different, and even more difficult in the bottom of the bottle. Unfortunately, most of the Vietnam vets I knew in my area, many of whom were old high school buddies of my dad, were likewise mentally f'd up and inflicted the results of it on their kids. You'd think I'd loathe people like that, but they also occasionally opened up and talked to me straight. I have a huge amount of sympathy for those guys, essentially treated as working class throwaways to be sacrificed. It didn't just affect them, either.
@@kailamay2278 React to rooster o sludge factory, nutsheel, down in a hole, would? ( but the unpluggled versión of all this songs you gonna cry with everyone) greeting from chile 🇨🇱
It's sort of based on that. His dad never talked about his experience, so Jerry wrote the song as an interpretation of what he thought it must have been like for his dad, which I think is actually cooler. He said his dad heard the song played live once and it brought him to tears. Very cool song and story.
AIC - RAIN WHEN I DIE, MAD SEASON - LIFELESS DEAD, Mad Season was a supergroup Layne Staley fronted alongside musicians from other prominent grunge bands.
“Sometimes you think: What the hell are we doing here? Why do I watch my friends die?” The thoughts of a soldier in a nutshell. BTW “Nutshell” is a great song to react to next.
Have you heard *The Warning* - 3 Mexican sisters whose Enter Sandman cover went viral (22+ million views) in 2014. Now, they are covering it again for Metallica's Blacklist album, Spector is producing a Signature Series bass in the name of the *16 year old* bassist, and their 3rd album is coming out. Choke is a single from it but may be blocked for you. Or try Dull Knives, Dust to Dust, or Survive, just to name a few. All of these are on their YT channel. The Lunario, Dakota, and Whisky shows are all good.
TW762 great suggestions, Kai you need to react to this true Power Trio, they are a powerhouse ready to explode! Singer-songwriter who is all skilled instrumentalist.🤘 Just last month, they released their first single CHOKE from their 3rd. Album🔥, 2nd Single Evolve coming out July 23! I would recommend reacting to Choke first and then their 2014 cover of Enter Sandman where it all started for the band, Kirk Hammett actually gave them a shout-out on this video on their social media platforms!
His father's nickname in Vietnam was The Rooster.... Man in the Box, Nutshell, Down in a Hole ,and Would? are a must. Layne is one of the greats vocally but what really sets AIC apart from the other big Seattle bands(and most from the "Grunge Era" ) is the harmonies. Both Layne and Jerry Cantrell's voices fit like two perfect puzzle pieces
Hey Joe!! I appreciate the recommendations, I added them to my list of new songs to check out. I also have Love Hate Love on the list, I heard good things about that one too. The harmonies are so good in Rooster, the opening harmonies got me right away.
@@kailamay2278 YES, Love Hate Love Live at the Moore should be your next reaction from them. That particular performance showcases Layne's vocal ability and stage presence better than anything other than their MTV Unplugged show. Enjoy!!!!
The singer Layne Staley was also in a supergroup with members of Pearl Jam called Mad Season. I highly recommend "Artificial Red" or pretty much anything from the "Alive" album. It's a masterpiece.
Thanks love! Someone else suggested Mad Season but I had no idea who was in the band. I think Mad Season needs to move up a little higher on my list!!!!
Man, seems like yesterday. They were so excited when this CD came out, Jerry showed up at the practice facility they'd formerly used, and handed out CD's and beers to all sorts of old friends and up and coming bands....... Good dudes, some just couldn't turn away from the darkness. Jerry is still the man, though. Looks like his old man did in this video!
Thanks for sharing love. It's amazing to be able to look back and remember good times just by hearing music. I love Music!!!!!! I added a bunch of other Alice in Chains songs to my list...this song is so good I had to hear more.
That is the one and only Layne Staley on lead vocals. This was written by guitarist Jerry Cantrell, about his father's experience in Nam. May I suggest you listen to Love Hate Love from Live at The Moore also Man In A Box and Bleed The Freak from same. Nothing like hearing them Live. Layne with his powerful and well controlled and unique voice on full display. He gives me goosebumps. Him and Jerry do have the best harmonies and Jerry's masterful riffs are off the chain. Mike on his badass bass and Sean on drums are definitely underrated. They also did one of the best MTV UNPLUGGED SESSION with songs such as Nutshell, Rooster, Would and Down In A Hole. Stripped down and Raw. You don't just listen to Layne you feel him. If he don't grab your soul you must not have one. Great review. ✌❤🤘
Thanks love!! I have Nutshell, Man in a Box and Love Hate Love on my list. Someone else said the unplugged version is where it's at!! I can't wait to hear more AIC!! The opening harmonies had me hooked, they were stuck in my head for so long after the song ended. I love them!!! I also added Mad Season to my list. Are you feeling any of their songs???
Greetings from Fresno, California. Great reaction/review Kai Lamay! R.I.P. - Layne Staley is one of my absolute favorite all-time singers. When they combined his voice with guitarist Jerry Cantrell's harmonies... well, it's just magic. I never got to see Layne sing LIVE. I was fortunate enough to get see Alice in Chains LIVE at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City in the summer of 2013. Jerry Cantrell's father (the man who this song is about) lives near there and Jerry introduced and brought him on stage. He gave us a short touching speech. I am new to your channel. Your reaction video came through my RUclips algorithm. This is the first video of your's I watched. I scrolled through your uploads after watching this one and watched your first 2 uploads. You are singing in your own music videos! 😀👍 !YAY! You have an amazing voice and talent. I encourage you to continue on your journey of self discovery through your music. I am a 61 year old drummer/live sound engineer who has played on the big stage. I have also been mixing LIVE acts on my own equipment for 2+ decades. Keep up the great work! I am crazy about a new band called The Warning. They are 3 sisters from Monterrey, Mexico who write and perform their own material in English: their second language. They are just now starting to break big. They are opening for Metallica in November and for the FooFighters at a separate show in November, as well. They recently signed a 5 album recording contract with Lava/Republic Records/Universal Music Group. I encourage you to check them out. They already have #45 original songs and each song is a banger. They are only 21, 19 and 16 years old. Their new single/video recently dropped and already has 750,000 views. It is called "Choke" here 👇 ruclips.net/video/TlOy0XbFVlM/видео.html They are hard rock. They each play their own instruments while they sing: Power Trio! You may have to pause and maybe shrink the screen down to get it past the RUclips copyright infringement police. Looking forward to watching more of the other songs I noticed you have already reacted to. Subscribed. 🔥🤘🤓👍💯👏👏
Heyyy!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my videos, and for all the kind words. I really appreciate it! Alice in Chains are so talented. Right from the beginning harmonies I was hooked. My list of AIC songs to check out is growing. I also heard about Mad Season, and I can't wait to hear all those awesome musicians come together. Thanks for recommending The Warning, I haven't really gotten many recommendations for bands with women. So that's awesome!! I love that you are still working on music, it is so inspiring. Sending positive vibes your way, hope you have an awesome day!!!!!! ❤❤❤🙌
Great reaction! Alice In Chains is my favorite band along side Tool. I feel that they are on the same level of greatness, just in different ways. If you want to hear a great live performance from AIC, I would recommend reacting to their song “Love, hate, love” live at the Moore Theater (it’s on for their best performances from their early days). Another good music video to react to is their song “Would”. And a great slower yet equally powerful song to react to is “Down in a hole”. All these suggestions are some of their more well known hit and fan favorites, as for my personal favorite, a completely adore their song “I can”t remember”. They have so many great songs it can be hard to choose suggestions, but I think this is a good start.
Heyy!! Thanks for all the suggestions. I have Love Hate Love and Would on my list already, so would you recommend Love hate love live and Would studio for the first time???
@@kailamay2278 Hi, I would recommend the "Love hate love live at the Moore theater" first before the studio, and for the song "Would" I would recommend the official music video first (which is essentially the studio version). As for which song to do first, I think either would be good... You can really feel Layne the singers emotion in the live Love hate love version, but the Would studio/music video is really great too, just depends on your mood.
Great reaction Kai.... AIC are a force. RIP Layne Staley and Mike Starr. "Would', 'Man in a Box' and 'Love Hate Love live at the Moore' are a great place to start.
If you only listen to one song from AIC it has to be the 1990 black and white live version of "Love hate Love" its probably the best live performance of any band period.
I also like Alice In Chains (but not nearly as much as I like Tool haha). That was a pretty intense AIC song to be your first. But if you like it you will probably like most anything on their first 2 albums or the EP Jar of Flies. The harmonization between Layne and Jerry was just magnificent. I think you will especially like Man in the Box, Bleed the Freak, Confusion, Them Bones, Down in a Hole, and Would.
Sorry, had to delete my first message because it got cut off and was written wrong. I was going to say great reaction and ALONG THE LINES of "Where did you sleep last night" and this song, you might want to check out the live version of "Hurt" by NIN from their original tour which was used for the official music video. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/dhh21crSohs/видео.html
Love your reaction! 😁👍🔥 You will certainly go through one hell of a musical journey for you have only scratched the surface to one of Rock's beloved bands. Out of the so-called "Grunge" Era, to me, Alice in Chains personified that period and then some. Together, Original Frontman/Writer Layne Staley (R.I.P. Legend 😔) and Secondary Vocalist/Writer/Lead Guitarist/Riff Lord Jerry Cantrell formed one of Rock History's greatest duos. The band's iconic discography is filled with dark, painful lyricism and haunting vocals/harmonies to create a signature and recognizable sound that is equal parts raw, heavy, soulful, passionate, and emotional. Songs that are quintessential musts are: 1) "Man in the Box" Official Music Video🧍📦(The song that brought AIC its big break and ushered in the "Grunge" era to he mainstream. Allegedly, the song is about censorship but it can be interpreted in many ways ) 2) "Them Bones" Official Music Video💀 ( Clocking in a little over 2 minutes, a rollercoaster ride of badass sound and one of the greatest opening songs to one of the greatest albums of all-time in "Dirt") 3) "Would?" 🤷 Official Music Video (A tribute to Frontman Andrew Wood of fellow Seattle Rock Band Mother Love Bone who died from a Heroin overdose. "Would?" is a play on Wood's name) 4) "Rain when I Die" Audio Only 🌧 (Open to interpretation in regards to the song but the rollicking/funky instrumentals and swooping vocals is a must-listen) 5) "Nutshell" 😢Audio First before seeing the 1996 MTV Unplugged performance (Off of their record-breaking LP "Jar of Flies." A somber, haunting, and reflective song that is initially about the media and how it treated the band but also summed up the deterioration of the group, especially Layne who would eventually succumb to his drug addiction) 6) "Love, Hate, Love" Live at the Moore Theatre 1990 ❤😠❤ ( Dark and twisted song that sums up bad/toxic relationships. Black Sabbath vibes with an extra kick from Layne's vocals. A must-see live performance) 7) "Junkhead"💉 Official Audio (One of the rawest songs about drug addiction through the eyes of a drug addict. Harrowing listen) 8) "Down in a Hole" 😓 Official Music Video First before checking the 1996 MTV Unplugged Performance (Written by Jerry Cantrell about his break-up from his long-time love. Double meaning in retrospect, for it could also attribute to Layne's losing battle to drugs. All-around masterpiece from the vocals, harmonies, lyricism, and instrumentation) 9) "I Stay Away" Official Music Video ( Off of their LP "Jar of Flies." The song's meaning is open to interpretation; could be about a relationship that has gone sour or the continued dissolution of the band at the time this was recorded. Powerful song with added violin strings) 10) "Don't Follow" Official Audio (Off of Jar of Flies." Completes a sort of thematic trifecta with "Nutshell" and "I Stay Away." Somber, reflective, and complete with a harmonica, this song can be interpreted as a cautionary tale about Layne's lifestyle) Here are my Personal Choices: 1) "What the Hell have I"🔥 Official Music Video (Chain's signature sound mixed with Indian instrumentation. Psychedelic and Groovy. Was an official song to the Arnold Schwarzenegger film "The Last Acton Hero" (1994) 2) "Dam that River" (Jerry Cantrell allegedly wrote this song after he had a fight with Drummer Sean Kinney. Great follow-up tune after "Them Bones") 3) "God Am" Live at the Kiel Center, St. Louis, MO-July 1996 Official Audio ( Underrated gem off of Alice in Chains' 1995 self-titled (A.K.A. "Tripod") album. Play on God****. This was the final time that the band played with Layne Staley as lead vocalist. Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney were dealing with alcoholism and Layne was frail and losing teeth from his heroin addiction. Yet in this performance, Layne musters his remaining vocal ability to give a harrowing/haunting/powerful performance that sums up the pent up anger, frustration, and personal turmoil of the band) 4)"No Excuses" Official Music Video First before viewing the 1996 MTV Unplugged Performance (Off of their "Jar of Flies" album. Harkens to Late-60s Hippie/Psychedelic instrumentation; can be interpreted as a song about the band's state in the face of their personal demons) 5)"Again"👺Official Music Video (Off of AIC's self-titled album. One of the heaviest songs in their catalogue, it can be interpreted as a commentary on the vicious cycle of lost love, drug addiction, vice. Headbanger if there is any) Hope this was not overwhelming and all is well
Hey John, Thank you so much! I really liked the breakdown of the significance of each song, I literally copy and pasted your list to my notepad. It was not too much!! I appreciate you taking the time. Hope you had a wonderful holiday. Sending some positive vibes your way.
You heard Chris from Soundgarden when you reacted to Audioslave. So you've heard Eddie, Chris, and now Layne Staley..but not Kurt Cobain?! You best be ready girl.
If you really like harmonies and you haven't heard The Bee Gees "official video" Too Much Heaven, then you haven't heard nothing yet! Guaranteed Great!!!
Thx, great reaction. I Love AIC, try Would or Them Bones. And I also need to suggest the band Jiner with the song Pisces. It"s a big hit for Reactors. Guaranteed succes!
Thanks love. I have Would on my list already, I excited for that one, a lot of people are suggesting it. I know it's gonna be good. Would you recommend live or studio??
@@kailamay2278 your a good watch! Often music is painful, as in this song, a forgotten masterpiece on this same topic without all the blood and gore is Grand Funk Railroad's "I Can Feel Him in the Morning" more a Soldiers Foxhole Prayer during the Vietnam Conflict.
Time for you to get introduced to something different. Popular Monster, The Drug in me is Reimagined, and I'm not a Vampire Revamped by the band Falling In Reverse.. That is just for starters..
Air Born Screaming Eagles 101st Airborne Division Vietnam. They do not know what an eagle is. So they called them chicken soldiers and the true killers were called ROOSTERS. Nicknames are given or earned never chosen.
I'm a Vietnam vet.A Navy corps man Attached to dust off choppers picking up hurt marines I never talked a lot about the war I did when my son wanted to join the Marines.My wife is dead my 2 kids are all have left I talked him into becoming a truckftiver
@@kailamay2278 100% the live version from 1990 Moore Theater. One of the best live performances ever. You'd be doing yourself a great disservice if you did anything else.
Alice in chains down in a hole is a great one as well another band to check out is stone temple pilots tripping on a hole in a paper heart Scott Welland was another that died to soon I remember that sad day well
Sad thing is lead singer overdosed in 2002 hadn't sung with the band in 6years body wasn't found 2 weeks later with a needle in his hand alone RIP layne
You picked a hard one visually to jump on with , the video images take away from the song for newcomers , IMO. Wish you had started with Man in a Box . Also some great stuff on the MTV Unplugged . Luv ya Kai !
Thanks love, appreciate you! I have Love Hate Love and Nutshell on the list. I've been hearing mixed things about whether to listen to the studio version or the unplugged version for the first time. Decisions, Decisions!
If you would like to react to an artist you might not have heard before, I would recommend the following: Aesthetic Perfection with the song Bark at the Moon
Please react to Alan Jackson’s “Monday Morning Church”. Just bring the tissues! It’s such a beautiful and heart wrenching song, but I never see any reactions to it.
Another great reaction Kai. Unfortunately drugs beat Layne, but he left behind some good music. You should check out Layne's other band "Mad Season". This song is epic, it's Pearl Jams guitarist in this band also. ruclips.net/video/x6E0Z8wqNDQ/видео.html
Guitarist Jerry Cantrell wrote ROOSTER about his father's experiences in Vietnam and when Jerry saw his dad in the audience at one of their shows when AIC opened for Iggy Pop, and Jerry asked Layne (and the guys) to play ROOSTER and they did. It was the first time Jerry's dad heard Jerry's music and knew that his son understood him through that song. It brought Jerry and his dad closer together. And Layne had a vital part in that reunion. (Meanwhile Layne's own biological father was an opportunist).
Jerry's dad was nicknamed Rooster when he was a kid and his hairstyle resembled that of a rooster comb. Although, maybe he used rooster as a call sign during his military career. But he didn't earn the nickname in the military, he had the nickname back when he was a kid.
Jerry Cantrell, Sr had multiple tours in Vietnam and like most Vietnam vets, he didn't talk about it. The most he ever said about it was at the beginning of the official video for ROOSTER which he agreed to be a part of after hearing the song. Like all kids who hate their parents, Jerry Cantrell was no different. He was staying in a small guest room in Chris Cornell's house (Cornell was married to AIC manager Susan Silver) and the guest room had a tiny window. He was staying there and thought about what his dad may have experienced and wrote the lyrics.
They demoed ROOSTER and WOULD? when they spent two days working on the acoustic songs for the SAP EP. The songs on SAP and those two songs were demoed using the money Cameron Crowe gave them for recording WOULD? for the SINGLES movie. Layne sang the hell out of WOULD? and ROOSTER.
The harmony in the beginning and end on the album is Ann Wilson of Heart, but Layne does the harmonies on the official video and live versions perfectly.
The Unplugged show in 1996 is so heartbreaking to watch because he was deep in his heroin addiction (and yes, I know he was doing other drugs on top of Heroin). His liver was damaged from the years of drug use. He was just high enough to do the show so he didn't get dope sick and chase away withdrawal symptoms. He was such a ghost of himself during Unplugged. (Of course, Jerry had food poisoning) All Jerry saw when he looked over at Layne was his best friend was going to die soon due to the path Layne had taken with his life. That show was filmed in April, 1996, premiered in May 1996. They did four shows with KISS in June-July 1996, after which Layne survived an overdose and became a recluse. After that, it was a six-year-long slow suicide.
With Unplugged... Sean Kinney (drummer) and Mike Inez (bass player) argued with Jerry about whether Layne could even pull off the high notes in some of the songs in his condition, which is why Jerry gave them that “I told you so” smirk after Layne hit that long, high note in DOWN IN A HOLE. He did the same thing again when Layne hit a high note in ROOSTER.
Layne was one of the few singers who was always better live than studio version. The fact that Sean and Mike didn’t have any confidence that Layne could do the show and Jerry being the only one that knew deep in his heart that Layne could do it because Layne had done so many things against the odds over the years no matter how high he was at the time. When Jerry needed him to be there where it counted, Layne always pulled through.
Knowing how he sang ROOSTER in Tilburg, The Netherlands, in 1993 when his “yeahs” and screams were so loud and high I’m surprised the rafters didn’t come crashing down around him and then watch him sing the same song so low-key on Unplugged knowing he could do to the song what he did in Tilburg is heartbreaking. Knowing he initially sang the hell out of WOULD? on the official video and album and seeing the end of WOULD? on Unplugged . . . and knowing how deep into his addiction he had gotten by that point is heartbreaking.
The entire show was a success because Layne DID have a powerful performance despite his condition. He proved to his cynical bandmates that he could still sing the high notes and he pulled it all off beautifully while the same four guys (Metallica) who had mocked him for his addiction sidelining Alice In Chains from ever doing extended tours back in 1994 sat in the front row. The mistakes he made screwing up SLUDGE FACTORY (and I think he screwed up GOT ME WRONG once or twice, but Toby Wright didn’t keep that in editing) were endearing, at least to me. They didn’t take away from the performance, it added something to the performance that, had it been removed after everyone had seen it, wouldn’t have made the show what it was.
That line "they spit on me in my homeland." TV News anchor Walter Kronkite basically told the American public that we lost the war and between that and the college kids (who went to college to escape being drafted into the military) would protest the soldiers coming home. They would do protest rallies at the airports and protest the returning soldiers by spitting at them, throwing urine and other stuff on them. An uncle of mine drove a supply truck in Vietnam (to this day he won't talk about his experience). A family friend of ours said that he and his buddies came home, saw the protesters at the airport, and re-enlisted because it was safer in Vietnam than in the US with the protesters. At least in Vietnam, they knew who the enemy was. I'm NOT saying Vietnam was anything the US should have ever been in. I'm just relating stories of people I know who served there.
Layne's story is more tragic and haunting because you can actually watch and hear him deteriorate over the 12-year span: from the mild use of drugs in 1990 all the way through 1996 when he was deep into a heroin addiction to dropping to 90 pounds by 1998 to 86 pounds when he died in 2002. Layne kept his humor and wit even to the end of his life.
Layne was so much more than his drug addiction. He stacked his own vocals with melodies and harmonies underneath. He was able to come up with lyrics and harmonies off the top of his head. He knew that Jerry Cantrell was playing with the wrong people and gave him contact info for Sean Kinney and found out Sean Kinney was dating original bass player Mike Starr's sister. He wrote the lyrics for the original songs he sang on Mad Season's Above album and drew the cover art for that album. Layne was a genius in his own right. He was able to figure things out in a snap off the top of his head. Layne just had his demons. At the age of 34, he looked more like an 80 year old man. He knew he screwed up, between the drugs and his own depression and then his former fiancee dying, Layne just couldn't find a way to dig himself out of his own mess and at the end with his teeth problems and organs failing on him, he gave up trying. He lost sight of who his true friends were and who was using him. He was never going to give up the drugs. Instead, he tried to attain the same high he felt the first time he did drugs and could never achieve it.
Layne encouraged Jerry to sing more, after all, they were Jerry's lyrics he should sing them. Vice-versa, Jerry encouraged Layne to play the guitar which is how you get Layne playing guitar on HATE TO FEEL and ANGRY CHAIR as well as I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING on the Mad Season above album. Jerry encouraged him on the guitar and was proud that Layne grew as a guitarist. Though, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine taught Layne more chords than ANGRY CHAIR and HATE TO FEEL.
The friendship between Jerry and Layne was unbreakable. Jerry NEVER once thought of replacing Layne as the singer while Layne was still alive. He always wanted Layne to sing whenever he had AIC do something. If there were ever cosmic soulmates ... Layne and Jerry would be it. (And by that I mean, they were Sympatico with each other. The way they sang together was a perfect pitch where two voices make one. What you hear and see between Jerry and Layne was a genuine friendship. They looked after each other. When one had problems with a song, the other picked up the slack. They were a team.
Jerry was doing a solo concert in Charlotte, NC when he heard that Layne was found two weeks after he died and Jerry was trying to get through the concert and crying. He did shows between the time he found out about Layne until Layne's funeral because if he had taken a break then, he didn't think he'd want to continue anything later after the mourning period.
Layne had done so much for Jerry, giving him a place to live, money, clothes, food, guitars and gear, a band. But getting a front-row seat to watch what had happened to Layne over the years, Jerry had to watch his best friend deteriorate in a span of 12 years (1990-2002), and Jerry couldn't do anything about it. Jerry had talked himself blue in the face but Layne didn't want help. Alice In Chains was a band, but they were also a family. They had internal issues just like any family. When Layne died, it was like losing a loved one, a family member, you don't think of the fights you had with the person who died. You defend their memory. There is a reason Jerry wrote NO EXCUSES about Layne and the line "You, my friend, I will defend / And if we change, well, I'll love you anyway."
"My grandmother and mother were such huge losses, but I got Layne, the guys, and I got this.” - Jerry Cantrell, Kerrang! (December 1, 2018)
“Jerry really loved Layne [Staley]. They had a bond I haven't seen before,” Jerry’s former manager Bill Siddons, April 19, 2002 (the day Layne was found two weeks after he died).
Air Born Screaming Eagles 101st Airborne Division Vietnam. They do not know what an eagle is. So they called them chicken soldiers and the true killers were called ROOSTERS. Nicknames are given or earned never chosen.
Glad Jerry got his father to one of his shows, and that he supported him. It was more than pulling teeth getting mine to come out to a single one of my high school football games. Just complained and critiqued afterward. Nevermind the normal everyday domestic things. Still love the old PTSD-ridden Vietnam vet angry-drunk (RIP) but childhood was different, and even more difficult in the bottom of the bottle. Unfortunately, most of the Vietnam vets I knew in my area, many of whom were old high school buddies of my dad, were likewise mentally f'd up and inflicted the results of it on their kids. You'd think I'd loathe people like that, but they also occasionally opened up and talked to me straight. I have a huge amount of sympathy for those guys, essentially treated as working class throwaways to be sacrificed. It didn't just affect them, either.
@@Reshtarc I'm pretty sure he was called Rooster since childhood
Love Alice in Chains, their music helped me through a very difficult time
That's amazing! I love how music can make such a difference in people's lives.
@@kailamay2278 React to rooster o sludge factory, nutsheel, down in a hole, would? ( but the unpluggled versión of all this songs you gonna cry with everyone) greeting from chile 🇨🇱
This video is based on guitarist Jerry Cantrell's father's experience of the Vietnam War
It was so intense!! I can't even imagine being in a war and seeing my friends die.
It's sort of based on that. His dad never talked about his experience, so Jerry wrote the song as an interpretation of what he thought it must have been like for his dad, which I think is actually cooler. He said his dad heard the song played live once and it brought him to tears. Very cool song and story.
Then react to
#BadMoonRising
or
#Bomber.
Alice in chains, down in a hole, nutshell, junkhead, dirt, frogs
Thanks love! I have Down in a Hole and Nutshell on my list, but no one has mentioned the others yet. Frogs peaks my interest.
My dad was a Vietnam Vet and Army Green was indeed no safe bet! RIP DAD ❤
This is by far, my favorite song from AIC. Its so slow and heavy, yet melodic too.
Great song!
Such a powerful song, and video. Lane's voice is just amazing!
R.I.P Layne Staley and Mike Starr.
AIC - RAIN WHEN I DIE, MAD SEASON - LIFELESS DEAD, Mad Season was a supergroup Layne Staley fronted alongside musicians from other prominent grunge bands.
them bones, Man in the box, Would, nutshell (Jar of Flies version).
Agreed. Layne had the perfect "grunge " band voice. You described it perfectly.
“Sometimes you think: What the hell are we doing here? Why do I watch my friends die?” The thoughts of a soldier in a nutshell. BTW “Nutshell” is a great song to react to next.
I can't even imagine what soldiers go through.
Nutshell is on my list, would you vote for live or studio version for the first time?
Have you heard *The Warning* - 3 Mexican sisters whose Enter Sandman cover went viral (22+ million views) in 2014. Now, they are covering it again for Metallica's Blacklist album, Spector is producing a Signature Series bass in the name of the *16 year old* bassist, and their 3rd album is coming out. Choke is a single from it but may be blocked for you. Or try Dull Knives, Dust to Dust, or Survive, just to name a few. All of these are on their YT channel. The Lunario, Dakota, and Whisky shows are all good.
TW762 great suggestions, Kai you need to react to this true Power Trio, they are a powerhouse ready to explode! Singer-songwriter who is all skilled instrumentalist.🤘 Just last month, they released their first single CHOKE from their 3rd. Album🔥, 2nd Single Evolve coming out July 23! I would recommend reacting to Choke first and then their 2014 cover of Enter Sandman where it all started for the band, Kirk Hammett actually gave them a shout-out on this video on their social media platforms!
His father's nickname in Vietnam was The Rooster.... Man in the Box, Nutshell, Down in a Hole ,and Would? are a must. Layne is one of the greats vocally but what really sets AIC apart from the other big Seattle bands(and most from the "Grunge Era" ) is the harmonies. Both Layne and Jerry Cantrell's voices fit like two perfect puzzle pieces
Hey Joe!! I appreciate the recommendations, I added them to my list of new songs to check out. I also have Love Hate Love on the list, I heard good things about that one too. The harmonies are so good in Rooster, the opening harmonies got me right away.
@@kailamay2278 YES, Love Hate Love Live at the Moore should be your next reaction from them. That particular performance showcases Layne's vocal ability and stage presence better than anything other than their MTV Unplugged show. Enjoy!!!!
Awesome reaction. This song is timeless. Could you react to White Zombie- Thunder kiss 65' Soon?
Heyy! Thanks love. I'll add it to my list.
The singer Layne Staley was also in a supergroup with members of Pearl Jam called Mad Season. I highly recommend "Artificial Red" or pretty much anything from the "Alive" album. It's a masterpiece.
Thanks love! Someone else suggested Mad Season but I had no idea who was in the band. I think Mad Season needs to move up a little higher on my list!!!!
RIP Layne. They have so many great songs. Check out Nutshell bella.
Soooo many
Thanks love! Would you suggest live or studio version?
@@kailamay2278 if u want to hear him live I suggest u to listen "love hate love", it's something amazing..
Alice In Chains- Would?
Man, seems like yesterday. They were so excited when this CD came out, Jerry showed up at the practice facility they'd formerly used, and handed out CD's and beers to all sorts of old friends and up and coming bands....... Good dudes, some just couldn't turn away from the darkness. Jerry is still the man, though. Looks like his old man did in this video!
Thanks for sharing love. It's amazing to be able to look back and remember good times just by hearing music. I love Music!!!!!! I added a bunch of other Alice in Chains songs to my list...this song is so good I had to hear more.
The guitarist Jerry Cantrell’s Father was in the Vietnam War , his father’s nickname name was Rooster
That is the one and only Layne Staley on lead vocals. This was written by guitarist Jerry Cantrell, about his father's experience in Nam. May I suggest you listen to Love Hate Love from Live at The Moore also Man In A Box and Bleed The Freak from same. Nothing like hearing them Live. Layne with his powerful and well controlled and unique voice on full display. He gives me goosebumps. Him and Jerry do have the best harmonies and Jerry's masterful riffs are off the chain. Mike on his badass bass and Sean on drums are definitely underrated. They also did one of the best MTV UNPLUGGED SESSION with songs such as Nutshell, Rooster, Would and Down In A Hole. Stripped down and Raw. You don't just listen to Layne you feel him. If he don't grab your soul you must not have one. Great review. ✌❤🤘
Thanks love!! I have Nutshell, Man in a Box and Love Hate Love on my list. Someone else said the unplugged version is where it's at!! I can't wait to hear more AIC!! The opening harmonies had me hooked, they were stuck in my head for so long after the song ended. I love them!!! I also added Mad Season to my list. Are you feeling any of their songs???
You’re as sophisticated and cool as the breeze (as opposed to summa these reactors)! Please tell Auntie Gen X why’d u stop?????❤
You just hear the elite of the voices
I the main vocals definitely stand out the most for me but the harmonies are on point, from the beginning.
Greetings from Fresno, California.
Great reaction/review Kai Lamay! R.I.P. - Layne Staley is one of my absolute favorite all-time singers. When they combined his voice with guitarist Jerry Cantrell's harmonies... well, it's just magic. I never got to see Layne sing LIVE. I was fortunate enough to get see Alice in Chains LIVE at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City in the summer of 2013. Jerry Cantrell's father (the man who this song is about) lives near there and Jerry introduced and brought him on stage. He gave us a short touching speech. I am new to your channel. Your reaction video came through my RUclips algorithm. This is the first video of your's I watched. I scrolled through your uploads after watching this one and watched your first 2 uploads. You are singing in your own music videos! 😀👍 !YAY! You have an amazing voice and talent. I encourage you to continue on your journey of self discovery through your music. I am a 61 year old drummer/live sound engineer who has played on the big stage. I have also been mixing LIVE acts on my own equipment for 2+ decades. Keep up the great work!
I am crazy about a new band called The Warning. They are 3 sisters from Monterrey, Mexico who write and perform their own material in English: their second language. They are just now starting to break big. They are opening for Metallica in November and for the FooFighters at a separate show in November, as well. They recently signed a 5 album recording contract with Lava/Republic Records/Universal Music Group. I encourage you to check them out. They already have #45 original songs and each song is a banger. They are only 21, 19 and 16 years old. Their new single/video recently dropped and already has 750,000 views. It is called "Choke" here 👇
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They are hard rock. They each play their own instruments while they sing: Power Trio!
You may have to pause and maybe shrink the screen down to get it past the RUclips copyright infringement police.
Looking forward to watching more of the other songs I noticed you have already reacted to.
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Heyyy!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my videos, and for all the kind words. I really appreciate it! Alice in Chains are so talented. Right from the beginning harmonies I was hooked. My list of AIC songs to check out is growing. I also heard about Mad Season, and I can't wait to hear all those awesome musicians come together. Thanks for recommending The Warning, I haven't really gotten many recommendations for bands with women. So that's awesome!! I love that you are still working on music, it is so inspiring. Sending positive vibes your way, hope you have an awesome day!!!!!! ❤❤❤🙌
Such kind words @@kailamay2278 . I will check out your AIC and Mad Season reactions. Do check out The Warning.
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Layne's voice was his pain amplified for all of us to hear.
Jerry Cantrell did a surprising amount of vocals in AIC. He duets here with Staley on the high parts and chorus.
That's awesome! Does he do the duets live and on the recording?
@@kailamay2278 Indeed he does!
I hope you're good. I loved your Zeppelin reaction and i was expecting some more. I hope you'll do it.
I saw them open for Ozzy In the early 90’s Omg one of the greatest concerts of all time
Another band to hear Layne Staily in is mad season also had Chris Cornell river of deceit is an excellent song from them
Thanks love! I've added Mad Season to my list, I've heard great things but no one recommended a specific song until now.
Greetings from Hamilton. Loved Alice in Chains what a voice RIP bro.
Greetings for Toronto!! Hope you had a great holiday!
Hahaha when you went to pause the video but the music was too awesome and you couldn't stop it. That's AIC. Hahaha
One of my favorites ❤
Such a great song! Sang this with a buddy of mine on stage a few times, good harmonies!
That's awesome!
Great reaction! Alice In Chains is my favorite band along side Tool. I feel that they are on the same level of greatness, just in different ways. If you want to hear a great live performance from AIC, I would recommend reacting to their song “Love, hate, love” live at the Moore Theater (it’s on for their best performances from their early days). Another good music video to react to is their song “Would”. And a great slower yet equally powerful song to react to is “Down in a hole”. All these suggestions are some of their more well known hit and fan favorites, as for my personal favorite, a completely adore their song “I can”t remember”. They have so many great songs it can be hard to choose suggestions, but I think this is a good start.
Heyy!! Thanks for all the suggestions. I have Love Hate Love and Would on my list already, so would you recommend Love hate love live and Would studio for the first time???
@@kailamay2278 Hi, I would recommend the "Love hate love live at the Moore theater" first before the studio, and for the song "Would" I would recommend the official music video first (which is essentially the studio version). As for which song to do first, I think either would be good... You can really feel Layne the singers emotion in the live Love hate love version, but the Would studio/music video is really great too, just depends on your mood.
Great reaction Kai.... AIC are a force. RIP Layne Staley and Mike Starr. "Would', 'Man in a Box' and 'Love Hate Love live at the Moore' are a great place to start.
Thanks love!! All three are on my list. Would you recommend the studio versions or the unplugged???
If you only listen to one song from AIC it has to be the 1990 black
and white live version of "Love hate Love" its probably the best
live performance of any band period.
Thanks love
Another great AIC song is Got Me Wrong. There's a good chance you've heard it already, though.
Thanks love, doesn't sound familiar
The Rooster 🐓 was the man that carried the M-60 machine gun in Vietnam troops
I also like Alice In Chains (but not nearly as much as I like Tool haha). That was a pretty intense AIC song to be your first. But if you like it you will probably like most anything on their first 2 albums or the EP Jar of Flies. The harmonization between Layne and Jerry was just magnificent. I think you will especially like Man in the Box, Bleed the Freak, Confusion, Them Bones, Down in a Hole, and Would.
Thanks love, this song was really good. It did make me want to hear more from AIC
Sorry, had to delete my first message because it got cut off and was written wrong. I was going to say great reaction and ALONG THE LINES of "Where did you sleep last night" and this song, you might want to check out the live version of "Hurt" by NIN from their original tour which was used for the official music video. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/dhh21crSohs/видео.html
Thanks love. I definitely want to hear the original version by Nine Inch Nails. I feel like Jonny's cover will be hard to beat!
@@kailamay2278 Check out the link and let's see... (but good for being a gamer)
all the great vocalist died R I P lane chris and scott
You wanna hear brilliance, watch their MTV Unplugged. Just amazing live performance!!!
I think I have to check it out. I'm always curious to hear how artists sound live.
Fuel: Falls on me. 😍
Miss u more and more every day, Layne.
Love your channel, keep up the awesome videos!
Thanks love, appreciate it ❤
Love your reaction! 😁👍🔥 You will certainly go through one hell of a musical journey for you have only scratched the surface to one of Rock's beloved bands.
Out of the so-called "Grunge" Era, to me, Alice in Chains personified that period and then some. Together, Original Frontman/Writer Layne Staley (R.I.P. Legend 😔) and Secondary Vocalist/Writer/Lead Guitarist/Riff Lord Jerry Cantrell formed one of Rock History's greatest duos. The band's iconic discography is filled with dark, painful lyricism and haunting vocals/harmonies to create a signature and recognizable sound that is equal parts raw, heavy, soulful, passionate, and emotional.
Songs that are quintessential musts are:
1) "Man in the Box" Official Music Video🧍📦(The song that brought AIC its big break and ushered in the "Grunge" era to he mainstream. Allegedly, the song is about censorship but it can be interpreted in many ways )
2) "Them Bones" Official Music Video💀 ( Clocking in a little over 2 minutes, a rollercoaster ride of badass sound and one of the greatest opening songs to one of the greatest albums of all-time in "Dirt")
3) "Would?" 🤷 Official Music Video (A tribute to Frontman Andrew Wood of fellow Seattle Rock Band Mother Love Bone who died from a Heroin overdose. "Would?" is a play on Wood's name)
4) "Rain when I Die" Audio Only 🌧 (Open to interpretation in regards to the song but the rollicking/funky instrumentals and swooping vocals is a must-listen)
5) "Nutshell" 😢Audio First before seeing the 1996 MTV Unplugged performance (Off of their record-breaking LP "Jar of Flies." A somber, haunting, and reflective song that is initially about the media and how it treated the band but also summed up the deterioration of the group, especially Layne who would eventually succumb to his drug addiction)
6) "Love, Hate, Love" Live at the Moore Theatre 1990 ❤😠❤ ( Dark and twisted song that sums up bad/toxic relationships. Black Sabbath vibes with an extra kick from Layne's vocals. A must-see live performance)
7) "Junkhead"💉 Official Audio (One of the rawest songs about drug addiction through the eyes of a drug addict. Harrowing listen)
8) "Down in a Hole" 😓 Official Music Video First before checking the 1996 MTV Unplugged Performance (Written by Jerry Cantrell about his break-up from his long-time love. Double meaning in retrospect, for it could also attribute to Layne's losing battle to drugs. All-around masterpiece from the vocals, harmonies, lyricism, and instrumentation)
9) "I Stay Away" Official Music Video ( Off of their LP "Jar of Flies." The song's meaning is open to interpretation; could be about a relationship that has gone sour or the continued dissolution of the band at the time this was recorded. Powerful song with added violin strings)
10) "Don't Follow" Official Audio (Off of Jar of Flies." Completes a sort of thematic trifecta with "Nutshell" and
"I Stay Away." Somber, reflective, and complete with a harmonica, this song can be interpreted as a cautionary tale about Layne's lifestyle)
Here are my Personal Choices:
1) "What the Hell have I"🔥 Official Music Video (Chain's signature sound mixed with Indian instrumentation. Psychedelic and Groovy. Was an official song to the Arnold Schwarzenegger film "The Last Acton Hero" (1994)
2) "Dam that River" (Jerry Cantrell allegedly wrote this song after he had a fight with Drummer Sean Kinney. Great follow-up tune after "Them Bones")
3) "God Am" Live at the Kiel Center, St. Louis, MO-July 1996 Official Audio ( Underrated gem off of Alice in Chains' 1995 self-titled (A.K.A. "Tripod") album. Play on God****. This was the final time that the band played with Layne Staley as lead vocalist. Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney were dealing with alcoholism and Layne was frail and losing teeth from his heroin addiction. Yet in this performance, Layne musters his remaining vocal ability to give a harrowing/haunting/powerful performance that sums up the pent up anger, frustration, and personal turmoil of the band)
4)"No Excuses" Official Music Video First before viewing the 1996 MTV Unplugged Performance (Off of their "Jar of Flies" album. Harkens to Late-60s Hippie/Psychedelic instrumentation; can be interpreted as a song about the band's state in the face of their personal demons)
5)"Again"👺Official Music Video (Off of AIC's self-titled album. One of the heaviest songs in their catalogue, it can be interpreted as a commentary on the vicious cycle of lost love, drug addiction, vice. Headbanger if there is any)
Hope this was not overwhelming and all is well
Hey John,
Thank you so much! I really liked the breakdown of the significance of each song, I literally copy and pasted your list to my notepad. It was not too much!! I appreciate you taking the time. Hope you had a wonderful holiday. Sending some positive vibes your way.
@@kailamay2278 Appreciate you! 😁
Hope your 2022 has started off well
"Nutshell" from Unplugged is a must for the slower side. "Would?" Or "Them Bones" for a little harder side of AiC.
Thanks love! I have Nutshell and Would on my list already, is the unplugged version where it's at??
a classic by them, fantastic reaction!:D
Thanks love
Great reaction! Hope you are good my friend!
Hey stranger, thank you!!! I am finally good! Hope things are all good on your end.
i'll get use to the hot looks in time, gonna subscribe cuz looks like u do some good songs
Thanks love, appreciate it!
You heard Chris from Soundgarden when you reacted to Audioslave. So you've heard Eddie, Chris, and now Layne Staley..but not Kurt Cobain?! You best be ready girl.
I definitely want to hear more Nirvana but I did a reaction to Where did you Sleep Last Night. Any song you'd suggest?
Happy New Year- hope all is well
Another great review of a GREAT song.
Thanks love ❤
If you really like harmonies and you haven't heard The Bee Gees "official video" Too Much Heaven, then you haven't heard nothing yet! Guaranteed Great!!!
Why’d you stop my lovely homie??❤😊
Great reaction!
You could expand your fan base by performing some covers like this.
Your voice would be awesome singing AIC!💪💜💙
Great idea! Thanks love ❤
Thx, great reaction.
I Love AIC, try Would or Them Bones.
And I also need to suggest the band Jiner with the song Pisces.
It"s a big hit for Reactors. Guaranteed succes!
Thanks love. I have Would on my list already, I excited for that one, a lot of people are suggesting it. I know it's gonna be good. Would you recommend live or studio??
Awesome reaction
Thank you!!!
RIP LAYNE STALEY 😎😎😎
Just love watching reactions, but now trying to figure out if I am here to watch a reaction or watch you.
It's probably the songs. People have been suggesting some awesome songs!!! I'm blown away by the talent.
@@kailamay2278 your a good watch! Often music is painful, as in this song, a forgotten masterpiece on this same topic without all the blood and gore is Grand Funk Railroad's "I Can Feel Him in the Morning" more a Soldiers Foxhole Prayer during the Vietnam Conflict.
Hello gorgeous lady great reaction video love this song
Thanks love! Those opening harmonies are my favourite.
guauuu very impressive . and the music is not bad either .😉
"Down In A Hole" live from their MTV Unplugged show. that shit was powerful
studio is much better
#DeepInTheHole.
Hipster morons never understand they were not an acoustic band.
Kai is so Gorgeous. Love the reactions. 🌹
Thank you!! 😊
Layne F’ing Staley.
Time for you to get introduced to something different. Popular Monster, The Drug in me is Reimagined, and I'm not a Vampire Revamped by the band Falling In Reverse.. That is just for starters..
Air Born Screaming Eagles 101st Airborne Division Vietnam. They do not know what an eagle is. So they called them chicken soldiers and the true killers were called ROOSTERS. Nicknames are given or earned never chosen.
I'm a Vietnam vet.A Navy corps man
Attached to dust off choppers picking up hurt marines I never talked a lot about the war
I did when my son wanted to join the Marines.My wife is dead my 2 kids are all have left
I talked him into becoming a truckftiver
Family is everything! Sounds like you're doing a good job keeping your kids safe. ❤ That must have been a traumatic experience.
If you liked this song, you’d probably also appreciate Down in a Hole and Man in a Box
If you like his voice then you should definitely check out the live version of Love Hate Love. It will blow your mind.
Thanks love! I'm excited for Love Hate Love, a few people have suggested it. But I'm getting mixed reviews on whether to go studio or unplugged.
@@kailamay2278 100% the live version from 1990 Moore Theater. One of the best live performances ever. You'd be doing yourself a great disservice if you did anything else.
Not sure if you've listened to Disturbed's rendition of Simon & Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence" but if you haven't, you're mind will be blown
react to tyler childres nose to the grindstone please u will love his voice
Rooster is the old guys nickname
Alice in chains down in a hole is a great one as well another band to check out is stone temple pilots tripping on a hole in a paper heart Scott Welland was another that died to soon I remember that sad day well
Thanks love! Too many talented musicians die prematurely.
Nissssssssssssssssssce 🍻
Quiet a lovely lady!🌹
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You like his/ Layne's voice, you have to listen to more Alice in Chains
RIP Layne
Her body type is my favorite.
React to "Got me wrong - Alice in chains" on the mtv unplugged version
Hi you need to have a look at queen bohemian rhapsody it is so good
Hi Kai, will you come back?
You gotta admit.... dancing in your chair, tapping your foot to THIS proves just how f'n warped people are today....BTW, I'M ONE OF THEM! ✊😎
Haha 😜
Dear The band THE CULT song FIRE WOMAN
Hey nice lady.
Thanks for being young beautiful and talented.
❤❤❤
Sad thing is lead singer overdosed in 2002 hadn't sung with the band in 6years body wasn't found 2 weeks later with a needle in his hand alone RIP layne
That's so sad! He must have been really struggling. RIP Layne
AIC- Would, No Excuses, I Stay Away
Thanks love
You picked a hard one visually to jump on with , the video images take away from the song for newcomers , IMO.
Wish you had started with Man in a Box . Also some great stuff on the MTV Unplugged .
Luv ya Kai !
Thanks love, appreciate you! I have Love Hate Love and Nutshell on the list. I've been hearing mixed things about whether to listen to the studio version or the unplugged version for the first time. Decisions, Decisions!
I miss our brother 💔
Coldplay - Higher Power (Official Video), Gravity (Official Video), Daddy (Official Video)
R E A C T P L E A S E .🤍💙
That’s what happened in the Vietnam War
...... aaaaaand, where did the hottie go
We know they can't snuff the rooster bc if they did Jerry Cantrell wouldn't be around to make this masterpiece of a song.
Alice in chains : love hate love
Needs a reaction if u loved rooster love hate lave is beautiful brutality!
Thanks love!! Love Hate Love is already on the list along with Man in the Box and a few others.
rooster but the mtv unpluggled is much better, you need to react to that video, is fking awesome his voice without effects
If you would like to react to an artist you might not have heard before, I would recommend the following: Aesthetic Perfection with the song Bark at the Moon
Awesome! I definitely like discovering new music. Thank you
Please react to Alan Jackson’s “Monday Morning Church”. Just bring the tissues! It’s such a beautiful and heart wrenching song, but I never see any reactions to it.
Thanks for the recommendation love, I added it to my list.
Great react to a great song...please, please react to Alice in Chains "Love, Hate, Love" live
Thanks love, I'm excited for Love Hate Love. A lot of people are saying good things about it. And Down in a Hole
Another great reaction Kai. Unfortunately drugs beat Layne, but he left behind some good music. You should check out Layne's other band "Mad Season". This song is epic, it's Pearl Jams guitarist in this band also. ruclips.net/video/x6E0Z8wqNDQ/видео.html
Thanks love!! I've been hearing a lot about Mad Season, they must be soo good. I've added River of Deceit to my list.
Let Me introduce You to Ryan Upchurch Cover To Rooster
You have beautiful eyes 😘