We all know it's Rooster, but what does everyone else think?
OT: What's the best Alice In Chains song
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‘No Excuses’ from Jar of Flies was one of my all time faves
"No Excuses" never seems to get old, for some reason. 👍
I love the vocals on Man in the Box and Nutshell is probably my favorite. But the story behind Rooster is really cool and gives you a cool perspective on it.
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The Story Behind The Song: Rooster by Alice In Chains
Jerry Cantrell’s tribute to his Vietnam veteran dad, Rooster showed a different kind of dark side to Alice In Chains
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I am a HUGE AIC fan. I never got to see them when Layne was still around, but have seen the current version of them a couple times and they are awesome live. My favorites include Bleed The Freak, We Die Young, and Would. My favorite is a departure from their hard stuff though. Don't Follow features Jerry Cantrell on lead with Layne joining in. The harmonica joining in makes it perfect. The Jar Of Flies and Sap albums are REALLY good.
As an aside even though it is a cover, them joining Nancy Wilson to do Barracuda is peak live cover. Ann Wilson must have been sick or something because country singer Gretchen Wilson (no relation I think) took lead and she was amazing. I had no idea she was this good.
As an aside even though it is a cover, them joining Nancy Wilson to do Barracuda is peak live cover. Ann Wilson must have been sick or something because country singer Gretchen Wilson (no relation I think) took lead and she was amazing. I had no idea she was this good.
We Die Young
Angry Chair
Junkhead
Last of My Kind
Too many to name honestly....
Angry Chair
Junkhead
Last of My Kind
Too many to name honestly....
Nutshell: Their best radio hit
Over Now: Gives me goosebumps every time
Sunshine: Very raw and underrated, it's a great song
AIC has so many great songs though. Can't narrow it down to just one, and I happen to like some of their less popular songs over the popular ones.
Over Now: Gives me goosebumps every time
Sunshine: Very raw and underrated, it's a great song
AIC has so many great songs though. Can't narrow it down to just one, and I happen to like some of their less popular songs over the popular ones.
Don’t Follow is freakin awesome, I used to listen to that all the time
Of course, I also love Rooster, No Excuses, Would, Man in the Box, etc
I was in college in the early 90s when AiC was huge
Looking back on it, that early 90's music scene was pretty cool.
Now, ti was not great party music because girls hate those bands, but, for chilling, grilling out, shooting the shit with the guys, it was great.
I was stationed just across the sound from Seattle at Bangor sub-base while in the Marines when this music was huge. I never could get away to see the big acts. A bunch of guys went to Lollapalooza about five miles from the base when I was on duty. It was a who's who of early 90's rock bands playing. One of our guys came back with a busted nose from the pit. One night a bunch of us were bouncing around Pioneer Square going from rock club to rock club. They had a "one cover" pass you could use which was awesome. We saw Candlebox in the basement of the Phoenix Underground with about fifty other people. Not quite AIC, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Nirvana but still pretty cool.
The early 90s were amazing in terms of those bands you mentioned, and also big were Janes Addiction, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, the Use your Illusion albums from GnR, etc. Great times for a 18-25 year old for sure.
I might add The Black Crowes as well. In a time when Grunge was trending, the Black Crowes were a southern rock throwback.
I Stay Away, Heaven Beside You, Rooster, Down in a Hole, No Excuses.
Top five for me. Hell....it was hard to narrow it down to that. Lol
Top five for me. Hell....it was hard to narrow it down to that. Lol
Shake Your Moneymaker was one hell of a good album. Counting Crows- August and Everything After was pretty damn good (outside of that genre), too.
Lane was in physical pain while doing this unplugged session. You can hear it in his voice.
Oh man, impossible - the best of their era.
I Stay Away
Bleed the Freak
Love, Hate, Love
God Am
Dam That River
Saw Layne’s last show with Kiss at Kemper - an amazing night all the way around. Gone too soon, but not a surprise unfortunately.
I Stay Away
Bleed the Freak
Love, Hate, Love
God Am
Dam That River
Saw Layne’s last show with Kiss at Kemper - an amazing night all the way around. Gone too soon, but not a surprise unfortunately.
Grind and Don't Follow are up there for me. Fear the Voices is great. For some newer ones lets go with Check My Brain and Phantom Limb.
I still see those band every chance it I get (especially Pearl Jam). I saw AIC in KC a coupes weeks ago (sad I never got to see them with Layne Staley). I have Pearl Jam tickets for St. Paul the Saturday after Nebraska plays Minnesota and Ohana tickets in early October to see Eddie and the Foo Fighters in Dana Point, California.
Nothing better than seeing your favorite bands live and these guys aren’t getting any younger.
