Alice in Chains.

[Ariana Celeste]

Who loves them? :7

Right now I'm listening to "Right Turn" with the album Jar of Flies coming up next on the playlist!

:loveya:


Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell sure were great together.

[Lauri16]

1. Layne.......

Was awesome! :(

[Ariana Celeste]

3. He sure was!

But, with the tragedy of his death, there was a fund developed to help Seattle musicians overcome their battles with drug addiction.

[solinvictus]

12. Layne's drug use..

The band had a standing offer of about $1 million per member to go on tour. Jerry Cantrell, of course, wanted Layne to clean up so they could record and tour again. At the time he died, I remember a news interview with someone who lived near his condo. They said Layne wandered around in the same hooded sweatshirt and couldn't have weighed over 95-100 lbs at the time of his death. I found it sad as well that he'd been dead a couple of weeks before anyone checked on him.

[Ariana Celeste]

14. It is sad

it's a horrible drug, but he enjoyed it too much to let go :(

[solinvictus]

2. I never appreciated them while they were popular.

I miss them a lot, though. They were a great rock band and it's a shame Layne couldn't kick heroin.

[Ariana Celeste]

4. I didn't much, either-

but, I was young! Truth be told, there were two songs in particular that turned this girl into a rocker.

"Don't Follow"- Alice in Chains

"Blow Up the Outside World"- Soundgarden

[Lauri16]

5. I've been a metal head/hard rock fan since.......

......well since forever! :)

AIC was awesome from day 1.

[Ariana Celeste]

6. I was raised a country girl!

It took the raw awesome power of AIC and Soundgarden to turn my world around. :7

[Lauri16]

Welcome to the dark side!

:headbang:

[Ariana Celeste]

13. I come from Washington-

and though I listened to mostly grunge, I dressed much more "goth" and "punk". Then a year and a half ago I moved here to Indiana to live with my SO- by the time I came to visit my mom again I was wearing old flannel shirts and ripped jeans. She thought it was just hilarious that her daughter had to move to Indiana to start dressing like she came from Seattle! :7

[coloradodem2005]

7. Great band. Watched their Unplugged DVD which was awesome.

I wonder where my copy of "Dirt" went. :(

[Ariana Celeste]

8. Unplugged is my regular fave!

Can't quite put my finger on why that is, exactly. Then again, my fave changes every few months!

"Dirt" is awesome, I hope you find your copy! :hi:

[LibraLiz1973]

21. Unplugged is pure genius

But a bit sad. It was done with only 1 take (normal UNplugged recordings could take hours upon hours). But the bands management knew & told all the relevant people that Layne would not be able to survive reshoots and redos. He was completely wanked that night- gloves on, sleeves down.. it was a sin. And still the musical genius rolled out of him. Amazing but so so sad.

[Skip Intro]

9. One of the best bands I've ever heard. Among the greats.

They were their own catagory too.

Damn I loved that album Dirt. Holy shit! That's effin' music!!!

I can't name an AIC song I don't like. I could name ten I love.

And I have to say this - I found the overt pro-drug use message (pro at least in that it exists) in the midst of a "war on drugs." It was ballsy, a midle finger to authority, and a loud protest of the current destructive drug laws. And an all too honest look at what can happen in the end. But still, I liked the fact they sang about doing drugs. That was a plus for me.

But the main thing was the sound.


Dem Bones still has me bouncing around the room.

[Ariana Celeste]

11. hell yeah!

Junkhead is the real big one- "Money, status, nothing to me/ cuz your lifes empty and bare" and "we are an elite race of our own/ stoners, junkies, and freaks"

I am so bad at singing sometimes, so I just play that song extra loud! :7

[jandrok]

10. LOVE 'em!

:headbang:

[JanMichael]

15. 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

Yeah, they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah, here come the rooster
You know he ain't gonna die

Yeah, they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah, here come the rooster yeah
You know he ain't gonna die

Walkin' tall machine gun man
They spit on me in my home land
Gloria sent me pictures of my boy
Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death
My buddy's breathin' his dyin' breath
Oh god please won't you help me make it through

Here they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah, here come the rooster yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, you know he ain't gonna die

[Ariana Celeste]

16. Great song with a strong message

I wonder if they play it on the radio anymore? I havent bothered with the radio since I moved here.

[LostInAnomie]

17. The sad thing about Layne is...

... that his addiction was the fuel for his music. Without it Dirt would have never happened.

I don't think AIC's influence on the hard rock/metal scene has been fully appreciated yet. Some day people will realize what a loss we suffered when Layne died.

[Ariana Celeste]

18. Agreed.

I think a lot of people would be surprised at how many great things, music, art, literature, were fueled by drug use.

[Zhade]

20. Look what happened to Stone Temple Pilots when the lead guy cleaned up.

I was happy he kicked the habit, but holy crap did their third album SUCK.

[Zhade]

19. Dirt is still a FANTASTIC album.

So moody. Man, I love that shizzle!

(I just said shizzle. NOOOOOOOOOOOO!)

[Ariana Celeste]

22. Just for you, Zhade-

Bury me softly in this womb
I gizzle this part of me fo` you
Sand rains diznown n here I sit
Hold'n rare flowers
In a tomb...in bloom

Down in a hole n I dont know if I can be saved
See mah heart I decorate it like a grave
You diznont understand who tizzle
Thought I was supposed ta be
Look at me now a man
Who wizzy let himself be

Down in a hole, feelin so small
Down in a hole, losin mah soul
Id like ta fly,
But mah wings have been so denied


courtesy of gizoogle.com :7

[Zhade]

25. GIZOOGLE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

That's really funny! :D

Man, that album brings back so many memories.

[aquaman]

23. Me love them

They were brillaint!!

[RevolutionaryActs]

24. They were(are) so underrated!!!

I was so sad when they found Layne dead. :cry: