theyre back baby! this song is great! cant remember whether there was enough jerry shredding or not when i listened yesterday, but it could probably still use more... layne will always be missed but this will hopefully shut up the naysayers... its still VERY MUCH AIC
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
New Chains would be awesome, can't wait for the new album.
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
2006 - Astoria, Dublin, Leeds
2007 - London
2009 - London, Manchester, London
2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London
2011 - Alpine Valley x2
2012 - Isle of Wight, Manchester x2
i was expecting a little more variety and changes in the song given it's over seven minutes..but i still really like it. it will definitely grow on me.
Boston II 9/29/04, Bonnaroo 6/14/08, Mansfield II 6/30/08
"Ransom paid the devil
He whispers pleasing words
Triumphant are the angels if they can get there first..."
i was expecting a little more variety and changes in the song given it's over seven minutes..but i still really like it. it will definitely grow on me.
thats true... not really a standout bridge, solo, or outro... and the vocals lack the one-of-a-kind layne sound... but i still think its rockin enough to overcome those problems... and when jerry comes through on the harmonies its great... hope he sings lead on alot of the new stuff... and itd be nice to get some mellow stuff ala jar of flies to scare off the mindless high school metalhead crowd
yes definitely some great harmonies as well...if you close your eyes and think hard enough you can think it's actually layne. i saw them two years ago when they played with velvet revolver and was not expecting much at all and was BLOWN AWAY.william duvall almost fooled me into thinking they resurrected layne from the dead...
Boston II 9/29/04, Bonnaroo 6/14/08, Mansfield II 6/30/08
"Ransom paid the devil
He whispers pleasing words
Triumphant are the angels if they can get there first..."
just bummed that there's no face-melting solo by Jerry. I guess he's saving them for the rest of the album.
Beavis: All my friends are brown and red? What does that mean?
Butthead: It means that his friends are like turds and that they like suck.
Beavis: Heh heh. Oh yeah. Yeah! Get those spoons out of my face before I shove them up your butt!
Butthead: Huh huh.
If I had one complaint it would be that the song is just a little too long so it tends to ramble. But other than that, fucking ROCK!!!! And welcome back AIC.
Like others have stated, it is on the AIC site for the taking and it doesn't hold back. Good stuff.
The tour is also listed on the site and I'll be seeing them for damn sure. Pretty amazing year. I already saw Chris Cornell from the 10th row this year play a greatest hits from Soundgarden and Audio Slave (despite mixing his new stuff). I'll also be at Chicago for both PJ shows, and then a month later, I'll be at the AIC, in Milw.
Pretty rare now to be able to see all three in the same year. At least in the last 15 years.
Now we just need to see the video, which I thought would be out already because they had that trailer up on their website
Anyone from New York know if its getting radio play? I don't listen to the radio much and hell, we don't even have a modern rock station to play it on. Is Q104 playing it?
The video is up on www.aliceinchains.com. Kind of like a short film, very edgy. The part with the older man in a church hitting himself reminded me of the Jeremy music video.
it's crap. sounds disingenuous. they want to release an album under the name Alice in Chains, fine. but they shouldn't have replaced Layne with someone doing an impression of him.
it's crap. sounds disingenuous. they want to release an album under the name Alice in Chains, fine. but they shouldn't have replaced Layne with someone doing an impression of him.
I haven't listened to much of the new singer, but I don't think he sounds too much like Layne. I think it really shows how responsible Cantrell really is for the AIC sound.
I can take or leave the new song, but the heavier AIC has always been hit and miss for me.
it's crap. sounds disingenuous. they want to release an album under the name Alice in Chains, fine. but they shouldn't have replaced Layne with someone doing an impression of him.
I haven't listened to much of the new singer, but I don't think he sounds too much like Layne. I think it really shows how responsible Cantrell really is for the AIC sound.
I can take or leave the new song, but the heavier AIC has always been hit and miss for me.
exactly... the only parts that sound remotely like AIC vocally are the harmonies and thats ALL jerrys doing... duvall's doesnt sound a thing like layne and i dont think hes trying to... but i guess the haters are never gonna be able to give jerry his due respect and get over the fact that theyre carrying on without layne
The video is up on http://www.aliceinchains.com. Kind of like a short film, very edgy. The part with the older man in a church hitting himself reminded me of the Jeremy music video.
pretty cool video... a couple cheesy, poorly done parts like the kid in the glass box with all the gears and the desert full of heads... but all in all i was surprised how well it held my attention for 7 minutes... some nice shots and a cool mini narrative... very AIC... the boobs werent bad either
About half way down in the article, it says that Layne's family is ok with them carrying on. I remember AC/DC having this fate as well. Given that all the shows in 2006 sold out on a headlining tour should indicate the band will be well recieved still. I'll definitley give the new album a listen.
went ahead and pulled it from the article:
"Among the visitors to their recording sessions was Staley's mother, who, along with other family members, has expressed ongoing support for the band. "It was really important that it was OK with them," says manager Susan Silver, who first began representing Alice in Chains 21 years ago and now co-manages the resurrected band with David Benveniste and his Velvet Hammer firm. "There were a lot of baby steps. The first year especially was such a profound healing for everybody."
"There was some initial resistance from within the industry in 2006, particularly from U.S. promoters, she says, but that has largely changed. When Benveniste, who also represents System of a Down, Deftones and Cypress Hill, began approaching record labels with a sampling from the new sessions, the offers started coming from virtually every major label; the band eventually signed with Virgin/EMI".
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2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
http://rapidshare.com/files/250239848/0 ... n_View.mp3
New Chains would be awesome, can't wait for the new album.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
welcome back alice in chains.
jerry
2007 - London
2009 - London, Manchester, London
2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London
2011 - Alpine Valley x2
2012 - Isle of Wight, Manchester x2
"Ransom paid the devil
He whispers pleasing words
Triumphant are the angels if they can get there first..."
http://seanbriceart.com/
"Ransom paid the devil
He whispers pleasing words
Triumphant are the angels if they can get there first..."
just bummed that there's no face-melting solo by Jerry. I guess he's saving them for the rest of the album.
Butthead: It means that his friends are like turds and that they like suck.
Beavis: Heh heh. Oh yeah. Yeah! Get those spoons out of my face before I shove them up your butt!
Butthead: Huh huh.
I think its worse quality than the one i have.
The Point, Dublin 2006
Bercy, Paris September 11, 2006
ISS Dome, Dusseldorf, 2007
BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
HTFD-6/27/08
ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
OKC-11/16/13
SEA-12/6/13
TUL-10/8/14
as mentioned, lets hope it buts the Duvall haters down a bit when they hear what he can do
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The tour is also listed on the site and I'll be seeing them for damn sure. Pretty amazing year. I already saw Chris Cornell from the 10th row this year play a greatest hits from Soundgarden and Audio Slave (despite mixing his new stuff). I'll also be at Chicago for both PJ shows, and then a month later, I'll be at the AIC, in Milw.
Pretty rare now to be able to see all three in the same year. At least in the last 15 years.
Anyone from New York know if its getting radio play? I don't listen to the radio much and hell, we don't even have a modern rock station to play it on. Is Q104 playing it?
I haven't listened to much of the new singer, but I don't think he sounds too much like Layne. I think it really shows how responsible Cantrell really is for the AIC sound.
I can take or leave the new song, but the heavier AIC has always been hit and miss for me.
http://seanbriceart.com/
http://seanbriceart.com/
About half way down in the article, it says that Layne's family is ok with them carrying on. I remember AC/DC having this fate as well. Given that all the shows in 2006 sold out on a headlining tour should indicate the band will be well recieved still. I'll definitley give the new album a listen.
went ahead and pulled it from the article:
"Among the visitors to their recording sessions was Staley's mother, who, along with other family members, has expressed ongoing support for the band. "It was really important that it was OK with them," says manager Susan Silver, who first began representing Alice in Chains 21 years ago and now co-manages the resurrected band with David Benveniste and his Velvet Hammer firm. "There were a lot of baby steps. The first year especially was such a profound healing for everybody."
"There was some initial resistance from within the industry in 2006, particularly from U.S. promoters, she says, but that has largely changed. When Benveniste, who also represents System of a Down, Deftones and Cypress Hill, began approaching record labels with a sampling from the new sessions, the offers started coming from virtually every major label; the band eventually signed with Virgin/EMI".
Source: Los Angeles times
EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
Dont hate it, but wasnt that impressed either. And i love AIC. I have to say, the new guys voice sounded good though.