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10 Years Ago Today R.I.P. Layne

DL136722DL136722 Not sure... Posts: 686
edited April 2012 in Other Music
Can't believe it's been that long. I'm listening to AIC Unplugged today in honor of him. Just my way I guess of saying thanks to one of the greatest voices in music to walk the planet - thank you!
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  • javis el errantejavis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,136
    I bought Nevermind before anything else, it was great, and I bought it because I saw Smell like teen spirit video, by chance, on a tv show, which wasn't on MTV. As I said, it was great, but it wasn't that great. When I started watching MTV, when MTV played music, I realized the music world was even larger. I found out about Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog, leter on I recognized the guys from the TOFT video were actually Pearl Jam. And of course I saw the Man in the box video, and that was the shit: that was the kind of music I liked then and I like now. It was like Alice In Chains guys were singing to me, about me. I completely forgot about Nevermind, it was all about AIC to me. First I got Dirt, then Facelift and finally Sap.

    I acknowledge the importance of SLTS, Nevermind and Nirvana in music history, but I never considered Nirvana a grunge band, they aren't even from Seattle. Nevermind was the first and only CD I got from them. It was great but not that great: Ten is better, Badmotorfinger is better, and Dirt is better than the other three combined. It's a pity how Nirvana ended, but to me, AIC then (PJ now) is more important, I mourn Kurt, but not as much as Layne, for whom I grieve as well. So, to me Apr 5th is Layne's death date. It's for him I light candles today...
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  • curlycurly Posts: 703
    AIC...was really really good...Jar of Flies is my wife's and i'm sure many people's fav...

    RIP Layne...

    just shows the power of addiction...

    to be able to succeed in the music bus...

    like ed says when your a kid growing up dreaming of being a star..."it just aint gonna happen"

    the odds are just too great...and it really really sucks that he couldnt get clean...
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    sure do miss that man :(

    but it was a wonderful ride
    peace,
    jo

    http://www.Etsy.com/Shop/SimpleEarthCreations
    "How I choose to feel is how I am." ~ EV/MMc
    "Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends." ~ One Stab ~
  • curlycurly Posts: 703
    Love to see your posts...Stillhere...

    know i've told ya this before but PJ and the dead are my favs....just wanted to throw it out there again...

    StillHere wrote:
    sure do miss that man :(

    but it was a wonderful ride
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    curly wrote:
    Love to see your posts...Stillhere...

    know i've told ya this before but PJ and the dead are my favs....just wanted to throw it out there again...

    StillHere wrote:
    sure do miss that man :(

    but it was a wonderful ride

    :thumbup: :wave:
    peace,
    jo

    http://www.Etsy.com/Shop/SimpleEarthCreations
    "How I choose to feel is how I am." ~ EV/MMc
    "Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends." ~ One Stab ~
  • KatKat Posts: 4,872
    http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/201 ... ater-video

    http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainmen ... ge/255469/
    Falling down,...not staying down
  • Long Gone DayLong Gone Day Posts: 216
    Rest his battered soul. One day I will get an Alice in Chains tattoo in commemoration of this man.
    Go listen to John Frusciante right now!
  • PKTrekGirlPKTrekGirl Posts: 747
    I miss Layne like I have never missed another rock musician. Of course I am sad for others who have left us, but it is Layne that I think about the most. 10 years later, and I still think about him at least a couple of times a week and wish like hell he was still with us, and healthy.

    Such an amazing voice, so much talent, and such a stage presence. He was truly one of a kind, and I miss him terribly.

    I made another avatar to use for a couple of days here and elsewhere in his honor....and I'll probably post a few AIC videos on my Facebook account today as well. And my co-workers will be treated to some AIC when they pass by my office door, that's for sure!

    RIP Layne - we still miss you and love you!
  • BrainOfMABrainOfMA Posts: 553
    Truly a great loss in music. I miss Layne a whole lot. His music got me through a lot. Rest In Peace Layne, you will never be forgotten
    2013 : London, Buffalo
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  • capthowdy1027capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    April 5th is literally one of the hardest days out of the year for me. To a lot of people I'm sure that sounds crazy but I'm sure a lot of people here understand. I can't believe it has been 10 years already. I'll never forgot hearing the terrible news that day. I cried just like I did when I found out Kurt died.

    I'm currently spinning Nirvana Unplugged and AIC will be next.

    I'll never forget Layne, not just because of the music but because I also named my youngest son Layne.

    RIP.
    * Cincinnati, OH 8.20.2000 *
    * Cincinnati, OH 6.24.2006 *
    * Columbus, OH 5.6.2010 * Noblesville, IN 5.7.2010 *
    * East Troy, MI 9.4.2011 * East Troy, MI 9.5.2011 *
    * Pittsburgh, PA 10.11.2013 *
  • uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    I'll never stop missing Layne. I only wish that I could have had the opportunity to see him live.
  • PKTrekGirlPKTrekGirl Posts: 747
    uninnocent- wrote:
    I'll never stop missing Layne. I only wish that I could have had the opportunity to see him live.


    Me too. Perhaps my largest musical regret.
  • Stardog3..Stardog3.. Posts: 1,527
    uninnocent- wrote:
    I'll never stop missing Layne. I only wish that I could have had the opportunity to see him live.

    Agreed.

    RIP Layne. Catch ya on the flip side.

    Listening/watching MTV Unplugged right now. Damn....
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    edited April 2012
    I listened to Mad Season today in his honor, and also it's Mike's B day so in his honor too). What an amazing record that is.
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  • JimNasticsJimNastics Posts: 679
    javis el errante wrote:
    I bought Nevermind before anything else, it was great, and I bought it because I saw Smell like teen spirit video, by chance, on a tv show, which wasn't on MTV. As I said, it was great, but it wasn't that great. When I started watching MTV, when MTV played music, I realized the music world was even larger. I found out about Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog, leter on I recognized the guys from the TOFT video were actually Pearl Jam. And of course I saw the Man in the box video, and that was the shit: that was the kind of music I liked then and I like now. It was like Alice In Chains guys were singing to me, about me. I completely forgot about Nevermind, it was all about AIC to me. First I got Dirt, then Facelift and finally Sap.

    I acknowledge the importance of SLTS, Nevermind and Nirvana in music history, but I never considered Nirvana a grunge band, they aren't even from Seattle. Nevermind was the first and only CD I got from them. It was great but not that great: Ten is better, Badmotorfinger is better, and Dirt is better than the other three combined. It's a pity how Nirvana ended, but to me, AIC then (PJ now) is more important, I mourn Kurt, but not as much as Layne, for whom I grieve as well. So, to me Apr 5th is Layne's death date. It's for him I light candles today...

    Fuck me... well done on ruining this thread with the first reply... what the hell is the point in bringing up a Kurt vs Layne topic?? For what its worth, Nevermind is one of the greatest albums of all time, not just "grunge". Its so much better than any AIC album, its not even worth discussing. There you go, I ruined the thread a little bit more.
  • PKTrekGirlPKTrekGirl Posts: 747
    JimNastics wrote:
    javis el errante wrote:
    I bought Nevermind before anything else, it was great, and I bought it because I saw Smell like teen spirit video, by chance, on a tv show, which wasn't on MTV. As I said, it was great, but it wasn't that great. When I started watching MTV, when MTV played music, I realized the music world was even larger. I found out about Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog, leter on I recognized the guys from the TOFT video were actually Pearl Jam. And of course I saw the Man in the box video, and that was the shit: that was the kind of music I liked then and I like now. It was like Alice In Chains guys were singing to me, about me. I completely forgot about Nevermind, it was all about AIC to me. First I got Dirt, then Facelift and finally Sap.

    I acknowledge the importance of SLTS, Nevermind and Nirvana in music history, but I never considered Nirvana a grunge band, they aren't even from Seattle. Nevermind was the first and only CD I got from them. It was great but not that great: Ten is better, Badmotorfinger is better, and Dirt is better than the other three combined. It's a pity how Nirvana ended, but to me, AIC then (PJ now) is more important, I mourn Kurt, but not as much as Layne, for whom I grieve as well. So, to me Apr 5th is Layne's death date. It's for him I light candles today...

    Fuck me... well done on ruining this thread with the first reply... what the hell is the point in bringing up a Kurt vs Layne topic?? For what its worth, Nevermind is one of the greatest albums of all time, not just "grunge". Its so much better than any AIC album, its not even worth discussing. There you go, I ruined the thread a little bit more.

    ????

    I don't think javis was trying to 'ruin' this thread. I think he was just trying to explain (with an interesting story, I might add) his own history with AIC, and how he got into them. And if you were around and listening to these bands in 1991 - 1992, you know that there were bandwagons for each of them. I think most of us liked all of them, to varying degrees...but those of us who preferred AIC (like Javis) or PJ (like me) to Nirvana seemingly ALWAYS had to defend ourselves from the people who could not understand why were were not first and foremost on the Nirvana bandwagon.

    No doubt Javis is still doing this out of habit. Preemptively defending his position from...well...people who believe they have the right to declare what the 'correct' opinion should be. ;)

    But the thing is, music is a subjective thing. Back in 1992, I liked Nevermind...but I LOVED Ten. And 20 years later, I still feel exactly the same way. Clearly, Javis feels the same about Dirt....and I don't have the slightest problem with that. My favorite AIC album is probably Jar of Flies...and I like THAT better than Nevermind too. :mrgreen:

    I don't think anyone is denying Kurt's place in musical history...but it is a perfectly legitimate position to prefer AIC to Nirvana...or Layne to Kurt.

    *shrugs* Truth be told, I prefer AIC and Layne to Nirvana and Kurt also. But hey....at least I am willing to allow others (including you) a differing opinion. :)
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