Alice in Chains OPENING for Velvet Revolver?

HailHailVitalogy
HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,017
edited June 2007 in Other Music
Shouldn't this be the other way around? I just got an email from ticketmaster saying they were playing Jones Beach. I saw AIC at Nokia last year, but I won't spend money just to see them and then leave before Velvet Revolver
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  • smithnic
    smithnic Posts: 1,565
    No, it should be some other band opening for Velvet Revolver, because Alice In Chains is done!! They are not AIC, they are the remaining members in need of some cash! Layne is gone, therefore AIC should be too!!
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    yeah it's a no brainer that Alice would open
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    smithnic wrote:
    No, it should be some other band opening for Velvet Revolver, because Alice In Chains is done!! They are not AIC, they are the remaining members in need of some cash! Layne is gone, therefore AIC should be too!!

    tell that to the guy who wrote 50% of the lyrics and 85% of the music.

    That argument has been played out extensively in other threads. Sorry you feel that way, i feel the oppisite.

    I agree it is odd AIC is opening for Velvet Revolver. Sparta is rumored to be on the bill for the second half of the tour which would make it even more appealing to me.
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    intodeep wrote:
    tell that to the guy who wrote 50% of the lyrics and 85% of the music.

    That argument has been played out extensively in other threads. Sorry you feel that way, i feel the oppisite.

    I agree it is odd AIC is opening for Velvet Revolver. Sparta is rumored to be on the bill for the second half of the tour which would make it even more appealing to me.
    As of now, VR sells more records than AIC. It really is gonna be a double bill though, so who cares?
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  • holtz
    holtz Posts: 509
    intodeep wrote:
    I agree it is odd AIC is opening for Velvet Revolver.

    I don't know how anyone can think its odd, Layne is gone and they haven't released anything in years while Contraband sold a couple million albums, as someone else stated already its a no brainer. If Layne was still alive then VR would be opening for AIC.
  • LedZepFan
    LedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    does anyone know how they'll be splitting the time? i imagine AIC will play longer than a normal opening act...VR only plays about 2 hours anyway I believe
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  • Trailer
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    I don't care if Cantrell wrote most of the songs... without Layne there is no Alice in Chains. They should change their name!
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    Trailer wrote:
    I don't care if Cantrell wrote most of the songs... without Layne there is no Alice in Chains. They should change their name!

    seeing aic now will change your mind.......love to layne, but the band lives on. the other singer is still in the band so much aic is two singers at the same time.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • 1STmammal2wearPants
    1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,988
    Let AIC live on as far as im concerned. Queen plus Paul Rodgers is a different sound because no one could replace Mercury, but they still rock now nonetheless. Bands can continue on.
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    $75.00 bucks to see AIC and VR? No thank you. :D
  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    LedZepFan wrote:
    does anyone know how they'll be splitting the time? i imagine AIC will play longer than a normal opening act...VR only plays about 2 hours anyway I believe
    If it's billed as a co headlining show, then AIC, and VR will get a 90 minute set. That is how every co- headlining tour I have seen has worked, It's usually 17 /18 songs per band which is a standard set length for most alot of bands at a regular gig.

    If they don't dub the tour a co headling bill then AIC's set will probably be a tad shorter maybe 12 songs (that's just a guess) and VR will play a longer set since they are the headliners.
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  • rhcpjam1029
    rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,982
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    $75.00 bucks to see AIC and VR? No thank you. :D

    Two for the price of one.
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  • mauichick
    mauichick Posts: 964
    JB's my fav venue
    If the band sucks, can't beat the view

    I'm there for AIC but I'll give VR a chance even though I'm not a Weiland fan
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,550
    brain of c wrote:
    seeing aic now will change your mind.......love to layne, but the band lives on. the other singer is still in the band so much aic is two singers at the same time.

    I couldn't possibly disagree more. I saw them on that first comeback tour last year and William Duvall is completely wrong for that band. Those songs are notoriously bleak and it's jarring to see someone smiling and preening on stage while they're performing them. I left the show feeling really bad about this "reunion." (The Layne Staley tribute shirts for sale made it even more depressing.)

    At this point, touring under the AIC name is bad enough. The fact that they are working on new material is extraordinarily disappointing.

    AIC without Layne or Jerry is not AIC.
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    rhcpjam6306 wrote:
    Two for the price of one.


    Velvet Revolver isn't worth any price. :D
  • Trailer
    Trailer Posts: 1,431
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    Velvet Revolver isn't worth any price. :D

    Come on now.. Contraband is a great rock album! I drove up to Humboldt recently, and that album definitely made the trip go by faster.
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • holtz
    holtz Posts: 509
    Trailer wrote:
    Come on now.. Contraband is a great rock album!

    Contraband is pretty bad IMO but after hearing some of the new songs live I have higher hopes for Libertad.
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Trailer wrote:
    Come on now.. Contraband is a great rock album! I drove up to Humboldt recently, and that album definitely made the trip go by faster.


    Hey you like what you like and that's wonderful. IMO Velvet Revolver they sound like crap.
  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    pjl44 wrote:
    I couldn't possibly disagree more. I saw them on that first comeback tour last year and William Duvall is completely wrong for that band. Those songs are notoriously bleak and it's jarring to see someone smiling and preening on stage while they're performing them. I left the show feeling really bad about this "reunion." (The Layne Staley tribute shirts for sale made it even more depressing.)

    At this point, touring under the AIC name is bad enough. The fact that they are working on new material is extraordinarily disappointing.

    AIC without Layne or Jerry is not AIC.

    everyone has there own opinion........we disagree.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    Going to Jones Beach on a saturday night in the middle of the summer, how bad can it be? I'm in for AIC, have a few boots and they sound good to me. Never got to see Layne, so I just have to settle. VR will be fun to watch, not that familiar w/ them, but love the venue if its a good night.
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