Alice In Chains - Astoria Gig

chime

I BrisK I wrote:

FOr those at the George.. Does that guy ( whats his name? ) who wore a 92 pearl jam long sleeve shirt for PJ@Astoria and cant remember what he wore for AIC come on the forum? ( He also has short hair and sat next to Wez

Morning Think you're talking about Keith (Keithos on the board) he bought a ticket from Brisk for me is that the right person?

Brisk.

Chime wrote:

Morning Think you're talking about Keith (Keithos on the board) he bought a ticket from Brisk for me is that the right person?

ah yes, He gave cash to Brisk ( older brother ) in exchange for your ticket incase he didn't see you

Nothingbetter

facepollution wrote:

Says the person who probably hasn't seen them live with the new guy singing. Go start your own anti AiC thread bum hole. They sounded fucking incredible last night, and THAT is all that counts.

I'm not anti-AIC...the TRUE Alice in Chains is my second favorite band of all time. I just don't think it's the same without Layne. He was the real identity of the band, and it would be like watching Pearl Jam without Eddie. That's just posin'. If you enjoyed it, does it really matter what my opinion is? Obviously you care quite a bit, or you wouldn't have made the effort to refute my opinion.

Brisk

Nothingbetter wrote:

I'm not anti-AIC...the TRUE Alice in Chains is my second favorite band of all time. I just don't think it's the same without Layne. He was the real identity of the band, and it would be like watching Pearl Jam without Eddie. That's just posin'. If you enjoyed it, does it really matter what my opinion is? Obviously you care quite a bit, or you wouldn't have made the effort to refute my opinion.

OK. But they still piss over just about every band out there!

The general consensus is that this was truly an EXCELLENT/AWESOME/GREAT gig - in my circles these words aren't thrown about loosely. This leads one to believe that the band remains right at the top - right where they belong.

facepollution

Nothingbetter wrote:

I'm not anti-AIC...the TRUE Alice in Chains is my second favorite band of all time. I just don't think it's the same without Layne. He was the real identity of the band, and it would be like watching Pearl Jam without Eddie. That's just posin'. If you enjoyed it, does it really matter what my opinion is? Obviously you care quite a bit, or you wouldn't have made the effort to refute my opinion.

It bugs me that some people seem to think they are the only ones who saw Layne as the incredible singer he was - far from it, we all know how special a singer he was and, I don't think I'm alone in saying that I was utterly crushed when I learnt of his death. That said, if his own father could go out and see the band with William Duvall singing, I think some people need to get over themselves and see it for what it is, and not what it isn't.

It doesn't matter to me on a personal level what your opinion is, more than anything all I'm trying to say is give it a chance. Honestly it was a very emotional show, obviously because Layne wasn't there, but Duvall gave an impassioned performance that made the whole show feel like a celebration of the music, rather than a morose case of flogging a dead horse.

jack_bass_player

facepollution wrote:

It bugs me that some people seem to think they are the only ones who saw Layne as the incredible singer he was - far from it, we all know how special a singer he was and, I don't think I'm alone in saying that I was utterly crushed when I learnt of his death. That said, if his own father could go out and see the band with William Duvall singing, I think some people need to get over themselves and see it for what it is, and not what it isn't.

It doesn't matter to me on a personal level what your opinion is, more than anything all I'm trying to say is give it a chance. Honestly it was a very emotional show, obviously because Layne wasn't there, but Duvall gave an impassioned performance that made the whole show feel like a celebration of the music, rather than a morose case of flogging a dead horse.

Great post. I agree 100%.

stonesgstring

Great gig. So glad to have been there. Atmosphere was amazing.

Although I found it rather emotional and sad, thinking about Layne and anything. They played my two fav songs Rain When I Die and Down in a Hole. Shed a couple of tears where they started.

Wasn't sure about William at first but he grew on my after a couple of songs. The guys still had so much energy, pleased to see Jerry headbanging away even though he had injured his shoulder doing that only a few months ago and has been undergoing therapy!

Nice to see all my friends from the board again and also to meet some new people.

darkcrow

stonesgstring wrote:

Nice to see all my friends from the board again and also to meet some new people.

am a new person?!

darkcrow

i guess no one missed the cameras? dunno if they filmed their other shows. maybe they will release a touring dvd? that would kick ASS

Brisk.

darkcrow wrote:

i guess no one missed the cameras? dunno if they filmed their other shows. maybe they will release a touring dvd? that would kick ASS

what i think they are doing is putting montage of the show.. They just put up one for Lisbon , the shots look similar to the ones that the cameras at the astoria would have been used it

thunder_balls

Alice in Chains..god..how much I would do to see them. One of my favorite bands of all time, and they're just incredible. And pretty funny guys in real life actually..cough, nona tapes...

one way needle

I BrisK I wrote:

what i think they are doing is putting montage of the show.. They just put up one for Lisbon , the shots look similar to the ones that the cameras at the astoria would have been used it

That'd be pretty sweet. Where'd we find that, on their site? Getting to watch vids of a show you've been to is cool since i generally find the whole show just become's one big blur of "WOW"... nice to be reminded of bits etc!

chime

one way needle wrote:

That'd be pretty sweet. Where'd we find that, on their site? Getting to watch vids of a show you've been to is cool since i generally find the whole show just become's one big blur of "WOW"... nice to be reminded of bits etc!

Hello

Will be up here at some point. Video usually follows a little while after the diary entry.

http://www.aliceinchains.com/baldy/default.aspx

stonesgstring

darkcrow wrote:

am a new person?!

Haha yes you are a new person It was very nice to meet you

darkcrow

stonesgstring wrote:

Haha yes you are a new person It was very nice to meet you

wooohooo it was great to meet you too!

hmmm now should i buy a ticket to go see evan dando? hmmmmmm £27!

stonesgstring

darkcrow wrote:

wooohooo it was great to meet you too!

hmmm now should i buy a ticket to go see evan dando? hmmmmmm £27!

Excuse my ignorance but who is Evan Dando?

Brisk.

stonesgstring wrote:

Excuse my ignorance but who is Evan Dando?

yeeeh :S

stonesgstring

I BrisK I wrote:

yeeeh :S

It was nice to meet you too Ed and your brother

Brisk.

stonesgstring wrote:

It was nice to meet you too Ed and your brother

you too

same with everyone

darkcrow

stonesgstring wrote:

Excuse my ignorance but who is Evan Dando?

you didnt just say that?! lol. evan dando... lead singer of the lemonheads.... poster boy of the 80's... world class junkie.... erm.... one cool mofo