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  • It's so sad how Layne Stanley went through all that trouble with drugs; such great talent from him and the rest of the band. I really miss their music, and respected their music so much.
    RIP Layne
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  • Wow..what a long overdue BUUUMP!

    I've been listening to Jar Of Flies and felt the need to resurrect this thread. Once more the haunting qualities of this music truly shines through. And that hope and yet the hopelessness of it...absolutely gorgeous. This EP is just wringing with emotion that never ceases to amaze. And just when you thought it wasn't possible to praise the music even more, here I am doing so yet again. It's so refreshing and beautiful how one thing can do so that much. What an amazingly phenomenal band. Cheers to them!!
    "Everyone wants to be the sun that lights up your life, but I'd rather be your moon so I can shine on you during your darkest hour when your sun's not around."
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Wow..what a long overdue BUUUMP!

    I've been listening to Jar Of Flies and felt the need to resurrect this thread. Once more the haunting qualities of this music truly shines through. And that hope and yet the hopelessness of it...absolutely gorgeous. This EP is just wringing with emotion that never ceases to amaze. And just when you thought it wasn't possible to praise the music even more, here I am doing so yet again. It's so refreshing and beautiful how one thing can do so that much. What an amazingly phenomenal band. Cheers to them!!
    a WELL overdue bump. Yeah JOF is awesome. Rotton Apple is sooooooo good and then Nutshell just comes along and floors you every time. and has anyone else noticed that even though Layne doesn't feature on whale and wasp, he is there anyway? by that i mean jerry's guitar and that viola or whatever is in the song just sound like Layne anyway. it's as if it is the musical equivalent of his voice and that is what made AiC so special. They were four parts of one whole. Jerry's playing and Layne's voice were one and same
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  • prljam85
    prljam85 Posts: 227
    I can never get enough of AIC. One of my fav. bands. its too bad layne died I would have loved to see them.
  • I really wish I could see Alice in Chains live, but some things in life will never happen. At least we still have the Unplugged performance to look back on, and how infuckingcredible that was!!!
    "Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

    -Eddie Vedder

    6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
    6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
  • VON
    VON Posts: 259
    I only recently got into AIC and they're incredible, watching over now on music bank gave me chills. Would has to be one of my all time favorite songs. Layne and Jerry both have amazing voices. (and Layne has a cute giggle at the start of over now :D) I loved the king 5 documentary. It had heaps of insite into the band before they were big. I wish I had the opportunity to go back in time and see them. I love dirt. :)

    :( R.I.P Layne
  • VEDHEAD27
    VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    Better late than never VON! Welcome to the dark and beautiful world of AIC my friend. :) Yes, both Layne & Jerry both have absolutely amazing voices...and it's mind-blowing how crazy amazing they sound together. WHAT A MATCH!! :o And DIRT....hell yes! You just can't deny an album as classic and great as this. What a beast! A HOLY beast.


    Excellent call with the BUMPING action reachdown12. ;)


    OOOoooooh, so not too long ago I FINALLY heard a rough copy of the tsunami-relief show from last year!!! The remaining 3 performaing together for the first time in 6 YEARS! :eek: AHHHH!!!!!!! WHAT A SHOW!!! I still can't believe this happened! HAIL HAIL the lucky ones that were actually there. :eek: Can you imagine????? :o Jerry, Mike and Sean performed AIC songs with a ton of special guests... Wes Scantlin (Puddle of Mudd), Pat Lachman (Damageplan),Ann Wilson (Heart)....and most importanly, MAYNARD!!!!!! Damn!!! Ok, even though the copy I heard was reeeeeally rough I had chills the whole way through. I could not believe my ears!!! They played a TON of songs too. I was thinking maybe a few AIC songs but nope...a WHOLE bunch...

    >>>BROTHER, KILLER IS ME, AGAIN, WOULD,ANGRY CHAIR. They also played IT AIN'T LIKE THAT reachdown12!!!!:eek: :D

    Ahhh I was freaking out even more once I heard that opening riff. :D The set was, as the show itself, out of this frickin woooorld. MAYNARD absolutely NAILED Man in the Box & Them Bones. ***chills just thinking about it** I would LOVE to get my hands on a copy of this. You honestly stop caring about the super crappy quality because the show just has you mesmerized! Unreal.


    Mentioning it above made me realize it hasn't been posted yet so....allow me to BUMP it up with this sick, sick, SICK ass # from one of THE greatest bands EVER. As it's been discussed many times in here, the power behind Layne's voice is seriously incredible. Even just when he sings the "yeah" part over and over here it's fuckin AMAZING!!!!!!! The voice has SO much power & it is one of the few that remain untouchable, in a league all it's own.

    Will forever miss this band, this voice, this face......
    Will forever love & praise the greatness....
    The power lives on.
    :)


    ••::AGAIN::••

    Hey, let them do it again, yeah
    Hey, you said you were my friend
    Hey, turn me upside down, oh
    Hey, feelin’ so down
    Hey, hey...hey...hey...

    You made a fool of me again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again

    Hey, I know I made the same mistake, yeah
    I, I won’t do it again, no
    Why, why you slap me in the face, oww
    I, I didn’t say it was ok, no
    No, no...

    You violate a part of me again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again


    Ah, ooo
    Doot doot, yeah...yeah......
    yeah......yeah......
    yeah......yeah......
    yeah......yeah......


    Hey, you had time to think it out, yeah
    Hey, your weak will won’t help her heal her heart
    Hey, I’ll bet it really eats you up

    Extending part of me again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again
    Again

    Ooo
    Doot doot,
    yeah(x16)
    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
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  • oppie1
    oppie1 Posts: 755
    cant wait to see them in March in Atlantic City.. i know layne will only be there in spirit...but should still be a killer show
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  • AxlUlrich
    AxlUlrich Posts: 12,652
    been in an AIC mood meself this whole weekend..listened to Sap,Dirt,JOF and Tripod
    and yeh that Tsunami show wasnt too bad at all!
    Man in the Box was awesome...i always did prefer the song when its played live cos its faster and has more energy
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    Walk on with hope in your heart
    YNWA
  • This thread is awesome! Back in the day they were my favorite band in the world (yes I liked them more than PJ)! Everybody's pretty much summed up the way I feel about AIC. I got Facelift for x-mas when I was 12 and it totally blew me away.After Real Thing ended I just sat there exhausted like, "Wow! What was that? This band kicks ass." Like a musical orgasm. I noticed how unique and powerful Layne's vocal were. Every great album has a strong intro and I loved the riff and then SCARY'S ON THE WALL... so heavy.
    I remember somebody talking about the headbanger's ball episode at the water park and i think i have that on VHS still. I hope it didn't get taped over, you know i'm gonna spend all my free time tomorrow looking for it. There was another earlier one where they were at some mansion (Hugh Hefner's?) and they were pointing out celebrity 'barf marks' as Sean put it and throwing each other in the pool. LOL. Anyone remember that? i don't know if anyone's mentioned it but i like the Nona Tapes where Jerry's dressed as a woman and Sean as a drunk clown. Those guys are so goofy!
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,578
    I love aic, i think at times they are just as a good pj, i just love their beatiful melodies to the dark riffs.

    layne staley + jerry are just awesome, that mtv unplugged session was just amazing.

    ALICE IN CHAINS ROCK!!!

    R.I.P LAYNE
  • sj_2150
    sj_2150 Posts: 275
    Alice
    In
    Chains
    Rip
    You
    All
    A
    New
    Ass
    Hole
    I wish my grass was emo... so then it would cut itself
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  • I BrisK I wrote:
    I love aic, i think at times they are just as a good pj, i just love their beatiful melodies to the dark riffs.

    layne staley + jerry are just awesome, that mtv unplugged session was just amazing.

    ALICE IN CHAINS ROCK!!!

    R.I.P LAYNE

    Yeah, I agree. In my book, they are the only band that can compete with Pearl Jam, and to compete with Pearl Jam...well, that takes talent and balls!!!!
    "Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

    -Eddie Vedder

    6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
    6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
  • AxlUlrich
    AxlUlrich Posts: 12,652
    if you haven't..check out this video from that Tsunami thing...not very clear but its still pretty decent.

    http://www.youtube.com/?v=rHyGq1EkPRE
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    Walk on with hope in your heart
    YNWA
  • me likey AIC!
    "The whole world will be different soon"
  • Alice in Chains WILL kick your ass!!!!
    "Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

    -Eddie Vedder

    6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
    6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
  • we fans will never forget this great band ever....
    Layne is an immortal artist of our time...He doesn't get recognise but it's all good...he probably wanted it that way.

    We miss that talent.

    Viva La AIC!
  • VEDHEAD27
    VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    AMEN! Nicely said WashMyLove. I could not agree more. The flame will never go out here. :o:)

    Gotta BUMP this up since another AIC thread in these parts reminded me that it needed to be done. ;)

    This love & praise is never-ending.


    <~~~ currently blastin & in love with....


    >BRUSH AWAY<

    I could use some
    Time to curl away
    My aggression
    Is where you stake
    Your claim
    Why I question
    This curve on which you grade
    My conception
    A joke? Or latest craze?

    I try to get away
    And yet I stick around
    So fall and crawl away
    And brush away loose ground

    My intention
    Can I arrive at eight
    Lie and dream some
    Surprise you guys I'm late
    All right, correction, forgetting something
    Wait

    I try to get away
    And yet I stick around
    So fall and crawl away
    And brush away loose ground

    Yeah...


    I try to get away
    And yet I stick around
    So fall and crawl away
    And brush away loose ground

    Brush away loose ground
    Brush away loose ground




    This guitar work at the end too??? :o Wooow. Incredible! These sounds are seriously hypnotizing.

    Damn what a band!





    ((LONG LIVE THE UNTOUCHABLE AIC))

    We will forever miss you Layne!!
    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
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  • P&l
  • Yeah, Alice in Chains went through a lot of shit until Man in the Box blew up in '91, but Layne knew that one day they were gonna kick ass, and they did!
    "Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

    -Eddie Vedder

    6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
    6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee