It’s acoustic, beautiful and reminds me of simpler times. The song Don’t Follow will always be special to me, as it reminds me of my early teenage years. For a band that was fuelled by dark imagery and tone, there was a light-hearted approach to this album, and a sincerity of overwhelming emotion. I wish I had done.”īrent: “The Jar of Flies EP is brilliant. I saw them backstage at a distance, and they had a massive buzz about them. I saw them with Screaming Trees and Gruntruck at the Palladium in LA. It was sad music, and I think I was probably sad myself at times when I listened to it.
But the Jar Of Flies EP was so different from Dirt. And Dirt was immense, every track on that was just a winner. Shane: “I loved Alice In Chains from Facelift – Man In The Box was always on at Edwards. To this day, they’re still putting out great music, and I’ll be a fan for as long as they continue doing what they do.” A lot of people lean hard on Layne’s legacy, and I get that, but without Jerry there is no Alice In Chains. I also love that Jerry takes lead vocals on this one, which really reveals his importance to the sound and soul of the band. I loved Alice In Chains and I remember thinking, ‘Oh, this is different, slower and less heavy.’ It’s dark poetry set to music – the vibe is bluesy, but with that AIC feel that only they can pull off. Jesse: “I was in my final year of school when I first heard Heaven Beside You. It was an event!”Ĭhosen by Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach I performed Man In The Box with Jerry Cantrell at a private show where I sang the vocal and his dick popped out his leather pants right at the first chorus – it was one of the greatest moments of my life. I absolutely love how Dirt smashes from Them Bones right into Dam That River. The view going along that road from Malibu to Venice is so epic and that song always takes me back to that moment.”īrandon: “With a band like Alice In Chains its almost impossible just picking one song, especially because so often I’ll sit there listening to their whole albums. I first heard it in a car going along the PCH on my way into California, it came on rock radio and I was just like, ‘What is this, it’s badass?’. That stuck with me, but luckily I love that song so I didn’t care.”īenji: “I play Check My Brain at every DJ set I do. In fact, Ozzy used Would? almost every day for soundcheck – I don’t know if the sound guy was obsessed with them or whatever, but he would play it five or six times in a row some days. We did some gigs with Alice In Chains and Ozzy Osbourne back in the day and Layne would come hang out on the bus with us – he was real cool.
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Max: “I first heard it on a movie soundtrack and I really dug that melody, it was beautifully sung by Layne. So I was getting them to blast those songs out, playing the whole Dirt album, basically! They get to Down In A Hole and I’m just floored – it’s so epic, and obviously when you hear the production on that track, you really feel it. Zakk: “I remember being on the road with Alice In Chains, and Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley came into my dressing room to jam on my electric guitar. That’s a song that I would love to cover one day.” It’s just such power – it gave me goosebumps then and it gives me goosebumps thinking about it now. You can hear the tinkling of his jewellery, and in between every line he’s like.
I got to listen to Rain When I Die and hear Layne’s vocals solo. My bandmates and I have gotten to listen to some Atmos mixes, it’s almost like if you’re listening to a song in 3D. Lzzy: “Layne Staley was a legend his voice was otherworldly. They played on the Clash Of The Titans, and on the first couple of dates we’d be backstage going, ‘Who is that with that fucking voice?’ And we started going out to watch the entire set every night. Those dudes were untouchable on their first two records, they were really vibing as a band and Layne was just a superstar.
Kerry: “ Them Bones is such a great song – super-short, heavy, great video and these really haunting vocal melodies.
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