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Volumnius Flush

01-05-2007, 02:47 PM

Alice In Chains is one of my favorite bands of all time. I have their Unplugged on CD and DVD. I don't have any of their other cds. I have the DVD of the MusicBank or whatever with a bunch of their videos and some home footage. Jerry Cantrell is just perfect with his tone on songs like Nutshell. The bluesy solos he does on Unplugged give me chills. Bleed the Freak is one of my top songs from them after Nutshell. I like Brother, Down in a Hole, Heaven Beside You, and Angry Chair are my favorite songs along with Rooster, Man in the Box, and Them Bones.

Quickdrop

01-05-2007, 02:55 PM

I haven't been here in a while...so I might be wrong... but I think there is already a AIC threadNope, just checked :smoke:

Alice In Chains is one of my favorite bands of all time. I have their Unplugged on CD and DVD. I don't have any of their other cds. I have the DVD of the MusicBank or whatever with a bunch of their videos and some home footage. Jerry Cantrell is just perfect with his tone on songs like Nutshell. The bluesy solos he does on Unplugged give me chills. Bleed the Freak is one of my top songs from them after Nutshell. I like Brother, Down in a Hole, Heaven Beside You, and Angry Chair are my favorite songs along with Rooster, Man in the Box, and Them Bones.True, i actually saw them live in Albany a couple months ago, Best show of my life.

my top 5 are probebly (Currently anyway): We Die Young, Man in the Box, Nutshell, Them Bones, and Rooster.

heavy metal kid

01-05-2007, 03:58 PM

I love AIC, one of my favorite bands of all time.

I have missed them 2 times, I hope they come near again.

My top 5 tracks:
Sludge Factory
Nutshell
Sickman
Love, Hate, Love
Rotten Apple

Still there isn't a single song of AIC that bores me, I like all their material.

playguitar

01-05-2007, 04:01 PM

Alice in Chains is in my top 5 bands that I can't decide who's better. Their songs give are so damn good, there's no way to describe how I feel about them.

omgwtfboogie

01-05-2007, 04:16 PM

When I think of soul I think of Layne Staley. That guy had it.

I saw them not too long ago (for free, to boot) and it was great. I can't pick a favorite song, never will be able to. My favorite album would be the Unplugged.

GenuineImitation

01-05-2007, 08:10 PM

Down in a Hole and Man in the Box are some of my favorite rock songs of all time.

Apocalyptic Raids

01-05-2007, 08:11 PM

I haven't been here in a while...so I might be wrong... but I think there is already a AIC thread
That thread is probably long dead and it should stay that way.

Burger Bike

01-05-2007, 09:58 PM

Would?, Got Me Wrong, No Excuses, and Heaven Beside You are all my favorites..
Black Lodge used to be my absolute favorite, over listened. I hate when that happens.

penelope weird hands

01-05-2007, 10:02 PM

So my friend is a massive AIC fan and he gave me every album so.. what should I start with first and follow up with etc?

Burger Bike

01-05-2007, 10:04 PM

Find out which types of their songs you like on Nothings Safe: Best of the Box and then just go from there. Match the songs you like with the albums they are from. They are all amazing.

rata

01-06-2007, 12:17 AM

dam that river and them bones are very great tracks by them

playguitar

01-06-2007, 12:22 AM

The guitar tone on Dam that River and We Die Young is some of the best I've ever heard.

heavy metal kid

01-06-2007, 12:42 AM

Jerry Cantrell's tone in general is very unique, one of my favorites.

purplefeet

01-06-2007, 07:24 AM

I wouldnt mind getting more AIC than I have, which is only a few tracks. I used to listen to their albums a couple years back at my friend's crib, as I didnt have any of the discs.

AIC is clearly a :thumb: though.

Invicta_Veritas

01-06-2007, 11:40 AM

Very good band, just recently started listening to them again after a long time of not...

Neoteric

01-06-2007, 12:24 PM

AiC are one of my favourite bands. They are great to listen to when I'm not in a good mood. Dirt is a grunge classic and is one of my favourite albums.

VomitStainedCretin

01-06-2007, 01:47 PM

Would?, Got Me Wrong, No Excuses, and Heaven Beside You are all my favorites..
Black Lodge used to be my absolute favorite, over listened. I hate when that happens.

Theres an AIC song called Black Lodge - arent you getting confused with the Anthrax song?

:lol: My avatar is hugely relevant to the Black Lodge!

One AIC song I feel is pretty under rated is It Ain't Like That from Facelift.

Neoteric

01-06-2007, 01:56 PM

I quite like the last track on Facelift, can't mind the name though.

playguitar

01-06-2007, 05:35 PM

Real Thing?

Neoteric

01-06-2007, 05:40 PM

Real Thing?Ah yeah.

That song has such a great ending.

Quickdrop

01-07-2007, 01:15 AM

Theres an AIC song called Black Lodge - arent you getting confused with the Anthrax song?

:lol: My avatar is hugely relevant to the Black Lodge!

One AIC song I feel is pretty under rated is It Ain't Like That from Facelift.That opening riff is so simple but still awesome. Rest of the song is only mediocre to me though...We Die Young and Man are deffently the high points of Facelift.

VomitStainedCretin

01-07-2007, 11:50 AM

That opening riff is so simple but still awesome. Rest of the song is only mediocre to me though...We Die Young and Man are deffently the high points of Facelift.

Id agree there, I was just saying that I think It Aint Like That is one of the better on the album, although its not as good as WDY or MITB.

Quickdrop

01-07-2007, 01:01 PM

Gotcha. I might argue that Sea of Sorrow should have that underrated title of facelift though ;)

themaninthebox

01-07-2007, 01:05 PM

Real Thing, Bleed the Freak, and Nutshell are my favorites. But there really isnt an AIC song i dont like

Quickdrop

01-08-2007, 10:53 AM

I had my Unplugged CD in the center console today and it wasnt down far enough and when i slammed it shut, the CD snapped in half:angry:

Anyhow, im hittin up I Stay Away right now, forgot how good it is.

Sleepy

01-08-2007, 02:36 PM

All AIC is awesome. Although I don't see them mentioned very often in the forumz.

Kyle

01-08-2007, 02:40 PM

Gotcha. I might argue that Sea of Sorrow should have that underrated title of facelift though ;)Sea of Sorrow is awesome.

Any of you guys catch AIC on their re-union? I thought they were kick-arse, was quite suprised.

Quickdrop

01-08-2007, 02:47 PM

Sea of Sorrow is awesome.

Any of you guys catch AIC on their re-union? I thought they were kick-arse, was quite suprised.One of the best days of my life, Whered you see them?

Kyle

01-08-2007, 02:54 PM

London Astoria :D

Quickdrop

01-08-2007, 02:57 PM

Nice, i saw them in Albany, NY. Crowd of only 500 or so, made it all the better though. I was probebly 20ft from Jerry all show too.:chug:

Kyle

01-08-2007, 03:03 PM

Cool, I think the Astoria holds 1200 or something so it wasn't too big. I was front row right near Mike and at one point he was staring right at me, I saluted him and he smiled back, was a great moment.

Leper

01-08-2007, 11:25 PM

That'd be great to see AIC with Maynard James Keenan fronting them. I'm pretty sure that concert would be the highlight of my life.

VomitStainedCretin

01-09-2007, 12:55 AM

Sea of Sorrow is awesome.

Any of you guys catch AIC on their re-union? I thought they were kick-arse, was quite suprised.

Download 2006 with a few thousand other people. Sweaty.

ATM

01-09-2007, 07:25 AM

What's my drug of choice?
Well what have you got?

That line always made me chuckle. AiC are one depressing band. I used to listen to Dirt all the time when I was driving.

Quickdrop

01-09-2007, 10:44 AM

What's my drug of choice?
Well what have you got?

That line always made me chuckle. AiC are one depressing band. I used to listen to Dirt all the time when I was driving. Junkhead is the most underrated song of any album in my opinion. The stuff is depressing as hell, i remember reading an interview where Layne said he was so ****ed up he would crap his pants because he couldnt even control it, as well as how the other band members werent even friends anymore.

Depressive songs and AiC go hand in hand, without it, songs like Nutshell never would been written though. Which is a good thing? :thumb:

Quickdrop

01-09-2007, 10:45 AM

That'd be great to see AIC with Maynard James Keenan fronting them. I'm pretty sure that concert would be the highlight of my life.A full out tour would be retarded...but if he was to play just 1 show as the frontman, I'd cream my pants, multiple times.

Leper

01-09-2007, 12:56 PM

A full out tour would be retarded...but if he was to play just 1 show as the frontman, I'd cream my pants, multiple times.

Why would that be retarded?

Quickdrop

01-18-2007, 07:32 PM

I have no idea, but it would.

playguitar

01-18-2007, 07:35 PM

I don't like Maynard with AIC as much as Duvall, so I would rather they keep him. I hope they don't make any new albums. That'd be weird.

Quickdrop

01-19-2007, 05:02 AM

I've heard from multiple people there will be a new record, but it wont be under the name Alice in Chains. Thank god.

Kyle

01-19-2007, 05:56 AM

Yeah, I can actually look forward to a new album under a different name, i'd be way to worried otherwise.

Rounder

01-19-2007, 12:44 PM

VomitStainedCretin

01-19-2007, 01:28 PM

godsmack blows. (the craptacular band, not the song they stole their name from.)

123, the song Godsmack is sweet.

Quickdrop

01-19-2007, 02:18 PM

the guitar solo on the 'real' version of nutshell is the most moving solo I've ever heard. I really liked the last studio album, the self titled one, (I call it tripod :p).

RIP layne,

godsmack blows. (the craptacular band, not the song they stole their name from.)I think the vocals are the most memorable and moving part of the song. When i saw them live a few months ago they played Nutshell entirely electric, it was whack.

symmetrix

01-19-2007, 02:20 PM

i liked this band they were cool some punk said they were emo and i punched him in the face and got suspended for 5 days

Quickdrop

01-19-2007, 02:26 PM

i liked this band they were cool some punk said they were emo and i punched him in the face and got suspended for 5 daysGood man. *Gives a cyber high 5* :chug:

Leper

01-19-2007, 02:26 PM

I hate how stupid kids label everything as emo these days. More punches in faces should be handed out.

Kyle

01-19-2007, 02:30 PM

i liked this band they were cool some punk said they were emo and i punched him in the face and got suspended for 5 dayshaha, I thought I was anal over genres.

Quickdrop

01-19-2007, 04:39 PM

I wish i had a penny for every emo kid, i'd buy a big space ship and fly them into the sun

GenuineImitation

01-19-2007, 04:50 PM

I wish i had a penny for every emo kid, i'd buy a big space ship and fly them into the sun

One space ship, no matter how big, will be enough. We will need at least two.

Wasnt Phil Anselmo (not sure if its spelt correctly) suppossed to be Layne's replacement?

Quickdrop

01-19-2007, 04:54 PM

One space ship, no matter how big, will be enough. We will need at least two.

Wasnt Phil Anselmo (not sure if its spelt correctly) suppossed to be Layne's replacement?That was rumored, whether it was actually official i have no idea. I've seen a few videos of him performing with the band before already, in fact...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5sUGcewfip8

playguitar

01-19-2007, 05:16 PM

i liked this band they were cool some punk said they were emo and i punched him in the face and got suspended for 5 days

OMG, LKIE, UM, UR SUCH A COOL NEW USER! LIKE, MY PRICNIPAL SAID METALLICA SUKEDAND I PUNCHED HIM IN THE NUTZ AND GOT EXPELLED LOLZ.

symmetrix

01-19-2007, 06:00 PM

OMG, LKIE, UM, UR SUCH A COOL NEW USER! LIKE, MY PRICNIPAL SAID METALLICA SUKEDAND I PUNCHED HIM IN THE NUTZ AND GOT EXPELLED LOLZ.

whats up bro im just trying to say how much i love this band at that time it wasent the smartest thing to do but i did it and recovered fully if you got a prob you can post your phone number and address and we can talk it out like men

Quickdrop

01-19-2007, 06:21 PM

guys, give it a rest, this thread for AiC not for acting like we're 13

playguitar

01-19-2007, 06:54 PM

whats up bro im just trying to say how much i love this band at that time it wasent the smartest thing to do but i did it and recovered fully if you got a prob you can post your phone number and address and we can talk it out like men

Get out of here you troll.

JuggerKnoT

01-19-2007, 07:06 PM

how is he trolling?

playguitar

01-19-2007, 10:42 PM

how is he trolling?

He's saying ridiculous stuff only a troll or an idiot would say, not only in this thread but others as well.

Leper

01-20-2007, 12:39 AM

Quickdrop

01-20-2007, 07:24 AM

I'm listening to Got Me Wrong and i think i've decided it is the best song off the unplugged album...thoughts?

Kyle

01-20-2007, 08:22 AM

No Excuses ftw.

VomitStainedCretin

01-20-2007, 09:31 AM

Don't Follow from JOF is pretty awesome. Harmonica solo ftw

grungeguy88

01-20-2007, 09:51 AM

best AIC song?? jeez uhh I'd have to go with Down in a Hole. Maybe.

Neoteric

01-20-2007, 09:56 AM

No Excuses ftw.I've never liked that song :[

Kyle

01-20-2007, 12:12 PM

Well i've always preferred Squirtle.....I guess people are different.

symmetrix

01-20-2007, 12:18 PM

i picked squirtle cause i had blue version so it just seemed to make sence

no excuses is an awesome song!!

Quickdrop

01-20-2007, 01:51 PM

No excuses is G

VomitStainedCretin

01-20-2007, 03:52 PM

I love the real chilled bluesy main riff in No Excuses.

PinkFloyd

01-20-2007, 05:21 PM

A Little Bitter and Shame in You are their best IMO.

Neoteric

01-20-2007, 06:28 PM

Well i've always preferred Squirtle.....I guess people are different.squirtle is cuter but charmander is more hardcore

Apocalyptic Raids

01-20-2007, 07:16 PM

best AIC song?? jeez uhh I'd have to go with Down in a Hole. Maybe.
Down In A Hole is my favourite too.

Neoteric

01-20-2007, 07:19 PM

i usually skip Down In A Hole nowadays

Matter

01-20-2007, 07:28 PM

OH GOD I got stuck at work today with a guy blairing godsmack crap all day long...OMG they did a VOODOO 2 lolerz!!!!

Makes me realize how truly incredable and totally awesome AIC are and will forever be.

Neoteric

01-20-2007, 07:31 PM

i seem to go in phases with AIC

i listen to them for a while and really like them then i just go off listening to them for a while and so forth

Eliminator

01-20-2007, 07:32 PM

aic are okay

Quickdrop

01-21-2007, 09:52 AM

niobium

01-21-2007, 10:35 AM

No Excuses is good but we all know I Stay Away is the best single off Jar of Flies.

I love playing Them Bones in GHII.

heavy metal kid

01-21-2007, 04:56 PM

I think the best from Jar of Flies is Nutshell or Don't Follow, but I agree with you, I Stay Away is the best single of the album.

I love playing Them Bones in real life.

By the way, here are some cool videos I found on youtube of Alice in Chains playing songs that aren't often on their playlist:

Sludge Factory with with W. Duvall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQxfoAknpsM
Rotten Apple with Layne Staley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFG-W_fdqM
Confusion 91
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S1iC_95WG4
Put You Down 93
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7xff79LzW0
Dirt 91
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOhk18LIHEE
Junkhead 93
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-uvZ-n-Ark
Would with James Hetfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DN8tApg26M
Would with Phil Anselmo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sUGcewfip8

Quickdrop

01-21-2007, 05:11 PM

Cool finds kid, the Hetfield video especially, first time i've seen that

Quickdrop

01-21-2007, 05:13 PM

heres a vid of Junkhead from the show i was at!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWAnh7TwI70&mode=related&search=

playguitar

01-21-2007, 09:35 PM

Cool finds kid, the Hetfield video especially, first time i've seen that

Ugh, Hetfield's vocals are terrible in that video.

Quickdrop

01-21-2007, 09:39 PM

thats no surprise, hetfields vocals are terrible 100% of the time now. i thought Phil's vocals were pretty cool though

PsychoTronn

01-21-2007, 09:42 PM

james hetfield butchered the song he definately should stop trying to sing, the AIC guitarist was a good vocalist though

heres a vid of Junkhead from the show i was at!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWAnh7TwI70&mode=related&search=

awesome that you went to that show

Leper

01-22-2007, 01:31 AM

Don't Follow from JOF is pretty awesome. Harmonica solo ftw

Agreed. Don't Follow is such an awesome song.

As for my favourite...Rotten Apple is pretty close to the top.

CrossTheBreeze

01-22-2007, 02:35 AM

when is their new album supposed to come out?

VomitStainedCretin

01-22-2007, 04:00 AM

when is their new album supposed to come out?

When pigs fly probably... oh sorry, I was talking about Tool, AIC, I dont know.

Neoteric

01-22-2007, 06:38 AM

Are they even writing new material?

Kyle

01-22-2007, 06:50 AM

They've said they're probs gonna do a new album under a different name.

Neoteric

01-22-2007, 07:07 AM

Ah, that would be good. Putting it under Alice In Chains would be silly as it's Layne that's always associated with that name.

Quickdrop

01-22-2007, 11:20 AM

Correct...new material, different band name

CrossTheBreeze

01-22-2007, 09:02 PM

that sucks that layne had to die.

heavy metal kid

01-23-2007, 12:12 AM

Indeed.
Duvall has a great voice, I'm glad he took over the vocal duties, still he doesn't have the feeling that Staley used to deliver.

I'm a big Cantrell fan, I'm looking forward the new material.

Quickdrop

01-23-2007, 11:08 AM

Duvall has a great voice and hits all of the notes, what cannot do is sing with laynes emotion.

Kyle

01-23-2007, 11:16 AM

VomitStainedCretin

01-23-2007, 12:06 PM

Indeed.
Duvall has a great voice, I'm glad he took over the vocal duties, still he doesn't have the feeling that Staley used to deliver.

I'm a big Cantrell fan, I'm looking forward the new material.

Cantrell's solo stuff is great too - Ive heard all Degradation Trip Disc 1&2 and a bit of Boggy Depot. Spiderbite, Bargain Basement Howard Hughes and Psychotic Break are all pretty fantastic. Tbh, most of Degradation Trip is very good, except a couple of filler tracks (e.g. What it Takes).

Leper

01-23-2007, 03:43 PM

Emotion is a strange thing to quantify like that. Duvall would never be able to sing Layne's songs with the same emotion, sure, but emotion is expressed in different ways. I think it's very difficult to say somebody sings with more emotion than another, some snigers just have an emotive sound to their voice.

True, but there are definitely some technique's geared towards having more emotion in your voice. Robert Plant was a master of that, as was Layne Staley.

Quickdrop

01-23-2007, 04:24 PM

True, but there are definitely some technique's geared towards having more emotion in your voice. Robert Plant was a master of that, as was Layne Staley.Couldn't have said it better myself.

As far as the Cantrell stuff goes its only about half as good as Chains to be honest and much of it sounds bland and too similiar, but as a whole definitely a good listen.

Anyone heard anything about the new band name?

randomthought9

01-23-2007, 04:29 PM

Well, you gotta feel for this Duvall guy. I mean taking over for Layne Staley, those are some pretty big shoes to fill. He seems like a good singer, but you know there's gonna be people complaining.

Quickdrop

01-23-2007, 04:45 PM

Well, you gotta feel for this Duvall guy. I mean taking over for Layne Staley, those are some pretty big shoes to fill. He seems like a good singer, but you know there's gonna be people complaining.I think fans in general are pretty supportive of Duvall (from who i've talked to anyway). I think he's surprised alot of people and filled Layne's shoes better than any other basically unknown vocalist could have. He's not Layne, but he gets the job done.

I want to see another AiC/Anselmo vid though:thumb: