Alice In Chains

**allegate** · 12-03-2020, 11:27 AM

I listened to the Dirt (Redux) last night. Covers are tricky to pull off: Too faithful and you may as well just listen to the original whereas you change it too much and you're going to piss of fans.

For example: Dam That River is not a slow song, it's kind of fast and it's a song that gets you going. This is not that song anymore.

It's on Bandcamp, you should pick it up tomorrow since they're still doing the Bandcamp artist days.

**GulDukat** · 03-06-2021, 08:05 AM

Jerry Cantrell Completes Work On First Solo Album In Nearly 20 Years

**otnavuskire** · 03-06-2021, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by GulDukat

Jerry Cantrell Completes Work On First Solo Album In Nearly 20 Years

The part of that that excites me the most is that Greg Puciato is involved.

**LaneSax** · 07-31-2021, 06:10 AM

**GulDukat** · 07-31-2021, 03:10 PM

That's great.

**henryeatscereal** · 08-01-2021, 12:31 AM

Great track, i was happy to see Duff and Puciato, does anyone know the drummer?

**LaneSax** · 08-01-2021, 03:07 AM

Originally Posted by henryeatscereal

Great track, i was happy to see Duff and Puciato, does anyone know the drummer?

Gil Sharone, another talented guy.

**henryeatscereal** · 08-02-2021, 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by LaneSax

Gil Sharone, another talented guy.

Oh yes, i couldn't place him by his looks, but i just googled him, he has a great resume

**Krazy** · 09-17-2021, 08:42 PM

Been listening to the Unplugged CD A LOT lately.

Hot damn is this a great recording, very cool to listen to. If I had one gripe with it I wish they would’ve done Dont Follow on it.

**GulDukat** · 04-24-2022, 11:02 AM

William DuVall thinks the band will start work on a new album this year.

Saw Jerry Cantrell in Boston a few weeks ago and was surprised that he played so much AIC.

**Dryalex12** · 05-02-2022, 08:12 AM

Well, a dream came true happened. I got to meet Jerry Cantrell at the show. I got VIP passes

First of. let me just say I am so fucking sad and dishearten to see what Portland has become since I was last down in Downtown 4 years ago. I didn't think it was gonna be that bad but not, the very moment I stepped outside from the Uber and there is just a Homeless person who SCREAMING and YELLING across the street. And not to long after, this guy was like, in another homeless dude's face, screaming about how he was being disrespected. No joke joke, the corner I was on was so fucking suspect. I fucking hated it

But anyways, on to the positives. first of all, the security there was....surprisingly very chatty, conversational and friendly. I was honestly caught off guard by that, no pun intended. Super nice dudes. Anyways, meeting Jerry was very fast and quick. He gave me a pick and a fistbump. He was nice, but curt, as I expected knowing as much as I did, though I guess I was surpised to see how fast past everything was. I was hoping to get at least one question in but he seemed like he was pretty busy on his end, much more so when I did ask if I could ask for a question and he respectfully declined saying he his things to sign, which I get. I didn't wanna waste his time either. Again, he wasn't rude about it at all and I did get one thing in when I told him it had been 12 years since I last saw him ,which was Blackdiamondskye, and he told me "It was good to see you again."

Prior to that, we saw the last 15 of soundcheck where he was playing Nobody Breaks You, We Die Young and Rain When I Die. We also heard Dismembered from downstairs. Jerry also played the main riff to Flower by Soundgarden at one point right before he headed out to do the meet and greet.

SO the concert itself. It was fucking amazing. EVERYONE was fucking singing and hell, they had a warm welcome to the opening band too, who was a solo bluesy type artist. It was alright, he was pretty damn positive person there to. I forgot what his name was.

But yeah, the show starts, the crowd was chanting JERRY JERRY JERRY in the tune of the Jerry Springer show, which is probably the most appropriate thing to do. I'll go over some highlights and things of note.

Jerry is still a complete goofball on stage and was fucking around a few times, having fun.
I also didn't know Jerry still drank as he and Greg had a beer up on stage along with the water. More than likely casual as it was one bottle. He mentioned later on in the show about that was the fasted he probably drank that beer on stage
Greg fucked up the 3rd verse of Sea of Sorrow and accidently started to sing the 2nd verse by mistake, and he realized it too.
Jerry's guitar during the first chorus of Cut You In went out and he got a new one. No problems after that
when he introduced Gil Sharone, he played My Sharona
At one point, Jerry teased Put You Down and mentioned that he "Hasn't played that one in awhile."
Jerry was tossing A LOT of picks during the show, I managed to catch the one's he was tossing at the end of Goodbye. Some thick ass picks!
During Got Me Wrong, a lady came up behind me, asking me to stand next to me since it was her fave song, which I had no problems with. After the song, she was all....touch, like not in a "bad way." But she was all like, wrapping her arms around me and such, but she gave me 10 dollars out of it. Was very strange.

This crowd was pretty awesome honestly, and I think Jerry was noticed it too since he mentioned Portland came prepared to kick Seattles ass.

I'll post some pictures soon

**GulDukat** · 05-02-2022, 08:42 AM

Glad that you enjoyed the show! I wish he played a little more of his excellent solo material, but whatever. Still great.

**Dryalex12** · 05-02-2022, 10:29 AM

He played qwuite a few here. I'd say it was a good half of his stuff and half Alice.

Atone
Them Bones
Psychotic Break
Sea of Sorrow
Cut You In
My Song
Siren Song
No Excuses (followed by band introductions & snippet of My Sharona)
Nobody Breaks You
Had to Know
Angel Eyes
Between
Got Me Wrong
We Die Young
Rain When I Die
Would?

Encore:
Brighten
Man in the Box
Rooster
Goodbye

**Dryalex12** · 05-03-2022, 05:32 AM

**LaneSax** · 05-04-2022, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by Dryalex12

He played qwuite a few here. I'd say it was a good half of his stuff and half Alice.

Atone
Them Bones
Psychotic Break
Sea of Sorrow
Cut You In
My Song
Siren Song
No Excuses (followed by band introductions & snippet of My Sharona)
Nobody Breaks You
Had to Know
Angel Eyes
Between
Got Me Wrong
We Die Young
Rain When I Die
Would?

Encore:
Brighten
Man in the Box
Rooster
Goodbye

That is a really good setlist

**Dryalex12** · 05-04-2022, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by LaneSax

That is a really good setlist

here's a fun fact. Jerry has not played Sea of Sorrow since 1991

**sonic_discord** · 05-04-2022, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dryalex12

here's a fun fact. Jerry has not played Sea of Sorrow since 1991

They played it when I saw them in St. Paul on the first date of his tour, too. So I guess that the first performance of that song in 21 years, then? That's pretty cool and it's a great song!

**Dryalex12** · 05-05-2022, 03:34 AM

Originally Posted by sonic_discord

They played it when I saw them in St. Paul on the first date of his tour, too. So I guess that the first performance of that song in 21 years, then? That's pretty cool and it's a great song!

Yep. 31 years actually. It's crazy since I thought they would have had played much more, especially since it was apparently Layne's favorite song too

**sonic_discord** · 05-05-2022, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by Dryalex12

Yep. 31 years actually. It's crazy since I thought they would have had played much more, especially since it was apparently Layne's favorite song too

D'oh! Yes, that's what I meant. I promise I'm usually better at math. God I feel old now. But yeah, I love that song and I'm also very surprised to learn they hadn't played it in over three decades!

**DVYDRNS** · 05-05-2022, 01:36 PM

just got around to looking at this. music is cool. feels like AIC. crazy to know how much of that band was Cantrell

Beef with that video. If you're gonna go black and white like that you gotta slap some film grain on it. it just looks low budget without. and not the kinda low budget they were going for...