Blind Lemon?

OoO. Mod edit!

Anyway, I disagree w/ Blind Melon. Shannon Hoons mother got on stage to endorse the band during their first show.

The the kicker

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^ Nico Hoon sings w/ the reformed band. Very sad and very very right.

What the hell is Sublime?

two things-
One- WOW, old news is SO EXCITING!

Two- I've heard clips of them performing with DuVall... He's good. DAMN good.

styckx: Blind Lemon?

I saw that before the mods changed it. I thought Evan Dando was taking Shanoon's place/

I'm wary of this news. AiC was, in part, a great band because of Layne's personal struggles which he sung about and which gave AiC its identity. Jerry Cantrel is an amazing songwriter but it'd be a shame if this record turns out to be his 3rd album under the name Alice in Chains. If that turns out to be the case I'd much rather him continue to release his solo stuff and let AiC be in the past.

Still, I wouldn't say I am not excited. Jerry Cantrell's last 2-CD release was superb if that's any indication of how this new AiC stuff will turn out.

jestme: styckx: Blind Lemon?

I saw that before the mods changed it. I thought Evan Dando was taking Shanoon's place/

Scary thought!!

Okay, while we're in the headline-fixin' mood, did anyone want to spell Layne's last name correctly, too?

...no?

...okay.

Is submitter sitting in his angry chair?

/agrees

awfulperson: Is submitter sitting in his angry chair?

/agrees

Perhaps he's just a man in a box who is at odds with the understanding that we die young.

/I see what you did there!

I'm not so sure about that.

I saw them in concert with William DuVall and he was great.
It was a hellva show.

I saw Cantrell perform shortly after Layne kicked the bucket. The AIC tunes he did in the set were phenomenal. way, way beyond my expectations.
I'm looking forward to the new stuff.

Without Layne Staley, it ain't Alice in Chains. End of frickin' story.

They're a kick ass band, but they ain't AIC. AIC died in 2002. Best of luck to the remaining band members, but they ain't AIC.

Rooster lives.

The Rooster is Jerry Cantrell's father, I think.

Who sings "Over Now"? OOOooh thats right, subby doesn't know dick.

Travis McGee: Without Layne Staley, it ain't Alice in Chains. End of frickin' story.

Considering he wasn't the songwriter and only half of their unique sound...eh, not so much the end.

Cantrell is the driving force in AiC and the new singer is pretty damn good.

Travis McGee: Without Layne Staley, it ain't Alice in Chains. End of frickin' story.

And AC/DC died with Bon Scott, right?


/wrong.

Dirt defined my life in college.

Damn That River
Angry Chair
Would?

\m/

SilentStrider: Travis McGee: Without Layne Staley, it ain't Alice in Chains. End of frickin' story.

And AC/DC died with Bon Scott, right?


/wrong.

They kinda did. Back In Black was written while Bon was still alive. That was their opus. It was so great, they got someone else to come in and sing it and it still hit. Don't get yer panties in a bunch though. Johnson's fine, he's just no Bon Scott.

I don't see why they'd need to pick up another singer. Cantrell is awesome. Solo and with AIC.

styckx: Blind Lemon?

sonnyboy11: Back In Black was written while Bon was still alive. That was their opus. It was so great, they got someone else to come in and sing it and it still hit. Don't get yer panties in a bunch though. Johnson's fine, he's just no Bon Scott.

The music may have been written while Bon Scott was alive, but
Brian Johnson wrote all the lyrics on said album.

/Powerage is underrated

Usually, losing a lead singer is the end.


Not Always.

The Doors, Queen, INXS, Sublime, and Blind Melon.

"What are Bands whose singers ate dicks, Alex?"


/departed frontmen for $200

Saw AIC with the new singer in Austin a couple of times. He aint Layne but he's great in his own right. I love AIC....one of my favorite bands.

Got Me wrong
Dirt
Sea of Sorrow

Hell yea I'm gonna rock out to some chains right now!

I have little doubt the new album will be great, since Jerry has always been the main songwriting force, and the new guy is really, really good.

Unfortunately, AiC died with Layne. No matter what they release, it's simply not AiC without him.

SilentStrider: Travis McGee: Without Layne Staley, it ain't Alice in Chains. End of frickin' story.

And AC/DC died with Bon Scott, right?

Hey, can I ask a somewhat off-topic question? I'm 17, and I perfer Brian Johnson AC/DC to Bon Scott AC/DC. Is that wrong?

/Looking forward to new AIC joint
//And playing Man in the Boxin Rock Band 2

I think the album will be good, Jerry is a dark mofo, great songwriter. But my favorites by AiC have always been the songs Layne wrote the lyrics for. I can't see anyone else singing "Hate to Feel" or "Junkhead". Those songs move me because he sang them about himself and his descent, that pain was his.

redface: SilentStrider: Travis McGee: Without Layne Staley, it ain't Alice in Chains. End of frickin' story.

And AC/DC died with Bon Scott, right?

Hey, can I ask a somewhat off-topic question? I'm 17, and I perfer Brian Johnson AC/DC to Bon Scott AC/DC. Is that wrong?

/Looking forward to new AIC joint
//And playing Man in the Boxin Rock Band 2

No, you get points for thinking AC/DC is cool. Bon Scott was pretty awesome, though.

even though this headline was jacked, its so true.

Since when did Sublime reunite?

I know Catrell is a hell of a songwriter, and those harmonies were amazing...but Staley was the voce of AiC for me; I don't know if i can stand a Layne-less AiC

ravenlore: I know Catrell Cantrell is a hell of a songwriter, and those harmonies were amazing...but Staley was the voice of AiC for me; I don't know if i can stand a Layne-less AiC

Damn, I need to take some canned air to my keyboard.

Doc Strange: Since when did Sublime reunite?

Long Island Dub All-Stars

Beach, dammit, not Island, Long Beach Dub All Stars.

/been spending way too much time in NY

the new guy is good, but he needs to lose the afro.

Man, I have tough time listening to AiC now, not that I don't still dig them....it's just that Layne's life was so sad & it ended very badly. So when I hear him signing Godsmack, Sea of Sorrow or Dirt....it's tough to enjoy the songs when I know he really felt what he was singing...so much so that it killed him. When you hear him laying out his misery on those tracks & you know how the story ends.....it's tough to enjoy.

Jerry Cantrell is awesome & I hope the best for AiC....it'd be a fitting tribute to Layne & he deserves it.

R.I.P. Layne...

I have a friend who's wife plays that stupid Alice in Chains live "unplugged" DVD all the freakin time! Just awful!