Alice in Chains 10/10/06 Down In A Hole

[Malikarcanum]

I really get sick fans of a band who have had an influential member die, or leave.

They're gone, & there's nothing anyone can do about it. Bitching won't do a goddamn thing but harass the people trying to enjoy it. If you only like the previous incarnation, then go live in your little box & listen to it, while we enjoy what we have now, it's far better than nothing..

[TaraPregs]

One of the best and saddest songs every written! I totally love that when William and Jerry didn't harmonize "Oh i want to be in side of you'...the crowd did Laynes part. When they play this song, William might as well sit back and listen...we sing it how Layne would've and it's almost like he's there. Happy to have them back...William is doing a fine job =). Long live AIC and their loyal fans! New album due out in 2012!!!

[Headbanger270]

Fuck all you hating bitches, this is awesome.

[immortalcorruptor087]

Very disappointed that they would redo the unplugged thing like this.

[Sevensixseven78]

@immortalcorruptor087 I am very disappointed that there are fools like you out there that can't accept change. Your stupidity is scary.

[Malikarcanum]

@immortalcorruptor087 Jesus Christ dude, they're only playing acoustically. Are they not allowed to now because Layne died?

[sawdoff1100]

alice in string with no layne

[Gtrplayer77]

He does pretty well, actually. But there are definitely more "layne-like" vocalists they could have gone with - hell that dude kikmedown on here (youtube) sounds pretty much exactly like layne ... I dunno. Maybe the idea was NOT to have layne imitated exactly.

Regardless, Will doesnt suck - Jerry is not a fool. If Will was fronting some other signed band, most of you would think he rocks so meh.

[bladecut11]

Nothing against the guy, but he is not Layne and should not sing his songs as part of AIC. RIP LAYNE!!!

[bradyrooter]

this guy is reaping the rewards of another man's work....... he just started the band and the crowd is singing along with him???? wtf???? maybe if people showed this much love for layne at shows, it would have helped to heal his soul a little...... i think he died not knowing just how much he was truly loved. this breaks my heart.

[toolnirv]

creepy the new singer sounds almost like layne

[PezoCon]

Theyre dropping an EP this coming year. Maybe sooner. I heard a few samples from it, and oh my FUCKING GOD! You all have no idea what your in for. You liked Jar of Flies? Well guess what. This EP I heard is 20 times the genious and insane that it was. I almost fainted when I heard it. I still can't sleep at night. This is going to be the best album every released by any band ever in the history of the FUCKING universe. BY FAR!!!!!! LONG LIVE ALICE IN CHAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[snicklefritz1989]

this is the best song ever. didn't Jerry write this or was it LayNe?...

[nextrockstar88]

Jerry wrote this one.

[ugenson]

ryan adams now owns this song but only when he plays the guitfiddle in it!

[flatbranch1]

no jerry should of took laynes place, and duvill took jerrys part, i wont see them live, i love the new cd but jerry sang lead on it, so i hope jerry gets more balls to sing more, on laynes stuff, and not even sing laynes songs, just to hard to see him mimic layne, not bad but its a cover band now

[nextrockstar88]

I love the new album...but the old stuff died with Layne. Hearing Will do this song, or Man in a box, and most of all JUNKHEAD...make me cringe...he just can't pull it off.

[julikajulah]

Shit. :(

[teemunknee]

wow he sounds eerily like layne in that little vocalization thing that he did around the 3:30 ish area

[emoblowsass]

you must be insane or deaf

[wiktorphoneman]

jest ok.pięknie,to są te klimaty...

[Puffynboy]

Crowd does fantastic job of singing! Great band, great tunes

[jm31563]

I was at this show-it was PACKED. I could barely move around, and I was almost pulled into the mosh pit!! lol. still, It was still great to see the prototype of what was to become the new version of AIC.

[Dingus39]

Layne is dead unfortunately, somebody has to sing, and how about the crowd ? fucking awesome !!!!

[ufgtr1992]

Holy shit - lighten up people! I will admit that, as AIC is my favorite band of all time, nobody can ever replace LAYNE. But go see the band live, as I have done twice, and you will see that William is a more-than-adequate replacement. I saw the 'new' AIC 2 years ago, and I was mesmerized. I never thought I would see my favorite band live again, but there they were in front of me. If you are any kind of fan of Alice, go see them on tour when the new record comes out. AIC forever!

[jkplpt13]

how do you go from layne staley to this guy? what a slap in the face.

[AICpantera]

hey, i know this guy has nothing on layne

but at least alice are still going,

would you rather them not too be still going??

im just asking i dont mean to fight with you

[joeltcola]

Your expectations will never be met, so anything other than Layne will be a let down. Try and be objective, this guy is pretty good, obviously not of Staley's caliber but you're not going to find that lightning in a bottle in another 100 or so years.

[emoblowsass]

Thats not true, a Scott from temple will do or someone with that kind of voice. This Duvall dipshit just sucks balls.

[joeltcola]

Scott Weiland is doing another STP record though so how is that supposed to work?

[emoblowsass]

"or someone with that kind of voice"

I suggest enrolling in a reading comprehension class then post.

[joeltcola]

WHAT? You're lucky I have the knowledge to read your half assed comment in the first place. "a Scott from temple will do..." And you're giving me a hard time.

[emoblowsass]

then you stopped reading. Like I said, enroll in your local community college and take reading comprehension 101.

[joeltcola]

You're just being a little nitpicker because I put you in your place.

[emoblowsass]

lol, read what I said then read the retarded thing you said. You're just mad cause I called you out on your retarded statement. Either english is not your first language or you're simple stupid; I think its the latter.

[joeltcola]

You're a damned moron. You said Scott Weiland should sing or someone like him, as if he was available. You should have said 'someone like Scott Weiland' and left it at that since he's not available, duhh. That would have made sense and thus I wouldn't have responded the way I did idiot.

[joeltcola]

Oh yeah, I'm 'simple stupid' fucking idiot. You're a detriment to the Human race, kill yourself!

[Steve1229645]

yeah but then the band would break up over who is the star if scott joins, and DuVall is pretty good look at videos from 2009 he is alot better

[flintrock1010]

I was there it was fuckin awesome! Why does everyone hate on Duval?

Yeah, we sang on every song - it was the best. Love AIC and can't wait for the new album - rock on boys!

[MrsDraven331]

I love love love layne! no one can ever replace him but AIC can still live on they have every right too! AIC forever!

[ferrari09enzo]

I LOVE YOU LAYNE

[manikwest]

I love laynes music, and Jerry does have the right to keep playing his songs, he wrote most of them.

It is clear that they could have found a much better singer than this douche!!

Maybe if Chris cornel wasn't being gay with Chris brown, he could fill this void.

Then at least the audience would not be louder than the singer.

[thedayitriedtodie]

oh no!

this is shit!!!!

[lyc4040]

this is proof that a lame singer can make even the greatest band sound average.

[OsamaBinLadenx]

they are keeping laynes music alive, cantrell has the right to do that, he wrote most of it anyway. nothing wrong with hearing part of the band

[geman20]

Duvall is no Layne by a long shot, but WHO IS!? The guy's still got talent and the rest of the group still wants to spread the music so people just need to be more open minded about the group.....it's better then them just fallin off the map

[kevinbragg69]

JEFFBECKIS1 needs to fuck off, that stupid ass comment you left is fuckin disrespectful to layne, before you post another stupid comment like that make sure you think about the band, and layne first , fuckin bastard.

[dimebag62]

I think we all miss Layne :(

[chrisothoulos]

they are making a new album. let time pass first.

[erraticchromatic]

i think they kept it going..just for a tribute to layne. fuck knows. Duvall isn't too bad but not that good for aic

[GhostOfDorothy]

Jerry's words, Jerry's emotions, but it still sounds like shit when Duvall sings it.

[mindrunfree]

I'm impressed.

[youttubeisthesuck]

Jerry is good enough on his own (I love his albums) that he didn't need to revive AIC without Layne -- he was a fucking force. It's like Blind Melon without Shannon Hoon.

[mindrunfree]

Jerry does have the talent to pull it off.

[JEFFBECKIS1]

Get this fucking guy off the stage- ALICE SHOULD HANG UP THEIR CHAINS-LAYNE IS GONE-RIP-

[hashmash420]

i dunno man. this....this just doesnt feel right. i mean alice in chains is going sure but at what cost? to make some more money? please old fans? i mean this guy can sing good. dont knock him. but he is singing songs that he has no emotional attachment to. these are laynes words and laynes emotions that went into this and the fact that someone else is singing it is just weird. Rest In Peace Layne!

[MeowChef]

Theyll have a new album... that will be his music. It will be great.

[hashmash420]

oh thats cool....do you know when it might be out or have they not even started writing? looking forward to see what they can come up with since they got the new guy.

[suanleba]

This was actually Jerry's words and Jerry's emotions. I figure Jerry and the rest of the guys know what they're doing.

[devilcatgirl]

Sounds terrible, as usual. Why is Jerry torturing us like this?

[matt9c1]

This is the first time I have seen/heard the new singer.....not too bad really. Will need to hear some more songs, but so far not too bad *shrug*

[oasisMikeGallagher]

Layne...

[VintageJamesT]

shits weak... Layne or nothing for me

[JacksonDel]

thats right, but I think noone could ever replace Layne Staley ...

[Smeghead1920]

Layne and Jerry gave this song life. William and Jerry just kill it. I still love AIC even now but DuVall is a horrible replacement for Layne. He looks like a Lenny Kravitz rip-off and his voice just doesn't sync well with these songs, especially "Down In A Hole". This song was so dark and mysterious when Layne and Jerry sang it, now it seems (like someone posted before) like a novelty act. I'm sorry but I will never get used to DuVall in AIC.

[finny1966]

Hey man

I gotta say about the new guy, where's the soul........AIC should have hired the singer from Another Eden, someone with sadness & depth....and then named themselves Chains

[flintrock1010]

I was at this show....Duvall is great replacement for Layne.  By this time of the tour (it was towards the end) they were tight! I can't wait for their new studio album to come out. AIC forever!

[RAYVANS]

the best song in the world i think its the best just like beethovens songs

[maroqui12]

I love AIC because of those guys who are talented and had such a good chemistry together... it was magical. I still believe in them, but it breaks my heart that now they look like working...

[waverider038]

Nice performance. Looks like they did a private party or something. Lucky bastards.

[vincentmack37]

i think this guy does a great job on these songs, layne was the man we all know that. but there is obviously still a huge demand for this band, and since jerry wrote the MAJORITY of aic's music i don'T think there is anything wrong with a new guy singing these songs. why should Jerry Cantrel retire all his songs because Layne Stayley died a heroin addict.

[spandini]

The audience sings along at all shows now -- helps drown out the sound of William. lol

[plankroad2003]

I absolutely screaming love this song, but miss the hell out of Layne.

[cheeseclo]

down in a hole unplugged: best song of all time.

[LiasonLoveAlways]

Happy to see them on the road, and I certainly would pay to see them...but my heart is not touched by this song like it used to be.

[MrDorkusMcDorky]

This is like a giant session of mourners. The music sounds good, the crowd is sincere, but the life of Alice in Chains is dead. Nobody gives AIC songs the raw emotion that Layne did. It's over.

[trianglFTW]

ya i hate to say it but you hit the nail on the head

[XFry333X]

That is love right there.

RIP Layne

[hnksnw]

I dig AIC, but this is just too gay with the audience singing along.

[cholling]

AIC: merely a novelty act, it would appear, by this point in time without Staley amongst the fold and the whole "grunge" thing being pretty well saturated originality-wise. Any of this type of music post-1994/5 is fuckin' garbage coming out of the mouths of endless copycats like Creed, etc!!!

[tin5123]

U have a point...But AIC's music is timeless, even if the grunge period is over...

As for their post 1995 work...We are yet to see.

[cholling]

AIC post-1995 work? How long do people have to wait? Likely forever. As far as the grunge period being over goes, that seems hard to believe considering all the Eddie Vedder/Layne Staley copycat vocalists constantly heard on the radio. Even the girlies (Avril Lavigne, etc.) are singing like Eddie Vedder!

[EnterSandman27]

Still can't get used to the new vocalist but I'm glad AiC is still together as such.

[dreamtheaterforlife]

His voice is good btw and im glad he aint trying to copy Laynes voice too much but I seriously miss Laynes vocals in this song - it was so full of hurt and emotion. My heart always leapt when i heard his voice - beautiful.

[radiofriendly123]

alice is still kicking ass but i guarentee you that they wont do as good as they did when they had layne.

[dreamtheaterforlife]

yeah i dont want them to do as good as they did when they had Layne - but im still gonna buy the new album and see what that Genius Jerry and the boys have been up to. Love Jerry sooo much!

[radiofriendly123]

yeah he is probably my favorite guitarist including layne as my favorite singer

[kevinAIC33]

Why retire a song that Jerry Cantrell f**king wrote...Not only the music part, but the whole lyrics, I will say this maybe Jerry should just sing this tune, and for Nutshell they should use just Layne's vocals from the unplugged, and have just jerry, mike and sean come up on stage and performe

[nutsack666]

i think they should partially retire this song and others, no layne, no down in a hole, no aic. only on very very very very special occasions and they should get a new band name and not tarnish AICs legacy by milking it.

[knoxtaper]

I agree to an extent; how hard would it be these days to garner this success under a totally new name? I definitely think if they are recording new material it should be under a new name though. All that really matters is that Jerry, Mike, and Shawn are out there making music!

[nutsack666]

I guess Id rather see them doing well than having idiots be asking who the hell these guys are. Its a tough question though. Im from K-town too man.

[ih8japscraps]

@knoxtaper i agree, this song just isnt the same without layne singing lead

[Nitrousoxide2k]

I agree. It's just like The Greatful Dead. After Jerry Garcia died, the rest of the band stayed together, continued to tour, make music, etc., but they because just "The Dead", not "The Greatful Dead". They should not be Alice in Chains. They should be something like.....just "Alice".

Lyrics like these just simply cannot be repeated by someone who didn't write them.

[nutsack666]

its more like Alice in Strings or Ribbons without Laynes powerful voice.

[WIRN]

Is that AIC? Who is the guy singing? Why not write some information about your upload?

[AndrewCastlePeters]

The singer is William Duvall, from some obscure band. He's pretty good at filling Layne Staley's shoes, but of course he'll never replace Layne. He is just as talented as a singer though, and deserves credit for keeping AiC on the road, playing for all of us. Seen them twice now with Duvall singing.

[knoxtaper]

If you didn't know that AIC was touring these days, a quick read at wikipedia would tell you everything you wanted to know and then some. I barely have enough time to get new videos uploaded here, let alone write an essay to describe what is taking place. If it's a concert, I'll give you the band, the date, and the venue. There's a lot of stuff on the internet besides videos, music, and porn; bookmark wikipedia and do a little research next time before you come off like an idiot.

[kevinAIC33]

For those bitching about alice returning to the stage shut up already, they are kicking ass and more and more people are finally starting to relize alice in chains are truely the best to come out in the 90's...Jerry Cantrell for President

[sebamoraleda]

esto esta mal

asi no suena

[bobshouse123]

Listen to the crowd!! Amazing when a band barely needs to sing their own lyrics due to crowd participation.

[mlmlotr]

one question. The bass is Ibanez or a new one?

[knoxtaper]

Mike Inez...same guy since just before Jar Of Flies.

[theSOLDIERdude]

layne ur missed

[kidkage]

people freak out at how william doesnt like layne,no one will ever sound like layne staley the band has even said they werent looking for someone to sound like layne beacause he is irraplaceable they want someone dedicated...i couldnt stand him at first but now will is starting to grow on me

[spudsucker]

it may not be the same but its still a good song and wen you see them live the are on fire no vido capters the feeling of this song live

[Anticris83]

ASÍ NO ES.

[ride7601]

Alice was my favorite band of all time. But this almost seems like total disrespect to me. I really don't know. Layne was just my savior. This new dudes, not the same at all.

[VTP01]

Kind of like how William changes up the "You don't understand who they thought I was supposed to be..." part. Not Layne, but what is. Nice job.

[Deltidsharmonisk]

the singing från the audience gives me chills though. beautiful.

[s1naron]

I can't listen to it, he's not Layne it just doesn't sound right.

[vivelavidarocka]

Not bad but Not the same....

[sandstone1]

It ain't Layne by any stretch...but the guy is a pretty fucking good singer! I'd go see it.

[everman187]

It IS AiC with the new singer. What the hell?

The version is good, but it is the band. The same band that Layne was in. The same band that decided the fans deserved another go around. Not good, not bad, just different. It is apples and oranges. I take the lesser of two evils..not having the music. So thank you guys. God Bles..

[antiacido2]

great cover !!!

[everman187]

it is the guys minus Layne...what the hell?

[gccottingham]

ITS ON AGAIN!!! East Coasters today VH1-Classic will broadcast MTV Unplugged Alice in Chains at 10pm...and AGAIN at 1am Friday morning! DONT MISS IT!!

[zephed69]

its haunting

[xLSxGaia]

dang, that was perfect

[bollyizzo]

Well done, i love this song.

[kevinAIC33]

Great song-You should hear the verson from philly it's on Alices website

[yngwie86413]

Hey thanks for posting this video! Love this song too! I messed up in my singing a little on my version? Just a little. But I love it when the Audience sings like that! Just flows blood to the Brain. Heres my version in the VR above. im going to put all the AIC Videos i can to a playlist. join if your a deep AIC Fan "DWR"

[smadurski]

I miss Layne but they did a good job.

[endofnew]

wow..thank u.....awesome song

[paul345stolwijk]

awesome! thanks