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  • my first concert and I heard them perform this live for the first time ever, unreal

  • You guys are all fucking tone deaf if you think this sounds like Layen Staley.

  • I like this version the best, not only cuz it's crushing but cuz it's a little faster than the studio vers.

  • i honestly wanted alice to headline after i saw them this day i was ready to leave i had completely forgotten that metallica had to play! :L haha

  • @SABRETO0TH117 totally agree,me and my bro's left in the interlude,alice in chains were fkn great,the doin a bit of a european tour during the summer,madrid outdoor gig would be a fkn great day

  • AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

  • they were the only band except tallica to have a good sound at that gig..they were awesome tho..easily the best band that day..

  • I was there :D

    Alice in Chains, best band I've seen live, they don't need any fancy shit to put on a good show!

    A7X and Mastodon were shite :L I thought A7X would put on an alright show, Alice in Chains blew them out of the water!

    Glyder were awesome too, put on an awesome part!

    But honestly, Alice in Chains went home the best act, Metallica were awesome, got to hear turn the page and the intro to one but Alice in Chains just wowed me!

  • @GNRSlashSabbathAIC

    ah A7X werent too bad and mastodon were ok, tbh i cudnt wait till metallica finished, they took way too fucking long and AIC werent given enough time.

  • ill was ther, its was amazing!

  • god that sound is so heavy. even though the sound is messed up and distorted, you can still feel how that rumble would shake your heart off a couple of beats. i can't wait for them to hit around my neck of the woods. i'll be first in line!

  • fucking rules

  • best gig ever

  • I bought it too. Every song is unique and good. I even like the ballad-ish songs. AIC is the coolest band on the planet.

  • I just bought this album tuesday. All I can say is that it is amazing.

  • one of the first to hear this alice in chains classic,

    alice put on a hell of a show,

    as good as metallica in my opinion

  • theyre better than metallica

  • hell yes they are

  • They really did man, it was an amazing show!

    Good as Metallica, even better I think tbh!

    2 of them were amazing but I came home inspired by Alice in Chains more!

  • Come "Check My Brain" Guitar Cover! See Ya There!

  • I was there . I was the live premiere

  • Duvall is the reincarnation of the Black Rose from Tin Lizzy.

  • amazing comeback

  • fuck everyone else, duvall sounds great

  • What can I say? He is a sound-alike, but nobody could ever replace the great Layne Staley!

  • sure you'd only be complaining if he did sound like him

  • He looks like Reggie Youngblood

  • I work with some rednecks, and they love this song because it's a great song with great guitar work, but also because they think it's making fun of "California". I hear Nirvana et al on the nu-metal station all day long, so maybe AIC is onto something. Corgan should take a note.

  • Layne would be proud. Since "Singles" they have kept it tight.

  • He does look like Lenny Kravitz though. Big props to him though for sounding a whole hell of a lot like Layne. This song is killer.

  • was there excellent live act Duvall fits the band perfectly

  • One last thing. DuVall is standing in the shadow of a rock god. Give him some sun kids.

  • DuVall looks like Lenny Kravitz though. Holy hell that's funny.

  • I have listened to AIC since I was in my teens. I am now 37 and excited as hell to see Jerry back out there. I think he could have been the front man and many fans would have liked that. However, DuVall honors Layne by keeping his vocal style without trying to be a copy. Give the new AIC a shot. For Jerry. He is still the AIC AX GOD.

  • I WOULD FUCKING LOVE TO SEE THEM LIVE

  • You have no idea what the songs actually about do you? It's much more inwardly written than it is about california it's self.

  • that riff is insane howzhe do that?

  • drop F tunning and unison bends

  • Great to see these guys moving on and William Duvall is F***ING AMAZING !!!

  • They couldn't have found a better guy. I knew that when I saw them rip shit up on that tribute to Heart on VH1.

  • i started that chant!

    everyone was just clappin hands all day

    the place needed a bit of "OI OI OI"

    best concert ever!

  • So glad they still got it. Reminds me of my college days when Nirvana, AIC, Pearl Jam, Bush, STP etc were the order of the day... Still miss Layne & Curt though...

  • grunge....another fad destroyed by metal again.....

  • Seems like a long time ago doesn't it? I'm glad I came up during that era. Could you imagine being in High School or college these days? Musically, you don't have SHIT to choose from. Kanye West or Lady Gaga? How about a fucking bullet to the temple.

  • awesome!!! but... I miss layne D:

  • i love this new guy, he's fuckin awesome..... the rest of the band always wrote the majority of the AIC music anyway, this guy on vocals is just to cool.

  • this guy should get mad props. 1st. hes got some big fuckin shoes to fill. 2nd. hes doing just fine in being the new frontman. 3rd. if anybody else can do better I can only ask "were you at the rehearsal for the spot?" no then shut up and let the band carry on with their new guy and quit trying to cut him down.

  • \m/ i am just glad they didnt fade away.

  • Well said

  • Yup i saw these guys live last year and didnt know what to think of him before but hes great.

  • IFIXUR360, you're an idiot. Duvall is too trained a vocalist and doesn't have the grit. Continue being a massive tool.

  • That is exactly what I think. He is effin amazing. And I caught his guitar pick!

  • i was so into AIC , best band , best singer (Layne). He died and i got over it...alot of great bands emerged after AIC put out their last album (alot of them influenced by AIC) and i actually like this band again....its a different band but not bad at all. Sounds alik(but different) And i dont care if the new singer copies layne...it sounds awesome

  • They should do away with the comments section. It's just a sesspool of negativity!

  • Well some times u get comments that actually have to do with the VIDEO, but usually its just about different skin pigmentation, and retards calling other retards names.

  • how the f this song is ment to be played ? only on 2nd fret, or 2-1 fret ? :(

  • bend 1, slowly release, then the quick bend on 2

  • for moment i was hearing adiolf hitler marching in seattle, then i see leeny Kravitz

  • exactly!

  • It's a bend. If the highest note on the main riff is the second fret, you should bend the first fret a whole step. I know it sounds weird, but I only know how it's done (just by hearing it) because I almost tried to write a song with that kind of technique. Kind of weird, strange, and almost out of tune, but not. Very unique.

  • This guy fucking ROCKS I have been a fan of aic since the beginning and this is a great song,can't wait to catch them live

  • You can't be serious with the racist comments. Right? Are you kidding, me? Get off of your porch, read a book. Christ, create something. We need to get way beyond this mindset, now. They are going to use it to divide us, very soon. Wake up. It's skin tone. Grow up. You'll be nothing forever, stuck in a head with that mindset.

  • take a hike racist sack of shit balls. Who gives a shit what colour he is, he is a wicked singer and brought AIC back to the forefront.... OH yeah I forgot you give a shit about his colour you white supremesist prick

  • well u like the word shit i see...AIC is not back in the forefront, they died with layne, no porch-monkey is gonna revive the great...you are gayer than AIDS

  • PMSL...That was a really juvenile thing to say to whoever you were talking to,"...gayer than AIDS". Thanks for the laugh, though. I'd gladly walk/hitchhike/travel on a bus, or any other means of getting to where you're going to be buried at once you die, so I can deface the fuck out of your grave.

  • we dont care if he fuckn black or white as long as he can sing the shit and lokks and sounds like he can

  • im not the biggest fan of gangster blacks but come on dude this guy rocks hes just as white as us i mean hes a rockstar...no baggy clothes just a kickass voice

  • Invent a time machine and travel back to the mid-1800s where you belong. You should be hanged.

  • Know what? I'm not even offended at that redneck joke. It's just funny how people generalize others like that. It's very funny, in fact. Oh yeah, I'm not a redneck. I'd love to flee this state, but can't at the moment. Also, what the fuck is the matter with your grammar? Aren't you as smart as this West Virginian and can't you even properly capitalize and spell things? What's the matter, poor baby? Mama still wiping your ass for you, hmm? I get it, she dropped you on a marble floor at birth.

  • Oh yeah, one more thing; I saw a clip where a kid in the crowd rose his arm in an erect position at such an angle, where he was going the Nazi salute at an AiC concert. Wanna know what the now dead Layne did? Pulled the kid up a little ways, then rightfully punched the fucker in the head. He then said something along the lines of, "...fuckin' Nazi, die!" into the mic. How's that for your former glorious white-skinned singer? Layne was a good man, while you're just shit.

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  • Yeah, well, we'll see who's on my side here. You'll have like 12 thumbs down before too long. I'd also rather love a nigger, who is just as much a person as myself, than your scum fuck ass. Fuck you.

  • Pretty late to the party here but this KILLS!

    California, I'm fine,

    ok not really!

    Thanks for this! Dead on par with the studio version that I heard 1st today.

    Wicked guit/bass unison bends!

  • BTW..Les Pauls!

  • Recorded version here if interested :)

    watch?v=kWCMHVu_9Zw

  • even better live!

  • this is a bad ass riff

  • Hey Everyone!

    I have just uploaded,

    the (Full) Song "Check My Brain"

    Please view it, Rate and Comment,

    Thank You

  • Full studio version here people :):) - watch?v=kWCMHVu_9Zw

  • kickass song this new guy is not bad he should try to do the old alice in chains songs better rip layne

  • I'm so jealous I haven't seen them live. One of my top 3 favorite groups ever.

  • watch?v=kWCMHVu_9Zw Full version here guys!

  • it's great to finally see positive comments about Duvall, Jerry, and Alice in Chains in general. I haven't seen a hate message in a long time, and I hope it stays that way. But seriously how can you not love this song?

  • i woz there!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Buy the album on cd ffs, dont listen to some shit quality download!

  • when does this album come out?"

  • If you really don't know that by now, then you're not a true AiC fan. They do have an official website and with everything else, a Wikipedia page that you can check. It comes out September 29. This song here comes out as the 2nd single from the album tomorrow, the 17th.

  • yeah huh, and I forgot and I needed reminding...

  • its actually the first single

    a looking in view was not released as a single, look it up on your precious goddamn wikipedia page

    and get your facts straight before you rip on other people

  • Hey, what's your fucking problem? I think I've owned you here. So go away.

    "A Looking in View" is a song by Alice in Chains, to be featured on their forthcoming studio album Black Gives Way to Blue (2009). It was released as the first single from the album on June 30, 2009.

    "Check My Brain" is a song by Alice in Chains, to be featured on their forthcoming studio album Black Gives Way to Blue (2009). It is due to be released as the second single from the album on August 17, 2009.

  • Who were you talking to? Looked like you replied to yourself... You okay there buddy?

  • I probably added something on to the previous comment of mine.

  • ironic that you just copied and pasted facts from wikipedia yet got the facts wrong.

  • God damn it. I got nothing wrong. Yes I copied it from there, but no, it's not wrong. Why is this even a big fucking deal, huh? It's not. Just let it go. I'm right on this one.

  • I was being sarcastic... Just to prove a point that you can't count on wikipedia for valid info. The articles are written and can be edited by anyone. Get your info from the site if you're debating about the facts.

  • They were both released as digital downloads and are both singles. neh neh.....

  • Sept. 29th.

  • as good as ever.... DuVall is great....Layne is the greatest..... RIP Layne.... long live AIC

  • it leaked today and at the moment i found a video of it on the second page of a check my brain search on youtube

  • Classsic AIC sound !

  • God damn this guys are awesome. I don't want to wait until Monday for this song to be released I want it now!

  • i was at that concert they fuckin ruled the stage

  • Did they play alot of new stuff? I heard this one on the radio today for the first time. Killer riffs.

  • i'm not the biggest fan so i dunno what was new but they played a good few new ones and they were great

  • love it. AIC . . . fckn finding their new feet post Layne.

  • BADASS!!

  • This is one cd I will actually purchase.

  • i purchase all cds by bands i respect.

  • Also sounds like there is another short solo at :56.

  • god what a song.....i cant believe i was there when they played it first

  • the quality is not the best but this song sounds very good... I have to say that I'm happy they're back to rock...

    RIP Layne

  • they have a new album ? great, hopefully this guy stops singuing songs only layne could, its terrifying, never thought i´d live to see this, but... i guess the money is good.

  • FUCK YEH !

  • 2 new songs.....no guitar solos....thats fucked up

  • very short guitar solo at 2:04

  • there are guitar solos, listen carefully

  • There's a Hi-Fi sample on Amazon now.

  • remember Jerry said that was the first time they played that live?

    was that true? would be fuckin amazin if it was.

    one thing ill say that gig, the vocal harmonies wer spot on the hole set, a great fucking gig!

  • yes it is true !

    we were the first to hear it !

  • too bad the album is on the net for download but you have to pay one euro for it with paypal. Of course I will buy the album when it comes out, AIC is one of my all time fav bands but I wanted to dowload it because I just can't wait for their new music no more...14 years have been enough.

  • hell yeah im down with the chains!!!

  • i hear this is the first time the played this song live:O

  • yeah and it sounds flawless! bring on this new album its going to be amazing :D:D:D

  • still :P-ing from this

  • This sounds fuckin' groovy, man.  Makes me want to get up and dance around the room and head bang!

  • The verse reminds me of alice in chains alice in chains. with a nice dark groove.

  • this is only a question!!! YT=war???

  • 5 stars. The quality of the sound makes it hard to judge the song but it sounds like it is going to be awesome. Thanks for uploading the video.

  • SOUNDS AWESOME!!!

  • Can't wait to hear it in much higher quality on the album.

  • This song is coming out on the 17th of this month.

  • the verses and solo remind me of Dirt, but the catchy chorus reminds me of Facelift. Good stuff.

  • This song just might be my new favorite song it sounds amazing!

  • I saw this live, and it was awesome. While A Looking In View sounded like it came from the self-titled Alice album, this sounds a bit like the band going back to their roots. More similar to the stuff on Facelift.

    Layne is my absolute favourite singer ever, but after seeing that show I'll be completely honest - Duvall is amazing. This guy is NOT getting enough credit. He is a brilliant singer and a perfect match for the band now that Layne is gone. He fits them like a glove.

  • Actually sounds more like something from Dirt than Facelift.

  • Thanks for sharing this. Sounds great to me. I'll always miss Layne, nobody can sing like he could, but at the same time, the best way for him to be remembered is for the band to go on, and of course they are still good musicians in their own right. I'm looking forward to the new album!

  • Sounds awesome.. AIC is not the same without Layne, but I still like the new stuff. Like Check My Brain more than A Looking In View though. I really want to hear the studio version of this!

  • that riff is fucking deadly

  • where give me a link!

  • ye man glyder were ace

  • Any one see glyder at Marlay??

  • Sounds awesome, more like classic AIC than A Looking In View

  • lol i started the "OI OI OI" in that song!

    best gig ever...apart from mastodon and aveneged crappy fold

    METALLICA! BLACKENED!

    ALICE IN CHAINS YEOOOO!

  • hmm, hoping this would be as good as a looking in view...disappointed, still anxious for the new album though!

  • wow i had this on video and it was all static :( just think 1 of my vids cud have had 11,000 views :( i love aic my fave band ever!

  • thats not kravitz retard

  • Who? Duvall? obviously not...but someone who left an earlier comment wondered if Lenny Kravitz might have wrote this song. I dunno where he/she got that idea...

  • best gig of my life!!

  • You can hear Jerry over Duvall....thankfully.

  • im defenitly hearing a good song through all of the static

  • I agree :)

  • new album tracklist : 1 All Secrets Known 2 Check My Brain 3 Last Of My Kind 4 Your Decision 5 A Looking In View 6 When The Sun Rose Again 7 Acid Bubble 8 Lessons Learned 9 Take Her Out 10 Private Hell 11 Black Gives Way To Blue
  • where'd you get this?

  • I'm actually dowloading the album right now, by torrents just type in google the name of the band and the first song and you'll se as the link appears.

  • you are most probably downloading a virus.

  • how has that worked out for you.

  • hey is it a fake leak?

  • Nope!! :D

  • do you have the new record?

  • I mean is there any illegal copy of the new record?? torrent, shared, etc

  • Yep and I have it. If you want a copy email me kissmywhiteass @ live. com

    LOL jk

  • im glad that this record has´nt leaked yet, that would be heartbreaking.

  • True im gonna buy it sept 29. Gotta support this band.

  • it has leaked already

  • no it hasnt you douche

  • do you think 14 years hasn't been long enough to wait for an AIC album? is it not normal that we, fans want to hear it as soon as possible?!

  • the album is on the net (torrent)

  • yeah ive saw that fake leak with the wrong setlist

  • no no go to torrent reactor and you'll see the torrent with the right setlist :)

  • it could be the right setlist but i really doubt is the actual record.

  • that I can't assure you. . . but it is worth the download

  • sorry man i dont want to download a virus plus its worth the wait til sept 29

  • the only torrents i found were password protected

  • yeah that's what I said. You need to register on the site and they'll need one euro to give you the password for a free 15 day trial

  • could you please send me a copy by mail or by msn?