Alice In Chains - Kashmir, Qwest Field

[Droogie128]

If there was ever a perfect song, this is it.

[lancetop]

William Duvall is THE SHIT! William Duvall sings and I get chills. The man is a dazzling talent. So happy to see all the positive comments about him. You go William!

[notavailableisnotava]

Duvall is a badass singer no doubt. But why continue with AIC, they should of done what Pantera did. They seem happy and content. To me continuing with a new singer even if hes good is a slap in the face to Layne. Its not if Duvall can sing or not cuz he can thats not the point.Its like if theyre saying Layne was great but he wasnt that great.you just dont replace a Layne. If it was for the loved of making music how they say then do it like Pantera you can still play old AIC while making new mu

[1bottlejackdaniels]

i laugh about the ignorants getting overpriced beer during the halftime and missing this epic show -.- *harhar* ...respect Willie, and RIP Layne! ...cheers

[coldcall69]

Not sure I heard people saying Duvall can't sing. However he's not the one that made AIC epic so he will never ever in a million years get the respect Layne got from fans.

[AlistinaLayne]

AiC is great; and I also think Kashmir is one of the greatest songs ever. Why not combine the two?

[bigdbrew]

This guy's the typical sehawks fan. Whining and bitching.

[nedswebjunk]

Holy shit!!

that was friggin epic!!

I actually liked the balance of strings and the band better in this performance than in the full length rendition of Kashmir they did on another YT post with a full orchestra.

Too bad they had to cut it short, but DAMN, Will DuVall has got some serious PIPES!!

Layne shall never be forgotten, but Will does a superb job in his own right!

[Zimzallabimbomba]

I don't care what anyone says, that was sick! Brought tears to my eyes...

[nedswebjunk]

@Zimzallabimbomba

Damn right brother!

[donkeylongstockings]

They couldn't REPLACE Layne. They just wanted to get a new singer, god damn. He has an amazing voice.. let them do their thing now.

[wild1033]

duvall does a better plant than layne that's for sure. he actually does a fantastic plant much props for once to lenny kravitz's little brother from another mother. layne would never want to cover zeppelin though.

[doggskull]

How come I never get a halftime show like this?? I usually end up seeing jump rope competitions or something equally stimulating. No offense to those who jump the rope competitively or non.

[nedswebjunk]

@doggskull

brilliant comment, dogg!

[beckcom64]

Duvall can hit Plant's high notes!

[giannicanuck]

Thanks for sharing, that was cool to see.

[wickedlane]

ummm...Alice perfoming Zep at Qwest, during halftime?  Why was I not informed of this....

[cardset]

how many rows up do u have to be to see above the players here Im sittin row 8 will i be good?

[DieByTheDrop]

Thats William DuVall you idiot.

[strongerthanallgtr]

this is the video that made me respect Duvall... I mean... it's not Layne... but for what it's worth, Led Zep isn't easy to sing either, 2:30 pullin off some Plant Esque eraaaaaaEEEEEEEEEEEEE-------- lol

[sco40]

the singers voice almost sounds a bit fruity. No one can do is like Led Zeppelin .

[AlbertInChains]

@sco40 a bit fruity? lol. do you know what your even talking about? you're just pulling that out of your ass, aren't you.

[matabaldia]

Duvall is the exact guy for this band, he does an incredible work, Laney, man I love him but he is dead, so for those who complain, here are the 2 options, first, aAIC with duvall, or second No AIC at all, any stupid can see its better to have duvall with the band, besides he did an incredible work in the new record.-

[randoman1990]

@matabaldia No offense intended across the board, but Duvall isn't AIC. Cantrell and Staley are, and to have him come in as a replacement isn't making Staley live on as the singer. It's like Pantera without Dimebag. I personally though the new album sound right, as long as Layne is dead, AIC is dead to me. If they would have made a new band with Duvall then kept the Alice in Chains sound it would have been different. Because then Duvall would have been the original and not been compared. IMO

[grassroot3]

unfreakin believable. DuVal rocks. Ppl who can't get over it aren't alice in chains fanz, I laugh at them

[House1626]

I agree with the Duvall supporters. He's not Layne, but think about it. With all of the AiC cover bands out there, they could've found another Layne. He's a great addition and their come back album was fantastic.

[tinface94]

It was amazing. I'm a member of the Bonney Lake High School Band and we got to play pre-game on the steps of the stadium. Afterwords, we got to go mid-field for the concert. I still have the rally rag, foam fingers, and Jones soda shirt that we got from it.

[joseynovember]

NICE VID ........ thats some rare shit right there

[evilexluv]

good yeah, amazing should be reserved for layne only. thats the only mother fucker that made me cry w/ his lyrics so i challenge anyone else to do the same. talent might be based on how good ya can be but when ya combine that w/ genuine emotion and when ya get what the song means and sing it in that fasion is a VERY rare thing. Layne is, was, and always be a god in my eyes. sure duvall is awesome but hes not tortured like layne therefor laynes words commin out of duvalls mouth just isnt the same

[Eirik36]

duvall looks like one of those weird rock band characters lol

[chakadoodledoo]

haha, the way the guy at the beginning said "Alice in chains, youre kidding me?" cracked me up.

[SkorpBX]

DuVall wins.... long live AIC.... RIP Layne

[powerkidd]

I think he sounds better in this song than AIC ones

[cdiaz1998]

I have never heard this AIC song before. What song is it?

[powerkidd]

it's a Led Zeppelin song

[cdiaz1998]

Thanks, I didn't reconize it, now I know I didn't know it because it wasn't AIC! Thanks

[Cagnus666]

wow. were you born in 1998?

[cdiaz1998]

Yea, at Sequim Middle School there are only three people (that I know of) who enjoy AIC, me some 7th grader and my Language Arts Teacher.

[Metalstr8jacket]

The man can sing, As a vocalist myself... I love Layne. But For Fucks sake people please give credit where it's deserved. DuVall is an amazing vocalist.

[kerplunk89]

THANK YOU!

[cdiaz1998]

I totally agree!

[undericesinger]

Awesome dude! I totally agree! What genres do you sing? I sing folk to metal!

[nazbuk]

@Metalstr8jacket totally agree, but Layne is too much Layne

[nazbuk]

@Metalstr8jacket totally agree, but Layne is too much Layne,the problem is not Duvall the problem is that Layne is irreplaceable but unfortunately he is dead and Duvall already proved that it deserves the place, but we always gone miss Layne

[eljono1]

pretty dope for AIC to be in Seattle again at a game. I also love going to all the new vids and seeing people crying about Duvall and how hes not LAyne. NO S*** If you don;t like him then dont listen and keep your hateful comments to yourself. I think it woulda been dope to see AIC singing Zeppelin

[SkorpBX]

when the album drops, all these retards will eat their words.... the album is insane and Duvall is great.... Layne is the greatest, but DuVall was a great replacement choice.... they weren't looking for someone who sounds like Layne...that would have been dumb and disrespectful.... they were looking for a great vocalist to fit in

[lancetop]

Goddamn why don't people shut the fuck up about Duvall? Would you prefer AIC just disband because Layne is dead?

[Greenburg]

Pretty much.

[lyc4040]

the score that day was 49ers 33, seahawks 30, william duvall 0.

[DFORCEAMAZING]

Alice in Chains covering Led Zeppelin? That's different. Duvall's vocal were pretty good.

[sasvite]

wow dude... i really miss Layne's Voice....

it's like Duvall its trying to sing like Layne...

could be? idk its just my thought....

[12Daze]

He sounds more like Plant, then Layne, in this song. He even does the live fills Plant use to do.

[sasvite]

well that has more sense lol cause its a Led Zeppelin song XD

[12Daze]

That's all I was waying...

[jeffkylehhs7]

ive seen them live twice since they got back together and Duvall is pretty amazing considering he is filling the shoes of quite possibly one of the greatest singers of the 90's rock scene. i would much rather have Duvall singing than having no live alice in chains at all...

[spartan32093]

old or new *AIC* is good

[panqueques25]

damn straight. i'm sick of people complaining about Duvall. he does a nice job and if the band picked him to replace layne, he must be doing something right.

[T00TALL]

If you haven't heard William sing, I suggest you keep your mouth shut then, I was hesitant at first before I saw him play live with ALC last year, he literally blew me away with his vocal range and I'm positive he's the best match up for ALC.

If you want proof, then just check out my live videos of ALC at the Gorge in WA from last year.

[deadviolets]

ALC?....A real fan would know that it's *AIC*. Dipshit.

[T00TALL]

NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!!

[mnm876]

man u are fucken wack dude william duvall sucks ass he could replace layne and if ur a true AIC FAn u would know that duvall doesn;t fit well with AIC

[deadviolets]

at 2:55 it sounds like Duvall is getting ass-raped by the entire offensive line of the Seahawks.

[pearldrummer1]

id 10 t

[want2rock247]

no matter what, kashmir does not give me the classic AIC vibe...i don't think layne would've done this. he didn't even want to do the last AIC album w/ him on it.

[nenshoukun]

thats probly why they didnt do kashmir.

[want2rock247]

who is "they"? if it's chains, then it's self-evident they did kashmir. i'm watching the motherfucker right now while i type this to you.

[nenshoukun]

alice. in. chains. probably. did. not. do. kashmir. because. layne. didn't. want. to.

[want2rock247]

which. is. what. i. said. in. my. first. comment. but. "alice. in. chains." is. here. before. me playing. this. bullshit. song. as. i. type. to. you. once. more.... at. least. the. the. new. fake. version. of. AIC. anyway....

[nenshoukun]

you're a tool

[want2rock247]

oh yeah? well, i sure fixed you, didn't i? =D

[nenshoukun]

no, you didnt

you're a tool because of the statement "new fake version of aic"

[want2rock247]

and that's my opinion. if you wanna believe duvall when he sings "junkhead", that's on you.

[nenshoukun]

i dont like junkhead

and no, you stated it as a fact

[want2rock247]

oh yeah? quote me as saying something is fact and you'll have a case.

[nenshoukun]

if you didnt state it as your opinion, i'm going to take it as a fact. human nature

[want2rock247]

so if i said i didn't like the new fake AIC (and didn't go out of my way to say it was opinion), you would accept that as an undeniable fact that the new AIC sucks? well, guess what... you already did. =D

[nenshoukun]

no, i would take it as you being an ignorant fuck by STATING it was an ignorant fact you tool

[want2rock247]

i didn't say it was a fact AT ALL and even told you it was my opinion but you're focused on other things. you're taking this WAY TOO SERIOUSLY and i have no more time for you. grow up.

[nenshoukun]

we're both arguing. don't tell me i need to grow up when both of us do.

[want2rock247]

argue with yourself, i'm done w/ this. peace.

[nenshoukun]

merely by saying that, you argued back with me

[abysmalabattoir]

Your actually debating...you can't argue...You can have an argument...

[guyverdio]

enough full stops there big fella?

[madseason82]

Strickly going by Duvall's voice, (not comparing him to Staley or Plant), his voice isn't quite good enough. The new singer needs to be more charismatic too. And either you got it or you don't.

[DimePeril]

fuck! this is awesome! Anyone who slags the new singer is a fool - this is a great cover, must have been cool to be there.

[BrendensWrath]

dude i was one of the bonney lake high school kids piled up behind the sea-gals in the middle of the field it was so awesome!!

[76104621]

i liked this video :)

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TALK TO ME aE

[casey10bb]

I certainly come off harsher than intended. Sorry, call me names all ya want; but AIC had thousands of people in the stands and they go with "kashmir". why? Isn't AIC's library GOOD enough to sing? I just don't get it. They didn't think "I stay away" worthy enough with the orchestra? AIC is just as 'classic' as Led Zep and NOT performing Alice just looks stupid. It's as if they don't think their songs are good enough. And this has nothing to do with Layne...they have a right to move on...

[solbrains]

Don't you think they want to give their new singer a different face by performing a familiar classic rock song ?? Why would you have a new singer immediately competing against the old AIC by singing an old song....give the guy a chance to establish himself....please

[casey10bb]

You're right to a degree. But it still looks way overkill. And why would you even begin to think that it would be "competing" against the old AIC by singing an old song with a new singer, (your words)? They could of given William a better fighting chance by re-creating themselves altogether & forming a new band. NOW, old and new fans will only continue to compare Layne & William forever.

[solbrains]

LMAO...that makes no sense whatsoever...open your mind...

[spankythedog56]

@solbrains

it makes sense to me.

[HeavyBrocks]

@casey10bb They're rock stars and can do whatever they want. My bet is they're Zeppelin fans themselves and wanted to do it JUST BECAUSE.

[JimmyPage968]

@casey10bb It's all about influence and respect. If you didn't know, Jerry Cantrell is heavily influenced by Zeppelin's music.

[casey10bb]

@JimmyPage968 Yes, ty, but I do know this. I'm not trying to be disrespectful to Jerry. Alot has changed since I made these posts, however, I still feel that aic has enough influence to play their own music. I don't know if bands such as led zep or PF every played covers, but I can't imagine them doing so especially after a long hiatas. AIC has some great songs to pick from in their own catalog to play for such a huge crowd and I enjoy aic enough to think this way.

[casey10bb]

I think it's way too obvious that Alice in Chains is trying to purposely showcase William's voice, but unfortunately, it's back firing. (Wiliam's voice is ok, but not well enough to go to the kashmir extreme.) Who are they trying to convince. When you try too hard, it shows lack in every aspect.

[pearldrummer1]

Dude you and I both know he sounded great in that performance. It's sad if you are an AIC fan that you would discredit Jerry and the rest of the band by assuming they don't have good taste when picking out a new singer.

You're lost. Layne would have wanted them to carry on you moron.

[drinkthewine]

why would they not want to showcase a singer's voice? do you put your guitarist on drums? rofl. goon.

[MeowChef]

Apparently, the 65,000 people in the video don't agree with you.

[casey10bb]

Let's see...the cards are certainly stacked in the bands favor:

"Classic" Zep Song

"Classic" AIC (almost)

"Seattle" based band -- "Seattle" Seahawks

Gee, I'd say, that everyone should be cheering up a storm. The performance certainly wasn't bad enough for the crowd to "Boo"!!!!

[solbrains]

...what world are you guys living in that you think there was any "boo'ing" during that performance ?? The halftime crowd was completely into the impromptu performance...

[Seahawks652]

I was at this game, the crowd LOVED them..

idk wtf their talking about.

[laydeezman217]

Im glad that duvall's voice is different because I wouldn't want to hear people compare left and right. The point is...Layne's voice could never be compared and William does an excellent job doing his own thing, not to mention that he has awesome stage presence.

[jigglypuff3]

man im so tired of people giving william shit. yeah whether or not he is better than robert plant or layne staley is debatable but he is certainly a lot better than what people give him credit for

[solbrains]

Perfect Tone....2:19 through 2:30....and DuVall's pulling that off in a football stadium

[hawkeystud]

I was at this game and loved this show. Too bad the SanFagSicko Buttpunchers won the game but at least I saw Alice in Chains live for the first time ;)

[drinkthewine]

good shit. thanks

[3waystopcock]

his voice sucks let jerry sing

[solbrains]

.....you cannot be serious....William DuVall's voice kick out the jamms....please get a goddam clue

[thegreatbonzo94]

he isnt a lane staley but who cares

its great

[JJNZ]

shit!!! duvalls voice... its awesome

[solbrains]

.word

[freedomjames]

Damn it man! When will the tears stop fallin!

[neilpeartripley]

Holy Shit. this is beyond words

[tinface94]

I got to be on the field for the show! It was awesome to be right there on midfield! It was also kinda funny 'cause they made us do a 'practice run' before the game wo/ the band. I also got to touch the hawk

[dcron6]

I was at that game. Travelled up there from San Francisco to see the Niners win and Alice In Chains doing the halftime show was definitely a plus. The only thing Seahawk Fans and I agreed on was the halftime show rocked.

[solbrains]

...that's how they do it in Seattle...

[Nemnuts]

wow... i had entirely forgotten that Lane Staley died back in 2002...

anyway, that's a schweet haltime show!

[J0NNO]

please don't ever forget that

[jessesgirl10]

Nice video!

[ciaran3707]

William's voice really suits this song. Now stop messing about in stadiums, get back in the studio and finish the new album!

[solbrains]

...totally Awesome