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  • Its very sad Baker & Layne passed away because of smack ...such an evil drug. Layne had such an amazing voice and personality, its very unfortunate that he lost his battle with drug addiction. Needless to say i am very thankful for the music he created. I listen to it everyday...i believe it has definitely affected me in a way, which no other artist/band has done before and probably never will. His voice and lyrics truly connect with me. Thank you Layne!

    rip baker and layne

  • Beautiful. Just beautiful.

  • Memories.

  • Layne made beautiful music with whatever musicians he was involved with.

  • I miss Layne. What music would we have heard?

  • he only would have blown our minds more than he did already............the day he died my gf had some friends over ....listening to rap stuff.....i came home from work ..........threw them out and sat at my bar and drank and blared every song i had to morn his terrible loss............amazing human being..lane stanley

  • It would take me forever to explain the significance of AIC in mine and my friends and relatives lives. There was an angry chair at my Dad'd house. I could go on for hours. The thing that hurt most, was how long until he was found.

  • I miss grunge  :(

  • I wonder if Layne made this song with hopes that it would lead him out of his addiction. Do any of you know?

  • The song is taken from the book 'The Prophet'. This band was put together solely for a spiritual mission. Each member except the drummer had drug problems.

  • Layne....i miss you so much...your voice...such a gift for us..

  • wait wait.... is this mike mcgready on guitar....?

  • Yes it is. He and Layne Staley were friends and when other things were not working out they got together and formed this band. Layne died before the promotion could get into full swing. Just like the lead singer (and Laynes friend) of Mother Love Bone.

    At least we had years and years of Laynes genius with Alice in Chains.

    Thanks be to God for such talent that is shared with us while here on earth. It makes the trials, tribulations and the tale tell heart easier to tolerate in this "trip"

  • liabatud67, you do realize this song/album were done 7 years before Layne died? Staley passed away in 2002 and this was out in 1995. It was something they did to kill some time and try out some new bluesy sounds between albums. Staley did a couple more tracks with AiC into 99 then nothing until his death. Too bad, he was one of the greatest imo. Always looked forward to their free give back concert at Gasworks Park every summer.

  • No, I don't know all the details of the "why" of it all. I only know that this was his last full album effort and I'm glad that he made the effort with the other band members. Mr McCready and Laynes combination is still awe inspiring at times.

  • No AIC self titled was his last full effort

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  • River of deceit flows down. No doubt.

  • RIP Layne Staley. I love Alice in Chains, still listen to their old cds because I love Layne's voice....

  • i think both pearl jam and alice in chains are great bands i myself like AIC better but thats just my opinion. all of the musicians in both bands are and were great it doesnt matter if they branched out to other genres or not. its the fact that they decided to make the music in the first place. that is what should matter

  • let me hear de song

  • mortallll

  • Grande Layne!!...siempre estarás en nuestros oídos!!...Chile te saluda hermano!!

  • Great song.

    RIP Layne....

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    porque no te vas a la concha de tu madre? puto????? a ver si te traducen mis puteadas idiota! sos un pendejo que no sabe nada de musica... vos... "the achungtree" todo bien... no es con vos, ahora me calente con el puto este de aca.... son todos giles los dde youtube, pendejos de mierda, que hablan por lo que leen.... mierda, si esto hubiera existido en mi epoca de adolçescente que siferente hubiera sido todo, hoy endia seguiria viva toda la buena musica.

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  • ok ok...yeah....i have mistakes too...but...still...aic is pretty retarded and juvenile...im sorry....

  • its MEDICINE....aic fans are retarded...just like their music...granted

  • Excellent.

    Layne, we'll always miss him.

  • WHAT A SONG!!.....

  • What kind of hat is that he's wearing?

  • im 35, this song sounds like my life

  • Andrew Wood

  • Why worry about who is "Best"? It's art. Nobody runs around saying the Monet sucks and Renoir is God... Quit stating your opinion like its a universal law. According to record sales, PJ is much better than AIC but then again I'm sure Hannah Montana has sold more than AIC too. And yes... this song is incredible.

  • Layne and Kurt are by FAAAARRRRR theee best grunge singers !! Rip both ...

  • sry but cant even compare layne staley to cobain...

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  • youre telling me that AIC is better than PJ while you have a "conan the b" clip on your fav list,how the fuck can i take your word seriously? i assume youre telling me that "ten" was their best cd,youre just another square guy who probably likes to listen the same old redundant shit all the time like aic does,BORING,pj isnt like that so they gave the middle finger to fake hip people like you who are clapping for another "man in the box" on mtv so go listen daughtry on mtv..VERY hip right now

  • Omg! some of ur taste is really lame lol, seeing your favs your opinion is not respected nor valid here! haha. AIC are awesome!, the odd pearl jam song is alright i say.

  • ahah....well....miles davis alone rapes any aic record or this too..etc....ANYTIME...miles alone....you better stop listening to def leppard...horrible...horrible music...so lame

  • Well so what i like a couple of def leppard songs nowt wrong in that. And sure he does lol :P, miles davis aint even rock so you cant compare the two and plus it aint my kinda music at all!.

  • miles davis transcended all styles and kicked some mayor ass,his 1970 band was one of the most impressive rock outfits ever...his albums bitches brew,a tribute to jack johnson,pangea & live evil was scary shit overall...several rock bands considered him a rock artist as well....when they were on fire the sound was so agressive & outrageous that they eventually eclipsed several rock acts such as grand funk railroad,neil young & crazy horse,zeppelin & so on some mayor rock festivals,GRANTED

  • Well none of them you named are anything i like anyway. Thats ur taste just dont hate on aic n mad season, if you dont like them why watch its just sad.

  • i think this song is very sweet and soulful....but i have to tell ya.....dont say i have a really "lame" taste...cause you just ignored zeppelin while praising deff leppard...so thats pretty lame itself.....shame...shame...lay­ne staley is laughin at you right now cause you just ignored zep..ahah....& ill do what i want on youtube...ill diss aic whenever i want to & ill see their videos too...& you can continue describing my taste as "horrible"....its not sad...its a free world...not cuba

  • I didnt say def leppard were amazin, so what if like a few of ther songs, i just like a bit of up beat rock. & hmm yeah im sure if layne could would be listenin in on this crap convo, lol. & I actually ignored led zep because while im sure they mayb are considered a great band they are not my taste, they're is nothin wrong with that. Unless you only like bands cause they are popular and are considered by mainstream to be good i dont know. U obviously say stuff bout AIC to pss people off..sad :P

  • i like a bit aic & this project...but against pj..they are NOTHING...its not sad...its a true fact.....

  • It's an opinion actually not a fact. And it didnt sound like you like any Alice songs, to quote u, you said to someone that "same old redundant shit all the time like aic does,BORING". I happen 2 like few pearl jam songs myself but i totally prefer A.I.C, i love their sound & laynes vocals especially, so lets just agree to diagree on this or this'll go on forever, lol.

  • aic is repetitive but i can enjoy them from time to time,layne can have a high peach but he doesnt have palettes as ed...ed can sing like iggy pop & roger daltrey on the same album,layne is just the same always,same for the band,bores me to tears but they have some good melodies. aic keeps pleasing their fans with the same thing...pj not,they gave the middle finger & said: we are bored so fuck you,we'll do whatever we want..stick "ten" in your ""·%/..whatever & that my friend,its called rock

  • So you like something from time 2 time that bores you to tears?...that makes so much sense lol, i wouldnt listen to something if it makes me think that way. I think AIC just make the music they wanna make (which isnt all the same), they obviously still enjoy makin music and the fans still love what theyre doing so who cares. N Ur constant hammerin at me about how good PJ are, actually bores me. Wat u said bout pj givin the finger makes them sound lame like theyre trying to rebel or somethin, lol

  • its the fucking basic thing....overall...aic isnt complex at all.....i gave my cousin 2 albums so he would pley em...one was their last one & the otehr was no code by pj....guess what?..he tried hard wit hno code...thats how basic is aic...and im talking about a fucking proffesional guitar trained guy....& by the fucking way rock is about being rebel too....at least on some kind of way....if not....music would be all about lady gaga or fucking britney spears....

  • Something simple may be absolutely awosme, i think you didn"t understand anything about music and art in general.

    Besides we don't care about your life and your cousin who plays music.

  • my grammar blows...sorry for that other comment...huge mistakes...other than that....i think i was right...IMAO

  • Theres lots of bands that do songs that are really hard to play, doesnt make them all good, does it?...no

  • guess youre right...but a lot of pricks are trying to put pj down cause eddie doesnt reach high notes...or mike isnt betetr than cantrell...well.....sometimes is not how hard it is....how versatile and open minded those bands can reach with each album....aic never had problems cause they kept dpoing the same...

  • Are you serious? Kept doing the same? Go listen to Facelift, then listen to Dirt, then listen to SAP and tell me they sound the same. AIC had metal songs, grunge songs, acoustic songs, blues songs, + more. They changed their style just as much if not more than Pearl Jam.

    And McCready is every bit as good a guitarist as Cantrell, maybe even better.

  • aahahahhaha.......between no code & yield...ALONE...theres like the entire resume of rock and roll from the who to neil young to zeppelin....aic are square as fuck...pj are much more versatile & they had no trouble experimenting on some songs too....they didnt give a shit about releasing such different material & experimenting a bit....and you guys know that but youre having trouble admiting that shit.....your loss kid

  • STFU! Pearl Jam sucks compared to AiC. You can't even compare Layne's vocals to Eddie's. Why do you feel the need to hate on AiC on their videos. Go somewhere else troll.

    Go listen to Hunger Strike fag.

  • I get what your saying. But your putting down AIC for what theyre doing & have done musically, Have you heard all they're albums? i wouldnt call them the same. So how is it any different from those so called "pricks" that u talk about who put PJ down for what they do musically?. Theyre two very different bands, why do they need comparing anyway?. I just think U love pearl jam, I love AIC who cares who's better. I know i dont, i just enjoy the music i dont think about that kinda stuff.

  • ok ok....lets just shut up...this isnt going nowhere....so bye....and ps: pj last album....umm...not too keen on that one....i wish they could have released another no code.....bummer :(

  • Ive heard some of the songs on that album so id probably agree with u on that no offense. Ok bye then

  • horrible.....it sucks totally....pj lost it...i swear....bye :)

  • I feel this.. hurt

  • u know why layne sings for them because he's by far the best grunge singer

  • Beutiful video and a great song

  • i love grunge and hip hop..get the fuck outta here...good song by the way

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  • matter of opinion.

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  • me too

  • But seriously why do you have to emphasize the 15 years ago part.....:(

  • 15 years later and I still get goose bumps when the first chord is struck...

  • Me Three

  • my favorite song from Mad Season

    Layne was and will be the best Grunge Singer in the world

    this song is movingly BEAUTIFUL!

  • man, why did all this beautiful music have to go along with the decade? now all there is just shit playing on the radio, am i the only one who thinks this?

  • You're not alone. Music has sucked for a good part of the last 10 years.

    I mean, I don't want to grow up like our parents and be pissed at the next generation's music, but it's really looking like things are gonna end up that way.

    We need a rock revival. Fuck this hip-hop, Kanye West shit.

  • If you just wait good music to come out of your radio, you're doin it wrong. The music you enjoy the most is really hard to find, but it's worth the effort.

  • you will never be forgotten brother...

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  • simply briliant! 5/5

  • This song gives me chills. I love Layne. Too bad this band split up after only one album. RIP Layne..

  • beautiful song, beautiful voice. Layne!!!

  • I heard that.

  • How do you spell genius. LAYNE STALEY

  • Absolutely right, ! Yeah!!!!

  • weall miss you

  • Miss u layne..

  • Happy Birthday Layne. You are greatly missed...

  • Happy birthday...GREAT LAYNE...

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY

    LAYNE

    NEVER FORGOTTEN

  • Happy birthday dear Layne...

  • !!!!!!

  • No one compares to layne staley's voice! NO ONE!!

  • NO ONE!

  • damn right brother

  • Very few people I have heard or seen can even come close to comparing to Layne's voice. Its almost like his pains were dealt through his music as a filter.

  • lets remember Layne for why we all loved him ,, his great artistic gifys , his smile he always haf for fans , and of course his great songs, anyone can sit and state the obvious , he was a sick man no doubt but c'mon he's human. nobody wants to be an addict

  • You gotta admit, the guy really was depressed. To the core. I get it...

  • R-I-P

    Layne

  • How da fuck is this vid is banned in my country which is JORDAN for copyright reasons :S:S been searching for the vid for a fkn whole half an hour :@ fuck YOUTUBE

  • hahahaha FK UTUBE

    lol i gets to play it tho : P

    but i kno what u mean some that worked before wont work now

    am :@ at it too

    Fk youtube : P

  • You can't force someone to become clean or sober. Once a person gets addicted to drugs (or alcohol), even if they quit, the desire will always be there to go back to it. It never completely goes away. That's why it's called the vicious cycle....

  • Layne was the shit. Eddie was good in his own right, but how many albums did they sell after VS'.? Not too many...still living off the past. EVERY AIC album sold and kicked ass. MY opinion!

  • Actually, they've sold tens of millions of albums since VS. Over 60 million sold worldwide.

  • This song actually mad me cry. I can't believe the sadness in Layne Staley's voice. Why didn't anyone help him out? If I had seen him struggling and recognized him I would have helped him. He was dead for two weeks and his friends left him that way for so long. When you have money like they do, you kick the f*cking door down yourself. You don't have responsibility like the average person. You can do what you want, when you want and they should have f*cking helped.

    audioconnector

  • they did f***** help him out he didnt want to get clean, you can help som1 if they cant help themself and as much as we dont want to addmit it hes gone and his friends did try they called him didnt anser went to his house didnt answer it sucks but they did try so dont u go sayin that he was an awesome vocalist and he well never be 4 gotton

    r.i.p layne

  • He did want to quit his addiction, check many of his interviews, he always said to people never to do it as he wishes he could quit

  • So you kick the door down and rescue someone who doesn't want to be rescued. Get him in rehab and the cycle starts again..... Anyway Staley's body was shutting down for that past year. He knew he was dying.

  • dumb ass thats called breakin and entering and even if they got him into a rehab they cant keep him there he can leave on his own free will at any time

  • you stupid motherfucker. I was replying to some dick who said that someone should have saved him. And my answer was being ironic. Read my comment properly next time

  • If you don't want to help yourself then nobody can help you. That was Layne's story, sad but true.

  • great tune,mystic and dreamy

  • does someone has good tabs for it?at least for the intro

  • we all have responsibily and need to care.

    care about your people,if you see they´re not doing well,help them.

    I think layne´s friends let him down til it was too late.

    rest in peace

  • Know your history. Whilst it is true that some family members were ignorant to the fact of Layne's health- his friends were not. They tried to help- but in the end it was his choice to continue. He couldn't stop.

  • Wow every comment below me on this page has nothing to do with the genius of Layne Staley angelic voice or Mad Season. lol

  • greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart, greart,

  • Didn't know they made a music video for this song. Love this song. My opinion best one on the CD.

  • Yes but The whole CD is amazing.

  • A singing legend right here, where nothing can compare.

  • eddie vedder tops him:dead man walking,in hiding,man of the hour,inmortality,reviewmirror,­i am mine,worldwide suicide,daughter,the long road,release,parting ways,im open,indifference,into the wild,etc,etc..there you go..he sings & writes with a powerful unique voice about death,politics,birth,brotherho­od,love, rebel,prostitution,family,rebi­rth,etc...layne only writes about pissing off,fucked up & lonely people,pretty much like kurt's writing ..& because he's dead,well he's a "legend" i guess

  • Dude listen to the songs. Layne doesn't sing about others, he sings about himself. Not just that but addiction, death, depression, suicide, and many other things. Not to mention his singing ability. That's why i concider him a legend.

  • very often layne restrains himself with lyrics about pain,you said it by yourself "death,depression,suicide",cur­ious,the first things that pop to your mind reffering to layne but eddie stomps on such great arrange of deep themes that you cant put him in some kind of cliche,jerry cantrell once said that he considered eddie the voice of his generation,a versatile songwriter & no bullshit when it comes to giving the middle finger to things he felt wrong,neither kurt,cornell or layne ever did that

  • Fine, whatever. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.

  • ok man..but whats up with those creed,linkin park & justin timberlake videos?..talking about songwriting uh? wtf bro?..awful

  • Ah you went to my acount huh? Well i have many different taste in music. But all in all i like A.I.C. the best.

  • cool bro...peace

  • thanks.

  • i like pearl jam the most (thats why i said creed..cause i think they sucked ass big time)..but whatever..peace out..one love...jeje

  • Ah no problem. The reason why i listen to creed is becuase i listed to it when i was little. Anyway peace.

  • more easy if we could chat bro (im not gay..jeje)

  • Naw i didn't mean it that way.

  • no..i was joking that we were talking like fools via comments when we could be chating via msn or something..but i didnt wanted you to belive "something" weird like i was gay or something but at the same time flirting which is an homoerotic joke a la superbad..got it?..anyway peace out dude

  • Beautiful and painful ... Realistic.

  • Your mom is smart!

  • his pain was self chosen , R.I.P

  • this is one of my favorite songs to play on guitar

  • mine too:P

  • layne can sing really good, in case you didn't know

  • He's part of the reason I listen to Mad Season and AiC. I can't sing like him, but I sure try to sing along. It's fucking hard. (...and people say those not trained, can't sing well? HAHAH!)

  • the video looks like pink floyd's ones

  • Thankx for a great time

  • miss you layne.....

  • Porque hiciste eso con vos mismo Staley?!!!!

    Su voz es espectacular! Me pone muy triste sabes que no lo voy a volver a escuchar. EXCELENTE CANCIÓN !!! MUY TRISTE Y PROFUNDA.

  • Feel stoned without actually getting doing drugs... Lovin' every second of this song

  • bullshit, i'm stoned, ben smokin that bubba kush :) haha

  • blazin that cali dank? :D 408 reppin

    So glad layne did all these recordings with mad season without a voice box or heavy backing vocals, his voice sounds fantastic even at the down point of his career.

  • very great song

  • PAIN !!!

  • Very Underrated....Great!

  • all the great ones die young

  • we all die young!!! ;)

  • ... faster we run.

  • ... and we die young.

  • and are heads creep

  • honestly? i need a dozzzee of this song everyday ! LOL ! im listening for this song, for about 6-8 times a day or maybe more !!!

  • I don't know who made this music video, but he surely did a great job, it takes the song to a whole new level

  • You should all go buy the prophet book. You can understand this song much better if you do.

  • Layne Staley -The river of deceit -

    "The only direction we flow is down".

  • why did Layne have to die? I remember when i was younger listening to this band, just listening had no idea about anything. now that i actually listen and feel it, its unexplainable.

  • layne had to die because he was human, not indestructible, at least his body wasnt.

  • yeah, he died because of drug use, he knew it was coming. He said it himself, he was gonna die of his liver or from drug use, just months before he died.

  • reasons like this why i dont do drugs. He may have died, but his soul will live in.

  • Sometimes they call that a self-fulfilling prophecy.

  • A true master of emotion and passion for his feelings shared to us through his amazing voice

    thank you for being you Layne Staley

    forever in my soul

    Al

  • i locked myself in a room and vomited for 3 days straight withdrawling from heroin addiction and laynes voice kept me in that hell hole room until i was able to open the curtains and let in the sun

  • Amazing mellow song.

    Layne will always be one of the great vocalists

  • 1st off pannell81 douche they ment "here" not hear as in listening .. here as in this song . Get your own education you tool

  • Um, that's retarded seriously

  • RIP: Layne!

    Vocals by him are always the fuckin* best!

  • Beautiful song, Layne's voice is amazing here!

  • MISS U LANE

  • he can here you........