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  • Duvall is great at what is does. He isn't Layne Staley...but then again, he's not trying to be.

  • damn... jerry fuckin knew wed eventually grow to love duvall. i love all things aic : )

  • No! R.I.P. Layne Staley.<3

  • I love William Duvall.  So does Jerry Cantrell, or he wouldn't be AIC's chief vocalist~

  • Good performance, and I applaud AIC for keeping on, and I have nothing bad to say about them. Mr. DuVall is a good singer and performer, but he is no Layne Staley. It will never be the same without Layne. Hats off to AIC.

  • sorry but there is no such thing as a/c anymore,they need to change the name i agree RIP LAYNE YOU ARE MISSED (IF YOU CANT TELL ) look whats tryn to sing your music

  • come back to germany please, maybe unplugged?

  • I love how smart most of you sound by dissing duvall...I personally think he does a pretty good job considering the huge shoes he has to fill. No he's not Layne, but I'd rather have this than no AIC altogether.

  • i think they should have just reformed as a different name, duvall is a great singer but hes got some big-ass shoes to fill

  • ALICE IN CHAINS without Layne??

    What a fuckin´ blasphemy...

    No damn way...

  • Yeah new AIC sucks you cant have alice in chains with out alice

  • well with their new album their back, i saw them in philly last week and they fucking rocked that show

  • layne is fucking dead, and unless u can bring his ass back from the grave, enjoy the fact alice is back on the road playin again.

  • they should of had john kosco as a replacement

  • This isn't Alice in chains unplugged. It's Jerry, Mike and Sean with some fucking Lenny Kravitz rip-off

  • @eoinluvsgrunge hiw the hell is he a lenny kravitz rip off... his name is william duvall he came out of a hardcore scene and now plays with alice in chains... lenny kravitz comes from a more funk rock background

    the only similarity between the two is that theyre both part black

  • wtf where are the vidoes with layne staley... gema u suck.

  • WTF should this shit supposed to be?

  • No idea but that's not Alice...no way

  • you cant change lain but at the end of the day, the new dude does a fuckin good job. The new album is fuckin immense I love it.

  • Just awesome! I didn't realize how much I missed them (and good honest rock) until I heard some of the new songs!

  • whos the new guy..? hes doing pretty good imitation

  • what is this, grunge night at the local karaoke bar?

  • the new singer sing´s it good too, still layne sings better but you can´t discriminate the new singer becouse of the f_cking mainstream mind that the oldschool style of alice must bee forever, these are stupid mind´s

  • LAYNE STALYEY IS GOD!!!

  • thedude112123 please shut the hell up, he dont sing any of laynes or alice in chains songs better then LAYNE STALYEY, nobody could ever sing a alice in chains song better then him. y u think he sang them in the first place? if the band wanted someone who could sing it better, im sue they would of gotten someone else a long time ago.

  • he obviously doesnt know shit about music...but what i think he means is that hes a better singer which he is. layne live wasnt ever perfect pitch and vibrato and shit which gave the music more raw emotion which i like more. but this guy is a better singer

  • just assume that Layne is dead, its really painfull, and obviously isn`t the same, but what do u prefer? that AIC never play alive again?? fuck it, just give the fucking guy a chance

  • Bullshit. This dude sings better. Yeah he didn't write it, but he sings it better live in my opinion. Plus this is not all Lains song. If you like Alice in Chains I think you'd be happy that they are back. Not everyone had a chance to see them live before Lain Kicked the bucket. So be greatful you may have a chance to see legends again

  • big shit ...!!!

    Layne : the one and only

  • so great, but nothing like layne

    R.I.P.

    way too young

  • I hope William DuVall Die!!!! no one like Layne!

  • Die ?! Wow dude. Does it make your life THAT miserable now?

    You can un-like him and all, thats fine. But to wish he dies? Holy shit....take a pill

  • Jerry and the band did write most of the songs. Layne started writing whole songs about 3 albums in. Angry chairs was his biggest hit. You can tell a Layne written song by monotone bars (like a strum pattern) and incomplete sentencing in the verse and chorus. Nothing wrong with them but they are different. "God Am" is a perfect example.

  • No one has the pain and angst grunge voice of Layne Staley. NO ONE... new guys got big shoes to fill

  • A band just cant go on after a legend like layne is gone

  • Layne.... come back... please.

  • I was at this show. It was a private party for Harley Davidson and Alice once again sounded amazing, but the crowd that night were a bunch of LA d-bags who didnt care about anything that was in front of them. Jerry got pissed and they left early. And I dont blame them what so ever.

  • it nearly makes me cry to see someone different singing the songs. but it's ok. no one changed laynes mind. in the end it's great they continue playing their great music. even if there's a quite different singer.

  • son d'acordo co ti

  • when and where did they play another unplugged concert?

  • they should have left the unplugged version alone and bittersweet

  • that shit between username: laynestaley and kurtcobain was great...thanx guys, i just blew 10 mins reading that. funny shit.

  • I don't see any problems with Duvall. They did not want to "replace" Layne with him, they merely wanted a new singer. No emulation was desired.

    But really, since Jerry and Layne sounded pretty similar, I'd have liked him to sing instead of Duvall. It would have been different, to say the least.

  • Jerry called Duvall just so that he doesn't compete with him. Now Jerry can be the biggest star of the band, without anyone's interference.

    Hate Jerry! Miss Layne so much!!!

  • Why would you hate Jerry?

  • jerry was a important part of the band, but the face of AIC was Layne...

  • well Jerry writes most of the songs so i consider Jerry the main man and so does most muscians. Layne didnt write many alice in chains songs on his own. I can only name one off the top of my head (angry Chair)

  • yeah i agree. But without Layne its just a very different band. Just saying Layne was THE singer for AIC. greets :)

  • Oh of course good reply but its still cool that the rest of alice in chains is still playing but i would rather listen to Jerry Cantrell's solo work his solo work was great I wish he put out more of it but its not that easy. But its good the sprit of AIC is going still

  • GrungeWasDead i couldnt agree more

  • they got a good replacement with DuVall

  • I think Duvall is a good musician and artist. But yes, Layne was so much better.

  • I'm growing tired of all the "No Layne=No AIC" posts. Yes, Layne was an amazing talent, and we all miss him...But the band stayed loyal to him long enough. They could've dumped him at any time, yet they chose to stick together and hope that Layne would overcome his addiction at some point. That's true loyalty. They paid their dues, and they have EVERY RIGHT to continue with a new singer. Having heard DuVall live, I can say he is extremely well-suited for AIC.

  • no, true loyalty would be ending the band in respect to its fallen member. just like how layne ended mad season when saunders died. nirvana when cobain died. mother love bone when wood died, and many others. its a slap in laynes face and nothing gives me the hint that this is what he would have wanted. not sure how you can define this as true loyalty unless you dont understand the term

  • your an idiot you speak as if u are a member of the band.. guess what thier making an album and theres nothing u can do about it.. so shut the fuck up

  • If that's the case, then the likes of Metallica and AC/DC would've died a long time ago. If you don't like Duvall, don't listen to him and don't bother getting the new album when it gets released.

    If Jerry, Mike and Sean want to continue as AIC with a new vocalist it's their choice, not yours. Duvall can't replace Layne, no one can but if the rest of the band want to continue the legacy of AIC with Duvall as their main vocalist then left them FFS.

  • So what do you think about Blind Melon. No ttrying to start something, just curious

  • Yeah he has huge shoes to fill and will be fighting an uphill battle to gain a fan base. Hard to get out from under Laynes shadow....

  • The rest of the guys have a right to carry on and perform what is their legacy as well as create more music. Where it will go with the new guy remains to be seen but give him a chance--fro or not.

  • It is heartbreaking to see how Layne Staley threw his life away on substance abuse. No doubt he was and is one of the all time greatest vocalists in rock and is sorely missed. At the same time, there is the rest of the band that were far from finished with making great music. it is no secret that Jerry Cantrell carries a lot of the creative energies of AIC. Layne gave it a huge soul. In the end though Layne was in such tragically bad shape that he abandoned everything including the band.

  • Sure they are down in a hole, losing their soul.

    RIP Layne, with lv

  • I thought Brad Delp was dead.

    Oh, thats DuVall?

    WHY THE FUCK DOES A GRUNGE SINGER HAVE A AFRO!??!!?

  • we can all establish based on your username that u have an Iq of -17 or lower ... kurt was and is nothing his ability to play one low chord and fallow it with a high one and his two note verse riffs such as the infamous "duh-duh" from smells like teen spirit are nothing short of average... "why does a grunge singer have an afro"? well i dont know but answer me; why is a supposed aic fan such a dick???

  • well dude do i need to point out all the bullshit you spilled here. 1. my username has nothing to do with me talking about a different band and you attacking Kurt out of nowhere proves your idiocy and immaturity. Not to mention you insulted his guitar playing when my origonal comment was about SINGING. two, i dont know how a AiC fan could be such a dick, but holy shit man your doing a great job at it!

  • Kurtnobrainsisshit...sounds like a better user name.. all you little poser nirvana fans are the same.. you act like little pompous cunts as if you are qualified to make critiques on a musician im pretty sure if u REALLY liked cobain you would disown the term "grunge" be cause it isnt rea.aic, nirvana never went "hey lets make grunge" they just made rock so im pretty sure it doesnt fucking matter what duvall looks like hes 50 times the musician youll ever be and HE nor alice in chains is "grunge"

  • Listen to yourself for one second you moron. You call me pompous wile you sit there and bash my favorite band and put your opinion above everyone elses. Grunge, Rock, what the fuck does it matter? and once again you bring up Kurt when i made NO MENTION OF HIM. your a fail troll and i hope that someday you'll grow up start to realise that maybe someone else had a different fucking opinion than you. go ahead and defend that shitty singer, your not changing my mind.

  • YOU THINKING KURT IS GOD IS A DIRECT REFLECTION ON HOW MUCH OF A DUMBASS U ARE can i make an any clearer relation??? your one of those thirteen yr old brained nerds who think ur a nirana fan because uv heard three songs..this isnt about an opinion its about you being a bigot... you act like duvall shouldnt front the band cuz he has an afro.. thats called being a dick so yeah im being one back ...he has more talent in one of his dick hairs then youve got in your body so go on and be retarded...

  • yes, your exactly right. I haven't read biographys, watched movies, spent money i saved for 6 months to buy all of outcesticide. Kurt never saved me fucking life, im just a poser. shut your judgemental mouth. has it ever accured to you that maybe the afro comment was a joke? for such a big fan of Layne i'd think you'd be as pissed as anyone he was replaced to make more money. you dont know me you piece of shit. and im tired of spamming this guys video, you fail at life. blocked.

  • To make more money? What a load of shit.

  • Do you really think that they hired Duvall so that they could make more money???

  • no so they can keep the sprit of alice in chains alive

  • If jerry is happy....why you cant??...we arent talking about layne...layne leaves us ,ITS ALICE IN CHAINS nao!!!

    my opinion...layne rest in peace forever....ALICE IN CHAINS LIVE FOREVER!!!!

  • Jerry should it be the only lead singer after Layne!!! NO ONE DESERV TO TAKE LAYNE'S PLACE!!! IT'S SACRED!!!! PERIOD.

  • How could Jeryy let this Dan Fogelberg wanna be into this classic band? Duvall looks like a 70's reject, and basically destroys the look and feel of this band. They should have just let well enough alone when Layne passed. This is a disgrace to Layne, and a slap in the face to real fans. They sound like a high school cover band, this is horrible. R.I.P. Layne, your true fans love and miss you!

  • I think that you should be concentrating less on the look, and more on the music that this band is making.

    This band works together no matter how they "look together".

    Layne Staley is probably the one of the greatest vocalists ever so there is no use trying to replace him.

    They are merely trying to continue his memory by keeping the band alive.

    So i ask that you wait until the new album is out before you judge them.

  • @lukeharris33 They're not trying to keep "Layne Staley's memory" alive... they're trying to be in a big huge rock band again. Staley and Cantrell didn't get along well enough to continue being in AIC together. When Staley was still alive, AIC couldn't be a band without him, because fans didn't want it. But now that he's gone, they can get back to playing the big shows.

    They're going to always talk about how much they "miss" Layne. If they didn't, the fans would turn their backs on the band.

  • ....Alice in Chains is dead.

    Been dead since 2002.

  • it now sounds more like a tribute band to alice in chains lol.. they should call it tribute chains

  • Crazy idea!!!!!!!

    Alice in Chains are DEAD

    (APRIL-2005) REMEMBER?

    R.I.P & RESPECT FOR LAYNE

    my opinion_

  • muito legau este som!!!!!!!!

  • I have to admit that the band without Layne is not really the same. But i think it is nice that we still can listen to the masterpieces he wrote in other than recordings.

    In my opinion it's a good way to honor him =)

    Still i miss the pain in Layne's voice, and i lesten to their unplugged preformance from before he was gone all the time..

  • so was this played in seattle cuz if it was then im gana be really mad cuz i missed it then

  • Of course when I said signing - I meant singing - ah come on - you know

  • I agree - no Layne - no tortured soul as the lead singer. It might be nice for Jerry to have the band back - even though his solo work was great - but without the drug related pain how can this new singer bring anything to the old and loved band? He may be able to hit the notes that Layne did - but to me this is a cover-band. It's the same now in my country with Paul Rodgers signing for Freddie Mercury with Queen. I sometimes just wish they would walk away when the lead singer dies.

  • no layne =no chains

    my opinion

  • To many other more talented singers out there to have duvall singing laynes parts......he does ok but rather see other artists singing these songs more.....

  • duvall and jerry dont complement eachothers voices as well as jerry and layne did but duvall is good i guess

  • duvalls is a really great singer but since it aint his song it doesnt sound nearly as good as it was.

  • This is Jerry's song. I loved Layne too, but let's give credit where credit is due.

  • good call bro

  • Haha, thanks. I'm actually a chick... ;)

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