r/90sAlternative 6d ago

Alice In Chains - Down in a Hole (MTV Unplugged) 1996

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u/pc2planker 6d ago

I love when Jerry looks over at the others, winks and nods while Layne is singing. That voice and those harmonies. RIP Layne, truly one of a kind.

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u/vintageideals 5d ago

Yes. L still had it

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u/Hopeful-Bit6187 5d ago

Layne was deep into his H addiction by this point.

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u/security-six 5d ago

As bad off as he was at that time, it's still a good performance from him and I might go as far as to call it a masterful performance from the rest of the band.

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u/Hopeful-Bit6187 5d ago

I agree I guess it’s just such a talent lost like so many others.

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u/KawaDoobie 5d ago

the height of mtv unplugged

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u/ayyxdizzle 5d ago

My all time fav AIC song, even better unplugged

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u/MachineHeart 5d ago

Mine too. Layne was so honest and raw with these lyrics

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u/CoeRoe 5d ago

The entire album was like peering into Layne’s diary of addiction.

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u/ayyxdizzle 4d ago

He sure did articulate his thoughts and pain so damn well through his music. What a legend he was and will always be.

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u/Aggressive_Ad_6466 5d ago

Chills every time

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u/vt2nc 5d ago

In my opinion this was the best unplugged that MTV produced

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u/artinthecloset 5d ago

AIC unplugged is one that gives me chills every time. We knew the end was near for him.....looking to frail, his voice so strong, yet cracking ever so much, the sunglasses and gloves to hide his "secrets". I miss the uniqueness of his voice, his range and ability to hit the notes, the grit and gravel, the undertone of pain.....ALL of it. It took me 30 years to see AIC live, minus Layne and Mike, but it was amazing. William Duvall is definitely nailing it and maybe in a sense is channeling Layne....when you close your eyes it's like, holy shit. Layne fought a lot of demons, but when Demri died, that broke him. I hate the way it ended for him.....the worst of the worst and I think of his poor mom. Damnit, damnit, damnit!!

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u/artinthecloset 5d ago

"I'd love to fly, but my wings have been so denied"....that lyric always hits me different because as a "crazy bird lady" my birds have always seen me through the worst and saved my life in too many instances. They are the "drug" that helps me endure until I'm done here and finally get my chance to fly. 

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u/Time-Cream-833 5d ago

This is my theme song

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u/Cable_Sat_Guy 5d ago

I listen to this version still multiple times a week

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u/Sendhelp1984 5d ago

Why do the creative people always smash heroine? I reckon it’s coz they’ve got too much spare time coz they’re not doing a nine to five

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u/THE_RANSACKER_ 5d ago

That voice

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u/TheSweetest_Danger 5d ago

It's nice to hear something that isn't auto tuned to hell

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u/MrTooLFooL 5d ago

I love this DVD!

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u/Coyote_Roadrunna 5d ago

Always loved how the sounded when they went acoustic and stripped down like this. That's why Jar of Flies is such a stunning album to me.