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Former Alice In Chains Members Reunite For Benefit Show

The surviving members of Alice In Chains will perform together for the first time since 1996 at a KRQI "K-Rock"/Seattle tsunami benefit concert. The "K-Rock Tsunami Continued Care Relief Concert" will be held on February 18 at the Premiere Nightclub in Seattle. Guitarist/singer Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Inez will make their first public appearance together since the death of singer Layne Staley in April 2002.

Last year, Cantrell told LAUNCH.com that he would perform again with Kinney and Inez at some point. "I'm sure at some point not too far in the future, we'll end up doing something like that, and, you know, just take it a step at a time," Cantrell said. "You know, we're still all healing up from the loss of Layne [Staley] and the final chapter of the band, so to speak, and so we're just taking things slow. But I would say that most definitely a hundred percent chance of us playing in the future is imminent."

The ex-AIC members are not the only Grunge greats on the bill for the concert, as former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic will also be performing that night. Also performing are Ann Wilson of Heart, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Chris DeGarmo of Queensryche and members of World Music group Children Of A Revolution. Proceeds will go to the international humanitarian organization CARE.

I can't tell you how badly I want to go to this :(. It's been the talk of the Cantrell board for a few days now. I'm hoping they tape this thing and sell it on DVD a la Pearl Jam or something, seeing as it's a benefit. Sometimes, I really hate living on the East Coast.

So who was the guest singer?

Sir Mix-A-Lot will be there? Baby Got Back!! Sounds like an awesome show, except for him.

LOL, yeah, right now it's Patrick Lachman from Damageplan and other guests, but they aren't saying who. I'm hoping Cornell or Vedder is on the list :D

yeah that was rumoured although if they got sully from godsmack all hell would break loose! LOL

Good God!! There are big-time debates already going on with all the Layne fans pretty pissed off. Bringing Sully up would send them all over the edge :D

It would almost be better than Eddie being replaced by Stapp or Dave and Krist replacing Kurt with the guy from Puddle of Mudd! LOL Got to give Sully credit though....that guy can pound those skins like nothing else.

LOL, Ok, I'll give him some credit for the drums, but I'm not really a Godsmack fan :D. I did see them with Metallica and the dueling drum solo they do was pretty cool.

If they did bring Sully out it would make the GNR riot look like a scout meeting! lol

Hahah, yeah for real!

I DO LIVE NEAR SEATTLE! Except for right now when I'm at school... otherwise I'm only an hour and a half away from there. :( It's cool their getting all those Seattle musicians together for a show (or one's that at least live there now). Too bad I'll be getting ready to go to Mexico on that day.


H-D :pimp:

Bleh. AIC is decent but not nearly good enough for me to drive/fly half across country to see them.

hey they're better than the peppers! lol too far from here though..... :(

Don't get me started on that again.

They ARE better than the Peppers, but w/e, LOL.

Trust me, if we get into a debate about you may wish you didn't.

:hammerlol
great song!

I did that song kareoke once. :D It's sad that i know all the words. I did it because the drunk sorority girls who were trying to do it didn't seem to know the words and kept messing it up. So I got up and helped them. (in other words, I sang, and they looked hot dancing.)


H-D :pimp:

Yes, spare us. We're well aware of your disdain for AIC. We know you love the Peppers. :rolleyes:

I live soooo far away!!! :mad:

Yeah, me, too, HigherGirl :(

O, I like AIC, just not nearly to the extent of many people on this board.

OMFG....MAYNARD SANG WITH JERRY AT THE SHOW!!!!!!!!! They have to sell this thing on DVD or something. I sooo want this...

Here's a review from Seattle:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/21...1&searchdiff=0

By TRAVIS HAY
SPECIAL TO THE POST-INTELLIGENCER

Who would've thought Maynard James Keenan, the spooky singer for Tool and A Perfect Circle, would have made a near perfect singer for Alice in Chains? That was one of the many surprises Friday night when some of Seattle's brightest musical stars came out for a cause at Premier nightclub.

The cause was a benefit concert for victims of last year's tsunami and the stars included Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, Supersuckers, Sir Mix-A-Lot and others. But the brightest stars were the remaining members of Alice in Chains -- drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Inez and guitarist Jerry Cantrell -- who performed together for the first time in six years.

Novoselic acted as emcee for the show, which was put on by radio station K-Rock (KRQI-FM/96.5) and raised more than $100,000 for relief efforts.

The reformed Alice in Chains featured several big names filling the shoes of late vocalist Layne Staley, who died of a drug overdose in 2002. Wes Scantlin from Puddle of Mudd, Pat Lachman from metal band Damageplan, Ann Wilson and Keenan all shared microphone duties throughout the evening.

While none of the vocalists were dead ringers for Staley, each turned in remarkable performances that paid justice to the fallen singer. The band performed two sets, one acoustic the other plugged-in, with Lachman taking the lion's share of the vocal duties.

But the evening wasn't just about Alice in Chains. The Wilson sisters performed a three Led Zeppelin covers along with "Barracuda" and "Crazy On You," Sir Mix-A-Lot offered up rap-metal versions of "Baby Got Back" and "My Posse's On Broadway," and Supersuckers played a blazing set.

But still, Alice in Chains owned the evening. The band's acoustic set started off with "The Killer Is Me," which was followed by "No Excuses." Lachman fared surprisingly well while Cantrell sang backup. Later in the set, which closed with "Down In A Hole," Ann Wilson brought a soulful edge to "Brother."

For its second set of the night Alice in Chains opened with "It Ain't Like That" from "Facelift." After the song Cantrell introduced Scantlin, a surprise guest, who sang "Again" with Lachman and then took over vocal duties for "Would" and "Angry Chair." Between the two, with Lachman's pointy goatee and Scantlin's Staley-esque stage movements, they could've passed for a Layne doppelganger.

But it was Keenan, another surprise performer, who proved the most natural fit at replacing Staley. His twisted and braided hair flew as he prowled the stage while singing. He impressively nailed "Man In The Box" and "Them Bones."

For the last song of the night, Wilson, Keenan, Lachman and Scantlin took turns trading verses and lines during "Rooster." The "We Are The World" style rendition of the song was the perfect ending for a magical night filled with surprises.


Alice in Chains set lists:

ACOUSTIC w/Pat Lachman of Damageplan
“The Killer Is Me”
“No Excuses”
“Heaven Besides You”
“Brother” w/Ann Wilson of Heart
“Got Me Wrong”
“Down In A Hole”


ELECTRIC
“It Ain’t Like That” w/Lachman
“Again” w/Lachman and Wes Scanlin from Puddle of Mudd
“Would” w/Scanlin
“Angry Chair” w/Scanlin
“Them Bones” w/Mayanrd James Kennan from Tool and A Perfect Circle
“Man In The Box” w/Kennan
“Rooster” w/Lachman, Wilson, Kennan and Scanlin



Travis Hay is a music journalist in Seattle. He can be reached at [email protected].

I wouldn't want to live in Seattle ;) It rains to much there,lol.

LOL, Julie...Reviews from the Jerry boards I'm on say Pat did pretty well, which was nice to hear. Fricken MAYNARD, though!! OMG...I would have passed out seeing both of them up there...

Heh :)

wow keenan with aic! :eek:
keenan and cantrall sharing vocal duties during man in the box.....oh hot damn! :D
how was scatlin received? the only person who i could see being viewed as a bigger heresy by aic fans would be sully erna.

LOL, a couple of people on one of the Jerry boards said Wes was a jerk, but I think they have something against him anyway. I don't like POM, but it doesn't sound as if anyone messed up. The reviews have been pretty solid.

Holy sh*t!! I finally got my hands on a bootleg of the Alice sets. Maynard was great on the Man in the Box. Ann Wilson was unbelievable on Brother and Rooster, where everybody sang. Pat Lachman was more than good. That man can sing. He did a great job on Layne's parts. Great growling, too, when needed. The only one who sucked as Wes Scantlin, but then again, that's no surprise. He was flat big time, but nevertheless, the whole show is amazing. I really hope the Heart stuff shows up, too. I have one song, Barracuda, that was awesome. Ann Wilson still has it. She's amazing.

i'd like to hear Wes's version of Would?, just for a laugh ;)

He just plain sucked.

I've only seen Bit Torrents around the place...Kerri do you know where I can download some mp3's of the gig?

There are some people on the Jerry board who claim they will convert it to mp3, but so far nothing...check your PMs ;).

:D This Thread Has Gone A Long Way But I Just Had To Spice It Up YES THAN WOULD HAVE BEEN AWSOME But My Anwser IS NO IT RAINS TO MUCH,

LMAO, creedsister!

Right On
 

[quote=Dogstar]I can't tell you how badly I want to go to this :(. It's been the talk of the Cantrell board for a few days now. I'm hoping they tape this thing and sell it on DVD a la Pearl Jam or something, seeing as it's a benefit. Sometimes, I really hate living on the East Coast.[/QUOTE

Definitely one of the few negatives of living on the Right Coast.

LOL, NeedforCreed. I don't think I honestly could live on the West Coast, but man, I so wish I could have gone to that show! I hope it's not their last one together, either. They sounded sooo tight!