Mad Season - River of Deceit (Live at the RKCNDY - NYE Show, 1995) 

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Thank you for your beautiful words 🖤

It’s mostly from the book the prophet by Kahlil Gibran. A good read.

Exactly.

Omg I'm.crting so hard this is so true

IKR, probably the best in rock history

@@TheStepmonkey To many. To many sad tragic tales on this rock. The lies greed and slight of hand world does something to us all. RIP to the ones that help us get through it. Or help us grow. Rad energy ang hugz to you all🤙

descent? they were all fresh out of rehab at this point and very much sober.

​@northmanlogging2769 Layne was high during this gig,.

who cares..enjoy@@ErwinUbachs

@John Wright you sound as smacked out of your mind as Layne was

​​@@bigdawg6308 lmfao my thoughts exactly. I'm sure Layne has paid more than enough dues to "Gadre ÈL". I'm sure his spot has been safely secured time ago.

Sean Knox and Mike Starr

Deep man

"This song makes me homesick for a place that doesn't seem to exist." Wow. Well done. I feel the same.

I feel ya! Sure does to me as well..

Warm feeling of sadness

I think i read somewhere that there was a period during Mad Season where he was fully clean, so that might explain it. I agree, he looks good here.

You're probably right. The idea behind getting Layne into the band was to give him the opportunity to play in a sober environment. Mike McCready spoke about it with Barrett Martin. They also gave other musicians the same opportunity. John Baker Saunders also played with them at the same time as Layne - he also passed away. @@withmygoodeyeclosed

His weight looks a little better and his hair is up - I know that sounds like a tiny thing but once he started using again he started to inject on his forehead because he was so hard pressed for good veins, and after this he almost always had his hair down to cover it, kind of like how he always wore fingerless black gloves from this time period onward to cover up the marks on his knuckles. There's such a huge difference between how he looks here and how he'd look in the videos from the self-titled album, let alone how he looked on Unplugged. This was probably the last chance for him to get clean and make it out healthy - once he started using again this time, the bottom fell out for his body very, very fast.

It's horrific to think about what he went through with his addiction - such an incredibly sad end for such a talented guy. At least he is at peace now. @@silverwheel

No matter how ill he was, he never lost his voice's ability to express his pain. We miss you. Rest easy

Due_ SoLiD GoLD!! 🔶✨🔸✨🔶

At the 40 second mark u can see the hurt.. the saddness.. the sorrow. Begging for his addiction not to drive him into the ground.. damnit Layne! I wish i could of rescued u..

Most definitely

Pure gold

Platinum, actually 👍💪🏻

It brings on the waterworks for sure.

Or about Alice..

Lane tried to get sober and other members of AIC were still using , kinda too sad for a documentary

Why would Netflix have a documentary about mad season?

Matthew DuBay be positive. Man it would be nice.

@@sabraunstein true. even about layne's life would be great by itself. alice in chains, childhood and mad season. i dont have netflix but would gladly pay the monthly subscribion fee for it.

Speedball in here boy n hard...

He looks content and fully aware

He hi asf but he is beautiful regardless absolutely genuis

He was so suffering..that’s terrible. Poor Layne. Poor dear Layne...

Look at the 40 second mark.. his face.. so sad.. full of sorrow.. wanting someone to help him.. but he was so far gone.. damn Layne!! I wish so bad i could of helped u!!!

Congrats Brother. Keep it and spread the word..

Sober since 2010 brother❤

Vinyl Diary666 same. 100% same!

Same here ❣️

I wish you all the best, you'll pull through this.

@@waelesmair6250 Thank you. Music gives me incredible comfort.

How are feeling today Polly Violet?

@@jimday8426 Thank you for asking! Hopefully you're ready for a longish reply because oh boy, have I got a story for you. Believe it or not, I completely forgot that I wrote this comment. Things have changed so much since then. Nine months ago I went through one of the darkest periods of my life, I was contemplating, as Stephen Fry nicely put it, a futureless future. Unemployed, mental health issues, living in a country that chases away its young people, and on top of that the relationship that was my only hope started to fall apart due to some real difficulties that became insurmountable. I was grieving a life that never existed, a could have been life. Now, are you ready for this? It gets really tense. Somewhere around the time I realized that my relationship had no future I get a message from a person I haven't heard from in ages, but who I've known for a decade & who was at one point very close & dear to me. For some reason we lost touch, probably because we were both young & didn't really know what we wanted. So we started talking again, he's always the one who initiates these conversations. Then he says, We should rent something together, meaning that I have to move from one city to another, leave my family & friends and move to a completely unfamiliar place. He was persistent, but not pushy. Eventually, I said yes. It's been almost three months since we've moved in together & I can honestly say that I often think to myself, I'm glad I didn't kill myself when I wanted to. To anyone who is going through this: You are not alone & please stick around for a bit.

Wonderful news! I have a great life, family and friends, but occasionally my mind will go down a dark route. I have a wonderful support system and I'm pleased to hear that you do too. We will spread the good news that when you are feeling depressed, you are not alone. Thanks for the uplifting story!

i bet you comment on other videos like "no cellphones just everyone vibing in the moment"

@@phalxorI bet I can find your mom on my cellphone in less then 30 seconds on some certain entertainment sites.

Yep. I think Layne is even better live than on albums. He was such an incredible singer. So much talent.

So beautiful to see him performing it live with his facial expressions so clear. The pain in his eyes is so heavy and beautiful

It's actually a quote from a book called the prophet

@@tijuanaiguana190 great book , read it in Altay Mountains)

@@tijuanaiguana190 It's at least that's what the prophets say . Layne Staley

Legend

Well Said Bro🥰

If only they could find a way out of their pain and heal their hearts …………..

Lisa, more than anything I wish that Layne could have found a way out of the agony of his addiction and healed his heart. I only hope that he is at peace wherever he is now, he will always be much missed.

@@paulph12002 Layne is in heaven or hell. There's only two places you will go. If Jesus Christ is your Lord and Saviour you go to heaven. If Jesus Christ is not your Lord and Saviour you go to hell.

Amen❤

He was not well

1994 was when his habits really spiraled out of control. Listen to his voice the year before and it sounds drastically different.

"Drugs worked for me for years." Layne in 1996. Take that any way you want.

@@jeffreytagliareni5291 dude that's how it goes for any human . They work for awhile then they dont then you need it to survive then it consumes you.

@@hellomynameisdoom8208 yeah like the whole dirt album talked about how great the were then transitioned to how shitty they were

Could you explain further what you mean? I find it interesting

@@ryano460 Layne is present, which is rare coz he used to be gone in his mind most of the time.

Jesus Christ is King of kings. 👑 of everything!

Real kings don't need to get crowned.

Its never been brought up to my knowledge but i have to wonder if he took hisself out on purpose! He had done a shot already and was clutching a loaded syringe full ready to go again! He was in pain and i to have known that pain and wanted to finally go and be free from it all but im here and clean with almost 8 years under my belt

It gives me chills, & to sing like that with a cig in hand LOL

@John Wright We either turn to Jesus in this life to be saved or we die unrepentant and face eternal separation in outer darkness. There is no use in praying for Layne anymore. Hebrews 9:27 [27]And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

amen

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I cried most of the time as well. As this time

@John Wright yeah that will fix everything. Like the war in Russia. Covid. Aids. Cancer. Murder. Rape.

@John Wright his eternity is secured as long as people remember him and we have his music.

It's above all other albums of the time... Pun intended

Agreed!

I can listen to Layne and Jerry harmonize every day n never tire of it... Last action hero was a shitty movie with a killer soundtrack with what the hell have I a lil bitter n fear the voices I think... Jerry wanted to keep going on with Alice in Chains and some of the songs on his solo shit I can hear Layne singing the parts... No excuses is awesome harmonizing..

This video and others are on the deluxe version of Above. The package has the 12 song version of Above, a CD of the Live at The Moore show, and a DVD of the Moore show with other video gems.

@@kevinwhiting8391 I particularly liked when they performed Brother in the unplugged when it comes to harmonizing. Really great musicians, I don't know what happened in Seattle around the 80' and 90' but it "pumped out" a lot of great musicians and I'm sure glad for it!

I still have a vintage shirt from Alice in Chains... probably from the Spencer's in our mall. It's the dark blue one with the noosed teddybear. It even survived a house fire in 2013 ❤

I was born in '68, i thought the 70's were great, but i had a great time in the 90's too..

I was unfortunately born in '93 and don't feel at home in this era at all. It is eating me up inside. I wish I was born around your date of birth to have experienced that era full of great music, artists and meaning. These modern-tech days are bullshit.

Have u ever noticed? Almost all the grunge bands from Seattle.. they are all older generation Xer's. Born from 1964 to 68. Virtually all of them.

Concordo plenamente .... inteligente , sensível inclusive por isso as coisas ao redor afetam pessoas assim , tenho uma admiração eterna e gratidão por deixar esse legado que pra mim faz muita diferença na minha vida pessoal . Layne eterno obrigado por tanto ♥️♥️

U know.. it hurts me too. There are a lot of musicians who have died young, but they did not seem to suffer like Layne did. That's why it hurts so bad i think. He suffered for 10 years. The others just had a great time then just plopped over. I think that's why so many people say that his death was so different and hurt so bad. I'm a tough guy. But whenever i hear this song, i have to make sure no one is around and i go to my bedroom and listen to it in private because it hurts too bad..

@@bigsky3072 yeh ur right. Way he suffered and way he died was so terrible and really breaks my heart. I still tear up whenever I watch his videos and interviews. Wish things could have been different for him. But addiction is hard to beat

It blows my mind. I slept on this album for the longest and it’s like hearing Dark Side of the Moon for the first time.

He was high on coke here you can see how he moves his jaw back and forth I spotted it immediately

Also, the look at the 42 second mark.. very mesmerizing.. so sad..

This is something!. I went to look at 1:12 and it was on 1:12. I had paused to read some of the comments. I had noticed the face too.

@@judysmith3249 yes, a face that said much

@John Wright I will always pray for one’s soul, especially one as Layne’s. But it’s not my place to judge who God allows to go where.

He wasn't healthy here. He was suffering bad.. but yes.. RIP Layne