My band's been a harsh example of that what happens when you don't deal with it." From the beginning, Ienner turned the building of Alices career into a crusade: I flipped out the first time I heard their demo tape.. He sadly never did, and he was omitted from the In Memoriam segment at the 2003 Grammys, leading to Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney leaving the show early due to the disrespect shown towards their late friend and bandmate. [318], Cantrell is critical of religion[319] and Young Earth creationism, satirizing them both in Alice in Chains' 2013 album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. The band rose to international fame in the early 1990s during Seattle's grunge movement, and is known for its distinctive vocal style[10] and the harmonized vocals between Cantrell and Layne Staley (and later Cantrell and William DuVall). "@type": "WebPage", [213] Under the moniker of the Jerry Cantrell-Billy Duffy Band, they debuted during the three-concert series for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund at The Troubadour in April 2004. Performing mostly cover songs from bands like Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Stooges, Black Sabbath, and Aerosmith, the group was rounded out by vocalist John Corabi, bassist Chris Wyse, and drummer Josh Howser. Cantrell was unable to attend the recording session and was replaced by Saliva's Josey Scott. I didn't intend to get here but I'm very grateful I am here, and it took a lot of people to help me get here. April 26th, [192], In 2007, Cantrell played guitar on Glenn Hughes's rendition of Led Zeppelin's "Misty Mountain Hop", featured on Hughes' solo album Music for the Divine,[193] and played on the track "Soul Ecstacy" off the Stevie Salas's album The Sun and the Earth: The Essential Stevie Salas, Vol. [240] The guitars feature a single-bridge humbucker wired to a volume control. [74], Their second full-length album, Dirt, was released in September 1992 to critical acclaim and was certified quadruple platinum. In a 1998 interview with Guitar World, he was asked about the latter quality: I really don't know where that comes from; it just comes naturally to me. [254][255] Also a Gibson Custom Shop Jerry Cantrell SG,[256][254] a 1952 Goldtop Les Paul,[257] an Ernie Ball Music Man EVH[258][259] that was a gift from Eddie Van Halen in the 1990s, but has been stolen from Cantrell,[260] a dark blue Mosrite Ventures model,[261] a Dean Michael Schenker USA V,[262] and Dean Soltero guitars. [144], As of 2018, Alice in Chains has had 18 Top 10 songs on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,[145] 5 No. Shortly after the show, Staley was found unresponsive after he overdosed on heroin and was hospitalized. [200][201], Cantrell performed a snippet of "Man in the Box" followed by a cover of Motrhead's "Ace of Spades" alongside Pantera during their concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum on March 1, 1992. The EP also features Mark Arm of Mudhoney and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, who appeared together on the song "Right Turn", credited as "Alice Mudgarden" in the liner notes. "itemListElement": [ } Cantrell joined Metallica on backing vocals during their performance of "Nothing Else Matters" at the Download Festival in Dublin on June 11, 2006. [317] Sadie died on the same night of Alice in Chains' concert in Seattle on October 8, 2010, aged 18. Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! "I think there's overwhelming evidence that things aren't working right now. [84] Speaking with Spin magazine in January 1991, Cantrell confirmed that the song "Sunshine" from Facelift was written about his mother's death. [327] The surgery postponed the recording sessions of The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here as Cantrell could not play guitar for eight months while he was recovering. Curtis and Silver passed the demo on to Columbia Records. [236], On July 19, 2018, Cantrell released the song "Setting Sun" for the soundtrack of DC Comics' graphic novel Dark Nights: Metal. [222], On April 18, 2013, the Seattle band Heart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Cantrell joined the band onstage for a performance of "Crazy On You". You can view the photo below. Guitar-wise, Jerry's playing was always exciting and interesting. [101] "She Was My Girl" from Degradation Trip was included on the Spider-Man (2002) soundtrack. We have played with some [singers] who can actually bring it and add their own thing to it without being a Layne clone. [301][302] He has lived in Studio City, California since 2003, and he has maintained a residence in Burien, Washington since 2012. [33][36], Cantrell picked up a guitar for the first time when he was in sixth grade. [330] The riff later became the song "Stone", the first single from The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. [56], Three weeks after his mother's death on April 11, 1987, Cantrell went to see the band Alice N' Chains perform at the Tacoma Little Theatre, and was impressed by the voice of the lead singer, Layne Staley. After haggling over deal points with Columbia for six months, the group was finally ushered into a studio by producer Dave Jerden, who had previously worked with the Rolling Stones and Janes Addiction. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/category/rock/", He also departed from Columbia Records during this time and had trouble finding a new label. [126], On September 29, 2009, Alice in Chains released their first record since the death of Layne Staley, Black Gives Way to Blue, and toured in support of the album. [239] They feature a maple body, maple neck and ebony fingerboard. A lot of people stand and get the fuck back up after falling. [321] Cantrell needed a titanium plate and four screws to put the bones back together. [309][310], Cantrell was a close friend of late Alice in Chains' lead singer Layne Staley, who was described by Cantrell as his best friend. Cantrell wanted to continue the tour, and although he was in a lot of pain, he played his first concert as a frontman without a guitar opening for Cheap Trick in Atlanta. Apr 15 1993 Alice in Chains Setlist at Made in Oklahoma Building, Oklahoma There are beers all around, a bevy of exotic dancers smother him with affection, and listen closely theyve even got Man in the Box playing on the clubs speakers. Alice in Chains both epitomized the Hes drunk off his ass, laughing it up, trying to get in on the action while enduring some very real pain himself. [38] In his mid-teens he bought his first guitar from a swap meet, a Korean-made Fender Stratocaster. Jerry's tone on that one is insane. [227], On March 13, 2017, Cantrell made a guest appearance at Steel Panther's concert at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood and performed "Man In The Box" with the band joined by Godsmack singer Sully Erna on lead vocals. [178] He started recording at Dave's Room Recording Studio in North Hollywood, California on March 10, 2020. [49], In 1985, Cantrell was going to winter semester of college,[50] but he decided to quit it and moved to Dallas, Texas, to join a band with a couple of friends. The expensive campaign didnt stop there when the album went nowhere slowly, Ienner decided to attach 40,000 free concert videos to copies of Facelift. Nothing attracts me to it anymore. Jerry Cantrell served as the lead guitarist, co-lyricist, co-vocalist and main composer of Alice in Both musicians died in 2017. "position": 4, [98] Staley rarely left his condo in Seattle,[98] but in 1998 the band reunited to record two new songs, "Get Born Again" and "Died", originally intended for Cantrell's second solo album,[72] the songs were released on the 1999 box set Music Bank. Cantrell said in his acceptance speech, "I crash landed here almost 9 years ago, in Los Angeles. "[312] "The shows I played between the time I got the word about Layne and Layne's funeral were very important to me in terms of being able to continue on. Alice In Chains info along with concert photos, videos, setlists, and more. [106] The band followed the concert with a short United States club tour, several festival dates in Europe, and a brief tour in Japan. I had these mystery migraines, intense physical pain, and I'd even gotten a spinal tap to test for certain things. [319] Cantrell stated, "There are two things you never want to get into a conversation or argument about: politics and religion. He would later cite guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix,[44] Ace Frehley, Tony Iommi, Angus Young, Jimmy Page, Glenn Tipton, K.K. Alice In Chains Man In The Box cassingle 1990 Columbia + 3 Excerpts off Facelift . [92] It has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA. [136][137] The album debuted at No. [52] While working at the store, Cantrell bought what he described as his first "real guitar", a 1984 G&L Rampage. 1 hits,[145] and eleven Grammy Award nominations.[146]. Staley says he deals with those feelings now through his music, especially Dirt tracks like Angry Chair and Sickman, as well as more overt tunes such as Junk-head. More than anything, hes upset by comments that suggest the music advocates drug use: From song to song, the album changes from glorifying drugs to being completely miserable and questioning what I thought once worked for me. As you can see, Cantrell says, Im into some twisted shit. Indeed, he endures a four-hour-plus session, getting a strange array of gruesome faces inked onto his arm, reaching from the wrist all the way up to the crook of his elbow. Love Among Freaks- Clerks. [18][19] He grew up in Spanaway,[20] and is the oldest of three children. Nashville TN", "The Making of Alice in Chains' Black Gives Way to Blue", "Jerry Cantrell Shares The Tales Behind Some of The Most Treasured Pieces In His Arsenal", "Alice In Chains Would Live Jools Holland 5 1993", "Interview: Jerry Cantrell talks lost guitars, weirdest gigs and more", "Jerry Cantrell and the New Dean USA Soltero! While living in the basement of Curtis' house, Cantrell was roommates with Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder. "[115], Cantrell met singer William DuVall in Los Angeles in 2000, through a mutual acquaintance who introduced him to .ai-viewport-1 { display: none !important;} [283] Cantrell and William DuVall were also tied at No. We're willing to take a chance on it. A more personal downer for the band was Staleys drug abuse, which led the singer to a failed rehab visit and, finally, a cold-turkey kick of his own while reading The Bad Place, by horror novelist Dean R. Koontz. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why [102] Their first compilation, titled "Live", was released on December 5, 2000. His first solo concerts since 2004. An MTV-hyped clip for Man in the Box, with its macabre image of a monk with his eyelids sewn shut, helped push the single into the Top Twenty. [173] On February 6, 2019, Cantrell performed a two-song acoustic set for BMG's Pre-Grammy Party at the No Name bar in Los Angeles. Eventually, the lack of marquee value made them switch their billing to Alice in Chains. 10. Alice in Chains Mark the Latest Song Rights Sale as Estates of OG Members Cash Out [143], As part of the promotion of Rainier Fog, the baseball team Seattle Mariners hosted an "Alice in Chains Night" at the Safeco Field in Seattle on August 20, 2018, and Cantrell threw out the ceremonial first pitch and delivered a strike before the Mariners vs. Houston Astros game. 2 on the Billboard 200 (the band's highest chart position since 1995's Alice in Chains, which debuted at No. [165] The songs on the album ranged from doom metal to pop-based hard rock. (116) $110.00. I'm as imperfect as they come. The tattoo parlor is cluttered with designs of skulls, gargoyles, dragons and other Goth images. [41] However, hard rock music caught Cantrell's interest predominantly. They never could find anything wrong with me. When the opportunity arose to create a song for the second film, Tyler Bates and I wrote and recorded 'A Job To Do', a theme song for the character. I really like the wheelchair effect, says bassist Mike Starr, 26. [26] Due to the strain of war, his parents divorced when he was seven years old, and Cantrell was raised by his mother, Gloria, and his maternal grandmother in Tacoma. Places To Stay Places To Stay. [119][116] DuVall joined Alice in Chains as full-time lead singer during the band's reunion tour in 2006, after making his first public appearance with the band at the VH1 concert. Alice in Chains Tickets, 2023 Concert Tour Dates | Ticketmaster Home Concert Tickets Rock Alice in Chains Tickets 4.6 Alice in Chains Tickets Events Reviews (3735) Bio No Concerts Near Greater Seattle Area Select Your Dates Sorry there are currently no upcoming events. To coincide with the band's reunion, Sony Music released the long-delayed third Alice in Chains compilation, The Essential Alice in Chains, a double album that includes 28 songs. "item": { Sean [Kinney] was at the door with my brother, so my choices were open the door and go to rehab or jump out the back window down a cliff into some blackberry bushes. Alice in Chains 2023 tickets will be sold on Friday 11 March at 10 local time. Months before the official album release, Columbia sent selected retailers free Alice EPs, called We Die Young, which they could sell for pure profit.