Alice In Chains & Heart rock Tsunami relief show
 

Alice In Chain Owns Stage In Tsunami Relief Show

The following report is courtesy of Travis Hay Newsource.com:

Who would've thought that Maynard James Keenan, the singer for Tool and A Perfect Circle, would have made a near perfect singer for Alice in Chains?

That was one of many surprises Friday night when some of Seattle's musical stars came out for a cause at Premier nightclub. The cause was a benefit concert for victims of last year's tsunamis, and the stars included Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, ex-Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, Supersuckers, Sir Mix-A-Lot, The Children of the Revolution 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 host for the show, which was put on by K-Rock (KRQI-FM/96.5). The show 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.

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.

The evening wasn't just about Alice in Chains. The Wilsons performed 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.

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'. 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'.

But it was Keenan, another surprise performer, who proved the most natural fit at replacing Staley. He impressively nailed 'Man In The Box' and 'Them Bones'.

For the last song, 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.

:thumbsup: Awesome!! Man, what I wouldn't give to see this.

Brian, please let me know if these recordings surface! Sounds awesome.

I would too...
 

I would love to have heard the show ending rendition of "Rooster"...That had to be a goosebump raising moment of the night.

What's cool is that Jerry Cantrell has made it known that Alice In Chains may continue on with Pat Lachman as the singer (Trust me, Pat can do the AIC material justice, I love his voice on the Damageplan disc..."Soul Bleed" is just a brutal song for an acoustic track, I loved how Dean Guitar's made a video tribute to Dimebag to "Soul Bleed", It brought tears to my eyes)

Sure will...
 

cause I hope someone taped it...Even Sir Mix Alot would be a trip to hear from this performance.

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Jerry Cantrell is an AMAZING guitarist. I loved it on the Heart /Wynona Crossroads show when he came out to do the blistering guitar work on the Zep cover. And I just love Mike Inez in the Heart line-up. Ann said that he never changed a thing, he plays like he did in Alice in Chains and wiht Ozzy, he never watered it down. No wonder that last Heart album had such an edge!

Yes, this would be incredible to hear. My best friend is an avid AIC obsessed fan. I'd love to get it for her. Sounds like an awesome show! :nod:

If anyone is interested...
 

in hearing Pat Lachman's vocals (And how great his voice was with Dimebag on guitar for the track "Soul Bleed") check out the "video tribute" listed on the following link:

http://www.deanguitars.com/dimebag_pressrelease.htm

I was just reading this article on Metal Sludge. I would give anything to have seent hat performance. Tool, AIC, Heart are some of my favorite bands. Very very cool!

I am afraid of Tool. Well, not the band itself, but of that weird animated creepy guy in the "Prison Sex" video.

Evil, I say! :shocked:

Metal Sludge...
 

is the **** in my book, I post over there under my "Brian_Trades" acct...I laugh at how brutal & untame Metal Sludge can be, Sometimes the arguments here are very tame in comparison cause over on the Sludge you can easily get pummeled if ya say the wrong thing :nod:

Partial audio on Easytree!
 

Here is a link to the audio of the acoustic set posted on Easytree:

http://www.easytree.org/torrents-details.php?id=28958

Just in case the link doesn't work, just do a search for Alice in Chains and you'll see it there in the list. ;)

Just the other day I put in my Alive in Seattle DVD and rocked with the girls.
I'm not much on covers, but Black Dog is greatness!!

God, I wanted to go to this so bad. :( It sucks being broke.

The Heart performance is also up on Easytree:

http://www.easytree.org/torrents-det...id=29266&hit=1

And here are some pics from the show:

http://www.965krock.com/photos/galle...umName=album14

My fave Zep cover on that album is The Battle of Evermore, especially the last part with all the "bring it back's" and "bring it's." :laugh:

My fave of all time though is their live version of "Rock and Roll." :thumbsup: