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The columns Title and Author list each song title and the writer(s) of each song, listed by last name only.; The columns Recorded, Location, and Producer list the date that the song was recorded, the location of the studio or venue where the recording of the song took place, and the producer(s) of each song listed by last name.
The original lineup in a 1988 promo. From left: Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Starr, Layne Staley. Before the formation of Alice in Chains, Layne Staley, a drummer at the time, [13] [14] landed his first gig as a vocalist when he auditioned to sing for a local glam metal band known as Sleze after receiving some encouragement from his stepbrother Ken Elmer.
"Voices" is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains and the third single from their fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013). Guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell takes lead vocals on the song. [1] The single premiered exclusively on USA Today website on July 26, 2013, and was released to radio stations on July 29, 2013. [1] "
The song was written by Alice in Chains guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell for his father, Jerry Cantrell Sr., who served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. "Rooster" was a childhood nickname given to Cantrell Sr. by his great-grandfather, because of his perceived "cocky" attitude and his hair, which used to stick up on top of his head like a rooster's comb.
Alice in Chains performed "Brother" for the first time during a concert at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on July 25, 1992. [6]The band performed an acoustic version of "Brother" for its appearance on MTV Unplugged in 1996, with Layne Staley singing backing vocals, and the song was included on the Unplugged live album and home video release. [7]
"Your Decision" is a song by Alice in Chains, featured on their fourth studio album, Black Gives Way to Blue (2009). Written by Jerry Cantrell, who also sings lead vocals on the song, it was released as the second single from the album on November 16, 2009 in the UK, [1] and on December 1, 2009 in the US. [4]
The song was released as a single on March 25, 2013, reached No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, [3] and stayed on the chart for 20 weeks. [4] A music video directed by Robert Schober was released for the song. The song was first played live on April 10, 2013, during Alice in Chains' appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in Los Angeles. [5]
Loudwire called the song "emotionally powerful", and that "Sunshine" "really left an emotional impact with many listeners as it came from a personal place for Cantrell." [8] Classic Rock Review wrote; "A bright chorus of guitars make the verse section of 'Sunshine' unlike anything else on the album, although this track's chorus is a little more straightforward hard rock, with Cantrell singing ...