City and Colour - "Rain When I Die" by Alice In Chains | MoPOP Founders Award 2020

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  • City and Colour performs "Rain When I Die" by Alice In Chains at MoPOP's Founders Award fundraiser.
    The Museum of Pop Culture's one-night-only annual benefit event streamed for FREE on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 with an unforgettable performance from Seattle's own Alice In Chains, plus an acclaimed lineup of tribute artists who put their own spin on some of the band's most iconic songs.
    The Founders Award event serves as the nonprofit museum’s principal annual fundraiser for youth development programs, access initiatives, community engagement, and world-class exhibitions.
    Donate to MoPOP: mopop.org/donate or text 'MoPOP' to 41444
    This year’s celebration featured performances by award recipients Alice In Chains, as well as tribute performances from Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction), Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), Dallas Green (City and Colour), Fishbone, Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), KORN, Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), Ann Wilson, Duff McKagan (Guns n’ Roses), Mastodon, Metallica, Dave Navarro, Krist Novoselic (Nirvana, Giants in the Trees), Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Nancy Wilson, and the debut musical performance of Lily Cornell Silver (daughter of Chris Cornell and Susan Silver), among many others. The event also featured appearances from members of Pearl Jam, Sammy Hagar, Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave), Les Claypool, Robert Downey Jr., and many more.
    The event also included appearances by artists from MoPOP’s 21-and-under music showcase and competition Sound Off!, including Katyrose Jordan, The Human Missile Crisis, David’s Van, and Talaya.
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  • @daniloprado2259
    @daniloprado2259 Před 3 lety +1910

    For those interested in playing this beautiful version by Dallas, this is the tuning:
    EBDGBe
    And the chords:
    : 200200 [ then there's a hammer-on from : 000200 ]
    : 332000
    : 53000x
    : 00240x
    : 55000x
    : 770700
    : 770600
    : 2x040x
    Please, like for visibility.

  • @barrygorst5951
    @barrygorst5951 Před 3 lety +3019

    We need a 'Dallas in Chains' album. He totally stole the show.

  • @artbyjs
    @artbyjs Před 5 měsíci +91

    This was the most beautiful cover of an Alice In Chains song I’ve ever heard in my life.

  • @wxdevil
    @wxdevil Před rokem +152

    This really exposes the sadness and beauty of this song in a completely different light.

  • @pascalbruins5114
    @pascalbruins5114 Před 3 lety +798

    When I think of AIC songs that would sound good in an acoustic setting, Rain When I Die wouldn't be one of them. Props to this guy for pulling off masterfully

    • @ScoriacTears
      @ScoriacTears Před 3 lety +4

      I know Right! . . Maan sgooshit.

    • @shaka_lutherking7152
      @shaka_lutherking7152 Před 3 lety +17

      Literally thought the same thing until he hit "I think it's gonna rain.." Definitely not a City and Colour fan at all but this dude has a pretty killer voice and made this song his own

    • @cloudsss83
      @cloudsss83 Před 3 lety +2

      You have never bumped into Dallas before?

    • @benkelly7182
      @benkelly7182 Před 3 lety +3

      I agree with you for sure but am also reminded that most of their stuff was written first on acoustic guitars as far as I know. That one is a big departure for sure though. I went back and listened to the original just now and was blown away by the intro. These two compliment each other nicely.

    • @andrewvasquez7872
      @andrewvasquez7872 Před 3 lety +3

      the melody itself def works, the only reason people wouldnt immediately think so is because of all of the Jerry-distortion goodness and Layne-isms.

  • @michaelphillis5381
    @michaelphillis5381 Před 6 měsíci +26

    I think Layne would have shed a tear in that room.

  • @AliceInPantera
    @AliceInPantera Před 9 měsíci +163

    It took almost 20 years, but someone finally did Layne some justice…..It’s a beautiful thing.

    • @shawnbrockman9729
      @shawnbrockman9729 Před 8 měsíci +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣 what?

    • @thomaswhudson
      @thomaswhudson Před 8 měsíci

      Yea not sure about that, although I do love his voice. @@shawnbrockman9729

    • @richgonzales8468
      @richgonzales8468 Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@shawnbrockman9729 horrible cover

    • @robfeldschun6146
      @robfeldschun6146 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Check out his cover of Nutshell

    • @evanphillips570
      @evanphillips570 Před 5 měsíci +5

      @@richgonzales8468are you real? Dallas’ voice is like butter, so smooth, it’s fucking great

  • @karakensing6410
    @karakensing6410 Před 2 lety +413

    I never like when people do Layne’s songs. This is the exception. This is incredible

    • @stevejohnson747
      @stevejohnson747 Před 2 lety +4

      Alicia Widar knocks it out of the park too

    • @TheStepmonkey
      @TheStepmonkey Před rokem +6

      @@stevejohnson747 Yea, her version of I Stay Away is the best I've ever heard

    • @jeremybozarth6682
      @jeremybozarth6682 Před rokem +6

      Right he even stayed true to the original notes and vocal structure and sung his heart out

    • @eachday9538
      @eachday9538 Před rokem +5

      Have a look at the cover of Nutshell on this channel that Mark Lanegan did, it will stab you in the heart, just a bit

    • @karakensing6410
      @karakensing6410 Před rokem +5

      @@eachday9538 RIP Mark. I will definitely check it out.

  • @ashleymerritt9461
    @ashleymerritt9461 Před 3 lety +383

    Oh my god if I could sing like this I’d just never speak. Every goddamn thing I ever say would just be sung.

    • @tommydacomicguy741
      @tommydacomicguy741 Před 3 lety +10

      I live my life jealous of people that can sing well. Body yawn, good looks yawn, money yawn.

    • @invaliduserid5807
      @invaliduserid5807 Před 3 lety

      It wouldn't bother me if a woman sang like this but as a dude (I think??), it is disturbing.

    • @ashleymerritt9461
      @ashleymerritt9461 Před 3 lety +23

      @@invaliduserid5807 wow man, way to regress masculinity back a few decades.

    • @tommydacomicguy741
      @tommydacomicguy741 Před 3 lety +8

      @@invaliduserid5807 wait til you hear Prince!

    • @invaliduserid5807
      @invaliduserid5807 Před 3 lety

      @@tommydacomicguy741 I couldn't recall him really singing in a high voice so I watched a handful of songs on YT and did find some. Prince was very different from Dallas even if they both sing in a high voice for at least some of their songs. Prince was incredibly talented from writing most, if not all, of his own music, to playing any instrument he wanted. From singing as high or low he wanted to "owning" his unique personal style. I would even go as far as to say "there'll never be another guy who can be as unique and talented as Prince." Prince has credibility that Dallas will never match and his personality was bigger than he was. He spent years building his brand and nobody can question the level that he attained. He's not just some guy who totally castrated someone else's song where someone else built their brand on a low, raspy voice. That voice spawned many imitators and that voice didn't "puss up" someone else's song. That voice developed his own style and has many followers who are fiercely loyal.
      Dallas is no Prince.

  • @emiquintana509
    @emiquintana509 Před rokem +144

    This is, by far, one of my favorite covers of an AIC song.
    Someone that's not trying to copy Layne, but taking the song, and making it their own, while paying homage to the original artists.
    Beautiful job.

    • @jeffwhite5784
      @jeffwhite5784 Před rokem +6

      Couldn't have said it better myself. Like what Johnny cash did with what was Trent reznsor's hurt

    • @furthurondown
      @furthurondown Před 9 měsíci +1

      it's too soft. layne gave it grit. i love that dallas did this but it's a pillow on REAL suffering vs the emo shit he came up with writing with alexis and early C&C

    • @SoldiersCreed1974
      @SoldiersCreed1974 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@furthurondown I understand the sentiment. The original is angry and full of defiance. This cover, and the way it is sung, especially after Layne's passing sounds like someone who is resigned to his fate and given up. That is what made it resonated with me.

  • @shaundis2117
    @shaundis2117 Před 9 měsíci +36

    Just heard this now for the first time. In-fucking credible.

    • @1cemann
      @1cemann Před 3 měsíci +3

      welcome to the addiction pall.

  • @adamkelleher7624
    @adamkelleher7624 Před rokem +143

    I’ll never forget watching this entire gig in my band mates house. Who are all die hard AIC fans, like their whole life is influenced by these guys, like I would be but they are a different level. And we were all chatting and talking shit and as soon as this came in there was silence… and the silence that followed the song was much greater than the track running time. Absolutely Beautiful.

    • @rishabhbose29
      @rishabhbose29 Před 8 měsíci +4

      I hear and feel you mate. I watched this all alone in my room. This ended and I was in tears and did not do or feel nothing for at least the next 10 minutes or so. Haunting performance.

    • @user-co6ey3co1e
      @user-co6ey3co1e Před 6 měsíci +1

      I’m onboard. Absolutely stunning.

    • @user-gm7jh8qi8t
      @user-gm7jh8qi8t Před 3 měsíci

      that would have been so cool

  • @brbosen
    @brbosen Před 3 lety +816

    This is a gorgeous version of a timeless, intense song.

    • @brocolis_mr
      @brocolis_mr Před 3 lety +5

      Yes...

    • @andrepires5587
      @andrepires5587 Před 3 lety +4

      You're rigth! This is awsome!

    • @alvinbutler8894
      @alvinbutler8894 Před 3 lety +3

      So good🤘

    • @eleesemorgan4479
      @eleesemorgan4479 Před 2 lety +5

      wise enough to see this is timeless most importantly, gets my thumbs up...and that you said it was beautiful..almost as if you're a bot programmed to hit on all the right notes of human emotion..lol.who knows for sure right?....but anyway, I agree because all he was fucking immortal man..READ IT ALL. AND THEN lISTEN TO IT all. LAYNE STALEY. It all easily makes him a top five maybe the greatest some argue and for me , the one whose voice haunts me the most in rock in a beautiful dark way, it's his.

    • @brbosen
      @brbosen Před 2 lety +4

      @@eleesemorgan4479 I am with you on all of that. Especially the bot part ;)

  • @danalombardijr5563
    @danalombardijr5563 Před 3 lety +509

    Consider myself a metal guy so on and so forth, but damn this version stopped me cold, amazing , fucking amazing

  • @GrahamsYouTube
    @GrahamsYouTube Před rokem +51

    A cover that doesnt copy the original, but bends and tames the words and music into another beautiful performance, this is it...

  • @fightnirish2337
    @fightnirish2337 Před 3 lety +601

    For me, this was one hell of a introduction to City and Colour. Absolutely blown away by this performance. Layne was such a unique vocalist, to cover his music is no easy task. To do this in your own style and make it work this well is a testament to your own talents. For an encore I'd like to request Love, Hate, Love.

    • @jrod1591
      @jrod1591 Před 3 lety +6

      Man he was super famous among acoustic indie people on myspace.. He's been around a while. Go listen to his myspace transmissions

    • @Theycallmebrando
      @Theycallmebrando Před 3 lety +10

      He played guitar and was the clean vocalist for Alexisonfire, where he started.

    • @T0pMan15
      @T0pMan15 Před 3 lety +14

      He’s done a cover of Nutshell too, it’s great

    • @stacycakes2173
      @stacycakes2173 Před 3 lety +10

      I wish I could be you and rediscover him all over again ❤️

    • @tracevicente
      @tracevicente Před 3 lety +4

      Dallas is something isn’t he? It was a treat to see him in NYC but even better in our new “home town” several months before covid. His albums have evolved from acoustic to ensemble. High suggestion, listen to the 2 albums, in this order, Bring Me Your Love, then Little Hell. You’re welcome 🤞🏼

  • @emilyy4282
    @emilyy4282 Před 3 lety +346

    I think this might be the greatest cover of all time.

    • @mourge101
      @mourge101 Před 3 lety +6

      His covers in general are bar none.

    • @letthatsinkin7879
      @letthatsinkin7879 Před 2 lety +1

      @Emily agreed

    • @invaliduserid5807
      @invaliduserid5807 Před rokem

      And by greatest, you mean weakest, right?

    • @aaronquillen8797
      @aaronquillen8797 Před rokem

      I'd almost agree, if I'd never heard Polica cover kieth sweat Nobody, that I believe is the greatest cover of all time, even with that weird auto tune she does in the begining.

    • @dmitryowens
      @dmitryowens Před rokem

      You seem to have confused the words "greatest" and "worst".

  • @heidiwilliams1022
    @heidiwilliams1022 Před 3 lety +128

    Just a man and his guitar absolutely stole the show

  • @eddyzermeno5571
    @eddyzermeno5571 Před rokem +67

    My mom just died and now it's raining
    Thank you so much for this beautiful cover of one of my favorite songs
    RIP MOM

  • @frankk1019
    @frankk1019 Před 10 měsíci +21

    Huge Alice In Chains fan. This is such a haunting version. Whenever I find myself listening to the MTV Unplugged set I always find my way here too. So good.

  • @user-bl9rc1po2f
    @user-bl9rc1po2f Před 2 měsíci +4

    He really does this song justice, which is very hard to do when the original is so transcendent. Beautiful.

  • @AlecBridges
    @AlecBridges Před 3 lety +398

    Not only the best of the night, this is possibly the best Alice In Chains covers on CZcams. Couldn’t be more perfect.

    • @ne2952
      @ne2952 Před 3 lety

      Agreed!!

    • @pegliobaglio
      @pegliobaglio Před 3 lety +16

      Have you heard his version of nutshell 🖤

    • @AlecBridges
      @AlecBridges Před 3 lety +4

      @@pegliobaglio I have! Also amazing

    • @MrManson1996
      @MrManson1996 Před 3 lety +1

      Breaking Benjamin and Gavin Rossdale do a pretty good cover of Would.

    • @mariopalmag
      @mariopalmag Před 2 lety

      Agreed

  • @chechucabj
    @chechucabj Před 3 lety +61

    Is she ready to know my frustration?
    What she slippin' inside, slow castration
    I'm a riddle so strong, you can't break me
    Did she come here to try, try to take me?
    Did she call my name?
    I think it's gonna rain
    When I die
    Was it something I said, held against me?
    Ain't no life on the run, slowly climbing
    Caught in ice so she stares, stares at nothing
    I can help her but won't, now she hates me
    Did she call my name?
    I think it's gonna rain
    When I die
    She won't let me hide
    She don't want me to cry
    Will she keep on the ground, trying to ground me?
    Slowly forgive my lie, lying to save me
    Could she love me again or will she hate me?
    Prob'ly not, I know why, can't explain me
    Did she call my name?
    I think it's gonna rain
    When I die
    💙

  • @mogulrider
    @mogulrider Před 5 měsíci +7

    It's important to the remember that Dallas was very close with the band and played with them often.
    He is doing this out of love for Layne and the guys. This is what friendship looks like.

  • @christinegood1395
    @christinegood1395 Před 3 lety +377

    I love how this cover is telling the rest of the world what most Canadians already knew- that Dallas Green (aka City and Colour) is one of the most talented artists ever with the voice of a straight up angel. And knowing what this band means/has always meant to him (he talks about it frequently) makes this performance even that much more special.

    • @Brookzplayzmuzic
      @Brookzplayzmuzic Před 3 lety +2

      You have a face of a angel..tbh

    • @willegan3882
      @willegan3882 Před 3 lety +1

      So beautiful 😍

    • @bradleyclark6142
      @bradleyclark6142 Před 3 lety +4

      Thornley is also amazing and wholly underrated.

    • @aaronjohnson4826
      @aaronjohnson4826 Před 3 lety

      What it's really telling people is how talented Layne Staley was. How talented alice in chains were. Nobody cares theyre Canadian. Or that these guys are credited for such a bad ass song. Its a cover.

    • @zerofide
      @zerofide Před 3 lety +9

      tell em bout alexisonfire!

  • @Amanduhh03
    @Amanduhh03 Před 3 lety +109

    Dallas is like an aged fine wine. He just keeps getting better every year ❤️😍

  • @thetruthgodcountry5052
    @thetruthgodcountry5052 Před 2 lety +56

    As a professional musician, singing over acoustic guitar, I am completely floored. I have never seen anything so simple performed so perfectly. This is a performance for the record books, it is hard to believe that only a thousand people have seen this.....

  • @paulsinob
    @paulsinob Před 2 lety +97

    This is an unbelievably powerful cover of one of the greatest songs ever written in a completely different style. I'm blown away.

  • @mudjr44
    @mudjr44 Před 3 lety +50

    warms my heart to see old farts and kids alike finally discovering one of the best singer/songwriters alive...

  • @geopro9390
    @geopro9390 Před 3 lety +71

    Fuck. His voice is the sound a soul makes when it leaves the body and ascends!!!

  • @x2PUNKx
    @x2PUNKx Před 7 měsíci +23

    Not gonna lie… Up until he started singing I thought OH NO! Then he started and I almost teared up. This is my absolute FAVORITE AIC song! There are so many but this one means something to me. Applause to the highest level, for you made me fall in love with your version as well Sir! GREAT JOB !!!!!

    • @Wheatus_03
      @Wheatus_03 Před 4 měsíci

      Me too just waiting for the day I play this song and someone says "hey I like this song!!!

  • @rumblefish9
    @rumblefish9 Před 3 lety +92

    I still remember Dallas posting a couple of years ago when he first fronted for AIC, he posted an image of him in an AIC t-shirt with AIC posters in the back. He was prob 15 or 16 and he said that opening for AIC was a full-circle moment. That night, Jerry Cantrell gave him his guitar. Seeing this... him take a classic AIC and make it his own is just superb.

  • @siobhanr8192
    @siobhanr8192 Před 3 lety +93

    I never thought any cover of Layne could get me the way his vocals do, but this made me cry. Stunning.

  • @saidoterodiseno
    @saidoterodiseno Před 3 lety +145

    Never heard this man before. What a beautiful voice.

    • @acy2004
      @acy2004 Před 3 lety +17

      Trust me... you’re missing out. He’s my favourite artist.

    • @ne2952
      @ne2952 Před 3 lety +10

      He’s amazing! Check the Album sometimes by City and colour.

    • @rique.bonatto
      @rique.bonatto Před 3 lety +13

      I wanted to be you, just to relive the feeling of hearing Dallas again for the first time

    • @acy2004
      @acy2004 Před 3 lety +4

      @@rique.bonatto no doubt... it’s been a long time since I first heard him but it definitely was a special moment.

    • @DaveSstation
      @DaveSstation Před 3 lety +5

      He is a member of Alexis on fire
      His solo work is City and Colour

  • @schonthacker9641
    @schonthacker9641 Před 3 lety +84

    Almost nobody can straight up cover Layne properly. I dig that Dallas didn’t. Instead he turned an amazing song into his own stellar version. Bravo!!! 🔥

  • @miked9851
    @miked9851 Před rokem +17

    HE PUTS SO MUCH SOUL INTO THIS TRACK.

  • @thomasleonard8789
    @thomasleonard8789 Před 3 lety +334

    Not enough people did things like this. So many were just straight ahead covers. Really enjoyed this and Fishbone's a lot.

    • @ryanansahmusic
      @ryanansahmusic Před 3 lety +10

      Agreed. Dallas and Fishbone were my favourites!

    • @solac7749
      @solac7749 Před 3 lety +2

      For sure! So good to see/hear another take on timeless classics.

    • @DaveThomson
      @DaveThomson Před 3 lety +2

      Did you see the Mastodon cover? It's straight forward but its massive!

    • @blahzay_
      @blahzay_ Před 3 lety +11

      @@DaveThomson it was boring. Sounded EXACTLY like the original, but with less powerful vocals. And I’m a HUGE Mastodon fan. There are so many other AIC songs they could’ve done weird and wonderful versions of.

    • @ne2952
      @ne2952 Před 3 lety +2

      He’s a real artist! He can transfer every song into his own! It’s incredible!

  • @klm4446
    @klm4446 Před 9 měsíci +16

    This is the best performance of this set. Damn. Goosebumps. Made some of the others sound like straight up Karaoke. ❤😢😮

  • @SoldiersCreed1974
    @SoldiersCreed1974 Před 10 měsíci +15

    I always cringe listening to AIC covers. Ready to hate them before I even hear them.
    This cover was beautiful, haunting, and heartbreaking.
    I was blown away and not ashamed to say I had tears in my eyes.

    • @robfeldschun6146
      @robfeldschun6146 Před 5 měsíci +2

      This is what Dallas does. Check out his stuff.
      City and colour
      Alexisonfire

  • @paulhendrickson4768
    @paulhendrickson4768 Před 8 měsíci +7

    One of the most hauntinglyest beautiful cover I ever heard

  • @jordanmichael2655
    @jordanmichael2655 Před 7 měsíci +6

    How am I just seeing this!?!? This is my favorite Alice In Chains song

  • @chevelle68man2007
    @chevelle68man2007 Před 2 lety +81

    I love Alice In Chains music. I can’t help but to listen to this version over and over. This mans vibrato and voice control is absolutely stunning. It’s beautiful. Hope he makes more Alice In Chains songs

  • @insomnyteq
    @insomnyteq Před 3 lety +25

    How is this not a Grammy worthy performance???
    Phenomenal..

    • @insomnyteq
      @insomnyteq Před 2 lety

      @@MidwestFarmToys most people don't have full writing credits Grammys can be for performances, it has happen many times in the past. Obviously it's just a musing anyway as something like this would never even be considered I was just pointing out that that in my opinion there isn't a better performance of an acoustic song.

  • @Fiona-cq6uk
    @Fiona-cq6uk Před rokem +11

    I’ll never stop listening to this.

  • @seanmidson
    @seanmidson Před 10 měsíci +13

    4:06 absolute goosebumps

    • @joshinya66
      @joshinya66 Před 9 měsíci +1

      R.L. Stein wept. This is a seánce.

  • @evancrew1234
    @evancrew1234 Před 3 lety +79

    One of the greatest musicians of our time for sure, Alexisonfire, City and Colour, and You + Me, it’s all incredible

  • @keithsaulsbury4304
    @keithsaulsbury4304 Před 3 lety +31

    i can't believe he got this performance all in one take. it is perfect. his tone, his pitch, his pronunciation, everything about it is perfect.

    • @julliandepascali3955
      @julliandepascali3955 Před rokem +2

      Dal is a huge Layne fan so he's been practicing for absolute years

    • @GetAsCloseAsYouCan
      @GetAsCloseAsYouCan Před 3 měsíci

      Not perfect. Only the original is. This is slow and auto tuned to death.

  • @MrCroky123
    @MrCroky123 Před 10 měsíci +12

    As an AIC fan I must say I'm f....g impressed. A different rendition to the same end.

  • @CBeeee
    @CBeeee Před 3 lety +45

    Unbelievable performance. Chilling and the best cover of any Alice song I’ve ever heard

    • @jaywhitaker1147
      @jaywhitaker1147 Před rokem +1

      Dallas is amazing. If you like this then check out his other AIC cover of NUTSHELL on CZcams. Fanfokntastic

    • @GetAsCloseAsYouCan
      @GetAsCloseAsYouCan Před 3 měsíci

      Post Malone just made a way better cover of Them Bones.

  • @Unkn0wnGuy
    @Unkn0wnGuy Před 7 měsíci +8

    Holy fuck can this guy sing. Wow

  • @te9591
    @te9591 Před 2 lety +9

    This is an example of how when a song is good, it doesn't matter how it's played and with what instrumental methods, as long as the elements are quality.

    • @beezybeez4207
      @beezybeez4207 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/MOwJTURljRk/video.html
      holy moly!!!

  • @beerjedi1324
    @beerjedi1324 Před 3 lety +57

    Brought tears to my eyes. Layne would have loved this.

    • @noneyerbidness
      @noneyerbidness Před 2 lety +1

      how do you know this? what an odd thing to say.

    • @johnny888777
      @johnny888777 Před 2 lety +3

      @@noneyerbidness musicians enjoy impressive performances.. especially when someone covers their song, and nails it outta the park. Not odd at all.

    • @noneyerbidness
      @noneyerbidness Před 2 lety

      @@johnny888777 Another odd statement. You're generalizing. Stop it.

    • @mellie0402
      @mellie0402 Před 2 lety +1

      @@noneyerbidness why is it odd? Nothing odd about it. Other artists enjoy and appreciate when other artists do their song and put their own into it. Guess you didn't see Heart to "stairway to heaven" while Robert Plant cried in the audience. Stfu with your negative comments

    • @noneyerbidness
      @noneyerbidness Před 2 lety

      @@mellie0402 what you see as negative, I see as realistic. so, which one of us is really negative?

  • @d.jchurchill3396
    @d.jchurchill3396 Před rokem +5

    What in the holy hell is this immaculate tribute??? This is amazing.

  • @wangonguy62
    @wangonguy62 Před 3 lety +18

    Dallas's voice is so haunting in such a great way.

  • @briannemcguire5253
    @briannemcguire5253 Před 2 lety +40

    I come back to this video weekly. I love the sheer perfection of Dallas Green's voice on this tribute and the admiration he receives in this comment section has been heartwarming and well-deserved.

  • @harrygilbert3738
    @harrygilbert3738 Před 3 lety +43

    No chord he strikes ever gets boring. You can see the passion and attachment to a guitar. That instrument is literally an extension of his arms. Beautiful passion, and beautiful to hear. Thanks Dallas.

  • @sjukbasketball8498
    @sjukbasketball8498 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Dallas is one of the best live performers of all time. I’ve seen city and colour 5 times and AOF one 1 occasion. He’s like a fine wine vocally. He performed nutshell flawlessly. It’s like he intertwines with your soul

  • @RUREDY2ROK
    @RUREDY2ROK Před 7 měsíci +10

    I can already tell this is one of those covers Im going to listen to like 10,000 times. This is better than the actual song

    • @travisraymond1529
      @travisraymond1529 Před 5 měsíci

      Yeah he definitely expresses it in a whole other way and I’m digging it. Always come back to this version. Dallas just has that soulful voice that really lays the lyrics all on the table 🥹

  • @life.of.felina
    @life.of.felina Před měsícem +1

    Dallas’ voice only becomes more and more heartbreaking the longer I listen to him. Superfan forever. 🥹❤️

  • @polythenepam6461
    @polythenepam6461 Před 10 měsíci +8

    This currently has over 1M views and at least 500 of them are me. It's fucking incredible. I can't get enough

  • @mummyscrypt
    @mummyscrypt Před 5 měsíci +2

    The most beautiful cover of any song I've EVER heard..........absolute magic

  • @KennethSoaresUniverse
    @KennethSoaresUniverse Před 3 měsíci +1

    Performed from the Heart and Soul - touched my Heart and Soul. Thank you, brother!

  • @rishabhbose29
    @rishabhbose29 Před 3 lety +11

    My first reaction when I heard this back in December was just tears rolling down and I couldn't do nothing to stop them. Absolutely brilliant.

  • @francomatiasmarron1274
    @francomatiasmarron1274 Před 3 lety +4

    Maaan, I am a musician from Argentina and I have to give North Americans the credit they deserve when it comes to performing acoustic. They are masters songwriters, the chord selection, the textures, the blue scale drenched melodies. Hats off!

  • @bitethebook7650
    @bitethebook7650 Před 3 lety +73

    Cant get enough of all of these covers. Thank you mopop the artists who made such great music and especially Alice in Chains. Rest in peace Staley and Starr.

  • @modusceo
    @modusceo Před 11 měsíci +4

    I think Dallas is the most emotionally gripping artist I've ever seen. His myspace transmissions just totally shook me when they came out. And his voice NEVER sounds nothing but absolutely perfect like it was the record.

    • @igotworms
      @igotworms Před 6 měsíci

      Wither OG Dallas Green fan here. His cover of Live Don't Live Here Anymore from that transmissions session is impeccable as well.

  • @amac8487
    @amac8487 Před 2 lety +11

    Never have I imagined someone covering this song with this tone or acoustically… then I try and imagine someone, anyone, try and top this performance to this song. I can’t even hum this song in my own head this well.

  • @PablosobradoCR
    @PablosobradoCR Před 2 lety +22

    This cover is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard!

  • @elimarkey4784
    @elimarkey4784 Před 3 lety +13

    I was a huge City and Colour fan in my teens, his first three albums are phenomenal. Saw him live once in Boston and he was incredible, what a voice. A little too whiny or emotional for me now but still very talented and beautiful. Little Hell is a masterpiece. But I had stopped listening and forgotten about him over time. Then this comes up on my feed.
    Wow. Dallas shed a whole new light on this song for me. It feels just like a sad back and forth love song without the reverb and distortion. The notes he hits at the chorus gives me chills. Layne would be thrilled with this! Very imaginative, heart felt and beautiful. Whole new appreciation for this man.There's no Alice without Layne, sorry. Duvall is alright but they should have named themselves something different.

  • @shanescalise4592
    @shanescalise4592 Před 3 lety +93

    151 dislikes... It's ok guys, beauty is uncomfortable. We forgive you.

    • @emanonic82
      @emanonic82 Před 2 lety +2

      How can you dislike this? I don't get it...

    • @BelaLugosi1967
      @BelaLugosi1967 Před 2 lety +2

      What is there to dislike? This was sheer perfection!

    • @vipdfw
      @vipdfw Před 2 lety +1

      Probably Trumpers

    • @joeliebke6976
      @joeliebke6976 Před 2 lety +1

      @@vipdfw they hate everything thats good..lol

    • @christodd8949
      @christodd8949 Před 2 lety

      Must not be metal enough for them...

  • @maddyschena5774
    @maddyschena5774 Před 2 lety +5

    Two of my favorites, City and Colour and Aic. Never would have thought about him covering a song by aic, but thats because i could never think of something this perfect.

  • @EddieHunter92
    @EddieHunter92 Před 3 lety +32

    This has to be one of the best covers of any AiC song ever, simply amazing!!!

  • @jeremybozarth6682
    @jeremybozarth6682 Před rokem +16

    Oh my fucking god man. Thus is absolutely beautiful and the fact that it's not really changed it's all the same notes just with a slightly slower rhythm and more predominantly sung. Dude I honestly believe Layne would have bowed to this performance almost definitely. Way to home onto the nature of the original song and give it your identifying twist. Honestly so much respect I'm completely blown the Fuck away. I'm a vocalist myself and Layne is definitely top three(I'll never rank those 3 any other way) just top 3 of my all time influences and such an underrated pure singer. That man could do impossible things and it's like for so long it just went unnoticed... Anyway sorry for the rant but thank you so very much for this performance and the you and true emotion you put into it. Absolutely amazing

  • @merimabrkic2667
    @merimabrkic2667 Před 3 lety +42

    I want to thank this man for evoking a new emotion in me I've been needing to feel. This is insanely beyond ANYTHING I have heard in a very long time. My soul has found a way to bear the pain just a little longer without any interruption occuring.

  • @reiro76
    @reiro76 Před 3 lety +26

    This is so fucking good. Hauntingly beautiful. AiC must have been moved by this performance.

  • @MrSgreen1970
    @MrSgreen1970 Před 2 lety +26

    Goddamn this is one of the best things I've ever heard. It triggers something inside me I can't put words to, but very emotional to say the least. Props to you Dallas Green, and RIP Layne, I hope you can hear him singing

  • @romavictora
    @romavictora Před rokem +11

    Not many people can sing these songs, but this is truly worthy . So Much MORE then just a "Cover", its a tribute ... 🤘🤘🤘

  • @2kanchoo
    @2kanchoo Před 4 měsíci +1

    How does this not have 150m views yet? Come on youtube algorithm get with the damn program!

  • @JAME_GUMB
    @JAME_GUMB Před 27 dny +2

    Dallas Green one of the hidden Gems of music.. unreal voice... pop a couple shrroms and close your eyes my friends... magic is happening

  • @chrisvachon3250
    @chrisvachon3250 Před 3 lety +26

    I listen to this 20 times a day. Thank you man. Nutshell hooked me then this pops up a month ago and I have never stopped playing it ever since. It helps me stay in serenity and greatful to be alive. I'm clean three months now and I needed this at the perfect time. Don't stop here man. Your voice makes it easier to let the music and the words drown out the resistance. Thank you

  • @craigstitzlein1148
    @craigstitzlein1148 Před 3 lety +16

    There is no other way to explain this than simply calling it a gift. Thank you for this cover.

  • @snakeeyes7973
    @snakeeyes7973 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Brother made me cry for real

  • @chrisreid7373
    @chrisreid7373 Před rokem +2

    Couldn't find this on Spotify. This is such a crazy cover, I would of never thought that song could haunt me even more

  • @97Guitarrista
    @97Guitarrista Před 3 lety +21

    Some tears fell..damn beautiful version.

  • @eight2101
    @eight2101 Před 3 lety +20

    Now they know who City and Colour is... incredible

  • @moonylovesmusic
    @moonylovesmusic Před 7 měsíci +2

    I wish Layne had recorded songs like this. His voice is already out of this world. I can only dream how he would have sounded singing like this.😢

    • @ryanproffit2298
      @ryanproffit2298 Před 7 měsíci +1

      He would have, but drugs took him. It really sucks.

  • @haydenhirsch8634
    @haydenhirsch8634 Před 3 lety +6

    What an incredible cover and tribute. You can tell AIC’s songwriting meant a lot to this guy. He can sing his ass off

  • @PaolaViteri_Vite
    @PaolaViteri_Vite Před 3 lety +38

    Absolutely incredible. Beautifully sung and performed by Dallas Green.

  • @mikemartin3671
    @mikemartin3671 Před 2 lety +16

    Bizarrely appropriate rendition. Juxtaposes the gnashing primal original with a eloquently deconstructed version. Unexpectedly beautiful. I know Dallas is talented, but AiC has a significant place in my musical and emotional consciousness, as their music helped articulate emotions and pain I was unable to grasp or face. It's as though the song is presented in a more mature/aged manner, perhaps it's just more of my projection. He did a wonderful job, thank you for this rendition.

  • @ChadH2023
    @ChadH2023 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Probably the best cover to any AIC song. That was beautiful NGL.

  • @tlkshowhst
    @tlkshowhst Před 3 lety +11

    This needs to go viral.

  • @shivang15
    @shivang15 Před 3 lety +9

    What level of preparation! Feels throughout. He doesn’t growl like Staley but the rage is clearly felt throughout this performance

  • @joshdraken1
    @joshdraken1 Před 3 lety +4

    For me, it rained down when Layne passed. Missed them 3 times because he kept going in rehab and then when we were about to see Jerry Cantrell at Livestock, they cancelled because Layne was gone. Was a torrential downpour knowing that myself, his friends, family, and all of his fans would never get to see them all together again. Sad times, man. Sad times. Beautiful though how all of these musicians came together to honor an iconic part of the 90's and beyond. Thank you for that.

  • @chaddskinner2213
    @chaddskinner2213 Před 3 lety +6

    It’s a crying shame that he didn’t get to hear this version for the first time like we all did. Absolutely astounding!

  • @RUREDY2ROK
    @RUREDY2ROK Před 8 měsíci +8

    Wow. Surprisingly good singing voice. Beautiful.. Jesus listening to it again and it gives me chills

    • @Ph03n1x851
      @Ph03n1x851 Před 7 měsíci

      You should hear his cover of Nutshell

  • @littlemoex0001
    @littlemoex0001 Před 3 lety +7

    Dallas' voice is absolutely perfectly beautiful

  • @tes420
    @tes420 Před 3 lety +45

    I have no idea who this guy is but wow... This truly blew me away... Amazing Job 👏👏

    • @DerekCosgrove
      @DerekCosgrove Před 3 lety +13

      Then you don't know what you're missing. Dallas Green (City and Colour/Alexisonfire) is an amazing artist/songwriter. I've always been a punk rock and heavy metal person, but because of this guy I've expanded my genre of music and inspired me to start playing guitar again a few years ago.

    • @acy2004
      @acy2004 Před 3 lety +7

      Yes, you must check out his music. City and Colour is my favourite artist.

    • @garytackett8426
      @garytackett8426 Před 3 lety +4

      He also did an amazing album with Pink called You + Me

    • @hemmygrant
      @hemmygrant Před 2 lety +2

      check out "the grand optimist", beautiful song

    • @jaywhitaker1147
      @jaywhitaker1147 Před rokem

      Dallas is amazing. If you like this then check out his other AIC cover of NUTSHELL on CZcams. Fanfokntastic

  • @jonatassilva3937
    @jonatassilva3937 Před 3 lety +12

    It gave me goosebumps! That's a very strong, heavy and deep version. Poor Layne. He didnnt deserve that. At least now there is no more pain

  • @gennarosebastianelli473
    @gennarosebastianelli473 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Absolutely the best cover of AIC..... Absolutely......thanks

  • @anthonym612
    @anthonym612 Před 3 lety +36

    Fantastic cover - this is not an easy or particularly approachable song (especially for an acoustic cover). WELL DONE!
    I came into it NOT expecting Layne's vocals and I wasn't disappointed.