Great song from such a great album. Us true AiC fans were so grateful and happy to have them back in 2009. William really rounds out the band very well, and, even though he doesn't sound like Layne, somehow he and Jerry manage to make their harmonies sound exactly like those golden harmonies Jerry had with Layne. AIC is one of the greatest bands in all of Rock history and I really need to FINALLY see them!! ❤
Jerry Cantrell , love everything you do to keep the peace , and great music flowing , you are the heart of Alice in Chains , don't let it die , thank you , tod.
First time I heard this on the radio, I thought, "Wow, who the hell is ripping off Alice in Chains?! At least it's good". Then I found out it was. Bought the album the day it came out.
I was in drug & alcohol rehab when this came out! The day I drove myself to the rehab center was a 90° Seattle Day during August! I had my a.c. blowing and all my windows up & I was still sweating my a°° off! I saw a kid on crutches dragging both of his legs & feet working his way down the street I was driving on! I had never saw him before & I didn't know if he was paralyzed, goofing off, or what may have been happening with him! I didn't really know how to respectfully ask him where he was going and if he might like a ride! So I rolled down my window & said hay dude not to bother you or anything but I'm driving with my A.C. blasting & I'm sweating my fuggen a°° off so when I saw you just now something inside me told me to offer you a lift where ever it is you are going! He said I'd love a fuggen ride dude! He said I'm just going up to the bus stop where the road straightens out again! He hopped in & he was pretty burnt out from trying to get to the bus stop! I said hay man it's none of my business so feel free to tell me to STFU & mind my own business; but are your legs both broken or something? He said yep! There surely something! I chuckled & he said I'm actually paralyzed from the waist down & I do not have a wheel chair! I said holy 💩dude well I'm glad I offered you a ride! I then asked once you get off of the bus where are you going? He tells me he's going to band practice down in Georgetown. ( About a 20 minute drive from my neighborhood!) I said brother no offense but I must take you to your band practice location! I said brother I'm on my way to check in to drug & alcohol rehab and I've had a hella hard time getting there! I've been on my way for almost 3 months & my legs both work & I have a vehicle! After seeing you making your way down the street dragging your feet & now talking to you, I gotta say that seeing how determined & easy going you are is really inspiring me right now man! So to make a long story longer the dude made it to band practice & I made it to rehab! Right after I dropped him off at practice I could not stop thinking that I had to somehow get that fuggen dude a wheel chair! So after my 7th day at the rehab center I was able to make phone calls & the first call I made was to KISW 99.9 Seattle's Rock Station! A d.j. named Ricker whose shift was just after the morning show guys, I believe he went on thee air at 10 a.m. Until like 2 p.m. I thought he was my best option on who to approach & share my story to & ask if he could pull any strings to get this dude a chair! I told him I was at rehab & he asked how long I'd been there & he said that I need to fully focus on myself at the moment before I can start helping others! That made sense to me & he said if you do me a solid & fully focus on your rehab; when your rehab is completed I'll do my best to do you a solid! So I said deal! Then he says to me what I am able to do today if your interested is I am about to debut a new song off of Alice's upcoming album with their new singer Will DuVall! then he says it's never been heard by anyone in the world other than those that put in work on it & for them recording it! So if you'd like to announce it to the world for the first time it will ever be heard! I'm willing to pass you my baton if you interested! Man it was a NO BRAINER! So fast forward to 28 days in rehab & completing the treatment & I am discharged from the center & so the next day I call Ricker & he was a man of his word & on air he introduced me & gave his audience the back story on how him & I teamed up to help a man in need thru the power of communication! I believe 5 different people/medical groups called in & committed to providing the dude a chair! It was fuggen bad a°°!
I remember the day AIC released *"Black Gives Way To Blue"* and I listened to Check My Brain. I wondered when that unreleased Layne Staley track had been recorded until I learned that the singer was actually Will DuVall. I still listen to this day. R.I.P. LAYNE
@@JAVITHRASH1983 such a cool song! When i went to my first AIC concert, they played it and i was singing the lyrics with some random older guy, such a great vibe!
Even after the song/record being out for 13 years. It still gets recognized. I myself started listening to AiC early 2023, since i was introduced to Soundgarden back in 2022 because of an ex-friend of mine. 2022 was my year of Soundgarden. And 2023 to now (2024) has been straight AiC. Just wish i knew about these guys when i was a kid, even tho i wouldnt understand any of it since i woulda been like- 5, but i woulda grown up listening to amazing music. Absolutely love this band and i fucking wish more people listened to these guys now and their newer stuff instead of the new genres of music that are out there.
This is the song which made me become a fan of AIC. I was at the gym and suddenly Check My Brain started to play, and I was like "wow, such a heavy sound with amazing harmonies, this song is just perfect!". With all respect to Layne and his legacy, I love the old Alice work, but Black Gives Way to Blue is my favorite album from them.
Took a business trip a few years ago to San Jose then took a few days off to go mountain biking in Santa Cruz. This song was in my head the whole time.
comecei a ouvir os álbuns do AiC dps da morte do Layne. Fiquei meio receoso de q n gostaria pq sou apaixonado pelo Layne. Mas não me arrependi, AiC é bom msm sem ele
did they not make you who you are California check my brain no need now i am already there and beyond back to normal what is going on with the universe thank you for understanding awareness of consciousness tod infinity . . . . . . .
michigan check everything let it ride crazy always welcome for the better we survived atomic weather souls survived mother earth nature agarta gaia cultivate thoughts together life energy spirit never dies change form inside of everything everyone all the time tod infinity
Haha that's what I thought when I first saw him, haven't listened since. Nothing beats jar of flies as far as Alice goes. When I heard they were touring with guns and roses I was like what the fuck I thought everybody's dropped the band since the front man died? It's not nostalgic if it isn't the original band. I mean Mudvayne may be old and fat now but at least it's still them. The guitarist looks like an evil stay puffed marshmallow man. 😂
You're right, they should resurrect Layne's corpse and kick Duvall out. It's not like the rest of the members are still present or that Cantrell has done the majority of the heavy lifting for AiC even when Layne was alive or anything
@@punkmoose3962 even tracks like hallow Off TDPDH that's a facelift/dirt track just applied differently. Jerry gets alot of credit but he really was the soul of AIC (Also the reason I started playing guitar)
@@GiganticWeenI think that most people who are familiar with the discography, music, writing style, and history of the band would argue that Jerry was always the main person who was responsible for the discography and success of Alice In Chains. 🤟
This isn't just the best of AiC 2.0, it's among the best the band has ever done period. Layne would agree and he would love it. ✌️ ❤️ 🎸
Great song from such a great album. Us true AiC fans were so grateful and happy to have them back in 2009. William really rounds out the band very well, and, even though he doesn't sound like Layne, somehow he and Jerry manage to make their harmonies sound exactly like those golden harmonies Jerry had with Layne. AIC is one of the greatest bands in all of Rock history and I really need to FINALLY see them!! ❤
Jerry Cantrell , love everything you do to keep the peace , and great music flowing , you are the heart of Alice in Chains , don't let it die , thank you , tod.
Trust me man, He won’t
Just saw em live in August, they still got it
@@FACEL1FT Jerry's solo tour?? Their performance of Cut You In STILL blows my mind....❤❤❤
@@noneyabusiness1302 No it was Alice in Chains and they still got it!
First time I heard this on the radio, I thought, "Wow, who the hell is ripping off Alice in Chains?! At least it's good". Then I found out it was. Bought the album the day it came out.
I was in drug & alcohol rehab when this came out! The day I drove myself to the rehab center was a 90° Seattle Day during August! I had my a.c. blowing and all my windows up & I was still sweating my a°° off! I saw a kid on crutches dragging both of his legs & feet working his way down the street I was driving on! I had never saw him before & I didn't know if he was paralyzed, goofing off, or what may have been happening with him! I didn't really know how to respectfully ask him where he was going and if he might like a ride! So I rolled down my window & said hay dude not to bother you or anything but I'm driving with my A.C. blasting & I'm sweating my fuggen a°° off so when I saw you just now something inside me told me to offer you a lift where ever it is you are going! He said I'd love a fuggen ride dude! He said I'm just going up to the bus stop where the road straightens out again! He hopped in & he was pretty burnt out from trying to get to the bus stop! I said hay man it's none of my business so feel free to tell me to STFU & mind my own business; but are your legs both broken or something? He said yep! There surely something! I chuckled & he said I'm actually paralyzed from the waist down & I do not have a wheel chair! I said holy 💩dude well I'm glad I offered you a ride! I then asked once you get off of the bus where are you going? He tells me he's going to band practice down in Georgetown. ( About a 20 minute drive from my neighborhood!) I said brother no offense but I must take you to your band practice location! I said brother I'm on my way to check in to drug & alcohol rehab and I've had a hella hard time getting there! I've been on my way for almost 3 months & my legs both work & I have a vehicle! After seeing you making your way down the street dragging your feet & now talking to you, I gotta say that seeing how determined & easy going you are is really inspiring me right now man! So to make a long story longer the dude made it to band practice & I made it to rehab! Right after I dropped him off at practice I could not stop thinking that I had to somehow get that fuggen dude a wheel chair! So after my 7th day at the rehab center I was able to make phone calls & the first call I made was to KISW 99.9 Seattle's Rock Station! A d.j. named Ricker whose shift was just after the morning show guys, I believe he went on thee air at 10 a.m. Until like 2 p.m. I thought he was my best option on who to approach & share my story to & ask if he could pull any strings to get this dude a chair! I told him I was at rehab & he asked how long I'd been there & he said that I need to fully focus on myself at the moment before I can start helping others! That made sense to me & he said if you do me a solid & fully focus on your rehab; when your rehab is completed I'll do my best to do you a solid! So I said deal! Then he says to me what I am able to do today if your interested is I am about to debut a new song off of Alice's upcoming album with their new singer Will DuVall! then he says it's never been heard by anyone in the world other than those that put in work on it & for them recording it! So if you'd like to announce it to the world for the first time it will ever be heard! I'm willing to pass you my baton if you interested! Man it was a NO BRAINER! So fast forward to 28 days in rehab & completing the treatment & I am discharged from the center & so the next day I call Ricker & he was a man of his word & on air he introduced me & gave his audience the back story on how him & I teamed up to help a man in need thru the power of communication! I believe 5 different people/medical groups called in & committed to providing the dude a chair! It was fuggen bad a°°!
@@WeThePeepHole333 thanks for sharing that amazing account@
I remember the day AIC released *"Black Gives Way To Blue"* and I listened to Check My Brain. I wondered when that unreleased Layne Staley track had been recorded until I learned that the singer was actually Will DuVall.
I still listen to this day.
R.I.P. LAYNE
😇🙏💙💙💙
I hope you're both doing well! Two good souls right there 💙
Sad that this video has so little views... the song deserves so much more
For most people aic ended when Layne did, at least that was the case for me. Until now.
There is another upload of this music video that has like 5 million views.
@@wisconsinmetalhead684 yes! This song was a hit in 2009, for the rock audience in my country.
@@JAVITHRASH1983 such a cool song! When i went to my first AIC concert, they played it and i was singing the lyrics with some random older guy, such a great vibe!
Agreed.
This song has a great and heavy riff, but it's also catchy AF! Should get much more recognition.
is quite crazy to think that Will is 1 year away from matching the time of Layne as the singer of AIC
Alice in Chains just keeps on rocking! Awesome song!!!
Even after the song/record being out for 13 years. It still gets recognized. I myself started listening to AiC early 2023, since i was introduced to Soundgarden back in 2022 because of an ex-friend of mine. 2022 was my year of Soundgarden. And 2023 to now (2024) has been straight AiC.
Just wish i knew about these guys when i was a kid, even tho i wouldnt understand any of it since i woulda been like- 5, but i woulda grown up listening to amazing music. Absolutely love this band and i fucking wish more people listened to these guys now and their newer stuff instead of the new genres of music that are out there.
I wish i could relive the first time i heard this song, soooo good
My two favorite tracks off of Black Gives Way To Blue are Check My Brain and the acoustic version of Your Decision.
Awesome album came out when I lost my parents. I really needed it
Always listening to this on repeat. Lyrically amazing. 🤘🏼
me too lol
This is the song which made me become a fan of AIC. I was at the gym and suddenly Check My Brain started to play, and I was like "wow, such a heavy sound with amazing harmonies, this song is just perfect!". With all respect to Layne and his legacy, I love the old Alice work, but Black Gives Way to Blue is my favorite album from them.
same here... just discovered the album and I love every song on it, something I can't say of the earlier albums. Weird eh
@@timoloefwow thats definitely a take
You can't compare. Different era, different singers.
The guitar is sleazy...its bores right into my brain...love it!
I was so lucky to see them back in ‘92 on their “Dirt” tour!
AWESOME!!!
I saw them in 92 as well open for Ozzy on No More Tours. Awesome stuff
Greatest Riff ever
this riff are the tempo of being high
I was so proud of them when they came out with this album.. bring us more
What a fantastic song!
hypnotic great song
Man, Layne would have loved this
Dope!!!!
The first time I heard this song....I thought I blew my speakers.....lol🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
It wasn't your speakers, it was your mind!
great composed
Took a business trip a few years ago to San Jose then took a few days off to go mountain biking in Santa Cruz. This song was in my head the whole time.
One of the best things put out there.
Take me back to 2009 so I can hear this on the radio for the first time again
I always listen to this twice
Good song
Yees good stuff
AIC still rocks! California see ya Florida here I come!
Enjoy Gov Newsome and those taxes!! Flo Rida Rules!!!
Que bestialidad!! Jerry cantrell es una leyenda
🖤
Californication, Hank Moody getting out of police department
🗿🍷🔥🎵🎶❤
Aragon ball room live was amazing
Jerry Cantrell is a modern day Picasso with a guitar
Damn that riff is like a brain massage! Faaaaak
Drinking, just hit a few loads, nothing better than AIC. This album rips! Cheers! Stay thirsty my friends!
This song sounds really great 😊
muito bom ver o Jerry bem e seguindo em frente
💕
Drum 🔥🔥
I love how the guitar tone is a bit dirtier in the video than the album recording.
OoooooooooooooooooooooooYEAH!!!
AAAAaaaaaAAaaaah tears have filled my bones
✌️
brabo
comecei a ouvir os álbuns do AiC dps da morte do Layne. Fiquei meio receoso de q n gostaria pq sou apaixonado pelo Layne. Mas não me arrependi, AiC é bom msm sem ele
Sou apaixonada no Layne e em tudo que envolve o Layne, mas os álbuns lançados depois são de qualidade e são bons, gosto de tudo...
Me tira uma duvida, é o layne cantando? A voz é identifica....
@@arakasaki7089 pior q n, essa é com o William Duvall e o Jerry cantrell
Crazy this is already over 13 years old
This Song Works On The Whole World, Not Just Cali😈😎❤️💯🙌🤪😁🤘😆🍻😤🥰😍👏
This song is a warning
I will always be fond of AIC.
FUCK.YES.
¿2000 vistas?
The “real video” so to speak has 6.8 million
This is the non vevo version aka the not so popular video
only 40k views??? wtf
It's been uploaded by the band twice for some reason, the other doesn't say "official" and has been viewed 7M x's ...
Cantrell is a God 🤘🎸
This is a great fucking powerful song...still, I miss Layne so much 💔💔💔
❤❤😂🤟🤟
Jerry Cantrell doing what he does best! Kick ass!
My neighbors listen to this song when I play it.
...and all you'd need is a commissioned piece cause huh.,...
Time to upscale the video guys 😊
Ok... Either the guys keep getting bigger and smaller or the cameraman is zooming in and out.
did they not make you who you are California check my brain no need now i am already there and beyond back to normal what is going on with the universe thank you for understanding awareness of consciousness tod infinity .
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Long story short.
Fuck ya I'll probably have black eyes in morning
michigan check everything let it ride crazy always welcome for the better we survived atomic weather souls survived mother earth nature agarta gaia cultivate thoughts together life energy spirit never dies change form inside of everything everyone all the time tod infinity
Oh yeah, laynes favorite
I love it only because Philippe's got some love! jk jk🤘forever
I love when i run out of breath lip syncing before the singer does!
Is that Lenny Kravitz. 😂
Brother that is William DuVall!
Это он и есть😲🤘
Haha that's what I thought when I first saw him, haven't listened since. Nothing beats jar of flies as far as Alice goes. When I heard they were touring with guns and roses I was like what the fuck I thought everybody's dropped the band since the front man died? It's not nostalgic if it isn't the original band.
I mean Mudvayne may be old and fat now but at least it's still them. The guitarist looks like an evil stay puffed marshmallow man. 😂
😢NO LAYNE STALEY'S Voice💔❌🪦😭😫
NO ALICE IN CHAINS‼️
You're right, they should resurrect Layne's corpse and kick Duvall out. It's not like the rest of the members are still present or that Cantrell has done the majority of the heavy lifting for AiC even when Layne was alive or anything
@@punkmoose3962 PREACH. Id argue that Jerry is AIC more than Layne was.
@@GiganticWeen Right? I mean, listen to Pretty Done and it could easily blend in on Dirt
@@punkmoose3962 even tracks like hallow Off TDPDH that's a facelift/dirt track just applied differently. Jerry gets alot of credit but he really was the soul of AIC (Also the reason I started playing guitar)
@@GiganticWeenI think that most people who are familiar with the discography, music, writing style, and history of the band would argue that Jerry was always the main person who was responsible for the discography and success of Alice In Chains. 🤟
Still gets me every time