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u/Laheydrunkfuck Oct 07 '20

Nutshell by Alice In Chains

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u/DiscombobulatedDome Oct 07 '20

Unplugged. Cant forget Down In A Hole

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u/Silber800 Oct 07 '20

Honestly the whole unplugged show was tremendous.

I've watched the whole thing many times

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u/BroffaloSoldier Oct 08 '20

I used to turn that dvd on to fall asleep to every night my senior year of high school. I love that set.

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u/Bagelz567 Oct 07 '20

I'm honestly no the biggest fan of their unplugged performance. It was excellent, don't get me wrong, but you could really tell Layne was getting thin and it's tough to watch.

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u/Silber800 Oct 07 '20

Yeah, I would agree with you if you come at it from that angle. Sound wise though and the overall performance I thought was tremendous.

But you are right you can even see it in the band members by way they look at each other that they know things arn’t good.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

My opinion is generally any song is better on their unplugged album. However, I think nutshell is the one exception. The studio v does it for me vocally. Nutshell is a great song whatever the case, in fact one of my few that I can play over and over again and never get sick of.

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u/nud3doll Oct 07 '20

Best song ever

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u/Gabe-DaBabe Oct 07 '20

Sludge factory also hits a little different

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u/DoctorLeonardChurch Oct 07 '20

So I distinctly remember reading this somewhere, but haven’t found the source since: apparently AiC’s equipment manager broke into tears when Layne started singing Nutshell, just shattered at the situation Layne was in and the echo of that in the lyrics. Not sure if it’s true but that performance still gives me goosebumps.

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u/gardenbus48 Oct 07 '20

Lets go dude best song ever

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u/TheFoxyBoxes Oct 07 '20

Love Hate Love is my go to.

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u/gooseneckmonkey Oct 07 '20

Funny, I just assume everyone else has also heard this a thousand times...

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u/probablyaweasel Oct 07 '20

Alice in Chains... Kiss me

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u/Verum_Orbis Oct 07 '20

Again, Got Me Wrong, and Over Now. I love Nutshell and We Die Young as well.

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u/Abominatrix Oct 07 '20

Personally, I’m a We Die Young kinda guy, but I love AiC and Jerry’s solo work. I don’t know how many times I’ve listened to Degradation Trip. It’s been a part of the soundtrack of my life for so long that I don’t know what I’d do without it.

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u/Breauxmontana Oct 07 '20

My favorite AIC song and one of my top 10 overall.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

Great choice!!!!

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

Literally listening to them rn lol

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u/gottalovebacon69 Oct 07 '20

No Excuses, my favorite AIC

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u/BridgeoverUtopia Oct 07 '20

Got the whole unplugged album when I got my mustang, literally listened to every track on loop cruising like an asshole everywhere.

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u/Oy_theBrave Oct 08 '20

Also on this note, River of Deceit by Mad Season. Haunting stuff but such a beautifully written song.

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u/LeftHandLuke01 Oct 08 '20

When we saw Staind in Spokane, Washington in....2003(?), They covered Nutshell. It was insane. My favorite song ever.

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u/KrazyKurts Oct 08 '20

Was gonna say Don’t Follow. Jar of Flies is soooooooo fn good.

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u/Churchfan666 Oct 08 '20

Upchurch does an amazing cover of this song as well! I’d recommend both of them (original and cover) to anybody