. Such is the tragedy of one of the most charismatic figures to colour the rock scene of the 1990s. "This f*cking drug use is like the insulin a diabetic needs to survive," said Staley in a portion of the interview published by Blabbermouth. He had gained a mastery of his voice without the strain he once used to hit those highs. It only makes sense if you know a little about music and voice range but its still interesting to read. I personally love the whole Madseason album and pretty much every song on Dirt by AIC. Many outsiders looking in at grunge claimed that the movement glamorized drug use, promoting the concept of art and addiction being intertwined via their lyrics and the growing concept of "heroin chic" that was popular in '90s fashion. Layne Staley's Isolated Vocals From 'Would,' 'Rooster Layne Staley was the frontman of Alice in Chains, rock band that became famous in early 90's during Steattle's grunge movement. Was Layne Staleys incredible rock voice due Pick at me slow, pain fiend Rise from the dirt Im in. Layne was a god. Heres twelve of my favorite vocal performances Layne Staley put on a studio recording starting from earliest to latest: "I never wanted [the public's] thumbs' up about this f*cking drug use," he said. Shame In You Go to 3:30. In Greg Prato's bookGrunge Is Dead, his mother Nancy described him as a "video game freak," while Tad Doyle of the seminal Seattle band Tad describes how Alice in Chains would have his band on their tour bus "playing video games and listening to music. In the grunge era, his voice is already on the Mt. However, his body wasn't discovered until April 20 , two weeks after the singer had passed away from an overdose. Then those chorus vocals. Total vocal range: G1-A6, A6 (False Alarm live) For the most part, Layne kept an incredibly private and insular life in the year leading up to his death, to the point where the few times people did see him, it was a notable event that they remembered well. It's amazing that this song is based on several words which are repeated all the time and when listening to it your heart is being torn apart And you cannot stay indifferent hearing "We're all alone", you cannot. The Tragic Death Of Alice In Chains' Layne Staley Published. Layne Staley It wasnt so much his power that impressed but his willingness and ability to push very hard on such a large range of vocal tone. ._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa{margin-top:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._3EpRuHW1VpLFcj-lugsvP_{color:inherit}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa svg._31U86fGhtxsxdGmOUf3KOM{color:inherit;fill:inherit;padding-right:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._2mk9m3mkUAeEGtGQLNCVsJ{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;color:inherit} WOW! The songs vocal gets completely overlooked (and I get it, there are so many great ones). Selected Tracks: No One Knows, The Lost Art of Keeping A Secret, Keep Your Eyes Peeled 34. Layne Staley died in April 2002. So crazy, so crazy, so crazy LAYNE WAS EVERYTHING BUT CRAZY. Mad Season | Mark Lanegan - Vocal Cover. Layne Staley Anyway, his great voice still living among us and that video is my tribute to him.Playlist:00:00 I cant remember00:17 All alone00:24 Rosster (Demo version 1991)00:31 We die Young00:38 Grind00:45 Brother00:56 Dont follow01:03 No excuses01:17 Bleed the freak01:24 X-Ray MInd01:31 Them bons01:39 Love, hate, love01:45 Man in the box01:51 Dont follow01:59 Wake up02:06 Am I inside02:14 Am I inside02:24 Am I inside (Live)02:34 Confusion02:41 I cant remember02:52 X-Ray mind03:05 Rooster03:22 Bleed the freak03:31 I know something03:40 Sea of sorrow03:49 I stay away03:59 Love, hate, love04:08 I cant remember04:19 Long gone day04:27 Confusion04:34 Artificial red04:41 Sunchine04:48 Confusion04:57 It aint like that05:04 Junkhead05:14 Down in a hole05:24 I know something05:32 Them bones05:30 Would05:46 Love, hate, love05:56 We die Young06:04 Dont follow06:12 Dirt06:21 Rooster06:32 Artificial red06:49 Sea of sorrow06:59 Hate to feel07:15 Sea of sorrow07:22 Rain when I die07:40 Wake up07:47 Real thing07:54 King of the kats08:11 Lifeless dead08:19 Social parasite08:25 I cant have you blues (demo)08:36 Bleek the freak08:45 Rooster08:52 I cant remember09:15 Man in the box09:25 Love, hate, love09:42 Junkhead09:50 Im above09:57 Dont follow10:04 Wake up10:13 Lip lock rock10:22 - Whatcha gonna do (Demo)10:28 Sickman (Alice in Blunderland)10:36 Bleed the freak10:45 I cant have you blues10:54 Lip lock rock11:01 Queen of the rodeo (Alice in Blunderland)11:09 - Queen of the rodeo (Music Bank Disc 1)11:20 Fat girls11:27 Over the edge11:33 Fat girls11:40 Over the edge11:47 Fat girls11:53 - I cant have you blues (demo)12:00 Over the edge12:07 Lip lock rock12:18 Whale and wasp12:25 Down in a hole12:35 Sludge factory12:42 Artificial red12:53 Nutshell13:01 Love song13:09 Would13:17 Would (live)13:25 Rain when I die13:33 Real thing13:41 Rooster (demo 1991)13:52 Bleed the freak14:01 I cant remember14:09 Love song14:19 Iron glam14:26 King of the kats14:34 Love song14:42 Fat girls14:49 False alarm (Seattle, WA - live)15:08 Sorry, I dont know the song name.15:14 Killing yourself15:23 Dont follow Layne Staley died in April 2002. He had an impressive and special vocal range and besides his fascinating voice, he was also a good songwriter and performer. I couldnt even wait to get back in my car. Layne Staley was definitely a way more talented singer. Like many Layne vocals, there is a fifth in there that gives it a ghostly feel. They are both from Facelift. He didnt loose any range, he doesnt sound like he got any serious vocal issues throughout his career, one of the most (vocally speaking) healthy vocalists in rock history. ._1QwShihKKlyRXyQSlqYaWW{height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:bottom}._2X6EB3ZhEeXCh1eIVA64XM{margin-left:3px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;padding:0 4px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;margin-left:0;padding:0 4px}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:14px;padding:0 4px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH,._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{display:inline-block;height:16px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-body);border-radius:50%;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;width:16px}._2cvySYWkqJfynvXFOpNc5L{height:10px;width:10px}.aJrgrewN9C8x1Fusdx4hh{padding:2px 8px}._1wj6zoMi6hRP5YhJ8nXWXE{font-size:14px;padding:7px 12px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y{border-radius:20px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:hover{opacity:.85}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:active{transform:scale(.95)} Contributors: MTR, Flyin Brian, Johnny Crunch & Blake The Snake, For more on Alice In Chains You can check out our interview with, Layne Staley: 1967-2002 Twelve Great Vocal Performances, Interview: Jack Hues From Wang Chung To His Debut Solo Album Primitif, Interview with Mike Inez of Alice in Chains | SoundVapors. Alone. And I like your site here. His aw yeahs are classic Layne Staley. There is this song stuck in my head but I cant remember the name and the lyrics wont come out the only way I can explain it is circus music..? The 50 Greatest Vocalists/Frontmen in Rock when he sings why you act crazy, not an act maybe no other singer I have heard can do what he can do. Layne Staley It was a warning.". "I saw Layne on Thanksgiving of '01 and again just around Valentine's Day when he came to see his sister's new baby. Original Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr spent the day before Layne Staley's death Starr's birthday, in fact hanging out with the singer at his University District apartment. Nancy was even working in a treatment center the day Staley died and it was her intervention that led the police to find the singer's body. Don't try to talk about this to my sister Liz. The interaction was mixed: According to David de Sola's book, Layne was in a sour mood and got into an argument with Mike over his use of benzodiazepine. RIP bro. WebVocalist, guitarist, producer known as 'Madlock'. For many fans, Alice in Chains epitomized the musical movement we now call "grunge." Vocal Layne Staley vs Kurt Cobain Would Iconic. Watch Intro Video. WebWatch this video to learn how I went from less than octave of range to the seriously pro voice you'll hear in my "before and after" section - using the killer vocal blueprint and free Vowel Modification Layne Staley - Vocal Cover. There are so many songs to choose from but these two really stand out for me. Most of the time when we praise an artist we talk in terms of era or genre. Layne Staley August 22, 1967 April 5, 2002. According to a Facebook memorial post by early collaborator Tim Branom that was reprinted in Alternative Nation, "In the end, almost no one could contact Layne. Staley's body was sitting upright on his couch. I don't wanna see people anymore and it's nobody's business but mine.". You can follow me on TwitterandInstagram let me know what some of your favorites are. His expressed his struggles with depression and drug abuse through his chilling vocals that were equally beautiful and haunting. By then, Demri had also become addicted to heroin. The vibrato in the verses are magic. He died on November 24, 1991 from bronchopneumonia as a result from HIV/AIDS I didn't know vocal range mattered in rock music. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} Layne Staley River Of Deceit Not only one of the most beautiful songs to come out of the 1990s but one of best Staley performances. Staleys passion for music started with percussion when he was 12, and then continued with drums in his ._1sDtEhccxFpHDn2RUhxmSq{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-flow:row nowrap;flex-flow:row nowrap}._1d4NeAxWOiy0JPz7aXRI64{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}.icon._3tMM22A0evCEmrIk-8z4zO{margin:-2px 8px 0 0} ", Jeff Gilbert, an editor at Seattle music magazine the Rocker, said that when Layne approached him on the street toward the end of his life, he looked bad physically but seemed aware emotionally. However, his body wasn't discovered until April 20 , two weeks after the singer had passed away from an overdose. R.I.P. ._2a172ppKObqWfRHr8eWBKV{-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;margin-right:8px}._39-woRduNuowN7G4JTW4I8{margin-top:12px}._136QdRzXkGKNtSQ-h1fUru{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:8px 0;width:100%}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_,._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{margin-left:auto}._1-25VxiIsZFVU88qFh-T8p{padding:0}._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor)} Bleed the Freak by A.I.C. [] Just because he was isolated doesn't mean we didn't have sweet moments with him.". Layne Staley Vocal Range Studywas originally posted attherangeplace.forummotion.combut now you must join to read it so Ive posted it here so everyone can read it. Although over time he became a master of tonal control which I think is why early songs sound harder but later songs sound more complete. Down in a Hole, Rooster and Nutshell specifically are spectacular. A moment before, Staley had revealed: "My liver is not functioning and I'm throwing up all the time and sh*tting my pants. Layne Staley Vocal Range Study was originally posted at therangeplace.forummotion.com but now you must join to read it so Ive posted it here so everyone can read it. In 1988, Layne Staley met Demri Lara Parrot, a model who would eventually become a grunge icon. According to Guitar World, in 1997, Layne Staley, using the entity the Larusta Trust (Layne often used the fake name John Larusta in his business dealings, perhaps as a reference to the Alice in Chains' classic "Rooster"), purchased an apartment in Seattle's bustling University District. Layne Staley's official date of death was declared April 5, 2002. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); All text content on this website is copyrighted by Barbara Dearaujo Text and comments may NOT be reproduced on or offline with out permission. But the point is I new right then and there that beautiful, talented guy was gonna be SOMETHING and I was right! His death was ruled accidental. The Tragic Death Of Alice In Chains' Layne Staley Then, she received a call from his accountant saying that Staley had taken out a large sum of money weeks ago and that no one had heard from him since. And I like you site here. The best example of his Layne Staley He simply was beautiful inside & out. I believe he took vocal lessons from Maestro David P. Kyle, who also taught Geoff Tate and Ann Wilson. He died from an O.D and was found on the couch 2 weeks later, Someone feels what I feel when listening to Wake Up and River of Deceit . A2 (Died) "I'm not using drugs to get high like many people think. F2 (Bleed the Freak, Sludge Factory) (She's quick to note, "I don't have any magic answers. You can get lost in his voice and u can cry when u hear the lyrics. 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Sludge Factory This one is dark and evil. The way he finished each verse over Jerry Cantrells low vocal was a thing of beauty. .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} Layne Staley By the time he passed away on August 5, 2002, the singer was physically and emotionally crippled by his addiction to heroin, as well as his use of other drugs. Voice type: Low tenor Sung vocal range: F2-B5 Total vocal range: G1-A6 Significant high notes: A6 ( False Alarm live) G6 ( False Alarm live) F6 ( Layne Rutherford Staley (22 August 1967 - 5 April 2002) Vocal Range: E2 - A5. Featuring Kegan from Foundation Vocal. Down in a hole and theyve put all He is the lead singer of a wonderful band called Alice in chains. He wouldn't answer the door or take calls. Layne was born August 22, 1967 and passed away on April 5, 2002 at the age of 34. Hommes ability to churn out incredible rock n roll hits to go along with his impressive tenor range vocally make him one of the best frontmen in rock music. ", Perhaps the most painful thing about this is that Layne's sense of hopelessness drove him to isolate even further and push away even those who loved him. WebAll together, The Four Pillars of Singing offers a total of 32 vocal workouts with 64 different options to explore and train your voice. He certainly lost power over the years though. ", It was well-known that Layne Staley was a lover of video games and would often disappear to play games throughout Alice in Chains' recording process. A lot of iconic musicians have a certain look by which they are remembered. Merging the hard-hitting riffs of California's metal scene with the vulnerability and depression of the Pacific Northwest, the Seattle-based quartet created music that was heartfelt without being angsty and tough without being hilariously macho. Most vocalists find their range and stick to i.t and diversify by adding power in that range. If youre not a music expert but you listen with noise cancelling headphones on, you can hear just how amazing his voice is. No reason to analyze it; Layne was Layne its that simple. Its cool to find other web masters out there who have put time and effort into keeping the music and the story alive online. Layne Staley