RIP Layne Staley

Layne Staley, 1967 - 2002

I seek Alice in Chains when I’m bored. I heed their words when I’m troubled. I lose myself in their music when I’m happy. Alice has and will always be my go-to band. It is highly ridiculous that it is Layne Staley’s 10th death anniversary today. I won’t hear it and I won’t respond to it. I love him, so there.

In no particular order, here’s how my top of the pops Alice playlist looks like -

1. Rotten Apple, Jar of Flies
- “I’ve written my own part” 

2. Would?, Dirt
- “Am I wrong? Have I run too far to get home?”

3. God Am,  Alice in Chains
- “This God of mine relaxes. World dies, I still pay taxes”

4. Down in a Hole, MTV Unplugged
- “I like to fly, but my wings have been so denied“

5. I Stay Away, Jar of Flies
- “Tears that soak a callous heart“

6. Killer in Me, MTV Unplugged
- “So the sun, shines upon me, I’m having fun, killer is me”

7. Rain When I Die, Dirt
- “Is she ready to know my frustration? What she slippin’ inside, slow castration”

 

8. Frogs, Alice in Chains
- “What does friend mean to you? A word so wrongfully abused“

9. Junkhead, Dirt
- “What’s my drug of choice? Well, what have you got? I don’t go broke, and I do it a lot“

10. Sludge Factory, Alice in Chains
- “Look in my eyes deep and watch the clouds change with time“

11. Bleed the Freak, Facelift
- “Name your god and bleed the freak“

12. Nutshell, Jar of Flies
- “If I can’t be my own, I’d feel better dead“

13. Man in the Box, Facelist
- “I’m the man in the box, buried in my own shit” 

14. Angry Chair, Dirt
- “Weight of my heart, not the size“

15. Got Me Wrong, Sap
- “As of now I bet you’ve got me wrong“

16. Rooster, Dirt
- “Seems every path leads me to nowhere“

17. Whale & Wasp, Jar of Flies

18. Confusion, Facelift
- “Love, sex, pain, confusion, suffering; you’re there crying, I feel not a thing“

19. Hate to Feel, Dirt
- “All this time I swore I’d never be like my old man. What the hey it’s time to face exactly what I am”

20. Shame in You, Alice in Chains
- “You’re right as rain, but you’re wrong to blame. Agreed my crime’s the same“

*Note – I have intentionally not included any songs from Black Gives Way to Blue. Love the album, but I’m sticking to only Layne-era AIC albums for this list.

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