"position": 4, It's still perfect for your 2018 playlist! [138], In June 2017, Alice in Chains returned to Seattle's Studio X to record their sixth studio album. [323], Cantrell underwent shoulder surgery twice. As you can see, Cantrell says, Im into some twisted shit. Indeed, he endures a four-hour-plus session, getting a strange array of gruesome faces inked onto his arm, reaching from the wrist all the way up to the crook of his elbow. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart", "Alice in Chains To Re-Team With Producer Nick Raskulinecz For New Album", "Jerry Cantrell Interview on Trunk Nation (08/21/2017) - Alice in Chains' new album + solo album", "Big News From Alice in Chains: New Album Almost Wrapped Up! Shortly after the show, Staley was found unresponsive after he overdosed on heroin and was hospitalized. He met Axl Rose after the show and gave him the tape. Released on Roadrunner Records, Degradation Trip hit shelves two months after Layne Staley's death and was dedicated to him. He sadly never did, and he was omitted from the In Memoriam segment at the 2003 Grammys, leading to Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney leaving the show early due to the disrespect shown towards their late friend and bandmate. "position": 3, Guitar-wise, Jerry's playing was always exciting and interesting. 100% Buyer Guarantee. We need to start growing up as a people. Curtis and Silver passed the demo on to Columbia Records. [26], Cantrell's father, Jerry Sr., is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. Happy birthday Jerry! [72] Cantrell's guitar contribution gave a heavy metal edge to the band's unique grunge style. Alice in Chains formed during the late eighties when Staley, then singing in a different band, offered aimless Tacoma guitarist Jerry Cantrell his rehearsal studio as a place to crash. [61], Cantrell wanted to form a new band and Staley gave him the phone number of Melinda Starr, the girlfriend of drummer Sean Kinney, so that Cantrell could talk to him. [27], Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, Jar of Flies, debuted at No. "[115], Cantrell met singer William DuVall in Los Angeles in 2000, through a mutual acquaintance who introduced him to [108], Between 2006 and 2007, Cantrell played in a number of concerts with Alice in Chains featuring guest lead singers such as Ann Wilson,[109] Mark Lanegan,[110] James Hetfield,[111] Phil Anselmo,[111] Billy Corgan,[110] Scott Weiland[112] Sebastian Bach,[113] and William DuVall. 10 on Total Guitar/MusicRadar's "15 best rock guitarists in the world right now" poll. [40], The first album that Cantrell owned was Elton John's 1974 Greatest Hits compilation,[42] which was a gift he received from his father when he was 10 years old. "@type": "ListItem", The 100 Best Albums of 2022, In fact, hard work has been a key factor behind the rise of Alice in Chains. Nothing attracts me to it anymore. This story is from the November 26th, 1992 issue of Rolling Stone. [163], Cantrell started recording a follow-up to Boggy Depot in 2000. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, Website Design by Set Sail Media maintained by Data Design Inc, ion Oklahoma Online Magazine | Lifestyle, Culture, Entertainment, Events, Local retailer takes online fashion boutique offline, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma Introduces 2017 Season, Harkins Theatres 2017 Loyalty Cup and T-shirt on Sale, Bricktown Harkins presents great lineup for Tuesday Night Classics, The Chic Renaissance Waterford Oklahoma City. Staley is reluctant at first to discuss his heroin problems, especially in light of a recent Rolling Stone article about the drugs revival, which mentioned him. Get Tickets! Alice in Chains tour 2022 announced: The American rock bands Alice in Chains and BREAKING BENJAMIN meet for the first time on a joint concert tour with the special guests BUSH to give an incredible rock pat throughout the country, making this route one of the hottest concert routes of the summer. [66][63][67], Cantrell attended a Guns N' Roses concert at the Seattle Center in 1988,[68] and took an Alice in Chains demo tape to give to the band. [82] Their debut album, Facelift, was released in 1990 and has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA, selling over two million copies. Apr 15 1993 Alice in Chains Setlist at Made in Oklahoma Building, Oklahoma Jerry appeared in the 1996Tom Cruise filmJerry Maguire, playing an employee at a copy shop. [16] Cantrell was ranked at No. Junkhead God Smack Put You Down Sickman It Ain't Like That Angry Chair Man in the Box I was there 9 setlist.fm users were there Edit setlist "@type": "ListItem", Of course, you know, possibilities"[171] Cantrell expressed the same sentiment when asked about a new solo album during an interview with Trunk Nation in August 2017, stating that Alice in Chains has always been his number one concern, but that he would not rule out a new solo album in the future. Cantrell attended high school at Spanaway Lake High School,[33] and, before owning his first guitar, he was a member of the high school choir which attended many state competitions. We did it step by step. 7. The only reason I did those two records is because we weren't working as a band. 77 on its list of "100 Greatest Guitar Solos" in 2008. [217] The following night, Cantrell joined the band to perform "Kick Out the Jams". Ironically, when the full-scale media blitz hit western Washington earlier this year, Alice in Chains was virtually lost in the shuffle. Jerrys first solo material was a song called Leave Me Alone that made the soundtrack to the 1996Jim Carrey andMatthew BroderickfilmThe Cable Guy. Jerrys first job was delivering newspapers. [74], Their second full-length album, Dirt, was released in September 1992 to critical acclaim and was certified quadruple platinum. [159], In 1998, Layne Staley almost performed live again since Alice in Chains' last concert in July 1996,[160] when Cantrell went to Seattle on his solo tour for Boggy Depot. It's a tough thing to go through. [283] Cantrell and William DuVall were also tied at No. [58], Cantrell met Layne Staley, then Alice N' Chains' lead singer, at a party in Seattle around August 1987. Cantrell started to sing lead vocals on Alice in Chains' 1992 EP Sap. [26] Jerry Sr. was the main subject of the song "Rooster", which Cantrell wrote as a tribute to his father,[27] and his mother Gloria is also mentioned by name in the song. ( OK 66660). Cantrell mentioned that they needed a bass player to jam with them and he had someone in mind: Mike Starr, with whom Cantrell had played in a band in Burien called Gypsy Rose. [71] After three months of negotiations, Alice in Chains signed to Columbia Records on September 11, 1989. [264], Cantrell used a variety of amplifiers such as those made by Bogner, Mesa Boogie and Marshall throughout his career. Cantrell's career outside Alice in Chains has consisted of three solo albums, as well as many appearances with other musicians and on film soundtracks. 7 on its list of "Top 10 Underrated Guitarists",[281] and Loudwire ranked him at No. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time It's overwhelming. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/category/rock/", They told me how veal was made from calves raised in these small boxes, and that image stuck in my head. After the gig, the band briefly mingles backstage with fans and Columbia executives before scattering. We're just figuring out how we work as a team. [147] It had a music video, which was included as a bonus feature on the 15th anniversary edition Blu-Ray of The Cable Guy in 2011,[148] and the song reached No. Since I quit doing it, I tried it a couple of times to see if I could recapture the feeling I once got off it, but I dont. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why He picked it up very quickly, impressing the guy, who suggested to Jerrys mom that she buy her son a guitar and she did. Music, radio and podcasts, all free. "@type": "WebSite", I had the same issue in the other shoulder about six years ago so I've had them both done now. I took a fucking long, hard walk through hell. The song features Cantrell sharing lead vocals with Damageplan singer Patrick Lachman,[211] and it can be found on that movie's soundtrack, and as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Damageplan's debut album, New Found Power. We've been friends a long time. ,{ Snootyparrot. We want to hear it. A lurid T-shirt hangs on the wall, picturing an EC Comics-type cannibal and the motto Jeffrey Dahmer says, Remember KidsTattoos Taste Great! Some twisted shit indeed. [62] Kinney called Starr and a few days later they started jamming with Cantrell at the Music Bank, but they didn't have a singer. [190], Cantrell was the lead guitarist in all of the tracks[191] from Ozzy Osbourne's 2005 album of cover songs, Under Cover. HippieintheWeeds. Image:Alice In Chains Logo.png is being used on this article. We were going to have this band that dressed in drag and played heavy metal as a joke., As the quartet refined its musical direction, the Puget Sound scene was erupting with promising groups like the flamboyant Mother Love Bone, the hard-edge Sound-garden and the grunged-out Mudhoney. [37] Cantrell learned to play guitar by ear, emulating his heroes. [154] The tracks "Cut You In", "My Song" and "Dickeye" were released as singles to promote the album. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/alice-in-chains-william-duvall-details-1996-layne-staley-connection/", [319] "No one in the band claims to be an expert on religion, but the title of the song [The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here] comes from something that a lot of people actually believe in". [49], In 1985, Cantrell was going to winter semester of college,[50] but he decided to quit it and moved to Dallas, Texas, to join a band with a couple of friends. DuVall wrote on Instagram, This was a cool surprise at the AIC Pop-up Museum today. Most bands would have stopped immediately, but we kept touring., Editors picks The song was about Cantrell's relationship with his younger brother, David. [287], In 2012, Cantrell's voice was featured on a smoking policy ad at the Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle. L-R: Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, unknown, Dionne Farris, Donnie Ienner (then-president of Columbia Records), Layne Staley, Mike McCready, and Jason Finn (of the band Presidents Of The U.S.A.). 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This was a cool surprise at the AIC Pop-up Museum today. After haggling over deal points with Columbia for six months, the group was finally ushered into a studio by producer Dave Jerden, who had previously worked with the Rolling Stones and Janes Addiction. [167] The live show was well received by audiences on a national tour that helped build upon the solo album's success. [307] At the start of 1991, Cantrell moved in with Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell and his then-wife Susan Silver at their house in Seattle. Everybody thought I was getting the worst of the bunch, says Terzo. [276], He was ranked 38th out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World in 2004,[14] and ranked at No. [32] Cantrell picked it up very quickly, impressing his mother's boyfriend who suggested that she should buy her son a guitar, so she bought him an acoustic guitar. [63] Diamond Lie gained attention in the Seattle area and eventually took the name of Staley's previous band, Alice N' Chains, and was quickly renamed as Alice in Chains. Im glad we didnt get lumped together with them, because were not those other bands.. Although the band has changed, we've lost Layne, we've added Will, and there was no master plan. 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Although its the night after Sadistic Sunday, Staley is having a grand time. [18][19] He grew up in Spanaway,[20] and is the oldest of three children. [29][30], Cantrell moved back with his mother to Spanaway where he attended junior high. But to me they were a diamond in the rough., For Columbia, signing Alice in Chains was a deliberate move to regain the labels foothold in the hard-rock market. He would later cite guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix,[44] Ace Frehley, Tony Iommi, Angus Young, Jimmy Page, Glenn Tipton, K.K. - S1 E3 Poker Night Live! [313] Asked about Staley's death in an interview with MTV in July 2002, Cantrell said: "It's something I'm still dealing with, and I still think like he's here. Faris was nominated for a Grammy for a song she co-wrote with DuVall. [4] William DuVall joined the band in 2006 as co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, [348][349][350], Cantrell and his Alice in Chains bandmates offer special seating at their concerts for veterans from Operation Ward 57, a fund for wounded soldiers. For all the albums out-of-the-box success, the making of Dirt was plagued by bad luck. [131] He told Guitar World, "I got deathly ill. It was scary church music. [31] Cantrell has cited his interest in dark musical tones as dating back to this period: "In choir we performed a cappella Gregorian chants from the 14th and 15th centuries. Studio X was the same studio where the band recorded their self-titled album, Alice in Chains (1995),[139][140] Recording was completed in January 2018. 6. As part of a quartet, he sang the national anthem at basketball games and won singing competitions. There were times on stagethere was one show in Charlotte where it was just so heavy. Columbia made Facelift a top priority, hoping to prove the company wasnt merely a stable for fresh-scrubbed pop acts like Mariah Carey, New Kids on the Block and C&C Music Factory. To be honest, I'd just be happy being the lead guitarist and singer for Alice In Chains. Metallica Celebrate Alice in Chains With Tender Cover of 'Would?'. [40][41] Friends recalled that Cantrell fell into depression and became a completely different person after losing both his mother and grandmother within a short span of time. [59] He was homeless after being kicked out of his family's house,[26] so Staley invited Cantrell to live with him at the 24-hour rehearsal studio "The Music Bank". [241] The second is a guitar called the 'Superhawk'. Limited team places available Only 12 tickets remaining. When Alice hits the stage in Dallas, the audience eagerly embraces the group, with the entire front section standing on its feet, waving outstretched fists, flicking cigarette lighters during every song. I started writing about censorship, explains Staley. [107], On March 10, 2006, Cantrell, Inez and Kinney performed at VH1's Decades Rock Live concert, honoring fellow Seattle musicians Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart. "I think there's overwhelming evidence that things aren't working right now. When Jerry was in sixth grade, his mom was dating a guitar player who taught him a couple of chords. It takes a few deep bites to get what its all about. 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I love him and have to move on. [248] The guitar can also be seen in the movie Singles. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter[9] of the rock band Alice in Chains. "@type": "WebPage", Places To Stay Places To Stay. I dont think it hurt us, though. [129][130] The title track is a tribute to Layne Staley written and sung by Cantrell, accompanied by Elton John playing piano. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966)[1] is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. [243], Cantrell used the original "Blue Dress" guitar on the music videos for "Man in the Box",[244] "We Die Young",[245] "Sea of Sorrow",[246] "Grind",[247] and "Again". 14 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks. [280], In 2016, Blend Guitar ranked Cantrell at No. Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington, on March 18, 1966,[2] to Gloria Jean Krumpos and Jerry Fulton Cantrell. The movie touched on some really heavy feelings and emotions, and thats what were about, too, he says. But being a part of this band is a full time job. For Columbia, signing Alice in Chains was a deliberate move to regain the labels foothold in the hard-rock market. They came to us at a time when we were hungry for music, says label president Don Ienner, who has since taken the band especially guitarist Cantrell, whom he refers to as a future guitar god under his wing. [170], In November 2014, during an interview on radio 95.5 KLOS, Cantrell was asked if he had any plans on doing more solo work, to which he replied: "I don't know. To celebrate theAlice inChainsguitarist's birthday, here are 10 things you might not know about him: 1. However, this album still has not been released. $2.50 + $3.49 shipping . The EP also features Mark Arm of Mudhoney and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, who appeared together on the song "Right Turn", credited as "Alice Mudgarden" in the liner notes. 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