Alice in Chains Touring With Velvet Revolver

**Eyes of the Night** · 08-07-2007, 08:24 PM

Sept 8th ... see you there!!! ...

**DLR'sCock** · 08-07-2007, 08:49 PM

I saw Alice in Chains ata club here in NJ, Starland Ballroom, and the show was outstanding, one of the best.

You can make a sure bet that I'll be at this show!

Heck, I'll check out VR too.

**DLR'sCock** · 08-07-2007, 08:52 PM

BTW, the first time saw Alice in Chains was in Oct of 1990 and the ywere the opener for this band you may have heard, Extreme, ha!

I next saw them at Clash of Titans in the summer of 1991 with SLAYER, Megadeth, and Amtrak oops I mean Anthrax.

Then of course I saw them in 1993 at Lollapalooza.

August 17th, maybe aug 20? oh yeah

**DrMaddVibe** · 08-07-2007, 09:21 PM

I saw Alice In Chains last year at HoB's in Orlando.

Good show.

I'll pass on this one.

**binnie** · 08-08-2007, 02:39 AM

One of my favourite bands EVER. No one has ever sounded like that, and few have commited that level of emotional intensity to disc.

I hope they tour over here again soon...

**FORD** · 08-08-2007, 04:26 AM

two formerly legendary bands, both without their lead singers.

(No, I don't even recognize Weiland's existence after the Hall of Lame)

Think I'll pass on this one......

**ODShowtime** · 08-08-2007, 07:03 AM

Originally posted by FORD
two formerly legendary bands, both without their lead singers.

(No, I don't even recognize Weiland's existence after the Hall of Lame)

Think I'll pass on this one......

That's lame Ford. Slash and Jerry Cantrell in one night and you'll pass?

Man you're spoiled up there.

**FORD** · 08-08-2007, 04:44 PM

Originally posted by ODShowtime
That's lame Ford. Slash and Jerry Cantrell in one night and you'll pass?

Man you're spoiled up there.

Slash is still on my shit list as well because of the fiasco.

As for Cantrell, I'd like to see him move on to something else. Whether it includes the other band members or not, there's no point in calling a band "Alice In Chains" if Layne isn't there. I thought they sounded great playing "Barracuda" with Gretchen Wilson (who isn't related to Ann & Nancy, but sings like she could be) on the last VH1 "Rock Honors" show.

**ODShowtime** · 08-08-2007, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by FORD
Slash is still on my shit list as well because of the fiasco.

As for Cantrell, I'd like to see him move on to something else. Whether it includes the other band members or not, there's no point in calling a band "Alice In Chains" if Layne isn't there. I thought they sounded great playing "Barracuda" with Gretchen Wilson (who isn't related to Ann & Nancy, but sings like she could be) on the last VH1 "Rock Honors" show.

Just like VH, I never had the chance to see them with the original frontman. So I take what I can get. But I'm telling you, if you get a chance to see a full AIC show, you should do it because they are monsters. I'd imagine you'd have chance since you're in their home town.

I just get so excited when there's a good double bill. It's like a free show. Like when I bought Who tickets and Robert Plant appeared on the bill. I love that shit.

**DLR'sCock** · 08-10-2007, 11:18 AM

I am telling you people, I saw them last summer with William DuVall and they sounded outstanding. It was The Church of Alice in Chains and truly everyone was singing for Layne. Those yout tube vids I have seen don't do any justice.

Do yourself a favor and go see them, preferably headlining a club.

**PHOENIX** · 08-11-2007, 03:44 PM

I'm stuck going to see this concert tonight cause its my buddy's b-day. I'll give a review of the show tomorrow.

**PHOENIX** · 08-12-2007, 10:49 AM

So here's my review.

First night of the tour. Only 5000 showed up. Alice in Chains had some technical problems like guitars cutting out. But they put on a good show. Their new singer can pretty much cover all of Layne Staleys style.

Some highlights were Them Bones, Man in a Box, We Die Young, Would, Angry Chair and No Excuses.

As for Velvet Revolver. They played a lot of new songs from their new album. I didnt care much for them.

Their highlights were Vaseline, Interstate Love Song, Its So Easy, Mr Brownstone and they actually played Patience!

They also did a pretty cool cover of Wish You Were Here.

**PHOENIX** · 08-12-2007, 02:39 PM

Locked and loaded
Velvet revolver hits target with new material and old hits
T'CHA DUNLEVY, The Gazette
Published: 26 minutes ago

Rock history can be revived - and revisited - in many ways. Velvet Revolver brought its arena-rock cross-pollination to the Bell Centre Theatre last night before a crowd of 5,000.

The group is a combination of Guns N' Roses veterans (Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum) with former Stone Temple Pilots leader Scott Weiland. In the opening slot was '90s grunge act Alice In Chains, with newcomer William DuVall taking the place of the band's late singer Layne Staley, who died in 2002 of a drug overdose.

Velvet Revolver has been at this for a while. The group is now touring for its second album Libertad, the follow-up to 2003's Contraband. The new release finds the band further refining its disparate influences - Weiland's alt-rock pomp and GNR's balls-out rawk.

The mixture went down smoother this time around. The songs on Libertad exhibit a more carefree attitude, which carried over into last night's show. While the band was equally animated in its 2005 Bell Centre appearance, last night everything just seemed to gel more, as if, with two albums under its belt, Velvet Revolver is finding its groove.

That groove is deeply rooted in over-the-top rock 'n' roll. Weiland has never been one to hold back, ditto for his GNR comrades. To wit, yesterday's set (immediately preceded by NWA's Straight Outta Compton blasting over the PA) began with the wail of Slash's guitar, leading into the turbo-charged liftoff of the new album's first song, Let It Roll.

"Montreal! We are Velvet Revolver and we always will play motherf---in' rock 'n' roll," Weiland howled, a few songs in.

The banter continued a while later: "For those of you who watch too much American Idol, that's not what you're going to get here. If you're offended by what you hear or what you see, you're not going to get a refund."

With that, his shirt came off and the band was into Big Machine, the fifth in a string of songs off its first album. It was an empty taunt - there was little offensive about this show, unless you find classic rock shenanigans to be an assault on moral rectitude.

Catering to the nostalgic in the audience (of which there were many), renditions of a couple of songs from each of the STP (Vasoline, Interstate Love Song) and GNR (Patience, It's So Easy) back-catalogues were played, many during a mid-show acoustic set. These drew some of the biggest cheers - proof that new material is nice and all, but fans love to hear the old hits.

Alice In Chains sounded solid in its early set, but there was something (or someone) noticeably absent from the band's performance. A big part of the group's mystique was embodied in Staley's troubled persona. Without him, despite DuVall's best efforts, and the presence of original guitarist Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Inez (who joined in 1993), the performance came off as little more than a well-meaning tribute concert.

tdunlevy@

thegazette.canwest.com

Canada.Com

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news...b5-bb35574ee36e

**Unchainme** · 08-12-2007, 02:56 PM

Alice Hired The Wrong Lead Singer...They should've hired the dude from Puddle of Mudd, The dude imitates Layne a lot and his vocals are similiar. Would've been a lot better than the RockStar guy they hired..

As For Velvet Revovler..I have no intrest in A Scott Weiland led GN'R...I want Axl-Slash-Duff-Izzy-Whomever the fuck they want as a drummer as a lineup to see..

Alice in Chains Touring With Velvet Revolver

Alice in Chains Touring With Velvet Revolver

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