They did them in a way all their own though. The likes of which had not been heard since bands from back in the day like the Beach Boys and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell wove beautifully dark and melodic vocal harmonies. They were to metal to be grunge and mellow to be metal. Their music was worlds different than their contemporaries in grunge. They released the albums Facelift, SAP, Dirt, Jar of Flies, Alice in Chains and the new album with new singer Black Gives Way to Blue. I guess they just wanted someone with the same name so they couldn't forget what the bassist name was! The band has sold over 35 million albums. Star was replaced in 1993 with Mike Inez. The original band consisted of Layne Staley on vocals, Jerry Cantrell on guitar and vocals, drummer Sean Kinney and bass player and current "Celebrity Rehab" alum Mike Star. They came into prominence as part of the 90's grunge movement along with Soundgarden, Nirvana and scores of other flannel wearing rockers. Alice In Chains formed in 1987 in Seattle Washington. This edition of "Learn From" is from the 90's alternative/metal/grunge band Alice In Chains.
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