[272], Cantrell is widely considered to be one of the greatest rock guitarists of his generation. Jerry's tone on that one is insane. [330] The riff later became the song "Stone", the first single from The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. 1. Alice in [346], On May 15, 2015, Cantrell performed at the second annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert in benefit of the Pediatric Cancer Program at the University of California, San Francisco. [52] While working at the store, Cantrell bought what he described as his first "real guitar", a 1984 G&L Rampage. [71], Jerry Cantrell served as the lead guitarist, co-lyricist, co-vocalist and main composer of Alice in Chains until the group's near-permanent hiatus beginning in the late 1990s and leading through the death of lead singer Layne Staley in April 2002. [59][60] Shortly after Cantrell moved in with Staley at the Music Bank, Alice 'N Chains broke up. 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 [18][19] He grew up in Spanaway,[20] and is the oldest of three children. Oklahoma has divided its diverse landscape into six regions or "countries" - each with a distinct Cantrell hopped on stage to close out the night with the guitar solo on "Alive". [278], Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash stated in a 2010 interview with Epiphone.com that Cantrell is one of the most inspiring lead guitar players that have come out in the last 20 years.[279]. [275], In July 2006, British hard rock/metal magazine Metal Hammer awarded Cantrell the title of "Riff Lord" at its annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards show, held at the London Astoria. [74], Their second full-length album, Dirt, was released in September 1992 to critical acclaim and was certified quadruple platinum. .ai-viewport-1 { display: none !important;} [48] Cantrell also cited Soundgarden as a big influence on him. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time 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. [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". [264], Cantrell used a variety of amplifiers such as those made by Bogner, Mesa Boogie and Marshall throughout his career. 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. We dont stuff our personal demons inside us, we get them out, Staley says. [178] He started recording at Dave's Room Recording Studio in North Hollywood, California on March 10, 2020. Towards the end of "Boot Camp", the lights on stage spelled out "CC" for Chris Cornell and "SG" for Soundgarden as feedback rang out. [226] On December 16, 2015, Cantrell joined the supergroup Royal Machines at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood and performed Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak" and Alice in Chains' "Would?" He also has a solo career and released the albums Boggy Depot in 1998 and Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 in 2002. Why not explore it now! "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/", Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington, on March 18, 1966,[2] to Gloria Jean Krumpos and Jerry Fulton Cantrell. His touring band for the album included Alice in Chains bandmates Inez and Kinney, and Cantrell expressed hope to have a second album released by the following year. Staley, whose aching vocals and frequently haunting lyrics provide Alice with much of its dark, dangerous sound, has been in a cast since late September, when he ran over his foot riding a three-wheel all-terrain vehicle backstage at a show in Oklahoma City. For Columbia, signing Alice in Chains was a deliberate move to regain the Its really messed up, held together by pins, Staley says later, cracking a small smile as he talks about visiting a specialist who works with the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team. I decided to stop because I was miserable doing it. The Alice In Chains sound is driven by very heavy distortion, but at the same time is slightly cleaner in the mix. Alice In Chains was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance for Grind. Dionne Farris was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for a song I co-wrote entitled I Know. Nice unexpected small world/full-circle moment for me. [284], Between 2009 and 2010, Cantrell co-owned a hard rock bar called Dead Man's Hand in Las Vegas with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian. [150] As the activity of Alice in Chains slowed and the band's future came into question, Cantrell reluctantly began work on his first full-length solo record. [220], On May 12, 2012, Cantrell made a duet with Somar Macek accompanied by the Synergia Northwest Orchestra for a performance of Elton John's "Levon" at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, during a benefit concert for music education in Northwest public schools. "[20] Cantrell's manager at the time, Bill Siddons, said that Jerry really loved Layne and they had a bond he hadn't seen before. (The single is also included on Dirt. But despite the fun times and early commercial success of Dirt, Staley wont be singing any upbeat ditties in the near future. [citation needed], In a May 2001 interview with Metal-is.com, Cantrell revealed that he had written four songs for Ozzy Osbourne. [173] Cantrell said in a statement: "I really dug John Wick and have always admired Keanu's work. Cantrell has been most famously seen playing a G&L Guitars' Rampage model. Alice In Chains: The enigmatic power and inner torment of Layne Staley On July 3, 1996, Alice In Chains played their final show with Layne Staley. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. The whips come down hard at the Basement in Dallas, an underground club where the last night of every weekend is celebrated as Sadistic Sunday. We've been more of a family than most, and it had to be okay from here", Cantrell said pointing to his heart. Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell expressed his admiration for Cantrell's guitar work in an interview for Guitar International in 1995, saying that "the layering and the honest feel that Jerry Cantrell gets on [Alice in Chains' Dirt] record is worth a lot more than someone who plays five million notes". [91] The album's fourth single, "Rooster", was a tribute to Cantrell's father. The expensive campaign didnt stop there when the album went nowhere slowly, Ienner decided to attach 40,000 free concert videos to copies of Facelift. An MTV-hyped clip for Man in the Box, with its macabre image of a monk with his eyelids sewn shut, helped push the single into the Top Twenty. [277], Elton John stated in a 2009 interview with Rolling Stone that he's been an admirer of Cantrell for quite some time, and couldn't resist the offer to play on Alice in Chains' song "Black Gives Way to Blue" at Cantrell's request. [32] [102], Although never officially disbanding, Alice in Chains was plagued by extended inactivity from 1996 onwards due to Staley's substance abuse, which resulted in his death in 2002. 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"[85], In February 1992, the band released the acoustic EP Sap. I don't quite know what the mixture is, but there's definitely metal, blues, rock and roll, maybe a touch of punk. [233], On January 16, 2019, Cantrell along with William DuVall, Pearl Jam's guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament, and drummer Josh Freese performed Soundgarden's "Hunted Down" at the Chris Cornell tribute concert "I Am the Highway". @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 979px) { When you're teaching people that being gay is a mortal sin, yet a good portion of the people teaching this are fucking kids, there's a huge problem". Get the Alice in Chains Setlist of the concert at Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma "[314] William DuVall, who performed Staley's vocals during Cantrell's solo concerts, elaborated on this emotional period saying: "I lost my grandfather in the same week, so Cantrell and I both hit the road with immense personal losses dogging us. [142] Cantrell took the album's title from the Mount Rainier in Seattle, and the title track is a tribute to the Seattle music scene. Subsequent work with the revamped Alice in Chains may have stalled this release. } [214] The band played at various venues in the United States; although, they predominately played along the West Coast. [172], In February 2017, Cantrell released his first solo song in 15 years, "A Job to Do", featured during the end credits of the movie John Wick: Chapter 2. [351], Cantrell also supports Music for Relief,[352] Autism Speaks,[353][327] Rock Against MS Foundation,[229][354] and the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation. Cantrell adds that Alices heavier sound and misanthropic attitude initially made it an outcast from the citys alternative scene: Some stuff grabs you right away; ours is really an acquired taste. [126], On September 29, 2009, Alice in Chains released their first record since the death of Layne Staley, Black Gives Way to Blue, and toured in support of the album.