Alice in Chains is a band I’ve listened to for a long time and wanted to see with little hope of it actually happening. But now they have a new frontman and a new album and a new tour.
Glad I caught them and wish I’d seen them back in the day.
William DuVall does a great job filling the shoes of Layne Staley and genuinely seemed REALLY excited to be fronting Alice in Chains and playing in NY. Some of the harmonies on old songs sound different because he’s an octave off or something, but it still sounded good.
Being a GA show, Lethy struggled as usual to get a good vantage point, but we managed. What surprised me was that 1) There was a lot of crowd surfing and 2) There was a mosh pit for most songs that never got broken up. I haven’t seen a mosh pit allowed at a show in many years. Maybe I’ve been going to softer shows / venues, but it seemed to me like the rough and tumble pit days died in the late 90s.
Setlist From setlist.fm, but I think its actually a little off. Been too many days between the show and this post though, so here it is:
All Secrets Known
It Ain’t Like That
Again
Check My Brain
Them Bones
Dam That River
Rain When I Die
Your Decision
Got Me Wrong
We Die Young
A Looking In View
Down In A Hole
Sickman
Sludge Factory
Acid Bubble
No Excuses
Would?
Encore:
Man in the Box
Rooster
I strongly recommend checking out the youtube videos of All Secrets Known. They do a really nice job with shadow play during the opening song.