Silver was also Alice in Chains' manager. 7 on its list of "Top 10 Underrated Guitarists",[281] and Loudwire ranked him at No. [41] However, hard rock music caught Cantrell's interest predominantly. 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. So many great guitar riffs and solo performances on this record. "[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. The song was released as a single in digital platforms.[237]. Get the Alice in Chains Setlist of the concert at Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma [73] The album, which received better critical reception than its predecessor, featured two singles, "Anger Rising" and "Angel Eyes", and the track "She Was My Girl" was included on the Spider-Man soundtrack. The Alice In Chains sound is driven by very heavy distortion, but at the same time is slightly cleaner in the mix. A lot of Alice stuff is written that way "Them Bones" is a great off-time song.[238]. He was also living in San Francisco during that period. The opening performance will be the first full show by Alice in chains, live since September 2019, when they appeared with Korn in support of the Rainier FOG album. Before recording Dirt, the foursome kept busy by quietly releasing a mellow, guest-laden EP titled Sap and making an appearance in Cameron Crowes recent Seattle-based film, Singles. [62] Kinney pointed at his girlfriend and said: "that's weird cause that's his sister". [250], Apart from his signature G&L Guitars, Cantrell has also been seen playing a Telecaster,[251] a Fender Standard Stratocaster Brown Sunburst,[252] a Gibson Les Paul[253][254] most notably an Ivory White Les Paul with torch burn marks that Cantrell made all over the guitar, which is the guitar that Cantrell has used on all of the Alice in Chains albums along with the original Blue Dress G&L. They were snatched up within weeks. Happy birthday Jerry! [224][225], On November 20, 2015, Cantrell joined The Cult on stage at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles to perform the song "The Phoenix". We want to hear it. From Alice in Chains Follow Fans Also Viewed Monster Jam See all 223 Events Van Halen 1984 Cassette Tape Warner Bros MCMLXXXIV . The cat appeared on Cantrell's episode of MTV Cribs, which was shot at his ranch in Oklahoma in September 2002. Cantrell also composed the film score along with Carl Restivo. We're just figuring out how we work as a team. On March 18, 1966,Jerry Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington. But despite the fun times and early commercial success of Dirt, Staley wont be singing any upbeat ditties in the near future. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. ,{ [29][30], Cantrell moved back with his mother to Spanaway where he attended junior high. with vocalist Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Down and bass player Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, then they played "Rooster" with Ann Wilson and Comes with the Fall vocalist William DuVall. I didn't know how to deal with it then, and I still don't. [196], Cantrell sings background vocals and does a lead vocal ad-lib in the final chorus of "Love Is Blind" from Richie Kotzen's 2011 album, 24 Hours. So I went home and wrote about government censorship and eating meat as seen through the eyes of a doomed calf.. [74], Their second full-length album, Dirt, was released in September 1992 to critical acclaim and was certified quadruple platinum. [264], Cantrell used a variety of amplifiers such as those made by Bogner, Mesa Boogie and Marshall throughout his career. [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. @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 979px) { We dont stuff our personal demons inside us, we get them out, Staley says. They encouraged him to pursue music so when Alice in Chains first album went gold, he sent them both gold records. [204] On October 9, 1994, Cantrell joined Metallica for a performance of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" during their concert in Oklahoma City. We all play rock music, so there is some similarity, he continues. "position": 1, Jerrys first solo material was a song called Leave Me Alone that made the soundtrack to the 1996Jim Carrey andMatthew BroderickfilmThe Cable Guy. [35] He graduated from high school in 1984. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter[9] of the rock band Alice in Chains. He was such a good singer that his senior year he became choir president. [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. He also departed from Columbia Records during this time and had trouble finding a new label. [72] Cantrell can be seen playing Alice in Chains' "It Ain't Like That" with the band on their first DVD release, Live at Home (2002). [165] The songs on the album ranged from doom metal to pop-based hard rock. "name": "Home" [13] Guitar World Magazine ranked Cantrell as the 38th out of "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time" in 2004,[14] and the 37th "Greatest Guitar Player of All Time" in 2012. Months before the official album release, Columbia sent selected retailers free Alice EPs, called We Die Young, which they could sell for pure profit. [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. [334] He also supports Road Recovery, an organization dedicated to helping young people battling addiction. Ill always be bitching and moaning about something.. [157][158] The same year of Boggy Depot, Cantrell began writing a follow-up album. [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. 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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. "item": { Alice Caviness Vintage 1940s Key Brooch in Sterling Silver, featuring a Deep Blue Glass Accented Crown with Filigree Finial. Considered a commercial long shot compared with other local heroes, Alice in Chains signed with Columbia in 1989 after Nick Terzo, a rep involved with the bands music publishing, joined the labels A&R team. Alice in Chains Mark the Latest Song Rights Sale as Estates of OG Members Cash Out We did it step by step. 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 It's a repetitive motion injury from playing. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. To coincide with the band's reunion, Sony Music released the long-delayed third Alice in Chains compilation, The Essential Alice in Chains, a double album that includes 28 songs. "@type": "WebPage", [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. The album is an overview of birth to now. [105][106] A few months after that concert, the band called their former manager Susan Silver and Cantrell's manager Bill Siddons and said they wanted to tour as Alice in Chains again. Did you know that mile for mile, Oklahoma offers the nation's most diverse terrain? [72] Cantrell's guitar contribution gave a heavy metal edge to the band's unique grunge style. [40][57] Diamond Lie played their last concert in July 1987. [31] His first job was delivering newspapers. After Staley's death in 2002, Cantrell took the role of Alice in Chains' lead singer on most of the songs from the band's post-Staley albums, Black Gives Way to Blue (2009), The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013) and Rainier Fog (2018), with DuVall harmonizing with him in the new songs and singing Staley's vocals in the old songs in live concerts.[11][12]. On the sixth night of the festival of lights, the duo covered Elasticas Connection as the But being a part of this band is a full time job. [347], Cantrell is a supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and has performed at benefit concerts and charity golf tournaments to raise funds for the hospital that treats children with cancer. [223] Cantrell alongside Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and Soundgarden's Chris Cornell, also played guitar for Heart's hit song "Barracuda" with Ann and Nancy Wilson at the ceremony. The opening performance will be the first full show by Alice in chains, live since September [35] Besides singing, Cantrell also played guitar, piano, clavinet, organ, and steel drums on the album. [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. [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]. [295], He also had a cameo as himself in the 2009 film noir comedy Rock Slyde,[296] appeared on the background of two scenes from the first episode of season three of the HBO TV series Deadwood in 2006,[297] and made a cameo in Deadwood: The Movie in 2019. { [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. Legendary rock band Alice in Chains is making a stop at the the historic Brady Theater in It reached 14 on Billboards Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [248] The guitar can also be seen in the movie Singles. Some of the key amps that have been used by AIC include Marshall, Bogner, Mesa Boogie, and Peavey. The drug didnt work for me anymore. [321] Cantrell needed a titanium plate and four screws to put the bones back together. [195], In 2010, Cantrell played guitar on the song "Anything" from Pearl Aday's debut album, Little Immaculate White Fox. They played "Would?" They never could find anything wrong with me. Cantrell has been most famously seen playing a G&L Guitars' Rampage model. 2. [125], About the pressure being put on DuVall for replacing Staley as lead vocalist, Cantrell said, "To put all that weight on Will's shoulders is unfair. was born in Tacoma, Washington. A Vietnam veterans son who cut his teeth on old AC/DC, Kiss and Ted Nugent albums, Cantrell had joined up with bassist Mike Starr and drummer Sean Kinney but couldnt convince Staley to join the group. [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. at the Gibson Summer Jam 2008. Jerry's a really solid blues-rock guitarist, very tasteful and emotive. In Dallas, during a moody new song about heroin called God Smack, Staley scoots around in a wheelchair, repeatedly jabbing his arm with the microphone, simulating a junkies needle. [63] Staley, who was Cantrell's roommate at the time, agreed to join on the condition that Cantrell join his funk project (which ended shortly after),[64] and Staley joined Cantrell's band on a full-time basis. The facts are that I was shooting a lot of dope, and thats nobodys business but mine, he says, resting on the tour bus before opening for Osbourne in Dallas. 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". 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. .ai-viewport-1 { display: none !important;} [320], During his independent tour for Degradation Trip before the album was released, Cantrell broke his left hand while playing football after a concert at the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2001. [239] They feature a maple body, maple neck and ebony fingerboard. 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