Debbie Harry said they did it because they "wanted to be uncool.".
Even by Progressive Rock standards, they were one of the most intricate bands of the '70s. Billboard chart or any charts around the world. [citation needed] It is considered a staple of 1990s alternative rock despite not hitting a single U.S.
Sully Erna of the band Godsmack covered the song on his solo tour in 2013 dedicating it to a number of famous musicians who have left a big legacy after they have died with their names being displayed on the projector screen as he played the song.
Love it <3!! [6] The band performed an acoustic version of "Nutshell" for its appearance on MTV Unplugged on April 10, 1996. It's likely that this is about going through life's path: "We face the path of time," and believing things that aren't true at some point of our lives: "We chase misprinted lies." [6], Since 2011, Jerry Cantrell dedicates "Nutshell" to Layne Staley and Mike Starr during Alice In Chains' concerts with new vocalist William DuVall. It was the opening song of the concert and was included on the Unplugged live album and home video release. RIP Layne .. ur music would always rule the hearts of true grunge luvers!
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Thank you. Bassist Mike Inez said of "Nutshell" when asked what song makes him think of Layne Staley the most: I think the No.
5 on Loudwire's "10 Best Alice In Chains Songs" list. Ellie Goulding's hit song "Lights" is about her fear of the dark, which forces the singer to sleep with the lights on.
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[8][9] During their concert at the Hellfest Open Air Festival in Clisson, France on June 24, 2018, Cantrell dedicated the song to his longtime friend and Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul, who died two days before the concert.[10]. people believe everything they read to the point that he felt that noone really "knew" him, therefor, he has noone and no place to call home. maybe he regrets the stardom because there's no longer a … Elie from Antelias, Lebanon nutshell is a very sensitive and attractive song especially for heroin users in this song layne talks about his life WE CHASE MISPRINTED LIES WE FACE THE PATH OF TIME yeah he was really facing the time of he's life NO ONE TO CRY TO NO PLACE TO CALL HOME he was so lonely and there were even no one to trust cos the world nowadays is full of jives IF I CANT BE MY OWN ID … "How To Save A Life" by The Fray has religious overtones - it was a hit on both the Pop chart and the Christian Songs chart.
[1] Since 2011, guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell dedicates "Nutshell" to Alice in Chains' late original members Layne Staley and Mike Starr during the band's concerts. According to the Oxford Dictionaries blog, the phrase "in a nutshell" comes from a story from AD 77 by the Roman scholar Pliny claiming that Homer's epic poem the Iliad was written on a parchment small enough to fit inside a walnut shell.
No one to cry to, no place to call home." The original, 1930s version of "Puttin' On the Ritz" has lyrics about Lenox Avenue in Harlem, not Park Avenue. One of the most successful songwriters in the business, Desmond co-wrote "Livin' La Vida Loca," "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" and "Livin' On A Prayer.". Non-lyrical content copyright 1999-2020 SongMeanings, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. And in "Nutshell," he really put everything in a nutshell for everybody. It clearly makes u feel that how lonely, helpless n' down he was.
This rendition of the song was included on the compilation album Music Bank (1999), as well as The Essential Alice in Chains (2006).
"Nutshell" took on a new meaning after the singer Layne Staley died tragically in 2002. Our chat with Barney Hoskyns, who covers the wild years of Woodstock - the town, not the festival - in his book Small Town Talk. I get a little teary-eyed, and sometimes when we're doing the arena runs especially, they'll have some video footage of Layne. [7] The Unplugged concert marked the last time the band performed the song with Layne Staley. "Nutshell" is also known for having opened the band's performance on MTV Unplugged in 1996.
We're not looking at the audience, we're looking back at Layne, and it's pretty cool that there's still that song for us. The disco song "Good Tmes" by Chic was a huge influence on early rap, providing the bassline for "Rapper's Delight.". And I look and see me and Jerry [Cantrell, vocals and guitar] and Sean [Kinney, drums] looking the wrong way.
[13] HURT performed an acoustic cover, opening their act at the Layne Staley Tribute in 2008.
The names including Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Dimebag Darrell, Freddie Mercury, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Bon Scott, and AIC's own Layne Staley to name a few. This is a very intriguing interpretation of what Layne May have been feeling. They can't be separated, even for a little while, and he lets her decide everything that he does. They can't be separated, even for a little while, and he lets her decide everything that he does. [5], Alice in Chains performed the song for the first time at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City on September 22, 1993.
Don’t have an account? [4] In 2014, the song was ranked No. "Heart of Glass" was Blondie's first foray into disco, which turned off some fans. Then their lead singer gave us Bon Jovi.
The first known use of the phrase as an idiom meaning "compact" or "concise" comes from the late sixteenth century play Hamletby William Shakespeare: