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LOREPEATING IN MY HEAD - Alice In Chains perform “Nutshell” LIVE for MTV Unplugged (1996). “Nutshell” took on a new meaning after Layne Staley died tragically in 2002. When you listen to this song today, it’s difficult not to think about his death, and lines like “I’d feel better dead” are positively chilling. This ballad was never a single and it sounds unlike their popular works from this period, but it touched a nerve with fans and remains one of their most famous tunes. Alice in Chains play it at most every show, and it’s a great tribute to the spirit and resolve of Layne. This song became a kind of anthem for people fighting drug addiction.
This song is about going through life’s path: “We face the path of time,” and believing things that aren’t true at some point in our lives: “We chase misprinted lies.” It is also said that at one point or another, you could wind up without any friends: “And yet I fight, and yet I fight this battle all alone. No one to cry to, no place to call home.” You will have to do some things in life without any guidance.
Side note: Mike Inez wrote in marker “Friends don’t let friends get friends haircuts” on his acoustic bass. This was a stab at Metallica for selling out and cutting their hair.
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