I wish I was more of a fan when they opened up for VH! I hadn't really heard of them and I think I may have been too pre-occupied with dippin' snuff,drinkin', & other stuff. They did crack me up with the Metallica let's all four bang our heads at the time stuff. Layne kept saying Spinal Tap-esque stuff and I remember making fun of some tune that I heard the word 'wood' over and over. Now, I've seen the error of my ways and really dig AIC. Does anyone know who did the original "Queen of the Rodeo" or "I can't have your blues?" I know Cantrell played a Cabo gig with Sammy--anyone know the set list? Did VH ever jam with them on that tour or vice versa?

Yeah, I saw Alice in Chains open up for Van Halen on the FUCK tour here in Edmonton. I seem to recall that Layne Staley had a cast on his leg and barely moved around at all. And Jerry Cantrell sure did love to thrash that hair around. Frankly, I didn't pay that close attention to them musically, as I wasn't a fan at all.

Saw them too own the FUCK tour here in Philadelphia at the Spectrum. Layne was telling the crowd that we sucked, he hated us, was spitting his beer on the people in the 1st row and giving everyone the finger. The low point was he threw the bottle into the crowd. The high point was, the bottle was thrown right back and hit him in his head. AIC was booed off the stage the second night.

Saw 'em open up for VH in Atlanta in'91. They were awesome. I didn't know anything but "Man in the Box". Boy did I jump on their bandwagon ever since. They kick ass!

I saw it and Ed played "Man In The Box" with them

I seen them in Vancouver, '91. I still remember that snare sound the drummer had. It had the coolest "crack" tone ever!

I saw them open for Van Halen in Montreal. They were awesome. By the way, the name of that song is "Would", ironically enough http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smile.gif


It was awesome when they played Nowhere (I think that is the name of the song) and it goes from a slow intro to a head banging chorus... seeing all these Canadians jumping up and down in rhythm. F'in awesome.

From Afar

I sam em open up for VH @ the Meadowlands in Jersey, most of the crowd didn't really dig em but I thought they rocked. Jerry Cantrell can jam!

I saw them when they opened up for VH at St. Louis in 91. The crowd really didn't get into them at all.

I saw these guys open up for VH on the FUCK tour their only hit at the time, I think, was "Man in the Box". I remember that I didn't like AIC at the time, but now I think they are a great band. They played a pretty good set, nothing special, and nothing compared to the mighty VH, but then again who does?

I saw Alice in Chains open up for the
boys in Indianapolis at Deer Creek Music
Center in August '91. It was a pretty
good show.

I saw them in Toronto. I hated them (now love them). I was so bored, and the sound of the Skydome was so awful, when Layne stopped the show once, I started shrieking (Eddie, Eddie) and my friends and the rest of the crowd got really into it. I know it sounds like a lie that I was the one (in this particular instance) to start the chanting, but I was.

The crowd got energized and never stopped shouting "eddie" each time they would try to break to talk to the audience. I remember Layne telling us that Toronto girls gave the best head.... which wasn't taken well. At the end of their set, they said "Fuck off" and just walked off stage....

I would NOT want to be an opening act for VH. Our Lady Peace said that they had a lot of trouble getting heard because of people like me not caring about them. Hell, I go to a VH show to see VH not the opening act!

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It was in 91 and the only song was Man in the Box, those they did rock. Chicago loved them at the World theater anyway.

f.u.c.k. tour in philadelphia 1991. they are lucky that they got out of town alive! the singer must have been on heroin that night. what a asshole.

Holy Shit, what mixxed reviews! I saw them in Providence. They were GREAT. The crowd was very receptive and there were no problems. It was actually the last opening act I saw with Halen. Now I spend all the time before the show hanging out with the Halenheads at the local bars. I felt a little badly about missing KWS but not bad enough to keep me away from the Halenheads! There's nothing like walking into a bar in Providence when they're CRANKING the Halen and the whole fuckin place is filled with Halenheads and I walk in and people take one look at me and SCREAM "H-A-L-E-N"!!! I guess I just have that Halen look about me!

Oh yeah, so AIC, love them then and now.
janevh


Eat Us And Smile!!!!!!!

I saw them open for VH in Indy, great opening sct, maybe the best I ever saw at that point.

I saw them in Vancouver on the FUCK tour. I remember that someone musta put the mojo on the sound, and the bass player didn't face the crowd at all http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/biggrin.gif

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I did in Detroit and I thought it kicked serious ass http://www.vhforums.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif

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I saw them there too. I was right there with you in digging them. Great opening act.


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I saw them in both Pittsburgh and Cleveland back to back nights during that tour. I remember just watching them head-banging. I didn't really pay any fucking attention to them until I saw them in the movie Singles and saying...fuck...they opened for VH. I've been a huge fan ever since, and would love to see them open up for the next tour.

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St. Louis. 1991. Just another way to chew up 40 minutes until the big boys hit the stage.

I saw them on that tour in Phoenix. I have always liked them, so I was pretty excited to see them. The Phoenix crowd didn't really get into them as a whole. I remember some people were yelling at them. At one point during the show, it was all quiet in between songs and you could hear someone yell "you suck" really loud. Layne just turned around to the guy and said, "yeah?, well fuck you! I am wearing Sammy's shorts!" (this was when Sammy had his own clothesline)

I was just laughing my ass off at that reply.

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I saw them on the FUCK tour in Los Angeles.