Alice in Chains Rocker, Celebrity Rehab Patient Mike Starr Dead at 44

E! ^ | 3/8/2011

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

I used to love Soundgarden... to be honest, they’re in the same boat with rest now. There’s very little music from that decade that has stood the test of time to my ears.

[dfwgator]

They snuffed the rooster.

[riri]

I never thought of it but it is very true.

[Flag_This]

Thank you for the info. I liked the song “Nutshell” but I never really followed their music, so I don’t know much about them.

[rabidralph]

Apparently, the song can only be sung by women named “Wilson.”

[dragonblustar]

I agree. Soundgarden was the best.

[My Favorite Headache]

Starr did write that bass line for Would? though ;) Very similar story to long time Bon Jovi bassist Alec John Such who became such a mess that he was screwing up entire shows due to the booze and pills.

[EricT.]

‘Would?’ is on my top 5 favorite song list from the 90’s. I really love that bass line.

[Trajan88]

I'm ticked I never got to see AiC before Layne checked out.... damn you Layne.

Regarding Pacific NW grunge... I finally got to see Queensryche about a year and a half ago... Geoff still has it (I tune out all his lefty bs and just listen to the tunes).

[Liberty Valance]

LOL! That works for me.

[Lizavetta]

Their song "Don't Follow" sounds like it's about drug addiction and/or suicide.

One of the most beautiful and poignant rock songs ever.

[My Favorite Headache]

Oh I can listen to Would? 50 times in a row and still get chills from it. Brilliant tune.

[ConservativeStatement]

R.I.P.

“Down in a Hole” will be played.

[Betis70]

AIC are my favorite band out of the grunge-era, by far. “Would?”, “Rooster”, “Down in a Hole” ... “Dirt” is their best album IMO.

[Betis70]

Found an interesting MTV spot on Jerry Cantrell (AIC guitarist). Touring around his family’s ranch in Oklahoma. Seems like a down-to-earth dude.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJW77uMEHdI

[dfwgator]

“Rooster” is the best song ever about ‘Nam.

[dfwgator]

Out of all the Seattle bands out back then the only one I missed was Soundgarden when they broke up.

You can catch them now, they've reunited.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I saw AIC as part of Lollapalooza ‘93, but by then Mike Inez was already in the band.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Yeah, Jar of Flies is good, but my personal favorite is Dirt.

[rikkir]

My favorite was the one album supergroup Temple of the Dog. I can still go back and listen to that today. Very good music. Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden are the only other 2 that made it out of the ‘90s Seattle scene for me. The rest were just copies of each other, or media hyped flannel clad crap posing as pioneers.