AIC article from Allstar
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interview together, singer Layne Staley's claim that the Seattle-based band
would record "something else...probably," didn't incite high hopes.
On Monday (July 19), Staley and his bandmates -- guitarist Jerry Cantrell,
bassist Mike Inez, and drummer Sean Kinney -- the syndicated rock radio show
Rockline, acting like any other normal, goofy rock band, joking with host
Bob Coburn and using humor to sidestep the callers who asked pertinent
questions about the band's future.
Alice In Chains haven't recorded a new album since their 1995 self-titled
outing and haven't toured in nearly that long, Staley's controversial health
seemingly the reason behind the silence. The two new songs appearing on the
forthcoming Box Set (one of which "Get Born Again," is on the just relased
Nothing Safe - Best of the Box), both recorded in 1998, prove Alice still
have their dark power.
Cantrell offered a meatier if no less ambiguous view of the decade-old
band's future than his singer, offering: "We just take it album by album
like we always have. You'll know when we throw it out there, and if we don't
we'll be fishing," he chuckles. "We'll get together when we want to make
some tunes, as long as we're still doing stuff that's valid and that we
enjoy, we'll keep making music."
Meanwhile, Cantrell is at Los Angeles' A&M Studios, working concurrently on
his second and third solo albums, the follow ups to 1998's Boggy Depot. As
to an album's worth of new material from Alice, Cantrell replied tersely,
"We'll let you know."
One way -- sort of -- to hear a new Staley composition is via the new LP
from Seattle band Second Coming (Capitol), where the AIC vocalist receives
writing credit on the last track. "Actually I worked with the brother of the
singer of Second Coming about 12, 13 years ago, and that was that song. And
they put it on their album, so it didn't actually have anything to do with
that band. It was before Alice even got together. It was before us, before
Second Coming," Staley relates.
"They just threw that on there so they'd have some claim-to-fame type deal
with their record. I don't mind saying that, 'cause the singer ripped me
off. Punk!" Throughout the 90-minute show, Staley seemed in good spirits,
joking about female fans camping on his front lawn and waxing ecstatic about
the new car he'd ordered -- a 2000 RAM-Air Trans-Am.
Mel Wright
Mel
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BTW, what's a 2000 RAM-Air Trans Am? I guess it's not the same as computer
RAM. Must be a guy thing
Evelyn
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Mel Wright
dust...@mindspring.com wrote:
> You're welcome. It's all part of being a full-service gossip maven :)
>
> BTW, what's a 2000 RAM-Air Trans Am? I guess it's not the same as computer
> RAM. Must be a guy thing
>
> Evelyn
I have no idea. Being more estrogen than testosterone, I don't think I qualify
:-)
Any eavesdropping guys know what this is?
Mel
Gonzo
it does that, but I think its to reduce friction. That's mostly
a guess though. Isn't Layne more the Harley-Davidson
type anyway?
Gonzo
<dust...@mindspring.com> wrote
> You're welcome. It's all part of being a full-service gossip maven :)
>
> BTW, what's a 2000 RAM-Air Trans Am? I guess it's not the same as computer
> RAM. Must be a guy thing
>
> Evelyn
>
Undrtow35
> RAM. Must be a guy thing
the bottom of the page
Jules
around the car, reduce wind resistance and have better gas mileage. It
has nothing to do with estrogen or testosterone, I just like cars.
:-) ANd yes, Layne did / does have a Harley, but as of last fall it
was in disrepair thanks to a friend of his who tried to "fix" it for
him. :-(
jules
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My homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~JulesKD/index.html
Gonzo wrote:
>
> Its that thing on the hood that lets air in. I'm not sure why
> it does that, but I think its to reduce friction. That's mostly
> a guess though. Isn't Layne more the Harley-Davidson
> type anyway?
>
> Gonzo
>
> <dust...@mindspring.com> wrote
> > You're welcome. It's all part of being a full-service gossip maven :)
> >
> > BTW, what's a 2000 RAM-Air Trans Am? I guess it's not the same as computer
> > RAM. Must be a guy thing
> >
Mel Wright
female, and evelyn said maybe it was a guy thing....so I'm saying I didn't
qualify....as a female. I totally respect women that dig cars and take the
effort/pleasure of learning more about them....guess I'm just not one of 'em. :-)
Mel
Al Canata
>
> > BTW, what's a 2000 RAM-Air Trans Am? I guess it's not the same as computer
> > RAM. Must be a guy thing
> the bottom of the page
Pontiac has a direct link to the 2000 Firebird TransAm. The RAM-Air is the
injection system used by the Firebird. The TransAM version has the 320-hp and
335 ft. lbs of Torque.
-Al
TEN OLDMEN
cool......layne has damn good taste! the 2000 trans ams are the meanest looking
(literally) car in the world. i hope i'll be able to get one.....i got an '88
trans am. i'll start wrapping my pennies. but that is also good news since
there is talk of the firebird becoming extinct. so since he ordered one, that
means there will be a 2000 trans am.
Al Canata
-Al
TEN OLDMEN
>-Al
THAT STINKS
Todd Rybicki
They look good but I heard that Trans Am's,Camaros,and Firebirds weren't
reliable cars. Any truth to these cars giving people problems?
TEN OLDMEN
own these type cars beat the hell out of them in terms of speeding peeling out
power breaking, etc. so yeah thecars do have problems for them........and from
what i have heard they aren't the longest lasting cars. but if youtake care of
them (on time oil changes, no peeling out, etc.) they will last a while. mine
is still running fine, but i haven't had it that long, but i don't beat the
hell out of it.....unlike the kids back in highschool who would peel out all
through the parking lot and power break thier cars and trucks. i never did it.
i think that's stupid typical teenage behavior though....showing off and
shit....just my opinion...but i guess you are only young/stupid once, right?
>They look good but I heard that Trans Am's,Camaros,and Firebirds weren't
>reliable cars. Any truth to these cars giving people problems?
>
>Todd
>UBDZ94C@prodig
Al Canata
But a lot of people do beat the hell out of them.
-Al