I hear two bands who are responsible for the successful "rock" today: Alice In Chains and Tool. Alice In Chains is a bit of a surprise, given that at the time they were releasing albums, they didn't have a tremendous influence on bands that were around then. But that voice and the dark song structure really seeped through to the younger people who would go on to make their own bands.

My biggest problem is that most of these bands simply picked up on the surface elements of AIC and Tool and make that their entire sound, where AIC and Tool had/have more dimensions than that.

Give me Radiohead over these guys anyday. Coldplay . . . I tried, but they grew very boring very quickly to me . . .

I think that Staind was paying a tribute to Alice in Chains by writing a song that resembled an AIC one, in order to keep AIC alive and to not forget how Layne passed away without much notice to the world. I think they intentionally wrote the song to sound this way, not as any kind of copying of AIC's style, but simply as a tribute. I think that is cool, if it's true.

Very Creepy...How he actually tries to sound like Layne.The day it was announced Layne died was also very creepy.It's truly f'd up that noone even cared.I saw one mention on CNN "Singer who sang about drugs have just died from them"...To me it was a terrible loss that messes with my head still when I think about it.Nothing is the same since that day, something has changed in the world when Layne went,in my world at least. It's sick how so few give a f**k...I just hope Staind "means" that song, and damn, they do a good Alice In Chains impression heh.I think it's creepy and it should just be a song that sounds nothing like Alice while paying tribute to Layne,but maybe some people will think that's the way to do it.

Either way, props to Staind for doing something to keep the memory alive.

The good die young.

Unfortunately, I think this might be the weakest song on the whole album. It is derivative for sure, and while I appreciate the notion and the effort, I think it falls short. I am not sure what it is about this song, but it seems a bit cheesy to me. I would have preferred a tribute song that sounded like a Staind song. Somehow that seems more genuine to me than a style emulation, no matter how accurate.

I'm perhaps the biggest AIC fan there is and it doesn't offend me in the least that Staind did this song. In fact, I respect Staind much more now than ever (they are a great band), and this song is definitely causing me to give their latest album another listen after forgetting about it (I just discovered this song today). Why the hell would I be offended that they "copied" Alice??? Do you guys also get pissed when tribute-to-band-x CD's containing covers are released? I think this song is not only great if you don't know who Layne Staley was, but even better if you do. I got chills when I heard it, and I think any true AIC fan should. Try being a little less closed minded for God's sake! Oh, and one more thing, to the ones questioning Staind's sincerity: What evidence is there that this song isn't genuine? They wrote this song because AIC influenced them so much. It's almost like you're questioning AIC's ability to influence if you think it's a "fake" song. Sorry just had to get this off my chest after reading these comments.

I just heard this song yesterday and I'm not a huge staind fan either but this song I think kicked ass. I'm a huge A.I.C. fan and I'm real big on Layne Staley and I think that even Layne would be proud of this tune. It's amazing how much the vocals remind me of Layne. Rock On!

Thanks aaron. and thank you aic.

"Loneliness is not a phase. Field of pain is where I graze. Serenity is far away"