# New Alice in Chains song "A Looking In View" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 13, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-alice-in-chains-song-a-looking-in-view/502889 "2009-07-13T19:07:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-alice-in-chains-song-a-looking-in-view/502889/1 "2009-07-13T19:07:06Z")
I know. It’s not Alice in Chains without Layne Staley. Here it here: [A Looking In View by Alice in Chains](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w98ht7j4i4Q) Having said that, I rather like the new single. I’d die to hear Layne Staley singing the lead instead of the new guy. I guess he sounds kind of like Layne, but that only draws attention to him “not” being Layne. I have to give credit to Jerry and the rest of the guys. It’s their band, too, and there is no reason that they should not continue without Layne. It’s been 14 years since they had an album. It is the whole band aside from Layne, which makes me much more open to them, as well. Hey, I think the single is better than Jerry’s solo albums, which I had high expectations for. I miss Layne Staley, but I’m willing to give the new album a listen. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-alice-in-chains-song-a-looking-in-view/502889/2 "2009-07-13T19:16:54Z")
I should add that you can also see the video and hear it at their official site: [Aiceinchains.com](http://Aiceinchains.com) It has nudity, so I broke the link. NSFW ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-alice-in-chains-song-a-looking-in-view/502889/3 "2009-07-13T21:03:03Z")
Sounds pretty good - the new singer (the guy from Days of the New, right?) has the right kind of nasal bray to his vocal tone - yes, like Staley - that you need for it to sound AIC. I like the song, but it is long and not as hooky as I’d like - stuff like Down in a Hole, Man in a Box, etc. have a solid melodic hook for the chorus that pulls me into the heaviness - this song has one, but it’s not great… Thank you very much for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-alice-in-chains-song-a-looking-in-view/502889/4 "2009-07-13T21:10:57Z")
cool! I’m at the library, but I’ll check it out at home. Glad that the guys are moving forward after Layne’s passing. Hope there’s harmonies with Jerry and the new guy. One of the most underappreciated aspects of AIC was the way that those two could actually, you know, _sing_. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-alice-in-chains-song-a-looking-in-view/502889/5 "2009-07-13T22:41:56Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Sounds pretty good - the new singer (the guy from Days of the New, right?) No, it’s not that guy (but he’d be a good choice IMO) it’s this guy: [William DuVall - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_DuVall) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-alice-in-chains-song-a-looking-in-view/502889/6 "2009-07-13T23:53:58Z")
By the way, that video was…weird! ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-alice-in-chains-song-a-looking-in-view/502889/7 "2009-07-14T01:24:41Z")
There’s one point, IIRC just before the last chorus, where he had a touch of Chris Cornell going on… Not AIC’s best, but it was nice to revisit, and this new guy sounds enough like Laine for govt. work… S^G