Did the Eagles have a major influence on Alice In Chains?

[VinnieVincentsVag]

This sounds like it could have been on an AIC
Album.

https://youtu.be/UHODHMOZ3tM?si=W_ND4vsYLjxi-fMB

Eagles “Teenage Jail”.

[eddie lee roth]

I haven’t heard that song in years.

You’re right it does sound like a AIC song.

[Van Ailin']

Yes. To my ears, I hear a lot of Black Sabbath. But maybe also Lindsey-era Fleetwood Mac (in Jerry), Joe Walsh's phrasing (in Jerry's leads), a little Van Halen (especially in Sean), and some Willie Nelson (in how Jerry does lyrics and quieter songs). Perhaps a bit of Guns n Roses in their first album but then none of that later.

I don't really know what Layne's influences were. I would suspect more conventional late 70s and 80s rock bands, and then he developed his own thing once they got going. What amazing vocal phrasing he had.

[GoodJudge]

Yes. To my ears, I hear a lot of Black Sabbath. But maybe also Lindsey-era Fleetwood Mac (in Jerry), Joe Walsh's phrasing (in Jerry's leads), a little Van Halen (especially in Sean), and some Willie Nelson (in how Jerry does lyrics and quieter songs). Perhaps a bit of Guns n Roses in their first album but then none of that later.

I don't really know what Layne's influences were. I would suspect more conventional late 70s and 80s rock bands, and then he developed his own thing once they got going. What amazing vocal phrasing he had.

I also remember an interview with one of AIC's studio engineers or a producer, speaking about his detailed grasp of vocal harmonies. It might have been re: Jar Of Flies / Sap. The Eagles didn't have an exclusive on harmonies but they had more success with it than most. The specific part I recall was about how he'd build the background vocals first, and the interviewee said he sometimes couldn't hear how it was going to work, then Layne would do the lead melody on top and suddenly it all made sense.

[Bono Nettencourt]

It's a band on drugs trying to fill out an album... so they had that in common.

[Thebottomline]

This sounds like it could have been on an AIC
Album.

https://youtu.be/UHODHMOZ3tM?si=W_ND4vsYLjxi-fMB

Eagles “Teenage Jail”.

Never heard this before. Damn Eagles went off the path a bit on this one, not bad at all. Sounds very Ozzy era Sabbath to me. I'm sure Jerry Cantrell got some ideas from this song.