Sometimes the world is a harsh, discordant, cacophony of random noise. I received a phone call like that today. That got me thinking about harmonies; the sound of two or more voices together, not doubling the same note, but creating beautiful chords. Todays example is Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley of Seattle grunge originals - Alice in Chains.
AIC's sound mixes acoustic and distorted electric tones into a dark, melodic, minor-key soup. At the center of that soup was the harmonized vocals of Jerry and Layne. Lyrically, this song perfectly fits my current hope. "You've got me wrong" Todays catastrophe will prove to be just a misunderstanding "that don't last forever." In ten years time we'll look back at this and laugh, after all, "something's gotta turn out right."
Great post! I love Alice in Chains! Their harmonies are the best around! I posted an older video of them performing Suffragette City by David Bowie! Check it out if you get a chance!
ReplyDeleteCacophony...that is one of my favorite words. I'm so glad you used it to describe your call. And I agree, the harmonies in that song are great, as is the song. Chin up...10 years isn't that long.
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