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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Album / ??!! "Elton John Makes Guest Appearance on New Alice in Chains Album"

Posted by on Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:23 AM

True story.

So goes the press release:

Among the many highlights on Black Gives Way To Blue, the highly anticipated new album from ALICE IN CHAINS, is a special guest performance by Elton John. The two rock legends collaborated on the album’s stunning title track, "Black Gives Way To Blue," a heart-stirring tribute to Alice In Chains’ late lead singer Layne Staley. The album arrives in stores September 29.

"We were thinking about adding piano to the track and a friend suggested we call Elton," recalls guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell. "I remember laughing and saying, ‘Yeah, I’ll get right on that.’ But I decided it was worth trying and wrote Elton an email explaining what that song means to us—that it’s a real, raw openhearted song for Layne. We sent him the track and got a call shortly after saying he thought it was beautiful and that he wanted to play on it. We were blown away. Elton John is a huge influence on me as a songwriter and having him on that song is an amazing honor for us."

"I’ve long been an admirer of Jerry Cantrell and when he asked me to play on ‘Black Gives Way To Blue,’ I was very flattered and couldn’t resist," says John. "It was a great recording session with Alice In Chains for a beautiful song."

Never saw that one coming.

 

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Elton is also on the upcoming...Brandi Carlile album. Okay, she's gay and Sir Reg's calendar is open, but like, WTF? Next he'll join Modest Mouse.
Posted by tiktok on August 11, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Megan Seling 2
@1 Holy shit, that'd probably be the greatest, weirdest, and worst thing ever. I would love to see Elton and Isaac get in a cat fight over a piano arrangement or something.
Posted by Megan Seling on August 11, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Baxter 3
Um...yeah. You can really hear the Elton influence on "Facelift". Whaaaaat?

But hey, at least it's not another version of "Candle in the Wind".
Posted by Baxter http://www.jessicabaxter.com on August 11, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Will in Seattle 4
Dang.

I was hoping it was Purple Mark.

oh well ...
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on August 11, 2009 at 1:09 PM
gloomy gus 5
The Layne Staley Foundation should award this their 2009 Award for Excellence in Posthumous Marketing, aka the "Odie."
Posted by gloomy gus on August 11, 2009 at 1:22 PM
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@3 it is called "Needle in the wind"
Posted by Mickey in Ar on August 11, 2009 at 3:22 PM

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