Countdown: The Greatest Songs That Were Never Released as Singles — The Beatles, Nirvana & More

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2:03Some of the best songs ever recorded were never released to singles, but today they've become bigger than a lot of these legendary bands biggest hits. I love cantons like this. Today we're going to count down the most beloved album cuts. It became band signature tracks, and for starters, we have an acoustic track. This has become the most streamed song in the most iconic song catalog in music history. Despite being purposely passed over back in the day, it ended up bettering every massive hit this legendary band has ever released, and this band has had dozens of number one hits, in fact, or the biggest band ever. Then there's a front man who wrote a harrowing tale about living homeless under a bridge to explain the song's haunting origins, but it actually turns out the story was totally fabricated, and it was debunked by his bandmates after he passed. Plus the song that you won't get through, I'm telling you, we'll get through this without collapsing in complete devastation. The most soul-crushing song in history. Plus the song that got his bizarre title from a Japanese translation blunder. It was deemed too long and too strange for radio,

3:04but it since become one of the band's most essential songs, and that's where we're going to start to count down. Let's get right into it. Hi, music junkies. Let's get into the greatest album cuts in rock history that have become signature tracks for these bands. Make sure to subscribe below right now or unsubscribe and re-subscribe so I come into your feed. All right, so starting things off at number seven, it's a song that came from a translation blunder. It's the Wendy City Court, Ted Ability Corgan, James Eha, Darcy Retski, and Jimmy Chamberlain, known as the Smashing Pumpkins. The song is Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise was written in late 1992, and recorded in a studio in Georgia, was served as the temp track on the Smashing Pumpkins break through 1993 album-siamese dream. A clocking in at nearly six minutes, the song was the emotional center of the album, bridging dream pop acoustic textures with walls of heavy distortive fuzz guitars, signature Smashing Pumpkins sound, right? We have to have the same story. Good enough. Story behind the bizarre title of Mayonnaise,

4:05it didn't come from a trip to the refrigerator or from a sandwich, but actually from a translation blunder. So while touring in Japan in 1992, the pumpkins opened a promotional fan booklet that was printed by their Japanese record distributor. And inside they discovered a line from their 1991 album, Gish, had been hilariously mistranslated as Mayonnaise sees. A muse with his Billy Corgan and James Eha, adopted Mayonnaise as the working title for an unrecorded instrumental demo in the name Stuck. Now the recording session for Siamese dream, of course infamous for Billy Corgan's tyrannical oversight. He actually re-recorded nearly every single guitar and bass track himself, driving his bandmates crazy, actually driving them the complete mental breakdowns. But Mayonnaise was the rare exception to this toxic dynamic. James actually brought the core chord progression and demo directly to Billy Corgan, who loved it and collaborated on the arrangement and vocals, making it one of the few true team efforts on this album. Now describing the intense pressure that fuel the album's recording, Billy Corgan reflected on the studio obsession.

5:05He said, it's hard to explain without sounding like you're completely insane, but making it was like feeling like you're looking at a distant horizon and knowing that if you stay focused and true to yourself, you'll get there. I wish from day one people would have looked at me and said, you're all right, come on in, join the team, but it's never been that way with me. I don't know why, maybe I'm a dick. Well, he's the one that said it. Mayonnaise has passed over as an official commercial single during the promotion of Siamese Dream in 1993 and 1994. Instead, the label pushed four shorter radio format tracks, which is understandable. There's Chair Rock today, Disarm and Rocket. With this long runtime and, you know, it's unconventional structural shifts, label executives considered Mayonnaise too long for standard radio rotation it was never gonna make it in. And they kept it as an unreleased album cup for fans to discover on the full LP. But over the years, Mayonnaise is under reputation as a crown jewel of 90s-all rock, routinely voted by fans as the smashing company's greatest track. We know it's so sad to hear me

6:06actually in April of 2023. 23 years after its release, Mayonnaise was featured in a pivotal episode of the Emmy-winning Netflix series Beef, triggering a viral resurgence that actually sent it to number five on both the US Billboard and Global charts. Biggest hit they ever had on the charts. Capitalizing on this renewed momentum, the band released Mayonnaise is special 30th anniversary Maxi single in late 2023. Maxi single of that. Well, parent album Siamese Dream stands as four times platinum with over four million copies sold in the US alone, a couple million more around the rest of the world. I do on this day. All right, queued up at number six. I've got an alternative rock pioneer that was inspired by a scuba diving incident gone wrong. And later went on to soundtrack one of the most explosive scenes in 90s cinema. And because of that movie, that scene has become an anthem of the last 20 years. And it's become their biggest song, talking about Pixies with Where is My Mind? Oh.

7:09Where is My Mind? was recorded in late 1987 at Boston's Q Division Studios is actually the seventh track on the Pixies groundbreaking album Sirferoza. That was released back in 88, it's hard to believe that. And album that really didn't have any chance of all the make it when the band featured a woman without clothes on its cover. Many retailers refused to carry it at all. But produced by Steve Albania as a classic, where is my mind was exemplified to Pixies iconic, quite loud dynamic and abrasive production style. And it would become to define, you know, their alternative rock sound driven by black frances, the Coots to Guitar, Joey Santiago's Ben Guitar Notes and Kim Dill's Erie backing vocals. The song balanced pop hooks with underground surrealism. We don't have any time. The surreal lyrics of Where is My Mind, they were actually inspired by an Erie experience that black frances had as a college student while scuba diving in the Caribbean. Exploring clear waters in the Bahamas, black frances was suddenly targeted by a tiny, aggressive fish. It wasn't very big, it was like four inches long and it relentlessly chased and poked

8:09and stocked them underwater. It was really unsettling. Uncertained by the relentless marine life, frances returned to shore with this bizarre sensation that his mind was somehow floating away in the ocean currents that was what he was thinking about. And it captured the disorienting dreamlike quality of the track though. Steve Albania used unconventional studio techniques, seeking a natural, un-synthesized reverb for Kim Dill's haunting, backing vocal hook that's amazing. Steve Albania rooted the studio mics into a tiled, echo heavy bathroom that acoustic chamber gave Dill's vocal their signature floating ambiance. And when Cerva Rose was released by independent label 4AD, Where is My Mind? Was of course not selected as the commercial single. The label prioritized gigantic as the album's sole promotional single to target UK Indie charts and college radio stations. Because Alt Rock lacked commercial radio channels in the United States in 1988, 4AD saw no commercial pathway for releasing Where is My Mind. They weren't gonna release it as an individual seven inch. But even though Where is My Mind? Never landed on the Billboard Hot 100

9:10or even the US alternative charts. It somehow became frontman, Black Francis's golden ticket. It would pay for his mortgage and then some in 1999. Over a decade after the song was recorded, Where is My Mind? Received a prominent placement in the Edward Norton Brad Pitt Ponce the Year flick and Fight Club. And of course, we all remember this scene. A director David Fincher played Where is My Mind over the movie's final moments. And it became one of the most hard hitting needle drops in film history. We were looking for a way to change your life. You got it. As Edward Norton and Helen Abonum Carter stand hand in hand in watching the skyscrapers crumble in slow motion, Black Francis's sharp stop command sings perfectly with the first explosion. Stop. Kim deals haunting backing vocals. They float over the destruction. It's kind of perfect. Not kind of. It's absolutely perfect. Now before Fight Club, the Pixies were a cult indie band, but after the movie, Where is My Mind? It became a cultural phenomenon. It's one of the most licensed songs in alternative rock history. Said Francis and I quote, some people credit Fight Club for bringing the song

10:11to a larger audience. It was a great scene. So I suppose there's some truth there. But it's a song that pays my mortgage. The gift that keeps on giving, I get offers once a week for yet another advertisement, movie or TV show to use it. I say yes to all of them. It's been a lifeline. And so it has. Where is My Mind? Where is My Mind? This podcast is supported by your Southern California Kia dealers. It's hard not to notice how many electric vehicles are on the 405, 101, and 10 freeways these days. Better technology, convenient charging, and longer driving range are making the switch to electric more practical than ever. Kia offers three all electric models that combine performance, technology, and capability. With compatible DC fast chargers, they can charge to 80% in less than 30 minutes, making it easier to get back on the road. One model that really stands out is the 2026 Kia EV9. It's an all electric SUV with three rows of seating

11:11over 300 miles of all electric driving range and the capability and technology you'd expect from a modern SUV. Whether it's your daily commute to Burbank or a weekend drive to Ohai, the EV9 is built to fit the way you live. If you're ready to make the move to electric, Kia has an EV designed to fit your needs. Learn more at Kia.com or visit your Southern California Kia dealer. Saturday, September 26, two of Combat Sports Most Dangerous Strikers collide. Bear Knuckle. Liverpool's own down in the Gorilla Tilt goes to war with Cuban Powerhouse Yoel Soldier of God Romero. Plus the Bear Knuckle Middleweight Championship of the world is on the line when the rating champ Dave the Redneck Mundell defends against undefeated British Challenger, Jack Demeek Cleaver Cohen, BKFC 94, Tilt versus Romero. Watch it live only on the zone. Sign up now at thezone.com. OK, here comes number five. One of many songs in an icon hadn't this back pocket for a while, but the band would never

12:12record his songs or let him release them. Because they already had two legendary singers vying to one up each other for the A side, that coveted A side. Of course, it's a Beatles song. It's become so popular over the years. It's easily surpassed their 20 number one hits and their countless other big hits over the years. If you look this one up on Spotify, you'll see that it has reached 2 billion streams. Meanwhile, the two double A side tracks it were released instead of this on the album, Add Up to Less Streams. And both of these were really big tracks as well. I've given you a couple of clues to the identity of this one. I'll give you more. It's George Harrison. It's a masterpiece. It's track seven on Abbey Road. Here comes the sun. Although here comes a sun was destined to remain a deep cut instead of representing the album Abbey Road. It has, believe it or not, in a bottomless catalog of iconic Beatles songs. It's become the Beatles Most Ring Song ever. Look it up. What you say about here comes a sun. One of the most positive songs ever.

13:12It originated during a period of immense creative transition and interpersonal strain for the fab four. They assembled their 11th studio album Abbey Road and is there on the cusp of breaking up as a band. 1969 position is the welcoming opening track a side two on the LP. The song provided a sunlit, optimistic contrast, especially to the dark bluesy hypnosis of side ones closer. I want you she's so heavy. Written and sung by George Harrison, the track brought an indispensable lightness and warmth to the record, bringing balance to the complex multi part medley that dominated the second half of the album. George Harrison actually wrote this one in Eric Clapton's Garden using one of slow hands acoustic guitars. When Beatles manager Brian Epstein died in 67, the band had to handle more of the band's business affairs. This is something George Harrison hated. Actually, Penn here comes a sun after finishing around a business meetings. According to him, he said it was just a really nice sunny day. I picked up the guitar, which was the first time I played the guitar for a couple of weeks because I've been so busy. And the first thing that came out was the song. It comes a sun, it's good.

14:13It comes a sun. Despite its immediate commercial potential, its infectious acoustic melody and universal hook, here comes the song was never released as a standalone commercial 45 RPM single during the band's active career. That's a shocker. It's a previously mentioned. This is something that George Harrison had to put up with a lot as a member of the Fab4. I mean, he'd written dozens of songs where every bit as good as Lenin and McCartney's best, as their output. But the two were busy pushing their own songs, of course. But by the end of the Beatles, George got a few of his best on a couple of their albums. 1969 EMI and Apple Corp. Strictly rationed it single releases to maximize LP purchases. Ultimately selecting George Harrison's something paired with John Lenin's come together is the sole double A-site single that would represent Abbey Road out there. The love it seems like he's since its been here. Because record executive policy restricted issuing multiple commercial singles from a single LP in the UK, here comes the sun, remained locked on the album as just a deep cut

15:14unavailable for individual purchase. Even though George Harrison's struggle for years to get his compositions released as a member of the Fab4, he would actually have the last laugh in a lot of ways, not only in his massive solo career, but decades after the break of the Beatles, here comes the sun completed an extraordinary journey to become the most commercially dominant track on the group's entire digital catalog. The streaming platforms, transform modern listening habits, this track became the most streamed Beatles song ever worldwide. So ring is the lead promotional track for the 50th anniversary reissue of Abbey Road in 2019. Here comes the sun made its official debut on modern Billboard charts. Actually peaked at number three in the US Billboard Hot Rock songs chart and earned triple platinum certification in the UK from there. It's all right. All right, in at number four, I got a sign for one of the biggest albums of the 90s, but only became massive after it was used in a Batman movie. But this track has some misinformation surrounding its origins from the band's frontman. Actually claimed that this song is a call back

16:16to his time when he was living homeless under a bridge. And I'm not talking about red hot chili peppers in the afternoon, he keyed his son under the bridge here. It's actually something in the way by Nirvana. The neat bridge. From 1991's Nevermind, something in the way, it's got a dreamless change story. Something in the way it was recorded in May of 1991 at Sound City Studios in California. It's positioned as the 12th and final track on Nirvana's multi-platamal of Nirvana. The album that came out and changed everything in the critics at least. Sequence directly after the fast paced punk of honor playing something in the way was a solemn coded to the record before the hidden noise of endless name was man. Missed those mystery tracks that would just played the end. A build around a two-core acoustic structure and Kirk Cantons' cello and Kirk Cobain's whispered vocals. Something in the way offered a vulnerable contrast to the album's distorted rage, for sure. Following the success of Nevermind, Kirk Cobain famously claimed an interview that he wrote to haunting lyrics while he was living homeless under the young street bridge in his hometown of Aberdeen, Washington. He made the rounds for quite some time.

17:17Many could not believe that Kirk Cobain was homeless. Home was a huge hit. However, this origin story is later debunked as a wrong-man to size myth by close childhood friends. Actually, Bamake, Kristen Avastelik, and Nirvana and Biographer Charles Arcross explained that Aberdeen severe river tides and mudflats made living under the bridge physically impossible. Essentially, Cobain had used a local legend that constructed dramatic narrative for the song. Or he was just screwing around with journalists as he was a young man. Or he was just screwing around with journalists as he was wanting to do, which is cool. The studio recording for something in the way that was notoriously difficult for producer Bush Vig. Nirvana initially tried tracking the song with full electric guitars and heavy drums in the sound city's main room. But the aggressive performance just didn't fit. Now, frustrated, Kirk Cobain walked into the control room. He lay down on a couch and he softly whispered the song while strumming a battered acoustic guitar. Toppies spiling the line.

18:21Recognizing the intimacy of that moment, Bush Vig turned off the room's air conditioner and turned the recording preamps to maximum gain and he captured Cobain's faint whisper. Said Bush Vig about it, you could hear something real in Kirk's voice. It wasn't done to death. It didn't have a homogenized sound to it. It's like listening to a raw nerve that's been exposed. I think it is passion and rage and confusion and how he felt as a person, it really came across in the music. And man, what a genius to be able to turn on the recorder and capture that moment. Although nevermind, was stacked with potential singles. Only four were released. Of course, it smells like King Spirit coming as you are lithium and in bloom. On a plane, it also got a pro release. But something in the way never got to nod. However, 30 years later, something in the way experienced a global resurgence when director Matt Reeves featured it as the core musical motif for the 2022 film The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson. Following the movie's premiere, streaming Skyrocket to 1200% propelling something in the way into the Hot 100 for the very first time in March of 2022.

19:22The track also reached number four, the Billboard Hot Rock and Alternative Songs Chart. It went number two on the Rock Digital Song Sells Chart and an RIA Platinum Certification just from that use. It transformed Cobain's whisper on a couch into a modern charthead. Something never made me ever... Alright, coming into number three, I've got one that everyone loves. It's Fleetwood Mac, with a rumors album cut. I'm serious, I've never met somebody that doesn't love this song. It's a cut from that album that could have been as big as Dreams or Don't Stop if it had been released as a single. In fact, just like The Beatles, here comes the Sun. It's become the second biggest song in the Mac's massive hit catalog. It's only better by Dreams and without that viral ocean spray TikTok video from 2020, I think it would be their biggest hit. It's actually the only song in the entire Fleetwood Mac catalog that was composed by all five classic era band members. Lindsay Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McBee, John McVee, and McFleetwood. The song is Rumors Opening Track on Side 2 of That Chain. So the Chain began as a Christine McV song called Keep Me There.

20:27The band kept coming back to it again and again over the following months and kind of reworking it, but they just never finished it. They didn't figure it out until November of 76, about 10 months later. By that point, they renamed it The Chain, which was the perfect title since it brought together a bunch of different fragments that had been linked together. Lots of different songs. Chain also brought together every member of the band as they all contributed something to it. A rare occurrence in Fleetwood Mac. It was this Frankenstein-like assembly that the Kerwalfi members were actively going through bitter explosive breakups. You know it well, the biggest drama, the biggest soap opera in music history. John and Christine had ended their marriage and stopped speaking off mic. Lentian Stevie were locked in screaming matches and Mick Fleetwood was navigating a painful divorce. Everybody was sleeping together. Paradoxically, as their personal relationship shattered, they made us all believe in the song's five-part harmony that the chain would never break. Let's go to the windmill. Watch the sun. Said Mick, the chain basically came out of a jam.

21:27It's very much collectively a band composition. The riff, that belonged to John McV, a major contribution, but it was really just something that came out of us playing in the studio. This is what Mick would say. He said originally, we had no words to it, and it really only became a song when Stevie wrote some stuff. She walked in one day and said, I've written some words that might be good for that thing that we've been doing in the studio all these times. Lentian range had made a song out of all the bits and pieces, and then once it was arranged and we knew what we were doing, we went in and recorded it. Yet even though the chain became one of the most recognizable anthems in classic rock history, it was deliberately bypassed as a single during the Room Zero. Warner Brothers and the band management selected four radio-friendly pop hooks. Of course there was Go Your Own Way dreams, Don't Stop, and You Make Love and Fun. They were the official singles, and you can't fault them. Every track landed in the top 10 of the Hot 100, they were all bangers. But at hindsight, the chain definitely should have been in the same mix. Along the whole of the good news is, the song's pop culture footprint expanded exponentially, started on classic rock radio, one of their biggest, actually I think it's their most played song in classic rock radio,

22:28and then the 1997 live version from the dance came out, and it hit number 30 on the bill where mainstream rock chart. It's just one of those jams that hear the whole band together. Then you jump ahead 20 years, and the chain was featured in the 2017 blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2. At high profile, cinematic sync introduced the track to millions more, a lot of younger viewers, triggering a massive wave of digital downloads and streaming plays. Now, the original studio recording entered modern Billboard charts decades after its release at peak number 7 on the US Hot Rock and Alternative Rocks chart, and actually went to number 20 in the US Digital Song Sells chart. This with everybody else that was out there like Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars. Okay, I'm excited about this one. Our runner-up position, the treasured number 2 spot, is the opening track from my personal favorite album of all time. So I've got three tied for number one as my favorite. But it was a seven times platinum album to set the standard for American rock in the 70s in my opinion.

23:29It's a song that saved my life many times when I was in high school. This artist is quite polarizing and covering before in the comments. People here love him or hate him, but his music is awe inspiring. I'm talking about a boss Bruce Bracing with Thunder Road. You've never heard Thunder Road. You need to stop what you're doing right now and listen to its elegance. It's its motivational twinge. Its street pot wisdom lifted me in the darkest of times as a hopeless romantic in my high school years for sure. This triumphant opener on this 1975 breakthrough LP-born-to-run begins with a quiet harmonica intro and Roy Bitton's delicate piano before escalating into that full-east-repe band fanfare. Of course, I love the original, but my personal favorite version is a one-off, his live 75-85 compilation. It's just Bruce Brinsteen and a piano and his harmonica. But man, this song is served as a grand welcome map for a record that taught us that there truly is magic in the night.

24:29Thunder Road set up the album's thematic journey of romantic desperation, working-class struggle, and the dream of escaping a dead-end town and chasing your dreams no matter the cost. Certainly motivated me and so many other outsiders out there. Man, it's just a perfect song. We saw a little faith that's magic in the night. You know, Thunder Road began live as something a lot darker. It was originally titled Neon Madness. The early version depicted character is already drowning in the city's grime, desperate and cornered. Now, the song's heroine, at that time, wasn't Mary. It was actually Chrissie or Pristina, depending on the version. Early demo's confirmant, and that screen door slams, Chrissie walks out and adress. But Springsteen made a brilliant choice. By changing the name to Mary, the most common woman's name in Western history and a rock and roll staple, he transformed her regional story into something far-reaching. Suddenly, this wasn't just about a Jersey girl with her waving dress or is it a swaying dress, as she escapes to their boyfriend. It was a universal quest for salvation and freedom.

25:29But you know what, let's talk about that lyric for just a second. The lyric in the first line is the screen door slams and Mary's dress waves, right? At least that's what most people thought. But it's actually Mary's dress sues. There are still people that swear there's Mary's dress waves. In fact, most fans have gotten it wrong for 50 years and still get it wrong, but no matter what, the magic is still there. Mary's dress wave. This podcast is supported by your Southern California Kia dealers. It's hard not to notice how many electric vehicles are on the 405, 101 and 10 freeways these days. Better technology, convenient charging, and longer driving range are making the switch to electric more practical than ever. Kia offers three all-electric models that combine performance, technology, and capability. With compatible DC fast chargers, they can charge to 80% in less than 30 minutes, making it easier to get back on the road. One model that really stands out is the 2026 Kia EV9.

26:32It's an all-electric SUV with three rows of seating, over 300 miles of all-electric driving range, and the capability and technology you'd expect from a modern SUV. Whether it's your daily commute to Burbank or a weekend drive to Ohio, the EV9 is built to fit the way you live. If you're ready to make the move to electric, Kia has an EV designed to fit your needs. Learn more at Kia.com or visit your Southern California Kia dealer. This January, Bear Nuckle Fighting Championship takes over the ocean. The inaugural Bruce Crew sells from Miami to the Bahamas aboard the Norwegian Jewel, three straight days with pool deck bear nuckle fights in the Caribbean, massive parties, beach events, DJs, cigars, to kill the tastings and non-stop action. The lineup reveals coming soon. The cabins are disappearing fast, and the prices won't stay this low. Preserve your spot with just $200 down at BKF-SEA.com. Thunder Road's closing line, though. That also went through a dramatic shift.

27:34That tender iconic invitation rolled down the window and let the window back your hair, right? It was originally a frantic command. Shut down the window and hold on tight to me. In Kingston, he ditched the desperation and he rewrote Thunder Road as a sweeping epic of hope, turning urban sleaze into an American saga of possibility. And that's the thing, man. Thunder Road, born to run. The whole album is just possibility, man. Spraci's first two albums greetings from Asperger Park, New Jersey, and the Wild, the innocent in the re-street shuffle. They'd earned critical praise but stalled with disappointing sales. Columbia Records was losing patience with the boss, and he knew his third album had to hit the marker he was going to lose it. His record label. But the pressure was crushing. So despite his current status as one of Bruce Springsteen's most beloved compositions, Thunder Road was never released. Columbia never released it as a commercial single. Instead, the title track, Born to Run, did all the heavy lifting there. Born to Rome was released as the album's lead single on August 25th, 1975, and it ultimately crested at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.

28:35Not even a really big hit, not even on top 20 hit. That was enough to keep the Springsteen career moving forward, but they did put out a second single, tenth Avenue freeze out. That's all at number 83. It didn't matter though, he got what he needed. Like Zeppelin and Floyd Before and Bruce was an albums artist, so there wasn't a driving reason to put Thunder Road as a single all. It meant to be experience as an opening statement to Born to Run. Talking about the lost start of the album, where a set of 9-12 songs were listened to as an entire artistic statement. Man, we need that. That's why we're in the predicament we're in in the world. This is my philosophy. The world sucks right now, it's because we have crappy music, and we have music that singles based. We don't have these epic albums like The Dark Side of the Moon or Born to Run, Zeppelin Before, where you listen to the entire album as one artistic statement, and we're missing. We're missing a lot there, I'm telling you. But ultimately, Thunder Road was picked up by album, or in Rock Radio, anyway. One of his biggest radio songs ever. Thunder Road became the second most played live song in Springsteen career.

29:38Only trailing the title track Born to Run had achieved RIAA Platinum certification through digital downloads and streaming, and it also helped propel Born to Run to number three on the Billboard 200 album chart and sell almost 10 million copies. All right, we're here. Six songs down, just one to go. They have in Lee Seven. The number one pick on this edition of the greatest deep cuts had ended up being bigger than our said artist biggest hits is a track that's the subject of the most heartbreaking MTV unplugged performance ever. I'm going to do a hot take here, and I'll get a lot of hate for it. But for years, everyone said that Nirvana's unplugged was the greatest MTV unplugged show ever. Decades after though, I know better. I think you know better. I got a hot take here. It is not only the greatest MTV unplugged performance, but it might take the greatest live performance of the last 30 odd years. From their 1994 EP Jar of Flies, I got Alison Chains with a nutshell. Not sure what's written or recorded during a prolific 10 day jam session at Seattle's London Bridge Studio on late 93, working in a marathon session up to 18 hours a day for a whole week.

30:46Alison Chains put out one of the greatest EP's ever recorded. Period end of sentence. The Seven Track collection is haunting, soul crushing, and heart wrenching. Its lush instrumentation, including acoustic guitars, layered vocals, and strings added depth and maturity to Alison Chains sound, and a vault of them pass every band into game in 94. I'm telling you. Released on January 14th of that, your Jar Flies debuted at number one of the Billboard 200, the first EP ever to do that. No excuses or releases as long single from the album, although I stay away and don't follow both received promo releases. The chronic jewel of this EP, those track 2, nutshell. Placed immediately after the opening instrumental rotten apple, not shell set the tone for Jar Flies as an unvarnished masterpiece of the 90s. It might be the most soul piercing track in Alison Chains catalog, and that's saying something. A brutal reflection of Lane Staley struggles with addiction and isolation. Not shell penetrates you to the core. If you don't feel something listen to this, you are not a human being, man.

31:54And despite not being released as a single, it's become the centerpiece of Alison Chains legacy. And of course, the most memorable performance of Not Shell occurred during Alison Chains MTV Unplugged Show in April of 96, man. Opening the set with this track, the band delivered a beacon, a beacon of devastation. It was deeply emotional that rendition marked their first performance together in years. Lane Staley stepped out in dark sunglasses, pink hair, and he appeared visibly beaten down by his long battle with addiction. With this song, he gave one of the most heart-stopping vocal performances ever put on tape. The concert sparked a brief resurgence for the band, included appearances on the late show David Letterman and a handful of live shows. It also marked the beginning of the end for one of the greats, Lane Staley. His struggles ultimately led to his final performance with Alison Chains on July 3, 96, after which his health deteriorated rapidly from there.

32:54In the following years after that, Lane Staley continued to decline until April 2002, when he was discovered dead in his apartment, taken from this earth by a mixture of heroin and cocaine. I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news. And sadly, Lane Staley wasn't celebrated at all when he passed. There are no tribute magazines or headlines. He was barely touched by the media at all. But decades later, especially to Gen X and every generation after that, Lane Staley is revered as the voice of his generation as much as Kirk O'Bane. Let me tell you something. It all came from his music, from his honesty. Not from a media machine trying to force you to accept the musical icon because it's put in your face, which has been the case for many of the icons of today. Lane's legacy was totally earned through his music, reflecting on the enduring emotional weight of the song, guitarist Jerry Cantrell said at best. He said, I think the number one for me is Nutshell. Lane was very honest with his songwriting, and in Nutshell, he really put everything in a Nutshell for everybody. That song still gets me choked up whenever I play it. Now, although it was never released as a single, you know, during Lane Staley's lifetime, Nutshell is grown into one of Allison Chains' most celebrated compositions.

34:03Certified, RIA Platinum with over 1 million digital units sold, Nutshell has experienced a modern resurgence, especially on the social media platforms. It entered the Billboard charts for the first time in 2025, peaked at number 14 on the US Hard Rock, streaming, songs chart, and you continue to see it over and over again. It's a piece of music that will never be repeated. It will never be repeated with that much honesty, that much hurt, that much pain, that much devastation. We all feel it. Lane Staley spoke for each and every one of us. He paid the price with his addictions and with his sadness, and I wish that Lane Staley knew how much his words and how much his artistry meant to us. I love Lane Staley. I think he's the greatest voice of the last 30 years. I think nobody could sing like Lane Staley. I'm going to give you a hot take here. I know Nirvana is the most celebrated band of that time, but to me Allison Chains is a better band.

35:04A better band overall. Their songs are incredible, and I can't say enough about it. I'm going to leave you with that. Give me the hate in the comments if you want or agree with me. But let's celebrate these incredible deep cuts. These are songs that are mind-altering songs that change the way that we look at the world and they were never released as singles. I love it. I love doing the kind of can't tell. Let's have a great discussion about your memories about these songs. What are some other songs that we do apart to? Make sure to like, share, and comment to subscribe. Gotta keep this channel going. A lot of opposition right now. Fightin' like a dog. Because this is important music, we gotta keep talking about it. So let's do it. Subscribe, share, get a vintage ears collection shirt. Until next time, three chords and the truth my friends.

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