RAMBLING ON MUSIC

(pictures courtesy of Seattle P-I)

Alice in Chains owns stage in tsunami-relief show full of surprises

---Maynard James Keenan singing "Man In The Box" and "Them Bones"

---Ann Wilson singing "Brother"

Those were just two of the highlights that took place during the benefit concert for the victims of the Southeast Asia tsunami tragedy at the Premier in Seattle on Feb. 18. The benefit concert, which raised over $100,000 for the relief efforts in Southeast Asia, featured the remaining members of Alice In Chains, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Sir Mix-A-Lot, the Supersuckers, and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic.

I would have loved to have seen Maynard singing AIC tunes. Certainly nobody can replace the late great Layne Staley, but Maynard definitely has the vocal range to sing any rock song, especially those from Alice In Chains' catalog.

Damageplan's Pat Lachman and Puddle of Mudd's Wes Scantlin were also at the concert this past Friday. I commented a few weeks back that Lachman would be a good fit in Jerry Cantrell's solo band. Lachman more than held his own with Damageplan.

Hopefully this show was recorded for future use on CD and/or DVD. I guarantee that if this show was released on CD and/or DVD, there would definitely be more money raised for the tsunami relief efforts. In the meantime, I hope to post more material here in the coming weeks. We'll see what happens, though.

From Black Label Society's official site:

ZAKK WYLDE IN TV PILOT WITH JIM BREUER:
Zakk is in a TV pilot with Jim Breuer called Crapshoot. Details are sparse, but it is a rock and roll comedy show. Check out the website for Quicktime movie downloads. This is one of the funniest things you will ever see, I HIGHLY suggest that you check it out!

Crapshoot

I'm not going to spoil a thing for y'all. Trust me, the clips are well worth your time.

And in BLS news, "Mafia" will be in stores March 5.

For one night only, Damageplan frontman Patrick Lachman will be performing with the remaining members of Alice In Chains on February 18 in Seattle.

Alice In Chains and Lachman are part of a tribute concert to benefit the tsunami relief effort in Southeast Asia. Also performing at the Premier on February 18 will be Queensryche guitarist Chris DeGarmo, Heart lead singer Ann Wilson, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, and rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot.

Lachman performing with Alice In Chains raises an interesting question: Could this grow into something more? You may remember Jerry Cantrell collaborating with Damageplan on "Ashes To Ashes", from "The Punisher" soundtrack. While Dropbox lead singer John Kosco has been in the studio with Cantrell in recent months recording the follow-up to 2002's "Degradation Trip", I would have no problem with Lachman working with Cantrell on his upcoming solo album. Lachman held his own with the late great Dimebag Darrell and I for one would love to see him work with another guitar great in Cantrell.

Stay tuned...