Oh boy, I’m excited for this one! You see, I love me some Alice In Chains. Their music was, in my opinion, the real epitome of what grunge was supposed to be. It was dirty, dark, dreary, and painfully, often depressingly, honest. So to highlight the band is something I feel has been a long time coming in this series and I decided it was time.
The video, which was directed by Paul Fedor, is a strange beast. Firstly, the visuals are pretty terrifying. It’s all about an old and disfigured scientist who creates his own version of the band to perform the track. Now, interestingly enough, the band that is “created” is not the actual members of AiC. When you see the band, it’s actually all footage from previous music videos that was cut in such a way to make it seem like they were performing the song.
“Get Born Again” is one of the last two songs that were recorded with vocalist Layne Staley, who passed away in 2002 after a long battle with drug addiction and depression. He is still sorely missed by many to this day and this video is a small tribute to his legacy.