The difference is that in the 1997 version, he sounds indifferent, with no real power or feeling in the performance. Stylistically, Layne’s vocals sound very different from any of his previous work. Musically and lyrically, the two later versions are the same. There are at least two recorded versions of this song, the first from the spring or summer of 1996, the second dated November 3, 1997. Layne re-recorded his guest vocal for the chorus of the song The Things You Do, which is musically different from the version he recorded with Ron Holt in 1988. His friend Jesse Holt - known as Maxi when he was the singer/guitarist of Second Coming - was working on a new project under the moniker the Despisley Brothers -the name presumably a play on the R&B group the Isley Brothers. Layne did at least one confirmed guest recording from this period. The one person that would know for sure is his mother, who declined to be interviewed for this book. Jamie, Jim and Ken Elmer are unaware of any solo demos Layne might have recorded during his later years, though he had the means to do so. Layne Staley performs with Alice in Chains on MTV Unplugged in 1996 (Image credit: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
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