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Unplugged is a live album by Alice in Chains. It was recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Majestic Theatre as part of the MTV Unplugged series of concerts and contains live, acoustic versions of the band's songs. The show first aired on MTV on May 28, 1996. The performance was Alice in Chains' first concert in two and a half years, as well as one of the band's final appearances with Layne Staley. In addition to the CD, a full length DVD of the concert was also released.
The songs "Angry Chair," "Frogs," and "Killer Is Me" were cut from the original MTV broadcast but are included on both the CD and DVD releases.
It is often hailed as one of the most memorable editions of MTV Unplugged, with a reputation comparable to the famous editions featuring Nirvana, and KISS.
Mike Inez's bass has the phrase "Friends Don't Let Friends Get Friends Haircuts" which the members of the band Metallica, whose members had recently cut their hair prior to the release of Load, thought was directed at them (all four then-members of Metallica were present for the show). The line was in fact just a Friends reference and the relation with Metallica's new haircuts was coincidental.
The album was re-released as a CD/DVD package on September 18, 2007.[1]
[edit] Track listing
- "Nutshell" (Cantrell/Inez/Kinney/Staley) – 4:58
- "Brother" (Cantrell) – 5:27
- "No Excuses" (Cantrell) – 4:57
- "Sludge Factory" (Cantrell/Kinney/Staley) – 4:36
- "Down in a Hole" (Cantrell) – 5:46
- "Angry Chair" (Staley) – 4:36 *
- "Rooster" (Cantrell) – 6:41
- "Got Me Wrong" (Cantrell) – 4:59
- "Heaven Beside You" (Cantrell/Inez) – 5:38
- "Would?" (Cantrell) – 3:43
- "Frogs" (Cantrell/Inez/Kinney/Staley) – 7:30 *
- "Over Now" (Cantrell/Kinney) – 7:12
- "Killer Is Me" (Cantrell) – 5:23 *
- The DVD release shows another take of "Sludge Factory", in which Layne Staley mixes up the lyrics and the song breaks down. They then go into the "formal" take which was used on the CD.
- Songs with an asterisk represent footage not shown on the original broadcast, and are on the re-release.
[edit] Personnel
- Layne Staley - Guitar, Vocals
- Jerry Cantrell - Guitar, Vocals
- Mike Inez - Bass, Guitar
- Sean Kinney - Drums
- Scott Olson - Bass, Guitar
- Alice in Chains - Producer
- Jon Bates - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Alex Coletti - Producer
- John Harris - Engineer
- Rich Lamb - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
- Toby Wright - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- John Seymour - Mixing, Mixing Assistant
- Brian Kingman - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Don C. Tyler - Digital Editing, Editing
- Mary Maurer - Art Direction
- Doug Erb - Design
- Danny Clinch - Photography
- John Bleich - Assistant Engineer, Mixing
- Joe Perota - Director
- Audrey Morris - Producer
[edit] Chart positions
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1996 |
The Billboard 200 |
3 |
[edit] Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1996 |
"Would?" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
19 |
| 1996 |
"Down in a Hole" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
24 |
| 1996 |
"Nutshell" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
15 |
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