Alice In Chains - Unplugged [9/18]

Artist:

Alice In Chains

See Also:

Tool Pearl Jam Cantrell, Jerry Stooges (The)

Description:

Alice In Chains: Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell (vocals, guitar); Mike Inez (guitar, bass); Sean Kinney (drums).
Additional personnel: Scott Olson (guitar, bass).
Recorded at The Majestic Theater, Brooklyn Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, New York on April 10, 1996.
Alice In Chains: Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney.
Additional personnel: Scott Olsen.
Recorded on April 10, 1996.
Alice In Chains: Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley (guitar); Mike Inez, Scott Olson (bass guitar); Sean Kinney (drums).
UNPLUGGED isn`t Alice In Chains` first unplugged record; it`s just the first official, MTV-sanctioned one. The EPs JAR OF FLIES and SAP are both low-key, mostly-acoustic outings that achieved a similar vibe without the benefit of an MTV appearance. Which is to say Alice In Chains isn`t jumping on a bandwagon here; they`re doing more of something they do very well.
UNPLUGGED features acoustic versions of songs from every record in the Seattle band`s catalog except its debut, FACELIFT. And it heavily features guitarist Jerry Cantrell, who wrote or co-wrote 12 of these 13 songs, including the previously-unrecorded "Killer Is Me." Cantrell`s vocals pace that one along with "Heaven Beside You" and "Over Now." Lead singer Layne Staley, meanwhile, finds a fitting outlet here for his creaky voice, particularly as he tackles harrowing images of drug addiction in "Sludge Factory" and "Down In A Hole."

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Nutshell
2. Brother
3. No Excuses
4. Sludge Factory
5. Down in a Hole
6. Angry Chair
7. Rooster
8. Got Me Wrong
9. Heaven Beside You
10. Would?
11. Frogs
12. Over Now
13. Killer Is Me

Album Information

Release Date:

09/18/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Grunge

Label:

Legacy Recordings

Producer:

Alice In Chains; Toby Wright

Catalog Number:

88697124532

Original Release Year:

1996

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

71 : 25

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