MTV Unplugged

Alice in Chains

Overview

"Join one of the 1990s most successful acts in their triumphant return to form in this exciting live performance for MTV Unplugged, presented on DVD from Columbia Music Video. Presented in standard 1.33:1 full-screen and including a choice of English Dolby Digital 5.1 or Stereo audio tracks, this remarkable unplugged performance will bring Alice in Chains fans into the performance as never before. Featuring instant chapter access to each of the 13 songs, a timeline, a complete discography, and a web link, fans will cherish this 1996 comeback performance by the band that brought us such memorable hits as ""Rooster"" and ""No Excuses."""

Product Details

Release Date:	10/26/1999
UPC:	0074645014890
Original Release:	1996
Source:	SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT***
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	1:06:-00
Sales rank:	715

Special Features

Digitally mastered; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; Dolby Stereo; Interactive menus; Instant chapter access to songs; Timeline; Complete discography; Web link

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alice in Chains	Primary Artist
Jerry Cantrell	Actor
Alice In Chains	Performer
Sean Kinney	Actor
Layne Staley	Actor
Layne Staley	Guitar,Vocals
Scott Olson	Bass,Guitar
Jerry Cantrell	Guitar,Vocals
Joe Perota	Director
Mike Inez	Bass,Guitar
Sean Kinney	Drums

Technical Credits

Don C. Tyler	Digital Editing,Editing
Alice In Chains	Producer
Audrey Morris	Liner Note Producer
Alice in Chains	Producer
Alex Coletti	Producer
Stephen Marcussen	Mastering
Kirk Hammett	Composer
Toby Wright	Producer,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Layne Staley	Composer,Lyricist
Joe Perota	Director
Lars Ulrich	Composer
Carol Donovan	Executive Producer
James Hetfield	Composer
John Seymour	Mixing,Mixing Assistant
John Harris	Engineer
Audrey Morrissey	Producer
Jerry Cantrell	Composer,Lyricist
Danny Clinch	Photography
Mike Inez	Composer
Rich Lamb	Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Jon Bates	Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Sean Kinney	Composer
Alex Coletti	Producer
John Bleich	Mixing,Assistant Engineer
Doug Erb	Design
Mary Maurer	Art Direction
Brian Kingman	Engineer,Assistant Engineer

Editorial Reviews

Between the end of 1993 and a performance for MTV Unplugged in the spring of 1996, Alice in Chains performed no concerts -- they didn't even support the release of their eponymous third album with a minor tour. There's a variety of reasons for their inactivity -- primarily it's due to the health of certain members -- but the lack of concerts made the Unplugged performance seem special. During the concert, Alice in Chains drew from their three albums and two EPs, offering new, more reflective arrangements for harder songs like "Would?" and virtually re-creating the original versions of "Got Me Wrong" and "No Excuses." Throughout the album, the group sounds tight and professional -- on the basis of this performance, it's hard to believe that they hadn't played together for nearly three years -- but it doesn't offer anything that the albums don't already. The acoustic arrangements of the harder songs sound like novelties, and the rest sound like rehashes of their previous work, only without much energy. Again, it's a case of an Unplugged album that is designed to attract the band's core audience, which makes it a fairly entertaining effort that is essentially just an official bootleg. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine