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MTV Unplugged [Live]

~ Alice In Chains
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  • Audio CD (1 July 1996)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Columbia
  • ASIN: B000026E1K
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,061 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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 abandwagon 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 catalogue 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".

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and moving, 27 Mar 2005
By Techie Glenn (Leicestershire, England) - See all my reviews
This is a very special album. MTV's unplugged series continues with the band that seemed very unlikely to lend itself to this format.

Strip away the production, special effects and heavy instrumentation of the albums and suddenly the mastery of Alice in Chains music is laid bare. This album is easily as surprising and involving as the Nirvana Unplugged session. It certainly is not as viceral as most of the studio albums and reflects most closely the Sap EP, it is however as loaded with angst, frustration and pain as the original album recordings, if not more so.

It has been said on another review that Layne was drugged up to the eyeballs to do this recording, this problem was an issue throughout his career and eventually (and sadly) took his life. His off stage lifestyle and depresive mindset coloured his music and is a big part of why AIC's music was so heartwrenchingly effective. This live set is no different to that of the albums in that sense.

This session in my opinion, like that of Nirvana MTV appearence, affirms the bands mastery of songcraft and is a fitting tribute to a fine singer/songwriter whos music will live on in the powerful and classic albums that he left behind.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, 13 Nov 2008
Apparently, this album has split the jury; those who love it and those who feel it doesn't do justice to the original material. I fall into the former. Some of tracks differ from the originals ever so slightly (take No Excuses or any of the slower songs) where some stand quite separate from the originals. I do not feel the acoustic thing was an mtv gimmick. This album feels honest. The harmonising between Layne and Jerry on this record is the best you'll find. The song arrangement was brilliant. Material from every AiC LP/EP is included and done performed brilliantly. The album flows track to track summating to something truly amazing. Some one once said that this is not how Alice should be remembered. I say, coming together after 3 years and giving their fans this awesome LP, this is exactly how Alice in Chains should be remembered. I wish I was there to see the show.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and haunting but most of all amazing!, 2 Feb 2002
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For my money this is a better album than Nirvana's unplugged CD. Where Nirvana might have been about timeless songs, Alice in Chains were about catharsis. Be it through the unrelenting narcotised grind of Dirt to the softer atmospherics of the Jar of Flies EP, AIC is a band which shoots it's messsage deep into your heart. Unplugged is mainly compiled of material off their recent eponymously titled album, packaged by a sleeve featuring a three legged dog. However it is here, despite some superb bluesy guitar playing from Cantrell, that Singer Layne Staley excels.Songs like 'Down in a Hole' and 'Angry Chair', songs which slayed audiences with their power now leave the listener aching in the darkness the band creates. The music is bleak, opiated and haunting but above all darkly and oppressively beautiful. It is hard to transfer into words the effect this album will have on you if you are in pain, but if your not...you should buy it anyway, just to know how it feels.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Transition
Alice In Chains showcased throughout their career that they could master a slow brooding ballad, most particularly through the outstanding acoustic EP "Jar of Flies". Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2007 by Tom Chase

5.0 out of 5 stars proves one thing...
...that alice in chains songs dont rely that heavily on distortion and effects. This is the stripped down, acoustic 'greatest hits' of alice in chains. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2007 by Jasper Wong

5.0 out of 5 stars AWE INSPIRING!
Straight from the get-go, you find yourself gripped by the intensity of Layne Staley's very personal "Nutshell" (a song you could predict being on the setlist due to it's home... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2007 by Kyle Gray

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
This album is unbelievable Songs such as Would? and Angry Chair sound even better unplugged. This easily surpasses Nirvanas unplugged effort Check out more AIC stuff they were the... Read more
Published on 22 May 2006 by Boz

5.0 out of 5 stars Divine/Beautiful/Perfect
I don't listen to heavy metal bands anymore but this album remained with me along with some of Pearl Jam. I had to buy the CD twice when I lost it. Read more
Published on 22 July 2005 by Johan De-silva

5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY CHUFFIN' AMAZING!
Alice In Chains Unplugged! Exactly what it says! if you've never heard of the unplugged series shame on you! its basicly bands and artists that do an acoustic live show! Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2004 by threedaysgracefan

5.0 out of 5 stars Majestic
This is a majestic album, although probably best if you already own some AIC. The songs stand out superbly having been stripped of the distorted guitars. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2004 by Marc

3.0 out of 5 stars Not how they should be remembered
Alice in Chains are one of the truly great bands of the ninetees and have had a major inpact on me as a teenager. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2003 by bugsonglass

5.0 out of 5 stars best cd I have bought in ages
I'm a huge fan of bands like Nickleback and Creed, I bought this album because a friend recommended it thinking I would like it. Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars masterclass
this offering form aic brings together some of the top tunes revamped for mtv unplugged.nutshell,brother,down in a hole all easy transcipted to acoustic with rooster and down in... Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2000

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