Alice In Chains: MTV Unplugged (180g) auf 2 LPs

Die ebenso düsteren wie morbiden und melancholischen Klanggemälde von Jerry Cantrell und seinen drei Mitstreitern definierten vor fünfzehn Jahren die Marschrichtung des Grunge und setzten die Messlatte für jene Bands, die es ihnen gleichtun wollten, verdammt hoch. 1996 erschien „MTV Unplugged“, das erste gemeinsame Konzert der Bandmitglieder seit 1993. Es ist heute eines der wertvollsten Dokumente des Grunge-Phänomens und gilt als eine der besten Live-Aufnahmen der 90er Jahre.

ln 1996 ALICE lN CHAINS performed their first show in three years for MTV Unplugged. Unfortunately, it also turned out to be one of the last ones they would ever do, as lead singer Layne Staley's drug addiction was already getting the better of him. Visibly frail, he - and band members Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney - still out-performed many of the other acts that crept in front of MTV's camera, making this one of the most legendary performances of the series. The band perform songs from both Facelift and Dirt albums as well as their critically acclaimed E. P. Jar Of Flies, creating new and exciting arrangements for their heavier songs while reinventing others. The tension and excitement in the audience is palpable throughout the entire show , and it makes this a fantastic record of the greatness of ALICE lN CHAlNS