Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged (Live) (1996)

Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged (Live) (1996)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Nutshell"   Jar of Flies   4:57

2. "Brother"   Sap   5:27

3. "No Excuses"   Jar of Flies   4:57

4. "Sludge Factory"   Alice in Chains   4:36

5. "Down in a Hole"   Dirt   5:46

6. "Angry Chair" (Cut from MTV Broadcast, included on the re-release)   Dirt   4:36

7. "Rooster"   Dirt   6:41

8. "Got Me Wrong"   Sap   4:59

9. "Heaven Beside You"   Alice in Chains   5:38

10. "Would?"   Dirt   3:43

11. "Frogs" (Cut from MTV Broadcast, included on the re-release)   Alice in Chains   7:30

12. "Over Now"   Alice in Chains   7:12

13. "Killer Is Me" (Cut from MTV Broadcast, included on the re-release)   5:23

Total length:   71:26

DVD track listing

1. "Program Start"   0:18

2. "Nutshell"   4:22

3. "Brother"   5:18

4. "No Excuses"   4:42

5. "Sludge Factory"   7:00

6. "Down in a Hole"   6:05

7. "Angry Chair"   5:36

8. "Rooster"   6:20

9. "Got Me Wrong"   4:20

10. "Heaven Beside You"   5:15

11. "Would?"   3:50

12. "Frogs"   7:39

13. "Over Now"   6:53

14. "Killer Is Me"   5:34

Total length:   73:00

The DVD release shows another take of "Sludge Factory," in which Layne Staley mixes up the lyrics at the beginning of the song which is ended shortly after.  They then go into the "formal" take which was used on the CD.  The DVD's introduction to "Sludge Factory" also contains portions of "Enter Sandman", written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett.

On the DVD, the final song's title is listed onscreen as "Killer Is Me."  Note that while the CD also lists the final song as "Killer Is Me," the DVD's track list lists the song as "The Killer Is Me."  The song was also released in the Music Bank box set, where the title is again listed as "The Killer Is Me."

Alice in Chains Band Members / Musicians

Layne Staley – vocals; acoustic rhythm guitar on "Angry Chair"

Jerry Cantrell – acoustic lead guitar, vocals

Mike Inez – acoustic bass; acoustic rhythm guitar on "Killer Is Me"

Sean Kinney – drums, percussion

Scott Olson – acoustic rhythm and solo guitar; acoustic bass on "Killer Is Me"

Produced by Toby Wright and Alice in Chains

Produced for MTV by Alex Coletti

Recorded by Toby Wright and John Harris, assisted by Brian Kingman, John Bates, and Rich Lamb

Mixed by Toby Wright, assisted by John Bleich and John Seymour

Digitally edited by Don C. Tyler

Mastered by Stephen Marcussen

DVD audio by John Alberts, Toby Wright, and Mike Fisher

Directed by Joe Perota

Line producer – Audrey Morrissey

Art direction – Mary Maurer

Design – Doug Erb

Photography – Danny Clinch

Management – Susan Silver

Unplugged is a live album and DVD by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on July 30, 1996 by Columbia Records. It was recorded on April 10, 1996 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Majestic Theatre for the television series MTV Unplugged. The show was directed by Joe Perota and first aired on MTV on May 28, 1996. The MTV Unplugged was Alice in Chains' first concert in two and a half years, and contains live, acoustic versions of the band's biggest hits and lesser-known songs. A new song, "The Killer Is Me", was performed for the first time during the concert. The acoustic version of "Over Now" (originally released on Alice in Chains' 1995 self-titled album) was released as a single. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The performance was released on DVD on October 26, 1999, and re-released as a CD/DVD package featuring unaired footage on September 18, 2007. The home video release has received gold certification by RIAA.