"Unplugged"
Alice in Chains (1996)

Director:

Joe Perota

Writers:

Jim Burns (creator)
Robert Small (creator)

TV Series:

"Unplugged" (1989)

Original Air Date:

10 April 1996

Genre:

Music

Plot:

Alice in Chains perform an accoustic concert as part of the MTV Unplugged series.

Plot Keywords:

Concert Film | Live Music | Live Performance | Rock Band | Rock Concert

Cast

Jerry Cantrell	...	Himself (guitar & vocals) (as Alice in Chains)
Mike Inez	...	Himself (bass, guitar on "Killer Is Me") (as Alice in Chains)
Sean Kinney	...	Himself (drums) (as Alice in Chains)
Layne Staley	...	Himself (vocals, additional guitar on "Angry Chair") (as Alice in Chains)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Olson	...	Himself (guitar, bass on "Killer Is Me") (as Scotty Olsson)

Series Cast

These people are regular cast members. Were they in this episode?

Nils Lofgren

...

Himself

Runtime:

Germany:73 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Majestic Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music - 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Music Television (MTV)

Soundtrack:

Got Me Wrong

The best of the Unplugged series

Out of the dozens of MTV unplugged performances there were two that stuck out in my mind as the best. The number two spot goes to Eric Clapton. An excellent show by the guitar marksman. But the number one in my opinion would be the Alice In Chains Unplugged. By far the best, this performance shows no matter how far down from the top you think you are, some of the best can come out it. Take Layne Staley for example, the period of time when he was seriously losing the battle against drugs (particulary heroin) he comes out of the dark and puts on a spectacular once in a lifetime performance. Just when you think Alice In Chains are gone and lost, April 1996 comes by. There's alot of humor in the performance as well as interactive comments with the crowd, particulary after messing up on the first take of 'Sludge Factory', an audience member yells "hey, quit f---in this up!" Even Layne's attempt at humor early in the show saying "Now we're going to break to, uh, an LL Cool Jay video, so" was kind of funny. Overall it was a great show. I have gotten the chance to see Jerry Cantrell in concert, but not with Alice In Chains. I've always wanted to though. Someday maybe. Is Alice In Chains done? Or do they have another chapter to write in their incredible history? All I know is, the 400 people in attendence to this concert sure were lucky. That's all I have to say about that.