It is a stripped down MTV unplugged performance, with a lot of humor and a little goofing around. Many never find a way out and hit rock bottom. If you are an AIC and Layne Staley fan, just buy this. Knowing that he dies from that addiction a short time later only adds to the misery. I saw Alice in Chains in the early 90's, opening up for Megadeth and Anthrax, and we are looking at two different people here. Probably high, strung out, most likely both, and his performance shows it. The harmonies with Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell are perfect. According to Jerry, he messed up at least 2 songs multiple times (not just the one time shown in the Unplugged video), and the filming took over 3 hours to get it right. He shot up right before the show, enough to allow him to be well enough to perform. When he takes off his sunglasses, there is nothing behind those eyes and he is clearly way deep into addiction. I get it too, but Alice in Chains to me was darker and heavier. You don’t understand how addicted to heroin Layne was by the time they filmed Unplugged. As a recovering addict myself, it is really sad to see Layne Staely up there. Sold Out Alice In Chains MTV Unplugged Label: Columbia MOVLP138, Music On Vinyl MOVLP138 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, 180 gram Country: Europe Released: 2010 Genre: Rock Style: Alternative Rock, Acoustic, Grunge Tracklist Companies, etc. Visually this an extremely hard show to watch. It was Nirvana’s first release following Cobain’s death, and it would go on to win the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. In fact, without Jerry's vocals, where he takes the lead on many songs, this would not have been a great show and leads to my next point. Nirvana Recorded just five months before the untimely passing of Kurt Cobain, the band’s performance would later be released as the live LP MTV Unplugged in New York. The video gives you insight into how much Jerry Contrell's backing vocals contribute to the songs, both in this live video but also in retrospect, in the studio albums as well. The songs picked work beautifully in their acoustic environment and the band is as good as ever. Alice in Chains Unplugged Layne Staley Jerry Cantrell Signed by artist Pen and Ink Print Grunge Stipple (39) 15.00. Musically, this is one of my favorite MTV unplugged shows, along with Aerosmith and Queensryche. Things go well, your eyes dilate, you shake, and Im high Look in my eyes deep and watch the clouds change with time 20 hours wont print my picture milk.
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