Alice in chains mtv unplugged vinyl series#

It was Layne Staley's idea to have big candles decorating the stage to keep it dark and moody, as the band never liked bright lights on stage, so Staley himself bought the candles at Seattle's Pike Place Market. The show was recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Majestic Theatre and first aired on MTV on May 28, 1996.

The band was offered to do the segment numerous times prior to the actual taping before finally accepting.

On April 10, 1996, Alice in Chains resurfaced to perform their first concert in two and a half years for MTV Unplugged, a program featuring all-acoustic set lists. The home video release has received gold certification by 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. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The acoustic version of ' Over Now' (originally released on Alice in Chains' 1995 self-titled album) was released as a single. A new song, 'The Killer Is Me', was performed for the first time during the concert. 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. The show was directed by Joe Perota and first aired on MTV on May 28, 1996.

Alice in chains mtv unplugged vinyl series#

It was recorded on April 10, 1996, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Majestic Theatre for the television series MTV Unplugged. Unplugged is a live album and DVD by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on July 30, 1996, by Columbia Records.