Credits:Alice In ChainsDescription:Betweentheendof1993andaperformanceforMTVUnpluggedinthespringof1996,AliceinChainsperformednoconcerts--theydidn'tevensupportthereleaseoftheireponymousthirdalbumwithaminortour.There'savarietyofreasonsfortheirinactivity--primarilyit'sduetothehealthofcertainmembers--butthelackofconcertsmadetheUnpluggedperformanceseemspecial.Duringtheconcert,AliceinChainsdrewfromtheirthreealbumsandtwoEPs,offeringnew,morereflectivearrangementsforhardersongslike"Would?"andvirtuallyre-creatingtheoriginalversionsof"GotMeWrong"and"NoExcuses."Throughoutthealbum,thegroupsoundstightandprofessional--onthebasisofthisperformance,it'shardtobelievethattheyhadn'tplayedtogetherfornearlythreeyears--butitdoesn'tofferanythingthatthealbumsdon'talready.Theacousticarrangementsofthehardersongssoundlikenovelties,andtherestsoundlikerehashesoftheirpreviouswork,onlywithoutmuchenergy.Again,it'sacaseofanUnpluggedalbumthatisdesignedtoattractt