Live (Alice in Chains album)

Live
Live
Live album by Alice in Chains
Released	December 5, 2000
Recorded	1990, 1993, 1996
Genre	Grunge, alternative metal, heavy metal
Length	66:09; 66:00 (unmarked reissue)
Label	Columbia
Producer	Tony Wilson, Peter Fletcher
Alice in Chains chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

Live is a live album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. It was released on December 5, 2000, through Columbia Records.^[1]^[5] The live version of "Man in the Box" featured in the album was released as a single.^[6]

Overview

Live was the band's only live album other than the acoustic album Unplugged. While most of the songs on Live had been released on previous albums, "Queen of the Rodeo" had not; although, the same live performance had been released on the Music Bank box set. Live includes five songs ("Them Bones", "God Am", "Again", "A Little Bitter" and "Dam That River") from the band's final two shows with vocalist Layne Staley.

Reception

The album received generally positive reviews from most critics, with Greg Prato of AllMusic writing in his review of the album "Their detuned sound and tales from the darkside are even more sinister and gripping on the concert stage, as evidenced by this 14-track set."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bleed the Freak" (December 22, 1990, Moore Theatre, Seattle)	Jerry Cantrell	4:33
2.	"Queen of the Rodeo" (November 5, 1990, Dallas)	Jett Silver, Layne Staley	4:39
3.	"Angry Chair" (March 2, 1993, Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK)	Staley	4:22
4.	"Man in the Box" (March 2, 1993, Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK)	Cantrell, Staley	4:59/4:48 unmarked reissue
5.	"Love, Hate, Love" (March 2, 1993, Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK)	Cantrell, Staley	7:47
6.	"Rooster" (March 2, 1993, Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK)	Cantrell	6:54
7.	"Would?" (March 2, 1993, Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK)	Cantrell	3:51
8.	"Junkhead" (March 2, 1993, Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK)	Cantrell, Staley	5:21
9.	"Dirt (Drunk and Disorderly version)" (October 24, 1993, Nagoya, Japan)	Cantrell, Staley	5:24
10.	"Them Bones" (July 2, 1996, Kiel Center, St. Louis, Missouri)	Cantrell	2:39
11.	"God Am" (July 2, 1996, Kiel Center, St. Louis, Missouri)	Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, Staley	3:59
12.	"Again" (July 3, 1996, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri)	Cantrell, Staley	4:24
13.	"A Little Bitter" (July 3, 1996, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri)	Cantrell, Inez, Kinney, Staley	3:52
14.	"Dam That River" (July 3, 1996, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri)	Cantrell	3:33
Total length:			66:09

Personnel

Alice in Chains

Layne Staley – lead vocals (all tracks), rhythm guitar (track 3)
Jerry Cantrell – lead guitar (all tracks), vocals (all tracks)
Sean Kinney – drums (all tracks)
Mike Inez – bass (tracks 3–14)
Mike Starr – bass (tracks 1–2)

Production

Compilation producer – Peter Fletcher
Tracks 1 and 10–14 mix engineered by Elliot Bailey and mixed by Toby Wright
Tracks 2 and 9 recorded and mixed by Mark Naficy
Tracks 3–8 engineered by Mike Walter
Tracks 3–8 BBC producer – Tony Wilson
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
Art direction – Mary Maurer
Design – Mary Maurer and Brandy Flower/Happenstance
Photography by Marty Temme
Packaging concepts by Sean Kinney
Management – Susan Silver

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	142

Singles

Year	Single	US Main peak chart position ^[8]
2000	"Man in the Box" (live)	39

References

^ ^a ^b "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. January 2001. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ "Live". Metacritic.
^ ^a ^b Prato, Greg. "Live > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Fireside Books. p. 13. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ "Reviews". February 2001. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ "Man In The Box (Live)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ "Alice in Chains – Artist chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
^ "Artist Chart History – Alice in Chains". Billboard charts. Retrieved February 14, 2008.

[release-1] "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. January 2001. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[2] "Live". Metacritic.

[Allmusic-3] Prato, Greg. "Live > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[4] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Fireside Books. p. 13. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[5] "Reviews". February 2001. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[6] "Man In The Box (Live)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[Alice_in_Chains_–_Artist_chart_History-7] "Alice in Chains – Artist chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 9, 2007.

[Singles-8] "Artist Chart History – Alice in Chains". Billboard charts. Retrieved February 14, 2008.

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v t Alice in Chains
Jerry Cantrell Sean Kinney Mike Inez William DuVall Layne Staley Mike Starr
Studio albums	Facelift Dirt Alice in Chains Black Gives Way to Blue The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here Rainier Fog
Extended plays	We Die Young Sap Jar of Flies
Live albums	Unplugged Live Live Facelift
Compilations	Nothing Safe: Best of the Box Music Bank Greatest Hits The Essential Alice in Chains
Video albums	Live Facelift The Nona Tapes Music Bank: The Videos
Singles	"We Die Young" "Man in the Box" "Would?" "Them Bones" "Angry Chair" "Rooster" "Down in a Hole" "No Excuses" "I Stay Away" "Don't Follow" "Grind" "Heaven Beside You" "Again" "Get Born Again" "A Looking in View" "Check My Brain" "Your Decision" "Lesson Learned" "Hollow" "Stone" "Voices" "Tears" "The One You Know" "So Far Under" "Never Fade" "Rainier Fog"
Promotional singles	"Bleed the Freak" "Sea of Sorrow" "What the Hell Have I" "Got Me Wrong" "Over Now" "Fear the Voices"
Other songs	"Sunshine" "Brother" "Hate to Feel" "Nutshell" "Died" "Black Gives Way to Blue" "Phantom Limb"
Film	Black Antenna AIC 23
Related	Discography List of songs List of awards and nominations Susan Silver Blackdiamondskye Sleze Alice N' Chains Spys4Darwin
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