MTV Unplugged (live album) by Alice In Chains

MTV Unplugged by Alice In Chains
(Live album)
Year: 1996
Overall rank: 1,818th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 259 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (32nd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (330th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,818th)
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Alice In Chains bestography

MTV Unplugged is ranked 5th best out of 17 albums by Alice In Chains on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Alice In Chains is Dirt which is ranked number 214 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,440.

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MTV Unplugged track list

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80/100 (from 259 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.9/100, a mean average of 79.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.

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90/100
From 03/01/2016 19:57
Really good unplugged show, and I'd say is the best stuff Alice in Chains has ever done.
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From 05/19/2013 18:34
I prefer Pearl Jam or Nirvana Unplugged.But this version of Nutshell is fantastic and I also love how Layne talks in between songs.
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From 07/21/2011 13:35
To me, this is the best live album of the 1990s. It's still cool if you prefer Nirvana's Unplugged though because I think they are on a level playing field. It's a perfect setlist, and the added guitarist Scott Olsen does wonders for these songs. Layne and Jerry just sound sublime together, despite Layne's severly deteriorated condition. The part that has stuck with me all these years is where Layne cries out for a hug but then plays it off like he was joking. Trust me, dude needed a hug.
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