Live (Alice in Chains album)
Live is a live album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. It was released on December 5, 2000, through Columbia Records. The live version of "Man in the Box" featured in the album was released as a single.
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 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."Personnel
Alice in Chains- Layne Staley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Jerry Cantrell – lead guitar, vocals
- Sean Kinney – drums
- Mike Inez – bass
- Mike Starr – bass
- 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