''Live Facelift'' is a

concert video A concert film, or concert movie, is a film that showcases a live performance from the perspective of a concert goer, the subject of which is an extended live performance or concert by either a musician or a stand-up comedian. Early history Th ...

and

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by the American

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

band

Alice in Chains Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne ...

, originally released on VHS on July 30, 1991, containing live footage of songs from their debut album, ''

Facelift A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (from the Ancient Greek () "wrinkle", and () "excision", the surgical removal of wrinkles), is a type of cosmetic surgery procedure used to give a more youthful facial appearance. There are mult ...

'', recorded at The Moore Theatre in

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on December 22, 1990. The video has been certified gold by the

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with excess sales of 50,000 copies. ''Live Facelift'' was released on

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for the first time on November 25, 2016, as part of

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's Black Friday event. Only 5000 copies were issued. On September 15, 2017, the concert was released on red vinyl on a limited edition of only 1000 copies, each coming with a special commemorative poster.

Song list

VHS

# "

Man in the Box "Man in the Box" is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains. It was released as a single in January 1991 after being featured on the group's debut studio album, ''Facelift'' (1990). It peaked at No. 18 on ''Billboards Mainstream Rock ...

" (

Jerry Cantrell Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to internation ...

Layne Staley Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American musician, songwriter and the original lead singer of the rock band Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part ...

) # "Real Thing" (Cantrell, Staley) # "Love, Hate, Love" (Cantrell, Staley, Mike Starr,

Sean Kinney Sean Howard Kinney (born May 27, 1966) is an American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Alice in Chains. Kinney also founded the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has collaborated with other artists such a ...

) # "

Sea of Sorrow "Sea of Sorrow" is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains, featured on their debut full-length album '' Facelift'' (1990). The song was included on the compilation album ''The Essential Alice in Chains'' (2006). A demo version of the s ...

" (Cantrell) # " Bleed the Freak" (Cantrell) # " We Die Young" (videoclip) (Cantrell) # "Man in the Box" (videoclip) (Cantrell, Staley) # "Sea of Sorrow" (videoclip) (Cantrell)

Vinyl

Side A # "It Ain't Like That" (Cantrell, Starr, Kinney) # "Man in the Box" (Cantrell, Staley) # "Real Thing" (Cantrell, Staley) Side B # "Love, Hate, Love" (Cantrell, Staley, Starr, Kinney) # "Sea of Sorrow" (Cantrell) # "Bleed the Freak" (Cantrell)

Certifications

Personnel

–

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–

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

, vocals * Mike Starr – bass *

–

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

External links

* * {{Alice in Chains Alice in Chains video albums American documentary films 1990s English-language films 1991 video albums 1991 live albums 2016 live albums Albums recorded at the Moore Theatre