"Nutshell" is a song by Alice in Chains that originally appeared on the band's 1994 extended play Jar of Flies.
The band played it on MTV Unplugged in 1996, and this rendition of the song was included on the compilation album Music Bank (1999), as well as The Essential Alice in Chains (2006).
[1] Since 2011, guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell dedicates "Nutshell" to Alice in Chains' late original members Layne Staley and Mike Starr during the band's concerts.
[3]Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that the arrangements on "Nutshell" recalled those of Canadian musician Neil Young.
[8] Since 2011, Jerry Cantrell dedicates "Nutshell" to Layne Staley and Mike Starr during Alice In Chains' concerts with new vocalist William DuVall.