1999 box set by Alice in Chains
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Music Bank is a box set of a large variety of songs including unreleased demos , hit singles, numerous album tracks, and three new songs produced by Alice in Chains . It was released on October 26, 1999 on Columbia Records .
Overview [ ]
The set consists of 48 songs, including rarities, previously unreleased demos and mixes by the band, and previously released and remastered material from their albums Facelift , Sap , Dirt , Jar of Flies , Alice in Chains and Unplugged and a CD-ROM containing various multimedia. In 1998, vocalist Layne Staley reunited with Alice in Chains to record two new songs, Get Born Again and Died. These are the only 2 songs recorded digitally and with Layne doing his vocals alone with the rest of the band doing the instrumentals on other dates. The songs were released on Music Bank .[2]
Track listing [ ]
Disc one [ ]
1. "Get Born Again " (from Nothing Safe – The Best of the Box ) Layne Staley , Jerry Cantrell 5:24 2. "I Can't Have You Blues" (1988 demo, previously unreleased) Cantrell 4:01 3. "Whatcha Gonna Do" (1988 demo, previously unreleased) Cantrell, Staley 2:54 4. "Social Parasite" (1988 demo, previously unreleased) Cantrell 4:22 5. "Queen of the Rodeo" (Live, previously unreleased) Staley, Jett Silver 4:39 6. "Bleed the Freak " (1989 demo, previously unreleased) Cantrell 3:32 7. "Killing Yourself" (1988 demo, previously unreleased) Cantrell, Staley 2:38 8. "We Die Young " (from Facelift ) Cantrell 2:32 9. "Man in the Box " (from Facelift ) Cantrell, Staley 4:46 10. "Sea of Sorrow " (1989 demo, previously unreleased) Cantrell 5:20 11. "I Can't Remember" (from Facelift ) Staley, Cantrell 3:43 12. "Love, Hate, Love" (from Facelift ) Staley, Cantrell 6:26 13. "It Ain't Like That" (from Facelift ) Cantrell, Starr, Kinney 4:38 14. "Confusion" (from Facelift ) Staley, Cantrell, Starr 5:44 15. "Rooster " (1991 demo, previously unreleased) Cantrell 5:47 16. "Right Turn" (from Sap ) Cantrell 3:14 17. "Got Me Wrong " (from Sap ) Cantrell 4:10 Total length: 01:13:50
Disc two [ ]
1. "Rain When I Die" (from Dirt ) Cantrell, Staley, Kinney, Starr 6:02 2. "Fear the Voices " (Previously unreleased) Starr, Cantrell, Staley 4:58 3. "Them Bones " (from Dirt ) Cantrell 2:29 4. "Dam That River" (from Dirt ) Cantrell 3:09 5. "Sickman" (from Dirt ) Cantrell, Staley 5:30 6. "Rooster " (from Dirt ) Cantrell 6:14 7. "Junkhead" (1991 demo, previously unreleased) Cantrell, Staley 5:11 8. "Dirt" (from Dirt ) Cantrell, Staley 5:17 9. "God Smack" (from Dirt ) Cantrell, Staley 3:51 10. "Iron Gland" (unlisted track from Dirt ) Cantrell 0:43 11. "Angry Chair " (from Dirt ) Staley 4:47 12. "Lying Season" (Previously unreleased) Staley, Cantrell 3:21 13. "Would? " (from Dirt ) Cantrell 3:28 14. "Brother " (from Sap , alternate mix without Ann Wilson's vocals) Cantrell 4:27 15. "Am I Inside" (from Sap ) Cantrell, Staley 5:08 16. "I Stay Away " (from Jar of Flies ) Staley, Mike Inez , Cantrell 4:14 17. "No Excuses " (from Jar of Flies ) Cantrell 4:16 Total length: 01:13:06
Disc three [ ]
1. "Down in a Hole " (from Dirt ) Cantrell 5:38 2. "Hate to Feel " (from Dirt ) Staley 5:16 3. "What the Hell Have I " (Remix, original from Music from the Original Motion Picture – Last Action Hero ) Cantrell 3:57 4. "A Little Bitter" (Remix, original from Music from the Original Motion Picture – Last Action Hero ) Staley, Cantrell, Inez, Kinney 3:52 5. "Grind " (from Alice in Chains ) Cantrell 4:45 6. "Again " (Tattoo of Pain Mix, previously unreleased in the United States ) Cantrell, Staley 4:02 7. "Head Creeps" (from Alice in Chains ) Staley 6:27 8. "God Am" (from Alice in Chains ) Staley, Cantrell, Kinney, Inez 4:07 9. "Frogs" (from Alice in Chains ) Staley, Cantrell, Kinney, Inez 8:17 10. "Heaven Beside You " (from Alice in Chains ) Cantrell, Inez 5:29 11. "Nutshell" (from MTV Unplugged ) Staley, Cantrell, Inez, Kinney, 4:29 12. "The Killer Is Me" (from MTV Unplugged ) Cantrell 5:18 13. "Over Now " (from MTV Unplugged ) Cantrell, Kinney 5:53 14. "Died " (Previously unreleased) Staley, Cantrell 5:58 Total length: 01:13:28
Personnel [ ]
Mark Arm – vocals on "Right Turn"
Jeff Beck – graphic design
Jerry Cantrell – guitar, vocals, liner notes pages 48–53, compilation title, cover concept
Chris Cornell – vocals on "Right Turn"
Peter Cronin – photography
Paul Hernandez – photography
Mike Inez – bass (disc 1: track 1, disc 2: tracks 16 & 17, disc 3: tracks 3–11, 13–14), guitar (disc 3: track 12)
Dennis Keeley – photography
Sean Kinney – drums, liner notes (inner box), concept, cover concept, supervisor, direction, production concept
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Scott Olson – guitar (disc 3: tracks 11 & 13), bass (disc 3: track 12)
Layne Staley – vocals, guitar ("Angry Chair", "Hate to Feel", "Head Creeps", "Died")
Mike Starr – bass (disc 1: tracks 2–17, disc 2: tracks 1–15, disc 3: tracks 1–2)
Ann Wilson – vocals on "Am I Inside"
Jonathan Meyer – graphic assistant
Peter Fletcher – compilation producer, foreword
Neil Zlozower – photography
Jeffrey Mayer – photography
Catherine Wessel – photography
Karen Moskowitz – photography
Michael Simpson – package supervision
Mary Maurer – art direction, design
Chris Cuffaro – photography
Doug Erb – design
Danny Clinch – photography
Steffan Chirazi – liner notes
Marty Temme – photography
Brandy Flower – design
Christopher Wray-McCann – photography
Chart positions [ ]
Album [ ]
Singles [ ]
Year
Single
Chart
Peak position
1999
"Fear the Voices"
US Main
11
References [ ]
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