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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
Title Writer(s) 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
Title Writer(s) 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
Title Writer(s) 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
Studio albums Extended plays Live albums Compilations Video albums Singles Promotional singles Other songs Film Related
Studio albums Extended plays Live albums Compilations Video albums Singles Promotional singles Other songs Film Related