The first track, 'Man In The Box', is from the album 'Facelift' from 1990. This package of greatest hits (2001) presents tracks from 4 studio albums of the 90s. “The thing that I think that this band has always been-for better or worse-is completely honest, completely gut-wrenching, punch-to-the-nuts, to-the-point type stuff,” Cantrell told Apple Music. I am very much drawn to that these days, so score '1' for Alice In Chains. Alice In Chains’ remaining members went their separate ways before reviving the band in 2006 with William DuVall taking over lead vocals and carrying their dark, visceral rock into a whole new era. Unfortunately, in the thick of their success, Staley battled with a debilitating drug addiction, which he eventually succumbed to in 2002. This distinction became even clearer on the band’s second album, 1992’s multi-platinum-selling Dirt, a brooding mix mired in soul-crushing nihilism, hauntingly realized on the numbing ballad “Down In a Hole” and wailing dirges “Rooster” and “Them Bones.” Still, even when they stripped out the Sabbath-style sludge for their many acoustic forays-on 1992’s SAP EP, 1994’s Jar of Flies EP, and 1996’s MTV Unplugged performance-the band sounded just as intense. They were quickly thrust under the grunge umbrella alongside fellow Seattle bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam, but Alice In Chains’ morbid ruminations on depression, addiction, oppression, and death were far more entrenched in heavy metal than punk. Songs like “Man in the Box” came drenched in Cantrell’s sludgy riffs and Staley’s booming, tortured howls. Spawned in Seattle in 1987-after guitarist/songwriter Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Starr, and drummer Sean Kinney convinced singer Layne Staley to quit his funk band-the group began throwing down menacing, metal-infused tracks for their 1990 debut album Facelift. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.Alice In Chains’ heavy, harrowing rock pushed grunge deep into the dark side, and it remains some of the bleakest and rawest music ever to come out of the ‘90s alt-rock boom. Toby Wright – producer, engineer, mixing.Rick Parashar – producer, engineer, mixing.Dave Jerden – producer, engineer, mixing.Mike Inez – bass (tracks 6–10), additional backing vocals on "Again".Jerry Cantrell – lead guitar, backing vocals and lead vocals on "No Excuses", "Grind" and "Heaven Beside You" Find album reviews, songs, credits and award information for Greatest Hits by Alice in Chains on AllMusic - 2001 - Greatest Hits is not, alas, the antidote to the.Layne Staley – lead vocals, backing vocals on "No Excuses", "Grind" and "Heaven Beside You" and guitar on "Angry Chair"." Heaven Beside You" (from Alice in Chains) When it was released in 2001, Alice in Chains had only gone for about six years without a new studio album, and fans had been kept interested with live albums, box sets, and many other releases, so why put out something so plainly useful?". AllMusic's Steve Huey called the album "a lower-priced, ten-track sampler of Alice in Chains' career." Bill Adams of Ground Control Magazine questioned the integrity of the album, writing in his review "one has to wonder who this collection was made for. The album received reviews criticizing the lack of songs and "Cash grab" nature of the release. The unofficial second cover features the members of the band's heads on a rainbow background without the text on the cover. The first cover features a photo of boxer Gene Fullmer receiving a crushing right from Neal Rivers during their 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 1957. Mike Starr plays bass on the album's first five songs, while Mike Inez plays bass on the last five. It was the last album released by Alice in Chains before the death of singer Layne Staley in 2002. Greatest Hits was certified gold by the RIAA on November 30, 2005. Greatest Hits is the second collection of hit songs by the band, albeit shorter than the previous release, Nothing Safe: Best of the Box.
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