Red Baron Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 ALICE IN CHAINS' impressive legacy will be celebrated on a two-disc retrospective, "The Essential", due March 16 from Columbia/Legacy, according to Billboard.com. The 29-track album features familiar songs such as "Them Bones", "Rooster", "No Excuses", "Heaven Beside You", "Would?" and "I Stay Away", plus two contributions to the 1993 "Last Action Hero" soundtrack ("What the Hell Have I", "A Little Bitter") that have been remixed by producer Toby Wright. Also included are two cuts from the group's 1996 "Unplugged" release and the 1999 boxed set "Music Bank". "The Essential" track listing: Disc One: 01. We Die Young 02. Man in the Box 03. Bleed the Freak 04. Love, Hate, Love 05. Am I Inside 06. Brother 07. Got Me Wrong 08. Right Turn 09. Rain When I Die 10. Them Bones 11. Angry Chair 12. Dam That River 13. Dirt 14. God Smack 15. Hate To Feel 16. Rooster Disc Two: 01. No Excuses 02. I Stay Away 03. What the Hell Have I (remix) 04. A Little Bitter (remix) 05. Grind 06. Heaven Beside You 07. Again 08. Shame in You 09. Over Now (unplugged) 10. Nutshell (unplugged) 11. Get Born Again 12. Died 13. Would?
MrRant Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 So... Best of the Box plus a couple more songs? Eh. And I like Alice In Chains.
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 I'd hit it if I didn't have most of those songs, and about 354 675 other cd's ahead of it on my needs list
Guest cobainwasmurdered Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 I'll be buying it just because i have all of their other CD's.
The Man in Blak Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 And now they have more Greatest Hits collections than they have complete albums.
Guest HungryJack Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 awwwwwwwwesome. I'll get all this.
Red Baron Posted January 28, 2004 Author Report Posted January 28, 2004 And now they have more Greatest Hits collections than they have complete albums. see the thing is Alice in Chains has so many great songs, thats its near impossible to fit on one CD, or even a greatest hits CD
The Man in Blak Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 And now they have more Greatest Hits collections than they have complete albums. see the thing is Alice in Chains has so many great songs, thats its near impossible to fit on one CD, or even a greatest hits CD Look, I love Alice in Chains. They're probably one of my top ten favorite bands of all time and it would be clobberin' time for anybody who dared stand between me and this two disc collection... ...if it hadn't already been released twice before. Most of the really good songs from The Essential were already present on Nothing Safe: The Best of the Box...which was already culled from Music Bank. You tack on the Live and Unplugged albums and we're talking 5-6 different re-releases of one song (in this case, I'll say "Rooster") from a band that lasted all of maybe five years. Am I happy that they finally got around to including the exclusive songs from both Last Action Hero and Music Bank? Sure. Do I agree with you that they could still release another set and probably still not get it right, due to the wondrous amount of material? Sure - there's still no "The Killer Is Me" (the only damn exclusive from Unplugged) or even "Sludge Factory." But when they keep re-releasing wave after wave of new material from a band that had only three full albums, an EP, and a glorified single (Sap)...it just seems to me like they (the record companies) are trying to bleed all that they can out of Alice in Chains and Layne Staley. There are five studio "releases" in the Alice in Chains catalog, most of which are probably residing in your local CD dealers' $3 bin. Just pick them up - you'll save money and get even more great music.
Sonic Reducer Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 Eh. I adore AIC, but another Greatest Hits is a bit too much. I'll just stick with the albums.
Slayer Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 Alice In Chains Next thing you know, you'll tell me that Pantera was glam at one time... Now I'm just waiting for the secret pics of Nirvana being glam before they hit big
Corey_Lazarus Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 ONNNNNNNNWARRD WEEEE ROCK!!!! STRAAAAAAAAAIGHT TOOOOOOO THEEEE TOP!
Guest JebusNassedar Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 You know, it's great to see a collection of all this great music. I mean, the man has had a lasting impression on music in general. In fact, I think it's about time he got this recogni- ALICE IN CHAINS' impressive legacy will be celebrated on a two-disc retrospective, Oooooooh. I thought it said Alice Cooper. Never mind!
B. Brian Brunzell Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 Man, I LOVE Alice IN Chains, but I already own every song they've ever done. The only reason for me to buy this would be for my sheer markdom for the group.
Guest Choken One Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 Hey, BBB did you did Tickets to the LOA show in Pittsburgh?
B. Brian Brunzell Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 Hey, BBB did you did Tickets to the LOA show in Pittsburgh? Why no sir, I did not. I didn't even know that they're coming to Pittsburgh. It looks like I know where SOME of my paycheck is going this week.
Guest Choken One Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 dude...You missed them...They were in Pittsburgh tonight...
Guest Choken One Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 Yep. And Allentown yesterday... Maybe you can hit the Ohio shows?...Cincy is only a what 3 hour drive from Pittsburgh?
B. Brian Brunzell Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 I'm about an hour SW of Pittsburgh and Cincy is about 230 miles from here in Wheeling. Perhaps I will make the drive.
Ravenbomb Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 And now they have more Greatest Hits collections than they have complete albums. Aerosmith is getting there, too.
converge241 Posted January 30, 2004 Report Posted January 30, 2004 heres my AIC best of: we die young sea of sorrow bleed the freak it aint like that dam that river rain when i die junkhead rotten apple nutshell frogs over now what the hell have i brother burn it..live it..love it
Styles Posted February 2, 2004 Report Posted February 2, 2004 Ridiculous. Alice In Chains are dead. Buried. Gone. I love the band, one of my top 3 only behind Metallica and Maiden but it's pathetic that the record companies keep releasing these greatest hits albums with nothing new on them. I have all 3 albums and both EPs, both live albums, Best Of The Box and Music Bank. And that's all you need. There's nothing on this thing (or the greatest hits they released a couple years ago) thats not already on the albums or Music Bank. I'd reccomend to any AIC fans that are aching for some new Chains, to get Jerry Cantrell's recent album Degradation Trip (try to get the 2 disk Vol. 1 and 2 version which has more songs). It's freakin' awesome and it's basically Chains without Layne on vocals (and Jerry sounds creepily identicle to him on some songs making you swear Layne is still around recording). I can't wait for Jerry's next album whenever it comes out because this is seriously great stuff and totally satisfies the need for new AIC songs, without the ripoff of buying the same exact songs over and over again...
snuffbox Posted February 2, 2004 Report Posted February 2, 2004 this makes sense... Alice in Chains is the most influential act since Michael Jackson, imo. How many out there in top40 rock are imitating these guys all the way to the bank? The labels seem to only want to turn out AiCesque band/records...Seether, Puddle of Mudd, Shinedown, Smile Empty Soul, Godsmack, etc etc etc. Theyre not nearly as good and it is truly pathetic...but its good to see that the original/best will get some financial benefits with another comp cd.
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