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Depending on how you keep count, The Essential Alice in Chains is the third or fourth attempt at an Alice in Chains compilation -- 1999 saw the box set Music Bank and Nothing Safe, a single disc of highlights from the three-disc retrospective, and 2001 brought the release of the slightly too skimpy Greatest Hits. At two discs and 28 tracks, The Essential falls somewhere between the fan-oriented excess of Music Bank and the just-the-basics Greatest Hits, offering all of the group's biggest songs -- not just singles like "Man in the Box," "Angry Chair," "Rooster," "No Excuses," and "Would?" but also album tracks like "Sea of Sorrow," "God Smack," "Hate to Feel," and "Dam That River" -- in a comprehensive overview of their career. While this may be a little bit too long for those listeners who only want AIC's grunge staples -- conversely, there are certainly a handful of songs that diehards might miss -- this is nevertheless the best-executed Alice in Chains compilation yet, functioning well as an effective summary and introduction to their too-brief, complicated career.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Alice In Chains, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar, Background Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums, Percussion, Vocal - Layne Staley, Vocal - DAVE JERDEN, Producer - Michael Starr, Bass, Vocal - Kevin Shuss, Vocal
(P) 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar, Background Vocal - S. Kinney, Composer, Lyricist - L. Staley, Composer, Lyricist - M. C. Starr, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Kinney, Drums, Percussion, Vocal - Layne Staley, Vocal - DAVE JERDEN, Producer - Michael Starr, Bass, Vocal - Kevin Shuss, Vocal
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar, Background Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums, Percussion, Vocal - Layne Staley, Vocal - DAVE JERDEN, Producer - Michael Starr, Bass, Vocal - Kevin Shuss, Vocal
(P) 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Kinney, Composer, Lyricist - Michael C. Starr, Composer, Lyricist - Layne Staley, Composer, Lyricist - LESLIE ANN JONES, Assistant Engineer - DAVE JERDEN, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - RON CHAMPAGNE, Engineer - Bob Lacivita, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums, Percussion - Layne Staley, Composer, Lyricist - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Michael Starr, Bass
(P) 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar, Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums, Percussion - Layne Staley, Vocal - Mike Starr, Bass - Rick Parashar, Producer
(P) 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar, Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums, Percussion - Rick Parashar, Producer - Michael Starr, Bass
(P) 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums, Percussion - Chris Cornell, Vocal - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mark Arm, Vocal - Ann Wilson, Vocal - Michael Starr, Bass
(P) 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Vocal - S. Kinney, Composer, Lyricist - L. Staley, Composer, Lyricist - M. C. Starr, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Kinney, Drums - Layne Staley, Guitar, Vocal - DAVE JERDEN, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Michael Starr, Bass - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums - Layne Staley, Guitar, Vocal - DAVE JERDEN, Producer - Michael Starr, Bass - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jerry Cantrell, Vocal - L. Staley, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Kinney, Drums - Layne Staley, Guitar, Vocal - DAVE JERDEN, Producer - Michael Starr, Bass - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums - Layne Staley, Guitar, Vocal - DAVE JERDEN, Producer - Michael Starr, Bass - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Vocal - L. Staley, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Kinney, Drums - Layne Staley, Guitar, Vocal - DAVE JERDEN, Producer - Michael Starr, Bass - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jerry Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums - Layne Staley, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - DAVE JERDEN, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Annette Cisneros, Assistant Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bryan Carlstrom, Engineer - ULRICH WILD, Assistant Engineer - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer - Michael Starr, Bass - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jerry Cantrell, Vocal - L. Staley, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Kinney, Drums - Layne Staley, Guitar, Vocal - DAVE JERDEN, Producer - Michael Starr, Bass - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums - Layne Staley, Guitar, Vocal - DAVE JERDEN, Producer - Michael Starr, Bass - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar, Vocal - Mike Inez, Guitar, Bass, Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums, Percussion - Layne Staley, Vocal - David Atkinson, Harmonica - Randy Biro, Vocal - Darrel Peters, Vocal - Rebecca Clemons-Smith, Violin - Matthew Weiss, Violin - Justine Foy, Violoncello - April Acevez, Viola
(P) 1993 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - M. Inez, Composer, Lyricist - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar, Vocal - L. Staley, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Inez, Guitar, Bass, Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums, Percussion - Layne Staley, Vocal - David Atkinson, Harmonica - Randy Biro, Vocal - Darrel Peters, Vocal - Rebecca Clemons-Smith, Violin - Matthew Weiss, Violin - Justine Foy, Violoncello - April Acevez, Viola
(P) 1993 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - TOBY WRIGHT, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer - Andy Wallace (Original Mixing Engineer), Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Inez, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Kinney, Composer, Lyricist - Layne Staley, Composer, Lyricist - TOBY WRIGHT, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer - Andy Wallace (Original Mixing Engineer), Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar, Vocal - Mike Inez, Bass Guitar - Layne Staley, Guitar, Vocal - TOBY WRIGHT, Producer - Sean Kinny, Drums
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - M. Inez, Composer, Lyricist - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar, Vocal - Mike Inez, Bass Guitar - Layne Staley, Guitar, Vocal - TOBY WRIGHT, Producer - Sean Kinny, Drums
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar, Vocal - S. Kinney, Composer, Lyricist - L. Staley, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Inez, Bass Guitar - Layne Staley, Guitar, Vocal - TOBY WRIGHT, Producer - Sean Kinny, Drums
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - S. Kinney, Composer, Lyricist - TOBY WRIGHT, Producer
(P) 1996 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - M. Inez, Composer, Lyricist - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - S. Kinney, Composer, Lyricist - L. Staley, Composer, Lyricist - TOBY WRIGHT, Producer
(P) 1996 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Layne Staley, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - TOBY WRIGHT, Producer - DAVE JERDEN, Producer - Travis Smith, Assistant Engineer - Annette Cisneros, Assistant Engineer - Bryan Carlstrom, Recording Engineer - Matt Bayles (Asst. Pro Tools Eng.), Assistant Engineer - Dave Jerden (Recorded Drums, Bass & Rhythm Guitars), Recording Engineer - Toby Wright (Recorded Vocals & Additional Guitars), Mixing Engineer - Scott Olsen (Recorded Vocals & Additional Guitars), Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Layne Staley, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - TOBY WRIGHT, Producer, Mixing Engineer - DAVE JERDEN, Producer - Travis Smith, Assistant Engineer - Annette Cisneros, Assistant Engineer - Bryan Carlstrom, Recording Engineer - Matt Bayles (Asst. Pro Tools Eng.), Assistant Engineer - Dave Jerden (Recorded Drums, Bass & Rhythm Guitars), Recording Engineer - Toby Wright (Recorded Vocals & Additional Guitars), Recording Engineer - Scott Olsen (Recorded Vocals & Additional Guitars), Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In Chains, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - J. Cantrell, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Cantrell, Vocal - Sean Kinney, Drums - Layne Staley, Guitar, Vocal - Michael Starr, Bass - Jerry Cantrell, Guitar
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Depending on how you keep count, The Essential Alice in Chains is the third or fourth attempt at an Alice in Chains compilation -- 1999 saw the box set Music Bank and Nothing Safe, a single disc of highlights from the three-disc retrospective, and 2001 brought the release of the slightly too skimpy Greatest Hits. At two discs and 28 tracks, The Essential falls somewhere between the fan-oriented excess of Music Bank and the just-the-basics Greatest Hits, offering all of the group's biggest songs -- not just singles like "Man in the Box," "Angry Chair," "Rooster," "No Excuses," and "Would?" but also album tracks like "Sea of Sorrow," "God Smack," "Hate to Feel," and "Dam That River" -- in a comprehensive overview of their career. While this may be a little bit too long for those listeners who only want AIC's grunge staples -- conversely, there are certainly a handful of songs that diehards might miss -- this is nevertheless the best-executed Alice in Chains compilation yet, functioning well as an effective summary and introduction to their too-brief, complicated career.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 02:09:32
- Main artists: Alice In Chains
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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