Music Bank (album)

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Music Bank
Box set by
ReleasedOctober 26, 1999 (1999-10-26)[1]
Recorded1988–1998
Genre
Length220:10
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Peter Fletcher
  • Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains chronology
Nothing Safe: Best of the Box
(1999)
Music Bank
(1999)
Live
(2000)
Singles from Music Bank
  1. "Fear the Voices"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Music Bank is a box set of a large variety of songs by the American rock band

Died". The track "Fear the Voices" was released as a single to promote the box set.[1] Music Bank peaked at No. 123 on the Billboard 200
chart.

Overview

The box set consists of three music discs, 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 disc containing various multimedia.

In 1998, vocalist

Died".[4][5] Originally written for Jerry Cantrell's solo album Degradation Trip,[6] the songs were released on Music Bank.[7]

Track listing

Disc one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."
Sap)
Cantrell3:14
17."Got Me Wrong" (from Sap)Cantrell4:10
Total length:01:13:50

Disc two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rain When I Die" (from
Sap, alternate mix without Ann Wilson's vocals)
Cantrell4:27
15."Am I Inside" (from Sap)Cantrell, Staley5:08
16."I Stay Away" (from Jar of Flies)Staley, Mike Inez, Cantrell4:14
17."No Excuses" (from Jar of Flies)Cantrell4:16
Total length:01:13:06

Disc three

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Down in a Hole" (from Dirt)Cantrell5:38
2."Hate to Feel" (from Dirt)Staley5:16
3."What the Hell Have I" (Remix, original from Music from the Original Motion Picture – Last Action Hero)Cantrell3:57
4."A Little Bitter" (Remix, original from Music from the Original Motion Picture – Last Action Hero)Staley, Cantrell, Inez, Kinney3:52
5."Grind" (from Alice in Chains)Cantrell4:45
6."Again" (Tattoo of Pain Mix, previously unreleased in the United States)Cantrell, Staley4:02
7."Head Creeps" (from Alice in Chains)Staley6:27
8."God Am" (from Alice in Chains)Staley, Cantrell, Kinney, Inez4:07
9."Frogs" (from Alice in Chains)Staley, Cantrell, Kinney, Inez8:17
10."Heaven Beside You" (from Alice in Chains)Cantrell, Inez5:29
11."Nutshell" (from MTV Unplugged)Staley, Cantrell, Inez, Kinney,4:29
12."The Killer Is Me" (from MTV Unplugged)Cantrell5:18
13."Over Now" (from MTV Unplugged)Cantrell, Kinney5:53
14."Died" (Previously unreleased)Staley, Cantrell5:58
Total length:01:13:28

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 123
Top Internet Albums[8]
12

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1999 "Fear the Voices" US Mainstream Rock 11

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Alice In Chains - Fear The Voices". Discogs. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Music Bank". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  3. .
  4. ^ "Alice in Chains Timeline". SonyMusic.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 1999. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  5. ^ Fischer, Blair R. (September 3, 1998). "Malice in Chains?". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 3, 2008.
  6. ^ Christopher, Michael (December 26, 2002). "Degradation Trip: An interview with Jerry Cantrell". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012.
  7. ^ Music Bank (Media notes). Alice in Chains. Columbia Records. 1996. 69580.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ a b "Alice in Chains – Artist chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 9, 2007.