The Essential Alice in Chains

by Alice in Chains

The Essential Alice in Chains cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 5 September 2006
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:09:45
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Rick Parashar, Jeff Magid, Toby Wright, Dave Jerden, Peter Fletcher

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released as a comprehensive double-disc retrospective, 'The Essential Alice in Chains' curates twenty-eight tracks spanning their entire classic era on Columbia Records. The compilation provides an-depth and emotionally heavy narrative map of their career, showcasing both their crushing sludge-metal hits and their legendary acoustic recordings. It stands as an authoritative monument to their legacy, celebrating the tragic genius of vocalist Layne Staley and the band's enduring influence.

Genres

Descriptors: male-vocalist, drugs, sludgy, distorted, menacing

Tracklist

  1. We Die Young (2:32)
  2. Man in the Box (4:46)
  3. Sea Of Sorrow (5:50)
  4. Love, Hate, Love (6:28)
  5. Am I Inside (5:08)
  6. Brother (4:28)
  7. Got Me Wrong (4:10)
  8. Right Turn (3:14)
  9. Rain When I Die (6:02)
  10. Them Bones (2:30)
  11. Angry Chair (4:48)
  12. Dam That River (3:09)
  13. Dirt (5:16)
  14. God Smack (3:50)
  15. Hate To Feel (5:16)
  16. Rooster (6:16)
  17. No Excuses (4:16)
  18. I Stay Away (4:14)
  19. What the Hell Have I - Remix (3:54)
  20. A Little Bitter - Remix (3:48)
  21. Grind (4:46)
  22. Heaven Beside You (5:29)
  23. Again (4:05)
  24. Over Now - Unplugged (5:56)
  25. Nutshell - Unplugged (4:32)
  26. Get Born Again (5:24)
  27. Died (5:57)
  28. Would? (3:28)

Credits

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