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ALICE IN CHAINS - GREATEST HITS *SACD5.1*

ALICE IN CHAINS/GREATEST HITS *SACD5.1*

MIA for the latter half of the '90s and into the new millennium, Alice In Chains added GREATEST HITS to the list of seemingly posthumous releases in a canon whose last studio album was a 1995 self-titled release. This bare-bones 10-song sampler does serve as a quick overview for neophytes interested in one of the seminal bands to emerge from a generation of grunge bands including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. Between Jerry Cantrell's thick, sludgy riffs and Layne Staley's primal howl, AIC had the market cornered on nihilism. Four cuts on this compilation come from the band's 1991masterpiece DIRT and serve as a centerpiece, the most compelling being the harrowing 'Rooster' (a tribute to Cantrell’s Vietnam vet dad), the hypnotic isolationism of” Them Bones,' and the plodding despondency of 'Angry Chair.' Elsewhere, AIC throws some curves with 'I Stay Away' (featuring lush orchestration that gilds this dark lily) and the unexpectedly tender 1995 cut 'Heaven Beside You.' For those with a casual interest in Alice In Chains, GREATEST HITS will satisfy.
 
Track Listing:
1. Man in the Box (Cantrell/Kinney/Staley/Starr) - 4:47
2. Them Bones (Cantrell) - 2:30
3. Rooster (Cantrell) - 6:15
4. Angry Chair (Staley) - 4:48
5. Would? (Cantrell) - 3:28
6. No Excuses (Cantrell) - 4:15
7. I Stay Away (Cantrell/Inez/Staley) - 4:14
8. Grind (Cantrell) - 4:46
9. Heaven Beside You (Cantrell/Inez) - 5:29
10. Again (Cantrell/Kinney/Staley) - 4:05