The Essential Alice In Chains

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Total Tracks: 28   Total Length: 129:37

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alice in chains

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i love the song "queen of the rodeo", but i can't find it anywhere. it was wonderful when i saw it live. any suggestions?

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alice in chains

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i love the song "queen of the rodeo", but i can't find it anywhere. it was wonderful when i saw it live. any suggestions?

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alice in chains

EMUSIC-02AAD105

i love the song "queen of the rodeo", but i can't find it anywhere. it was wonderful when i saw it live. any suggestions?

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alice in chains

EMUSIC-02AAD105

i love the song "queen of the rodeo", but i can't find it anywhere. it was wonderful when i saw it live. any suggestions?

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Rockin'

ErinGoddess

My kid even loves Alice In Chains, so we rock out all the time.

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The Essential Alice In Chains

johnny405

Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and acoustic elements. Since its formation, Alice in Chains has released four studio albums, three EPs, two live albums, four compilations, and two DVDs. The band is known for its distinct vocal style which often included the harmonized vocals of Staley and Cantrell. Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the early 1990s, along with other Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. The band was one of the most successful music acts of the 1990s, selling over 35 million albums worldwide,[1] and over 14 million in the US alone.[2]In 1992 the band released their album Dirt which was critically acclaimed and has been certified quadruple platinum the band also achieved two No.1 Billboard 200 albums Jar of Flies

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AIC Best band in the world?

dondejuan

Though they're gone now, their songs still blow a lot of bands out of the water. I recommend buying every album, but if you just want a greatest hits, this would be the way to go.

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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

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