Music Bank

"Music Bank" redirects here. For the South Korean music program, see Music Bank (TV show). For other uses, see Music Bank (disambiguation).

Music Bank
Box set by Alice in Chains
Released	October 26, 1999
Recorded	1988–1999
Genre	Alternative metal, grunge, alternative rock, heavy metal
Length	3:40:10
Label	Columbia
Producer	Peter Fletcher
Alice in Chains compilations chronology
Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999) Music Bank (1999) Greatest Hits (2001)
Singles from Music Bank
"Fear the Voices" Released: 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Music Bank is a box set compilation album of a large variety of songs including unreleased demos, hit singles, and two new songs produced by Alice in Chains. It was released on October 26, 1999 on Columbia Records.

Overview

The set consists of 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 containing various multimedia. In 1998, vocalist Layne Staley reunited with Alice in Chains to record two new songs, "Get Born Again" and "Died". Originally written for Jerry Cantrell's solo album, the songs were released on Music Bank.^[2]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Get Born Again" (from Nothing Safe - The Best of the Box)	Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell	5:24
2.	"I Can't Have You Blues" (1988 demo, previously unreleased)	Cantrell	4:01
3.	"Whatcha Gonna Do" (1988 demo, previously unreleased)	Cantrell, Staley	2:54
4.	"Social Parasite" (1988 demo, previously unreleased)	Cantrell	4:22
5.	"Queen of the Rodeo" (Live, previously unreleased)	Staley, Jeff Silver	4:39
6.	"Bleed the Freak" (1988 demo, previously unreleased)	Cantrell	3:32
7.	"Killing Yourself" (1988 demo, previously unreleased)	Cantrell, Staley	2:38
8.	"We Die Young" (from Facelift)	Cantrell	2:32
9.	"Man in the Box" (from Facelift)	Staley, Cantrell, Mike Starr, Sean Kinney	4:46
10.	"Sea of Sorrow" (1988 demo, previously unreleased)	Cantrell	5:20
11.	"I Can't Remember" (from Facelift)	Staley, Cantrell	3:43
12.	"Love, Hate, Love" (from Facelift)	Staley, Cantrell	6:26
13.	"It Ain't Like That" (from Facelift)	Cantrell, Starr, Kinney	4:38
14.	"Confusion" (from Facelift)	Staley, Cantrell, Starr	5:44
15.	"Rooster" (1991 demo, previously unreleased)	Cantrell	5:47
16.	"Right Turn" (from Sap)	Cantrell	3:14
17.	"Got Me Wrong" (from Sap)	Cantrell	4:10

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rain When I Die" (from Dirt)	Cantrell, Staley, Kinney, Starr	6:02
2.	"Fear the Voices" (Previously unreleased)	Starr, Cantrell, Staley	4:58
3.	"Them Bones" (from Dirt)	Cantrell	2:29
4.	"Dam That River" (from Dirt)	Cantrell	3:09
5.	"Sickman" (from Dirt)	Cantrell, Staley	5:30
6.	"Rooster" (from Dirt)	Cantrell	6:14
7.	"Junkhead" (1992 demo, previously unreleased)	Cantrell, Staley	5:11
8.	"Dirt" (from Dirt)	Cantrell, Staley	5:17
9.	"God Smack" (from Dirt)	Cantrell, Staley	3:51
10.	"Iron Gland" (unlisted track from Dirt)	Cantrell	0:44
11.	"Angry Chair" (from Dirt)	Staley	4:47
12.	"Lying Season" (Previously unreleased)	Staley, Cantrell	3:21
13.	"Would?" (from Dirt)	Cantrell	3:28
14.	"Brother" (from Sap, without Ann Wilson's vocals)	Cantrell	4:27
15.	"Am I Inside" (from Sap)	Cantrell, Staley	5:08
16.	"I Stay Away" (from Jar of Flies)	Staley, Mike Inez, Cantrell	4:14
17.	"No Excuses" (from Jar of Flies)	Cantrell	4:16

Disc three

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

Personnel

• Mark Arm - Assistant vocals on "Right Turn"
• Jeff Beck - Graphic Design
• Jerry Cantrell - guitar, vocals
• Chris Cornell - Assistant guitar, lyrics, vocals on "Right Turn"
• Peter Cronin - Photography
• Paul Hernandez - Photography
• Mike Inez - bass
• Dennis Keeley - Photography
• Sean Kinney - drums, Liner Notes, Concept, Supervisor, Direction, Production Concept
• Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
• Layne Staley - vocals, guitar
• Mike Starr - bass
• 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

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard 200[3]	123
Top Internet Albums[3]	12

Singles

Year	Single	US Main peak chart position [4]
1999	"Fear the Voices"	11

References

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Music Bank > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ape5k8qb9btm4. Retrieved 23 July 2009. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ (1996) Album notes for Music Bank by Alice in Chains. Columbia Records (69580).
3. ^ ^{a b} "Alice in Chains - Artist chart History". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=3943&model.vnuAlbumId=624727. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
4. ^ "Artist Chart History – Alice in Chains". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=3943&model.vnuAlbumId=454488. Retrieved 2008-02-14.