The Essential Alice in Chains is a two-disc compilation album by the
rock band
Alice in Chains, and part of
Sony BMG's The Essential series. Originally scheduled to be released on March 30, 2004, it was delayed until September 5, 2006.[1] The album was reissued in 2010 with different artwork. A DVD with the mockumentary The Nona Tapes came as a bonus disc with the compilation.[4]
Overview
The third
greatest hits release from the band, it proved to be more a definitive collection than the 10-track Greatest Hits collection and the best of/sampler collection, Nothing Safe: Best of the Box, featuring almost all of the band's hits and singles (with the exception of "
Bleed the Freak", "
Down in a Hole" "
Fear the Voices" and "
Don't Follow") as well as fan favorites and also two unplugged tracks. The songs "
What the Hell Have I" and "A Little Bitter" which were featured on the Last Action Hero movie soundtrack are the
Toby Wright remixed versions found on Music Bank. It is the band’s first release since the death of vocalist
Layne Staley.
The Essential Alice in Chains is a two-disc compilation album by the
rock band
Alice in Chains, and part of
Sony BMG's The Essential series. Originally scheduled to be released on March 30, 2004, it was delayed until September 5, 2006.[1] The album was reissued in 2010 with different artwork. A DVD with the mockumentary The Nona Tapes came as a bonus disc with the compilation.[4]
Overview
The third
greatest hits release from the band, it proved to be more a definitive collection than the 10-track Greatest Hits collection and the best of/sampler collection, Nothing Safe: Best of the Box, featuring almost all of the band's hits and singles (with the exception of "
Bleed the Freak", "
Down in a Hole" "
Fear the Voices" and "
Don't Follow") as well as fan favorites and also two unplugged tracks. The songs "
What the Hell Have I" and "A Little Bitter" which were featured on the Last Action Hero movie soundtrack are the
Toby Wright remixed versions found on Music Bank. It is the band’s first release since the death of vocalist
Layne Staley.