Alice in chains greatest hits track list
Highlights: We Die Young, Man in the Box, Bleed the Freak, It Ain't Like That, and Love, Hate, LoveĪlice in Chains gives off so much nostalgia for me. If the band had polished some of their old demos like Killing Yourself (which is included on the band's first EP, We Die Young, released a few months before Facelift) or Chemical Addiction instead of a couple of tunes on the second half, probably this album would have been more solid and strong.
ALICE IN CHAINS GREATEST HITS TRACK LIST FULL
What really redeems the second half is the closing Real Thing, which is not on the same level as the best tunes on the first half but makes you feel like you've been transported back to the record.įacelift is indeed a good and iconic record and has amazing tunes and fan favorites but as it's have been extensively discussed, its second half, unfortunately, doesn't match up with the first, which is full of fresh ideas well executed by Layne's powerful voice and Cantrell's simplistic yet remarkable guitar's job. It suddenly seems that you have switched to a poor funk/glam metal album - these were Alice in Chains influences in the old days - with pretty lame lyrics (the band used to play Put You Down even on gigs supporting the release of Dirt! Not sure why).
The first 8 songs of the record are well distributed, alternating more hard rock tunes with heavy and doomy moments (with the delicate and acoustic-driven Sunshine being a good surprise).įrom the 9th song on, though, the once smooth record becomes irregular. Jerry, who participated in church gothic choirs in his young years, combined his smooth voice with the powerful Staley's vocals and both created a new and creepy trend - largely emulated after it. Man in the Box comes right after it, more doomy and gloomy, with great lyrics and showing to the world what the band would always be remembered for, that is, Staley and Cantrell's vocal harmonies. The record opens with We Die Young, the best example of what Alice in Chains would be master at delivering in the future: a fast, heavy, and catchy tune, with two solos in 2 minutes and great vocal lines. This album introduced a way to create simplified sludgy and catchy riffs. His fresh and aggressive voice was like no other. If the band's sound seemed good already with this composition approach, they had one more asset to add: the vocalist Layne Staley, who was flawless in the entire record. Jerry Cantrell - the primary songwriter and lyricist of this record - mixed so well his influences that even without having a clue or being a virtuoso, he ended up creating something unique. The best thing about Facelift is that you can hardly mention bands hitting the nail with songs like Man in the Box, We Die Young, or It Ain't Like That on their first album. What they didn't know is that they could've debuted with a round-shaped record, but decided to include some miserable tracks on it - while other pristine demo tunes that would've made Facelift better were left out. Alice in Chains was a band still lost between their love for hard rock/heavy metal riffage and their struggle to have an identity. When Facelift was released, Soundgarden was starting to be unfolded by the mainstream, Nirvana was an unknown band, and Pearl Jam didn't even have released Ten.