Music Bank: The Videos

Music Bank: The Videos is a video release by rock band Alice in Chains containing all of the band's music videos (at the time). It was originally released on VHS in 1999 and was re-released in 2001 on DVD. The video has been certified gold by the RIAA with excess sales of 50,000 copies.[1]

Music Bank: The Videos
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ReleasedOctober 26, 1999
Recorded1988–1998
GenreGrunge, alternative rock, alternative metal, heavy metal
LabelColumbia
ProducerPeter Fletcher
Alice in Chains chronology
Unplugged
(1996)
Music Bank: The Videos
(1999)

Overview

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Interspersed between most of the videos are home video clips of the band on the road and in the studio. An early documentary of the band is also included which shows their life before signing to Columbia, and features performances of the early songs "Social Parasite", "I Can't Have You Blues" and "Queen of the Rodeo".

The audio for all songs was remixed by Toby Wright, with several songs featuring vocal tracks and guitar tracks not present on the albums and not heard elsewhere.

It is named after Ballard Music Bank - an abandoned warehouse that served as rehearsal space and often a living quarters for many bands in Seattle. Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Green River, Mudhoney, Temple of the Dog, Mother Love Bone and many other acts used that space at some point.

Track listing

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  1. "King 5 Documentary"
  2. "We Die Young" (Art Institute of Seattle Version)
  3. "We Die Young"
  4. "Man in the Box"
  5. "Sea of Sorrow"
  6. "Would?"
  7. "Them Bones"
  8. "Angry Chair"
  9. "Rooster" (Uncut Version)
  10. "What the Hell Have I"
  11. "Down in a Hole"
  12. "No Excuses"
  13. "I Stay Away"
  14. "Grind"
  15. "Heaven Beside You"
  16. "Again"
  17. "Over Now" (MTV Unplugged)
  18. "Get Born Again"

Chart positions

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Top Music Videos[2] 11

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on May 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Top Music Video – Music Bank: The Videos". Billboard charts. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  3. ^ "American video certifications – Alice in Chains – Music Bank: The Videos". Recording Industry Association of America.
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