One of grunge’s (and now hard rock’s) heavy hitters, there’s also a case for Alice In Chains as one of the heaviest bands of all time certainly in a lyrical sense. In his day job as Alice In Chains’ guitarist and vocalist, he’s spent over 30 years engineering some of the biggest songs in rock history.
Dave Jerden – producer, engineer, mixing Jerry Cantrell has made a career out of casting the light and the dark.
Mike Inez – bass (tracks 6–10), additional backing vocals on "Again".
Jerry Cantrell – lead guitar, backing vocals and lead vocals on "No Excuses", "Grind" and "Heaven Beside You".
Layne Staley – lead vocals, backing vocals on "No Excuses", "Grind" and "Heaven Beside You" and guitar on "Angry Chair".
" Heaven Beside You" (from Alice in Chains) When it was released in 2001, Alice in Chains had only gone for about six years without a new studio album, and fans had been kept interested with live albums, box sets, and many other releases, so why put out something so plainly useful?". AllMusic's Steve Huey called the album "a lower-priced, ten-track sampler of Alice in Chains' career." Bill Adams of Ground Control Magazine questioned the integrity of the album, writing in his review "one has to wonder who this collection was made for. The album received reviews criticizing the lack of songs and "Cash grab" nature of the release. The unofficial second cover features the members of the band's heads on a rainbow background without the text on the cover. Additional Background Vocals Kevin Shuss & Sean Kinney. Writers Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley & Mike Inez. The first cover features a photo of boxer Gene Fullmer receiving a crushing right from Neal Rivers during their 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 1957. Producers Alice in Chains, Dave Jerden, Rick Parashar & 1 more. Mike Starr plays bass on the album's first five songs, while Mike Inez plays bass on the last five. It was the last album released by Alice in Chains before the death of singer Layne Staley in 2002. See more ideas about album cover art, great albums, greatest album covers. Some of these are Genius, others are incredibly Cool. Greatest Hits was certified gold by the RIAA on November 30, 2005. Technology is great, but I hope that album artwork never goes away, it is a great part of owning a piece of music. Greatest Hits is the second collection of hit songs by the band, albeit shorter than the previous release, Nothing Safe: Best of the Box.