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Nothing Safe anticipated 1999's three-disc Alice in Chains box set, which covered the group's best songs and assorted rarities. Because Nothing Safe is ostensibly a sampler of the box, not the Alice in Chains back catalog, what at first glance looks like a comprehensive best-of is actually somewhat questionable. The package is not unattractive, since nearly all the hits are present in some form; also included are the new song "Get Born Again" and the better of the group's two contributions to the Last Action Hero soundtrack, "What the Hell Have I." The problem is that "present in some form" does not necessarily mean "original form." "Rooster" is included in a live version not present on the box, while a demo of "We Die Young" replaces the studio take, and the unplugged version of "Got Me Wrong" (which, granted, received more airplay) bumps the more effective arrangement from Sap. There's nothing really wrong with these versions of themselves; it's just that their selection seems designed to make this package incomplete, so that fans who want the original tracks will be forced to purchase three different original albums (and completists will still have to buy this for the exclusive version of "Rooster"). Fans who don't mind the substitutions will find this to be a strong introduction to the group -- and it is a very impressive listen, making the case for Alice in Chains as one of the best metal bands of the '90s -- but others will be frustrated by the crass marketing gimmicks marring what could have been a great, not merely good, best-of collection. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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Awesome as usual
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- By DaVe4343
- 12/15/2008 03:48:52
- This is a collection of the most poplular aic songs, and some rare tracks mixed in too. When i had only heard alice in chains a cuple times, i decided to pick this up as my first AIC album, and i absolutly love it. All of the songs r amazing. All of them r different, and awesome. But peepl who say that these r the best songs they hav r totally wrong. Personally, i think EVERY alice in chains song is the best.hah, but this is an extremely good album, and i wud suggest it for every1. Just another great album from alice in chains.
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