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Alice in Chains - Music Bank - The Videos Actor: Alice in Chains Number of Items: 1 Format: Color Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Sony/Smv Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-10-21 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 32 Average rating: 5.0 "A Must Have!! Great sound, if you have a good system." I have been a fan since the early '90s. I kinda got hooked on them after they had already been around for a few years. So I missed most of the videos that were released on MTV. It was a pure treat to be able to see all these videos for the first time. The only one I had seen previously was "No Excuses". I had the best time cranking the sound system up to the point my 350W sub was going to clip, turn down the lights, and become completely absorbed. The 5.1 mix was really great, with just a few oddities like a cymbal crash coming from some strange direction. The sound quality was much better that CD, you can definitly hear the difference. One note, if you don't have 5.1, make sure you use the 2 channel mix or you will experience the same thing one of the previous reviewers did; missing channels. The sound is so good on this that I actually program my DVD player to just play the videos (cut the behind scenes) and leave my TV off. Then I just enjoy the great audio, just like one of those DTS music CDs. I sometimes prefer the audio only so that I can have the lights off and listen in the dark. As for the videos, they are all very good and fun to watch. I especially like the hard to find ones like "Get Born Again". Go out and get this thing! It is almost cheaper than a CD and has better sound. "Why doesn't MTv play this stuff anymore?" Ok ok, I'll admit that if ALice aren't my favourite band in the world, they're in my top 3, and near as I can tell, they cannot do any wrong... Anyway, this the Video Bank which accompanies the Music Bank boxed set. While the Music Bank has 48 tracks - new, old, unreleased and rarities, this carries far fewer. All the videos the band ever made are on the disc; as well as a couple of behind the scenes things which show the band at play between shows and interviews and what-have-you. Here in sunny South AFrica, we don't get this osrt of thing anymore. We barely got it back then, either; but there are officially zero radio stations which have a majority-rock playlist so for the most part the only good stuff we get is current chart rock. we get even less in terms of music videos, that's for sure, so I was obliged to rush out to buy this item as soon as it became available here a couple years after everywhere else (as usual - welcome to darkest Africa). It was bought sight unseen - the only Alice videos I'd ever seen before getting this were those for Grind and Again; and a clip of I'll stay away from the boxset's 4th disc. So I was in entirely virgin territory even though I have almost all the albums at home. I have to say some of the stuff is a little cheesy - but in a good way. The first two videos are for We Die Young and they both are kinda psychedelic and 80s (in a bad way - sensory overload!!). But it picks up after that, with some magnificent material there for the taking, including all their big hits and the new track (well, new at the time) Get Born Again, which is creepy and disturbing and reminds me of the vdeo for The Unforgiven by Metallica. As I said, some of the videos are not great and a little boring and overdone - Rooster, for one, whose video I don't like even though the song is classic - but there are some gems in there as well. There is also a mini documentary form an old TV spot put together ny some executive with some foresight waaaaaaay back when Facelift broke in 1989 or thereabouts; as well as a few extras/behind the scenes items which focus on the band as not-Alice and just being old friends messing about backstage. The disc could have benefitted from having an interview or two, I thought, perhaps hauling in a director from one of the videos and having a mini MTv-esque "Making the video" segment for one or two of the tracks. Unfortunately, you get the impression Columbia Records didn't want to have to pump any more cash into this than absolutely necessary, which is forgiveable in that there was an accompanying CD boxed set; but at the same time, it does come off as sort-of budget. I rate the compilation as five stars; but in terms of content (ie bonus materials on a normal DVD movie) only 2 stars, since It's pretty much just chapter selection and that's it. Still, works well to plug it into your DVD player, leave the TV off and just play it as a greatest hits CD through the stereo speakers! "Great complilation and my audio is just fine" I have a large collection of music DVDs and laserdics, so I have a pretty good spread of quality in terms of video and audio quality. First of all, you can't beat the bang for the buck on this one. Pricing aside, I really liked the way they inserted some documentary footage, especially from the band's earlier days to show some personality. The videos look clean (even on a large HD projection screen) with good color as well. I was very pleased with the 5.1 surround mix on my system, which is where many of these DVDs fail. I recommend this highly if you want both a greatest hits collection with some well produced videos. "Awesome Visual history/evolutionary record of AIC" I love this video because it offers the diehards a chance to relive the history of Alice in Chains. We not only get every music video released by this enigmatic band, but we get some home video footage and live performance clips that really bring the experience to life. I highly recommend it to any fan of Alice in Chains: diehard or otherwise. "Very Good Music Videos!" I like Alice in Chains' music but I like even more their videos! They are superb! There's a good document in the beginning of this DVD! There's also little one minute pieces (interludes). The first video "We Die Young" is quite OK. The next version is much better! Also "Man in the Box" is awesome! Especially the last seconds where is Jesus with eyes closed (they have been closed...with threads...). "Sea of Sorrow" is quite basic stuff (there's only the band). The videos from "Dirt" are also very good, especially Angry Chair where's f.ex. a burning chair. "Rooster" which tells about a war. "What the..." is a none album track, there's flames! Very hot, hot, hot! "No Excuses", a video about acting. "I Stay Away" is an animated video, a sad circus video. "Grind" is a video where's a old man. The same old man is also in "Get Born Again". "Heaven Beside You" is my fav video. There's a little girl and writings (lyrics), there's very cold in this music video! Very cold! "Again" is also quite good! If you like good music videos or just Alice in Chains, I recommend this one for you! There's also a discography! Cool!