Originally intended for Cantrell’s second solo album, the songs were reworked by Alice in Chains and were released in the fall of 1999 on a box set , Music Bank .
Fibromoon (1999)
Following Helmet’s disbandment, Hamilton relocated from New York to Los Angeles and became involved in a variety of projects. This included playing guitar for David Bowie , doing sessions for film scores, working with composer Elliot Goldenthal on the 1999 soundtracks to In Dreams and Titus . It was Hamilton’s…
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On November 23, 1999, the band released their second album, Blue . It sold 75,000 copies in the week it was released, and by 2003 had sold 1.25 million in the U.S. Four singles were released from the album: “Anything”, ” Never Let You Go “, ” 10 Days Late…
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Later in 1999, the band was later dropped by Atlantic.
In 1999 and 2000, the band reconvened to record two improvisations on Anita Lane ‘s Sex O’Clock .
In 1999, Lavigne won a radio contest to perform with Canadian singer Shania Twain at the Corel Centre in Ottawa, before an audience of 20,000 people. Twain and Lavigne sang Twain’s song, ” What Made You Say That “, and Lavigne told Twain that she aspired to be “a famous…
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Their international career also blossomed when another song from the album, ” Secret Smile “, quickly became a UK radio favorite in the summer of 1999, eventually peaking at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart .
They headlined the 1999 Glastonbury Festival , closing the Pyramid Stage on Sunday 27 June.
In the summer of 1999, the band started working on a new album.