Above (Deluxe Edition)

Barrett Martin, Screaming Trees drummer, Mike McCready, Pearl Jam guitar, John Baker Saunders, bassist in Walkabouts, and Layne Staley, unforgettable voice of Alice In Chains: The Mad Season, probably one of the most famous supergroups of the past two decades . One disc in the bag for them, "Above", released on 14 March 1995. The story is this: during the troubled production of "Vitalogy" Pearl Ja... read more

Description: Mad Season features the legendary Layne Staley of Alice in Chains on vocals, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam on lead guitar, Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin and bassist John Baker Saunders of the Lamont Cranston Band. The band recorded and released one album, Above, in 1995 which was certified Gold and became an essential touchstone in the history of Seattle rock. Above is the only complete album of Layne Staley's introspective and mystical lyrics, which were highlighted by additional vocals from Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan. Above (Deluxe Edition) is a three-disc set comprised of two CDs and one DVD plus a full-colo Mad Season features the legendary Layne Staley of Alice in Chains on vocals, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam on lead guitar, Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin and bassist John Baker Saunders of the Lamont Cranston Band. The band recorded and released one album, Above, in 1995 which was certified Gold and became an essential touchstone in the history of Seattle rock. Above is the only complete album of Layne Staley's introspective and mystical lyrics, which were highlighted by additional vocals from Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan.

Above (Deluxe Edition) is a three-disc set comprised of two CDs and one DVD plus a full-color collector's booklet with previously unseen performance photographs and an essay by Barrett Martin reflecting on the lives of Staley and Saunders and the history of the band.

CD 1 features the original album + an unreleased acoustic instrumental titled "Interlude," 3 new songs from the band's unfinished second album with newly recorded vocals and lyrics by Mark Lanegan and a remixed version of the band's John Lennon cover "I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier."

CD 2 features the full audio set from the bands historical performance at the Moore Theater in Seattle on April 29, 1995, remastered in stereo sound.

The DVD features the first official DVD release of Live at The Moore - Mad Season's last show ever performed. Not only has Live at The Moore been remixed and remastered, but newly edited by director Duncan Sharp for a beautiful new documentary-like presentation, giving the show an updated look as if the viewer were in room that night. Also included are four performances that have never been seen, including the fan-favorite "Wake Up."

Also featured is a full concert of the bands performance from New Years Eve 1995 at RKCNDY in Seattle (which was shot by the band's crew for an up close and intimate look at the band) and both performances from Self-Pollution Radio, one newly edited.

Disc 3 (DVD)
1. Lifeless Dead (Live at The Moore)
2. River Of Deceit (Live at The Moore)
3. Long Gone Day (Live at The Moore)
4. I Don't Know Anything (Live at The Moore)
5. X-Ray Mind (Live at The Moore)
6. All Alone (Live at The Moore)
7. November Hotel (Live at The Moore)
8. Wake Up (Unseen Footage from The Moore)
9. Artificial Red (Unseen Footage from The Moore)
10. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier (Unseen Footage from The Moore)
11. I'm Above (Unseen Footage from The Moore)
12. Wake Up (Live at The RCKNDY -NYE Show 1995)
13. Lifeless Dead (Live at The RCKNDY -NYE Show 1995)
14. River Of Deceit (Live at The RCKNDY -NYE Show 1995)
15. I Don't Know Anything (Live at The RCKNDY -NYE Show 1995)
16. I'm Above (Live at The RCKNDY -NYE Show 1995)
17. Artificial Red (Live at The RCKNDY -NYE Show 1995)
18. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier (Live at The RCKNDY -NYE Show 1995)
19. All Alone (Live at The RCKNDY -NYE Show 1995)
20. November Hotel (Live at The RCKNDY -NYE Show 1995)
21. Lifeless Dead (Self Pollution Radio Broadcast)
22. I Don't Know Anything (Self Pollution Radio Broadcast (new edit))
23. River Of Deceit (Music Video) ... (more) (less)