Mad Season

[Guest MuRd0K]

Hmmm I just bought Alice In Chains:"Nothing Safe:Best Of The Box" album, and when I'm listening to it, they recommend me some albums, and one of them is Mad Season:"Above" album.

So I got curious and decided to ask EWB, have you heard them? are they any good?

[thatshortguy]

Yes, Mad Season strikes me as one of the best "side projects" I've heard in a long time. It's very mellow, nearly melanchonly, but features an appearance by Mark Lanegan (of Screaming Trees/Queens Of The Stone Age fame.)

A good CD, but don't go into it expecting a headbanging experience.

[Blehschmidt]

I own the Mad Season album and enjoy it alot.

Layne Staley doing more laid back vocals, and being backed up by alot of grunge greats makes for a great CD.

If you have some extra cash, give it a shot....I doubt you'll be disappointed.

[Guest MuRd0K]

I just researched a little into the group... Alice In Chains singing and Pearl Jam on the guitar? Should have been the other way (Alice In Chains on the guitar and Pearl Jam singing) but it's still great from the demos I got at MusicMatch.

I'll be giving it a try, if you can tell me some more about the group, it will be deeply thanked.

[Guest bruins72]

I've got the Mad Season album that has River of Deceit on it. It was a pretty decent album. It sounded a lot like AIC to me.

[Guest Angry Baboon]

It's alright. I like "Lifeless Dead" and "River of Deceit", but there isn't really any chemistry between the bassist (Can't remember his name), Mike McCready and Layne.

[thatshortguy]

I've got the Mad Season album that has River of Deceit on it. It was a pretty decent album. It sounded a lot like AIC to me.

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If I remember correctly, that's their only CD.

[Guest bruins72]

If I remember correctly, that's their only CD.

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Ah, then that must be the one I have. I wasn't sure if they did more than one.

[Bushmeister]

Just to make sure... This is the same Mad Season who do Justice Pain's theme "I Don't Know Anything", yes?

[Guest bruins72]

Yup. That's them. Here is the Amazon listing for the CD. I think the people there rated it too high. It's good but not that good.

[Skummy]

I got it a while back for £6 second-hand...it's more laid back and slightly darker than AIC, and at least one of the tracks made me think of Velvet Underground, if only because it sounded slightly similar to Venus In Furs. I can't remember most of the track names, and can't be bothered to go get the CD and find out, but it's a pretty strong album, but nothing too spectacurific. The sleeve design looks incredibly cheap, though.

[Ash J. Williams]

I LOVE this CD, it's relaxing, and it has some heavier songs on it too, but the best tracks are

River of Decit

Artificial Red

I Don't Know Anything

and Above