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• Above (1995) is the sole studio album from Mad Season, the Seattle supergroup featuring Layne Staley (Alice in Chains), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees), and John Baker Saunders. Written and recorded during a rare moment of calm in the midst of the mid-90s grunge explosion, the album captures a darker, blues-infused side of the eras sound. Tracks like River of Deceit, Wake Up, and I Dont Know Anything unfold slowly, balancing heavy, hypnotic grooves with moments of quiet reflection and haunting beauty. What sets Above apart is its restraint its spacious, meditative, and deeply emotional. Staleys voice carries a fragile power, while McCreadys guitar work weaves melancholy and transcendence through every song. The result is an album that feels timeless and deeply human, a meditation on addiction, faith, and redemption. Above remains a singular work within the Seattle scene soulful, mournful, and quietly transcendent.

  Reviews

  A haunting, beautifully restrained record that finds power in vulnerability. Rolling Stone

  Mad Seasons lone album is a brooding masterpiece dark, soulful, and unforgettable. The Guardian

  Above captures a rare chemistry heavy, graceful, and deeply moving. AllMusic

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  AllMusic rating: AllMusic users: (589 votes) Read the AllMusic.com review

• Artist: Mad Season Label: Columbia, Hockeytalkter Records, Legacy, Monkeywrench Records, Music On Vinyl Format: LP Units: 2 Country: Europe Genre: Punk & Alternative Style: Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Grunge

• A1 Wake Up
  A2 X-Ray Mind
  A3 River Of Deceit
  B1 I’M Above
  B2 Artificial Red
  B3 Lifeless Dead
  B4 I Don’T Know Anything
  C1 Long Gone Day
  C2 November Hotel
  C3 All Alone
  C4 Interlude
  C5 Locomotive
  D1 Black Book Of Fear
  D2 Slip Away
  D3 I Don’T Wanna Be A Soldier (Remix)