Mad Season: The Story Behind Their Second Aborted Album With Alice in Chains Layne Staley

[@rnrtruestories]

Favourite song from Above? Mine is wake up

[@Mykil47]

Rock N' Roll True Stories River of Deceit, Long Gone Day and Wake Up are my favorites for sure.

[@turnstylee]

Rock N' Roll True Stories lifeless dead

[@baileyleasure2012]

Rock N' Roll True Stories mine is probably lifeless dead. 2nd is river of deceit

[@SavageListener]

X-ray mind. Wake up. November hotel.

[@artificialred1471]

Lifeless Dead and Artificial Red

[@theverminmediaareyourenemi5612]

the Mad Season record was such an underrated masterpiece. When I first heard 'Wake up' on my walkman, Layne just killed my spine with shivers. River of Deceit, Long Gone Day, Lifeless Dead...just beautiful tones and melodies. an all time favorite! loved it

[@matthewstamper3453]

The Flayed Man we’ll said a definite masterpiece

[@theverminmediaareyourenemi5612]

@Lodogg 3323 Then a demon came to him "You must know I'm gonna win"

[@brianbullivant4753]

@Lodogg 3323 How about the Guitar solo on Slip Away!!!

[@jessecanty7367]

Hmmm wake up?

[@brianbullivant4753]

@@jessecanty7367 Incredible guitar solo also on Wake Up.

[@reesezpeasuz1506]

‘Slip Away’ is an incredible song. Mark Lanegan’s vocals and Mike McCready’s solo work is just insane. Depressing but beautiful. RIP Baker and Layne.

[@SeanEnginetechnology]

And now Mark too... My goodness i feel old, never thought I'd make it this far that's for sure..

[@adamturner1563]

Would of loved a second album of songs! (Layne was just incredible) ...

[@adamturner1563]

..still sounded beast. We all wished for his recovery in them days. Never happened tho

[@abigaillkruss8823]

Yes Adam, all members we're incredible but LAYNE, LAYNE WAS MAGICAL, a really blessed singer

[@spacecat7247]

Ah yes what could've been.......

[@tylurmackinnon6217]

However. Mike wrote all the songs. Why single out a member in a BAND? Can you please explain to me that kind of thinking?

[@fearless204571]

Man, i wish to god they had actually did the second album with Layne. There first album was so amazing.

[@juanvaldez5422]

Yeah it was

[@dongato6838]

I adore Layne. His amazing vocal range and his humble quiet demeanor really made his death all the more sad to me. Also, I didn't know about Mr. Saunder's tragic situation post Mad Season. The history of of that era of musicians reads almost like a Greek tragedy.

[@danantrich7106]

The 1990s was a very disappointing time with great artists who died from drug overdoses. We lost a lot of fine people who are irreplaceable. The so-called music coming out today doesn't even come close.

[@danantrich7106]

@Temporal 1990 that depends on what kind of music you listen to and if you listen to music artist or real musicians. You didn't cite any examples of what you're talking about.

[@noahanderlick5707]

Im not disappointed.

[@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043]

Bullshit in the 2010s we have had lots of chiraq rappers out of the drill city die by the hands of white people selling them guns. U idiot way more tragic than rock.

[@Pinhead101]

Ok boomer

[@jasonpeters9865]

Honestly, neither does music b4

[@taylorhelton2977]

Mad Season Above shows off laynes song writting skills, vocals, and his art work. So talanted! One of a kind. Love him. Rip

[@tylurmackinnon6217]

He didn’t write any of those songs ya dunce

[@cosmiccomedy7394]

@@tylurmackinnon6217 he wrote the lyrics ya douche.

[@garysiddons2157]

Great video. So sad we never got another mad season record.

[@yjjeeper1]

My top 5 in order -Wake Up -River of Deceit -Above -Long Gone Day -Artificial Red

[@Vladislav_Postnikov]

So you literally called Lifeless Dead is not top.

[@jasonpeters9865]

"I don't know anything" is my fav

[@jasonpeters9865]

@@Vladislav_Postnikov "lifeless dead" #2

[@denirakich5266]

Best song is Long Gone Day. With Staley and Lanegan on vocals, you can’t go wrong! Two of the best voices, EVER!!!

[@j.4308]

too bad crack smoke burned out lanegans vocals...

[@reesezpeasuz1506]

@@j.4308 I think he sounds great. Years of smoking non-Filter cigarettes gave him that growly Tom Waits voice.

[@caveguy22]

There's not a single song on Above that I dislike 😍

[@jasonpeters9865]

It's best album of 90s

[@3badthebad]

seriously, one of the greatest albums of all time

[@badtexasbill5261]

Without doubt, one of the best albums of the 90's. I still listen frequently.

[@damienhughes1996]

I freaking Love Layne Staley most underrated front man with the most amazing voice in music.

[@damienhughes1996]

best song ever is "River of deceit" that song is the greatest ever it's so freaking beautiful.

[@Sean-fv4wi]

@@damienhughes1996 My fave song on the album too

[@abigaillkruss8823]

Totally agree

[@amp2425]

Hes not underated ... The album is tho .. better than any alice in chains record or oearl jam record

[@milimaximus1624]

"am I the only one who remembers that summer..."

[@MysticalHydra]

@Johnson Mayberry That sax in that song... Literally can feel one's soul being blown around, like a listless bag. I.E American Beauty ;P

[@larryshepherd5380]

A 2nd album would have been great. Layne was such an amazing vocalist & song writer.

[@neilmartin3220]

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to get information on John Baker Saunders. I'm a bassist myself and I love his playing but unfortunately he seems to get forgotten about most of the time. But watching this I learnt a lot more about him thanks again.

[@BootsORiley]

Literally “same” for everything you just said

[@susanrodriguez684]

Baker is so underrated and that needs to change. He was so talented

[@lottofever3061]

It sucks how he was so desperate, broke, and lonely towards the end. Sad tale along with Layne's.

[@mercychoke4475]

Tie between "Wake Up" & "Lifeless Dead", but it's just SOOO hard. I REALLY adore all of Above. It's a f*g masterpiece, for real.... They were SO amazing live, too...

[@TheSecondNature]

I'd die to listen to some new MS material. I was so happy to hear some of the unreleased tracks when they did the deluxe reissue of Above

[@bluesubmariner1]

this album was 1 of the best of the late 90s and in my opinion i dont think Mike Macready has ever played better than he does on Above, i'm a massive PJ fan and seen them many, many times but for me Mikes playing with Mad Season is his best playing

[@Sean-fv4wi]

I'd go with his playing on Temple of the Dog as being his career best but yeah, his playing on Above is sublime as well

[@bluesubmariner1]

@@Sean-fv4wi he plays so well on so much stuff its fine degrees of separation as to which is his best performance

[@MichaelMut]

I really loved the band and too am disappointed that nothing else came from them studio wise. The concert with Chris Cornell (RIP) on lead vocals and Duff McKagan on bass is just magic.

[@hopeandlorensboykchasteen5348]

When this came out in 95 it really blew me a way. The percussion, drumming, and horns, that was more than outstanding. And MIKE!!!!!, That shit was some of the best R and R of all time . Anybody that saw that show at the Moore theater, l envy you. RIP L.S.

[@nps1016]

Good video, I loved Mad Season’s Above when it was first released. Layne’s voice was amazing and I too would’ve love to have had a second album. But those damn drugs have taken so many talented musicians, it’s so sad. R.I.P. Layne and John.

[@TheRedSwallowCG]

Probably one of my most favorite albums from the 90’s

[@antman2826]

I absolutely LOVE Above. Such an incredible album that holds together the whole way through. Perfect masterpiece. Mike Macready’s guitar tones are incredible too. November Hotel is an intense instrumental mind fuck. Now I have to try to get a copy of this box set.

[@frozemoments7873]

Painted The Cover on my first apartment wall behind my bed. ( Long Gone Days ) gives me chills. Still have my original Vinyl. “It goes from cold to colder”. Been There..Done That. Still Alive and Still Recovering.

[@roccos2311]

Froze Moments layne Staley was the patron saint of drug addiction. No ones lyrics encapsulate the struggle of addiction and depression more than layne Staley

[@amierebecca9878]

The cover is Layne and Demri

[@NihilisticHatred]

I heard a few years ago they found 8 vocal tracks layne had done.

[@thewhitewolf7886]

I don't think we'll ever hear them.

[@hessykat7551]

Love Layne singing on Mad Season but of Course I love anything Layne ever sang.

[@PeteJones81]

Love all your great Layne videos. Also thanks so much for correctly noting that Layne's last interview was the Rockline 99 one, not that bullshit one Rolling Stone ran right after he died that everyone quotes.

[@anatikus1050]

Lost part of my soul the day Layne died.

[@WakeyUpU]

Same

[@919Motorsports]

I love watching all of your videos on AIC/Mad Season/Layne Staley, it’s awesome that you put out the content

[@vonniedemers5683]

Above is one of the most underrated album ever. It's basically Layne's story. Dark and beautiful. I listen to it almost every night at bedtime. Layne's voice is so soothing.

[@Mykil47]

I love your channel, you really do your research and you deserve more subscribers for your hard work. Much respect.

[@basswars7060]

Despite making only one record, Mad Season were one of the best bands of the 90's. Each track is a masterpiece and Layne Staley is just so damn good. He is by far, the best singer of his generation.

[@artificialred1471]

Rock N' Roll True Stories Layne Staley audio interview 1995

[@Papatorrejano]

Sidd!!! How about getting Susan Silver (AIC manager) for an interview. You 'd knock it out of the park. Cool episode 👍

[@codywhite1585]

Mad Season was a great band, it's sad that couldn't continue

[@cm6534]

Greenlake isn't a suburb of Seattle, it's a neighborhood in Seattle.

[@valentinsantiago277]

Above is the greatest album of all time.

[@bobbootsman7537]

Love your unique en well informed video's. Keep up the awesome work!

[@davidsgardell]

I have the Deluxe album and Mark Lanegan signed it for me after a show, the same day Lou Reed died. Now I just need to find a display case for it... Keep up the good work! 👍👍

[@joshmartimez2235]

I picked up the 3 disc remaster shortly after its release. All the additional content is brilliant. Also got the vinyl record remaster and wow sounds so damn good.

[@rustykuntz94]

Absolutely loved Mad Season. Above is one of the best records released in the 90s.

[@williamepperson3443]

Awesome subject!!! Never stop doing what you do!

[@rnrtruestories]

thanks! figured it was more interesting than just a "history of mad season". I'll still do that but i thought this topic should come first

[@dwb131313]

Hey great video. I’ve always wanted more info on Mad Season.

[@theway3031]

Tremendous album Mad Season God Bless them

[@h0nkyJ]

How in the hell did I not know about the Expanded/Box Set?? The only thing I did prior to posting this message was purchasing that... I bought the VHS of Live at the Moore a couple years ago... put it in my old ass VCR.... and it ATE the tape.... suffice it to say, the VHS tape was meticulously reconstructed... and the VCR was pried open and destroyed. Haha... Thanks for the video 👍🏻

[@07foxmulder]

I don’t know. I’m kind of happy that Mad Season was a one and done type thing. Above is a very haunting album when you think about it. The members used the writing process as their therapy but in the end, the darkness won.

[@bigdog517]

Layne's comment on Baker's passing was sadly short

[@laynestaley2563]

When I listen to -wake up .....the part he says it like 6 times I just lose it.i picture laynes mom screamingit to him when she saw him 2 weeks after 4/5/02

[@GoddessofGrunge]

I love your videos! I just discovered your channel. Keep up the good work! Anyways, my favorite song would have to be “Wake Up”, with “Lifeless Dead” being a close second. I bought the box set as soon as it came out! It is so awesome to finally have “Live at the Moore” and those three songs that Mark helped them record. I’m actually also reading the book “Everybody Loves Our Town” right now. Such a great book with a lot of insight on the bands and the scene in general.

[@rnrtruestories]

Thabks for the kind words

[@smccowan7106]

The special edition that was released has both concerts on video and audio and also all the new (er) Lanagan tunes. About 10 unheard tunes

[@bodarkman1]

THANK YOU SIR WE ALL NEEDED THIS!

[@drewzilm1356]

I have Mad Season in my car on CD ♡

[@jayybirdberg6545]

Great content. This was my generation. Sad to see some of my favorite lead singers kick off one by one so soon. . But anyways. Mad Season was brilliant. ty

[@thevinyltruffle]

I love Layne. Love. So happy to have picked this up on vinyl.

[@roberthanjian9044]

Glad your doing so well! You’re content is amazing been here since the start

[@ManuelHernandez-kj6xi]

AWESOME CHANNEL , MAD SEASON IS AN UNIQUE EPIC AWESOME AND FANTASTIC ALBUM IS A CLASSIC I LOVE THE ALBUM A LOVE THE STORIES SALUDOS DESDE MONTERREY MEXICO

[@darrinconnor7]

Did you guys hear Jerry's "pfffft" (at around 4:50) when the fan asked Layne about mad season's future? yes Jerry was very jealous of Mad Seasons sucess., and he had a right to be jealous or pissed or whatever you want to call it...... Alice in Chains is one of the greatest rock bands of all time. RIP layne mike dime

[@daphnerockzaic9096]

I miss Layne😔❤

[@solspice]

The club name was Rock candy

[@DavidJones-oq3xu]

That's Vince Neil's old band name before motley Crue also just a little history

[@basedsalty6970]

That was a really good club just about every good band was playing there as well as the off Ramp and the ok hotel just to name a few

[@cm6534]

RKCNDY is how it was spelled

[@basedsalty6970]

@@cm6534 ok spelling champ

[@basedsalty6970]

@@cm6534 thanx for the correction

[@r0bbyinchins]

Everything layne did is incredible

[@mikedowns9813]

Layne left so much on the table. Always makes me sad. What could of been,

[@MrEvergreenLayne]

He gave us a lot too. He gave as much as he possibly could.

[@soldaccount2022]

that 99' rockline interview Layne was happy the whole thing it seemed, but when he was brought up about that mad season thing he said no with an obvious irritation in his voice, id be irritated and bothered too, cant blame it

[@cloudrat7]

Even if somehow some unreleased material popped up. I'd die and go to heaven..

[@Donamtrx]

I just love Layne in lipstick & top tail...it's my absolute favorite look😍💄💋

[@exdemocrat9038]

Chris Cornell filled in perfectly for Layne during their small tour. The only person who could fill in for Staley.

[@cunn9305]

Having lived through that time intensely along with the music.. there will never be a better album to encompass all of the intangible aspects of 90's heavy alternative ... a somber time capsule masterpiece .. we will never hear such original brilliance ever again

[@jasonpeters9865]

"Above" has been my desert island 🏝 album since I heard it first in Spring 1995. I was 17. I first heard Mad Season taking bong rips b4 school my Senior year HS 1995. Pearl Jam and AIC were 2 my fav bands. Needless say, I was so mesmerized by Mad Season album I missed school that day and b4 I fell asleep that night in Spring 1995? I declared "Above" the best album of 90s. I also said in fall 95? "Its all been done. Rock/hip hop will never be better than it is right now." Im not right alot. But I nailed that.

[@DILLBAG5150]

One of my favorite super groups

[@amberl3305]

Above is def one of my favorites of all time!

[@cloud_monkey422]

I’m a huge Layne fan and I own mad seasons first album. For some reason I’ve never been able to get into that album at all. Even river of deceit, I’ve never been able to get into it. Strange considering I had an opiate addiction for 14 years (clean since 12-12-12) and usually relate to that type of music/lyrics. I haven’t listened to that album in sooooo many years so I’ll go back and revisit it and try to get into it again because I feel like I’m missing out

[@EdgeRatedR007]

I got that Deluxe edition. Highly recommended for any Layne fans.

[@celestinefilms2306]

Above was soooo good. Layne and Baker RIP

[@poisonshift78]

Maybe in a few years I'll get ahold of the guys that are left and see if they wanna start the band back up

[@kalanirobb54]

Layne will live forever in the hearts of those of us lucky enough to truly recognize this icon of making true negative conditions into hauntingly lovely expressions of rock . No one even comes close!

[@SeanElliottH]

Best album that never was... 💔

[@Ballerina-Girl]

This album is beautifully exotic. Each song sound unique. Layne's voice is mesmerizing and you hear his growth as a maturing artist apart from AIC.

[@diablofn]

Lol exotic? Why do people just say words?

[@teraarmstrong6488]

Lifeless Dead...RIP my precious Demri...

[@CCB6939]

without a doubt another Madseason record would have been awesome!! Above was a great album, all tracks were solid and Laynes vocals were tremendous as always. Layne was one of my favorite singers. His tone was tremendous. I wish he was able to get sober.. Another Madseaon record and of course who wouldn't want another AIC record with Layne on vocals. Just a terrible loss for my generation. He was a tremendously talented singer, lyricist,song writer and musician. Irreplaceable voice !!

[@abigaillkruss8823]

One of the biggest, awesome humano beign

[@devinluoto873]

Damn...I wish that woulda happened. Such an amazing lineup! Love McCreedy on guitar. That album did alot better than everyone expected...

Down oh Down 🎸

[@beezysbeatz4924]

Very good episode. Thanks!

[@camgood3097]

At 1:55, when u said "Mighty Skek-irk on saxophone", did u mean "Skerik"?? He played with Les Claypool in the Fearless Flying Frog Brigade for several years..

[@paul8386]

The band that used up the studio time - were they called To A Terror? Can't seem to find them?

[@boogaethje]

This album truly captures the feel of life in the North West for me. There's just a vibe there all over the record. "Wake up" feels like spring,,, the bass notes feel like water droplets dripping off houses and trees as the sun comes out slowly freeing them from their winter cells... the vibe/zylophone notes are like the droplets landing in little puddles in the street... Long gone day... the end of summer... that feeling of regret moving onto fall... "Lord it's a storm and I'm heading to fall These sins are mine and I've done wrong, oh babe Come on down."

[@marekchoma5067]

Influencial and amazing never forgotten band!!!!Farewell Mad Season

[@artificialred1471]

It's Fuck awesome how MS started they call layne and ask if wanted to do a show. They practiced like 3 songs the night b4 or something then went out and made it up as they went live on stage. That's Fuckin awesome. I've only played with one singer that could do shit like that with us it's a scary but awesome feeling. R.I.P Mick

[@MegaMacReal]

Am I crazy to think that Jerry should have done at least _some_ vocals for the second batch of songs?

[@1_foot_in_the_grave]

Got the live at the moore on yinyl. Sounds gr8 n has those few somgs from lanagan

[@SR-rx4pk]

The club mentioned at the end was pronounced rock candy

[@spikeycoda]

It’s pronounced Scare Ick. He played in Crack Sabbath at the 700 club a lot. It’s also pronounce Rock Candy.

[@Papatorrejano]

Spikeycoda Skerik aka "Nalgas sin carne"

[@DM-il1hf]

And Sadhappy & Critters Buggin. Dude is soooooooo talented.

[@jasonpeters9865]

"Above" is imo best album of 90s

[@enochancient9931]

Such a under rated album kinda like a secret album no Internet to tell you everything u actually had to search as a human not Google search to listen

[@abigaillkruss8823]

That's the Word, almost a secret, a great and precious secret

[@jasonpeters9865]

Omg....It makes me physical ill see Mike McCready around this time. He is so goddamn lucky

[@billbailey8628]

Can you cover why GnR album is called spaghetti incident and if it has to do with motley crue

[@Mudhoney1991]

Favourite mad season record?..well theres a few,river of deceit is amazing.i dont know anything,catchy heavy song & lifeless dead.great riff spooky lyrics.wish the 2nd record had got recorded but what we are left with is a great record hands down 👻🤪👻

[@jessee7334]

Mike McCready said 'Baker' used to drive around in a little (station wagon?) with a bumper sticker reading," What we have here is a failure to give a fuck."

[@toolboss8410]

Mad Seasons Above was better than any Alice n Chains or Pearl Jam Record .. Shame we never got thst 2nd album they should of did immediately after .. i think it would of helped Layne and Baker as well ...