Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Mad Season
























Artist:  Mad Season
Origin:  Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Grunge, Blues Rock

Original line-up:

Layne Staley:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Mike McCready:  Lead Guitar
John Baker Saunders:  Bass
Barrett Martin:  Drums

Mad Season was an American Rock Supergroup from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1994 by members of three popular Seattle-based bands:  Layne Staley (Vocals of Alice In Chains), Mike McCready (Guitar of Pearl Jam), and Barrett Martin (Drums of The Screaming Trees), and John Baker Saunders (Drums).  The band dissolved following the death of bassist John Baker Saunders in 1999, and Layne Staley died three years later.














Artist:  Mad Season & The Seattle Symphony
Title:  Sonic Evolution, January 30, 2015, Benaroya Hall (2015)
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Grunge, Blues Rock
Label:  Monkeywrench Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Waking The Horizon  (8:14)
 2.  Long Gone Day  (5:33)
 3.  River Of Deceit  (5:09)
 4.  I Don't Know Anything  (5:31)
 5.  Wake Up  (7:13)
 6.  Lifeless Dead  (4:49)
 7.  I'm Above  (5:12)
 8.  Call Me A Dog  (5:11)
 9.  Reach Down  (9:51)
10. All Alone  (5:46)

Personnel:

Mad Season:

Chris Cornell:  Vocals
Mike McCready:  Guitar
Duff McKagan:  Bass
Barrett Martin:   Drums, Vibraphone

Matt Cameron:  Drums
Skerik:  Saxophone
Kim Virant:  Vocals
Jeff Angell:  Vocals
Tim Dijulio:  Guitar
Sean Kinney:  Percussion

Temple Of The Dog:

Jeff Ament:  Bass
Matt Cameron:  Drums
Chris Cornell:  Vocals
Stone Gossard:  Guitar
Mike McCready:  Guitar

Seattle Symphony:

Ludovic Moriot:  Conductor

Special Guests:

Mike McCready
Matt Cameron

Girls Of Vocalpointi Seattle

Sonic Evolution is the live album by Mad Season & Seattle Symphony, was released on August 28, 2015 by Monkeywrench Records, recorded live at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA.  Mad Season performed a special show with the Seattle Symphony.  Mad Season lineup for this performance included surviving members:  Mike McCready and Barrett Martin and featured Chris Cornell (Vocals), Duff McKagan (Bass), Jeff Angell (Vocals), Kim Virant (Vocals), included:  Temple Of The Dog:   Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, and Jeff Ament and Skerik (Saxophone) and Alice In Chains member Sean Kinney.


                                                        

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