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Mad Season - Above

Mon January 07, 2013 3:23 pm

MAD SEASON: Deluxe Edition Of 'Above' Due In April - Jan. 7, 2013

Legacy Recordings — the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment — will release a newly expanded deluxe edition of "Above", the first and only album to be completed by Seattle-based rock supergroup MAD SEASON.

Formed in 1994, MAD SEASON is vocalist Layne Staley (ALICE IN CHAINS), guitarist Mike McCready (PEARL JAM), drummer/percussionist Barrett Martin (SCREAMING TREES) and bassist John Baker Saunders (THE WALKABOUTS, LAMONT CRANSTON BAND).

The deluxe edition of MAD SEASON's "Above" is a three-disc set comprised of two CDs and one DVD. It includes the original studio album and a host of extras such as previously unreleased tracks from the band's unfinished second album with new lyrics and vocals by Mark Lanegan (SCREAMING TREES), full audio plus the first official DVD release of MAD SEASON's last show ever performed — "Live At The Moore", an unreleased full concert video of the band's New Year's Eve performance from now-defunct Seattle club RKCNDY, a full-color collector's booklet and more.

The deluxe edition, and a separate digital configuration, will be available Monday, April 1. In addition, there will be a 12-inch 2LP expanded edition vinyl available on Record Store Day, April 20. Content featured in the "Above" deluxe edition will be available through iTunes with audio mastered for iTunes and a separate standalone longplay video.

MAD SEASON "Above" deluxe edition

CD1 – "Above"

01. Wake Up
02. X-Ray Mind
03. River of Deceit
04. I'm Above
05. Artificial Red
06. Lifeless Dead
07. I Don't Know Anything
08. Long Gone Day
09. November Hotel
10. All Alone

Bonus tracks:

01. Interlude (previously unreleased)
02. Locomotive (lyrics/vocals by Mark Lanegan)
03. Black Book Of Fear (lyrics/vocals by Mark Lanegan)
04. Slip Away (lyrics/vocals by Mark Lanegan)
05. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier (remix)

CD2 - Live At The Moore

Previously unreleased full audio set of "Live At The Moore" performance from Seattle, Washington, April 29, 1995. Includes "Wake Up", "Artificial Red", "I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier", "I'm Above" (featuring Mark Lanegan).

DVD - Live At The Moore + Bonus Footage

Full video set of the "Live At The Moore" performance from Seattle, Washington performance, April 29, 1995. Remixed and remastered for 5.1 sound, and newly edited by director Duncan Sharp. Plus, more bonus footage, including a full concert of the band's performance from New Year's Eve 1995 at RKCNDY in Seattle, and both performances from the Seattle-based Self-Pollution Radio specials, one newly edited.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Mon January 07, 2013 3:40 pm

Absolutely cannot wait. I hope they're still working on the 'second' album Mike talked about a few months ago. Though given Mike's track record on talking about future releases, I guess I should hope too much.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Mon January 07, 2013 4:39 pm

I had forgotten all about this, i cant wait for the dvd, and the unreleased stuff should be pretty cool. i need to make sure i have a few bucks set aside for it come april

Re: Mad Season - Above

Mon January 07, 2013 5:48 pm

really cool.. i want to see that dvd all that stuff sound great...to see Layne footage i havent seen before is exiting.
And the new songs?? really really exited.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Mon January 07, 2013 9:59 pm

The bonus DVD footage looks cool. It'd be nice to see an upgrade on the Moore Theatre show too but I actually think it's a bit of a shame that there aren't more extras. The Moore Show has been freely available on bootleg for so long and to be frank I think the band are in pretty bad shape and only really put in a half decent performance on the Moore video.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Mon January 07, 2013 10:48 pm

OMFG! Ten Club beats Amazon by more than $10! http://www.amazon.com/Above-Deluxe-Edit ... ason+above

Re: Mad Season - Above

Mon January 07, 2013 11:58 pm

This should be good.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Tue January 08, 2013 12:01 am

I don't buy much music (and with Spotify, I don't feel guilty about it either), but I think I'll get this.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Tue January 08, 2013 12:47 pm

I generally can care less about reissues, but this is one i'll jump in on. The DVD makes it worth it. I have not looked close i hope they have a blu ray of it.

the extra songs are icing on the cake.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Tue January 08, 2013 12:51 pm

B wrote:OMFG! Ten Club beats Amazon by more than $10! http://www.amazon.com/Above-Deluxe-Edit ... ason+above


thats because shipping with be ridiculous from 10 club ;)

Re: Mad Season - Above

Tue January 08, 2013 12:53 pm

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
B wrote:OMFG! Ten Club beats Amazon by more than $10! http://www.amazon.com/Above-Deluxe-Edit ... ason+above


thats because shipping with be ridiculous from 10 club ;)

I actually just checked because i was concerned about that and it seems the shipping is 7.70 making the total still $5 cheaper than amazon

Re: Mad Season - Above

Tue January 08, 2013 1:49 pm

Amazon typically cuts the price again the day before the release and keeps the low price for a week before it goes up again.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Mon February 18, 2013 3:56 pm

Locomotive is out....fuck they sound great...Lanegan is absolutely awesome.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Mon February 18, 2013 5:56 pm

VinylGuy wrote:Locomotive is out....fuck they sound great...Lanegan is absolutely awesome.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... e-20130218

Re: Mad Season - Above

Mon February 18, 2013 11:27 pm

:thumbsup:

Re: Mad Season - Above

Tue February 19, 2013 12:56 am

I really enjoy this song. I wish McCready still sounded as derivative as this on Pearl Jam records.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Wed February 20, 2013 9:26 pm

man, Mike killed that song.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Wed February 20, 2013 10:03 pm

Started great but the chorus was kinda underwhelming and Mike's solos were just effects and wanking.

Re: Mad Season - Above

Wed February 20, 2013 10:04 pm

this leak??

Re: Mad Season - Above

Wed February 20, 2013 10:11 pm

Locomotive is on YouTube.
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