{"title":"Mad Season","description":"\u003cp\u003eWithout a single finished song or even a name, a new Seattle band booked a surprise gig at the Crocodile Cafe in October 1994 – and 'Artificial Red' came together on stage that night. Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready had met John Baker Saunders in Minnesota rehab, then invited Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley, hoping sober company might help his friend get clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusic for \u003cem\u003eAbove\u003c\/em\u003e took about seven days, blending what McCready called \"some jazzy stuff, some blues, some arena rock\". 'Long Gone Day' drifts on samba-style bass, xylophone and saxophone, with Mark Lanegan guesting, while 'I Don't Know Anything' hits heavier. Staley's lyrics, shaped by Kahlil Gibran's \u003cem\u003eThe Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e, confront addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'River of Deceit' became a radio success, but clashing schedules and Staley's drug problems stalled everything. Saunders' fatal overdose in 1999 ended the group, and Staley died three years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Mad Season you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alice-in-chains-vinyl\"\u003eAlice In Chains\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pearl-jam-vinyl\"\u003ePearl Jam\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/screaming-trees-vinyl\"\u003eScreaming Trees\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/soundgarden-vinyl\"\u003eSoundgarden\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jerry-cantrell-vinyl\"\u003eJerry Cantrell\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chris-cornell-vinyl\"\u003eChris Cornell\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stone-temple-pilots-vinyl\"\u003eStone Temple Pilots\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/audioslave-vinyl\"\u003eAudioslave\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mudhoney-vinyl\"\u003eMudhoney\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/nirvana-vinyl\"\u003eNirvana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mad-season-above-180g-vinyl-2lp","title":"MAD SEASON 'Above' 180g Vinyl 2LP (Alice In Chains\/Pearl Jam)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1995\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eAlice in Chains' Layne Staley, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and the Screaming Trees' Barrett Martin formed this side project, partly to help each other stay clean. 'River of Deceit', inspired by Kahlil Gibran's \u003cem\u003eThe Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e, is slow and soulful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39304915681438,"sku":"GM04725","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/madseasonabove1.jpg?v=1715157897"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/mad-season-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}