Mad Season: Above

LP Record Product information MAD SEASON was formed by PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready, ALICE IN CHAINS singer Layne Staley, bassist John Baker Saunders and Barrett Martin on drums. 'Above' is the only studio album they recorded. It was released in March 1995 and features a guest appearance from MARK LANEGAN. MAD SEASON is the English term for the time of year when psilocybin mushrooms are in full bloom, and a term McCready related to "a period of drinking and drug abuse". It is not entirely inappropriate, considering the band formed after McCready and Saunders met in rehab. The album, a mix of melancholic ballads and hard rock, proved to be a gold-certified hit, just missing the top twenty.