MAD SEASON SIGNED RIVER OF DECEIT CD! kw: alice in chains pearl jam moore above

Description: MAD SEASON SIGNED RIVER OF DECEIT CD! LAYNE STALEY - MIKE McCREADY - JOHN 'BAKER' SAUNDERS - BARRETT MARTIN INSANELY RARE!!! SIGNED BY THE ENTIRE BAND! BAND: MAD SEASON - Layne Staley / Mike McCready / Barrett Martin / John 'Baker" SaundersTOUR: 1994-1995 HISTORY: March 14, 1995 - Mad Season - 'Above' studio recording is released! LIVE PERFOMANCES / CONCERTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: October 12, 1994 - Crocodile CafeNovember 6, 1994 - Crocodile CafeNovember 20, 1994 - Crocodile CafeDecember 31, 1994 - RKCNDY New Years Eve performance! RADIO SHOW: January 8, 1995 - MonkeyWrench - Self Pollution Radio hosted by Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) LIVE PERFOMANCES / CONCERTS: April 22, 1995 - Crocodile Cafe - Live concert rehearsal prior to Moore Theater performance!April 29, 1995 - Moore Theater - Live performance recorded for official VHS release & later LaserDisc / DVD This is an extremely rare piece of music history in absolute pristine and mint condition! To find one for sale is dare I say... IMPOSSIBLE, and this is truly one-of-a-kind opportunity to own a true piece of music history! A must have for Mad Season, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains and Screaming Trees fans! Best offers will not be accepted on this auction. We thank you for your interest and ask that you simply use the 'Buy It Now' link to purchase. This is an item I will make time to travel and personally deliver to the purchaser should our schedules allow. Mad Season was the Supergroup formed in 1994 and performed from 1994 to 1995. The members consisted of Layne Staley (Alice In Chains), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees), and John Baker Saunders. Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees) performed live with them at the Moore Theater. They released ONE ALBUM and that was it! The band went on a semi-permanent hiatus in 1996 due to the band members' conflicting schedules and Staley's problems with substance abuse. Attempts were made in the late 1990s to revive the group with Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan instead of Staley, and material for a follow-up release to 'Above' had been worked on. The band permanently dissolved in 1999 following the death of bassist John Baker Saunders from a drug overdose. Staley would also die from an overdose three years later. Martin and McCready have since made two short partial reunions, one in 2012 and one from 2014 to 2015. A special edition box set containing a remastered edition of Above and various unreleased material was released in March 2013.History of the band:During the production of 1994's Vitalogy, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready went into drug and alcohol rehab at the Hazelden Clinic in Minnesota, where he met bassist John Baker Saunders. In 1994, when the two returned to Seattle, Washington, they formed a side band with drummer Barrett Martin. McCready played in such bands as Pearl Jam and Temple of the Dog, Martin with Skin Yard and the Screaming Trees and Saunders with blues talents such as Little Pat Rushing, Hubert Sumlin, Sammy Fender, and The Lamont Cranston Band. Immediately the trio set up rehearsal time together and wrote the music for two songs that would later become Mad Season's "Wake Up" and "River of Deceit", both of which would later appear on the band's album Above. McCready then brought in friend and Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley to round out the line-up. McCready had hoped that being around sober musicians would push Staley to get himself sober.Despite not having a single song completely prepared (only beginnings of songs, according to Martin) and not even having a name for the band, McCready scheduled an unannounced show at the Crocodile Cafe on October 12, 1994, which turned out to be a big success. The song "Artificial Red", which was also to appear on the album, actually came together during the show itself. Two more gigs were scheduled (November 6 & 20, 1994) at the same venue, with the band calling itself The Gacy Bunch, after both the notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy of Chicago and the 1970s sitcom The Brady Bunch. On January 8, 1995, the band made an appearance on Pearl Jam's Self-Pollution satellite radio broadcast, a four-and-a-half-hour-long pirate broadcast out of Seattle which was available to any radio stations that wanted to carry it, performing "Lifeless Dead" and "I Don't Know Anything".After gaining more popularity, the band recorded its only album and changed its name to Mad Season, which is an English term for the time of the year when psilocybin mushrooms are in full bloom, and a term which McCready related to "the seasons of drinking and drug abuse." The album, Above, which was recorded in Seattle, Washington at Bad Animals Studio (co-owned by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart) and co-produced by the band and Pearl Jam sound engineer Brett Eliason, featured ten songs. It also included guest vocals and additional lyrics by Screaming Trees frontman and solo artist Mark Lanegan. McCready said, "We did all the Mad Season music in about seven days. It took Layne just a few more days to finish his vocals, which was intense since we only rehearsed twice and did four shows." The album was released on March 14, 1995, through Columbia Records to critical and commercial success. Over the course of 1995, Above scaled the Billboard 200, eventually peaking at No. 24 and spawning two singles: "River of Deceit" (#2 Mainstream Rock Tracks, No. 9 Modern Rock Tracks) and "I Don't Know Anything" (#20 Mainstream Rock Tracks). Above was certified gold on June 14, 1995.McCready described the songs on the album as "some jazzy stuff, some blues, some arena rock." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that the album "sounds like a cross between Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam, taking the ponderous seriousness of Alice and PJ's '90s update of winding '70s guitar rock." Staley's lyrics dealt with his personal troubles, with Martin saying, "Layne Staley felt as though he was on a spiritual mission through his music." During the lyric writing process, Staley was reading the book The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, which was a strong influence on the lyrics and the overall tone of the album. "I Don't Know Anything" is a heavier, blues-influenced track, while "Long Gone Day" takes considerable jazz influence, combining the use of samba-style bass, xylophone, and saxophone.Staley is credited for writing all the lyrics on the original release within the liner notes of the 2013 deluxe issue. As was the case with much of his work with Alice in Chains, Staley's lyrics dealt with his struggle against addiction as well as other personal troubles. Lyrically, much of "River of Deceit" was inspired by Khalil Gibran's The Prophet. Vocalist Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees contributes guest vocals on "I'm Above" and "Long Gone Day"; he is also credited for co-writing the music to those tracks along with McCready and Martin. Lanegan also wrote the lyrics for the three bonus tracks on Disc 1 of the deluxe issue - "Locomotive", "Black Book of Fear", and "Slip Away". R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck is credited for co-writing the music to "Black Book of Fear" along with McCready, Martin, Saunders, and Lanegan. SHIPPING IS $42.00 TO ALLOW FOR ADDED INSURANCE COSTS. I have worked in the live / touring music business since 1986... over 36 years now. In that time, I have amassed a collection of items like none other and am now offering a small portion of my items to the public. If you are looking to purchase something authentic - here is your chance. It will pass any authentication process you wish. I try and provide as much information as possible regarding each item and most everything I have I have actual dates and venues they were obtained. I went so far as to literally catalog everything I collected at a particular concert that evening or following day of the event, going so far as to keep an actual journal for over 30 years with meticulous notes. I look forward to finding good homes for these pieces. All of these items have been stored in a temperature-controlled storage facility and the framed items were custom framed by a professional framing company to museum quality standards using Acid Free materials and UV / Museum protective glass. Shipping charges cover all packing materials including shipping with tracking and insurance for the full purchase price. Every effort is made to ensure your item gets to you in perfect condition with extreme precautions taken using bubble wrap and proper shipping boxes used. The insurance / tracking numbers are provided immediately after shipping in the extremely rare event any damage should occur in transit. Thank you for your interest... Good Luck!

Price: 22500 USD

Location: Ringwood, Illinois

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