https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS5KFSv55QM
#madseason #barrettmartin #screamingtrees #grunge #aliceinchains #laynestaley #mikemcready #seattleFull interview with Barrett Martin: https://youtu.be/pJl6R

https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/pearl-jams-mike-mccready-talks-layne-staley-and-mad-seasons-above-reissue-575200
"It was a brief lightning bolt of music that lasted six months, tops, and then it was gone," says Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready of Mad Season, the mid-'90s band he formed with Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley, Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin and bassist John Baker Saunders. "We did a lot of stuff in that short period of time.

https://loudwire.com/musicians-talking-about-layne-staley/
Staley's bandmate in Mad Season, Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin, shared some more personal info about Layne and the love he had for fans. "There were always kids out front that wanted

https://loudwire.com/mad-season-barrett-martin-reminisces-about-layne-staley/
Mad Season 's tenure was short, but it's no less of a fond memory for drummer Barrett Martin. The musician, who was probably better known for his work behind the kit with Screaming Trees back in

https://twostorymelody.com/wake-up-by-mad-season-layne-staleys-final-battle-cry/
Within a few years Mad Season will see irreparable change. Bassist Saunders will die of a heroin overdose in 1999, while Staley, already deep into reclusion, will pass away 3 years later, exactly 8 years to the day after friend and fellow Seattleite Kurt Cobain. "Wake Up" by Mad Season. The truest telling of the needle and the damage done.

https://www.loudersound.com/features/a-spiritual-mission-the-tragic-story-of-grunge-supergroup-mad-season
One thing both men readily agree on is that Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley quickly became the band's visionary. His shamanistic swirls of moans and howls and deep, multi-layered lyrics belie the band's hit-the-floor-running origins. "I think Mad Season was like a spiritual mission for Layne," says Martin.

https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/interview-mike-mccready-on-mad-season-reissue-and-new-pearl-jam
To fill out the group they enlisted the help of drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley. Thus Mad Season was born. Now, nearly 20 years later, McCready and Martin are reissuing Mad Season's one and only album, Above. The album, currently available for pre-order, releases on April 2 and comes in a

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mad-season-speaks-mike-mccready-barrett-martin-renew-bittersweet-project-1550419/
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and ex-Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin discuss the new Mad Season reissue, late bandmate Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley, working with Mark Lanegan, and more.

https://www.metalsucks.net/2013/04/05/chilling-live-footage-of-layne-staley-performing-with-mad-season-in-1995/
Mad Season featured Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin, bassist John Baker Saunders, and, most notably, Alice in Chains vocalist Layne Staley. The deluxe re-release includes an unreleased full concert DVD of the band's 1995/1996 New Year's Eve performance in Seattle, what would end up being their final

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Season_(band)
Mad Season was an American rock supergroup formed in 1994 as a side project of members of other bands in the Seattle grunge scene. The band's principal members included guitarist Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, lead singer Layne Staley of Alice in Chains, drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees, and bassist John Baker Saunders.Mad Season released only one album, Above, in March 1995.

https://www.laynethelegend.net/mad-season
Mad Season (originally called the Gacey Bunch) was an American rock supergroup formed in 1994 as a side project of members of other bands in the Seattle scene. The band's principal members included guitarist Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, lead singer Layne Staley of Alice in Chains, drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and bassist John Baker Saunders.Mad Season released only one album, Above

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/pearl_jams_mike_mccready_how_the_name_mad_season_came_to_be.html
Mike McCready discussed the origins of Mad Season - a grunge supergroup formed in 1994 featuring Mike and Layne Staley among others - telling Art Zone (via Alternative Nation ): "The name of Mad

https://theyeargrungebroke.com/2024/03/mad-season-above-1995-2/
March 14th, 1995, MAD SEASON released their album, Above, on Columbia Records. Mad Season was born out of various members' struggles with addiction. During the recording of Pearl Jam's Vitalogy in 1993, Mike McCready entered rehab in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There, he met John Baker Saunders.

https://ew.com/article/2013/04/01/mad-season-above-deluxe-reissue/
Though it consisted of 75 percent scene luminaries (Alice in Chains vocalist Layne Staley, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, and Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin), Mad Season were actually

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20020421&slug=laynemusic21m
But despite a hit record, Mad Season never played more than a handful of dates and Staley went back into retirement. Mad Season's bassist, John Baker Saunders, died of a heroin overdose in 1999. Though Alice In Chains was never a favorite with critics, the band's reputation has grown over the years as younger bands have cited it as an influence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layne_Staley
Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 - April 5, 2002) was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement. He was known for his distinctive vocal style as well as his harmonizing with bandmate Jerry Cantrell.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AliceInChains/comments/1c4fmlk/mad_season_drummer_talks_about_layne_staley/
Alice in Chains (AiC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. Starr was replaced by Mike Inez in 1993.

https://www.alternativenation.net/mad-season-member-reveals-layne-staley-unable-record-second-album/
Mad Season drummer Barrett Martin discussed what the band did with their scheduled recording time in 1997 when they learned that Layne Staley would not return for a second album.

https://blabbermouth.net/news/pearl-jam-guitarist-talks-mad-season-on-the-weekly-feed-audio
In a new interview with Kyle Meredith of "The Weekly Feed", PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready sheds more light on the deluxe edition release of "Above", the first and only album to be completed by

https://oldtimemusic.com/mad-season-facts/
The Life and Career of Singer Layne Staley of Mad Season Mad Season is a musical supergroup that was formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1994. The band featured Layne Staley on vocals, Mike McCready on guitar, Barrett Martin on drums, and John Baker Saunders on bass. The group was active for just over a year, […]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AliceInChains/comments/1dor6ka/we_talked_about_jerry_but_mike/
Alice in Chains (AiC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. Starr was replaced by Mike Inez in 1993.

https://laynestaley.org/mad-season.php
Mad Season. The Seattle supergroup Mad Season was formed by members from Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees and The Walkabouts, Consisting of Layne Staley, Mike McCready, Barrett Martin & John Baker Saunders respectively. Additional vocals and writing credits go to Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan who became Mad Season's lead

https://www.reddit.com/r/AliceInChains/comments/1bzvj0c/does_anybody_happen_to_know_the_songs_in_mad/
Alice in Chains (AiC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. Starr was replaced by Mike Inez in 1993.