Mad Season
Formed in Seattle in 1994, Mad Season is often likened to a grunge supergroup,
with a single cult studio album, Above. Guitarist Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) and
bassist John Baker Saunders (The Walkabouts) met in a rehab center, and the
project evolved with the involvement of
drummer/percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees) and
singer Layne Staley (Alice in Chains). Initially named The Gacy Bunch (a cross
between the serial killer John Wayne Gacy and The Brady Bunch series), the band
eventually opted for Mad Season, in reference to the period of the
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