Mad Season - Above

[VinylGuy]

Ive listened to a few of the songs from the live disc and man, this band was powerful...the mix is incredible and Layne sounds so good...

Incredible.

[dkfan9]

Guys, the hipsters aren't digging the reissue

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/178 ... e-edition/

to read these retarded fuckin' reviews

[dkfan9]

My disc 2 actually stops playing in the middle of song 11.

mine too. this is worrisome.

[Thurman Murman]

Blown away by the bonus tracks! I liked Locomotive when i heard it awhile back but man Black Book Of Fear and Slip Away are something special.

[Bee Girl]

My disc 2 actually stops playing in the middle of song 11.

mine too. this is worrisome.

I am glad its not just me so we know its a real problem. I haven't had time to check everything else out but obviously I want to make sure that is the only problem before contacting 10C. Booo.

[Oh, Jimmy]

Guys, the hipsters aren't digging the reissue

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/178 ... e-edition/

That review actually seems pretty reasonable. The scoring system is dumb but I'd say the content of the review is on the mark.

Yeah, I was expecting haughty evisceration but I thought it was a pretty fair and accurate assessment of the record.

[B]

Here my unboxing video, just because I went to the trouble.




The Interlude (written by McCready) is probably my favorite thing in this box.

[VinylGuy]

Here my unboxing video, just because I went to the trouble.




The Interlude (written by McCready) is probably my favorite thing in this box.

Thats a great vid...the box seems awesome.

The three new songs are incredible, they sound great..

[mastaflatch]

Long interview with McCready about Mad Season: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/16 ... -mccready/

[Chloe]

Gave this a spin today. It's crazy Layne has been gone for 11 years this week...

[dkfan9]

My disc 2 actually stops playing in the middle of song 11.

mine too. this is worrisome.

I am glad its not just me so we know its a real problem. I haven't had time to check everything else out but obviously I want to make sure that is the only problem before contacting 10C. Booo.

ok, the issue occurred on my computer, but it worked on my cd player

[B]

I don't have the CD on me, but the rip that I uploaded to Google Music plays just fine, all the way through 11.

[Bee Girl]

Weird. I'll try a few more things when I get home. I didn't try it on my computer, just my car cd player.

[intodeep]

pitchfork things king animal is better than above.

Their opinion is interesting.

[Birds in Hell]

pitchfork things king animal is better than above.

I'd probably agree with that.

[dkfan9]

i definitely would not

[Chloe]

pitchfork things king animal is better than above.

I'd probably agree with that.

Not sure it is in my book either, dkfan.
Why would you rate it higher?

[Birds in Hell]

I think Mad Season's an interesting curio, but nothing particularly memorable. A few okay songs, a whole slew of terrible lyrics and some pretty killer ensemble playing by McCready, Saunders and Martin.

[Chloe]

I think Mad Season's an interesting curio, but nothing particularly memorable. A few okay songs, a whole slew of terrible lyrics and some pretty killer ensemble playing by McCready, Saunders and Martin.

McCready is pretty great on that album. I feel the same way about King Animal Nothing all that great, imo. I tend to not be a fan of Cornell though, maybe that's it?

[Birds in Hell]

I think Mad Season's an interesting curio, but nothing particularly memorable. A few okay songs, a whole slew of terrible lyrics and some pretty killer ensemble playing by McCready, Saunders and Martin.

McCready is pretty great on that album. I feel the same way about King Animal Nothing all that great, imo. I tend to not be a fan of Cornell though, maybe that's it?

Maybe.

I actually love Staley in AiC to the point where I see no reason for the band to exist without him, but I'm not sure he works for me in the context of Mad Season. The lyrics, man, those lyrics: "my pain is self-chosen, at least I believe it to be". Ugh. I quite like some of the album musically, particularly Wake Up and November Hotel.

I thought King Animal was a very respectable rock album and surpassed most of my expectations. Reunion albums are often terrible, they managed to do it really well.