"Mike [McCready] and I oversaw a Mad Season box setIt contains the re-mastered Above album, the Moore concert on DVD with surround sound, and a bunch of live recordings that we never released. The most exciting stuff: three songs that Mark Lanegan wrote lyrics and sang on, songs that we started to record for the second album but never finished because of Baker’s and Layne’s deaths. One of the songs Peter Buck wrote with us, and the other two are from me and Mike. They are three of the heaviest and most beautiful songs Mad Season did, and I know Layne [Staley] and Baker [Saunders] will love them"
The deluxe reissue of Mad Season's Above will be released on April 16th and is available to pre-order now through the official Pearl Jam webstore.
Meanwhile, Walking Papers, the project featuring Barrett Martin, Jeff Angell, Duff McKagan, and Ben Anderson, released their self titled debut album in October - the album includes 11 tracks and features Mike McCready on two of the songs. Download the album through iTunes or Amazon. Read Barrett Martin's two part interview on Walking Papers here and here.
Last week Walking Papers played a gig in Seattle at Crocodiles and the band was joined by Jerry Cantrell from Alice In Chains! Watch some video from the performance below. Alice In Chains fans may also want to check out a brand new song from AIC titled "Hollow" which is posted here.
"Your Secret's Safe With Me"
"Two Tickets"