Suitably Angsty

Above (Mad Season): Wow, where's my flannel? I'm not sure all of the late 90's grunge stuff has aged this well. Still, this does what all music does (to me anyway), and instantly transports me to another time and place. I moved to Denver, CO in 1995, and lived there until 2004. My friend Dave Pearce turned me on to this group, and also left the memorable lyric "Wake up young man, it's time to wake up" (from the opening cut - Wake Up) on my answering machine once when I was trying to sleep in. This supergroup of sorts was made up of the inimitable Layne Staley (Alice in Chains), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), and a couple other lesser-known dudes. There was only one album. River of Deceit was probably the biggest hit, and while there are some misses on this one, it's mostly good, and still very listenable. Mad Season is at its best when Layne is at his best. In other words, I like this the most when it sounds most like Alice In Chains.