Mad Season - Above Flac Jun 2026

01. Wake Up 02. X-Ray Mind 03. River of Deceit 04. I'm Above 05. Artificial Red 06. Lifeless Dead 07. I Don't Know Anything 08. Long Gone Day 09. November Hotel 10. All Alone

The inclusion of Screaming Trees’ Mark Lanegan on backing vocals adds a baritone growl. In lossless audio, the interplay between Lanegan and Staley is staggering. The piano, played by guest musician John Baker Saunders (yes, the bassist played piano here), has a hammer-action thud that gets lost in lossy codecs. Mad Season - Above FLAC

So he hunted the FLAC.

In a lossy format like MP3, the "air" around Layne Staley’s voice is often compressed away. In FLAC, you hear the breath between lines in and the slight tremor in his delivery during "River of Deceit." FLAC preserves the full dynamic range, allowing the listener to feel the intimacy of Staley's performance. 2. Mike McCready’s Guitar Textures River of Deceit 04

Providing his most vulnerable and haunting vocals. Lifeless Dead 07

"Wake Up": An poignant opening track reflecting Staley's personal battles [5].