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With part of the crowd dressed in their Sunday best(Super Bowl Sunday best that is) and another part in Mad Season T-Shirts, the lucky Seattle show goers that had managed to find tickets were about ready to be treated to an incredible night. The scalpers patrolled 3rd avenue trying to make a last-minute buck or two as the fans shuffled by heading in to the sold-out Benaroya Hall for Sonic Evolution. Benaroya Hall is the home of the Seattle Symphony in Seattle’s downtown and while your a lot more likely to hear Mozart than Mad Season, that didn’t stop symphony director Ludovic Morlot from expanding the horizons and along with Mike McCready put together one of the most memorable nights in Seattle music history. As the symphony tuned up and warmed up the buzz in the air could be felt all around the spectacular venue as the Seattle crowd shuffled around waiting for this one of kind night of music in the northwest. And make no mistake this was, for most people, a once in a lifetime chance for the music of Mad Season to once again be experienced live on stage. Of course we all know there will never be another original Mad Season but this was as close we’ll ever come. Original Bassist John Baker Saunders died in 1999 and Layne Staley died three years later. Although the original band only put out one album, it is a much loved album in the northwest and beyond. Morlot stated that the night will be a little bit different of a night for normal symphony goers and that brought a slight chuckle from the audience. The first song of the night was created just for the Sonic Evolution show and was influenced by Kurt Cobain. The conductor described the song as being called Ashes, from Kurt’s last letter….rather burn out than fade away. After several minutes I noticed a few people in the performance hall squirming but this piece was a great way to open the night. It sounded like a movie soundtrack that would fit Kurt’s life perfectly. Piece number two was inspired by Pearl Jam and the writer was told to capture the energy, the sound and the philosophy of Pearl Jam but don’t copy the songs. One cool thing about that performance was the Cellist that played on Jeremy from the album 10 was on stage playing with the symphony. This piece had a terrific crescendo, actually a few of them that found the symphony members working themselves into a frenzy. Several minutes of what can only be called a beautiful piece of work and while I didn’t REALLY feel the Pearl Jam in there, it must have been. After the two symphony pieces, Morlot once again took the microphone and this time went into detail as explained to the audience that one of the first people he connected with when he came to Seattle four years ago was McCready. He said they instantly discussed doing something like this show, so no doubt a lot of years went into this production. They had a dream to bring Mad Season back. Then he introduced Mike and his Pearl Jam bandmate Matt Cameron which drew the first of many standing ovations of the night. Morlot told the crowd that the Mad Season guitarist composed the next piece we’d be hearing by the symphony. It was called “Waking The Horizon”. Mike and Matt blended into the 50 plus people that were on stage and they began the epic composition. Together with 12-person choral arrangement they proceeded to bring out goosebumps on the audience. McCready solo’d flawlessly over the top of the symphony and it was pure guitar nirvana. After a 20 minute intermission, round two of the evening was set to begin and as much as the crowd enjoyed the first part of the night, it was only going to get better and they knew it. Chris Cornell came out together with Duff McKagan along with Barrett Martin and Mad Season came back to life. From the first note of “Long Gone Day” they played it spot on and Cornell sang it brilliantly. With one of the most powerful voices in rock some wondered how he’d do covering Layne. He did marvelously. Dressed in a gray sweater Chris found the right tone, glancing occasionally at the music stand, sunglasses on and little eye contact with the crowd in the beginning. He was feeling the music as were most of the people in the packed Benaroya. The next song they played was “River Of Deceit” and the audience raucously applauded and yelled in approval as they started. Cornell once again sang it just the way it needed to be sung, he stayed within the song with very little embellishing and as Mike absolutely nailed the leads on his road worn and battered Fender strat, the Seattle people were in a trance. They’d been transported back into the mid-nineties if even for only a little while. Next up was “I Don’t Know Anything” and the attendees roared. This version of Mad Season absolutely captured the intensity of that song and killed it. When that epic three song volley of audio greatness was over the crowd once again gave a standing ovation and then went into the now infamous chant SEA______HAWKS!!!! Then the lighting operator turned the spotlight on Duff’s amp, which by the way, has had a green 12th Man towel on it since last year for good luck. Next to come out on stage was the lovely Kim Virant from the 90′s band Lazy Susan and several other local projects. She quipped she was excited and a little bit scared at the same time. She proved to have no reason to be afraid. She was an incredibly perfect fit for the next song which was “Wake Up”. Virant, wearing a black dress with sequins absolutely crushed it as Duff, Mike, Matt and Barrett backed her. As Mike played the leads Kim let the music enter her and she seemingly felt the music as much as she was hearing it. As Virant left the stage, Jefferson Angell(Walking Papers, Missionary Position) entered and took her place with Martin moving back to the drums. Angell, sharply-dressed and as charismatic a frontman as you will ever find, knocked it out of the park on “Lifeless Dead”, then Virant came out once again, this time with Tim DiJulio(Lazy Susan, North Twin). Angell stayed on stage and they ripped into a version “I’m Above” that brought the house down. They rocked the fuck out of that one, all of them. And as if the night couldn’t get any better, Mike announced that his Pearl Jam bandmates Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were in the house. That’s when Cornell, Ament, Gossard and Cameron blew the audience away with “Call Me a Dog and “Reach Down” by Temple Of The Dog. McCready had another trick up his sleeve, For the final song of the night he brought Alice In Chain‘s Sean Kinney out to close the night on the congas. Mike dedicated that song to Layne[Staley]….it was a beautiful Mad Season song called “All Alone” in which they sampled Layne’s haunting vocal track. Final song of the night – MAD SEASON “All Alone” Mike Cready, doubleneck SG Sean Kinney, congas Duff McKagen, electric bass John Evans, vocal sample playback Matt Cameron, drum kit Artists that performed(in no particular order) Mike McCready, Chris Cornell, Duff McKagan, Barrett Martin, Matt Cameron, Jeff Angell, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Kim Virant, Sean Kinney and Tim DiJulio. Seattle will be hard-pressed to ever see another show like this one, it was truly one for the record books. SONIC EVOLUTION Special Performances Ludovic Morlot, conductor Mike McCready, special guest Mad Season Chris Cornell, vocals Kim Virant, vocals Jeff Angel, vocals and guitar Mike McCready, guitar Tim DiJulio, guitar Duff McKagan, bass guitar Barrett Martin, drums Sean Kinney, drums Matt Cameron, drum kit Skerik, saxophone Josh Evans, vocal sample playback Temple of the Dog Stone Gossard, guitar Mike McCready, guitar Jeff Ament, electric bass Matt Cameron, drum kit Members of Vocalpoint! 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Ve Mad Season sahneye çıktı 90'lardaki Seattle grunge akımının en önemli isimlerinden birisi olan Mad Season, 20 yıllık bir aradan sonra geçtiğimiz Cumartesi yeniden bir araya gelerek çok özel bir konsere imza attı.Seattle'daki Benayora Hall'da gerçekleşen konserde gruba Seattle Senfoni Orkestrası eşlik etti. 30 Ocak tarihinde Sonic Evolution adlı organizasyon ile bir araya gelen Mad Season, sahneye Mike McCready, Barrett Martin ve Soundgarden'dan Chris Cornell ve Guns N' Roses'dan Duff McKagan'dan oluşan kadrosuyla çıktı. Kim Virant, Jeff Angell, Soundgarden'dan Matt Cameron, Alice In Chains'den Sean Kinney ve Pearl Jam'den Stone Gossard ile Jeff Ament konuk olarak katıldığı performansta, ayrıca "All Alone" şarkısı çalınırken Alice In Chains'in ve Mad Season'ın efsane vokali Layne Staley'in sesi kayıtlardan verildi. Konserde çalınan şarkı listesi şöyle; Mike McCready ve Seattle Senfoni Orkestrası: 1. Ashes 2. Beyond Much Difference 3. Walking the Horizon Mad Season: 4. Long Gone Day 5. River of Deceit 6. I Don’t Know Anything 7. Wake Up 8. Lifeless Dead 9. Call Me A Dog 10. Reach Down 11. All Alone Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees ve Alice In Chains'in üyelerinin bir araya gelmesiyle 1994 senesinde kurulan ve 1995 senesinde "Above" adlı efsanevi bir albüme imza atan Mad Season, 1999 senesinde basist John Baker Saunders'ın ölümüyle sonlanmıştı. 2002 senesinde de Alice In Chains vokali Layne Staley'nin de yaşama veda etmesiyle geride kalan Mad Season üyeleri Pearl Jam'den Mike McCready ve Screaming Trees'den Barrett Martin, 2012 senesinde Jeff Rouse ve Rick Friel'in katılımıyla bir yardım konserinde sahneye çıkmıştı.