Spencer4 - River of Deceit
Spencer4
Aug 04, 2024 03:32am
<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">This is one of the great songs from the Super Group "Mad Season" and their only studio album "Above"(1995).</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> "Much of "River of Deceit", lyrically, was inspired by the 1923 book </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophet_(book)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><em>The Prophet</em></a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalil_Gibran" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Khalil Gibran</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, which Staley read during the making of the album. Drummer </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_Martin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Barrett Martin</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> said, "Layne Staley felt as though he was on a spiritual mission through his music. Not a rock mission, a spiritual mission. Staley also wrote the song partially about his drug addiction which would eventually lead to his death in 2002." </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_of_Deceit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">River of Deceit - Wikipedia</a></p><p><br></p><p>Thank you for listening, Friends:)</p><p><br></p><p>Layne Staley on vocals:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJUvSS2e_s0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mad Season - River of Deceit (Live) | Live at the Moore | Front Row Music (youtube.com)</a></p><p><br></p><p>Chris Cornell on vocals:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJf_-H9ZxUA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mad Season "River of Deceit" Sonic Evolutions 1-30-15 Seattle (youtube.com)</a></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://www.rememberlayne.com/blog/wp-content/themes/parallelus-traject1/includes/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/laynestaley.jpg&w=593&h=199&zc=1" alt="Mad Season - RememberLayne.com"></p><p><br></p><p><span class="ql-cursor"></span><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTJlMmQyZDktOTk1ZC00ZjI2LTk2MzItYTVlYTRjNWExNDc3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTcwMzQ3NjIx._V1_SL1024_.jpg" alt="Mad Season: Live at the Moore - Box Office Mojo"></p><p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/6UEG/263b5f2c11_9TWL_media.gif?w=700"></p><p><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/9KU3/582ee3ef65_6AU1_media.gif"></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(161, 0, 0);">Round 1.Sing a song for your team your choice</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(161, 0, 0);"><span class="ql-cursor"></span></strong><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/9KU3/582ee3ef65_6AU1_media.gif"></p><p class="ql-align-center"><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/ACEQ/415e4599f4_BFBR_media.gif"></p><p class="ql-align-center">Thank You ALL!! This Contest was such a Blast!!</p><p><br></p>