TAD
Homebase: Seattle, WA.
Misc Notes: TAD was a Seattle crossover thrash / grunge band led by Tad Doyle. Among the first of the many bands which came out of Seattle in the grunge era, TAD was notable for the fact that its music was inspired far more by '70s metal (much like Alice in Chains and Soundgarden, other Seattle-based grunge bands) than the punk which influenced many other grunge bands. Although their commercial success was limited, their music is still highly regarded amongst grunge fans. Led by Doyle (b. Thomas Doyle), formed TAD in early 1988 by recruiting bassist Kurt Danielson from the Bundle of Hiss band which had played with Doyle's previous band (in which he played drums) , H-Hour. Doyle also recruited drummer Steve Wied (formerly of Skin Yard) and guitarist Gary Thorstensen (ex-Treeclimbers) to complete the original lineup. TAD was among the first bands to be signed to Sub Pop Records and was a pioneer of what was to be later called grunge. In 1987, Doyle had released the "Daisy/Ritual Device" single on Sub Pop, for which Doyle wrote and performed all the music. TAD's debut album God's Balls appeared in early 1989; in March 1990 the band released the Salt Lick EP, and then embarked on a European tour with Nirvana. Upon their return to Seattle TAD recorded a second album, 1991's 8-Way Santa. Their major label debut Inhaler, appeared later in the year to positive reviews, but failed to break the band into the big-time -- though they were chosen to open for Soundgarden on 1994's Superunknown tour. In 1994, TAD released the Live Alien Broadcasts on Futurist Records, which was a best-of live studio recording. In 1995 EastWest/Elektra Records released TAD's fifth album Infrared Riding Hood but a shakeup at the label caused a sudden termination and the album was dropped. TAD's final single "Oppenheimer's Pretty Nightmare/Accident on the Way to Church" appeared in 1998 on Up Records. A year later the band dissolved.
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1.) Behemoth
2.) Pork Chop
3.) Helot
4.) Tuna Car
5.) Sex God Missy (Lumberjack Mix)
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1.) Cyanide Bath
2.) Boller Room
3.) Satan's Chainsaw
4.) Hollow Man
5.) Nipple Belt
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SIDE ONE:
1.) Axe To Grind
2.) High On The Hog
3.) Wood Goblins
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1.) Hibernation
2.) Glue Machine
3.) Potlatch
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SIDE ONE:
1.) Jinx
2.) Giant Killer
3.) Wired God
4.) Delinquent
5.) Hedge Hog
6.) Flame Tavern
7.) Trash Truck
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1.) Stumblin' Man
2.) Jack Pepsi
3.) Candi
4.) 3-D Witch Hunt
5.) Crane's Cafe
6.) Plague Years
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LOCATION: Madison, WI
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RECORDING ENGINEER: Doug Olsen, Butch Vig
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 22, 1991[/caption]
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Never issued in 45 rpm format.
Original release was as side two, track #1 on album Salt Lick (Sup Pop SP49. 1990)
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"Hibernations" Album Reissues:
2000. Disc two, track #5 on cd compilation album Wild And Wooly: The Northwest Rock Collection
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