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Tad (band)

March 17, 2024

Tad (often styled as TAD) was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1988 by Tad Doyle. They are often recognized as one of the first bands of the grunge era.[1]

Tad
L-R: Producer Jack Endino with Tad Doyle, Kurt Danielson and Josh Sinder (1995)
Background information
OriginSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Years active1988–1999
Labels
Past members

History edit

Formation and Sub Pop years (1988–1991) edit

Tad was originally formed as a solo project of Tad Doyle (born Thomas Andrew Doyle), former drummer of the band H-Hour, in early 1988 with Tad singing and playing all instruments (guitar, bass and drums), recording a 3-songs demo that later became a "Daisy / Ritual Device" single.[3] Tad was among the first bands to be signed to the independent label Sub Pop Records.[4] In 1988, Doyle had released the "Daisy/Ritual Device" single on Sub Pop, produced by seminal Seattle producer Jack Endino, for which Doyle wrote and performed all the music. Soon after Tad Doyle realized that he needs a full band - and asked bassist Kurt Danielson to play bass for the band.[4] Danielson's band Bundle of Hiss played with Doyle's previous band H-Hour.[4] Doyle recruited drummer Steve Wied (formerly of Skin Yard) and guitarist Gary Thorstensen to complete the full line-up.[4] Tad's debut album God's Balls appeared in early 1989,[4] and was also produced by Endino. In March 1990, the band released Salt Lick, recorded by Steve Albini.[4] The vinyl was a six-track EP and it was later expanded into a full-length with nine tracks once it was issued on CD. It contained the song "Wood Goblins", for which a music video was produced. After a European tour with Nirvana, Tad returned to Seattle and recorded their third album 8-Way Santa (1991),[4] named after a type of blotter acid. Produced by Butch Vig, the album was far more pop-oriented than its predecessors, and featured the singles "Jinx" and "Jack Pepsi".

"Jack Pepsi" was released as a single, but Pepsi filed a lawsuit against the band due to the cover art on the single, which was the Pepsi logo with "Tad" in place of "PEPSI".[5] Another lawsuit was filed due to the cover of 8-Way Santa (which was a found picture of a man fondling a woman's breast).[4] The couple in the photograph, one of whom had since become a born-again Christian and remarried, took exception and sued.[4] Sub Pop subsequently changed the album cover to a shot of the band.[4]

Major label years, turmoil and breakup (1992–1999) edit

After a very brief acting stint in Singles, Tad was offered its first major-label opportunity by Warner Music Group's Giant Records.[4] However, Steve Wied had left, joining Willard, and later Foil. Rey Washam (formerly of Scratch Acid) briefly filled on drums in 1991, but was later replaced by Josh Sinder, previously of The Accüsed. Sinder debuted with Tad on their last Sub Pop release, the "Salem" / "Leper" single (which featured "Mud-Man", Josh's apparently mumps-afflicted brother, on the cover). Their major label debut, Inhaler, appeared later in the year to positive reviews.[4] The record failed to break the band, however, even though they were chosen to open for Soundgarden on their 1994 Superunknown tour.[4] Giant Records dropped the band when a poster promoting Inhaler surfaced featuring Bill Clinton smoking a joint with the caption reading "It's heavy shit".[6]

In 1995, the band released Live Alien Broadcasts on Futurist Records, which was a best-of live studio recording.[4] Thorstensen left the band but Tad secured a second major-label deal with East West/Elektra Records, another Warner label, in 1995. The same year, they released their final album Infrared Riding Hood.[4] However, within a month of the release, the band's A&R representative was fired. As a result of that representative's termination, all of their signed bands were released and their albums ceased production, regardless of content. They continued to gig for the remainder of the year before Sinder left to form the Hot Rod Lunatics. He was replaced on drums by Mike Mongrain of Foil. 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.

Post-breakup (2000–2012) edit

Following Tad's breakup, Doyle formed Hog Molly in 2001 with Willard bassist Ty Garcia and 50 Paces guitarist Martin Chandler, releasing the album Kung-Fu Cocktail Grip late the same year. Willard guitarist Mark Spiders had recommended Ty, and Martin in a conversation with Doyle. Hog Molly then broke up and its members other than Doyle formed a band called The Ones.

Doyle later formed the band Hoof. His other band Brothers of the Sonic Cloth has been playing in Seattle night clubs. Kurt Danielson went on to form Valis, a project that included members of Screaming Trees and Mudhoney. He also formed The Quaranteens, a post-punk/new wave band with Craig Paul, before moving to France. He is back in Seattle since 2008, and has started to write a novel. Danielson has also played in other local Seattle-based bands including Misericords (with fellow ex-Tad member Mike Mongrain on drums) and Vaporland (featuring ex members of Love Battery and The Fluid). Josh Sinder has gone on to play drums in The Insurgence and also plays with Marky Felchtone from Zeke in new band Hellbound For Glory.

A documentary of the band titled Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears was released in February 2008. In July 2009, taddoyle.com announced plans by Brothers of the Sonic Cloth to release a split 10" vinyl record with Seattle-area sludge metal band, Mico de Noche. The Brothers of the Sonic Cloth/Mico de Noche split 10" vinyl record was released in October 2009 as an edition of 500 copies and featured two songs by Mico de Noche and one song by Brothers of the Sonic Cloth, "Fires Burn Dim in the Shadows of the Mountain". The record received several positive reviews[7][8][9][10] and appeared on Seattle Weekly's list of that year's best local releases.[11]

In 2009, Tad Doyle performed with the members of Soundgarden and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine in Seattle. Chris Cornell, the original singer, was not present and Doyle took on vocal duties. This marked the first performance by Soundgarden in over a decade.[12]

Partial reunion and aftermath (2013–present) edit

A semi-reunion of Tad took place at the Sub Pop Records 25th anniversary show on July 13, 2013 in Seattle, Washington.[13] There, Tad Doyle and Gary Thorstensen joined Brothers of the Sonic Cloth to play a set of songs from God's Balls, Salt Lick and 8-Way Santa.[14]

Kurt Danielson went on to play with Ron Nine and Kevin Whitworth (Love Battery) and Garret Shavlik (ex-the Fluid) for a self-produced album, Vaporland, in 2014. He and Ron Nine then played in Purple Strange with Jared Stroud, Matthew Candenberghe and Jack Endino, and issued another self-produced album of the same name in 2021.

A vinyl-only archival album, Quick and Dirty, was released in April 2018 as part of Record Store Day, and contains rare and unreleased tracks Tad recorded between 1995 and 1999.[15]

Legacy edit

In 2017, Metal Injection ranked Tad at number 5 on their list of the "10 Heaviest Grunge Bands".[16]

Band members edit

  • Tad Doyle – vocals, guitar (1988–1999), bass, drums (1988)
  • Kurt Danielson – bass (1988–1999)
  • Gary Thorstensen – guitar (1988–1994)
  • Steve Wied – drums (1988–1991)
  • Rey Washam – drums (1991)
  • Josh Sinder – drums (1992–1996)
  • Mike Mongrain – drums (1996–1999)

Timeline

Discography edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Tad biography. AllMusic
  2. ^ Sinclair, Tom (October 22, 1993). . Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Greg Prato, Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music, ECW Press, 2009
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Colin Larkin, ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 440. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.
  5. ^ Lindblad, Peter (April 20, 2010). "Tad recalls the pre-Nirvana days it was the toast of Seattle's grunge scene". Goldminemag.com. from the original on November 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Jones, Cat (November 14, 2016). "Magnets for Ridiculousness: The Story of TAD". Vice. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  7. ^ Koczan, JJ (October 21, 2009). "Brothers of the Sonic Cloth and Mico de Noche on a Timeshare". The Obelisk. from the original on October 24, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  8. ^ . deaf sparrow. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  9. ^ Pegoraro, John (November 15, 2009). . Stonerrock.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  10. ^ Cara (January 25, 2010). "Split: Brothers of the Sonic Cloth/Mico de Noche". Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  11. ^ Levin, Hannah (December 30, 2009). "Our Favorite Local Releases of 2009". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  12. ^ Blabbermouth (April 8, 2009). "TAD DOYLE Comments On SOUNDGARDEN Near-Reunion Performance". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "Soundgarden Leads Lineup For Sub Pop Records' 25th Anniversary". Blabbermouth.net. April 12, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  14. ^ "What's Crappening?". thestranger.com. April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  15. ^ "Record Store Day 2018 Releases". mvdentertainment.com. March 6, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  16. ^ "10 Heaviest Grunge Bands". Metal Injection. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

Other sources

  • Steve Huey,

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Tad at AllMusic  
  • Tad; 1991 Video Archive; Live at The Masquerade; Atlanta, Georgia

March 17, 2024
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Tad often styled as TAD was an American rock band from Seattle Washington formed in 1988 by Tad Doyle They are often recognized as one of the first bands of the grunge era 1 TadL R Producer Jack Endino with Tad Doyle Kurt Danielson and Josh Sinder 1995 Background informationOriginSeattle Washington U S GenresGrunge 1 alternative metal 2 noise rock 1 Years active1988 1999LabelsSub Pop Amphetamine Reptile Futurist Giant Warner Bros East West ElektraPast membersTad Doyle Kurt Danielson Gary Thorstensen Steve Wied Rey Washam Josh Sinder Mike Mongrain Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation and Sub Pop years 1988 1991 1 2 Major label years turmoil and breakup 1992 1999 1 3 Post breakup 2000 2012 1 4 Partial reunion and aftermath 2013 present 2 Legacy 3 Band members 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 4 2 Live albums 4 3 Compilation albums 4 4 Extended plays and singles 4 5 Compilation and soundtrack appearances 4 6 Guest appearances 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editFormation and Sub Pop years 1988 1991 edit Tad was originally formed as a solo project of Tad Doyle born Thomas Andrew Doyle former drummer of the band H Hour in early 1988 with Tad singing and playing all instruments guitar bass and drums recording a 3 songs demo that later became a Daisy Ritual Device single 3 Tad was among the first bands to be signed to the independent label Sub Pop Records 4 In 1988 Doyle had released the Daisy Ritual Device single on Sub Pop produced by seminal Seattle producer Jack Endino for which Doyle wrote and performed all the music Soon after Tad Doyle realized that he needs a full band and asked bassist Kurt Danielson to play bass for the band 4 Danielson s band Bundle of Hiss played with Doyle s previous band H Hour 4 Doyle recruited drummer Steve Wied formerly of Skin Yard and guitarist Gary Thorstensen to complete the full line up 4 Tad s debut album God s Balls appeared in early 1989 4 and was also produced by Endino In March 1990 the band released Salt Lick recorded by Steve Albini 4 The vinyl was a six track EP and it was later expanded into a full length with nine tracks once it was issued on CD It contained the song Wood Goblins for which a music video was produced After a European tour with Nirvana Tad returned to Seattle and recorded their third album 8 Way Santa 1991 4 named after a type of blotter acid Produced by Butch Vig the album was far more pop oriented than its predecessors and featured the singles Jinx and Jack Pepsi Jack Pepsi was released as a single but Pepsi filed a lawsuit against the band due to the cover art on the single which was the Pepsi logo with Tad in place of PEPSI 5 Another lawsuit was filed due to the cover of 8 Way Santa which was a found picture of a man fondling a woman s breast 4 The couple in the photograph one of whom had since become a born again Christian and remarried took exception and sued 4 Sub Pop subsequently changed the album cover to a shot of the band 4 Major label years turmoil and breakup 1992 1999 edit After a very brief acting stint in Singles Tad was offered its first major label opportunity by Warner Music Group s Giant Records 4 However Steve Wied had left joining Willard and later Foil Rey Washam formerly of Scratch Acid briefly filled on drums in 1991 but was later replaced by Josh Sinder previously of The Accused Sinder debuted with Tad on their last Sub Pop release the Salem Leper single which featured Mud Man Josh s apparently mumps afflicted brother on the cover Their major label debut Inhaler appeared later in the year to positive reviews 4 The record failed to break the band however even though they were chosen to open for Soundgarden on their 1994 Superunknown tour 4 Giant Records dropped the band when a poster promoting Inhaler surfaced featuring Bill Clinton smoking a joint with the caption reading It s heavy shit 6 In 1995 the band released Live Alien Broadcasts on Futurist Records which was a best of live studio recording 4 Thorstensen left the band but Tad secured a second major label deal with East West Elektra Records another Warner label in 1995 The same year they released their final album Infrared Riding Hood 4 However within a month of the release the band s A amp R representative was fired As a result of that representative s termination all of their signed bands were released and their albums ceased production regardless of content They continued to gig for the remainder of the year before Sinder left to form the Hot Rod Lunatics He was replaced on drums by Mike Mongrain of Foil 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 Post breakup 2000 2012 edit Following Tad s breakup Doyle formed Hog Molly in 2001 with Willard bassist Ty Garcia and 50 Paces guitarist Martin Chandler releasing the album Kung Fu Cocktail Grip late the same year Willard guitarist Mark Spiders had recommended Ty and Martin in a conversation with Doyle Hog Molly then broke up and its members other than Doyle formed a band called The Ones Doyle later formed the band Hoof His other band Brothers of the Sonic Cloth has been playing in Seattle night clubs Kurt Danielson went on to form Valis a project that included members of Screaming Trees and Mudhoney He also formed The Quaranteens a post punk new wave band with Craig Paul before moving to France He is back in Seattle since 2008 and has started to write a novel Danielson has also played in other local Seattle based bands including Misericords with fellow ex Tad member Mike Mongrain on drums and Vaporland featuring ex members of Love Battery and The Fluid Josh Sinder has gone on to play drums in The Insurgence and also plays with Marky Felchtone from Zeke in new band Hellbound For Glory A documentary of the band titled Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears was released in February 2008 In July 2009 taddoyle com announced plans by Brothers of the Sonic Cloth to release a split 10 vinyl record with Seattle area sludge metal band Mico de Noche The Brothers of the Sonic Cloth Mico de Noche split 10 vinyl record was released in October 2009 as an edition of 500 copies and featured two songs by Mico de Noche and one song by Brothers of the Sonic Cloth Fires Burn Dim in the Shadows of the Mountain The record received several positive reviews 7 8 9 10 and appeared on Seattle Weekly s list of that year s best local releases 11 In 2009 Tad Doyle performed with the members of Soundgarden and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine in Seattle Chris Cornell the original singer was not present and Doyle took on vocal duties This marked the first performance by Soundgarden in over a decade 12 Partial reunion and aftermath 2013 present edit A semi reunion of Tad took place at the Sub Pop Records 25th anniversary show on July 13 2013 in Seattle Washington 13 There Tad Doyle and Gary Thorstensen joined Brothers of the Sonic Cloth to play a set of songs from God s Balls Salt Lick and 8 Way Santa 14 Kurt Danielson went on to play with Ron Nine and Kevin Whitworth Love Battery and Garret Shavlik ex the Fluid for a self produced album Vaporland in 2014 He and Ron Nine then played in Purple Strange with Jared Stroud Matthew Candenberghe and Jack Endino and issued another self produced album of the same name in 2021 A vinyl only archival album Quick and Dirty was released in April 2018 as part of Record Store Day and contains rare and unreleased tracks Tad recorded between 1995 and 1999 15 Legacy editIn 2017 Metal Injection ranked Tad at number 5 on their list of the 10 Heaviest Grunge Bands 16 Band members editTad Doyle vocals guitar 1988 1999 bass drums 1988 Kurt Danielson bass 1988 1999 Gary Thorstensen guitar 1988 1994 Steve Wied drums 1988 1991 Rey Washam drums 1991 Josh Sinder drums 1992 1996 Mike Mongrain drums 1996 1999 TimelineDiscography editStudio albums edit God s Balls 1989 Sub Pop Salt Lick 1990 Sub Pop 8 Way Santa 1991 Sub Pop Inhaler 1993 Giant Warner Bros Records Infrared Riding Hood 1995 East West Elektra Records 4 Live albums edit Live Alien Broadcasts 1995 Futurist RecordsCompilation albums edit Salt Lick God s Balls 1990 Sub Pop Quick and Dirty 2018 Incineration Ceremony RecordingsExtended plays and singles edit Daisy Ritual Device 1988 Sub Pop Damaged I 1989 Sub Pop Records split w Pussy Galore Wood Goblins Cooking With Gas 1989 Glitterhouse Records Loser Cooking with Gas 1990 Sub Pop Jinx Pig Iron 1990 Sub Pop Jack Pepsi Eddie Hook 1991 Sub Pop Salem Welt Leper 1992 Sub Pop Lycantrope Just Bought the Farm 1992 Pusmort Records Leafy Incline Pale Corkscrew 1993 Giant Warner Bros Records Dementia 1995 East West Elektra Records Red Eye Angel Bludge 1995 East West Elektra Records Obscene Hand Kevorkian s Holiday 1997 Amphetamine Reptile Records Oppenheimer s Pretty Nightmare Accident On the Way to Church 1998 Up Records Compilation and soundtrack appearances edit Sub Pop 200 1988 Sub Pop Sex God Missy Sub Pop Rock City 1989 Glitterhouse Records Sex God Missy Crunchhouse 1989 Glitterhouse Records Behemoth Dope Guns N Fucking in the Streets Vol 1 3 1989 Amphetamine Reptile Records Habit amp Necessity Fuck Me I m Rich 1990 Sub Pop Ritual Device and Daisy The Grunge Years 1991 Sub Pop Stumblin Man Revolution Come N Gone 1992 Sub Pop Jinx Mesomorph Enduros 1992 Big Cat Records Pig Iron 1989 1993 The John Peel Sub Pop Sessions 1993 Sub Pop Helot Brainscan Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1994 Ruffhouse Records Grease Box Insanity 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Luminol Bite Back Live at the Crocodile Cafe 1996 PopLlama Records Just Bought the Farm live Hype The Motion Picture Soundtrack 1996 Sub Pop Giant Killer Up Next The Up Records Compilation 1998 Up Records Oppenheimer s Pretty Nightmare Guest appearances edit Willard The Sound of Fuck 1992 Steel Mill RoadRunner Records Tad Doyle Backing Vocals on Stain See also editBundle of Hiss Hog MollyReferences edit a b c Tad biography AllMusic Sinclair Tom October 22 1993 Tad Inhaler Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on April 21 2009 Retrieved July 14 2015 Greg Prato Grunge Is Dead The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music ECW Press 2009 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Colin Larkin ed 1999 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock First ed Virgin Books p 440 ISBN 0 7535 0257 7 Lindblad Peter April 20 2010 Tad recalls the pre Nirvana days it was the toast of Seattle s grunge scene Goldminemag com Archived from the original on November 18 2018 Jones Cat November 14 2016 Magnets for Ridiculousness The Story of TAD Vice Retrieved March 24 2023 Koczan JJ October 21 2009 Brothers of the Sonic Cloth and Mico de Noche on a Timeshare The Obelisk Archived from the original on October 24 2009 Retrieved July 15 2010 BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH MICO DE NOCHE deaf sparrow Archived from the original on July 9 2011 Retrieved July 15 2010 Pegoraro John November 15 2009 Mico De Noche Brothers of the Sonic Cloth Split Stonerrock com Archived from the original on September 30 2011 Retrieved July 15 2010 Cara January 25 2010 Split Brothers of the Sonic Cloth Mico de Noche Retrieved July 15 2010 Levin Hannah December 30 2009 Our Favorite Local Releases of 2009 Seattle Weekly Retrieved July 15 2010 Blabbermouth April 8 2009 TAD DOYLE Comments On SOUNDGARDEN Near Reunion Performance BLABBERMOUTH NET Retrieved August 27 2020 Soundgarden Leads Lineup For Sub Pop Records 25th Anniversary Blabbermouth net April 12 2013 Retrieved April 12 2013 What s Crappening thestranger com April 10 2013 Retrieved April 12 2013 Record Store Day 2018 Releases mvdentertainment com March 6 2018 Retrieved August 5 2020 10 Heaviest Grunge Bands Metal Injection June 14 2017 Retrieved June 16 2017 Other sources Steve Huey Tad biography on Yahoo MusicExternal links editOfficial website Tad at AllMusic nbsp Tad 1991 Video Archive Live at The Masquerade Atlanta Georgia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tad band amp oldid 1204458699, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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