THE GRUNGE YEARS Various Artists 1991

 

by request

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Grunge compilation on Sub Pop

 

Tracklist

1	Nirvana–	Dive	3:53
2	L7–	Shove	3:11
3	Tad–	Stumblin' Man	3:36
4	Beat Happening–	Red Head Walking	2:08
5	Mark Lanegan–	Ugly Sunday	3:55
6	Screaming Trees–	Change Has Come	3:19
7	The Fluid–	Tomorrow	2:40
8	The Afghan Whigs–	Retarded	3:24
9	Babes In Toyland–	House	3:34
10	Mudhoney–	Come To Mind	4:51
11	The Walkabouts–	Long Black Veil	5:00
12	Love Battery–	Between The Eyes	4:27
13	Dickless–	Saddle Tramp	1:36

VALIS / KITTY KITTY s/t Split CD 1998

 

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Artist Biography by Steve Huey

In 1996, following the final Screaming Trees album, Dust, bassist Van Conner formed a loud, spaced-out, psychedelic metal band called Valis, with himself on lead vocals and guitar. When it became clear that the Trees' hiatus was likely to become permanent, Conner focused his attention on his onetime side project, which took its name from a Philip K. Dick novel. The remainder of the group also had a strong Seattle pedigree: brother and guitarist Patrick Conner had been playing in Kitty Kitty; bassist Kurt Danielson had been a member of Tad; and Dan Peters had drummed for several Seattle notables, including the Fastbacks, Love Battery, and his full-time gig, Mudhoney. They started gigging around the Northwest in 1997, and the following year, they released a split EP with Kitty Kitty on the Man's Ruin label. Peters subsequently returned to Mudhoney, and was replaced by Kitty Kitty drummer Sean Hollister. As the members took time to focus on other projects, Valis fell by the wayside for a time, but kicked back into gear in 2001, when they added keyboard and guitar-synth player Wes Weresch and signed with the Swedish label Luna Sound. In 2002, they issued their first widely available album, Vast Active Living Intelligence System, by which time Adrian Makins had replaced Danielson on bass. 

Tracklist

1	–Valis (5)	Venus In Red	4:11
2	–Valis (5)	You Disturb Me	4:00
3	–Valis (5)	Rendering Machine	4:49
4	–Valis (5)	The Borders Of Solitude	6:32
5	–Kitty Kitty	Friday's Done	3:08
6	–Kitty Kitty	The Kids Are Upset	4:38
7	–Kitty Kitty	AB Tokeless	3:42
8	–Kitty Kitty	Chunks	2:44

 

REVOLUTION COME AND GONE Various Artists 1992

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Tracklist  

1	–Tad	Jinx	3:03
2	–Six Finger Satellite	Weapon	3:26
3	–Rein Sanction	Creel	2:19
4	–Beat Happening	Revolution Come And Gone	4:16
5	–The Walkabouts	Maggie's Farm	4:48
6	–Truly	Heart And Lungs	4:21
7	–Mudhoney	The Money Will Roll Right In	2:30
8	–Supersuckers	Caliente	1:55
9	–Reverend Horton Heat	Marijuana	4:47
10	–The Dwarves*	Fuck Em All	1:37
11	–Bullet Lavolta	Rails	4:02
12	–Green Magnet School	Throb	5:46
13	–Hole (2)	Dicknail	3:38
14	–Steven Jesse Bernstein	No No Man Pt. 2	2:43
15	–Seaweed	Baggage	3:06
16	–The Monkeywrench	Call My Body Home	2:37
17	–Afghan Whigs*	Miles Iz Ded	4:42
18	–Love Battery	Foot	3:48
19	–Codeine	Cracked In Two	2:52
20	–Mark Lanegan	Woe	2:04
21	–Earth (2)	A Bureaucratic Desire For Revenge Pt. 1	7:18

HYPE! THE MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK 1996

 

 

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Tracklist  

1	–Fastbacks	K Street (Live)	2:59
2	–Wipers	Return Of The Rat	2:37
3	–U-Men (2)	Dig It A Hole	2:17
4	–Green River	Swallow My Pride (Unrel. Demo)	2:44
5	–Soundgarden	Nothing To Say	3:56
6	–Mudhoney	Touch Me I'm Sick (Live)	2:18
7	–Nirvana	Negative Creep	2:53
8	–Some Velvet Sidewalk	Mousetrap (Live)	2:05
9	–Dead Moon	54/40 (Live)	4:03
10	–Girl Trouble	My Hometown	3:32
11	–Tad	Giant Killer	3:02
12	–Gas Huffer	Hotcakes (7" Version)	2:31
13	–Young Fresh Fellows	Low Beat	2:30
14	–Supersuckers	I Say Fuck (Live)	0:46
15	–7 Year Bitch	Knot (Live)	3:42
16	–The Gits (2)	Second Skin (Live)	3:07
17	–Flop	Julie Francavilla (Unrel. Demo)	2:04
18	–Posies*	Throwaway (Live)	3:34
19	–Pearl Jam	Not For You (Live On Radio)	5:11
20	–Mark Lanegan	The River Rise	3:56
21	–Pigeonhed	Fire's Coming Down	4:23
22	–Fastbacks	Just Say	2:32
23	–Sara DeBell	Smells Like Teen Spirit	1:51

 

MESOMORPH ENDUROS Various Artists 1992

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Tracklist  

1	–Cop Shoot Cop	Room 429	5:10
2	–Melvins	Vile	3:48
3	–Jesus Lizard*	Nub	2:30
4	–Hammerhead (2)	Louse	2:05
5	–Helios Creed	Sister Sarah	6:00
6	–Tad	Pig Iron	3:08
7	–Foetus Inc*	Incesticide	3:44
8	–Thinking Fellers Union Local282*	Nothing Solid	7:14
9	–Laughing Hyenas	Candy	2:44
10	–Drunk Tank	Hog Ditch	2:34
11	–Pain Teens	Hands In Fire	2:20
12	–Of Cabbages & Kings*	The Reign	6:00
13	–Barkmarket	Johnny Shiv	3:08
14	–Unsane	Bath	2:58
15	–Motherhead Bug	Blister	4:42

VARIOUS ARTISTS Bite Back / Live At The Crocodile Cafe 1996

by request

Thanks to Matthew P.

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Tracklist  

1	–The Presidents Of The United States Of America	Supermodel	2:48
2	–The Picketts	Snake	2:06
3	–The Minus 5	Find A Finger	2:40
4	–Girl Trouble	The Skin	4:18
5	–The Fastbacks*	Always Tomorrow	5:16
6	–The Walkabouts	Bordertown	6:03
7	–Citizen's Utilities*	Free	4:49
8	–Uncle Joe's Big Ol' Driver	Chick Rock	3:39
9	–Tad	Just Bought The Farm	4:25
10	–Gas Huffer	Night Train To Spokane	2:01
11	–Steel Wool	Flog The Horse	3:00
12	–Mad Season	River Of Deceit	4:50
13	–Built To Spill	Allen The Cowboy	4:07
14	–Love Battery	Out Of Focus	4:51
15	–Young Fresh Fellows	John Agar's Revenge	3:25
16	–Flop	Circus Freak	2:27
17	–The Spinanes	Uneasy	2:34
18	–Mudhoney	1995	7:15

TAD Inhaler 1993

grunge

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Tracklist

1	Grease Box
2	Throat Locust
3	Leafy Incline
4	Luminol
5	Ulcer
6	Lycanthrope
7	Just Bought The Farm
8	Rotor
9	Paregoric
10	Pansy
11	Gouge

DADDY HATE BOX Sugar Plow 1990

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For the grunge fans

Tracklist

A1	Kill Me
A2	God People
A3	Tired Lives
B1	Hole
B2	Pretend You Know Me
B3	Edge

TAD 8 Way Santa 1991

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biography

[+] by Steve Huey

Tad were one of the heaviest Seattle grunge bands, fashioning a loud, slow, lumbering grind that -- unlike many of their peers -- was inspired far more by '70s metal than punk. Less melodic and accessible than grunge's biggest names, Tad's music simply steamrolled over everything in its way, which likely contributed to their being the last homegrown band on Sub Pop's grunge-era roster to snag a major-label deal. Although the whole band dressed like Northwestern lumberjacks, their redneck image chiefly came courtesy of 300-pound frontman Tad Doyle; their publicity usually emphasized Doyle's previous job as a butcher, and his lyrics often sent up local white-trash culture. Tad's sound changed little even as grunge's heyday passed, and after several years without a record deal, they disbanded.

Tad was formed in Seattle in 1988 by lead vocalist/guitarist Tad Doyle (born Thomas A. Doyle in Boise, ID) and bassist Kurt Danielson, who had previously played together in a group called Bundle of Hiss. They added guitarist Gary Thorstensen and onetime Skin Yard drummer Steve Wied to complete the lineup, and soon landed a deal with Sub Pop. Their debut album, the assaultive God's Balls, was released in 1989 and produced by Jack Endino. Songs like "Satan's Chainsaw," "Pork Chop," and "Nipple Belt" established the band's collective persona, and they supported the record as Nirvana's opening act on the Bleach tour. Their follow-up, 1990's Salt Lick, was recorded with noisemeister Steve Albini in the producer's chair.

Switching producers once again, Tad turned in their most melodic Sub Pop album under the guidance of Butch Vig (of Nevermind fame) with 1991's 8-Way Santa, which spawned the tongue-in-cheek single "Jack Pepsi." The original cover photo -- a man fondling a woman's breast -- had been found at a garage sale, and was subsequently removed when the woman in question discovered the record and sued. Meanwhile, Tad was enjoying a growing cult following, underlined by Doyle's brief cameo in Cameron Crowe's Seattle-based romantic comedy Singles. The band was offered a major-label contract by Warner Brothers subsidiary Giant, but drummer Wied exited the group before they began work on their next album. He was replaced by Josh Sinder, formerly of hardcore punkers the Accused, for Tad's major-label debut, Inhaler. Produced by Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis and issued in 1993, Inhaler failed to make the band into breakout stars, despite an opening slot on tour with Soundgarden. Compounding their disappointing sales was Giant's displeasure at a controversial promo poster for the album, which featured a picture of Bill Clinton smoking a joint with the caption "This is heavy sh*t."

Giant unceremoniously dropped Tad from its roster, and guitarist Thorstensen left in 1994, reducing the band to a trio. They subsequently recorded Live Alien Broadcasts, a live-in-the-studio look back over their career that was released by Futurist Records in 1995. They also secured a second major-label shot with Elektra subsidiary EastWest, which released Infrared Riding Hood later in 1995. The album went nowhere, and Tad were dropped once again. They kept gigging for a few years afterward; Sinder left in 1997, later joining Willard, and was replaced by ex-Foil member Mike Mongrain. However, after a final single release on Amphetamine Reptile, Tad gave up the ghost in 1998. Kurt Danielson joined up with the Screaming Trees/Mudhoney side project Valis, while Tad Doyle formed a new group, Hog Molly, that released an album called Kung-Fu Cocktail Grip in 2001.

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