Shame
1993
Interiors
1997
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Special thanks to Tim for these 2 gems.
Artist Biography
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
With drummer Regan Hagar, guitarist Stone Gossard formed Brad as a side project after his main band, Pearl Jam,
became superstars in 1992. Also featuring vocalist Shawn Smith and
bassist Jeremy Toback, the group spent the spring of 1993 putting
together material. The band released their first album, Shame, in the summer of 1993 to mixed reviews and lukewarm sales. Three years later, they delivered their second record, Interiors, to poor sales but a more enthusiastic cult audience started developing. Brad
supported it with a tour opening for Ben Harper while their respective
bands were on hiatus. Fans of the group championed the disc, but they
would have to wait until 2002 before the group came together for another
album. With Mike Berg taking Jeremy Toback's spot for most of the disc,
Welcome to Discovery Park was released that summer. Following an
Australian tour in 2003, the band began work on a fourth album entitled
Best Friends? Though the recordings were in the can, the album wouldn't
see release until 2010. In the meantime, 2005 saw the band release Brad
Vs. Satchel, a more unofficial collection of unfinished demo recordings
by both Brad
and vocalist Smith's other project Satchel. In October 2007 Kevin Wood
of Malfunkshun joined the band occasionally as an additional guitarist.
His membership was somewhat nebulous and unofficial. Things began to
move quicker for Brad
once Best Friends? finally saw release on Monkeywrench Inc. in August
of 2010. The band's fifth studio album United We Stand was released on
Razor & Tie Records in early 2012.
Shame
Tracklist
1. Buttercup
2. My Fingers
3. Nadine
4. Screen
5. 20th Century
6. Good News
7. Raise Love
8. Bad For The Soul
9. Down
10. Rockstar
Tracklist
1. Secret Girl
2. The Day Brings
3. Lift
4. I Don't Know
5. Upon My Shoulders
6. Sweet Al George
7. Funeral Song
8. Circle & Line
9. Some Never Come Home
10. Candles
11. Those Three Words