TAD- It's Heavy Shit. Or so says one of the coolest posters in the history of rock music. And it's true. TAD was a band from Seattle that ran from 1987-1999. The band was named after guitarist and frontman Tad Doyle. One of the earliest bands on the now legendary Sub Pop record label, TAD owed more of their sound to 70's metal than 80's punk. They were contemporaries of such bands as Soundgarden and Mudhoney and influenced a generation of bands, including early Nirvana. Um, also, 'grunge' something-or-other. Although moderately successful in the late 80's/early 90's underground, TAD never quite broke through to a larger audience. They faced a lawsuit over an album cover while on Sub Pop and were dropped by Giant Records soon after making the jump to the major label- over a more detailed poster of their album cover of course. Through it all, TAD remained a very respected band by their peers and I champion the band every chance I get. Like right now. If you want to check out TAD, I recommend 'God's Balls' and '8-Way Santa' as starting points. If you wind up getting into them, the documentary 'TAD: Busting Circuits And Ringing Ears' is a must-see.
