![]() This material has been out of print on vinyl/CD for many years, and this is the first digital release for the bonus content. This reissue of 8-Way Santa includes tracks from the Jinx single, a 1990 EP, and a handful of unreleased album demos recorded by Jack Endino. This reissue of 8-Way Santa includes tracks from the “Jinx” single, a 1990 EP, and a handful of unreleased album demos recorded by Jack Endino. 8-Way Santa was the last record with the original TAD lineup, and their last album for Sub Pop before jumping to a major label. Not a band to rest on its laurels, TAD began to add melodic touches to their sound, as evidenced by the lead single, “Jinx.” Many touring dates and shows followed the record, and a pair of copyright-infringement brouhahas occurred over the original album cover – which was quickly pulled from stores when the couple portrayed in the cover photo objected – and the corporate-beverage-offending art for a 1990 EP. Its totally weird: I got all of the packaging and artwork-and the CD even LOOKS like it. ![]() Recorded at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin with Butch Vig, whose work with Killdozer the band admired, 8-Way Santa finds TAD pushing their sound in new directions. I received the 8-Way Santa reissue today. In 1991, after tens of thousands of miles on the road in support of God’s Balls, and a run of powerful EPs/singles, TAD released their second full-length album, 8-Way Santa. TAD 8-Way Santa BANNED COVER Cass 1991 Original GRUNGE SEATTLE SUB POP. The band released two albums and a few EPs on Sub Pop between 19, all of which are now lovingly remastered by the band’s friend and engineer Jack Endino (Soundgarden, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees) and repackaged with bonus tracks and expansive liner notes. With an image that sometimes cast the band as deranged lumberjacks, and influence from Head of David and Killdozer, TAD put a uniquely rain-and-fog-coated Northwest spin on ‘80s underground rock. Thorstensens guitar work on 'Jinx' and 'Delinquent' are some of Tads best. The album cover featured a beaming couple with the shirtless male cupping one of the female’s breasts. 0:00 / 1:01:25 TAD - 8-Way Santa FULL ALBUM STREAM Sub Pop 795K subscribers Subscribe 1.5K Share 87K views 6 years ago TAD's classic album 8-Way Santa is available now as a. 8-Way Santa was extremely controversial, but not for the music. While its nothing extreme, it definitely sets the band apart. 8 Way Santa was more pop oriented than its predecessor and featured the singles Jinx and Jack Pepsi. ![]() Much of the instrumentation on this album pushes the experimental envelope a bit. TAD was led by the physically imposing yet incredibly sweet singer/guitarist TAD Doyle, with bassist Kurt Danielson (ex-Bundle of Hiss), drummer Steve Wied, and guitarist Gary Thorstensen. In fact, 8-Way Santas best tracks are products of good guitar riffs and drum work. Their heavy, churning rock/metal/punk buzz was a crucial part of Sub Pop’s early years, and, along with peers like Mudhoney, Nirvana, and Soundgarden, they defined the sound that reinvigorated the rock world in the early ‘90s. TAD was a mighty force in the late-‘80s/early-‘90s Seattle scene. ![]()
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