It's TAD motherfucker!!!!!

I found this (^) great clip lately of a reformed Soundgarden (minus Chris Cornell) playing in Seattle with Tad Doyle on vocals. However, I was pissed off by the many comments left by total rock noobs along the lines of "Soundgarden ith liek tho awethum! But who's the fat guy?". Bitchez - the fat guy is TAD. IT"S TAD MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!



I may be showing my age here a bit, but in my youth Tad was a rock icon. For those who don't know, TAD (the band, fronted by Tad the man) were at the forefront of the first wave of Seattle bands that came to be known as "grunge". TAD's "God's Balls" and "Salt Lick" releases were hugely influential on the likes of Nirvana, combining as they did the heaviness of Sabbath with a rough punk spirit, all bound up in a beer-stained check shirt. Unfortunately they seemed dogged by bad luck, as none of their records got the proper exposure they deserved, but man do they still stand up! Here's some more TAD goodness:




Stumblin Man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAMXakcYVLU
Trash Truck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csmybgZLK8M
High On The Hog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE5APzEKsFY



Anyway, there's an amazing documentary on TAD called "Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears" that was made in 2008. It features some very candid commentary on the Seattle scene from the likes of Mark Arm of Mudhoney, Pavitt & Poneman from Sub Pop, Krist Novoselic, and an amazingly youthful looking Chad Channing. Here's the trailer (if you have any interest in alternative music then this film is a must):



Tad Doyle is still making music, now it's some fierce doom-metal as Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth, which you can hear over at his website www.taddoyle.com. You can also buy the DVD there, and some other cool shit. Unfortunately the older TAD records seem to be out of print, but word on the grapevine is that producer Jack Endino has a remixed version of the "God's Balls" album ready to drop, if only Sub Pop records feel there's a demand for the re-release. So send them an email asking for it: info@subpop.com