TAD!

Those re-issues of the glorious music of my dubious younger days just keep rolling on….

Seriously, tho – will a TAD remastering job bring out previously hidden nuances and subtleties in the music?  Hell no.  This is Tad, for christ’s sake.  Nipple Belt?  Cyanide Bath?  Wood Goblins?  Throat Locust?

On the other hand, is it nice to see TAD’s Sub Pop years being dragged back out into the light of day, with the added bonus of some unreleased stuff and a few tunes previously only available 25 years ago on vinyl?  Shit yeah!

TAD were fun.  Not nearly as stupid as they wanted you to believe, but nowhere near pretty or “cool” enough to break out into the big time.  They were heavy, they were one of the first Seattle bands of the grunge era, and Nirvana was their opening act for a little while.  Good stuff.

And wouldn’t you rather have a TAD re-issue than the umpteenth re-issue of Sgt. Pepper?  Of course you would.

Plus, that original 8 Way Santa album cover that got them into legal trouble was awesome…..