- Audio CD (8 Feb 1998)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sub Pop
- ASIN: B0000035EP
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 229,742 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The third part of the real grunge spearhead that also included Mudhoney and Nirvana, Tad were definitely at the heavy end of the spectrum.
Kicking off their career with an album called Gods Balls kind of summed up the potential for a thick heavy sound with a vocalist that sounded like he could shred flesh with his distinctive delivery.
8 way santa was their third album and followed on from the Steve Albini produced mini lp Salt Lick. It was a slightly more commercial affair with superb songs from 1 - 13. I was going to use the words poppier songs but that's nowhere near the mark, commercial is the best phrase.
Tad's future was assured as the real kings of grunge.... heavy, backwater boys with a crushing sound, great tunes and a phenomenal live sound. Nothing would stand in their way.... apart from a legal action for using a picture of a couple without permission and producing a song that was to become the signature single called 'Jack Pepsi' since retitled 'Jack' which described what happens when you take out a 4x4 on a frozen lake with you and your friend loaded on JD and cola.... IT's a briliant track, but Pepsi didn't like the fact that they'd not been asked and had the track banned. So ended Tad's chances of making it big and they were thrown off into the wilderness.
The follow up album Inhaler was fantastic too, but it was all too late.
Still in this album you have a real cornerstone of the grunge era. Do not hesitate, buy straight away!
Kicking off their career with an album called Gods Balls kind of summed up the potential for a thick heavy sound with a vocalist that sounded like he could shred flesh with his distinctive delivery.
8 way santa was their third album and followed on from the Steve Albini produced mini lp Salt Lick. It was a slightly more commercial affair with superb songs from 1 - 13. I was going to use the words poppier songs but that's nowhere near the mark, commercial is the best phrase.
Tad's future was assured as the real kings of grunge.... heavy, backwater boys with a crushing sound, great tunes and a phenomenal live sound. Nothing would stand in their way.... apart from a legal action for using a picture of a couple without permission and producing a song that was to become the signature single called 'Jack Pepsi' since retitled 'Jack' which described what happens when you take out a 4x4 on a frozen lake with you and your friend loaded on JD and cola.... IT's a briliant track, but Pepsi didn't like the fact that they'd not been asked and had the track banned. So ended Tad's chances of making it big and they were thrown off into the wilderness.
The follow up album Inhaler was fantastic too, but it was all too late.
Still in this album you have a real cornerstone of the grunge era. Do not hesitate, buy straight away!
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15 of 20 people found the following review helpful
'Out of stock' shows no accounting for taste in this country
19 Sep 2003
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A large dark figure looms above. That figure is nothing less than Tad Doyle, and he's crushing your stupid Pearl Jam collection underfoot.
I was totally dismayed that '8-Way Santa' has been deleted from the catalog. I still own it on vinyl LP. This and the Melvins should have been what the Seattle music explosion was about, with Soundgarden and Mudhoney in tow. Everthing else was a bastardization of 1980's Mid-western alterna-punk-whatever (see Die Kruzen, Husker Du, early-Replacements).
I was totally dismayed that '8-Way Santa' has been deleted from the catalog. I still own it on vinyl LP. This and the Melvins should have been what the Seattle music explosion was about, with Soundgarden and Mudhoney in tow. Everthing else was a bastardization of 1980's Mid-western alterna-punk-whatever (see Die Kruzen, Husker Du, early-Replacements).
Just look at the used price...starting at $25. You bet it's the shizznitz, so get your posterior perpendicular and get some real RAWK culture, you little glucose-deficient MTV junkies. Oh yeah, start with this...Tad's "8-Way Santa".
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Vintage early-90's rock
20 Nov 2008
Format:Audio CD
Where does one begin to describe how excellent this album is? Is it the earthy, soulful yelling of the lead singer? The hard-rocking music? The scary slow burn of Candi? The wonderfully haunting 3-D Witch Hunt? The humorous cinematic atmosphere of Jack Pepsi, Delinquent or Trash Truck? The superb guitaring and bass playing? The thunderous drumming? The clear, punchy and solid production? Maybe it's just the whole combination and how it goes together so wonderfully.
This is one of THE best of the early-90's grunge albums. It has a bizarre, twisted sense of humor, a perfect balance between the hard rocking and the melodic and the excellent, mountainous vocals of lead singer Tad Doyle. Such a shame that this band never made it big. Highly recommended for anyone who appreciates good, unpretentious, humorous, and rugged hard rock. One of the unsung classics of the grunge era.
This is one of THE best of the early-90's grunge albums. It has a bizarre, twisted sense of humor, a perfect balance between the hard rocking and the melodic and the excellent, mountainous vocals of lead singer Tad Doyle. Such a shame that this band never made it big. Highly recommended for anyone who appreciates good, unpretentious, humorous, and rugged hard rock. One of the unsung classics of the grunge era.
10 of 14 people found the following review helpful
The Butcher from Boise
20 Sep 2004
Format:Audio CD
This band, with their beards and flannel shirts, did more than any other to perpetuate the myth that Seattleites are a bunch of redneck lumberjacks to the overseas press. This is also by far their best album, and it got rave reviews in the local rags when it was released back in '91. Although Tad is considered a "grunge" band, this is probably the least grungy thing they ever did. It reflects the pop sensibilities that many Seattle bands were starting to move toward at the time -- a fact that's either little known, or conveniently glossed over by the press. Nirvana's Nevermind--which came out that same year--also showed them moving in that direction -- as did earlier singles. I think 8 Way Santa is Tads best album ever. It was as good if not better than Nevermind but never came close to the widespread acceptance that Nevermind obviously had. At least Nirvana was a good band. When I think of how bands like Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains made it big while Tads label dumped them, it makes me cringe.
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