Infrared Riding Hood
| Infrared Riding Hood | ||||
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| Released | April 11, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Robert Lang Studios | |||
| Genre | Grunge, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 58:32 | |||
| Label | East West/Elektra | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino | |||
| Tad chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Infrared Riding Hood is the fourth and final studio album by the American rock band Tad, released in 1995 on EastWest/Elektra Records.[3][4][5][6] It was the follow-up to their major label debut, Inhaler.[7]
Production[edit]
The album was produced by Jack Endino.[8] Due to the departure of founding guitarist Gary Thorstensen, frontman Tad Doyle played all of the guitar parts.[9]
The cover of the album is an "electron micrograph under a blue bleed", as stated by bassist Kurt Danielson. "In an odd way, the image seemed appropriate to the album name."[citation needed]
Release[edit]
Despite enthusiasm and hopes for a long-awaited commercial breakthrough, their A&R representative was fired, and within one week, all of her bands, including Tad, were dropped from the label.[10] It was the second time in three years that Tad had been dropped by a major label.[11]
The album sold poorly, having had very little promotion behind it.[12]
Critical reception[edit]
Trouser Press lamented "the sheer redundancy of skulk-fests like 'Bludge' and 'Thistle Suit'."[13] The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "the band maintains a big, boisterous sound full of metal-flavored guitar riffs and snarling vocals, with enough rocking, melodic hooks to snag a place on the edges of the alternative mainstream."[14]
Track listing[edit]
- "Ictus" - 3:17
- "Bullhorn" - 3:17
- "Thistle Suit" - 4:51
- "Emotional Cockroach" - 3:46
- "Red Eye Angel" - 2:17
- "Bludge" - 2:35
- "Dementia" - 3:27
- "Weakling" - 3:28
- "Halcyon Nights" - 3:19
- "Particle Accelerator" - 3:25
- "Tool Marks" - 2:59
- "Mystery Copter" - 27:07 (there is about 10 minutes of blank recording from 7:17 to 17:17 in this track).
- "Obsidian Lights" - 2:38 (Japan-only bonus track)
Personnel[edit]
- Tad Doyle – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Kurt Danielson – bass
- Josh Sinder – drums
- Jack Endino – producer, engineering, mixing
- John Agnello – mixing
- Eddy Schyreyer – mastering
References[edit]
- ^ "Infrared Riding Hood - Tad". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 24.
- ^ "Tad | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Considine, J. D. "Tad is slimmer, more focused". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ "Tad Planning Two Grunge-Heavy Releases". Billboard.
- ^ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.
- ^ SCULLEY, ALAN. "IN NEED OF A TAD MORE". dailypress.com.
- ^ "Tad's 'Infrared Riding Hood' Treated to Vinyl Reissue". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "Tad's New Album Best Work In Years | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
- ^ Chick, Stevie (November 5, 2009). Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120540 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Majors Get Weird". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. May 28, 2010 – via Google Books.
- ^ "TAD - Record Collector Magazine".
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Tad". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ "TAD/CLUTCH". The Philadelphia Inquirer: 27. July 7, 1995.
