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Infrared Riding Hood
Studio album by
Tad
ReleasedApril 11, 1995
StudioRobert Lang (Seattle, Washington)
GenreGrunge, alternative metal
Length58:32
LabelEast West/Elektra
ProducerJack Endino
Tad chronology
Inhaler
(1993) 		Infrared Riding Hood
(1995)

Infrared Riding Hood is the fourth and final studio album by the American rock band Tad, released in 1995 on EastWest/Elektra Records.[1][2][3][4] It was the follow-up to their major label debut, Inhaler.[5]

Production

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The album was produced by Jack Endino.[6] Due to the departure of founding guitarist Gary Thorstensen, frontman Tad Doyle played all of the guitar parts.[7]

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

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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.[8] It was the second time in three years that Tad had been dropped by a major label.[9]

The album sold poorly, having had very little promotion behind it.[10]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[12]

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

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  1. "Ictus" - 3:17
  2. "Bullhorn" - 3:17
  3. "Thistle Suit" - 4:51
  4. "Emotional Cockroach" - 3:46
  5. "Red Eye Angel" - 2:17
  6. "Bludge" - 2:35
  7. "Dementia" - 3:27
  8. "Weakling" - 3:28
  9. "Halcyon Nights" - 3:19
  10. "Particle Accelerator" - 3:25
  11. "Tool Marks" - 2:59
  12. "Mystery Copter" - 27:07 (there is about 10 minutes of blank recording from 7:17 to 17:17 in this track).
  13. "Obsidian Lights" - 2:38 (Japan-only bonus track)

Personnel

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  • Tad Doyle – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Kurt Danielson – bass
  • Josh Sinder – drums
  • Jack Endino – producer, engineering, mixing
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Eddy Schyreyer – mastering

References

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  1. ^ "Tad | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Considine, J. D. "Tad is slimmer, more focused". baltimoresun.com.
  3. ^ "Tad Planning Two Grunge-Heavy Releases". Billboard.
  4. ^ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ SCULLEY, ALAN. "IN NEED OF A TAD MORE". dailypress.com.
  6. ^ "Tad's 'Infrared Riding Hood' Treated to Vinyl Reissue". exclaim.ca.
  7. ^ "Tad's New Album Best Work In Years | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
  8. ^ Chick, Stevie (November 5, 2009). Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120540 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "The Majors Get Weird". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. May 28, 2010 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "TAD - Record Collector Magazine".
  11. ^ "Infrared Riding Hood - Tad". AllMusic.
  12. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 24.
  13. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Tad". www.trouserpress.com.
  14. ^ "TAD/CLUTCH". The Philadelphia Inquirer: 27. July 7, 1995.
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