TAD were one of the first bands to be signed to Sub-Pop Records, as well as being one of the first Seattle bands to be labeled as "grunge". While a lot of Seattle bands took their influence from punk, TAD drew more inspiration from 70's metal and hard rock. They definitely leaned more towards the metal side of things, lead vocalist/guitarist Tad Doyle even ran his guitar through four different fuzz pedals at the same time! TAD were also the only band of the grunge-era who really did dress like lumberjacks. In almost every promo photo of the band Tad Doyle has a beard and is wearing a flannel shirt, work boots, track pants and a trucker cap. I sometimes get the feeling that if Tad Doyle had even been half as handsome as Chris Cornell (no homo) the band would've been twice as big as Soundgarden. Inhaler was produced by J Mascis and homeboy makes the band sound absolutely huge.
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