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Brad From Seattle Washington USA Formed Officially In 1992 Though The Members Had Been Playing Together For A Long Time Before That And In 1993 Released Their Debut Album Shame. Brad Included 4 Friends From The Seattle Area Who Are Musicians Including Stone Gossard Of Pearl Jam Fame Regan Hagar Former Member Of An Early Grunge Band Malfunkshun Shawn Smith Also A Member Of Pigeonhed And Satchel And Jeremy Toback Also Of ONS.
While Often Considered Simply A Side-Project Of Stone's Brad Had A Sound All Their Own Due To The Wide Variety Of Influences Brought To The Band By Its Members. The Distinctive Vocals Of Shawn Smith Are A Major Factor In This Sound. Shawn Smith Contributed On The Title-Track For The Belgian Group Arsenal On Their Album Lotuk. He Spent His 2008 Summer Touring Along With The Band. Origin Seattle Washington USA
Genre S Alternative Rock Neo-Psychedelia
Years Active 1992–present
Label S Epic Redline
Associated Acts Malfunkshun Pearl Jam Satchel Pigeonhed
Website Www.Bradcorporation.Com
Members
Stone Gossard
Regan Hagar
Shawn Smith
Jeremy Toback
Mike Berg * History Brad Formed Officially In 1992 Although The Band Members Had Been Playing Together For A Long Time Before That. The Band's Line-Up Was Composed Of Vocalist Shawn Smith Guitarist Stone Gossard Bassist Jeremy Toback And Drummer Regan Hagar. The Band Originally Wanted To Go By The Name Shame However The Band Found That The Name Was Already Taken By A Band Featuring Musician Brad Wilson. 1 Instead The Band Took The Name Brad And Decided To Name Its Debut Album Shame. Shame Released On April 27 1993 Was Recorded In Roughly 20 Days With Many Tracks Taken From In-Studio Jam Sessions. Shame Featuring A Raw Sound And An Eclectic Mix Of Styles Was Released To Mixed Reviews And Moderate Sales. 2 The Track "20th Century" Was A Minor Hit In The UK. The Band's Follow-Up Album Interiors Released On June 24 1997 Was Much More Polished. Interiors Was Met With Poor Sales However The Band Saw Its Cult Audience Expand. 2 The Single From Interiors "The Day Brings" Features Mike McCready From Pearl Jam On Lead Guitar. The Album Was Accompanied By A Tour In The United States That Same Year As Well As A Small Tour In Australia And New Zealand In 1998. A Third Album Welcome To Discovery Park Was Released On August 13 2002. The Recording Of Welcome To Discovery Park Saw Contributions From Mike Berg Who Had Taken Over As The Touring Bassist For Toback. 2 The Album Mixes The Rawness Of Shame And The Polished Produced Sound Of Interiors. In July 2005 The Band Released An Album Of Unreleased And Incomplete Brad And Satchel Tracks Called Brad Vs Satchel. As Of January 2006 The Band's Fourth Studio Album Tentatively Titled Best Friends Had Been Recorded And Was Being Pared Down To A 13-Track Release. 3 As Of September 2007 The Album Was Still Awaiting Release As The Band Reunited For A Small Series Of Live Performances Starting In October 2007 With Kevin Wood Of Malfunkshun Joining The Band As An Additional Guitarist. To Date There Has Been No Indication As To Whether This Is A Permanent Personnel Move Or Just A Temporary Addition. Songs From The Forthcoming Best Friends Album Were Played At The 2007 And 2008 Performances But There Was No Announcement As To When The Album Would Be Released. Shawn Smith Unfortunately Passed Away On April 3rd 2019. Current Members * Stone Gossard – Guitar * Regan Hagar – Drums * Shawn Smith – Keyboard Vocals * Jeremy Toback – Bass Guitar * Mike Berg – Bass Guitar 1997–present Additional Personnel * James Hall – Guitar Keyboard 1997 * Matt Brown – Guitar Keyboard 1997 * Elizabeth Pupo-Walker – Percussion 2001–2002 * Thaddeus Turner – Guitars Bass 2001–2002 * Kevin Wood – Guitar 2007–present Studio Albums
Year Album Details
1993 Shame * Released April 27 1993 * Label Epic * Format CD Cassette CS 1997 Interiors * Released June 24 1997 * Label Epic * Format CD CS 2002 Welcome To Discovery Park * Released August 13 2002 * Label Redline * Format CD Compilations
Year Album Details
2005 Brad Vs Satchel * Released July 26 2005 * Label The Establishment Store * Format CD Singles
Year Single UK Peak
chart Position 4 Album
1993 "Screen"/"Buttercup" — Shame
"20th Century" 64
1997 "The Day Brings" — Interiors
"Secret Girl" —
2003 "La La La" — Welcome To Discovery Park
"Shinin'" —
"Revolution" —
"—" Denotes Singles That Did Not Chart. Notes And References 1. ^ Gumbuoy. "Hang Out In Discovery Park With Brad". Fasterlouder.Com.Au. September 27 2005. 2. ^ A B C Erlewine Stephen Thomas And Torreano Bradley. "Brad". Allmusic. Retrieved On January 31 2009. 3. ^ Prato Greg. "Brad Finishing Up Fourth Album". Billboard. January 18 2006. 4. ^ "UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive — Brad". Http //www.Chartstats.Com/artistinfo.Php?id 6825. Retrieved On 2007-12-08. External Links * Brad's Official Website * Brad At MySpace * Brad At Allmusic * Brad At Last.Fm

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