8-Way Santa is the second album by the Seattle grunge band Tad. It was released on February 15, 1991, through Sub Pop.
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| Released | February 15, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | |||
| Genre | Grunge[1] | |||
| Length | 39:15 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Butch Vig | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
Tad ran into legal trouble after the man and woman featured on the album cover saw the record and sued the band. The cover was an altered photo, the original of which was found in a photo album purchased from a thrift store.[4]
Rolling Stone ranked this album 31st on their list of the 50 Greatest Grunge Albums.[5]
Singles
edit"Jinx" and "Jack Pepsi" were the singles released from this album. Pepsi filed a lawsuit against the band for using their logo on the single "Jack Pepsi".[6] The song itself was, in the words of music journalist Roy Wilkinson, "the true story of how Tad and his mate tanked up on Jack Daniels and cola before taking a pick-up onto an ice-covered lake — tempting fate ... and sure enough, they crashed through".[7]
"Jinx" was featured in the Cameron Crowe film Singles (1992), although it is not included in the official soundtrack album.[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jinx" | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Giant Killer" | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Wired God" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Delinquent" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Hedge Hog" | 0:39 |
| 6. | "Flame Tavern" | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Trash Truck" | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Stumblin' Man" | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Jack Pepsi" | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Candi" | 4:29 |
| 11. | "3-D Witch Hunt" | 3:34 |
| 12. | "Crane's Cafe" | 2:47 |
| 13. | "Plague Years" | 2:30 |
Personnel
edit- Tad Doyle – vocals, guitar
- Kurt Danielson – bass
- Gary Thorstensen – guitar
- Steve Wied – drums
- Production
- Butch Vig – producer, engineering
- Doug Olson – engineering
- John Agnello – mixing
- George Marino – mastering
References
edit- ^ "10 Grunge Albums You Need to Own". Revolver. September 16, 2014. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ 8-Way Santa Tad AllMusic.com Alex Henderson
- ^ Browne, David (April 5, 1991). "8-Way Santa Review". EW.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ Edwards, Gavin (January 15, 2015). "Tad, '8-Way Santa' (1991) – Banned in the U.S.A.: 20 Wildest Censored Album Covers". RollingStone.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "50 Greatest Grunge Albums". RollingStone.com. April 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Lindblad, Peter (April 20, 2010). "Tad recalls the pre-Nirvana days it was the toast of Seattle's grunge scene". Goldminemag.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018.
- ^ Wilkinson, Roy (March 9, 1991). "Tad, Mad & Dangerous to Know". Sounds. Retrieved October 12, 2019 – via Rock's Backpages.
- ^ "Singles Soundtrack". TheUncool.com. 2015. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017.