Brad - "Believe In Yourself"

[lockebox]

The return of Brad. Goes for adds July 27th.

[American Idiot]

Who is this Brad and why does he want me to believe in myself?

[Pipa]

This'll fly up the Alt chart because his name is Brad, it has a slight indie-leaning dance-rock sound, and their record company gave every PD muffins.

[My Life Is A Stereo]

I remember buying the first album because my best friends name was Brad and we just thought it was hilarious, of course being a big Pearl Jam fan helped when I found out Stone Gossard was in the band. Have to admit I never really followed the band much after those initial weeks of listening to the CD.

[Nicholas2.0]

Jul 17, 2010 15:36:34 GMT -5 My Life Is A Stereo said:

I remember buying the first album because my best friends name was Brad and we just thought it was hilarious, of course being a big Pearl Jam fan helped when I found out Stone Gossard was in the band. Have to admit I never really followed the band much after those initial weeks of listening to the CD.

When was that, back in '97 or so? If not for MTV's 120 Minutes/MTV2 frequently showing the video for that lead single (and my friend being a huge Pearl Jam fan), I doubt I'd have heard of them to this day, or bothered to remember their name if I ever came across it in the meantime.

[Pipa]

So this is a band with some, albeit small history on the format, as opposed to a completely random "payola" band like New Politics or Neon Trees?

If so, I take back what I said.

[pen]

Brad is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1992. Brad's sound is influenced by the wide variety of influences brought by its members, including Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, Regan Hagar (Satchel and formerly a member of Malfunkshun), Shawn Smith (also a member of Pigeonhed and Satchel), and Jeremy Toback. The distinctive vocals of Smith are a major factor in this sound.

[pen]

Jul 18, 2010 22:49:41 GMT -5 Pipa said:

So this is a band with some, albeit small history on the format, as opposed to a completely random "payola" band like New Politics or Neon Trees?

If so, I take back what I said.

Also, it strikes me that alternative fans are the most fickle and ironic audience out of anybody. I mean, how many times have people complained on these forums about how new bands don't do well on the chart and how the same old groups score monster successes and how alternative should clear the way for new stuff, and you know what, when bands do, does anyone congratulate them? No, they say "What the fuck is this shit?"

[shanas]

their INTERIORS album is one of my ALL TIME fav albums....

SECRET GIRL should have been a MONSTER hit back in the day....

[shanas]

www.bradcorporation.com/graphics/misc/bestfriends_pr.pdf

[jvandyck87]

Jul 19, 2010 0:28:44 GMT -5 pen said:

Jul 18, 2010 22:49:41 GMT -5 Pipa said:

So this is a band with some, albeit small history on the format, as opposed to a completely random "payola" band like New Politics or Neon Trees?

If so, I take back what I said.

Also, it strikes me that alternative fans are the most fickle and ironic audience out of anybody. I mean, how many times have people complained on these forums about how new bands don't do well on the chart and how the same old groups score monster successes and how alternative should clear the way for new stuff, and you know what, when bands do, does anyone congratulate them? No, they say "What the f**k is this s**t?"

While you might be right, they might also be products of the same problem. People want good new music from good new bands, but alternative radio is only giving them new music from bad new bands and good music from established bands, and thus they're frustrated on both accounts. I find often times, the new alternative music from newcomer bands that I've liked the most over the last few years all stalls in the bottom half of the chart. For example, The Dirty Heads, Neon Trees and New Politics fly up the chart while Paper Tongues - "Trinity" can barely break the top 30? That to me is completely inconsistent with what I perceive to be people's actual taste in music.

[pen]

I don't get why you would hate those three bands. I like Paper Tongues and I think "Trinity" should be a hit, but I also like the three bands you just mentioned and totally get their potential. In fact I took one listen to New Politics' album and I think they may be one of my favorite new bands of this year.

[Nicholas2.0]

Jul 19, 2010 0:28:44 GMT -5 pen said:

How many times have people complained on these forums about how new bands don't do well on the chart and how the same old groups score monster successes and how alternative should clear the way for new stuff, and you know what, when bands do, does anyone congratulate them? No, they say "What the f**k is this s**t?"

It's not so much new bands I want to do well as much as new stuff from underground/underdog bands who deserve to break through that I want to do well. I tend to resent easy-breezy success for bands I've never even heard of before, especially if I have a hard time seeing what the big fuss about the song is.

[Pipa]

You guys have hit the nail on the head. My problem with Alternative is that it's trying to move forward by inventing its own relevancy, instead of playing what's actually relevant.

[My Life Is A Stereo]

Jul 18, 2010 3:28:20 GMT -5 Nicholas2.0 said:

Jul 17, 2010 15:36:34 GMT -5 My Life Is A Stereo said:

I remember buying the first album because my best friends name was Brad and we just thought it was hilarious, of course being a big Pearl Jam fan helped when I found out Stone Gossard was in the band. Have to admit I never really followed the band much after those initial weeks of listening to the CD.

When was that, back in '97 or so? If not for MTV's 120 Minutes/MTV2 frequently showing the video for that lead single (and my friend being a huge Pearl Jam fan), I doubt I'd have heard of them to this day, or bothered to remember their name if I ever came across it in the meantime.

Actually it was before that, in the fall of '93 we spent a lot of time making the road trip 30 minutes to the city where my girlfriend was finishing high school at the time(I was two years older, it wasnt that creepy, lol). We stopped in at HMV all the time and that's when we found their debut effort, Shame. I remember we listened to Buttercup quite a bit at the time because it was the first track (and we bought it on cassette because it was on sale for like 6 bucks or something stupid). I used to listen to Nadine and 20th Century quite a bit too.

[Radical347]

Oh my God, they're still around? I rather enjoyed their song "Shinin'" back in 03 or 04, which was a pretty big hit on Triple A. I knew it was a side project of sorts, but I really had no idea they've been around since 1992...or that they would release anything else, let alone seven years later, and especially with that ridiculous of a band name.

I just listened to it. www.monkeywrenchrecords.com/brad/bradlanding.html

It's about as mellow (and uplifting, for that matter) as I remember them, but fails to excite me. If KFOG picks it up it might grow on me, but I'm not in any rush to force it. We'll see.