| Infrared Riding Hood | ||||
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| Released | April 11, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Robert Lang (Seattle, Washington) | |||
| Genre | Grunge, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 58:32 | |||
| Label | East West/Elektra | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino | |||
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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]
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 ]
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]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]
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