Last Night Brad @ Neumo’s
posted by on October 23 at 11:34 AM
Morgan Keuler reports on Brad @ Neumo’s, Friday Ocotber 19.
After a four-year hiatus, Brad played their fourth show in a little over a week on Friday night. Fresh off a couple shows in New York, most notably a Huntington’s Disease benefit, the band returned home to a filled-to-the-brim Neumo’s. Following last week’s warm-up show at the High Dive, fans got the full show they were looking for, and have Brad’s upcoming album Best Friends to look forward to as well.
The stars of Brad—Shawn Smith and Stone Gossard—were sterling on guitar and vocals, repsectively, but the standout of the evening was Kevin Wood, brother of the late Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood, on lead guitar. Wood provided much of the energy to the show as he stalked around the stage, firing off blazing leads and striking apropos rock star poses.
The song selection was a representative mix of the band’s work, but the standouts were the two mainstay hits of “Buttercup” and “20th Century” from Brad’s first album, Shame—especially the former with its sublimely sparse yet emotionally drenched delivery.
If there was just one thing to say about the show it would be that these are indeed best friends who really enjoy making awesome, eclectic music together.
The Huntington’s Disease Society of America is holding a benefit auction, which has a bunch of Pearl Jam, Brad, and other entertainment industry goodies to bid on. Click here to find out more.
Really? I just heard this band for the first time last week, and it struck me as pretty middle-of-the-road, cheeseball, yah-dude kinda stuff.
Yeah, but it's all about the look, Levi. Just look at those, hot, sweaty, portly, old, Blueshammering dads. So hot!
you kids get off my lawn!
Really? Which album(s) you listen to? They're mainly R&B/funk based with some rock infusion, not much strictly blues speaking.
If that isn't your bag then probably nothing there for ya.
I'm sorry, but why did anyone ever give a shit about these guys?
Beside the obvious Pearl Jam connection, I'd say it has mainly to do with the people involved being part of the Seattle scene/establishment since the 80s, which according to many, w/o their influence the early 90s wouldn't have happened. And believe it or not, there are still a lot of people alive that listened, and still listen to that era of music and what has followed.
Whoa, dude looks just like Landrew in that last pic.
Love Shawn Smith, man.
Mr. Grandy needs to do his homework.
JimBob, you misunderstand me. I know who they are, I know who they're friends with, I know how they figure in Seattle history. What I'm saying is, listening to the music, I still can't figure out why anyone ever gave a shit.
oKay-Well now you're talking, and I whole-heartedly agree.
The only folk I know that were into Brad, jus' happened to be members of the Pearl Jam fan club.
But if my memory serves, the Stranger was all over Shawn Smith's other band Pigeonhed circa '97...
Well, Pigeonhead, they were some funky shit...
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