Track listing
- 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 3:18
- 7 Trash Truck 3:25
- 8 Stumblin' Man 3:35
- 9 Jack Pespi 3:10
- 10 Candi 4:29
- 11 3-D Witch Hunt 3:34
- 12 Crane's Cafe 2:47
- 13 Plague Years 2:31
- Total length: 39:34
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8-Way Santa [p]
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8-Way Santa 33 rpm, Colored Vinyl
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8-Way Santa Bonus Tracks, Deluxe Edition, Gatefold, Paper/Cardboard Sleeve, Remastered
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8-Way Santa Loser Edition Colored Vinyl, Limited Edition, Remastered
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8-Way Santa Deluxe Edition, Digital file, Remastered, Streaming
23 Reviews
Possibly the greatest album cover ever...and for that reason TAD would never see the light of day.
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SP 89b CD (1991)
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Jinx
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Giant Killer
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Wired God
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4
Delinquent
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Hedge Hog
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6
Flame Tavern
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Trash Truck
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8
Stumblin' Man
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9
Jack Pespi
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10
Candi
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11
3-D Witch Hunt
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12
Crane's Cafe
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Plague Years
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I agree 100% with goatlipps. This album should have been huge. I think that with all of the lawsuits that were going on over the original album cover and that of the Jack Pepsi single, set the band and it's then label back. It certainly drained both of a lot of money. It's what made original drummer Steve Weid, throw in the towel. A major loss right there. It's certainly a massive step up from the God's Balls album as well. Tad Doyle was said to have had a natural flair for pop music and it does rear it's head on songs like "Plague Years", and "Jinx", but most especially on "3-D Witch Hunt" and "Flame Tavern", two of the best songs that the band ever recorded. Someone said the vocals are the weakest thing about it? Bullshit. They obviously never saw TAD live. The vocals are one of the things that set them apart from so much other undeserving crap that was coming out of Seattle. Some bands transcend the stupid fucking terms that the media latch onto and that dumbfucks eat up because it makes it easier for them than to actually think. This album offers a fine balance between their heavy Killdozer/Big Black/pigfuck influences of the first album and a new aspect and advance in songwriting with pop sensibilities. It's a damn shame that it only made them infamous instead of famous. I can't help but wonder what this album would have sounded like if Steve Albini had recorded it, as originally intended. It was Albini who suggested Butch Vig to the band because of his work with Killdozer. It was Butch Vig's work on 8-Way Santa that led Nirvana to choosing him for their upcoming recording projects. I think that he did a better job on this than that.
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This is what grunge is supposed to sound like, it's not sensitive, it's not poetic, it's the kind of record that sounds best while drinking cheap whiskey with out of work loggers in a trailer park in a small town in Oregon or Washington.
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This record should've been huge, back in grunge's heyday. It's pathetic that the public threw their money at mediocre bands like Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, and completely ignored _8 Way Santa_. Admittedly, Tad did nothing after this that was all that impressive, but this record should've topped the charts.
Every track on this badass release was plodding, pounding, and melodic. This mofo kicks your ass like the rednecks at the 7-11 that don't like yer hair and clothes. Opener "Jinx" has a swirling, heavy riff and a good chorus to sing along with. "Wired God" has one of the toughest rhythms you've ever heard, with some intense vocals and guitar bludgeoning the hell out of you. "Candi" is as heavy as the man this band is named for, to the point that it sounds like something off of an early Melvins record (but with good singing). Tad even takes a stab at power pop, with "3-D Witch Hunt", which alternates between upbeat accoustic strumming (say old REM or Lemonheads), and big grunge guitar riffs over the chorus. "Jack Pepsi" is Tad's horrifying narrative of going out on a frozen lake in a pickup truck and breaking through the ice. All this whilst loaded on Jack Daniel's and Pepsi. Allegedly, this song got them in some legal trouble with Pepsi.
This record is also legendary for the original picture on the cover of some trailer trash lookin' dumbass grabbing some chick's breast, with a big shit eating grin on his face. The way I've heard the story, is that the guy was married...and not to the chick to whom he was copping a feel. Allegedly, he sued the band and they had to change the cover photo.
Every song on this record is quality and has a catchy, tough riff. If you like heavy tunes, you should have this record. I don't think it's being made any more, so loook for it used.
Every track on this badass release was plodding, pounding, and melodic. This mofo kicks your ass like the rednecks at the 7-11 that don't like yer hair and clothes. Opener "Jinx" has a swirling, heavy riff and a good chorus to sing along with. "Wired God" has one of the toughest rhythms you've ever heard, with some intense vocals and guitar bludgeoning the hell out of you. "Candi" is as heavy as the man this band is named for, to the point that it sounds like something off of an early Melvins record (but with good singing). Tad even takes a stab at power pop, with "3-D Witch Hunt", which alternates between upbeat accoustic strumming (say old REM or Lemonheads), and big grunge guitar riffs over the chorus. "Jack Pepsi" is Tad's horrifying narrative of going out on a frozen lake in a pickup truck and breaking through the ice. All this whilst loaded on Jack Daniel's and Pepsi. Allegedly, this song got them in some legal trouble with Pepsi.
This record is also legendary for the original picture on the cover of some trailer trash lookin' dumbass grabbing some chick's breast, with a big shit eating grin on his face. The way I've heard the story, is that the guy was married...and not to the chick to whom he was copping a feel. Allegedly, he sued the band and they had to change the cover photo.
Every song on this record is quality and has a catchy, tough riff. If you like heavy tunes, you should have this record. I don't think it's being made any more, so loook for it used.
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Scuzzy grunge done well
This album has kinda fallen through the cracks, when it comes to great grunge and Pacific NW rawk. It's a solid spin, and bonus points if you have the album cover NOT shown above.Published
This is trashy backwoods shit in the best way possible. Loud, rowdy, and not putting on a front or performance. Music for people who actually shoot guns and drink beer and ride that thin line between being unhinged as hell but managing to be chill folk for the most part. There's also a decent amount of variety on here, with "Flame Tavern" being a melodic pop-ish entry that would've destroyed the radio waves throughout the 1990's had Nirvana recorded it.
Enjoyable listen from one of Seattle's best.
Enjoyable listen from one of Seattle's best.
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I really wish Albini had done this - the drums would've sounded way less like MIDI trigger pre-set '80s metal bleurgh. But it's okay because the band's songs are strong enough to withstand the pretty fucking egregious rhythm section treatment. I'll go with the obvious Delinquent as my first pick. That's some very inspired guitar conjuring - and Tad finds a great vocal to compliment it.
Elsewhere there's the infamous Jack Pepsi - I remember when it was released, and the great review Melody Maker gave it. As we now know fine well, the so-called copyright infringement cost Sub Pop dearly, as did the controversy surrounding the original sleeve photo. Fucking America. Litigious to the end. But yeah - this album plays well as I listen to it in '23. Better than most alt rock stuff from this era.
Stumblin’ man talks really slow
Stumblin’ man ain’t got no home
Stumblin’ man ain’t got no smile
He ain’t had one in quite a while
Elsewhere there's the infamous Jack Pepsi - I remember when it was released, and the great review Melody Maker gave it. As we now know fine well, the so-called copyright infringement cost Sub Pop dearly, as did the controversy surrounding the original sleeve photo. Fucking America. Litigious to the end. But yeah - this album plays well as I listen to it in '23. Better than most alt rock stuff from this era.
Stumblin’ man talks really slow
Stumblin’ man ain’t got no home
Stumblin’ man ain’t got no smile
He ain’t had one in quite a while
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Catalog
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Jinx
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Giant Killer
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Wired God
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4
Delinquent
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5
Hedge Hog
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Flame Tavern
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7
Trash Truck
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Stumblin' Man
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Jack Pespi
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Candi
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3-D Witch Hunt
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Crane's Cafe
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Plague Years
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13 Apr 2024
10 Apr 2024
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1
Jinx
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Giant Killer
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3
Wired God
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4
Delinquent
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5
Hedge Hog
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Flame Tavern
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Trash Truck
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Stumblin' Man
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Jack Pespi
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Candi
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3-D Witch Hunt
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Crane's Cafe
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Plague Years
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7 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024
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Jinx
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Giant Killer
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Wired God
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Delinquent
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Hedge Hog
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Flame Tavern
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Trash Truck
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Stumblin' Man
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Jack Pespi
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Candi
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11 3-D Witch Hunt
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12 Crane's Cafe
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13 Plague Years
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