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Grandaddy
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Modesto, California, (1992 – 2006)
Grandaddy was an American indie pop band formed in Modesto, California, in 1992 by singer/guitarist/keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch; although a noisy, lo-fi approach characterized early recordings like 1994’s Complex Party Come Along Theories, with the 1995 additions of guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden the group’s sound expanded exponentially over the course of subsequent efforts including the unreleased Don’t Sock The Tryer and the 1996 EP A Pretty Mess By This One Band. Originally issued on indie label Will Records, 1997’s acclaimed full-length Under The Western Freeway proved Grandaddy’s creative breakthrough, and the following year the album was reissued on major-label V2, with “
Summer Here Kids” earning Single of the Week honors in the pages of the NME. The Broken Down Comforter Collection, a compilation of singles tracks, preceded the 1999 Signal To Snow Ratio EP, which heralded a movement toward the vintage electronic textures further in evidence on 2000’s superb The Sophtware Slump. In 2002, the group released another odds-n-sods collection, Concrete Dunes, which paved the way for a busy 2003: that spring, Grandaddy released the Floating Debris EP and their fourth full-length, Sumday, and spent the rest of the year touring, making appearances at festivals such as Glastonbury. In 2005, they resurfaced with the Excerpts From The Diary Of Todd Zilla EP and a full-length album (Just Like The Fambly Cat) followed in 2006. It was to be their last, though Jason Lytle continues to tour, playing Grandaddy songs as well as his own solo works.
Summer Here Kids” earning Single of the Week honors in the pages of the NME. The Broken Down Comforter Collection, a compilation of singles tracks, preceded the 1999 Signal To Snow Ratio EP, which heralded a movement toward the vintage electronic textures further in evidence on 2000’s superb The Sophtware Slump. In 2002, the group released another odds-n-sods collection, Concrete Dunes, which paved the way for a busy 2003: that spring, Grandaddy released the Floating Debris EP and their fourth full-length, Sumday, and spent the rest of the year touring, making appearances at festivals such as Glastonbury. In 2005, they resurfaced with the Excerpts From The Diary Of Todd Zilla EP and a full-length album (Just Like The Fambly Cat) followed in 2006. It was to be their last, though Jason Lytle continues to tour, playing Grandaddy songs as well as his own solo works.
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The Sophtware Slump
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Sumday
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Under The Western Freeway
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The Crystal Lake
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He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's The Pilot
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Jed The Humanoid
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Underneath The Weeping Willow
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Chartsengrafs
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Miner at the Dial-a-View
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Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)
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So You'll Aim Toward The Sky
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Broken Household Appliance National Forest
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Shoutbox
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mattgee725 wrote:
@Blocoholi, A.M. 180 was in a Honda commercial a few years back too. That's where I first heard them.
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AlcoholicAsya wrote:
The Sophtware Slump is the best of the best ...
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flanderosa wrote:
Miss this band so so much :( :( :(
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anyboy wrote:
the band is genious & legendary
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anyboy wrote:
summer here kids ♥
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lolspud wrote:
Oh, and Blocoholi. It was in 28 days later.
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lolspud wrote:
Kinda want to listen to these guys, until I saw their discography and how incomplete the downloads were. Fuck that, way too much stuff to find.
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lady_in_a_coma wrote:
jed((
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Blocoholi wrote:
A.M. 180 on top? Strange! Soundtrack of a movie or what?
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guitardaani wrote:
He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's The Pilot
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AdamGott wrote:
Grandaddy - Hultsfredsfestivalen - Hultsfred, Sweden - June 14, 2003 (soundboard) - http://empeefree.blogspot.com/2010/01/grandaddy-hultsfredsfestivalen.html
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radicalapical wrote:
i agree. stray god is so wonderful! i just became very addicted to grandaddy, frighteningly quick. i've never heard of them until a coupe of days ago..weird. maybe because i'm a 90's babe?
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emenikmatis wrote:
woah i was expecting stray dog to be way higher! such a great track. thankyou mr nuske.
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AimlesslyEating wrote:
should never have left the crystal lake.....
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ostgur wrote:
GODS
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best-indiemusic wrote:
Hi, for best indie music video live and acoustic go here: http://indie-music-video.blogspot.com/
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smithee1407 wrote:
Agreed. I have no idea how I missed this band!?! I finally find out about them 20 friggin years later. AH well - better late than never. But I gotta say that they should have been bigger than Radiohead imho. The music is just as good or better and the lyrics stand up conceptually any day to Radiohead's. But Radiohead has the album sales so...that's just the nature of the beast. But Grandaddy's still a way better band.
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Steve2603 wrote:
Found out about this band through Trigger Happy TV. A part of He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's The pilot played through one of his sketches. Epic song.
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randyseternity wrote:
http://www.last.fm/user/randyseternity/journal/2009/12/12/38ldiv_my_top_50_albums_of_the_decade?success=1
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furrycheeky wrote:
http://jasonlytle.bandcamp.com/ News of a new Jason album next year and free download of some home recorded tracks
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FREE gift from Jason Lytle
7 Dec 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/grandaddy
'Tis the season for FREE musical gifts from Jason Lytle - click HERE to download.
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8 May 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/grandaddy
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