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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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Gardenhead1 wrote:
@nothere413 that happened to me too. well, i liked it, but it wasn't amazing. now i think it's incredible. what an underrated band!
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nothere413 wrote:
I first listened to Sophtware Slump a couple years ago and didn't care for it, but I listened to it again yesterday and I absolutely love it. Funny how that happens.
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umberto71 wrote:
what's that kasabian, anyway?
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puppetunderling wrote:
What happened in September? There was a huge peak in scrobbling of tracks from The Sophtware Slump.
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HushSettleDown wrote:
@Dominic_Carla Please explain how a band so great like Grandaddy, who sound nothing like and not only pre-date Kasabian but also are worth the time of day to listen to a "poor man's Kasabian"?
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yugman wrote:
Jack frost been through here... HE SURREEEE HASSSS
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sincero1964 wrote:
Just got back into these guys, my life is better now. (4)
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Imajika wrote:
I miss Grandaddy. I <3 them.
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drluciensanchez wrote:
Levitz
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rtom87 wrote:
I liked Cillian Murphy's hair
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fitzsimonsmike wrote:
A tribute album for The Sophtware Slump. Nice. http://www.adecouvrirabsolument.com/compilations/compilation-hors-serie-4-4192.html
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EpicFuse wrote:
28 Days Later soundtrack got me into these guys.
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tracheofan wrote:
Just got back into these guys, my life is better. [2]
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Under_Radar_Mag wrote:
Our new issue features an article on Grandaddy: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/under_the_radar_magazine_announces_10th_anniversary_issue_featuring_joanna_/
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yugman wrote:
Funny you guys arguing over a Radiohead comparison. Grandaddy are my tied favourite band along with Radiohead, Pavement, Super Furry Animals and The Smiths. I think Grandaddy are more like a mix of ELO and The Flaming Lips.
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EggRaid wrote:
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dncncpr wrote:
Grandaddy s**t on radiohead fact!! radiohead made a great album with ok computer! one of the greatest collections of music ever! however after throwing is toys out of the pram because they became "too commercial" they have become increasingly toooo self indulgent! Thom yorke nobody likes minimal house music!!
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KuriousBanana wrote:
How the hell are they like Radiohead at all? [3]
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koolsamarkand wrote:
Just got back into these guys, my life is better.
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soad9000 wrote:
About to buy the package of old stuff from the Jason's Talkscape message board thing, yayyyyy
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Destination Weekend
19 May 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/grandaddy
In celebration of the band's twenty-year anniversary, Pearl
Jam will host and headline a Labor Day weekend concert celebration
at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI. Jason, and all
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