Interiors

Brad, ???? | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 1997)
• Original Release Date: June 24, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BXQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,206 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #90 in Music > Rock > Funk Rock

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Much better than I expected., August 30, 1998

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[e-mail] (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interiors (Audio CD)

I first heard Brad in the fall of 1995 when someone i went to school with leant me the Shame cd. I was not all that impressed with what i saw as a hybrid of the Commodors and Neil Young. I was a big Pearl Jam fan and was hoping that since Stone Gossard was in Brad that the record would sound like PJ. Of course it did not.

Last summer I had the immense pleasure of seeing Brad play shorlty after the release of their second album Interiors. I was very impressed. My taste in music has evolved quite a bit since I was eighteen. This was made evident to me when Brad's Interiors blew me away. Even though it sounds nothing like Pearl Jam, as I once hoped it would, It rocks on it's own merit. Songs like Secret Girl, The Day Brings, Lift and Sweet Al George make this a worthy record. The funky grooves and ballads on this record instantly made it one of my favorites. Sweet Al George even gave me a little bit of the Pearl Jam flavor I had originally hoped for back in '95. I would reccomend this record to any rock and roll fan, or even fans of late seventies funk, like the Commodors. If it is a Pearl Jam record you are looking for, however, try Seven Mary Three. Interiors is a great record. Shawn Smith is an incredibly talented and charismatic vocalist. Check him out in concert if you ever get the chance, either in Brad, or in his other band Satchel.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brad is an addictive drug., March 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Interiors (Audio CD)

Brad is a surprisingly unknown but, excellent band. If this cd, was ever somehow promoted more, it would go platinum, easily.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something everyone should know...., October 28, 2000

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Avi Amar (Bat Yam, Isreal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interiors (Audio CD)

The album is hand is Brad's second one. If you are thinking Pearl Jam {Stone Gossard is the guitarist for Brad} think again, my friend, because you got it all wrong. This album has almost none of that "Seattle sound" that became so overused in the early 1990s. Instead, this album does include some extremely beautiful and moving moments. The band mixes funk, soul and just a bit of rock to create a solid, flowing album. stand out tracks include the rock-like " Lift", the highly emotional and somewhat trippy "Upon my shoulders" and "Funeral song" and the melodic, Counting Crowes orientated "Some never come home". Also, keep a close watch on lead singer Shawn Smith, who's voice is a beautiful cross between Stevie Wonder, Ben Harper and Steve Winwood. Sadly, Smith is one of the most overlooked artists of our time. And he should not be. When you will listen to this album, you'll understand why.