Welcome to Discovery Park

Welcome to Discovery Park is the third studio album by the alternative rock band Brad. It was released in 2002 on Redline Records.

Welcome to Discovery Park
Studio album by
Brad
ReleasedAugust 13, 2002
RecordedMay 2001 – March 2002 at Studio Litho and Studio X, Seattle, Washington
GenreAlternative rock, grunge
Length58:20
LanguageEnglish
LabelRedline
ProducerBrad, Skip Drinkwater, Phil Nicolo
Brad chronology
Interiors
(1997)		 Welcome to Discovery Park
(2002)		 Best Friends?
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Overview

The album's recording sessions took place from May 2001 to March 2002 at Studio Litho and Studio X in Seattle, Washington. Studio Litho is owned by guitarist Stone Gossard. The recording of Welcome to Discovery Park saw contributions from Mike Berg, who had taken over as the touring bassist for Jeremy Toback.[2] Most of the album was produced by the band members themselves, although they also worked with producers Phil Nicolo and Skip Drinkwater. The album was mixed by Nicolo, Drinkwater, and Matt Bayles. The album's cover art was photographed by Bruce Tom. The album mixes the rawness of the band's debut, Shame, with the more polished, produced sound of the band's second album, Interiors. The album charted at number 46 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Bradley Torreano of Allmusic called it "another quality album that still leaves the listener hungry overall for some better songs."[1] Outtakes from the recording sessions for Welcome to Discovery Park were included on the 2005 compilation album, Brad vs Satchel.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Shawn Smith, except where noted; all music is composed by Smith, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Brothers and Sisters"  5:35
2."Shinin'"  4:21
3."Drop it Down" Stone Gossard4:17
4."Never Let Each Other Down"  4:00
5."If You Could Make it Good"  4:50
6."Revolution" Regan Hagar3:38
7."Takin' it Easy"  3:11
8."Sheepish"GossardGossard4:11
9."All is One" Mike Berg4:32
10."Couch T-bone" Berg, Gossard, Hagar, Smith3:56
11."La, La, La"  3:50
12."Yes, You Are"  5:29
13."Arrakis" Berg6:30
European bonus tracks

All tracks are written by Gossard, Hagar, Smith, and Berg.

No.TitleLength
14."It Ain't Easy"3:18
15."Makes Me Crazy"4:14

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[4] 46

References

  1. Torreano, Bradley. "allmusic ((( Welcome to Discovery Park > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas and Torreano, Bradley. "Brad". Allmusic. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.
  3. Gumbuoy. "Hang Out In Discovery Park With Brad". fasterlouder.com.au. September 27, 2005.
  4. "Brad – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
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