McRad

Like Bad Brains, McRad started as an '80s Hardcore band that specialized in speed Punk and dabbled in Metal, Reggae, and Jazz. As the sport of skateboarding became increasingly popular, they became favorites in the West Coast scene, despite their roots in Philly. In 1982, soon after skater Chuck Treece became sponsored (with the help of Bones Brigade mastermind Stacy Peralta), he formed the Hardcore Punk group McRad with fellow skater Zeke Zagar. The skate world and the band's thrashing music intersected after Beware Records released the band's first LP, Absence of Sanity, in 1987 and Powell Peralta used a few songs for a soundtrack used in the Savannah Slamma Contest. From there, Peralta invited Treece to do music for the skate videos Ban This, Propaganda, and Public Domain. The last was a street-skate sensation that gave the band major exposure, featuring the songs "Weakness" and "McShred" played over black-and-white footage of teen prodigies Ray Barbee, Steve Saiz, and Eric Sanderson ollieing down staircases and over fire hydrants. With the decline of Treece's professional skate career, the band devolved, and when Bad Brains frontman H.R. left the band in 1989, Treece auditioned; although he didn't get the spot, he did gain a friendship with the band and filled in for drummer Mackie Jayson when he left the Brains a few years later. After three tours, he spent his time in the groups Urge Overkill, Underdog, and the Mosquitoes while working as a session musician and pursuing solo endeavors. In 2008, the band returned with F.D.R., named after one of Treece's favorite Philadelphia skate locations.

Dominant Force EP (1983)

01 - Sundial

02 - Greed

03 - Acid Drop

04 - Programmed Children

05 - Resthaven

06 - Dominant Force

07 - No Guns

08 - Forget Those Years (Dub)

Absence Of Sanity (2001)

01 - Prevent That Tragedy

02 - Tomorrow's Headline

03 - Broken String Dub (Live)

04 - McShred

05 - This Indecision

06 - In My Forever

07 - Weakness

08 - Tom Groholski

09 - Brain

10 - Week Style

11 - Fiend

12 - Dead By Dawn

13 - Jocelyn

14 - Words Of Life

15 - Dub For Andy (Live)

16 - Separation/Words Of Life (Live)

17 - Indecision (Live)

18 - Jocelyn (Live)

19 - R.I.P. Andy (Live)

F.D.R. (2008)

01 - Ejected

02 - Feel

03 - Prevent That Tragedy

04 - Violin

05 - TG

06 - Tomorrow's Headline

07 - Dead By Dawn

08 - McShred

09 - Weakness

10 - Ship

11 - Words Of Life

12 - TG II

13 - Tell

14 - Son

15 - Always

16 - LA 4

Lion Pure (2015)

01 - Sundial

02 - Acid Drop

03 - Programmed Children

04 - Rest Haven

05 - Dominant Force

06 - No Guns

07 - Forget Those Years

08 - Greed

09 - Angle Of Lite

10 - Space Dub Travel

11 - Another Chance

12 - Hesitation

13 - Prevent That Tragedy

14 - Tomorrow's Headline

15 - Broken String Dub (Live)

16 - McShred

17 - This Indecision

18 - In My Forever

19 - Tom Groholski

20 - Brain

21 - Weak Style

22 - Fiend

23 - Dead By Dawn

24 - Jocelyn

25 - Words Of Life

26 - Weakness

27 -McRad Dub For Andy

Frontside Five & McRad

50-50 Split (2007)

Frontside Five:

01 - All Right

02 - Shit Town

03 - Bleeding The Sound

04 - Frontside Five

05 - Skrape

06 - Chin

07 - Thrasher

08 - Who Farted

McRad:

09 - Save The Child

10 - Sunday

11 - Going Good

12 - Anthem

13 - No Guns

14 - Mondo's Revenge

15 - Youth Dub

16 - Jeff Jenkins WKDUInterview

17 - Forty Three

18 - Isaac Dovi Kieran Jurni

19 - Hesitation

Chuck Treece & McRad

The Begin (2013)

01 - It's All Right

02 - One Minute (Blktop Project)

03 - Punky Bruiser (Blktop Project)

04 - Nu Age

05 - Each One

06 - Hesitation

07 - Green Face

08 - All 4 U

09 - 4 Evah I Site

10 - Don't Tread On Me

11 - Roar Pon Dem

12 - The Begin

13 - The Guzzler

14 - Ultimate Robot

15 - Drop The Graze

16 - Silver Surfah

17 - Song 4 U

18 - Turn Up The Music

19 - Life Daze

20 - Just Swim

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