"I thought that, given the state of radio at the time, our music would
never make it to the airwaves. The name 'Bad Radio' comes from that
line of thought -- Dave George
Bad Radio
was formed back in 1986 and ended in 1990. However, the main focus
of Bad Radio was during 1988-1989 when Eddie Vedder joined in to
replace vocals, Keith Wood (whom would return in 1989). During this
time, while Eddie was doing vocals, the band was also made up of 3
others. They were Dave George (Guitar), Dave Silva (Bass), and Joey
Poncehtti (Drums).
Bad Radio has recieved more fame in the recent years then it did back
in the late '80s. This is probably because of each member's greater
fame, especially Eddie Vedder's. Few people outside the southern
California area knew them, but now, almost every Pearl Jam fan
has some knowledge of Bad Radio's former existence.
Eddie Vedder soon left the band in 1989 saying, "I had just broken up
with a band, Bad Radio, mostly because of the lack of ambition on
the other members' parts."
More information can be found at: http://strega1.home.netcom.com/evbadr.html
The following list of songs is everything I could find about Bad
Radio's music. There may be more songs than listed below.
Bootleg Discography
What
One Step Up
Street Funky Man
Sick 'o Pussies
Believe You Me
Answer
Better Man
Just A Book
Homeless
What The Funk
I'm Alive
Crossroads
Bad Radio has some really good songs. I'm sure they could have made
it big had the rest of the band been more ambitious. Though, its probably
a good thing they didn't succeed, or else we wouldn't have the
fantastic music of Pearl Jam which we're thankful to have today.
