Welcome to Discovery Park

Welcome to Discovery Park
Studio album by Brad
Released	August 13, 2002
Recorded	May 2001 – March 2002 at Studio Litho and Studio X, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Alternative rock, grunge
Length	58:20
Language	English
Label	Redline
Producer	Brad, Skip Drinkwater, Phil Nicolo
Brad chronology
Interiors (1997) Welcome to Discovery Park (2002) Best Friends? (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

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 written by Shawn Smith, except where noted; all music composed by Smith, except where noted.

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

European bonus tracks

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

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

Personnel

Brad Mike Berg – keyboards, piano, bass guitar, guitars, synth, organ Stone Gossard – guitars, drums, organ, synth, bass guitar Regan Hagar – drums, synth, guitar, design and layout Shawn Smith – vocals, piano, guitars, programming, drums, synth, bass guitar, organ Jeremy Toback – bass guitar

Additional musicians and production Matt Bayles – engineering, recording, mixing Brad – production Skip Drinkwater – additional production, mixing Rick Fisher at RFI/CD Mastering (Seattle) – mastering Sam Hofstedt, Floyd Reitsma – assistance Phil Nicolo – additional production, engineering, mixing Elizabeth Pupo Walker – percussion Bruce Tom – photos Thaddeus Turner – guitars, bass guitar

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.