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Willard was a music group from Seattle, Washington. Formed around 1989, they are acknowledged to be part of the grunge movement of the 80's-90's. They never quite broke out of the underground scene. Bruce Pavitt of Sub Pop took guitarist Mark Spiders out to lunch and told him they were "looking for a touring machine". Willard passed on Sub Pop's advances to avoid the "Grunge Bandwagon". Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... The Image is from allmusic. ... Seattle redirects here. ... See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 // January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in Russia. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Bruce Pavitt is an American, best known for founding the record label Sub Pop. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ...

Jeff Gilbert and Tad Doyle were instrumental in their first record deal which resulted in their one and only Jack Endino produced album, Steel Mill in 1992. They had previously released a self titled EP on [1] on Green Gel Records[2]. ^[1]. After performing an outdoor show for the "Pain In The Grass" Festival at the Seattle Center, Willard was banned from further performances by the Seattle Police Department and the City of Seattle. Willard T shirts soon proudly said "Banned by the SPD"!^[2]. Their music sounded similar to several other Seattle bands, namely TAD and the Melvins. Steve Wied was the original TAD drummer before joining Willard. Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ... Tad was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. ... Melvins are an American rock/metal band that usually perform as a trio. ... Tad was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. ...

They disbanded after recording a second record, Bone Grinder, which was never released. Only one song, "Larie" was released on a "Seattle Music Scene CD".

Mark, Johnny, and Otis, played in a side project called Ditch Witch with Tad Doyle of TAD, and Tyson Garcia who later played bass for Willard, Hog Molly, and The Ones. Ditch Witch never released any recordings, however there are bootleg videos^{[citation needed]}. The second version of Ditch Witch was named Cluster Fuck and featured Tad on drums and vocals, Garcia on bass, Spiders on guitar, and Martin Chandler (Panic, Hog Molly), (The Ones) on second guitar^{[citation needed]}. Tad was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. ... Hog Molly was a Seattle-based heavy rock band, formed by Tad Doyle in 2001 after the breakup of his previous band TAD. However, unlike Tads previous band which dealt almost exclusively in recycled 70s heavy metal riffs, Hog Mollys sound was closer to Motorhead than Black Sabbath. ... The Ones were a New York City based dance music group best known for the early 2000s hit single Flawless. ... Panic is the band that Dave Mustaine was in before he joined Metallica. ... Hog Molly was a Seattle-based heavy rock band, formed by Tad Doyle in 2001 after the breakup of his previous band TAD. However, unlike Tads previous band which dealt almost exclusively in recycled 70s heavy metal riffs, Hog Mollys sound was closer to Motorhead than Black Sabbath. ...

Band Members

• Johnny Clint - vocals
• Mark Spiders - guitars
• Otis P. Otis - guitars
• Steve Wied - drums
• Darren Peters - bass
• Tyson Garcia - bass (replaced Peters)

Discography

• "Willard - EP" (Green Gel Records 1991)[3]
• "Road Runner Records Promo PR063" - features "Sweet Cali" (Road Runner Records 1992)
• "Metal Detector CD Metal Monsters" Summer 1992 - features "Stain" (FMBQ 1992)
• Steel Mill (Road Runner Records, 1992)
• "Best Of Grunge Rock" features "Fifteen" (Priority Records 1993)
• Bone Grinder (un-released)
• "Seattle Music Scene Volume 2" features "Larie" from "Bone Grinder" (Insight Records 1994)
• "Texass" features Mark Spiders on Backup Vocals and Otis P. Otis on Guitar(IFA Records 1994)
• "Sunshine" Spread the Love EP (pre - Willard) 1989 [self release] features "Drag". Mark, Otis, and Darren play on EP with Faye West (vocals) and Patty Schemell (drums) who Later played with Courtney Love in "Hole".

References

1. ^ Brenda Herrmann, "Willard: Steel Mill", Chicago Tribune, December 17, 1992, Sec. Tempo, Pg. 7.
2. ^ Patrick MacDonald, "Willard is Saying `Rats!' to Seattle's Grunge Profusion", The Seattle Times, July 31, 1992, Sec. Tempo, Pg. 6.