Saturday by Padded Hell
SATURDAY is the story of a man down on his luck watching wrestling at home on a Saturday night. He’d rather be in his living room than the beach except for Thanksgiving when he’s all alone. He laments his small town and drinks beer in a parked car thinking about all the women he ever loved who were either scared away or dead. Things at work are no better. TV doesn’t help. He feels ostracized by everyone and ultimately realizes that he is the elephant in the room. But at least he has a sense of humor about it.
This album is dedicated to Dave Theriault, bass player and human extraordinaire, who left this world too soon in April of 2022. Recorded at Galaxy Park in Watertown MA by Richard Marr in 2015, SATURDAY is the culmination of 13-plus years playing in Boston clubs and spaces pretending to be a band while providing intense therapy for the band members.
Padded Hell was formed in 2002 by Mike Mahan, the founding guitarist for AC and front man for Bratface. He recruited Rico Petroleum (Kilslug, Groinoids, Upsidedown Cross) on bass, Audrey Hell on lead vocals and Larry Litogot (Penis Fly Trap, Jay Allen and the Archcriminals) on drums. Dave Theriault joined Padded Hell in 2010 when Rico and Audrey left due to mandatory band insanity. Mike, Larry and Dave took on more vocals and the new trio semi-matured with Mike even learning to tune his guitar regularly.
Despite these setbacks, Padded Hell’s signature songs, I Hate The Beach and Thanksgiving Dinner have been performed by dog orchestras around the world. Meanwhile, Brown Bag Beer finished second in the annual Best Punk Song About Beer Award in 2045.
Cover Art by Unknown (Dave found it in the trash)
RIP Dave Theriault (1982 – 2022)
RIP Rico Petroleum (1962 - 2025)
Tracklist
| 1. | Wrestler's Theme | 1:14 |
| 2. | I Hate The Beach | 3:42 |
| 3. | Living Room | 2:16 |
| 4. | Thanksgiving Dinner | 3:22 |
| 5. | Small Town | 0:30 |
| 6. | Brown Bag Beer | 2:04 |
| 7. | Jane Doe Bait | 2:13 |
| 8. | Press F8 | 1:56 |
| 9. | There Goes Another One | 1:47 |
| 10. | Remote Control | 2:26 |
| 11. | I Wanna Be On Your Blacklist | 1:50 |
| 12. | Dead Elephant | 1:54 |
Credits
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Padded Hell was formed in 2002 by Mike Mahan, the founding guitarist for AC. He recruited Rico Petroleum (Kilslug), on bass, Audrey Hell on lead vocals and Larry Litogot (Penis Fly Trap) on drums. Dave Theriault joined Padded Hell in 2010 when Rico and Audrey left due to mandatory band insanity. Mike, Larry and Dave took on more vocals and the trio (Shit! I'm about to reach my 400 character limit