Toad the Wet Sprocket
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Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American
United States
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alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band formed in 1986. The band consists of singer/guitarist Glen Phillips
Glen Phillips
Glen Phillips is a songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket.-Personal life:...
, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist Todd Nichols, bassist
Bass guitar
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Dean Dinning, and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Randy Guss. The band enjoyed chart success in the 1990s with the singles "Walk on the Ocean," "All I Want," "Something's Always Wrong," and "Fall Down," among others. The band broke up in 1998 to pursue other projects but in 2006 began touring the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as a band in small-venue, short-run tours each summer. In December 2010, the band announced their official reunion as a full-time working band and have started writing songs for their first new studio album since their 1997 Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
release "Coil".
Name origin
Toad the Wet Sprocket took its name from a Monty PythonMonty Python
Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...
comedy sketch called "Rock Notes" (performed by Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer. He was as a member of the British comedy group Monty Python, a member of the The Rutles on Saturday Night Live and author of the play, Spamalot....
on Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album is an album released by Monty Python in 1980, a mixture of songs, new sketches and some rerecorded pre-Python work. As the title suggests, the album was put together to complete a contract with Charisma Records...
), in which a journalist delivers a nonsensical music news report:
As their first gig approached, the band still had not chosen a name. The members facetiously adopted "Toad the Wet Sprocket" because they thought it would be "hilarious". Philips later called it a "joke that went on too long", and their website claimed "it was probably meant to be temporary at the time".
At the 1999 performance Eric Idle Sings Monty Python
Eric Idle Sings Monty Python
Eric Idle Sings Monty Python is a live recording by original Monty Python member Eric Idle performed at the J. Paul Getty Center in Los Angeles in 1999. The concert runs for under an hour and is packed with songs, poems, and arcana from the 30-plus years of Monty Python, with amusing Idle banter...
, Idle reflected on the name's usage:
Early career
Toad the Wet Sprocket was formed in 1986, with the members having known one another from San Marcos High School just outside of Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
. Singer/songwriter Glen Phillips
Glen Phillips
Glen Phillips is a songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket.-Personal life:...
was only 16, Todd Nichols and Randy Guss were 19, and Dean Dinning was 20. The band's first public appearance was at an open-mic talent contest in September 1986. The band lost the competition.
Toad the Wet Sprocket's first album was released in 1989. Bread & Circus
Bread & Circus
Bread & Circus is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket originally self released on cassette only in 1988, and re-released in 1989 by Columbia Records on CD, Cassette and Vinyl with altered artwork...
was self-financed through their label, Abe Records. The album spawned the singles "Way Away" and "One Little Girl", which made the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, but received little attention.
The follow-up to Bread & Circus, Pale
Pale (album)
Pale is the second album by Toad the Wet Sprocket. Recorded independently in 1989 for roughly $6000, the band negotiated a deal with Columbia Records to release this without any alterations, along with their 1988 release "Bread And Circus", "Pale" was released in January 1990 and "Come Back Down"...
, was released in 1990 and saw their sound mature. During the recording of the album, Toad signed to Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
while declining the opportunity to re-record Pale, but negotiating to have Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
reissue Bread & Circus
Bread & Circus
Bread & Circus is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket originally self released on cassette only in 1988, and re-released in 1989 by Columbia Records on CD, Cassette and Vinyl with altered artwork...
. Featuring the singles "Jam" and the Modern Rock Chart hit "Come Back Down", the album was still not a success; but the singles received heavy airplay on college radio stations and the band's first music video (for "One Little Girl") was directed by Mark Miremont
Mark Miremont
Mark Miremont is an American philosopher, photographer, filmmaker, music video director and occasional street artist.He was born in Madrid, Spain and studied philosophy at UCLA and Harvard...
and aired on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's 120 Minutes
120 Minutes
120 Minutes is a television show in the United States dedicated to alternative music, originally airing on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and then on MTV's sister channel MTV2 from 2001 to 2003....
.
Commercial breakthrough
The band finally achieved fame with their third album, FearFear (Toad the Wet Sprocket album)
fear is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket that Columbia Records released in 1991. The album was preceded by the single "Is It For Me", which failed to chart well....
. The album was released in 1991, and saw the singles "All I Want
All I Want (Toad the Wet Sprocket song)
"All I Want" is a 1992 song by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket from their successful 1991 album Fear.-Charts:"All I Want" was Toad the Wet Sprocket's first successful song...
" and "Walk on the Ocean
Walk on the Ocean
"Walk on the Ocean" is a song by the rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket on their 1991 album Fear. It was also on the compilation album Almost Kinda Acoustic....
" reach the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. The album became the band's first RIAA-certified
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
platinum album.
In 1992, the cult classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 American action/comedy/horror film about a Valley girl cheerleader named Buffy who learns that it is her fate to hunt vampires. The original script for the film was written by Joss Whedon, who later created the darker and more acclaimed TV series of the same name...
featured the song "Little Heaven" and was included in the movie soundtrack.
In 1993, the Mike Myers
Mike Myers (actor)
Michael John "Mike" Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer of British parentage...
feature film So I Married an Axe Murderer
So I Married an Axe Murderer
So I Married an Axe Murderer is a 1993 American comedy-horror film starring Mike Myers and Nancy Travis. Myers plays Charlie McKenzie, a man afraid of commitment until he meets Harriet , who works at a butcher shop and may be a serial killer...
included the song "Brother" on its soundtrack. "Brother" later appeared on the In Light Syrup compilation album, as well as on the 2004 release of the live album Welcome Home: Live at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara 1992.
In 1994, after years of heavy touring, the band released Dulcinea
Dulcinea (album)
Dulcinea is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket released in 1994. It is their fourth studio album with Columbia Records and the follow-up to their popular album fear, which was released in 1991. Two songs from Dulcinea reached Top 40 designation on the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts: "Fall...
, their follow-up to Fear
Fear (Toad the Wet Sprocket album)
fear is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket that Columbia Records released in 1991. The album was preceded by the single "Is It For Me", which failed to chart well....
. This album spawned the hit singles "Fall Down
Fall Down
"Fall Down" is a single by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. The song is included on their 1994 album Dulcinea. "Fall Down" was co-written by Glen Phillips and Todd Nichols...
", which reached #1 on the US Modern Rock charts, as well as #5 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and "Something's Always Wrong", which also charted. Like Fear, this album was certified platinum by the RIAA.
A compilation album of b-sides and rarities, In Light Syrup
In Light Syrup (album)
In Light Syrup is an album of B-sides and rare tracks by Toad the Wet Sprocket, released in 1995. In Light Syrup was RIAA Certified Gold on June 4, 2001.-Track listing:# "Brother" – 4:04...
, was released in 1995; it included the singles "Good Intentions", which was featured on the soundtrack for the television show Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, as well as the aforementioned "Brother". The compilation was certified as a gold album in 2001.
The release of Coil
Coil (album)
Coil is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket released in 1997. It is their fifth studio album, and the final one before the band broke up in 1998. As with previous albums, Coil was released under the Columbia Records label and produced by Gavin MacKillop....
in 1997 acted as the proper follow up to 1994's Dulcinea. Featuring a more electric, rock sound, it featured the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock hit "Come Down", as well as the singles "Crazy Life" (previously featured on the soundtrack for the film Empire Records
Empire Records
Empire Records is a 1995 coming of age film that follows a group of record store employees over the course of one exceptional day. The employees of this independent music store try to fight off a large chain, all while learning about each other...
) and "Whatever I Fear", which did not chart. Also included on Coil is arguably the most mature song ever penned by Toad to date: the anthemic "Dam Would Break". The album, despite the success of "Come Down" as a single, failed to reach any sales benchmarks. This failure is often attributed to the label doing a poor job of promoting the album.
Toad the Wet Sprocket formally broke up in July 1998, citing creative differences.
Post-breakup
Toad the Wet Sprocket, though officially broken up since 1998, has worked together off and on over the years. They performed on several occasions in 1999, although only short sets. Also in 1999, they recorded two studio tracks for a compilation release, P.S. A Toad Retrospective, including one of the first songs they wrote together as a band, "P.S.".The band temporarily reunited in late 2002, playing a benefit for the Rape Crisis Center in Santa Barbara, and opening a few shows for Counting Crows
Counting Crows
Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones"...
. The group then played a few months of full-length shows in early 2003. Although seemingly successful, at the end of the tour the band decided to continue on their separate paths and careers.
In 2004, Toad released an album of a live show that was put to tape in 1992. This album, Welcome Home: Live at The Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara 1992, showcased the height of their popularity during the tour for Fear.
In the summer of 2006, the band reunited for a 34-date nationwide tour of the United States.
During the summer of 2007 they played several shows with lead singer Glen Phillips serving as their opening act.
On January 16, 2008, the band reunited once again to play two shows - one in St. Petersburg Florida then the next night at the House of Blues Orlando prior to joining The Rock Boat VIII.
On January 25, 2008, the band played a set at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival in Ann Arbor, MI.
On June 11 & 12, 2008, they played in Philadelphia and New Jersey at the Trocadero and Starland Ballroom respectively.
On June 14, 2008, they played at the 27th Annual Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival.
On June 15, 2008, the band performed at The Norva in Norfolk, VA. One of the show's highlights was the band performing Glen Phillip's solo hit "Everything But You".
On December 19, 2008, the band performed on The Adam Carolla Show at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA.
In May 2009 they played a four show mini-tour including two nights at the intimate 400 seat venue The Ark in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and also in an outdoor venue at Neptunes Park in Virginia Beach, VA.
Continuing throughout the 2009 summer, the group played a second 12-stop mini tour which started with a show at the House of Blues in Houston, TX. During the show, the band noted that it had been some time since they had played a venue in Texas. However, noting the positive crowd response and energetic atmosphere, Philips stated that the group "would try to make it an annual stop” in the future.
Reunion and return to recording
In 2009 bassist Dean Dinning said the band is now something each member considers an active project, and though they haven't released a new studio album since 1997 and only do small summer tours, they no longer consider themselves "broken up".In May 2010, the band gathered at a California studio to begin re-recording some of their older hits for licensing reasons. Columbia Records owns the masters to the bands albums, and the band makes little money from them, so to be able to make a living off their own talent again, they've made these recordings with the goal of having them used in film and TV.
On December 7, 2010, the band released their first new studio track in 11 years. The holiday track "It Doesn't Feel Like Christmas," a cover of a Sam Phillips original, was posted on their official site, available via bandcamp
Bandcamp
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for free download just in time for the holidays, along with a new message on their site: "We’re that band that did “Walk on the Ocean,” “All I Want,” “Something’s Always Wrong,” and “Fall Down”. The one with the weird name. We’re back from a long slumber, and look forward to saying hello some time. Keep in touch…"
The band has recently signed a deal with Primary Wave to handle their back catalog and any future releases, and on December 11, 2010, the band mentioned, both on stage, and in an offstage YouTube interview, that they are currently writing songs for their first new studio album since 1997's "Coil". In addition they have begun playing two new songs, "Friendly Fire" and "The Moment" which are being worked on for the new album.
On April 12, 2011 the band released a new Greatest Hits album titled "All You Want" in digital and disc form via their official website. The 11-track CD includes brand new studio versions of their hits, this will allow the band to regain their publishing and licensing of these songs, as they have no access to the versions they did for Columbia Records in the '90s. Aside from their first two albums, which they have regained full control over and plan to re-release, in remastered form, on their own label, Abe's Records. This new hits disc will be released into stores and on all digital retailers and online retailers later in the summer.
Glen Phillips' solo career
Immediately after the July breakup in 1998, Glen Phillips began his own solo career. He has toured almost constantly up to the present time, usually just him and his guitar, but often with regular guest musicians. He has a close friendship with the members of Nickel CreekNickel Creek
Nickel Creek was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile , Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins . The band was founded in 1989 and released 6 albums between 1993 and 2006...
, and they often perform together; they recorded a studio album called Mutual Admiration Society
Mutual Admiration Society (album)
Mutual Admiration Society is an album featuring the collaboration between Nickel Creek's Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins, and Glen Phillips, the former lead singer of folk-rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket...
in 2000, released in 2004. In addition to that collaboration, Glen has released three solo studio albums, Abulum
Abulum
Abulum is the solo debut album by former Toad the Wet Sprocket singer/songwriter Glen Phillips. The album was produced on both CD and DVD formats...
(2000), Winter Pays For Summer
Winter Pays For Summer
Winter Pays For Summer is an album released in 2005 by Glen Phillips. The album was Phillips' debut for Lost Highway/Universal Records. It was recorded during 2003 and 2004. It was produced by John Fields at Paramount Studios and Mansfield Lodge, and features guest appearances by Jon Brion, Sam...
(2005) and Mr. Lemons
Mr. Lemons
Mr. Lemons is the third full-length album by singer/songwriter Glen Phillips. It was released in May 2006 and features a cover of the Huey Lewis and the News hit, "I Want a New Drug"....
(2006), along with a live album, Live At Largo (2003).
Also, in spring 2006, Glen released a studio EP titled Unlucky 7, featuring outtakes from his "Winter Pays For Summer" studio sessions (and one track, "The Innocent", from his scrapped 2002 "Tornillo" album). In February 2008, Glen released another EP entitled "Secrets of the New Explorers" consisting of six songs inspired by private space travel. In March 2008, Glen and Works Progress Administration, which includes Sean and Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, finished mixing their "WPA" album, which was released on August 28, 2009.
Glen also released a self-titled EP with his side project Plover, which features Nielson Hubbard and Garrison Starr, and a full length album for his project Remote Tree Children titled "Veteran Of The Loudness Wars".
In December 2010, as a bit of a Christmas gift to his fans, Glen finally made his unreleased 2002 album "Tornillo" available via his bandcamp page.
Glen is currently working on new Toad songs for their upcoming 2012 return, but is also writing for a solo follow-up to "Mr Lemons" as well.
Lapdog
Todd, Dean and Randy have also continued in music. In the late 1990s, Todd and Dean formed a new band called Lapdog. They recorded and released the studio album Near Tonight (2001), and toured minimally. After this, Dean quit the band to split his time between recording and producing local music and pursuing his acting career, and Randy joined Lapdog as their drummer. Again Lapdog recorded and released an album, called Mayfly (2002). Todd Nichols has since ended Lapdog and is focusing on writing songs in Nashville for country acts along with Toad bandmate Dean Dinning, and producing bands at his studio Abe's in Los Angeles. The rest of his musical output is now focused on touring and potentially recording again with Toad.Discography
Toad the Wet Sprocket released five studio albums, two live EPsExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, a rarities compilation, a posthumous live album and a hits compilation for Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. The band was also featured on a number of soundtracks and uncatalogued singles and tapes.
Studio albums
| Title | Released | Label | Notes |
| Bread & Circus Bread & Circus Bread & Circus is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket originally self released on cassette only in 1988, and re-released in 1989 by Columbia Records on CD, Cassette and Vinyl with altered artwork... |
July 1989 | Columbia Records | |
| Pale Pale (album) Pale is the second album by Toad the Wet Sprocket. Recorded independently in 1989 for roughly $6000, the band negotiated a deal with Columbia Records to release this without any alterations, along with their 1988 release "Bread And Circus", "Pale" was released in January 1990 and "Come Back Down"... |
January 1990 | Columbia Records | |
| Fear Fear (Toad the Wet Sprocket album) fear is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket that Columbia Records released in 1991. The album was preceded by the single "Is It For Me", which failed to chart well.... |
August 27, 1991 | Columbia Records | US #49 1,000,000 (Platinum) |
| Dulcinea Dulcinea (album) Dulcinea is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket released in 1994. It is their fourth studio album with Columbia Records and the follow-up to their popular album fear, which was released in 1991. Two songs from Dulcinea reached Top 40 designation on the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts: "Fall... |
May 24, 1994 | Columbia Records | US #34 1,000,000 (Platinum) |
| Coil Coil (album) Coil is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket released in 1997. It is their fifth studio album, and the final one before the band broke up in 1998. As with previous albums, Coil was released under the Columbia Records label and produced by Gavin MacKillop.... |
May 20, 1997 | Columbia Records | US #19 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Released | Label | Notes |
| In Light Syrup In Light Syrup (album) In Light Syrup is an album of B-sides and rare tracks by Toad the Wet Sprocket, released in 1995. In Light Syrup was RIAA Certified Gold on June 4, 2001.-Track listing:# "Brother" – 4:04... |
October 31, 1995 | Columbia Records | US# 37 500,000 (Gold) |
| P.S. (A Toad Retrospective) P.S. (A Toad Retrospective) P.S. is a compilation by Toad the Wet Sprocket. Released in 1999, it was a posthumous look back at their career featuring hits and fan favorites. Although the band had officially split up prior to this release, Glen Phillips, Dean Dinning and Randy Guss and Todd Nichols reunited to record a new... |
October 26, 1999 | Columbia Records | |
| All You Want (Greatest Hits, Re-Recorded) | April 12, 2011 | Primary Wave |
Live album
| Title | Released | Label | Notes |
| Welcome Home: Live at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara 1992 Welcome Home: Live at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara 1992 Welcome Home: Live at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara 1992 is a live album by former alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket. Released by Columbia Records in 2004, it followed up the band's reunion tour in 2003, and is a chronicle of their first show in Santa Barbara, California... |
October 19, 2004 | Columbia Records |
EPs
| Title | Released | Label | Notes |
| Five Live Five Live (Toad the Wet Sprocket album) Five Live is a live EP by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. The EP was a limited pressing of 5,000 copies bundled with the first pressing of the album fear... |
1992 | Columbia Records | |
| Acoustic Dance Party Acoustic Dance Party Acoustic Dance Party is an extended play album by Toad the Wet Sprocket released in 1994. It contains acoustic versions of some of their most popular songs.-Recording:... |
1994 | Columbia Records |
Video compilation
| Title | Released | Label | Notes |
| Seven Songs Seldom Seen Seven Songs Seldom Seen Seven Songs Seldom Seen is a video release by the band Toad the Wet Sprocket. It presents a compilation of their music videos, circa 1992. It has only been physically released on VHS... |
1992 | Sony Music Video Entertainment |
Singles
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 1989 | "One Little Girl" | — | — | 24 | — | Bread & Circus Bread & Circus Bread & Circus is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket originally self released on cassette only in 1988, and re-released in 1989 by Columbia Records on CD, Cassette and Vinyl with altered artwork... |
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| 1990 | "Come Back Down" | — | — | 27 | — | Pale Pale (album) Pale is the second album by Toad the Wet Sprocket. Recorded independently in 1989 for roughly $6000, the band negotiated a deal with Columbia Records to release this without any alterations, along with their 1988 release "Bread And Circus", "Pale" was released in January 1990 and "Come Back Down"... |
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| "Jam" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1992 | "Is It For Me" | — | — | — | — | Fear Fear (Toad the Wet Sprocket album) fear is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket that Columbia Records released in 1991. The album was preceded by the single "Is It For Me", which failed to chart well.... |
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| "All I Want All I Want (Toad the Wet Sprocket song) "All I Want" is a 1992 song by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket from their successful 1991 album Fear.-Charts:"All I Want" was Toad the Wet Sprocket's first successful song... " |
15 | 8 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||
| "Hold Her Down" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Walk on the Ocean Walk on the Ocean "Walk on the Ocean" is a song by the rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket on their 1991 album Fear. It was also on the compilation album Almost Kinda Acoustic.... " |
18 | 21 | — | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1993 | "I Will Not Take These Things for Granted" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1994 | "Fall Down Fall Down "Fall Down" is a single by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. The song is included on their 1994 album Dulcinea. "Fall Down" was co-written by Glen Phillips and Todd Nichols... " |
33 | 31 | 1 | 5 | Dulcinea Dulcinea (album) Dulcinea is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket released in 1994. It is their fourth studio album with Columbia Records and the follow-up to their popular album fear, which was released in 1991. Two songs from Dulcinea reached Top 40 designation on the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts: "Fall... |
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| "Something's Always Wrong Something's Always Wrong "Something's Always Wrong" is a single by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. The song is included on their 1994 album Dulcinea. "Fall Down" was co-written by Glen Phillips and Todd Nichols... " |
41 | 34 | 9 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1995 | "Fly From Heaven" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Stupid" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Good Intentions" | — | 23 | 20 | 19 | In Light Syrup | ||||||||||
| 1997 | "Come Down" | — | 51 | 13 | 17 | Coil Coil (album) Coil is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket released in 1997. It is their fifth studio album, and the final one before the band broke up in 1998. As with previous albums, Coil was released under the Columbia Records label and produced by Gavin MacKillop.... |
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| "Whatever I Fear" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Crazy Life" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1999 | "P.S." | — | — | — | — | P.S. (A Toad Retrospective) P.S. (A Toad Retrospective) P.S. is a compilation by Toad the Wet Sprocket. Released in 1999, it was a posthumous look back at their career featuring hits and fan favorites. Although the band had officially split up prior to this release, Glen Phillips, Dean Dinning and Randy Guss and Todd Nichols reunited to record a new... |
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Other media appearances
- Toad the Wet Sprocket's songs have been used in the soundtracks of over a dozen movies and episodes of television series.
- Song "Little Heaven" featured in the film Buffy The Vampire SlayerBuffy the Vampire Slayer (film)Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 American action/comedy/horror film about a Valley girl cheerleader named Buffy who learns that it is her fate to hunt vampires. The original script for the film was written by Joss Whedon, who later created the darker and more acclaimed TV series of the same name...
(1992), and the accompanying soundtrack release Buffy the Vampire Slayer Soundtrack. - "All I Want" was the theme song for the NBC show The Round TableThe Round Table (TV series)The Round Table is an American television series that aired on NBC on friday nights from September 18, 1992 to October 16, 1992.The 1992 TV-series The Round Table set in Washington D.C. focused on the lives of a group of 20-30 youths who frequently met at the bar The Round Table...
, which was canceled after less than ten episodes. - "Fall Down" was used in the My So-Called LifeMy So-Called LifeMy So-Called Life is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995 and was distributed by The Bedford Falls Company with ABC Productions. Set at the...
episode "Other People's Mothers." It also features in the 1994 film Drop ZoneDrop Zone (film)Drop Zone is a 1994 action movie directed by John Badham. It stars Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey and Yancy Butler.-Plot:Aboard a commercial airliner, U.S...
. - "Something's Always Wrong" featured in the 1996 film Fear, starring Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen (CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
) and Alyssa Milano. - EmeryEmery (band)Emery is an American four-piece post-hardcore band from Rock Hill, South Carolina currently signed to both Tooth & Nail Records and Solid State Records and based in Seattle, Washington. Emery was founded in Rock Hill, South Carolina with the original lineup consisting of Toby Morrell, Devin...
covered "All I Want" for the punk rock cover compilation Punk Goes '90s. - Toad the Wet Sprocket has three cover songs on compilation albums: John Lennon'sJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
"Instant Karma!Instant Karma!"Instant Karma!" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1970 on Apple Records, catalogue Apple 1003 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1818 in the United States. It is the third solo single issued by Lennon, and it peaked at #3 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 singles...
", featured in the album Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John LennonWorking Class Hero: A Tribute to John LennonWorking Class Hero is a 1995 tribute album to Beatles singer/songwriter John Lennon. It gets its name from a Lennon song of the same name. The album was produced by Lindy Goetz through Hollywood Records in support of the Humane Society of the United States...
; The Beatles'The BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
"Hey BulldogHey Bulldog"Hey Bulldog" is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack album in 1969. Primarily by John Lennon , and finished in the studio by Lennon and McCartney, the song was recorded during the filming of the "Lady Madonna" promotional video, and like "Lady Madonna" is...
" featured in the I Know What You Did Last SummerI Know What You Did Last SummerI Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American horror film. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on Lois Duncan's popular novel of the same title...
Soundtrack; and Kiss'sKISS (band)Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
"Rock and Roll All NiteRock and Roll All Nite"Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song by Kiss, originally released on their 1975 album Dressed to Kill. It was released as the A-side of their fifth single, with the album track "Getaway." The studio version of the song peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard singles chart, besting the band's previous...
" featured in the album Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss RegroovedKISS My Ass: Classic KISS Regrooved-Charts:Album - Billboard Singles - Billboard -External links:*...
. - The benefit album MOM (Music for our Mother Ocean), vol. IIhttp://www.amazon.com/dp/samples/B000001Y4D includes the track "Acid."
- Courteney CoxCourteney CoxCourteney Bass Cox is an American actress, she is best known for her roles as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, Gale Weathers in the horror series Scream and as Jules Cobb in the ABC sitcom Cougar Town, for which she earned her first Golden Globe nomination....
appeared in the 1995 music video for "Good Intentions." It also appeared on the Friends Original TV Soundtrack. - Season 4 of the TV show ScrubsScrubs (TV series)Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
featured "Windmills." Season 6 of ScrubsScrubs (TV series)Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
featured Glen PhillipsGlen PhillipsGlen Phillips is a songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket.-Personal life:...
' "Courage." Also, the song "Something's Always Wrong" is featured on the Scrubs Season 2 soundtrack. - They were mentioned in the liner notes of SilverchairSilverchairSilverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
's debut album FrogstompFrogstompFrogstomp is the debut album of Australian rock band Silverchair. It was released in Australia in early 1995, when the members were only 15 years of age, by a subsidiary of Sony Records and reached number one on the album charts. On 20 June 1995, Frogstomp was released by Epic Records in the U.S...
. - In BonesBones (TV series)Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
episode "The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle", Temperance BrennanTemperance BrennanTemperance Daesee Brennan is a fictional character created by author Kathy Reichs, and is the hero of her crime novel series . She was introduced in Reichs' first novel, Déjà Dead, which was published in 1997...
says she's a fan of Toad the Wet Sprocket.
External links
- ToadTheWetSprocket.com; official site; major update, May 2006
- Official Facebook page
- Official Myspace site. Best site for current information.
- ComeBackDownload.com -- fan site; updated sporadically; complete lyrics listing; site was hacked recently and doesn't seem to have been updated in over a year. Archived website along with most content is available on the Internet Archive
- GlenPhillips.com; Official Glen Phillips site (Toad's frontman)
- LapdogMusic.com -- Official Lapdog site (Toad's lead guitarist and drummer; site does not currently exist though the domain is still registered until Feb. 2009
- Toad the WWWet Sprocket -- fan site; complete lyrics, with guitar tabs and news.
- How Toad Got Their Name w/sound clip
- Almost a Year Abroad -- Glen Phillips travels Europe for 'almost a year' with his complete nuclear family. He writes of his family's travels here. (Reference from Doc Searls)