Backslider: Cream Writer Admits She Likes Toadies, Cowers in Terror
(OK, take a deep breath. What could they possibly say that they haven't said before?)
So, remember Toadies? I do. And guess what, I kinda like 'em. In the pop-grunge vein (cringe!) they managed to write some very catchy songs with surprising longevity. And somehow I still hear "Possum Kingdom" at least once every couple months—whether it be in a mall corridor or on a horrible catch-all radio station. And yes, I sing along. You do too!
I obviously don't think the band did anything original, or groundbreaking or particularly great. But Rubberneck does have a special place in my heart due to the fact that I used to listen to it in my attic bedroom—the one with the slanty walls and the green sponge paint—when I was in middle school. (I grew up in the Northeast and our narrow house had three stories; it's wasn't like Little Princess or anything.) And to this day, "Tyler" occasionally makes its way onto my running mixes. Why is it so easy to forgive the faults of music we liked when we were young?
So, what does this have to do with anything? Well, I just found out that Toadies are releasing a new album on Aug. 19 and they're playing Exit/In on Oct. 10.
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I stand by you, Lee.
DOOOOO ya wanna die!?
Posted 07/30/2008 at 03:29:51 PMI'm gonna take two steps backward and pretend that I don't know you...sorry, I gotta maintain the handful of cool points I still have.
Posted 07/30/2008 at 03:56:10 PMYes, that record is fantastic. Their later stuff . . . not so much so. But yes, Rubberneck is fantastic.
Posted 07/30/2008 at 04:35:36 PMWhenever I hear about this band it reminds me of when I saw them open for Hum in '95...Hum slayed!! I think Tyler is a decent song, albeit totally derivative, and it doesn't always bother me if a band is unoriginal, but in the case of Toadies that derivation began and ended with one band. A band who's same starts with a P and rhymes with pixies. That being said, don't be ashamed, full blown 90's nostalgia is only about 5 years away, so you're ahead of the curve on this one.
Posted 07/30/2008 at 05:36:31 PMToadies were far superior to their "post-grunge" counterparts: Bush, Candlebox, Seven Mary Three, Collective Soul, etc
Unfortunately they waited 7 years to follow-up Rubberneck with a mediocre record.
Posted 07/30/2008 at 06:23:54 PMI love Hum. If I ever win the lottery the first thing I finance will be a Hum reunion album & tour.
Posted 07/30/2008 at 06:43:38 PMIt might take more than money to do that, Tobin. By the end, Tim just didn't really get along with the other guys that well. But, they did reunite for a show in Chicago a couple years ago. And I take back what I said the other day about Motorhead. The loudest show I've ever seen was when Hum played The Blind Pig, a club about the size of the Basement, and everybody had a double amp setup (so, Matt and Tim each had a full stack and two 100-watt heads, Jeff had two SVT cabs and two bass heads). They closed with "Iron Clad Lou" (ripped off by Filter on "Hey Man, Nice Shot" for those who don't know). This was before the phrase "rock your face off" was popular, but that's how it felt. My eyes were literally shaking the entire set. What an awesome fucking band.
Oh, and I think that Toadies record is OK, too.
Posted 07/30/2008 at 09:44:15 PMI has a similar Hum experience at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. Capacity: about 200. It was loud, really fucking loud.
Did Tim Lash's 'Glifted' side project ever put anything out after 'Under and In'?
Posted 07/31/2008 at 01:50:19 PMHum is one of the most under-appreciated bands of the 90's. Essential for anyone who's heart beats in drop D, and still one of the best bands to listen to on mushrooms...it's too bad 'Stars' is in a Cadillac commercial now.
Posted 07/31/2008 at 02:05:17 PMRE:"it's too bad 'Stars' is in a Cadillac commercial now."
for better or worse, it's also in a girl talk song.
Posted 07/31/2008 at 04:24:55 PMWorse!
Posted 07/31/2008 at 05:17:10 PMwell, you know the ol' saying...just because you listened to them in middle school doesn't mean they're any good.
Posted 07/31/2008 at 09:54:23 PMTobin: nope.
Is the Cadillac commercial or the Girl Talk song really as bad as Howard Stern having them play "Stars" on his show?
Posted 07/31/2008 at 09:58:37 PMI liked the Stern performance, when they had the drummer playing out in the studio hallway...fantastic!
Posted 07/31/2008 at 11:43:29 PMhum bears resemblance to another forefather of 90's alt-rock in dropped D: Failure.
Anyone ever catch them live?
the quintessence --
Posted 08/01/2008 at 09:09:14 AMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cntLoJ8nCs
Gold: You really know your Hum trivia. The performance was great (and all the tension between Stern's producer and Chris, Hum's tour manager, was fun, too.) But I really meant that in terms of guilt by association, I'll take Cadillac or laptop dance parties over Howard Stern any day.
wh: In a perfect universe, Hum and Failure would rule the galaxy side by side.
Posted 08/01/2008 at 09:26:19 AMwh: In a perfect universe, Hum and Failure would rule the galaxy side by side.
This is the best thread on Cream ever.
Posted 08/01/2008 at 09:50:28 AMI saw Failure with Poster Children @ The Whisky a-go-go, I think in '96. That show was also pretty sweet. I think it should also be noted that the band I played in during 8th grade covered 'Iron Clad Lou', I still have a video of this somewhere at my parents house.
Posted 08/01/2008 at 12:29:29 PM