John Smith Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I've never heard a note of their music but they are coming to the pagent. Are they worth going to see? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Wow, there is a name I have not heard in a long time! My roommate had one of their records in college and I can remember the album cover but I can't remember any of the songs or if I liked it. Does that help? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Rubberneck. Great album. I saw them open for white zombie and they were amazing. Haven't heard any new stuff though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Wow, there is a name I have not heard in a long time! My roommate had one of their records in college and I can remember the album cover but I can't remember any of the songs or if I liked it. Does that help? Pretty much clears everything up, thanks. I'm only asking because I have friends going and they asked. Maybe I'll grab some and see what they sound like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm a fan. Rubberneck and Hell Below, Stars Above are both pretty good. Very angsty, though. He had a rough childhood, I gather. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Artifice Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 one word: TYLER. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
junkiesmile Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 They're a great live band. I saw them quite a few times here in Austin during their Rubberneck heyday. I'm not into that type of music anymore but I sure would go and see them again. I'm sure I could muster some angst. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I liked Possum Kingdom. Wasn't there a girl in this band? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Yeah the bassist was a girl. I liked that song too...one of my faves from the 90's. Well, maybe in my top 30, if I really had to think about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrNo Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Girl is no longer in the band. Lots of meatheads here in Dallas still love them, though... Once upon a time "Tyler" was quite popular at my local roller rink. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I love love love love love the Toadies. The two albums they made the first time around, Rubberneck and Hell Below/Stars Above are genuine post-grunge classics. Fantastic albums. The one they did last year was so-so. I've seen them live 3 times -- opening for RHCP in about '97 or so, headlining a club in '01, and at Lollapalooza last year, and all three kicked my ass. Better when Lisa was in the band than they are now, but still well worth seeing. Great yelly vocals, amazing guitar playing, pretty cool vibe to everything they do. Go see them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TemplePilot Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Home town heroes and I love em. They have 3 full length albums and one EP with the original lineup. The original bassit, Lisa, is no longer with the band (and her participation is pretty controversial). They are hands down, absolutely worth going to see. Friggin great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I liked Possum Kingdom. Wasn't there a girl in this band? Like most people, this is the only song I really know by them. Our band used to do this one and people seemed to like it. I have never heard anything else by them so good to know they are worth checking out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I try to avoid bad Nirvana rip-offs thank you much. But hey, it might be fun for nostalgia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 They don't sound anything like Nirvana. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TemplePilot Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 They sound absolutely nothing like Nirvana, terrible comparison. The comparison I hear most is that they're Pixies ripoffs, which I can sometimes hear, but it really only comes from the similarities between Tyler and Where Is My Mind? If anyone has only heard Possum Kingdom, but enjoyed it, I highly recommend aquiring a copy of Rubberneck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Most definitely worth checking out...Todd Vaden Lewis is a hellacious vocalist. Great heavy guitars These guys experienced the Record Label sodomy routine...had their second album shelved and were never able to regain their momentum. Possum Kingdom led to one of the more surreal moments I have experienced...seeing an 'exotic' dancer do her thing to a song about a serial killer. Not erotic at all, just really eerie. A buddy of mine called her over for a lap dance and he asked her why she spotlighted to PK. "It's got a really good beat and I can groove to it" "Have you listened to the lyrics" "Not really" "It's about a Serial Killer" "Oh. But it's got a really good beat" You could hear the monky banging cymbals... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 bad Soundgarden rip-off bad Screaming Trees rip-off bad Alice in Chains rip-off bad Pearl Jam rip-off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 [quote name='Crow Daddy Magnus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Yeah, pretty much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 bad Soundgarden rip-off bad Screaming Trees rip-off bad Alice in Chains rip-off bad Pearl Jam rip-off I most respectfully disagree. This is akin to saying Uncle Tupelo are ripping off The Long Riders and Rank and File. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 That was my point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 It's a stretch to say they sound nothing like Nirvana. They were an obvious influence. But also a huge stretch to call them a Nirvana rip-off. They share a lot of influences (namely the Pixies) and that results in some similarities between them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Sure, they have some distorted guitars, though they did/do not depend on distortion to nearly the extent that Nirvana did. That's pretty much where the similarities end, as far as I can tell. The Toadies' songs are a bit more tuneful, straight ahead rock songs than Nirvana's, and Todd Phillips's voice doesn't really sound anything like Kurt Cobain's. So they have a little bit of a soft/loud/soft thing going on - they likely got that from the Pixies, as has been said. Many of the songs on Rubberneck (which is likely where the misguided comparison comes from) were written before Nevermind was released, and I don't hear anything on Bleach that reminds me of the Toadies. My point in posting those videos above with the tags I did is to point out that the Toadies sound as much like Nirvana as they sound like Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, the Smashing Pumpkins, or any other guitar-based band from that era. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Sure, they have some distorted guitars, though they did/do not depend on distortion to nearly the extent that Nirvana did. That's pretty much where the similarities end, as far as I can tell. The Toadies' songs are a bit more tuneful, straight ahead rock songs than Nirvana's, and Todd Phillips's voice doesn't really sound anything like Kurt Cobain's. So they have a little bit of a soft/loud/soft thing going on - they likely got that from the Pixies, as has been said. Many of the songs on Rubberneck (which is likely where the misguided comparison comes from) were written before Nevermind was released, and I don't hear anything on Bleach that reminds me of the Toadies. My point in posting those videos above with the tags I did is to point out that the Toadies sound as much like Nirvana as they sound like Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, the Smashing Pumpkins, or any other guitar-based band from that era. Really? Tuneful? I don't see them as that melodically strong quite frankly. "Tyler" sounds nothing like Pearl Jam. It sounds like The Pixies I suppose. Really none of those songs like any of the bands you compared them to. I suppose the Nirvana thing was a bit of a rash statement but I'm not entirely sure the Toadies deserve a much closer look. (Sorry, I used to really hate the Toadies on the radio when I was a kid.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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