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Not only did Fear yield the Top 40 hit "All I Want," but it also marked the… Read Full Bio ↴Not only did Fear yield the Top 40 hit "All I Want," but it also marked the emergence of a more refined Toad the Wet Sprocket. This album is full of smart and catchy songs brought to life by four great musicians. Be it a tale of boyhood mischief ("Is It for Me") or a question of faith ("Pray Your Gods"), Glen Phillips shows himself to be one of the most literate and complex singer/songwriters around, layers of hidden subtext pouring from both his pen and voice. The rest of the quartet -- drummer Randy Guss, bassist/keyboardist Dean Dinning, and guitarist Todd Nichols -- have merged together musically, defining what it really means to be a band. Their juxtaposition of accordions and mandolins against hard-hitting electric guitars amplifies the blend of ease and urgency that plays out from song to song, from the acoustic meandering of "Walk on the Ocean" to the aggressive commentary on rape in "Hold Her Down." With not a single weak song, wonderfully engaging performances, and amazing sonic precision, Fear is a wonderful welcome into the house of Toad.

By Kelly McCartney
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Toad The Wet Sprocket Lyrics


All I Want Nothing's so loud As hearing when we lie The truth is not…
Before You Were Born How can it happen that every time You ask us this…
Butterflies (I saw something gigantic out on the water I asked my dad fo…
Hold Her Down Hold Her Down take her arms and hold her down... until she…
I Will Not Take These Things For Granted One part of me just wants to tell you everything One…
In My Ear didn't know they were a part of it i can't tell it…
Is It For Me Bradley says it's haunted The house upon the hill And if we…
Nightingale Song We sing the nightingale song alive Streets never border furt…
Pray Your Gods I will give the secrets you request And you will be…
Something To Say He's got a thing about losing control Carries it a mile…
Stories I Tell Don't give me answers for I would refuse "yes" is a…
Walk On The Ocean We spotted the ocean at the head of the trail Where…


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