Toad The Wet Sprocket
There have been two bands going by the name Toad The Wet Sprocket.
O… Read Full Bio ↴There have been two bands going by the name Toad The Wet Sprocket.
One are an American alternative-rock band which consists of singer Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Josh Daubin. The band enjoyed chart success in the 1990s with singles including "Walk on the Ocean", "All I Want", "Something's Always Wrong", and "Fall Down". The band broke up in 1998 to pursue other projects but in 2006 began touring the United States again in small-venue, short-run tours. In December 2010, the band announced their official reunion as a full-time working band and started writing songs for their first studio album of new material since their 1997 Columbia Records release, Coil. Their most recent full-length album, Starting Now, was released on August 27, 2021.
Toad the Wet Sprocket was formed in 1986 at San Marcos High School just outside of Santa Barbara, California, when singer-songwriter Glen Phillips was just a 14-year-old freshman, and the other members were 17-year-old juniors. The band drew its name from the Eric Idle monologue "Rock Notes" on Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album from 1980. Their first public appearance was at an open-microphone talent contest in September 1986 (which they lost).
Toad the Wet Sprocket's first album came out in 1989. Named Bread and Circus, it was their first effort for Columbia Records, who had signed them out of high school. The album spawned the singles "Way Away" and "One Little Girl," which made the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, but did not receive much attention.
The follow-up, Pale, was released in 1990 and saw their sound mature. Featuring the singles "Jam" and the Modern Rock Chart hit "Come Back Down," the album was still not a massive success.
The band finally achieved fame with their third album, Fear (released in 1991), which became the band's first RIAA certified platinum album. Also, the singles "All I Want" and "Walk on the Ocean" reached the top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1994, after years of heavy touring, the band released their follow-up to Fear, Dulcinea. This album spawned the hit singles "Fall Down", which reached #1 on the US Modern Rock charts as well as #5 on the Mainstream Rock chart, as well as "Something's Always Wrong", which also charted. This album was also certified platinum by the RIAA.
A compilation album of b-sides and rarities, In Light Syrup, was released in 1995; it included the single "Good Intentions", which was featured on the soundtrack for the television show Friends. Largely due to the strength of the single, this compilation was certified as a gold album in 2001.
The release of Coil in 1997 acted much like a follow up to 1994's Dulcinea. Featuring a more electric, rock sound, it contained the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock hit "Come Down", as well as the radio hit "Crazy Life" (which did not chart). The album, despite the success of "Come Down" as a single, failed to reach any sales benchmarks.
Toad the Wet Sprocket formally broke up in July 1998, citing creative differences. Since breaking up, the band performed together in 2002 at a Rape Crisis Center benefit and opened up for Counting Crows. In 2006 they began touring the United States as a band in small-venue, short-run tours each summer.
In 2009, bassist Dean Dinning said Toad the Wet Sprocket was now something each member considered an active project, and though they had not released a new studio album since 1997 and only did small summer tours, they no longer considered 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 band's albums. Therefore, the band makes little money from them, so to be able to make a living off their own talent again, they made these re-recordings with the goal of having them used in film and TV.
On December 7, 2010, Toad the Wet Sprocket 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, 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 had 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 began playing two new songs, "Friendly Fire" and "The Moment", which were being worked on for the new album.
On April 12, 2011, Toad the Wet Sprocket 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. The band does not have access to some of the versions they did for Columbia Records in the '90s. However, they did regain full control of the songs from their first two albums, and they planned to re-release them in remastered form on their own label, Abe's Records, following the release of their upcoming studio album.
On March 22, 2013, it was announced via Toad the Wet Sprocket's Facebook page that recording of the new album had been completed. The album was produced and mixed by Mikal Blue at Revolver Studios in Thousand Oaks, California. On June 5, 2013, the band announced the first new single in 16 years on Rolling Stone's website titled "New Constellation". An album of the same name was released on the band's own Abe's Records on October 15, 2013. The band marketed the new album via the crowdsourcing website Kickstarter. The band initially set a fundraising goal of $50,000, expecting it to take about two months to raise that amount. Instead, fans contributed more than $50,000 in less than 20 hours. When the Kickstarter campaign finally came to a close, they had raised a total of $264,762.
In 2014, Toad the Wet Sprocket resumed touring and opened a number of shows for Counting Crows. They showcased some of the new material from New Constellation, the Kickstarter-funded album, including "California Wasted" and the album's title track while playing a number of their earlier hits. During summer 2015, the band went on tour with fellow '90s acts Smash Mouth and Tonic. The band released an EP called Architect of the Ruin on June 16, 2015.
In 2018, Toad the Wet Sprocket announced that they had reissued their albums fear and Dulcinea on a deluxe remastered vinyl LP available through their online store. The same year, they also released a limited deluxe 5-LP box set of colored vinyl for their albums fear, Dulcinea and Acoustic Dance Party.
In a January 2020 interview with ChicagoNow, Glen Phillips stated that "Toad has started recording again." In addition, he confirmed the band's first official lineup change, and that drummer Guss had left the band on good terms. Previous occasional touring member Josh Daubin replaced Guss.
On September 25, 2020, they released a new song entitled “Starting Now”, followed by another new song "Old Habits Die Hard" on October 23rd, from their upcoming album, set to be released in 2021.
The second Toad The Wet Sprocket were a NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) band active from the mid-70s to 1982. They released two singles, "Pete's Punk Song" and "Reaching the Sky", before their breakup. Their song, "Blues in A", was included on Metal for Muthas compilation (1980).
O… Read Full Bio ↴There have been two bands going by the name Toad The Wet Sprocket.
One are an American alternative-rock band which consists of singer Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Josh Daubin. The band enjoyed chart success in the 1990s with singles including "Walk on the Ocean", "All I Want", "Something's Always Wrong", and "Fall Down". The band broke up in 1998 to pursue other projects but in 2006 began touring the United States again in small-venue, short-run tours. In December 2010, the band announced their official reunion as a full-time working band and started writing songs for their first studio album of new material since their 1997 Columbia Records release, Coil. Their most recent full-length album, Starting Now, was released on August 27, 2021.
Toad the Wet Sprocket was formed in 1986 at San Marcos High School just outside of Santa Barbara, California, when singer-songwriter Glen Phillips was just a 14-year-old freshman, and the other members were 17-year-old juniors. The band drew its name from the Eric Idle monologue "Rock Notes" on Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album from 1980. Their first public appearance was at an open-microphone talent contest in September 1986 (which they lost).
Toad the Wet Sprocket's first album came out in 1989. Named Bread and Circus, it was their first effort for Columbia Records, who had signed them out of high school. The album spawned the singles "Way Away" and "One Little Girl," which made the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, but did not receive much attention.
The follow-up, Pale, was released in 1990 and saw their sound mature. Featuring the singles "Jam" and the Modern Rock Chart hit "Come Back Down," the album was still not a massive success.
The band finally achieved fame with their third album, Fear (released in 1991), which became the band's first RIAA certified platinum album. Also, the singles "All I Want" and "Walk on the Ocean" reached the top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1994, after years of heavy touring, the band released their follow-up to Fear, Dulcinea. This album spawned the hit singles "Fall Down", which reached #1 on the US Modern Rock charts as well as #5 on the Mainstream Rock chart, as well as "Something's Always Wrong", which also charted. This album was also certified platinum by the RIAA.
A compilation album of b-sides and rarities, In Light Syrup, was released in 1995; it included the single "Good Intentions", which was featured on the soundtrack for the television show Friends. Largely due to the strength of the single, this compilation was certified as a gold album in 2001.
The release of Coil in 1997 acted much like a follow up to 1994's Dulcinea. Featuring a more electric, rock sound, it contained the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock hit "Come Down", as well as the radio hit "Crazy Life" (which did not chart). The album, despite the success of "Come Down" as a single, failed to reach any sales benchmarks.
Toad the Wet Sprocket formally broke up in July 1998, citing creative differences. Since breaking up, the band performed together in 2002 at a Rape Crisis Center benefit and opened up for Counting Crows. In 2006 they began touring the United States as a band in small-venue, short-run tours each summer.
In 2009, bassist Dean Dinning said Toad the Wet Sprocket was now something each member considered an active project, and though they had not released a new studio album since 1997 and only did small summer tours, they no longer considered 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 band's albums. Therefore, the band makes little money from them, so to be able to make a living off their own talent again, they made these re-recordings with the goal of having them used in film and TV.
On December 7, 2010, Toad the Wet Sprocket 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, 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 had 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 began playing two new songs, "Friendly Fire" and "The Moment", which were being worked on for the new album.
On April 12, 2011, Toad the Wet Sprocket 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. The band does not have access to some of the versions they did for Columbia Records in the '90s. However, they did regain full control of the songs from their first two albums, and they planned to re-release them in remastered form on their own label, Abe's Records, following the release of their upcoming studio album.
On March 22, 2013, it was announced via Toad the Wet Sprocket's Facebook page that recording of the new album had been completed. The album was produced and mixed by Mikal Blue at Revolver Studios in Thousand Oaks, California. On June 5, 2013, the band announced the first new single in 16 years on Rolling Stone's website titled "New Constellation". An album of the same name was released on the band's own Abe's Records on October 15, 2013. The band marketed the new album via the crowdsourcing website Kickstarter. The band initially set a fundraising goal of $50,000, expecting it to take about two months to raise that amount. Instead, fans contributed more than $50,000 in less than 20 hours. When the Kickstarter campaign finally came to a close, they had raised a total of $264,762.
In 2014, Toad the Wet Sprocket resumed touring and opened a number of shows for Counting Crows. They showcased some of the new material from New Constellation, the Kickstarter-funded album, including "California Wasted" and the album's title track while playing a number of their earlier hits. During summer 2015, the band went on tour with fellow '90s acts Smash Mouth and Tonic. The band released an EP called Architect of the Ruin on June 16, 2015.
In 2018, Toad the Wet Sprocket announced that they had reissued their albums fear and Dulcinea on a deluxe remastered vinyl LP available through their online store. The same year, they also released a limited deluxe 5-LP box set of colored vinyl for their albums fear, Dulcinea and Acoustic Dance Party.
In a January 2020 interview with ChicagoNow, Glen Phillips stated that "Toad has started recording again." In addition, he confirmed the band's first official lineup change, and that drummer Guss had left the band on good terms. Previous occasional touring member Josh Daubin replaced Guss.
On September 25, 2020, they released a new song entitled “Starting Now”, followed by another new song "Old Habits Die Hard" on October 23rd, from their upcoming album, set to be released in 2021.
The second Toad The Wet Sprocket were a NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) band active from the mid-70s to 1982. They released two singles, "Pete's Punk Song" and "Reaching the Sky", before their breakup. Their song, "Blues in A", was included on Metal for Muthas compilation (1980).
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Toad The Wet Sprocket Lyrics
(Listen) Well I wonder do we learn Seems we're making the same…
01 Fly From Heaven Paul is making me nervous Paul is making me scared Walk in…
09 Fall down She said "I'm fine, I'm okay" cover up your trembling…
12 Reincarnation Song I thought I'd be alright today I thought I'd be alive…
All I Want Nothing's so loud As hearing when we lie The truth is not…
All In All [Chorus:] All in all it's just as well Water moves, Earth …
All Right Losing my aim losing time And after Ten in the morning I…
All She Said Will my bride sleep tonight Softly Believe the words As alwa…
All Things In Time Call me up when you need Strangers often deceive And there…
Always Changing Probably I wanted to follow you Down to your well-furnished cave An…
Amnesia Here, I need your help Deliver me from myself Take me where…
Amnésia here I need your help deliver me from myself take me where…
Are We Afraid Wasn't it hard And did we want penance Summer's so long Cold…
Before You Were Born How can it happen that every time You ask us this…
Begin Are you given vision Are you second sight Are you older than…
Brother [Chorus] I find my brother in there Deep in my heart I find…
Butterflies (I saw something gigantic out on the water I asked my dad fo…
California Wasted Oh time Where did time go What was I thinking No compass …
Chicken He has many faces Full moon cycle changes Why leave the …
Chile Be who you are If it fits in the system Say what…
Come Back Down I've come here a thousand times, some things never change "Y…
Come Down Open up and let me in I was lucky to live,…
Comes A Time There comes a time in a life to pull on your…
Corporal Brown Corporal brown was tall, boy! And likes to go and fish Corpo…
Covered In Roses Covered in roses No-one deserves it all Covered in roses Wha…
Crazy Life Anyway now, it don't seem right He's in there and you're…
Crowing Been waiting To find You could've been happier Given the tim…
Dam Would Break Is it this place that makes me fall from you Forget…
Desire I want to be clean, I want to be whole I…
Don Lead me well, don't clear my way It's fascinating how the…
Don't Fade Lead me well, don't clear my way It's fascinating how the…
Don't Go Away We've been sharing so many words and feelings Age is heavier…
Eyes Open Wide I wanna see everything The beautiful colors Disintegrate…
Fall Down She said "I'm fine, I'm okay" cover up your trembling…
Fly From Heaven Paul is making me nervous Paul is making me scared Walk into…
Golden Age A decade in the wilderness How′d we ever come to this Took…
Good Intentions It's hard to rely on my good intentions When my head's…
Hey Bulldog Sheep dog, standing in the rain Bullfrog, doing it again Som…
High On a Riverbed Why try When everything I do seems half right How can I…
Hobbit On The Rocks There's an old Virginian vibraphone With a calculated gait A…
Hold Her Down Hold Her Down take her arms and hold her down... until she…
Hope Call and anywhere I would go Call and anywhere I would go…
I Nothing's so loud As hearing when we lie The truth is not…
I Think About Watching me A bird upon a roof with coal-black feathers Cock…
I Will Not Take These Things For Granted One part of me just wants to tell you everything One…
I'll Bet On You Hey, yeah Ready for the big rain Hey, yeah Everything…
I'm Not Waiting 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…
Inside Free my heart to feel again Free my mind to understand To…
Instant Karma Instant Karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right on the…
Is It For Me Bradley says it's haunted The house upon the hill And if we…
Is It for Me? Bradley says it's haunted The house upon the hill And if w…
Jam One more time he says good-night Turns out the door and…
Janitor Been two weeks now Kitchen stinks now Finally got the guts t…
Know Me Should I have believed I was still a boy Naive and…
Liars Everywhere Here in my mind is a wall I can't climb Don't…
Listen Well I wonder do we learn Seems we're making the same…
Little Buddha Life is suffering Tee-hee, ha-ha Life is suffering Tee-hee, …
Little Heaven Opened my eyes The fire had come Not for the end of…
Little Man Big Man Little man big man who came first What is the measure…
Nanci I can't believe you You bend your words like Uri Geller's…
New Constellation Now what's that thing I cant remember How did I get…
Nightingale Song We sing the nightingale song alive Streets never border furt…
Nothing Is Alone Something rushes over me And I find myself standing here Lif…
One Little Girl One little girl Told to know her place Told she must belie…
One Wind Blows Wouldn't know any more than home And couldn't see much furth…
P.S. Wait for hours in the line again Take your check,…
P.S. (new version) P.S. (New Version) Wait for hours in the line again Take yo…
Pale Blue Azul palido As death it waits for me After storms And after…
Pray Your Gods I will give the secrets you request And you will be…
Rare Bird I talk too much, I always do ′Til sense is lost…
Reincarnation Song I thought I'd be alright today I thought I'd be alive…
Rings Are you the plane That shapes the board Part of a history Sm…
Scenes from a Vinyl Recliner High on a wire Poised for an imminent fall Clowns always smi…
She Cried Solitaire, such a fateful game She turns her cards and write…
Silo Lullaby Green button like a lantern Illuminates this cavern And outs…
So Alive Soft between these sheets I shiver I move in time My thought…
Something Another day I call and never speak And you would say…
Something is Always Wrong Another day I call and never speak And you would say…
Something To Say He's got a thing about losing control Carries it a mile…
Something's Always Wrong Another day I call and never speak And you would say…
Stories I Tell Don't give me answers for I would refuse "yes" is a…
Stupid Four times he came by I did not look Talked about the…
The Eye I wanna see everything The beautiful colors Disintegrate u…
The Moment Shame doesn't become you There are no mistakes in the final…
Throw It All Away Take your cautionary tales Take your incremental gain And al…
Torn I fear nothing Besides myself Please don't touch me Love lik…
Törn I fear nothing Besides myself Please don't touch me I feel l…
Unquiet I am taught but I Never learn a thing I'm not deaf…
Walk On The Ocean We spotted the ocean at the head of the trail Where…
Way Away Line of people to pass you by Posing sympathy with its…
Whatever I Fear There's almost nothing left You eat my kind for breakfast Wh…
When We Recovered So suddenly Where was my mind What was I thinking of I…
Windmills I spend too much time Raiding windmills We go side by side L…
Wood Burning Say what you need I kick you down No I'm fine…
Woodburning Say what you need I kick you down No I'm fine…