1. toe (Japanese band) is … Read Full Bio ↴There are three groups with the name Toe:
1. toe (Japanese band) is a Japanese math-rock / post-rock / instrumental music group.
2. Toe (American band) is a Chicago post-rock music group.
3. Toe (English band) is a experimental/noise rock band from Ipswich.
japanese band : http://www.toe.st/
toe is a Japanese music group that formed in 2000. Although mentioned in many post-rock circles, their song structure and dynamics are similar to many popular math rock artists. The vast majority of the music is instrumental and features the swift and acute drumming of Takashi. The band has changed their sound over their musical tenure by incorporating acoustic guitars, Rhodes piano, and vibraphones in their most recent releases.
The band started performing live in July 2001, a few times a month at nightclubs. They began recording their debut EP "Songs, Ideas We Forgot" in February 2002, and released it two months later on April 17th of the same year. In July 2003 toe released a split CD EP with Pele through an independent label, Muziq, and the following September the band released a remix album Re:Designed.
In April 2004 toe contributed a song to the MOTOWN tribute CD, "ROCK MOTOWN" and the following June the Pele/toe split was released on vinyl through Polyvinyl Records. In April 2005 the band began recording their first album. Four months later on August 31st, toe's anticipated debut album "The Book About My Idle Plot on a Vague Anxiety" was released.
The members are:
☆ 山嵜廣和 / Yamazaki Hirokazu (Guitar)
☆ 美濃隆章 / Mino Takaaki (Guitar)
☆ 山根さとし / Yamane Satoshi (Bass)
☆ 柏倉隆史 / Kashikura Takashi (Drums)
柏倉隆史 is also 木村カエラ's support drummer.
About the American band: http://www.toechicago.com
See also Toe 2000
Personnel: David Pavkovic, Yoko Noge, Matt Schneider, Griffin Rodriguez, Jeff Parker, Doug McCombs, George Langford, Tim Kinsella.
Toe began in 1996 when leader David Pavkovic collaborated with Jeff Parker, Doug McCombs and Yoko Noge to make a record of odd pop music. Toe 2000, the first CD, on Truckstop Records, received international airplay, garnered gobs of shining reviews, and earned a spot for Toe on the Chicago 2018 compilation from German label Clearspot. Variant, the second Toe CD capitalized on Pavkovic's strengths as a composer, drummer, and programmer, and the sheer vocal prowess of Yoko Noge. Upon the release of Variant, Toe enlisted guitarist Matt Schneider and bassist George Langford to play live shows and to work on new material in anticipation of the third Toe CD. The current Toe lineup of David Pavkovic, Yoko Noge, Matt Schneider, and George Langford is presently in deep meditation following the completion of the 2003 European tour.
We have come to expect much of the so-called "uncategorizable" new music coming out of Chicago to be merely elusive or indirect. But indirectness is not something you can accuse Toe leader David Pavkovic of. Witness "Absolutism Two", the first track on the record, "Variant." The slamming, overlapping drums crashing in triple meter against Yoko Noge's sneering, Marianne Faithfull-of-the-Forbidden-Zone rant, is nothing if not pointed directly at you. This could be punk rock, this could be real-time jungle, this could be Japanese Taiko drums, so... what the hell is it?
Toe is a reminder from the old school of ENO and his ilk that the point of a song, no matter how avant, is in its emotional resonance, not how complicated the time signature is. For all its structural jumpcuts, Toe consistently makes melodic and even pop sense.
"Toe 2000’s Music has grown from the love of finely tuned musical compositions that transport the listener to another plane. More concerned with instrumentation than vocals, they reject the traditional verse and chorus structure and instead opt for a more orchestrated sound." -Impact Press
About the English band
Recieved 10/10 review in Terrorizer in 2007, supported the likes of Motorhead, Earth and Boris and about to embark on a tour of South America. Kerrang- "Undoubtedly, this is what the future sounds like. Everything before this is... well, obsolete!".
http://www.myspace.com/toeuk
Goodbye
toe Lyrics
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I do not go out and I will keep silence
Everyone is mania in general
You don't have time to sleep
For to know others
It's more complex than how I used to thought
But already I know
Everyone is mania in general
You don't have time to sleep
For to know others
In Toe's song "Goodbye", the lyrics explore themes of loneliness, isolation, and the complexities of understanding oneself and others. The opening lines, "There is no one can understand me truly / I do not go out and I will keep silence", suggest a sense of alienation and disconnection from the people and world around the singer. They may feel like they are misunderstood or unable to communicate their thoughts and emotions effectively.
The repetition of the phrase "Everyone is mania in general" hints at a deeper societal critique, perhaps suggesting that the constant rush and busyness of modern life prevents individuals from truly knowing and empathizing with one another. The singer laments this state of affairs, noting that "you don't have time to sleep / For to know others".
Despite these challenges, the song ultimately suggests a sense of acceptance and resilience. The lyrics acknowledge that life is "more complex than how I used to thought", but still affirm that "already I know / The start is living life to the end". This message may offer comfort to those of us who sometimes feel lost or disconnected in our own lives.
Line by Line Meaning
There is no one can understand me truly
I feel like nobody truly gets me
I do not go out and I will keep silence
I tend to be introverted and keep to myself
Everyone is mania in general
People are generally preoccupied with their own lives and struggles
You don't have time to sleep
Life is busy and hectic, leaving little time for rest and relaxation
For to know others
It can be difficult to truly understand other people's struggles and experiences
It's more complex than how I used to thought
Life is more complicated and nuanced than I previously believed
But already I know
Despite the complexities of life, I have gained knowledge and understanding
The start is living life to the end
The beginning of life is to live it fully until the end
Everyone is mania in general
People are generally preoccupied with their own lives and struggles
You don't have time to sleep
Life is busy and hectic, leaving little time for rest and relaxation
For to know others
It can be difficult to truly understand other people's struggles and experiences
Contributed by Madison P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@shadowrider1022
lyrics ( at least what i'm hearing, tell me if you can understand it better ) :
there is no one can see who i'm being
to live, i don't know why i only keep silence
everyone needs mania again
you don't have
to know others
it's more complex than what i thought
but already i know
the starting to the end
everyone needs mania again
you don't have
to know others
umaku todokanai nda
mata tsugi no fuan ka?
a disruption and blinder
sono saki wa nai nda
umaku todokanai nda (hm-mmmmm)
mata tsugi no fuan ka? (hm-mmmm)
a disruption and blinder (hm-mmmmm)
sono saki wa nai nda (hm-mmmmm)
@VVolf1996
this is the most song ever
@jerbear97
agreed. very song of a track
@huwale
very song 👍😭
@Ekhin
Totally song, so agreeable if I might add.
@ayaroot
agree very song
@knarfieii3173
yes one of the songs ever
@Ashanmaril
No idea why this showed up in my recommendations but the video was cool and the drums in this are sick
@GoreSpattered
toe is love toe is life
@siulyeoj
You might like mice parade if you like this
@matthewjones2271
I agree with everything you said