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There are two bands using this name: an American alternative-rock band and a British heavy metal band.

1. Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative-rock band which consists of singer Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss.

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.

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