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Fort Worth TX, United States (1989 – 2002, 2006 – present)

Toadies
Vaden Todd Lewis - vocals, guitar
Clark Vogeler - guitar
Mark Reznicek – drums
Doni Blair - bass

“There’s a certain uneasiness to the Toadies,” says Vaden Todd Lewis, succinctly and accurately describing his band—quite a trick. The Texas band is, at its core, just a raw, commanding rock band. Imagine an ebony sphere with a corona that radiates impossibly darker, and a brilliant circular sliver of

light around that. It’s nebulous, but strangely distinct—and, shall we say incorrect. Or, as Lewis says, “wrong.”
“Things are done a little askew ,” he says, searching for the right words. “There’s just something wrong with it that’s just really cool… and unique in a slightly uncomfortable way.”
This sick, twisted essence was first exemplified on the band’s 1994 debut, Rubberneck (Interscope). An intense, swirling vortex of guitar rock built around Lewis’s “wrong” songs—like the smash single “Possum Kingdom,” subject to as much speculation as what’s in the Pulp Fiction briefcase, it rocketed to platinum status on the strength of that and two other singles, “Tyler” and “Away.” Its success was due to the Toadies’ organic sound and all-encompassing style, which they aimed to continue on their next album.
Perhaps in keeping with the uneasy vibe, that success didn’t translate to label support when the Toadies submitted their second album, Feeler.

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Riff55 wrote:
last month

It's a crime The Pixies aren't listed under similar artists.

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ninety2ina45 wrote:
last month

Not an amazing band, but they have some great songs. Possum Kingdom is one of my all-time favorites, and I also enjoy I Burn, Away, Tyler, Pressed Against the Sky, and a couple of songs off of Feeler.

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junkisland wrote:
last month

Every time I try to pick a favourite song by them, it ends up being a tie between 30 songs.

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CovinS wrote:
last month

Having a difficult time with No Deliverance. Great band though.

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soxfan2424 wrote:
last month

Rubberneck is a great album. Aside from Possum Kingdom, Happy Face, I Come From the Water, Backslider and I Burn are fantastic.Of Hell Below Stars Above I like Heel, What We Have We Steal, You'll Come Down and Hell Below Stars Above. Their latest album No Deliverance has a few solid songs as well like Flower, Song I Hate, So Long Lovely Eyes andI am a Man of Stone. I saw them at Lollapalooza in 2008 and the crowd went nuts. It was so great to see them back. Wish they played more midwest shows.

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boumalhab wrote:
October 2009

Underrated, they have better songs than possum kingdom.

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jetblaqk wrote:
October 2009

Autmus Fest this Saturday!

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jasonalanmoore wrote:
September 2009

One of my favs...just saw them in DC a few months back...awesome.

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Mellow_Dude wrote:
September 2009

Great band!!

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therealmartin wrote:
September 2009

very original stuff, very good at that...

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Dunkelheit1369 wrote:
August 2009

Good stuff. Goooooood stuff...

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shane_t wrote:
August 2009

if i could find the will to kill... well, i'll get you, son of a bitch.

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TheGreenLeafMWM wrote:
August 2009

cool band

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limpnjen wrote:
July 2009

My 4th time seeing them they didn't seem as good vocally, however, they're still kickass and better then most bands out today!!! LOVE THEM! Cannot wait for my 5th+ times. I bet their recent release party/concert was kickass, I was LUCKY enough to go to their release party/concert for HB/SA a few years back which is when I first heard of them and have been hooked ever since.

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nbolek71 wrote:
July 2009

They are doing an in-store performance at my Zia Records on July 14th!

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k1012k3 wrote:
July 2009

rubberneck is a great album. Underated band IMO

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LostInTheHaze wrote:
June 2009

WHEN IM AWAY, I KNOW, IN MY HEART, THERE IS A HEAVEN

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badjeffro wrote:
June 2009

Rubberneck was the soundtrack to my Sr year of HS. Very nostalgic! Had to buy that disc a few times!

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Quadrophobia wrote:
June 2009

tyler is such a great song

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meatee wrote:
June 2009

I was at the Nashville show, too! Fantastic show, they sounded flawless!

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