1 | An American alternative rock band formed in 1986 and active through the [[TheNineties mid-90s]], best known for their Top 40 hit "All I Want". Their sound can best be described as a warm, relaxed rock style with some country and folk influence, although they do have some heavier songs under their belt. Their best-selling album, ''Coil'', reached #19 on the US Top 200 list. |
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3 | The band broke up in 1998, although they embarked on several small reunion tours in the following years. In 2010, the band announced a return to full-time recording and touring, and released their 2013 album ''New Constellation'' independently by way of a very successful Kickstarter project. |
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5 | !! Band members: |
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7 | * Glen Phillips – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, mandolin, keyboards (1986–) |
8 | * Todd Nichols – lead guitar, backing vocals, mandolin (1986–) |
9 | * Dean Dinning – bass, backing vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar (1986–) |
10 | * Randy Guss – drums, backing vocals (1986–) |
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12 | !! Former member: |
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14 | * Steve Brown – drums (1986) |
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16 | !!Studio discography (notable songs in ''italics''): |
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18 | * ''Bread and Circus'' (1989) |
19 | * ''Pale'' (1990) |
20 | * ''Fear'' (1991): ''"Walk on the Ocean"'', ''"All I Want"'' |
21 | * ''Dulcinea'' (1994): ''"Something's Always Wrong"'', ''"Fall Down"'' |
22 | * ''In Light Syrup'' (1995; outtakes and rarities collection): ''"Good Intentions"'' |
23 | * ''Coil'' (1997): ''"Come Down"'' |
24 | * ''New Constellation'' (2013): ''"California Wasted"'' |
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27 | !!This band provides examples of: |
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29 | * AnAesop: "Hold Her Down" is an uncharacteristically angry, unsubtle song against rape - the band had concerns it'd be seen as exploitative to release it as a single, but ultimately did so because they felt the message should be heard. |
30 | %%* BreakupSong: "Don't Fade" |
31 | * ConceptAlbum: ''Coil'', loosely centered around the idea of a simple, spiritual life. |
32 | * CoverVersion: of "[[Music/TheBeatles Hey Bulldog]]" for the ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'' soundtrack, and "Rock And Roll All Nite" for {{Music/Kiss}} [[CoverAlbum tribute album]] ''Kiss My Ass''. |
33 | * AGoodNameForARockBand: They were named after a band from a [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Monty Python]] sketch from the album ''AudioPlay/MontyPythonsContractualObligationAlbum''. Creator/EricIdle, who wrote that sketch, came up with the name because he thought it was so dumb, it would never be used by a real band. His reaction to hearing about this band's existence? |
34 | -->''A few years later, I was driving along the freeway in L.A., and a song came on the radio, and the DJ said, "that was by Toad the Wet Sprocket", and I nearly drove off the freeway.'' |
35 | * IWantSong: "All I Want" |
36 | * LongRunnerLineUp: Type 1. They also get bonus points for being [[LogicalExtreme the]] ''[[LogicalExtreme only]]'' [[LogicalExtreme line-up.]] |
37 | * MinimalisticCoverArt: ''Pale'' has this. |
38 | * NonAppearingTitle: Subverted with "Jam". The title does not appear until the actual song ends; then one of the band members says "Jam!" |
39 | * ProtestSong: While they're not usually a political band, their song "Crazy Life" laments the arrest and imprisonment of Native American activist Leonard Peltier. |
40 | * OvershadowedByAwesome: ''Pale'' is this in spades. Its a highly underrated album that was overshadowed by the loud grunge noises that came out just years later, then overshadowed by the future commercial success the band had. |
41 | * ReligionRantSong: "Fly From Heaven" is an interesting meta take, as it's written from the perspective of Jesus' brother James lamenting how Paul has twisted Jesus' teachings. |
42 | * TheSomethingSong: "Reincarnation Song" |
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