Line #6 Music/ToadTheWetSprocket


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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