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Toadies

The Toadies performing at the White Rabbit in San Antonio, Texas
Background information
Origin Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Genre(s) Grunge, Post-grunge
Years active 1989–2001, 2005–Present
Label(s) Kirtland Records, Interscope, Aezra
Associated acts Burden Brothers
1100 Springs
Baboon
Website http://www.thetoadies.com/
Members
Vaden Todd Lewis
Mark Reznicek
Clark Vogeler
Doni Blair
Former members
Darrel Herbert
Tracey Sauerwein
Charles Mooney III
Matt Winchel
Michael Jerome
Lisa Umbarger
Terry Valderas
Guy Vaughan
Mark Hughes

Toadies are an alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas best known for the song "Possum Kingdom." The band's lineup consisted of Todd Lewis on vocals/guitar, Mark Reznicek on drums, Lisa Umbarger on bass, and Clark Vogeler on guitar for most of the band's existence. It formed in 1989 and disbanded in 2001 after Umbarger left the group. The band reformed and released an album, No Deliverance in 2008.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early Years/Commercial Breakthrough

Toadies began in 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas. They recorded a few cassette singles and an E.P. titled Pleather before signing to Interscope Records. Their first full-length album Rubberneck was released in the summer of 1994. It included five singles, "Possum Kingdom" (their most successful) as well as "Mister Love", "Away", "Tyler", and "I Come From the Water". "Possum Kingdom" later became a track in the music video game Guitar Hero II.

Toadies toured extensively throughout the 1990s supporting Rubberneck, opening for artists such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, White Zombie, Bush, and The Butthole Surfers. They also headlined and co-headlined tours with acts such as Supersuckers, and The Reverend Horton Heat. The band was a regular act at the festivals Edgefest in Dallas, and Buzzfest in Houston during these years.

[edit] Feeler, Hell Below/Stars Above, and Breakup

After years of touring, the band entered the studio in 1997 to record new tracks for a second album, Feeler. Interscope Records did not approve the finished product, and rejected its 1998 release.[1] In 2000, they went back to the studio, salvaged some of the songs from the Feeler sessions, and released their second full-length album Hell Below/Stars Above in the spring of 2001.

The band broke up five months later while touring in support of the album. The primary reason, according to Lewis, was that Lisa Umbarger did not want to be a part of it anymore, and that the band could not continue without her.[2]

Shortly after the break-up, a live album, Best of The Toadies: Live from Paradise, was released. It was recorded earlier in 2001 at the Paradise nightclub in Boston, MA. The album was released through Interscope Records, but Kirtland Records later picked up the band's back catalogue.

[edit] Reunion

Toadies reformed for a reunion show on March 11, 2006, headlining the Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day parade concert, and have played a number of shows since. In March 2007, they embarked on a mini-tour, playing dates in Austin, Houston, and Dallas. The final show of the mini-tour was recorded and released as the live album Rock Show.

The band released their third studio album, No Deliverance on August 19, 2008 via Kirtland Records. The lead single for the album was the title track.

[edit] Members

[edit] Former members

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Title Label Other information
1994 Rubberneck Interscope CD / LP / Cassette
1998 Feeler Interscope itunes
2001 Hell Below/Stars Above Interscope CD
2002 Best of The Toadies: Live from Paradise Aezra/Orpheus Live CD
2007 Rock Show DiscLive Live CD-R
2008 No Deliverance Kirtland CD / LP / iTunes

[edit] Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Air

[3]

 US
Main

[4]

 US
Mod

[4]
1994 "Mister Love" — — — Rubberneck
1995 "Possum Kingdom" 40 9 4
"Away" — 23 28
1996 "Tyler" — — —
"Backslider" — — —
2001 "Push the Hand" — 34 — Hell Below/Stars Above
2008 "No Deliverance" — 38 — No Deliverance
2009 "Song I Hate" — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

[edit] Demos, extended plays, and commercal singles

Year Title Label Other information
1989 4-Track Demos self-released cassette demo
1989 Slaphead self-released cassette demo
1990 Chatterbox self-released cassette side project demo
1990 "Dig A Hole" / "I Hope You Die" self-released cassette single
1992 Velvet self-released cassette E.P.
1993 "Mister Love" Grass 7" single
1993 Pleather Grass CD E.P.
1995 Belated Valentines Grass split 7" single with Slowpoke
1995 Y're Cute self-released cassette E.P.
2008 "No Deliverance" Kirtland iTunes download single
2008 Live at Lollapalooza 2008: The Toadies Kirtland iTunes download E.P.

[edit] Promotional singles and samplers

Year Title Label Other information
1994 Rubberneck Sampler Interscope Promotional CD E.P.
1995 "Mister Love" Interscope Promotional CD Single
1995 "Possum Kingdom" Interscope Promotional CD Single
1995 "Possum Kingdom (Live)" Interscope Promotional CD Single
1995 "Santacide" Interscope Promotional CD Single
1996 "Away" Interscope Promotional CD Single
1996 "Tyler" Interscope Promotional CD Single
1996 "Backslider" Interscope Promotional CD Single
2001 "Push The Hand" Interscope Promotional CD Single
2002 Best of The Toadies: Live From Paradise Advance Sampler/Enhanced CD Aezra Promotional CD E.P.
2008 "No Deliverance" Kirtland Promotional CD Single
2008 No Deliverance Sampler Kirtland Promotional CD E.P.

[edit] Compilations

Year Title Song Label
 ??? Turn It Up & Pass It On Volume 2 "Possum Kingdom" Interscope
 ??? Turn It Up & Pass It On Volume 4 "Possum Kingdom" Interscope
 ??? Turn It Up & Pass It On Volume 5 "Possum Kingdom" Interscope
1992 Heaven on a Stick Cheap Trick tribute "Auf Wiedersehen" Slugfest
1993 Chairman of the Board Frank Sinatra tribute "Luck Be a Lady" Grass
1994 CMJ: New Music Monthly September 1994 Compilation "Mister Love" CMJ
1994 Interscope Records Sampler "Backslider" Interscope
1995 Classic Dinner Music "I Come from the Water" Interscope
1995 Dallas' Scene, Heard "Unattractive" (demo version) Dallas Observer
1995 Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits "Goolie Get-Together" MCA
1996 X-Games, Vol. 1: Music From the Edge "Possum Kingdom" ESPN
1996 The Cable Guy "Unattractive" WORK/Sony
1996 WRAS 88.5 Radio Odyssey "Cut Me Out" (live on-air) Georgia State University's WRAS FM
1996 The Crow: City of Angels "Paper Dress" Hollywood
1996 Escape From L.A. "Cut Me Out" Lava
1996 Basquiat "I'm Not in Love" PolyGram
1996 Sandy Does Dallas "Beauty School Dropout" One Ton
1997 Come On Feel the Metal "Cowboy Song" Steve
2000 Summer of Slam Sampler "Heel" Interscope/Warped Tour
2000 Crime + Punishment in Suburbia "Mister Love" Interscope
2000 Live @ Bob's Garage Vol. 1 "Possum Kingdom (Live 6/22/95)" KISW Rock 99.9 FM
2001 Monitor This! April/May 2001 "Joey, Let's Go" Music Monitor Network

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Todd Lewis Interview "Interview: The Toadies", SilentUproar.com, February 3rd, 2007.
  2. ^ Lycia Shrum "Breaking up is hard to do", Dallas Observer, September 27, 2001.
  3. ^ Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
  4. ^ a b "Artist Chart History: Singles". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=34275&model.vnuAlbumId=1169006. Retrieved on 2008-07-30. 

[edit] External links

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