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This article is about the rock band. For the Nintendo characters, see Toady (Nintendo character).
Toadies 
Toadies performing at the White Rabbit in San Antonio, TexasBackground information Origin Keller, Texas, USA Genres Alternative rock
Grunge
post-grungeYears active 1989–2001, 2006–present Labels Kirtland Records, Interscope, Aezra Records Associated acts Burden Brothers
1100 Springs
BaboonWebsite http://www.thetoadies.com/ Members Vaden Todd Lewis
Mark Reznicek
Clark Vogeler
Doni BlairPast members Darrel Herbert
Tracey Sauerwein
Charles Mooney III
Matt Winchel
Michael Jerome
Lisa Umbarger
Terry Valderas
Guy Vaughan
Mark HughesToadies are an alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas, best known for the song "Possum Kingdom." The band's classic lineup consisted of Todd Lewis on vocals/guitar, Mark Reznicek on drums, Lisa Umbarger on bass, and Darrel Herbert on guitar. It formed in 1989 and disbanded in 2001 after Umbarger left the group. The band reformed and released an album, No Deliverance in 2008. In 2010, they re-released the album Feeler with Kirtland Records (the album's original release had been denied by Interscope in 1997).
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Biography
Early years/Rubberneck/commercial breakthrough (1989–1996)
Toadies began in 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas. They recorded a few cassette self-releases 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 six singles, "Possum Kingdom" (their most successful) as well as "Mister Love", "Away", "Tyler", "Backslider" and "I Come From the Water". "Backslider" can be heard in the film Black Sheep. "Possum Kingdom" would later become a playable track in the Xbox 360 version of 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.
Feeler, Hell Below/Stars Above, and breakup (1997–2002)
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. Portland-based musician Elliott Smith performed piano backup for the title track.
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 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.
No Deliverance/Feeler and new album (2006–present)
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.
Toadies performed at Lollapalooza on August 2, 2008, Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival on May 16, 2009, and Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 4, 2009.
In June 2010 it was announced that Feeler, the follow-up album to Rubberneck that was shelved by Interscope, would finally be seeing a release. Todd Lewis was quoted as saying: "Since there are unfinished versions floating around on the Internet, it is important to us that people hear it as we meant it to be." The album was released on July 20, 2010. It has also been announced through the bands website that after Dia De Los Toadies, Feeler, and summer/fall touring, the band will start work on a new album slated for an early 2011 release.[3]
Members
- Todd Lewis - vocals, guitar (1989–Present)
- Mark Reznicek - drums (1991–Present)
- Clark Vogeler - guitar (1996–Present)
- Doni Blair - bass (2008–Present)
Former members
- Charles Mooney III - guitar (1989–1993)
- Tracey Sauerwein - guitar (1991–1992)
- Darrel Herbert - guitar (1992–1996)
- Guy Vaughan - drums (1989)
- Terry Valderas - drums (1989)
- Michael Jerome (then known as Michael Moore) - drums (1989–1990)
- Matt Winchel - drums (1990–1991)
Discography
Albums
Year Title Label Other information 1994 Rubberneck Interscope CD / LP / Cassette 2001 Hell Below/Stars Above Interscope CD 2002 Best of Toadies: Live from Paradise Aezra/Orpheus Live CD 2007 Rock Show DiscLive Live CD-R 2008 No Deliverance Kirtland CD / LP / iTunes 2010 Live at the Austin City Limits Music Festival 2009 ACLMF iTunes 2010 Feeler Kirtland CD / LP / Picture Disc / Digital Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album US
AirUS
MainUS
Mod1994 "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. Demos, extended plays, and commercial 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. 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. 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 1991 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 See also
- List of alternative music artists
References
- ^ Todd Lewis Interview "Interview: The Toadies", SilentUproar.com, February 3rd, 2007.
- ^ Lycia Shrum "Breaking up is hard to do", Dallas Observer, September 27, 2001.
- ^ http://fmqb.com/article.asp?id=1837895
- ^ Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
- ^ a b "Artist Chart History: Singles". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=34275&model.vnuAlbumId=1169006. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- Bush, J. "The Toadies Pleather Page." Retrieved May 9, 2005.
- Wilson, MacKenzie. "Toadies[dead link]." Allmusic. Retrieved May 9, 2005.
External links
- The Toadies official website
- Interview With The Voodoo
- Toadies YouTube channel
- Toadies at Allmusic
- Interview with Vaden Todd Lewis 11/14/2007
- Obnoxious Listeners: Toadies
- New Times Broward-Palm Beach: Stand and Deliver
Toadies Vaden Todd Lewis • Mark Reznicek • Clark Vogeler • Doni Blair
Lisa Umbarger · Darrel Herbert · Tracey Sauerwein · Charles Mooney III · Matt Winchel · Michael Jerome · Terry Valderas · Guy Vaughn · Mark HughesStudio albums EPs Live albums Best of Toadies: Live from Paradise · Rock Show · Live at Austin City Limits Music FestivalSingles "Dig a Hole" · "Mister Love" · "Possum Kingdom" · "Away" · "Tyler" · "Push the Hand" · "No Deliverance" · "Song I Hate"Related bands Categories:- American post-grunge musical groups
- Musical groups established in 1989
- Musical groups from Texas
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