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[rainingmusic]

Toad The Wet Sprocket - All I Want 

[lyrasky]

和訳【Toad the Wet Sproket/ Come Back Down】夢から醒めたら Awaking

和訳【Toad the Wet Sproket/ Come Back Down】夢から醒めたらAwaking LyraのBlogへ #toadthewetsprocket #comebackdown #pale #glennphillips #toddnichols #randyguss #deandinning #santabarbara #california #abesrecords #トードザウェットスプロケット #lapdog #awaking #dream #real #montypython

滅茶苦茶うれた訳ではないが、ふとした瞬間思い出すと、刹那くなるバンド。

それが今日Lyraが紹介するバンドだ。

どこか諦めたような、悲しげな歌詞が多いToad The Wet Sproket。

それなのに、ズドーンと地の底に落とされる訳でもなく、寧ろ、「その痛みと一緒に生きるのも悪くはないか？」と思えてしまうサウンドを作る不思議なバンドだ。

諦め、、、

枯れた、、、

そんな言葉が脳裏に浮かぶが、これをリリースした時は、まだteenagerもいたのでは？

道端に咲いた花のように生きるのには、年齢など関係ない。

現実を見たら、どうするか？はその人次第だなのだから。

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[thefrogholler]

Musical Birthday Notes – June 9th

Dean Dinning – bassist – Toad The Wet Sprocket – group hits include – All I Want – Walk On The Ocean – 1967… Read More at TheFrogHoller.com

[clangandclatter]

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This cover of the Kinks' "Father Christmas" comes from [Lapdog][ld], a post-Toad the Wet Sprocket band formed by guitarist Todd Nichols and bassist Dean Dinning, and it features Dinning on vocals. [ld]: http://clangandclatter.com/post/9589889688/lapdog-no-way-out "Read more about Lapdog and listen to another song here at Clang & Clatter."

[subpop2000-blog]

day thirty one: toad the wet sprocket... good old toad... how i loved you so... this was during the 'fear' tour... when they were starting to get big... always wanted glen phillips to sing at my wedding (didn't happen)...

[clangandclatter]

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After Toad the Wet Sprocket parted ways in 1998, guitarist/vocalist Todd Nichols forged ahead, forming Lapdog with Toad bassist Dean Dinning. Rounding out the group with drummer Erik Herzog and guitarist Rob Taylor, the foursome entered the studio and recorded their debut album Near Tonight, which was released in 2001 shortly after Dinning announced he was quitting the band--and as it turned out, leaving the music industry altogether for awhile to concentrate on voice-over work and acting--and former TTWS drummer Randy Guss joined the band, replacing Herzog.

Later that same year, the band saw another change in personnel, this time in the guitarist slot, and the addition of a full-time bassist, and in 2002, Lapdog released its second album Mayfly. Toad the Wet Sprocket temporarily reunited later that year for a few shows, which would soon prove the band's modus operandi each year until a full-blown reunion in 2009 and the release of 2011's All You Want. Somewhere along the way, Nichols shelved Lapdog to concentrate on writing and producing and later to focus on the Toad the Wet Sprocket reunion efforts.

"No Way Out" is an outtake from the Near Tonight sessions and is typical of the material found on the album. It contains much of the DNA of the tracks that Todd wrote for Toad and is a strong enough song that I'm surprised it didn't make the cut. Give it a listen and see if you agree.

Enjoy!