Toad the Wet Sprocket

(thing) by erbo (7.7 y) (print)   (I like it!) 1 C! Sat Nov 13 1999 at 8:39:42
A now-defunct alternative rock band originally founded in Santa Barbara, CA that broke up in 1998. The band members were:Toad originally took its name from a Monty Python sketch.

Toad's albums are:

Hit songs by Toad have included "All I Want," "Walk On The Ocean," "Fall Down," and "Something's Always Wrong."

Discography source: Toad the WWWet Sprocket, <http://kornfeld.kellogg.nwu.edu/toad/> Additional material supplied by Silverwrist.

(thing) by Turnipville (3.2 y) (print)   (I like it!) Fri Oct 29 2004 at 3:48:20
Though Toad The Wet Sprocket officially broke up in 1998, they did a "reunion" tour in 2002 with Counting Crows. Despite the numerous intimations that the tour was the start of a Toad revival, it wasn't to be.

Glen Phillips has continued to pursue his solo career, and has released one studio-produced album (Albulum), along with a few live recordings. Glen is also involved with a project called Mutual Admiration society - a combination of himself, Nickel Creek, and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin.

The remaining members of Toad The Wet Sprocket continued together, forming the band Lapdog - who has released one album.

(thing) by Major General Panic (21.9 hr) (print)   (I like it!) Mon Dec 06 2004 at 0:09:07

There's an interesting story tied up with the name of this band.

It came from a Monty Python sketch, yes, but more specifically, it came from one called "Rock Notes" which was basically a call-in show about the latest bands. All of the bands have silly names, but "Toad the Wet Sprocket" is the silliest. Apparently, the Monty Python members tried to come up with a name so obtuse that it would never, ever be the name of a real band.

According to Eric Idle, when he heard of the actual band on the radio, he nearly drove his car off the road.

Also: According to user atlas, Philips performed part of the Rock Notes sketch with a friend in high school and fell in love with the name then.

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