Toadies - Pleather Audio CD
A fair review of the Toadies "Pleather" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all
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Band: Toadies
Title: Pleather
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Release Date: 1997-06-17
Media: Audio CD
Tracks: 1: Mister Love 2: Got a Heart 3: Ruth 4: Happy Face 5: Possum Kingdom
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Toadies - Pleather There's not much of their stuff out there so this is a nice addition to anyone's collection. This cd is great! Especially if you're a fan of the toadies. It also has a hidden track but it's mostly instramental, well besides the intro to it.
Early work from Austin bad...
This is the EP that was released prior to the smash-hit "Rubberneck. This is The Toadies at their most raw and thier best. " Each song is great, with excellent lyrics by lead singer Todd Lewis. The fact that this band is not together anymore is a compltete travesty. Our only hope is that someone at their record company will have a revelation and realize to put out a live Toadies CD. Until then, we are left with three great discs. If you do not have this CD, buy it, but be ready for a much more punk feeling than you get from "Rubberneck. ".
I bought it for Possum Kingdom
I bought the CD based on that. I was not familiar with the Toadies other than hearing the song Possum Kingdom on the radio. Possum Kingdom is an excellent song, but I found the others to be less enjoyable. I bought the CD used, so I don't consider it a wasted investment. Still, be cautioned if you are only familiar with the one song. You may want to listen to clips of the others before buying.
Most underated forgotten band
So until G'N'R returns this summer this will continue to help you over all this prefab music out now. I can only say in a time when we yearn for real music (2001) Toadies will always be there to supply it.
The Toadies At Their Most Basic
All the tunes on here rock hard. The Toadies' 1993 EP "Pleather" is a fine helping of the early pre-Rubberneck sounds for those who can't find copies of their early EPs like Velvet and Slaphead. They are all very stripped down and raw sounding. Let's face it, The Toadies can't ever put out a bad record and even though its been six years since they put out an LP, this is fine stuff.
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