Wet

Track Listings

1. Thirst & Desire

2. Lost boy Found

3. Nowhere to Hide

4. Chance of Showers

5. Depth (part I)

6. WET

7. Depth (part II)

8. Sweet Capture

Editorial Reviews
William Dean, Clean Sheets Magazine, May 1, 2001
Brian Eno, Popol Vuh, Tangerine Dream, and Vangelis-- Robert Lloyd Anderson will join that exalted pantheon with flying colors.

Product Description
This album is the second solo work from composer/artist Robert Lloyd Anderson. Staying true to his unabashed sex music style, WET conjures images of sensual perversion, Sadomasochism and bondage. The album is a continuous work intended to serve as a backdrop for rather intense activity. Consequently, it comes off as suspenseful and cinematic, with all the tracks (except track 4) segued together. Thematic material also lends cohesion. The bassoon's opening statement is heard in various forms throughout the work. The bassoon itself changes as the album progresses from what sounds like a friendly warning to an evil accomplice.

The 'electronic' part of this album is used effectively to bend, twist and pervert the acoustic instruments. The result is both disturbing and inciting, just as the artist intended.

The style is not mainstream, and it's not for everyone. But Rob, surprisingly enough, creates truly inspired, S&M oriented albums that sound more sophisticated than the repetitive, looped pounding of club music or the unimaginative porn movie music. He has undoubtedly raised the bar for other composers in this dark genre.

Wet,Robert Lloyd Anderson,Bestboymusic,A darker, more introspective palette than most ambient compositions. Drawing heavily on the emotions of bondage, fantasy, sadition and mind games. Anderson unabashedly writes background music for the darker sexual scenes and sub-space pleasures.

Wet

Tracks:

Let It Rock
You Give Love A Bad Name
Livin' On A Prayer
Social Disease
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Raise Your Hands
Without Love
I'd Die For You
Never Say Goodbye
Wild In The Streets

Amazon.com

Slippery When Wet transformed Bon Jovi from minor-league poodle rockers to global superstars on the back of hit singles "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Never Say Goodbye," and, of course, "Living on a Prayer." From the scantily clad car-wash girls on the inner sleeve to the "You lost more than that in my back seat / Yeah!" lyrics, the album is blissfully untouched by irony and subtlety, which actually adds to its charm. With guitarist Richie Sambora and songwriter Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi has produced a slew of consistently memorable tunes, and this album contains its fair share of them. Slippery When Wet won't change your world, but it will, undoubtedly, rock it. --Ronita Dutta

Customer Reviews:

never say goodbye,a classic prom record.......2007-06-05

bon jovi's slippery when wet is a classic prom record. when you go to the prom this year and hear classic '80s music,you might hear you give love a bad name, livin' on a prayer,wanted dead or alive, wild in the streets, and of course never say goodbye. have fun at the prom and hold on to your keys. ed wilson

Changed my life...seriously.......2007-05-10

Everyone has that one album that they can credit with changing the way they listened to music. Some are fortunate enough to have experienced this great awakening to Are You Experienced or The Doors. For others it was London Calling, Ramones, or even Black Sabbath. For me it was Slippery When Wet. That's right, Bon Jovi changed my life. I realize on some level that I should probably be embarrassed about that little fact, but the truth is I love this album every bit as much now as I did two decades ago.

I still remember like it was yesterday. I was 11 at the time, and didn't really care about music one way or another. I did however think that Transformers were quite awesome, but I digress. I was flipping channels and came across the video for Livin' on a Prayer. I wish I could accurately describe the impact that silly, you and me against the world love song had on me. It was like all of the tumblers of a combination lock sliding into place inside my head. I knew I had to hear more, but that wasn't going to be easy. My mama didn't dance and my daddy didn't rock & roll, so to speak, so I had to track down the cassette through a friend. If Livin' on a Prayer grabbed my interest, You Give Love a Bad Name and Wanted Dead or Alive sealed the deal. After that I moved on to Poison, Europe, Stryper, and dozens of other hairspray laden bands that I naively thought of as "metal", but Bon Jovi was the first.

I sometimes wonder if I would have reacted the same way to any other album. Somehow I doubt it. Bon Jovi was at the top of their game with this album. You could argue that their follow-up album New Jersey is the band's best, but I'll put the songs on Slippery When Wet up against that Bad Medicine stuff any day! With Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi built on the sound they developed with their two previous efforts and added hitmakers like Desmond Child to take the songwriting to a whole new level. I can hear you snickering at the thought of You Give Love a Bad Name and Never Say Goodbye as examples of quality songwriting, but it's hard to argue with the results. I believe that the lessons Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora learned while recording this album are a big reason why they are still big stars to this day, when so many of their peers have been relegated to the bar & grill circuit.

Slippery When Wet was the perfect fusion of Bruce Springsteen's American rock & roll, Van Halen's party rock image, and an impeccable pop sensibility. It didn't hurt that Jon and the boys were easy on the eyes and could represent the new face of "metal" in a totally unthreatening way. I can't help but wonder how many other kids made their way to Iron Maiden and Metallica by first discovering a band like Bon Jovi.

Say what you will about this era or this style of music. I firmly believe that Slippery When Wet is a great example of rock & roll in the 80's, and it will always have a special place in my heart.

NOTE: Slippery When Wet was reissued in 1998 with digitally remastered sound. Serious collectors may also want to check out the import version with the original cover art that the band nixed, not because of the racy image, but because of the pink border. Go figure.

Bon Jovi Album- Slippery When Wet.......2007-05-09

I grew up in the 80's and this was one of my favorite bands. I recently purchased the remastered CD from Amazon. The CD arrived quickly and in good shape. I was very pleased with the service and the prompt delivery. The album is every bit as good as I remember from my youth. Now my son is hooked on Bon Jovi as well!

Bring back the high school memories.......2007-03-30

I had this on tape when it came out in the 80's and have been meaning to purchase it on CD for quite some time. This CD brings back so many high school memories.

cheesy hair music at its cheesiest.......2007-02-19

I loved this album. It came out when I was about 12. I guess that's the only time I could enjoy the album.
Bon Jovi seems incapable of writing lyrics that amount to anything other than a string of cliches.
This album can really only be appreciated by those of us who were young when it was popular.

Average customer rating:

A CD of radio-worthy songs
P.S. -- This album is bloody brilliant.
Massive
super critic
This CD bring up good atmosphere.

P.S.: A Toad Retrospective
Toad the Wet Sprocket
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Outside Looking In: The Best Of Gin Blossoms
Dulcinea
Fear
Welcome Home: Live at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara 1992
Greatest Hits

ASIN: B0000296KN
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

P.S. (New Version)
Come Down
All I Want (Remix)
Something's Alway's Wrong (Edit)
Good Intentions
Crazy Life
Come Back
Walk On The Ocean
Fall Down
I Will Not Take These Things For Granted
Way Away
Jam (Non-Album Version)
Hold Her Down (Remix)
Whatever I Fear
Eyes Open Wide
Silo Lullaby

Customer Reviews:

A CD of radio-worthy songs.......2007-06-27

As a DJ on Radiostarone, an internet radio station, I am always on the lookout for music. P.S.: A Toad Retrospective provides song after song after song of broadcast worthy material.

P.S. -- This album is bloody brilliant........2007-06-13

Let me start this way: If I were marooned on the proverbial deserted island, and could only bring five albums with me, Toad's "P.S." would certainly make the list. Some albums are "instant classics", but this one is "instantly indispensible": once you've jammed to it a few times you can't imagine your music collection without it. And don't want to.

The outstanding features of TtWS, and what differentiates it from so many of its contemporaries, are the superb songwriting, emotionally honest vocals, and the wide emotional range of the songs. "Something's Always Wrong" is as sad-hearted and bleak a song as you can imagine; "Way Away" is beautifully written life-advice that comes off as profound rather than pretentious; "Walk on the Ocean" alternates between humor and melancholy while also offering pointed guidance about seizing the moment; "Jam" is stirring, powerful and replete with the brilliant, quirky lyrics that are this group's trademark ("Such a quiet din!"); and "Hold Her Down" is just all up your face and tough from first strum to last. Wow.

Since I keep mentioning the lyrics, it's only fair I give you a taste (from "Good Intentions"):

It's hard to rely on my good intentions
When my head's full of things that I can't mention
It seems I usually get things right but I can't understand what I did last night
And it's hard to rely on my own good senses
When I miss so much that requires attention
I have to laugh at myself at sometimes
And I can't see that I'm not blind
There's little relief
Give us reprieve
For all the things I've left behind
I'm positive that I'm not blind

I'm not afraid things won't get better
But it feels like this has gone on forever
You have to cry with your own blue tears
Have to laugh with your own good cheer
I can't be hard on you
'Cause you know I've been there too
Learned a lot of things from you
But life gives little relief
Give us reprieve

And when everyone is cold as ice
I clinch my fists and close my eyes
Imagining the world outside
But I can see that I'm not blind

"P.S." packs 16 songs, which include this band's better known hits ("Walk on the Ocean", "Fall Down", "Good Intentions" etc.) as well as some lesser-known gems and a couple of remixes. If you were going to introduce a newcomer to the group, you probably couldn't do better than to hand them "P.S.": they'll be surprised how many of the songs they already know.

Long and short: if you're a Toad fan, this album is a must-have, and if you're not, it will make you one in 56:30 flat.

Massive.......2007-02-19

This CD holds a treasure trove of massively nostalgic tracks. I think Toad were guilty for many of those great hits we heard on radio but never quite knew who sang them.

Of particular sepia-toned effect was the track 5 Good Intentions.

super critic.......2006-09-03

I bought this one for the remix of "all i want" and there are some other remixes to the original that sound better than the original and there are some of the other songs besides the remixes that i had not heard before that i like too!!!

This CD bring up good atmosphere........2006-09-01

I didn't know this band before, but than I heard "Fall down" at the radio, loved it and decided to give this band a try.
It was a pleasure to discover this band. Great songs, very melodic, cosy.
The fellow's at the local pub loved it as well.

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Still Love Toad
Wow
after hair metal craze and before grunge
Grrrrrreat CD!!!
Good songs, but a downer of an album.

Fear
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P.S.: A Toad Retrospective

ASIN: B0000027JR
Release Date: 1991-08-27

Tracks:

Walk On The Ocean
Is It For Me
Butterflies
Nightingale Song
Hold Her Down
Pray Your Gods
Before You Were Born
Something To Say
In My Ear
All I Want
Stories I Tell
I Will Not Take These Things For Granted

Customer Reviews:

Still Love Toad.......2006-05-10

I don't usually bother with writing reviews, but I feel I owe to the band, as well as to a great many potential listeners who may not be familiar with the group. This was my first Toad album (11 years or so ago), and I've been an avid listener ever since. I enjoy the emotion they can put into the simplest of stories. Makes me feel like I was right there with them. Every song on this album is a journey.

My personal favorite is the "Nightingale Song". Very short, very simple, VERY uplifting. On my worst day, this song always puts the world back into perspective for me. Makes me smile, and what more can one ask for than that?

Wow.......2006-03-16

Just bought this. The two main songs on it, as usual, still great. The rest, even better! Only CD I think I've heard where I've loved ALL songs...and they keep getting better.

after hair metal craze and before grunge.......2006-01-25

Beginning the 90s this group set a new hope in music, unfortunately after two succesful albums the group went into oblivion. This album was its first succesful album (Dulcinea was their second). It is a great buy if you like soft alternative rock, good melodies, and a warm and great voice. If the lost decade of music (the 90s) has any remarkable albums, this is one of them.

Grrrrrreat CD!!!.......2005-11-30

I saw these guys back in May of '92 and they were great!They were supporting this album and opening for Chris whitley at the Back Room in Austin,Texas.They played all the songs from this album.From the opening of Walk on the ocean you could tell these guys were great songwriters,under appreciated to this day though.If you buy this album you will not be disappointed!!

Good songs, but a downer of an album........2005-10-28

I love this band. I am currently enjoying their compilation album, "P.S.," which is excellent. This album on the other hand, has to go into the category of decent and enjoyable, but not quite good enough to buy. The problem with this album, basically, is the bitterness and negativity present in ALL of the songs on this album. Now I know that Toad isn't exactly the happiest band around, which is fine, but as a whole this album is a real downer. For me, at least, it's hard to listen to front-to-back for that reason. Basically, the whole is less than the sum of its parts. No songs are bad or annoying or feel like filler though, but it could use at least a few pick-me-ups.

My favorites on this album are "All I Want," "Hold Her Down" and especially now, "I Will Not Take These Things for Granted." That last one is so beautiful, it's repetitious but for some reason it doesn't feel like it goes on too long - it just sounds so heartfelt and the lyrics go with the music very well. I would like to see if any other of their original releases, which I haven't heard, are worthwhile though - fans seem to like Dulcinea the best. I'd like to find out if this band is more than just a "greatest hits" band - I hope so.

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Another great CD by Toad
One of the best albums I've ever heard.
not even their best
'To give me life...'
Perfect

Dulcinea
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P.S.: A Toad Retrospective

ASIN: B0000029H0
Release Date: 1994-05-24

Tracks:

Fly From Heaven
Woodburning
Something's Always Wrong
Stupid
Crowing
Listen
Windmills
Nanci
Fall Down
Inside
Begin
Reincarnation Song

Customer Reviews:

Another great CD by Toad.......2007-05-24

Dulcinea is probably my favorite of all the Toad discs. From the upbeat "Nanci" to the somewhat aggressive "Woodburning"... this is loaded with great songs.

One of the best albums I've ever heard........2007-05-07

There are fans on here who have described this album as good as I could have so there is no reason for me to be descriptive and analyze every song. I will tell you this, If you dont know Toad The Wet Sprocket, you should. This album is fantastic. It has great songs on it, period. You will not here songs even close to the caliber of these on MTV or the radio. If you are a person who is passionate about good music, then this record is for you.

not even their best.......2006-08-22

I was first introduced to Toad through some people at camp. I know a guy who played "windmills" on his guitar countless times around the campfire. Further, people always talked about/sang these great songs. I was pleasantly surprised that each one of these songs was by one group-Toad The Wet Sprocket.

Which led me to pickup the compilation-P.S., my first official Toad experiance. Though I was a bit disappointed by the absence of Windmills, I was stuck on it for at least half a year. It's still one I come back to when I can't decide on a Toad album to listen.

I needed more. It took a while, but I finally picked up this as my first non-compilation toad album, mostly because of the hype that this was their best, and after hearing "Nanci" and, of course, Windmills, as well as a couple of songs off P.S.

To make a long story short, I now own (and love) all their cds (including the Acoustic Dance Party EP). Toad is one band that never has made a cd less than stellar. Though not their best cd (that honour would go to either Coil or Fear), this is just one of the batch, and is addicting as all of them.

Highlights: Fly From Heaven, Woodburning, Something's Always Wrong, Crowing, Nanci, Windmills, Falldown

'To give me life...'.......2006-06-06

Not much to say about this album other than it's a classic. Easily one of the best alternative rock albums ever. Every song is memorable, and Glen has a great voice. I've had this album since it came out (since I was 9 years old) and it sounds just as good now as it did then. In fact, all their stuff is great, so get them all (especially "Pale", which is very underrated IMO).

Anyway, great band. Wish they were still around.

Perfect.......2006-05-06

How can you rate an album as perfect? Well, in my opinion, it only happens when you put the disc in and never skip a song. You are compelled to listen to every song sequentially because each song grabs you in the first 5 seconds. You never get the feeling that they needed a couple of "filler" songs and threw together some crap in the studio (and lets face it, this is exactly what most bands today are doing).

I first heard this album on my way home from our senior trip in high school (circa 94). I had the fantastic experience of listening to the whole disc through. I was amazed when it ended...and left wanting more. So, i started it over and listened to it again. Amazing stuff. I mean, how many times in life do you run across an album that you feel compelled to listen to all the way through TWICE?

Every song is valuable and an experience unto itself. If you like to think, reflect and maybe even mourn a little, this disc is perfect.

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The CD that changed my life
Party Hard
Nothing but Jock Rock
Rock is back!
The Music Of God !

I Get Wet
Andrew W.K.
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ASIN: B00005RY7X
Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

It's Time To Party
Party Hard
Girls Own Love
Ready To Die
Take It Off
I Love NYC
She Is Beautiful
Party Til You Puke
Fun Night
Got To Do It
I Get Wet
Don't Stop Living In The Red

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Andrew W.K. has a mission--to dirty up rock & roll, literally and figuratively. And while that may seem a sizeable task for one man to shoulder, consider that the Michigan-reared screamer has devoted the whole of his debut album I Get Wet to ecstatic celebration of the id. It's a heck of an idea, and it's brought W.K. the fawning adoration of the British press who, after enduring years of ambient art-rock inspired by paranoia about technology (you know who we mean), are rushing to embrace W.K.'s credo that everyone should party till they puke. W.K. stays on theme throughout I Get Wet's 12 frenetic tracks--song titles like the aforementioned "Puke," "It's Time to Party," "Party Hard," and "Fun Night" pretty much make the point. But W.K.'s more-is-more approach holds true of the music too--it's cheesy new wave meets spiky metal but delivered with such self-conscious force that it's almost bubblegum. Think of the gargantuan riffs of "Detroit Rock City" smeared with Flock of Seagulls-style synth while some manic propagandist hollers himself hoarse over top. I Get Wet has one setting--loud--but not since the Stooges has unmitigated hedonism, and just plain headbanging, seemed like a plan. Mighty members of the three-finger devil salute fraternity, your soundtrack has arrived. --Kim Hughes

Album Description

2001 album for US rocker currently wowing them in the UK. Described as sounding like, 'Van Halen brawling with the Beastie Boys circa 'Licensed to Ill', with Elton John hammering away at the piano & Motley Crue spiking the drinks'. 12 tracks, including 'Party Hard', 'Party Til You Puke' & 'Don't Stop Living In The Red'.

Album Details

A Buzz Band from Florida that Expounds a High Energy Attitude Toward Life and Feeling. 'i Get Wet' was Fashioned Out of the Literalblood, Sweat and Tears of It's Makers. Intensely Passionate in Feelings About Love, Excitement, Anger, Rage and Everything in Between.

Customer Reviews:

The CD that changed my life.......2007-06-22

Whoever said that this is the sound of life is right. Whenever I put it on, I forget all my worries and just headbang, jump and dance around. If you like living and having fun, working hard and just plain being a man instead of a whining emo you will like this CD.

Party Hard.......2007-06-01

The Tokyo Hard Rock Cafe plays it as a birthday music. We had party there for it and I bought it when I got home immediately. Perfect!!!

Nothing but Jock Rock.......2007-05-17

Even though I haven't heard this entire album, I swear every Andrew WK song that I have heard sounds EXACTLY the same. This is mainly attributed to the same keyboard line in every song. The fact is that every song of Andrew WK doesn't HAVE to sound the same to make them suck. They just do that naturally. What makes my gut hurt from laughing so hard is all these football playing jocks and preps liking Andrew WK and all of the sudden they think they are "hard rock/metal fans". Andrew is, was, and always will be jock rock and nothing more. I feel very certain that the only reason jocks like Andrew WK is the fact that any song with a "party" theme makes them totally retarded. Hey "metalheads", if you want to listen to some real music and real metal, how about listening to Job for a Cowboy, In Flames, Despised Icon, Through the Eyes of the Dead, or Morbid Angel? Then you can explain to me what "rocks hard", cuz it sure as hell isn't Andrew WK.

Rock is back!.......2007-04-07

Without question, one of the few CD's ever to have balls. Unashamed of using the same piano note for over 3 minutes straight, Andrew WK has finally created a CD that people must stand up and take notice of. Years later, it's crashing sonic bombast is still strong as ever. Punk-style guitar passages turned into massive arena anthems, gang vocals to intimidate even the burliest of rockers, and lyrics that while not of some introspective self-loathing poet, get the point home quickly and efficently. This is the voice you hear coming down the alleys, the voice that God himself couldn't even steal away.

Andrew WK: Rock's savior. Own a piece of history.

The Music Of God !.......2007-03-03

If I was aked to bring a cd on an island to listen for the rest of my life, it probably be I Get Wet from Andrew W.K.
If I had to listen only one song for the rest of my life, it probably be also I Get Wet from the album I Get Wet from Andrew W.K.

This album is THE uplifting, joyful, loving, crazy, jumping, exausting, make you wanna hug everyone, proud, inspiring, motivating experience you'll ever have !!

If you're feeling down, you'll be cheering afterwards.
If you're feeling angry, you'll be feeling joy afetrwards.
If you're feeling depress, you'll be feeling motivated and inspired.
It will make you wanna jump everywhere and go ballistic

If you were waiting for the messiah to come ... don't wait anymore because he have arrived and his name is Andrew W.K. and his bible is called I Get Wet !!!!!

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toad
A Very Poetic Dark Struggle
My favorite Toad album
It's like they wrote a greatest hits album in one shot
Another great one

Coil
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Bread & Circus

ASIN: B000002BR9
Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

Whatever I Fear
Come Down
Rings
Dam Would Break
Desire
Don't Fade
Little Man Big Man
Throw It All Away
Amnesia
Little Buddha
Crazy Life
All Things In Time

Customer Reviews:

toad.......2007-06-21

coil is one of my favorite albums by toad....just buy it

A Very Poetic Dark Struggle.......2006-03-29

While this was Toad's last album it suggests that it could be the end of Glen Phillips' life: it was not. What it did end was a tremendous pop-rock/alternative-rock career. They will certainly be remembered.

The songs:

1. Starting at the top, the album led-off with the song "Whatever I Fear". The music to the song is very similar to the forth track "Dam Would Break". With regard to that, if you look at the album as a whole it becomes a necessary redundancy. That redundancy actually helps represent that head-spinning mind mess that is being represented on the album. Plus, when it is announced that he fears anything before him thus begins the dark struggle.

2. Yes, "Come Down" was a hit, but get past that. There is much more going on here than that. It sounds positive but the lyrics reflect desire and death is touched upon. There is some good guitar mini-solos and the vocals vary enough in emphasis to pull you right in.

3. "Rings" uses imagery that is hard to figure out and difficult to explain without reading. Basically, lines of the song mention rings of various ideas.

4. "Dam Would Break" sounds a lot like "Whatever I Fear". This time he talks about what could push him over the edge or break him rather than how he is afraid of the future. Some kind of nonword vocal addition like "ladalo" or something that was used adds to the mood and effects of the song.

5. The song "desire" seems like it would fit with the gloomy suicidal theme better than it does. It actually turns out that it is more a song about desire in general--although it is still described as a negative thing. The music gets more aggressive on this song.

6. The music alone in "Don't Fade" places the song right where it belongs--on this album. As for the lyrics, these lyrics suggest that somebody else is struggling. Although, "I need to know that someone still believes" can mean a lot of things. Is this song religous or personal?--You decide.

7. "Little Man Big Man" hardly fits the theme that most of this disc carries. The only strange or creepy lyric here is the "where is the beast..." lyric. This song is about personal worth and importance.

8. "Throw It All Away" seems to be about letting out frustration. Unless you want to take the song literally. Then, it is about destroying the personal possessions that consume your life and looking to fill the emotional voids in your life. This song is one of the quieter, mellower songs on the album even though it is slightly upbeat and optomistic.

9. "Amnesia" the name speaks volumes about the lyrical content of the song. The music is a bit more challenging to guess by the name. They went with an aggressive head-spinning type of song. This is by far the loudest song on the album and possibly the loudest song they have. It reflects amnesia as a dark gift.

10. "Little Buddha" would make sense without the chosen shorus lyrics. The "smile on, little buddha" stuff confuses what exactly is going on here and at the same time adds depth to the song as a whole and its meaning. This song is another rather mellow selection.

11. The song "Crazy Life" should probably switch spots with "Desire" on this disc. Did I mention that this is most certainly a concept album? This song exibits positive outlook while still mentioning the end. This song is a good reflection of how most of the ups and downs on this cd occur simultaneous. The guitar on this track is amazing, from the outstanding intro on throughout.

12. "All Things in Time" is slow and mellow. It is one of the more upbeat lyrical selections on the disc. The music still fits with the mood of the album and the specifics of what is going on here. It has an "all things will be alright" feeling to it but it hardly explains how and the other songs on the album make this feeling difficult to believe. It seems to work though because not knowing if things will be fine seems to be the point of the disc.

All in all it comes together into one piece. I find this album to be a must have, but listen to the clips if you think they will help.

My favorite Toad album.......2006-03-15

I borrowed this CD from a public library, having liked the track "Crazy Life" on the Empire Records Soundtrack, and I was immediately blown away by how consistently good Coil is the whole way through. It is their most mature album, full of gentle emotion and idealism, and puts the listener in a good mood. Glen Phillip's voice is unique, confident, and beautiful. I fell in love immediately with "Rings" and "Dam Would Break". The haunting and beautiful harmonies captivate. "Little Buddha" is so different but so good as well.

After I got Coil, I bought two of Toad's older albums: Fear and Dulcinea. Both are really good, but something keeps drawing me back to Coil. It is achingly beautiful, vibrant, thoughtful, and pleasurable. It is hearing Toad at their best.

It's like they wrote a greatest hits album in one shot.......2005-06-04

Usually on an album (even with a great band) there are those filler songs you skip because they aren't as good as the hits on the cd. That is not that case with this cd. This album awesome from start to finish, no need to skip songs on this one. I couldn't find it in any store, but I just bought it used for $2. That's insane!!!

Another great one.......2005-04-08

These guys have some of the catichiest songs ever. Great hooks, Great lyrics. My ex and I used to sing this cd alot. Just good!!!

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Why Don't I Like This More?
These other reviewers have gone mad
A True Musical Pleasure
amazing
Can you hear me now?

Mutual Admiration Society
Mutual Admiration Society
Manufacturer: Sugarhill [Country]
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Binding: Audio CD

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26 Miles

ASIN: B0002ABUXE
Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

Comes A Time
Sake Of The World
Windmills
Be Careful
Running Out
Somewhere Out There
Francesca
Trouble
La Lune
Reprise
Think About Your Troubles

Amazon.com

This collaboration between former Toad the Wet Sprocket front man Glen Phillips and Nickel Creek's Sean and Sara Watkins and Chris Thile was rehearsed and recorded in six days in 2000 and is the result of a true mutual admiration between the parties. Some of the eight originals bear a connection with Phillips's erstwhile band, especially a song like "Somewhere Out There" with its lilting rhythms and dreamily atmospheric chordal structure. What's most telling is the breadth that this new context allows him as a songwriter. The rootsy Americana, subtle voicings, and front-porch settings seem hundreds of miles from the more urban character of Toad. It's nice to see Nilsson's "Think About Your Troubles," one of a handful of covers, emerging as a contemporary standard in new acoustic circles (having also been released this year in a version by the Asylum Street Spankers). MAS's version of Jon Brion's "Trouble" shows the ease with which these players blend pop sensibilities with the resilience of tradition. --David Greenberger

Customer Reviews:

Why Don't I Like This More?.......2005-10-10

I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but 6 Days is not enough time to record an entire album, that's more than a track a day! Have you ever recorded music? Then you would know it takes days just to get one song sounding right. For all the love I have for Glen and Nickel Creek I was astonished that they put out an album like this, there's so much potential here, and you can feel it, but they just needed more time. If James Joyce could give 17 years of his life for "Finnegan's Wake," than I think these "mutual admirers" could've donated at least a week to an awesome idea like this, I hope they retry in the future and I'm sure the results will be just splendid, for now, stick to your Toad and Creek CDs and wait it out.

These other reviewers have gone mad.......2005-05-04

I have listened to this album several times on a portable discman with headphones, and also on my PC with it's cheap stock speakers, and neither time did I have any difficulty hearing the full range of sounds on each track. Since that appears to be the only complaint anyone else can muster, I can find no other faults. Glen sounds fabulous and the always stellar voices of Nickel Creek provide a perfect backdrop. I've had "Sake of the World" on loop for three days. It's light, smooth, a great listen when you need to relax.

A True Musical Pleasure.......2005-04-19

This is an album best listened to on a pair of good headphones. I could not truly begin to listen to it in the car. The music was there but not the real feel. Once I was able to sit down and enjoy it on the headphones it all came together. An absolutely beautiful collaboration of some truly great musicians. It is also one of those rare albums that only gets better each time I listen to it. If you are a fan of Glen Phillips work or Nickel Creeks it is a must for the collection.

amazing.......2005-03-26

I'm surprised by all these negative reviews. The album has so much quiet beauty. It gets better with every listen.

Can you hear me now?.......2005-02-24

Can you hear me now? Yes glen, we can hear you. I feel so bad saying this but this cd was mixed like crap. As I listened to the first track in my car I audibly said to myself, "what the crap is this?" Glen's voice was so loud and obnoxious. Not that his voice was obnoxious but the fact that I could hear nothing other than his voice. I listened to 3/4 of the song and could not take it anymore, so I skipped to the next song with the hope that the producer was going for a certain sound for that track, and that the rest would be fine. I was wrong. Virtually every song on this albums was mixed the same way. I was trying as hard as I could to listen to the music underneath but to no avail. I can tell that the music would be beautiful if it were audible. I love Nickel Creek. They are one of my favorite groups. I also love Toad, but for heavens sake, what is this? I am glad to see that I am not the only one that has noticed this.

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Pretty Sweet
Wet from loving this album
Awesome album!
Trippy lyrics
Worth every penny.. One of my favorite bands!

Wet from Birth
The Faint
Manufacturer: Saddle Creek
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ASIN: B0002T7Z2U
Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

Desperate Guys
How Could I Forget
I Disappear
Southern Belles In London Sing
Erection
Paranoiattack
Drop Kick the Punks
Phone Call
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Birth

Album Description

The follow-up to 2001's "Danse Macabre" is the band's most feverish and intense work to date.

Customer Reviews:

Pretty Sweet.......2007-05-27

This is a great danc-y album in keeping with your typical "Faint" sound. There are some great songs on here (Southern Belles, I'm looking at you) but there are overall more low points on this disc than there were on Danse Macabre. Certainly, this record is dancy and hot, but overall I'd rather listen to Danse all the way through than this one.

Wet from loving this album.......2007-02-03

The Faint has become my band of choice for those days that I just feel like dancing in public to. Starting with my first listen to Danse Macabre, I realized I could not ignore them. I've finally realized I needed to own WFB even though I had previously listened to it before, and I am relishing in its gloomy synth candy noise. Beginning with the eerie violin in Desperate guys, continuing to Paranoiaattack, and winding down at Symptom Finger you just are atatcked with these excellently crafted trance-infused indie rock melodies. How great can it be? Try it, as well as Danse Macabre, you wont be dissapointed.

Awesome album!.......2006-12-02

I absolutely loved this album by the Faint. The music is sooo dancy and punchy. It's what typifies the Faint. I just wanted to comment, however, that the album cover and the name of the song "Wet from Birth" - uh, can we say . . . Nirvana?!! It reminds me of the In Utero album with its abundance of feti sprinkled throughout. I wouldn't say the Faint sounds like them, but I guess a fetus on an album cover will remind me of Nirvana for a while.

Trippy lyrics.......2006-04-16

All I have to say is the lyrics on this album, coupled with the synthesizers and morose, industrial sound, are pretty awesome. Awesome in the way that I wouldn't listen to this album in the dark, much like their last one "Dance Macabre". "Birth" is definetley my favorite song, mostly because it goes through the entire process of conception, gestation, and birth using scary metaphors and scientific terminology, making what many call the "miracle of life" sound like a weird paracite-horror film. anyone who can do that in a song I could also dance to is worthwhile.

Worth every penny.. One of my favorite bands!.......2005-11-05

Dance Macabre is one of my favorite albums, 5 stars all the way. I like every single song on that album which never happens with me. I don't have that same feel with this album. However Paranoiattack is one of my favorite Faint songs. 80's feel great bass.. This album is a must buy!

Four Weddings And A Funeral: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Nice collection of songs showing love is all around
Its a great soundtrack.
ONE OF THE WAYs TO GET THE "LOVE IS ALL AROUND" SONG
GOOD SOUNDTRACK!!!

Four Weddings And A Funeral: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Elton John , Sting , and Wet Wet Wet
Manufacturer: Fontana London
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001FHZ
Release Date: 1994-04-05

Tracks:

Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
But Not For Me - Elton John
The Right Time - I To I
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Nu Colours
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
La La La (Means I Love You) - Swing Out Sister
Loving You Tonight - Squeeze
The Secret Marriage - Sting
Chapel Of Love - Elton John
Four Weddings & A Funeral: After The Funeral With... - John Hannah

Customer Reviews:

Nice collection of songs showing love is all around.......2005-01-09

With a title like Four Weddings and a Funeral, it's no surprise that the majority of tracks here deal with love. It's a mixture of cover songs, previously released songs, oldies, and new songs that really mix well. The theme of the movie, which was later recycled yet revamped in Love Actually, also starring Hugh Grant, is underscored by Scottish popsters Wet Wet Wet, who scored their biggest hit with their cover of the Troggs' "Love Is All Around," which spent 15 weeks on top of the UK charts. It's nice strings one instant, blaring rock guitar the next, but a worthy cover.

Elton John has three songs here, one of them being an old chestnut, "Crocodile Rock." The other two are cover tunes and bookend the movie, his great cover of George Gershwin's "But Not For Me" opening the film. The light strings and leisure arrangements lends the feeling that many might feel: "They're writing songs of love, but not for me." Finally, his cover of the Dixie Cups' "Chapel of Love" is played during the photo montage happy ending of the film. It's done with a rocking style reminiscent of his 70's period, and along with the Gershwin track, make these musical highlights of this collection.

Along with "Crocodile Rock," the other song played during the dance scene of Angus and Laura's wedding was that classical disco chestnut, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, which had Simon Callow's character doing an OTT dance to it. Nu Colours' smooth R&B rendition of the Kern/Harbach classic "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" is played during the party of the second marriage.

There are some tunes I didn't catch in the movie, but maybe next time. One was Sting's "The Secret Marriage," originally from his Nothing But The Sun album. In context of the movie, it shows how two of the characters were actually married, of sorts. Swing Out Sister lend their smooth jazz-pop sound on the Delfonics' "La La La (Means I Love You)." And Canadian duo One 2 One, who later became incarnated as Artifical Joy Club, do the bounciest song here, a soulful Stock-Aitken-Waterman-type bubblegum soul number "The Right Time." Another is the light soul of Squeeze's "Loving You Tonight," original on their Some Fantastic Place album.

The final track is dialogue taken from Matthew (John Hannah) during the memorial service of Gareth (Simon Callow) and is a reading of W.H. Auden's "Funeral Blues" with the score accompaniment. After all, this wasn't merely called Four Weddings.

Its a great soundtrack........2003-09-28

What can I say? I just absolutely love this soundtrack.

ONE OF THE WAYs TO GET THE "LOVE IS ALL AROUND" SONG.......2002-06-14

DO NOT FORGET TO CLICK THE "LOVE IS ALL AROUND" SAMPLE.

GOOD SOUNDTRACK!!!.......1999-09-16

This soundtrack is quite good... Althoug almost all the songs are about love and romance, it's not a boring one...

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The earlier Toad was darker and more consistent:
Other albums "Pale" in comparison.
colorless Pale?
ah yes, the long lost treasure
Epitomizes Toad music, but not for the newest of fans

Pale
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Manufacturer: Sony
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Bread & Circus
In Light Syrup
Coil
Fear
Dulcinea

ASIN: B00000272G
Release Date: 1990-01-16

Tracks:

Torn
Come Back Down
Don't Go Away
High On A Riverbed
I Think About
Corpal Brown
Jam
Chile
Lairs Everywhere
Nothing Is Alone
She Cried

Customer Reviews:

The earlier Toad was darker and more consistent:.......2005-10-08

Toad's second release Pale is Glen Phillips in his finest lyrically. His voice has not reached its peak yet, but fits the purpose. Pale is the perfect rainy day album. Slow, somber, haunting and beautiful. Not for everyone, espically if you only care about the music. Corporal Brown is almost funny in the delivery of the lyrics. This song stated that the corporal killed his fat wife and buried her. Again great lyrics!

Other albums "Pale" in comparison........2005-07-05

I enjoy all that Toad The Wet Sprocket has done, but their early albums I'm most fond of. Maybe it's because of countless summer nights listening to this album or their debut while sitting in city parks daydreaming, but it's most likely the fact that the music is so good, so moving, and so real. "Pale" is short any actual hits, but that's also part of the appeal. The whole thing is very consistent in mood, and each track is a hit to me. "Torn" and "Come Back Down" are great songs to start, and maybe my personal favorites are "High On A Riverbed", "I Think About", and "Chile". Those are reasons why I still listen to Toad often. The second half/side of this album isn't quite as perfect as the first, but still holds its own. This album still gets frequent play in my house even after 15 years, and I pray that Glen Phillips plays something from "Pale" when I see him live this week.

colorless Pale?.......2004-05-30

Toad the Wet Sprocket was one of those bands I loved when I was younger that just seemed dull to me as I became aware of more and more music. Yet I still return to those albums sometimes for that quality of innocence in their spare guitar-driven progressive melodies, and so the band tends to be fairly innofensive and even dull at times, they have moments of real transcendence. That, at least, is what I found recently listening to Pale, which has its share of doggerel, but occasionally, there's a song like "Don't Go Away," which is ebullient and heartfelt, or "Liars Everywhere," which is as powerfully felt as any song of the REM-lite genre of prog-rock (if not any song by REM). This record doesn't always shine, but it's bare and moving where it counts.

ah yes, the long lost treasure.......2003-10-24

pale speaks purely with the lyrics and not so much w/ the musical aspects which is why i like it so much. although the guitars, drums, etc. still are lovely as w/ any toad album. the lyrics from pale truly stand out as the focal point.

as the second work from this band, i'd say they did an excellent job in showing improvement from the first "bread and cicus." pale starts off w/ a bang w/ the infectuous "torn." the song is rather depressing, but let's the listening sort of relate to this feeling.

"come back down" starts w/ the same tone as "torn" but shortly picks up later on. it's hard to explain the way this song makes me feel, but it's almost like the somber feeling after you get done crying, but yet at the same time over what you are crying about and ready to move on.

the mood shifts slightly w/ "don't go away." sort of a mere plea to tell someone to stay around. almost as if the song is begging to the listening and wants them to keep listening to the rest of the album.

probably the saddest song is "high on a riverbed." a man walking in the rain w/ his head down just thinking comes to my mind. as if something terrible just happened and they are trying to walk away from it. very moving song.

the next song, "i think about" is my favorite song on the album. the same sad, depressing sound continues in this song. but a ray of hope is noticed in the chorus. i like this song, b/c it gives promise and hopefulness to whoever can relate.

"corporal brown" is w/o a doubt the strangest song on the album. probably the most playful song, even though the lyrics are really hiddeous. a man gets drunk, hits his fat wife, and kills her then buries her. the man is then worried what will happen to them. although the tone of the song is ironic w/ the words, it's really a mystery what the true meaning of the song is.

the single "jam" which might be the only reason someone has heard of this album back in the day before toad really started to make it big, is really a nice song. it has the quality of a single, but unfortunately doesn't rank up w/ their later work. still good.

my next favorite song, "chile" is sort of a haunting song. it's sort of like a strike against society. morality vs. the law, and expressing free speech. toad does a good job in expressing their beliefs, and the song sounds beautiful as well.

"liars everywhere" sounds like it should be on 'fear." it's a short little song, not a lot of lyrics, but it certainly sets the stage for their next album and their next phase in their music.

"nothing is along" can be considered a song about faith. talks about how no matter what, you will never be alone, and someone is always watching you. very nicely done.

the final song, "she cried" is a relief from all the sad songs about how the guys are stood up by the girls. this song is about the girl who can't get the guy. it's reassuring that this occurance happens on both sides. once again, the awesome deep sound is here, making it another classic toad song.

"pale" may not rank up w/ the commerical success of "fear" or the brilliance of "dulcinea" but it is surely not to be ignored by any toad fan. i must say that the few people who own this record are grateful they can here all the wonderful songs which toad have to share. it is truly a work of art.

Epitomizes Toad music, but not for the newest of fans.......2003-06-19

As a "Toad primer" (if there is such a thing), this album would probably fail for its abandonment of typical teen angst clich?s (melodically and lyrically); for a new fan, Coil or Dulcinea (maybe Fear, but to a lesser degree) would probably be best suited as intro albums. That's probably why a good minority of reviewers (on other sites, especially) open their texts with witty puns e.g. "Pale pales in comparison to other Toad albums." I was introduced to Toad with Coil, their final studio album that spawned some radio and television play (Dawson's Creek, &c,). Honestly, at the time, I probably would have thought Pale the weaker of Toad's repertoire. But after listening to all albums (several repeated many times in my playlists), I must say I have begun to find Pale the strongest of the lot.

As an album, Pale epitomizes Toad's ability to weave intricate lyrics with melodious vocals and instrumentation, giving rise to a very cohesive musical package. From the sullen opening of "Torn" to the despairing verses of broken promises in "She Cried," the songwriting in Pale embraces the melancholy that has so often yielded great Toad music. Glen is at his best lyrically, although vocally he still has a ways to go (one can follow his maturation from Pale onward, through Fear and Dulcinea); however, in the context of this album, his ability as a literate lyricist and talented composer trumps his vocal shortcomings and gives way to some amazing plaintive songwriting.

I would recommend this to anybody with a shred of musical taste, especially if you're a Toad fan who's playlist has been restricted to the more popular Dulcinea and Coil. Give it a chance; it's one of the few albums that I think genuinely deserves 5 stars and should be considered one of the best albums of the 90s.

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