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COIL contains both a full audio program and CD-ROM computer files compatible with Mac and PC operating systems. COIL also includes a hidden track accessible only through the band's website.
Additional personnel includes: Van Dyke Parks (strings arranger); Sid Page (violin, concert master); Joel Derovin, Armen Garabedian, Tiffany Hu, Miran Kojian, Brian Leonard, Dennis Molchan, Bob Sanov, Haim Shtrum, Eve Sprecher, Mari Tsumura, Elizabeth Wilson, John Wittenberg (violin); James Ross, John Scanlon (viola); Suzie Katayama, Dane Little (cello); Dave Stone (bass).
These guys have been around long enough to qualify for grizzled-veteran status in the come-and-go world of alternative rock. COIL doesn't necessarily break any new ground for the quartet, but it does maintain the tradition of catchy, accessible "modern" rock that Toad has perfected over the course of a long recording career. Like previous Toad releases, COIL is heavy on the hooks, with lush harmonies and airy sheets of guitar adorning classic pop song forms distinguished by occasionally oblique lyrics.
Though it made its name as the friendly, inoffensive face of post-R.E.M guitar-rock, Toad The Wet Sprocket is partial to contrast and extremes, as evidenced by songs like "Desire" and "Little Buddha." In the former, singer Glen Phillips declares "I want to be clean/I want to be whole" and immediately follows it with "I want revenge/I want control." In the latter, lines like "life is suffering" and "cold and pummeling" are alternated with the repeated refrain "tee-hee, ha ha."
Recorded at Master Control, Los Angeles, California and Gopher Sound, Santa Barbara, California.
Toad The Wet Sprocket: Glen Phillips, Todd Nichols (vocals, guitar); Dean Dinning (vocals, keyboards, bass); Randy Guss (drums).
Producers: Gavin MacKillop, Toad The Wet Sprocket.
Personnel: Snow, Todd Nichols (vocals, guitar); Dean Dinning (vocals, keyboards); Glen Phillips (vocals); John Wittenberg, Eve Sprecher, Mari Tsumura, Bob Sanov, Elizabeth Wilson, Tiffany Hu, Joel Derouin, Sid Page, Armen Garabedian, Haim Shtrum (violin); James Ross , John Scanlon (viola); Suzie Katayama, Dane Little (cello); Frank Macchia (synthesizer); Randy Guss (drums).
Audio Mixers: Gavin MacKillop; Tom Lord-Alge.
Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Gopher Sound, Santa Barbara, CA; Master Control, L.A., CA; The Site, Marin County, CA.
Their best ? I am still getting into this ! Didnt care for it at first , now it is my favorite Toad album . Maybe because it was their last .From almost hard rock 'amnesia'to beautiful etheral melodies 'all things in time' this is a solid album and it is a shame we will probably never hear from Toad again . Submitted by Johnny E (Portland , Ore.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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