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Architect Of The Ruin (EP)
This is the discography for American alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 1986. The band at the time consisted of vocalist/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss, w .... Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums and EPs Singles References {{Toad the Wet Sprocket Discographies of American artists Alternative rock discographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Live (Toad The Wet Sprocket EP)
''Five Live'' is a live EP by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. The EP was a limited pressing of 5,000 copies bundled with the first pressing of the album fear. Recorded live on December 19, 1991, at the Whisky a Go Go, Hollywood, CA, and on December 21, 1991, at the Anaconda Theater, Santa Barbara, CA. Mixed at Master Control, Burbank, CA. It contains 4 live songs from their prior albums as well as a live version of "Hold Her Down" which is from the "Fear" album. Track listing # "Jam" – 3:08 # "One Little Girl" – 3:19 # "Scenes from a Vinyl Recliner" – 4:31 # "Come Back Down" – 2:50 # "Hold Her Down" – 2:53 References 1992 EPs Toad the Wet Sprocket live albums Live EPs 1992 live albums Albums recorded at the Whisky a Go Go Columbia Records live albums Columbia Records EPs {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends Discography
This is a discography of music related to the American sitcom ''Friends''. Albums ''Friends (Music from the TV Series)'' ''Friends (Music from the TV Series)'' was an album released by WEA in 1995 featuring songs from the TV sitcom ''Friends''. The songs were not originals written for the series, but were tracks either used directly in the show or "inspired" by the show. The album also featured small samples of spoken dialogue from the show's first season. *Chart position: #41 (U.S.) *RIAA certification: ? *Worldwide sales: 1 million + *Singles: ''" I'll Be There for You"'', ''"I Go Blind"'' ''Friends Again'' ''Friends Again'' is a 1999 soundtrack album. It is the second ''Friends'' soundtrack album. *Chart position: not charted (U.S.) *RIAA Certification: *Worldwide sales: 0.5 million *Singles: ''" Question Everything"'' ''Friends: The One with All the Party Music'' ''Friends: The One with All the Party Music'' is a 2004 soundtrack EP and was marketed as a 6-track CD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Intentions (Toad The Wet Sprocket Song)
"Good Intentions" is a song by American alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. It is included on both the band's album ''In Light Syrup'' and the ''Friends'' soundtrack, '' Friends Original TV Soundtrack''. This version was recorded in January 1991 during the sessions for the band's third album ''fear'' but was not included because they felt it was too catchy and sounded like an obvious "hit single". Background Singer Glen Phillips said the song was about "General misunderstandings. Operating on the edge of 'moral okayness' as a young person. Flirting or something. ... I think it was about that, like pushing those edges and everybody trying to figure out where they stand in a relationship that way." Track listing #"Good Intentions" – 3:25 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Use in media The song appears on the soundtrack of the television sitcom ''Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something's Always Wrong
"Something's Always Wrong" is a single by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. The song is included on their 1994 album ''Dulcinea''. "Something's Always Wrong" was co-written by Glen Phillips and Todd Nichols. Although not as popular as " Fall Down", "Something's Always Wrong" became a hit in the United States and Canada and helped propel ''Dulcinea'' to platinum status. Background Singer Glen Phillips said, Chart performance "Something's Always Wrong" was a hit, although not to the extent of "Fall Down." The single peaked at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single also peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 15 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles chart. The single helped to make ''Dulcinea'' Toad the Wet Sprocket's first top-forty album on the ''Billboard'' 200. Track listing #"Something's Always Wrong" #"Don't Go Away (Live)" #"Corporal Brown (Live)" Charts In popular culture The song was featured in the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall Down (Toad The Wet Sprocket Song)
"Fall Down" is a song by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket from their fourth studio album, ''Dulcinea'' (1994). "Fall Down" was co-written by Glen Phillips and Todd Nichols. Released to US radio in April 1994, the song topped the '' Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 33 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In Canada, the song peaked at number 10 and ended 1994 as the country's 76th-most-successful single. The music video for the song was directed by Samuel Bayer. In 2017, Consequence ranked the song No. 245 on their list of "Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best". Background Singer Glen Phillips said, Chart performance "Fall Down" reached number one on the '' Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart in June 1994 and remained there for six weeks before being supplanted by the Offspring The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walk On The Ocean
"Walk on the Ocean" is a song by American alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket from their third studio album, ''Fear'' (1991). Two different versions of the song were released: the album version with a cold ending (timed at 2:59) and the single version with the chorus repeated until fade (timed at 3:32). Commercially, "Walk on the Ocean" peaked at number 18 on the US '' Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached the top 40 in Canada, New Zealand, and Norway. Composition The song was written after singer Glen Phillips and his wife were vacationing on Orcas Island in Washington's San Juan Islands after hanging "out at Doe Bay hot springs with a bunch of hippies." The lyrics were written as placeholders, but Phillips could not come up with anything better. "I wrote down literally the first thing that came across my mind. The lyric and the chorus, I have no idea what it means, unfortunately. Then I tried rewriting it and nothing ever really worked. I tried to make the chorus mean somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All I Want (Toad The Wet Sprocket Song)
"All I Want" is a song by American alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket from their 1991 album, ''Fear''. "All I Want" was Toad the Wet Sprocket's first successful song. It became one of their most well-known songs, reaching the top 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles chart. Composition On the song's content, singer Glen Phillips said, "It's very much about how fleeting any kind of epiphany is. It's all about the moment passing very, very quickly and how there's a desire to hold onto it. That would be a constant, but it comes and it goes and it goes very quickly." Track listings US CD and cassette single, UK 7-inch single # "All I Want" – 3:15 # "All She Said" – 3:47 Australian CD single # "All I Want" – 3:15 # "Hold Her Down" – 3:07 European CD single # "All I Want" – 3:15 # "Hold Her Down" – 3:07 # "Come Back Down" – 3:19 # "One Little Girl" – 3:26 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Cover versions Post-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
Mainstream Rock is a music chart in ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States, a category that combines the formats of active rock and heritage rock. The chart was launched in March 1981 as Rock Albums & Top Tracks, after which the name changed first to Top Rock Tracks, then to Album Rock Tracks, and finally to its current Mainstream Rock in 1996. History The Rock Albums & Top Tracks charts were introduced in the March 21, 1981, issue of ''Billboard''.Joel Whitburn. ''Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2008.'' Hal Leonard Corporation, 2008p. 6. The 50- and 60-position charts ranked airplay on album rock radio stations in the United States. Because album-oriented rock stations focused on playing tracks from albums rather than specifically released singles, these charts were designed to measure the airplay of any and all tracks from an album. Rock Albums was a survey of the top albums on American rock radio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks (1988–2009) and Alternative Songs (2009–2020)) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played songs on alternative and modern rock radio stations. Introduced as Modern Rock Tracks, the chart served as a companion to the Mainstream Rock chart (then called Album Rock Tracks), and its creation was prompted by the explosion of alternative music on American radio in the late 1980s. During the first several years of the chart, it regularly featured music that did not receive commercial radio airplay anywhere but on a few modern rock and college rock radio stations. This included many electronic and post-punk artists. Gradually, as alternative rock became more mainstream (spearheaded by the grunge explosion in the early 1990s), alternative and mainstream rock radio stations began playing many of the same songs. By the late 2000s, the genr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream Top 40
Pop Airplay (also called Mainstream Top 40, Pop Songs, and Top 40/contemporary hit radio, CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' Magazine that ranks the most popular songs of pop music being played on a panel of Top 40 radio stations in the United States. The rankings are based on radio airplay detections as measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (Nielsen BDS), a subsidiary of the U.S.' leading marketing research company. Consumer researchers, Nielsen Audio (formerly ''Arbitron''), refers to the format as contemporary hit radio (CHR). The current number-one song as of the chart dated December 24, 2022 is "Anti-Hero (song), Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift. History The chart debuted in Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' Magazine in its issued date October 3, 1992, with the introduction of two Top 40 airplay charts, Mainstream and Rhythmic (chart), Rhythm-Crossover. Both Top 40 charts measured "actual monitored airplay" from data compile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
