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[@danielhackmn]

Toadies is one of my favorite 90’s bands. Rubberneck is an incredible album.

[@brandonsimmons1695]

That album is top 10 of the 90s, period. Not 1 bad song

[@wacokid30]

As a native Texan I go to Possum Kingdom lake every single summer and it’s so awesome that this song is a reference to that place. Such a badass lake and crazy shit happens at Hells Gate cove. Gotta love PK.

[@josephclark5054]

Thanks for your facts helps. But fuck it as long as song kills it.

[@bafmd]

Rubberneck isn't full of songs. It's simply an album experience.

[@marcotenthousand]

From the first track to the last

[@gtd360]

I don't think the toadies have a bad song. Even when the lead singer left and started Burden Brothers. That album is awesome to.

[@husker22chad63]

This is one of my top 5 songs of all time. It has aged so well. They came out of nowhere….gave us this classic….and quietly went away.

[@cuauhtemocroldan8514]

They still tour regularly in Texas and sound as great as ever.

[@marcotenthousand]

And even more important than touring, they have a very full collection of subsequent albums. All very brilliant. And another album coming very soon.

[@lancegould]

And there’s also Toadies Pecan Coffee. I think, still. The lead singer/songwriter/rhythm guitarist, Vaden, had a band in the early 00’s called Burden Brothers, with some other notable musicians, Taz Bentley and Casey Orr, that released some very well crafted music. I still consider “Mercy” in my top 3 albums of all time. That album has the most *in tune* instrumentation that I’ve ever heard. I guess that’s what it is. It’s something. Maybe, I can’t quite put my finger in it.

[@josephclark5054]

Definitely one of my top tens.

[@nedswebjunk]

Absolutely! I still belt this one out at the top of my lungs when I'm driving around with no particular agenda🤘

[@IrishGuitarGaz]

Been listening to Toadies a lot over last 4 months after discovering them 20 years too late. They have some brilliant songs, really deserved to have had more mainstream success than they did.

[@rodneysneed4166]

It's not to late. They still tour. They are better as they have gotten older. They rock live!

[@erinn5898]

Just rediscovered them and texted my mom about them. She loves them and I'm looking for more bands like them. Any recommendations?

[@IrishGuitarGaz]

@@erinn5898 I'm sure you know the big ones from the alt/grunge era - Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, etc - I'd also say she could check out Silverchair, Veruca Salt, Tad, Everclear, Tripping Daisy, Candlebox

[@robertknoebel6591]

​@erinn5898 not anyone just like them but seven mary three, president's of the united states of America, cowboy mouth, early our lady peace, any of the 90's grunge alice in chains, stp, pearl jam, bush.

[@uncleyosh]

I was 16 and living in Dallas when this album dropped. This song was on 94.5 about a dozen times a day. I've probably heard it 500 times and it STILL slaps.

[@xinoart77]

Word. I lived in Irving when this dropped. Loved hearing a local group make it national. Such a cool album as well. Still have yet to make it to their yearly BBQ concert. :(

[@nathanrodriguez914nr]

94.5 What the hell happened to our stations. All that's left is 97.1, and that's barely hanging on to life.

[@xinoart77]

@@nathanrodriguez914nr 103.7 :)

[@TheAntbandit]

I saw them at the impala room or something like that in south Ft Worth in 94. It was a shithole bar but my friends were all like “you gotta check out this new band called the Toadies! They’re gonna be huge watch!” The rest is history

[@backcountryme]

I lived in Burleson. Saw them play a house party right before rubberneck dropped.

[@nathanrodriguez914nr]

Obligatory comment to help the algorithm because more people need to know how awesome Toadies are, and how CRIMINALLY underrated the Rubberneck album is.

[@hermesdungeon]

Absolutely, so many mind blowing on this album, I'd pay so much money for something else even close to this to be released now

[@NeilyWins]

Toadies are from TX and a lot of their album titles are places from there

[@nedswebjunk]

I love how you talk about the 'unproduced' quality of this album. I'm by no means a musician or an expert in musical production, but I do love this unpolished aspect of it all. Incidentally, this same quality is what I love most about Ivy's debut album, Realistic, from 94/95. Amazing.

[@twilki3]

This album Rubberneck lived in my CD player all of 94,95&96. 2nd concert I ever went to as a kid. Cains Ballroom in Tulsa

[@richardbarrientos8776]

The Toadies, my favorite texas band

[@robertcunningham2777]

From "Mexican Hairless" to "I burn", this album is 🔥🔥🔥

[@thenewwavejoeshow]

The Toadies are one of the most under-rated rock bands of the 90's. They literally couldn't pinpoint a genre for them, because they didn't fit into one. Some tried to place them under metal, others alternative. Possum Kingdom was their biggest radio hit, and Rubberneck is an AMAZING album. All of their albums are great. Check them all out!!!

[@erinn5898]

Hey! Can I ask you for recommendations of similar bands/groups? Cause I'm loving them and I need more like this.

[@MasterRahl221]

This is a great song! More 90s and 00s rock!

[@patrickcain1455]

" Hi , im Larry, this is my brother Daryl and my other brother Daryl" i like the garage band sound

[@theturtlehead4780]

Great review! I was in the crowd when they shot this video at Mad Matters in Fort Worth back in 1994

[@74gunnm]

I've seen them live a number of times over the years and they never disappoint. Rubberneck is as complete an album as they come.

[@CommanderdMtllca]

I know I'm a year late but YT just recommended this to me! Being in TX, the Toadies get a ton of radio play still!

[@allibrown8960]

I'm from Graham, Texas where this song is a reference to... and I went to the University of North Texas, which is where this band formed. They used to perform at the school a lot. The lead singer was a Baptist minister's son and had a lot of trouble coming to terms with what his father taught him. "Do you wanna die" is a reference to the scare tactic that Baptist preachers used, known as "Hell and Brimstone" teaching. The ice statue of Mary in the video represents how his beliefs were melting into the heat of hell/heat of Possum Kingdom (which, in the summer, can sure feel like you're in hell... hot and muggy!!). And, of course, the entire song then becomes about him killing his own belief system. As a Christian, I find it sad... but also relatable. The purpose of the 15-beat measures is that it never quite feels settled. Just as you get settled into the rhythm, you suddenly find yourself out of it again. He could never quite "settle in"to believing. I absolutely love this song, as a musician. Thanks for playing along with it... the piano added something for me that my ear didn't know it needed!

[@brianyates7255]

Hello from New England..Im a drummer and I play this song to warm up...the off time hits on the cymbals is so tasty..Great pick..Peace from the Northeast..

[@jenlambert1259]

Omg….how do you not remember this song?! Great song! The band formed in 1989…a year after I graduated high school. I was living in NYC at the time.

[@Chuberino]

Can you please do a special reaction to dance gavin dance to honor Tim Feerick their bassist, he just passed away.

[@knsellout]

This entire album is great! The most popular songs from it, as I remember, were Possum Kingdom, Away, Tyler, I Come From the Water, and Backslider. Back in 2004 I discovered they had a couple more albums, but they never really got radio play on a national level like Rubberneck did. But on their 2001 "Hell Below/Stars Above", a song that really stuck out was called "Jigsaw Girl". It's kinda creepy, like in an "Every Breath You Take" sort of way, but I love the dynamics, and it's just a really well written song.

[@absolutebuffoon1679]

i grew up on some toadies too my parents loved that shit. and as i learned more about music i just fell in love again lol

[@patrickboothe229]

Toadies are still touring and putting on fantastic live shows.

[@SparkimusPrime]

This is one of my all time favorite bar songs! I love it when jam bands play this. No one cares what the song is about lol it’s just vibes. Hope you’re well David 🖤

[@NoNameForThisGuy]

I have never ever heard a band play this right, but everyone always has fun

[@jamesgreen5560]

The lack of production is what makes it so amazing when you hear it live.

[@hermesdungeon]

You had me at "I don't know what this song is about but I don't give a shit" 😅😅🤙

[@cynthiavallejo5141]

David, Tim Feerick the bass player for DGD passed away

[@Hack757]

RIP Tim, may he always be remembered

[@Billy.gen-X]

It's real music, that's why it speaks to you

[@michaelgaudreau7017]

This song was a little before my time, but a few years ago some friends and I decided to start a cover band to play at some local bars, and this was one of the songs my buddy threw out as an option. I wasn't blown away with it at first, but once I learned the song all the way through (I was playing guitar) I was impressed with some of the nuance in it, which really gave me a solid appreciation for the song. Now I jam this one from time to time.

[@rachaelmarrero8597]

This song is like a five course meal. I love it soo much.

[@newidenityguitarizt]

you hear Tim from DGD passed away.. so sad.. no cause yet..

[@manadelrey7769]

I like Toadies, I'm still blasting their music up to now... Tyler is my best.💖

[@franciet99]

I put all of their music on in the car and blast it as I’m driving. I look ridiculous as an old woman that loved them in the 90s. I had finished college as well and was beginning to look up and see the world again. 😜

[@gamegator1048]

your dog in the profile picture looks rad as hell.

[@franciet99]

@@gamegator1048 He is! Funniest dog I’ve ever had.

[@moonbaby476]

I’m from Texas. Heard the toadies my senior year ‘94. Have loved them ever since & always check them out when they play Austin/San Antonio. Rubberneck is awesome & never gets old. Gonna see them in December 🤘

[@awesomelyhipe]

Possum Kingdom is a lake in Mineral Wells, Texas. I remember when this happened. A dead woman's body was found there. I think she had been raped, too. Vaden Todd Lewis explains in a rubberneck documentary that his song "Possum Kingdom" is a continuation, Part 2, of his song, "I Burn". In his song "I Burn", Vaden Todd Lewis explains he had a dream of a religious cult member who burns himself in a bonfire in order to go to Heaven, but instead he goes to Possum Kingdom. His spirit is floating around Possum Kingdom, lonely, and wanting a female companion. So he is trying to talk this woman into killing herself too so that he will have a spiritual partner and not be lonely anymore.

[@goomah35]

So glad you posted this I didn’t want to have to tell the meaning but was ready to!

[@franciet99]

I was looking for this comment too. Thanks…. It’s such an interesting story and very dark song but I have always friggin’ loved this song even when it was being overplayed on the radio.

[@1xayekim]

Their later records are so good. They are a legitimate good rock band that has been cast to the one hit wonder bin. Play.Rock.Music is easily one of my favorite rock records. Rattlers Revival / Summer of the Strange/ We Burned This City Down are the 3 top for me from that record. Rubberneck was a great record too... I Burn is probably my overall favorite Toadies songs.

[@lauraknowlton7838]

I’m here for the 90’s grunge!! 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

[@pdxgrl1]

94 was one of the best years in music IMHO. Ruberneck is one of the best albums ever.

[@husker22chad63]

I’m not quite sure how The Toadies weren’t huge. So good

[@brandonbates4434]

I used to camp at and swim in Possum Kingdom Lake as a teenager, and now my family lives in Tyler TX, another Toadies connect. My brother in law is the pastor of the Pentecostal church in Tyler lol I used to work with a lady who worked with their original bassist before he got Yoko'd out of the band right before they blew up, and became the "worship leader" at some church. Choices, man haha love seeing you dig them

[@richardbarrientos8776]

The Toadies have a Spring break show in Corpus Christi on Friday, March 16th at Brewsters Ice house

[@du3linbanj0s]

Possum Kingdom is a lake in north Texas near Fort Worth. the Toadies are the 90s grunge version of Nirvana

[@ahren3355]

I love Toadies, especially their No Deliverance album. They have other gems like the songs Dead Boy and Tyler.

[@thenewwavejoeshow]

me too!

[@Kbale9905]

Bought their album in ‘95 when I was 15 years old. I was into alternative/punk/grunge music and was surprised Toadies didn’t blow up like some of the other bands at the time. They are from Fort Worth, Texas, and their sound is a bit different, you can almost hear a little twang in their singing, which makes them more interesting.

[@klakkinkittykat]

I just learned this song on my guitar! That second part is hard to memorize for my tiny kitty brain meow.

[@Jasonk1979]

There are certain songs that one goes back to over and over again throughout the years, and this my friend, is one of those songs.

[@michaellueneburg2261]

Vampire taking a wife= tri-tone!!! Perfectly imperfect!

[@backcountryme]

I saw them play a house party in Alvarado Texas right after they recorded this album, but right before it dropped.

[@bigtymejr4805]

Toadies are dope. Lower side of uptown is their most recent and its great, very much their sound

[@axx6435]

This is off of one of my favorite albums of the 90s

[@powerpointpaladin6911]

best use of extended reverb in any song, of any genre

[@SwolllenGoat]

GREAT GREAT CRIMINALLY UNDERATED BAND....................

[@AmberPearcy]

Always loved this song! ✌🏻💛🎼

[@dathorndike4908]

The Tri-tone is a perfect note for the very dark subject matter of the lyrics to this song

[@rejunofaye]

I absolutely LOVE this song for years and years, thank you 🙏🏽✨🤟🏽

[@smokeythebear99]

Love some Toadies! Our Lady Peace next! Starseed or something fun like that.

[@goomah35]

This song was totally my jam when it came out! It STILL ROCKS! I occasionally look for reactions glad I found yours!

[@moemoe817]

I listened and was hooked in the early 90's. I had the CD. I loved this group. Favorite rock out song by them is Tyler. Lyrics a little dark, but that's what phase i was going through in my high school years. Loved it then, love it now. It's in my rock out rotation.

[@angel12boucher17]

One of my very favorite songs of that time…..I still play it

[@KYBlooograz]

This was my absolute favorite song as soon as it came out. Bought the CD after hearing it twice, rare for me then. One of the most underrated songs of the 90's . Thanks for reviewing this one.

[@JonathanBrasell]

My first real rock show. My buddy and I closed the convenience store half an hour early in hopes that we wouldn’t miss any of their set. We walked in the door in time to catch the first song. It was mindblowing to me how much they sounded like the album. Rubberneck is one of my all time favorite albums. It’s all killer no filler.

[@bobsennick7403]

One of my favorite albums from the era. They fell off my radar for a long while but I think they’ve got a couple more recordings I need to catch up on! Possum Kingdom is well worth a listen in the car. Great driving music.

[@roccomartin]

The Toadies were kind of on the fringes of grunge, but I lump them in that bucket all the same. Thanks for the reaction and your insights! Please consider taking a look at The Warning, a power trio of three sisters. You'll hear some fantastic bass lines, drum fills, melodic riffs, and interesting songs. They have a re-imagining of Enter Sandman on the BlackList album, but you might enjoy Choke or Evolve from their newest EP.

[@TimberWolf762]

*The Warning* is awesome! They are headlining a tour now, then joining Halestorm and The Pretty Reckless in July and August. They rock!!

[@DanSentinel76]

Another vote for The Warning, such a great band!

[@shereemcardell3352]

I'm 69 and still get chills when I hear possum kingdom. That, Tyler, and Away. Those 3 are some of the best I've ever heard, and I am a lover of all kinds of music. There are a couple of others off Rubberneck that are also tops

[@backcountryme]

The 90s was about the rough edges. That’s what made the sound.

[@LuchoVice]

"I have no idea what this song is about and I don't give a shit" LMFAO David, you hit the nail right on the head.

[@michaelmosley384]

“What’s with the dead body?” It’s almost like you didn’t hear the lyrics 😅😂 Part of the charm of this song is how twisted it is.

[@MusicShed]

Sometimes I really don’t hear the lyrics

[@IrishGuitarGaz]

I found it very interesting how you mention that the time signatures often found in alternative/grunge would never have been accepted back in the 50s or 60s as it would have ruined the dance appeal of a song, which was never an issue with the grunge scene - something I’ve never really considered before. With that said, ironically Possum Kingdom has a certain groove and flow to it which can get heads bopping, unlike a typical (for example) Soundgarden or Alice in Chains song. I think it’s the dominant bass line coupled with that riff

[@michaelmcdermed700]

Toadies are alive and well, touring regularly. Listen to the version of Possum Kingdom on their Heretics album. It’s a stripped down reinterpretation of the song. I think you’d find the comparison interesting.

[@absolutebuffoon1679]

You are goated

[@ewolffman]

fantastic! love the song, love the reaction/analysis, well done!

[@bocswu]

Toadies are still around today. This year they are celebrating the 28th Anniversary of Rubberneck by playing it in its entirety. Unlike most bands who go through drummers during their popularity. The Toadies went through 4 drummers before ever signing a record deal. Singer/Guitarist Vaden Todd Lewis and Drummer Mark 'the 5th drummer' Reznicek have been in the band since 89 and 91 respectively. Seek out their self released documentary "Dark Secrets - The Stories of Rubberneck" on KZbin. It shows them in and out of the studio. Todd breaks down each of the songs on the album anecdotally. He even reveals what Possum Kingdom is about.

[@BREP986]

Living in Oklahoma City about 3 hour North of Fort Worth heard this song a lot in '94, ' 95 still comes on local rock radio. "Tyler"is another dark themed banger. "I come from the water", "Backslider", "I burn" all great songs from Rubberneck. The have several albums that have Texas grunge. Then they did an acoustic album called Heretics remaining a lot of the fan favorites. Cool cool band

[@ScottyFury12]

Love it!

[@awesomelyhipe]

Yes, Toadies are still performing after 30-something years. They are my favorite band! I am going to see them again soon August 25, 2022 at Lava Cantina in The Colony, Texas. They are a Texas band. Vaden Todd Lewis is from Fort Worth. I am also from North Central Texas. I've seen them many times. I was 20-something when they started. Now I'm 50-something, just like Vaden Todd Lewis. We're the same age. I love Toadies even more now. I didn't appreciate them as much as I appreciate them now. I was too busy at the time with life but now I have more time. Vaden Todd Lewis has not mellowed one bit, just like I haven't, although he does sometimes forget the lyrics. I think it"s all the beer he drinks. Whatever, I love him! He is so real and raw and unpretentious. Rock on.

[@awesomelyhipe]

and I would like to add so talented and his voice is still great.

[@lemonadecupcakes]

Is so into the sound just halfway through quips "what's with the dead body?" then shrugs and moves on. lol IT'S A SERIAL KILLER SONG! But it's a jam, for sure.

[@Khak1]

this song will always be a fav of mine

[@planetmadness5202]

I just recently discovered this song and naturally wanted to know more about it and other opinions. That's what brought me here to your excellent review that is on par with everybody else's this far.

[@acaeleus]

Gotta throw out another request for Glassjaw. Shira, Ape Dos Mil. All of it is great! Always love banking these vids and then catching up on em all!

[@scottflatt9880]

Possum Kingdom is a lake near Dallas/Fort Worth area, she's also wearing a Fort Worth Fire hockey jersey.

[@Mikesdrumchannel-kj8qv]

The 7/8 is a hook. One of many in this tune. Great song. BTW I'm pretty sure she wasn't playing a Rick on the recording although she did play one on stage most of the time.

[@davidzietlow3480]

Me going in to this video: "wtf is this going to be" Opening riff starts: "oh thats what this song is called"

[@vcstaff]

Jenny Lee Lindberg of Warpaint plays a beautiful 1978 4001 maple glow Rickenbacker bass. She’s fantastic and it’s tone is phenomenal.

[@Warchild-007]

@Mr.Morgan I CANNOT believe that you've never heard this! By the way, Toadies are from Texas, and there is such thing as Possum Kingdom Lake here in Texas.

[@MusicShed]

That’s KING Mr. Morgan! Please, call me David

[@Warchild-007]

@@MusicShed Your Highness, your riff on the piano at the end of Liar was beautifully amazing. I want to jam with you on this and post it someday.

[@ericstover2210]

Couple of random bands to check out. Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life, Jumper, How's It Going to Be Sleep Token - The Offering, Alkaline, Is It Really You? Bilmuri - THEMURIWITHHUMANHAIR, ABSOLUTELYCRANKINMYMF'INHOG, myfeelingshavefeelings

[@thomasc2680]

The singer’s father was a preacher. I think a lot of his songs reflect trauma from the belief system he grew up in. This one included.

[@maxgriffin7870]

song is about some killings that happened around possum kingdom lake. i believe multiple female bodies were found

[@jordanholley6824]

Erra - Nigh To Silence Yes it’s me again 🙏🏽

[@brianlewis5088]

I didnt live far from possum kingdom so I def know about them and love them.

[@Scarfinger36]

I heard this song because of Guitar Hero. Never heard of them either but I learned a lot from those games

[@chrismeeks5064]

Need to listen to rubber neck camping by the water

[@seanhutt4621]

I remember being 13 going with my mother to my first concert bush Toadies and Hum This was definitely there radio popularity song but Tyler was imho the in the know fan favorite Really cool for you to bring this band back up would love to see you go a little deeper into their albums

[@XxAiRuNxX894]

My band got to open up for them in our home town. Sold out show. Just us and them.. it was sick! We’re called New Ends, check out our music video, song is called “Holding on” you’ll dig it!

[@eggstu]

Yes I love this album and song. very underrated album IMO

[@noorieiversen]

Please do a reaction to Yebba's live performance of Paranoia Purple at the Electric Lady. ❤️🙏 it is so moving.

[@Steven-rn1oo]

You should react to The Brook & The Bluff! Both of their albums are absolutely phenomenal and no one's ever reacted to them, ever! They have live performances of a few of their popular songs that are absolutely amazing, every single member of the band is incredibly talented. It's insane that nobody has reacted to them yet! Thanks for doing what you do! Hopefully I'll see some brook & bluff and maybe even some Manchester orchestra in the future!

[@Dutty_McGilicutty]

Dave, you’re the man. I am thoroughly entertained and firmly connected musically to you through your reactions Man and thank you so much for blessing my soul with your knowledge! That’s exactly why I NEED you to react to Quinn Oulton feat. Derae “Show Your Face.” It’s such a Sonic escape for my soul… The jazzy chord progressions are just…. So good. He’s a “new” producer/vocalist/instrumentalist from England who’s hella talented. Hope to hear it from you!

[@thenamesaj8554]

You should listen to some “the plot in you”. Disposable fix, paradigm, feel nothing. Anything man, it’s amazing