Talk:Toadies

Punctuation in References
I put the periods back inside the quotation marks in the references section of this article. I realize that they serve as separators, rather than technically being part of the referenced articles' titles, but this is the proper way to punctuate references when using periods. If you'd rather, the periods (with the exception of those at the end of the references) could be changed to commas. However, those should still be placed inside the quotation marks. --Myles Long 14:55, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

Time signature for Possum Kingdom
Possum Kingdom goes back and forth from 7/8 to 4/4, right? Someone with more music knowlege and Toadies knowledge should put it on List of works in irregular time signatures. —Fitch 07:43, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Toadies Reunion Show
If someone could edit this better. I'm new to wiki and not a very good editor. --67.187.14.88 03:39, 3 February 2006 (UTC)Atticus

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This Article Reads Like a Publicity Piece
This article is not really written from a neutral point of view, e.g. "The album would become a soundtrack and a constant play on many rock stations during the 1990s, and the track "Possum Kingdom" would go on to still be an occasional play on today's radio, as well as a track in Guitar Hero II.  After the massive hit of five singles, Toadies toured extensively throughout the 1990s supporting Rubberneck"

I'm sure they're a great band and all, and I like Possum Kingdom, but that's neither neutral nor very good English ("After the massive hit of five singles..."?) I'll make some edits in a bit. Msalt (talk) 22:28, 2 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Better now. I cut the mention of the MySpace page single from "The Cable Guy" because a) putting a song on MySpace is hardly notable these days and b) it said 2008/recorded for the Cable Guy movie -- but that movie was 1996. WTF? There was simply too much detail for band's level of notability, in general.  It read a bit like someone in the band or one of their friends posted it -- as you probably know, that's very not cool. Msalt (talk) 23:49, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

"Best known for the song Possum King"
I appreciate your good faith effort at being encyclopedic, but I believe you might be overthinking this. It's not a POV that they are best known for that song -- it's in friggin' GUITAR HERO for God's sake. A lot of younger players of the game have never heard of the song OR band except for that. They are so identified with the song that they are often described as a "one hit wonder":. So there are two sources. Do you have reliable sources for any other thing in the world that they are notable for (aside from playing around Texas)? Local notability is no notability for a worldwide encyclopedia. Msalt (talk) 06:54, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Grunge
Are there any valid references that confirm that the Toadies are in fact a grunge band?-- 猛禽22 •• 00:43, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

They couldn't be a grunge band they aren't from Seattle, they are post-grunge or alt rock.--Alowishus321 (talk) 02:26, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Dead external links to Allmusic website – January 2011
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Toadies discography
 Support split - Discography section is lengthy and should be split to Toadies discography. Thoughts? --Jax 0677 (talk) 21:56, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

Band name
Please note that the band name is "Toadies", not "The Toadies". On the band's own website, the band logo is simply "Toadies" and any use of "the" preceding Toadies is always lowercase; "the Toadies". Same thing in their bio on the band's record label. Same with news stories, which use phrases like "Toadies frontman Vaden Todd Lewis" without the "The".

So. "Toadies" or "the Toadies", not "The Toadies". Just FYI. Shelbystripes (talk) 00:10, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Opening paragraph falsehood, omission of important facts on page
I understand the value of a brief opening paragraph, but brevity that doesn't just skip key details but misrepresents the facts does bother me. While the notion of a "classic lineup" is figurative and the choice of words rather inappropriate for a wikipedia page, it does describe the band's roster during their brief period of US nation-wide exposure. But that lineup did not end in 2001, as most Toadies fans know, but rather in 1996 when Herbert left the group. The details of his departure and replacement aren't documented anywhere on the page, nor is there any mention of his lawsuit. The lawsuit was significant in that he claimed that he deserved partial credit and royalties for the composition the songs due to his lead guitar work. Had he won, the precedent would have upset IP law in ways that would have a profound impact on the music industry (he lost the suit).