Frogwings - Croakin at Toad's
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Artist: FrogwingsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-10-03
Music Label: Flying Frog
Soundtracks:
- Kick N Bach
- Hurdy Gurdy Fandango
- Pattern
- Eddie's Got A Boyfriend
- Just One
- Ganja
- Deviant Dreams
- Among Your Pillows
Music reviews of Croakin at Toad's
Music Review: Good in places, but overall not as good as it could of have been
Rating: 2 Stars
I remember the day I got the email alert from the ABB website announcing the formation of this band. As I read the line up I couldn't believe my eyes, just a few weeks before I had been having a conversation in which some friends and I were imagining the perfect band and I described a lineup almost exactly the same as Frogwings. The only difference between Frogwings and my fantasy band was that Jaimo was in my group and rather than Edwin McCain, the singer would of have been Col. Bruce Hampton.
But I could handle McCain and as tour dates were announced, I made plans to go to see them. Sadly time and money never allowed me to see the band with McCain, but I did manage to get some audience tapes that had terrible sound quality, but from what I could hear, the band was pretty good.
Later on when more tour dates were announced with John Popper replacing McCain, I was even more intrigued. Although I wasn't the biggest Blues Traveler fan in America, (I did like the second and third albums when they first came out, but the third and fourth ones turned me off and I haven`t given them another chance since), the addition of popper did open up some interesting possibilities. When the new group began touring the same thing happened again, but this time I was unable to get any audience tapes and thus remained ignorant of how the band sounded with Popper.
Then I heard that a CD was coming out and was pumped. Finally I would be able to listen to what a band that I had been trying to hear sounded like. I got this sucker the day it hit the store, tore into the package and threw it on. After listening to Kickin' Bach, which I liked, I skipped through the next song. Then I skipped through the song after that. Then I skipped through the next one as well, at this point, I was beginning to notice a startling trend. As much as I didn't want to admit it, the CD left me disappointed.
Not long after, I lost the CD and didn't make any effort to replace it. Derek Trucks new (at that time) CD had a studio version of Kickin' Bach on it and that was enough for me.
A few years later, six of them to be exact, a funny thing happened. I was driving down the road and the song "Pattern" from this CD came on the radio and to my surprise, I liked it. The same song that a few years before I had rejected had unexpectedly captured my delight. Against my better judgment, I ordered a used copy from here and when it arrived, I threw it on and once again I was disappointed. Subsequent listening has done little to change my mind, but I must admit that the more I listen to it, the more I like it.
I guess to sum things up, this CD is at worst a sub par effort given the talent assembled and at best an acquired taste. Not that it matters, but my friends that have heard it tend to agree with my assessment that it could of have been great, but is instead just barely good. We all agree that it's a bit to hectic and could have showcased the Burbridge brothers a little more.
I do wish though that they would give it another try, but with Col. Bruce replacing Popper.
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