European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Is Deedee Doc at Topf bespectacled Dean Dinning tries out his Bass during a preshow sound Check. Below Lead Singer Todd Nichols practices an acoustic tune. Toad s to top b by Deedee Doke staff writer can Binning would rather be Home in California with his Girlfriend than experiencing a moist evening in Frankfurt Germany with three friends from High school. But when your latest album s just gone Gold the Road is where upwardly Mobile musicians such As Dinning and his three Toad the wet sprocket find themselves most often. Sometimes i used to feel like i had to save All my Good Days for when i got Home cause i could t have fun out Here Dinning confided before a Frankfurt show. Well it works much better if you Don t have to Call your wife or Girlfriend at Home and just complain All the time it s like you can get on with it Dinning plays Bass keyboards and clarinet and sings backing vocals for Toad the Santa Barbara band that nipped its whimsical name from a Monty Python comedy routine and the title of its latest album Dulcinea from the heroine of Don Quixote. to going Gold Dulcinea the band s fourth album spawned the modern Rock hit fall Down that revealed a deeper Darker vein in Toad s Sweet tooth 7 the album s title represents the Pursuit of a dream realistic or not when inertia sets in. The record sort of comes out of a period that lyrically refers to feeling stuck and uninspired wondering How to motivate yourself and perhaps finding an inspiration whether it exists or not Dinning said. Even if it s something that it s impossible to Ever react to it s More important than waiting until something real comes along to get yourself going. So it just kind of looks at what you can do about your stagnant plight to get Dulcinea s apparent retracing of the Platinum footsteps of Toad s 1991 smash fear gives Dinning Hope that the band s recording career is easing into professional stability allowing the dual luxuries of More time at Home and enough Money to buy that Home. Or first gigs were played with microphone stands that were stolen from Mcdonald s restaurants Dinning recalled of the 10-year-old band s Early Days in Santa Barbara where two members grew up in houses with identical floor plans and identically located bedrooms. You know those Little things that say this Section closed ? those things Are actually Mike stands. One pe�j0n would go in and order some food and the other person would go through and whoosh put the microphone stands in the air. It was a necessity.," they can afford real microphone stands now. Not Only Are Dinning Randy cuss Todd Nichos and Glen Phillips heard on Toad alone albums Bat earlier this year Toad also contributed the unimaginable a country calmed Rock n Roll All Nite arid party All Day to the kiss tribute album kiss my ass. Now Here s our favorite Folk song of All time Nichols Deadpan ried As he led into the party Hearty Anthem in an encore at the Frankfurt show moviegoers also heard Toad on two movie soundtracks Buff the Vampire Slayer and so i married an axe murderer but not said Dinning on the one the band really wanted to contribute to the soundtrack for the generation x romantic comedy reality bites. The company that was doing the soundtrack begged and begged and beg Geci and wanted us to be on it. In the end our record company would t let us be on he soundtrack because they thought that it was t Cool enough and now this thing has just sold a bazillion copies Dinning said of the soundtrack accompanying the Winona Ryder Ethan Hawke movie. For once we wanted to put a song in a movie that we All thought was v.-. Those producing the soundtrack wanted either Toad s own fall Down or a cover of David Bowie s Young americans from the Santa Barbara band. If the band had been allowed to contribute to the soundtrack Dinning said the foursome planned to say they d do Only their own songs but we never really got that the crowd that nearly filled Frankfurt s Batsch Kapp to see Toad recently clearly came to hear fall Down As Well As older favourites like All i want and to my mind Toad s least appealing song the Sappy walk on the Ocean. A Drunken american with a tired sense of humor kept Yelling for Lynyrd sky nerd s freebird and a few shouted for Toad s definitive kiss cover. Instead this band threw off the shackles of California Mellow with a Funky rendition of Chic s Good times and a Slick abbreviated Sample of Ozzy Osbourne s crazy train. Of would have been another Harry Connick jr.," Nichols gloated comparing the Metal warlord to the Sinatra smooth pianist. Other High Points included Nanc the band s ode to Singer Nanci Griffith the upbeat Fly to heaven and the bizarre reincarnation song. The album s pretty Mellow but in concert they Rock marvelled spec Mike Sells of Friedberg Germany. The Toad show was the first Ever concert for Julia Farmer 15, of Wiesbaden Germany who went to the show with several friends from Gen. . Arnold High school and a Youthful chaperone. It was great. Toad s my favorite band Farmer said unable to contain a glow after getting a guitar pick from one of the band. Backstage Dinning acknowledged that his band now a favorite of a Broad audience is beating the Odds of the one hit or no hit syndrome. " now it looks like we be got two successful albums out of four instead of one successful album out of three it looks like the chances of us having a career Are better than the chances of us just Tarn to Scott Latoche Scott and Candi Burris Fqy m left of scape Funk Ify their harmonizing. For is Kevin Goss escaping with escape and a brat Latoche Scott kicks it during a show sunday in Heidelberg. Rising Star a brat shows the Heidelberg crowd How to party. Illness and even a death in the family could t keep the High powered double Bill of escape and a brat from going onstage sunday night in Heidelberg Germany. Three fourths of the Atlanta ga.,-based escape Best known for its summer hit us Kickin it " parlayed the band s sultry soul into a crowd pleasing evening for the audience of 1,000 at the Village Pavilion the former officers and civilians officers club at Patrick Henry Village. Missing from the usual escape lineup of four was Tamika Cottle who called in cd. But the remaining threesome of Candi Burris Latoche Scott and Tamika Scott carried on Spirite Dlly without her news that her Grandfather had died did t keep rising gangsta rapper a brat from rocking the crowd said a source with the show s promoter and an audience member who praised the Youthful performer for rousing observers to participate in her act. A brat showed she knows How to party on a few tables the audience member said of the performer whose Given name is Shawntae Harris. Audience members paid $20 to $25 to see the show one of the first concerts of this kind to be open to All Ages at the Village Pavilion. Contributing to this report Kovari Goss in . For is Kevin Goss for is Kevin Goss pop singles 1. I la make leva to you Boyz ii men 2. Endless love Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey 3. All i Wanna do Sheryl Crow 4. Stay i missed you Lisa Loeb & nine stories 5. i see you baby face a wild night John Mellencamp & me Shell Ndege Ocello 7. Stroke you up changing faces 8. At your Best you Are love Aaliyah 9. Never lie immature 10. This d.j., Warren g. Top albums 1. From the Cradle Eric Clapton 2. Ii Boyz ii men 3. Rhythm of love Anita Baker 4. The lion King soundtrack various artists 5. Doodle Green Day 6. Smash offspring 7. Forrest Gump soundtrack various artists 8. Tuesday night music club Sheryl Crow 9. Purple Stone Temple pilots 10. The sign Ace of base country singles 1. Third Rock from the Sun Joe Diffie 2. Down on the farm Tim Mcgraw 3. Who s that Man Toby Keith 4. What the cowgirls do Vince Gill 5. What s in it for me John Berry 6. Callon Baton Rouge Garth Brooks 7. She dreams Mark Chesnutt 8.1 try to think about Elvis Patty Loveless 9. Xxx s and too s an american girl Trisha to Arwood 10. Hard to say Sawyer Brown dance Maxi singles latin tracks 1. Flava in a ear Craig Mack 2. Take it easy mad lion 3. Juicy unbelievable the notorious . 4. Buckem Down Black Mon 5. Here comes the hot stepper in Amoze 6. Afro puffs the lady of rage 7. Short.,., 20 fingers 8.1 got a love pet Rock & c. L. Smooth 9. Another night real Mccoy 10.1 love the nightlife Alicia Bridges 1. Ella que me Quler As Luis Miguel 2. Bldg bldg bom bom Selena 3. Pero cite be Ceslad Juan Gabriel 4. Jul sclera Ricardo Montaner 5. Manana cristian6. Mls Erla Vicente Fernandez 7. The Sigo esperanto Edonila Nazario 8. La Nina Fresa Banda z 9. La Mesa Del Rincon los tires Del Norte 10. Diablo los fugitives re singles 1. I la make love to you Boyz ii men 2. At your Best Aaliyah 3. Stroke you up changing faces 4. Body & soul Anita Baker 5. Never lie immature 6. I d give anything Gerald Levert 7. Endless love Luther Vandross 8. Flava in a ear Craig Mack 9.1 Wanna be Down Brandy 10. Letitio Prince album Rock tracks reggae albums 1. What s the frequency Kenneth . 2. Interstate love song Stone Temple pilots 3. Basket Case Green Day 4. Fade into you mazzy Star 5. Self esteem offspring 6. Feel the pain Dinosaur or. 7.1 alone live 8. Sometimes always the Jesus and Mary Chain 9. Am i wrong love spit love 10. Einstein on the Beach counting crows 1. Queen of the pack Patra 2. Reggae dancer inner Circle 3. Yaga Yaga terror fabulous 4. Promises & lies ub40 5. Bad boys inner Circle 6. Kids from foreign born americans 7. Cool runnings soundtrack various artists 8. Rise and Shine Aswad 9. Reggae Gold 94, various artists 10. Songs of Freedom Bob Marie compiled by billboard focus entertainment editor,.,. Deedee Doke editorial assistant. Sandee Jones listing contributors staff writers Marian Hamilton. Cindee Morrison sue Palumbo Nancy l Tomer also Ferenc Pajtas. Send entertainment news tips Story ideas and listings to the stars and stripes entertainment unit 29480, Apo a 09211 or civilian Postrach 11 1437, 64278 Darmstadt Germany. Telephone Dan 348-8350. Civ. 06155 601350. 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