Pleather

Very happy to have received.

This EP is only necessary for collectors who must have every release. I am a huge Toadies fan, but Pleather leaves me flat. Rough recordings of 3 songs from Rubberneck, while interesting, have nothing new to offer. The two other songs are good, but they sound too much like other songs that are already on the album. There is an instrumental version of "I Burn" on a hidden track, which is also interesting, but honestly the album version is much better.

I was not familiar with the Toadies other than hearing the song Possum Kingdom on the radio. I bought the CD based on that. Possum Kingdom is an excellent song, but I found the others to be less enjoyable. I bought the CD used, so I don't consider it a wasted investment. Still, be cautioned if you are only familiar with the one song. You may want to listen to clips of the others before buying.

The Toadies' 1993 EP "Pleather" is a fine helping of the early pre-Rubberneck sounds for those who can't find copies of their early EPs like Velvet and Slaphead. All the tunes on here rock hard. They are all very stripped down and raw sounding. Let's face it, The Toadies can't ever put out a bad record and even though its been six years since they put out an LP, this is fine stuff.

This cd is great! Especially if you're a fan of the toadies. There's not much of their stuff out there so this is a nice addition to anyone's collection. It also has a hidden track but it's mostly instramental, well besides the intro to it.

I can only say in a time when we yearn for real music (2001) Toadies will always be there to supply it. So until G'N'R returns this summer this will continue to help you over all this prefab music out now.