Feeler

Feeler was supposed to have been the Toadies's follow-up album to the critically acclaimed Rubberneck; however, its release was denied by Interscope Records.

Overview

In 1997, the band decided to end their Rubberneck tour and re-enter the studio to record new tracks for their second album, Feeler. Unfortunately, Interscope Records did not approve the finished product, and rejected its 1998 release.^[1] The band went back into the studio, salvaging some of the songs recorded during the Feeler sessions, and eventually released their second and final full-length album Hell Below / Stars Above in the spring of 2001.

Listed below are the original Feeler songs, most of which did not end up on Hell Below / Stars Above.

Track listing

1. "City of Hate" – 3:16
2. "Pink" – 2:52
3. "Waterfall" – 3:52
4. "Twitch" – 3:13
5. "Mine" – 2:17
6. "Dead Boy Boogie" – 3:03
7. "Tornado" – 4:27
8. "Joey, Let's Go" – 4:01
9. "Suck Magic" – 3:02
10. "Clarksville" – 3:08
11. "Your Day" – 2:55
12. "Littlefish" - 4:43
13. "Dollskin" - 5:53
14. "Best of Three" - 4:07
15. "Push The Hand" - 3:48

Listed below are the songs reworked during the Feeler sessions that would later end up on Hell Below / Stars Above.

• "Push The Hand"
• "Best Of Three" (later renamed "What We Have We Steal")
• "Dollskin"

Personnel

• Todd Lewis- guitar/vocals
• Mark Reznicek - drums/percussion
• Lisa Umbarger - bass
• Clark Vogeler - guitar/piano

About the songs

• "Tornado" was originally written and recorded by Lisa Umbarger's father's band, the Jiants, in 1959.^[2]
• A live version of "ATF" can be found on Best of Toadies: Live from Paradise.

References

1. ^ Todd Lewis Interview "Interview: The Toadies", SilentUproar.com, February 3rd, 2007.
2. ^ Rocking Country Style, "Jiants Discography", rcs.law.emory.edu, Retrieved September 19, 2007

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