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Toad

 
Artist: Toad
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Group Members:

Vittorio Vergeat, Werner Frohlich, Cosimo Lampis

Similar Artists:

Blue Cheer, Cream, Krokodil, Atomic Rooster, Deep Purple, Leño, Sir Lord Baltimore, Socrates Drank the Conium

Influenced By:

Jack Bruce

Formal Connection With:

Brainticket, Bens Jaeger
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Open Fire: Live in Basel 1972", "Behind the Wheels", "Toad

Biography

Swiss hard rock and blues-rock outfit Toad leaped (sorry) onto their country's charts with their debut single, "Stay," in 1972 -- paving the way for the massive Swiss metal movement of the early '80s and such notable bands as Krokus and Celtic Frost. Mainly a three-piece, consisting of Vittorio "Vic" Vergeat (guitar/vocals), Werner Frohlich (bass), and Cosimo Lampis (drums), Toad often enlisted the help of an additional lead vocalist in much of their studio work (Bens Jaeger sang lead on their debut, but departed the group as soon as recording was completed). That same year, the live album Open Fire: Live in Basel 1972 hit stores, taking advantage of the band's constant and successful touring. Tomorrow Blue followed shortly after, appearing in 1973, and the band released Dreams early in 1974. A few live albums, compilations, and studio works continued to trickle out during the rest of the '70s and early '80s, with the core Toad lineup still firmly in place. By the early 2000s, interest in the early European hard rock scene in general (and Toad in particular) led to a slew of deluxe CD reissues and collections -- the best of which were to be found on the Italian imprint Akarma. ~ J. Scott McClintock, All Music Guide
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Toad
Origin Switzerland
Genres Hard rock
Blues-rock
Years active 1970 – 1980s
Associated acts Brainticket
Members
Vic Vergeant
Werner Frolich
Cosimo Lampis

Toad were a Swiss hard rock band, formed by ex-Brainticket members. Their best known songs were a cover of 'Purple Haze', 'Using My Life' and 'Stay'.

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Known History

In 1971, European Psychedelic rock band Brainticket released their first album. Soon after, Werner Frolich (bass) and Cosimo Lampis (drums) departed the group and formed Toad with Vic Vergeant, who was briefly in a the Britsih spce rock group Hawkwind, on guitar. That year, they released their self-titled album and the single 'Stay', which did fairly well. Their first album was mixed by Martin Birch, and had Benjamin Jagger on vocals, who would leave once the album was finished.

In 1972, the band released Tomorrow Blue, which was in a more Blues direction and without a lead vocalist (with Vergeant and Frolich handling vocals) and their first album in a more heavy rock direction. The same year, the band released the album Open Fire: Live in Basel 1972.

They waited until 1975 to release their third and final album, Dreams, which contained the single 'Purple Haze'. After that, their history is mainly undocumented except for a live album released in 1978. They spent the rest of the 1970s and 1980s appearing on a few compilations and releasing live albums before fading into obscurity.

The band never achieved great success outside of their own country, but were very influential on the Swiss heavy metal movement during the 1980s. They have seen renewed interest in the early 2000s among the European Hard rock scene. Their albums were re-released recently in CD in a box-set, packaged as miniature vinyl records.

Discography

Studio albums

Live Albums

  • 1972 - Open Fire: Live in Basel 1972 (Copy from Live at St. Joseph)
  • 1978 - Yearnin' Learnin': Live 1978
  • 2005 - ``Live at St. Joseph (Basel) 22.04.1972``
  • 2006 - The Real Thing

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