July 8, 2011
Oh, Toad the Wet Sprocket. Nice to see you guys back on the road and in the studio.
Named in honor of a sketch by the Monty Python comedy troupe, this 4-piece band of Santa Barbara, CA high school cronies came to be known as Toad the Wet Sprocket in 1986. To this day, their mellow, melodic folk-pop sound made them one of the most successful alternative rock bands of the early 1990s.Ah, we'd always been curious about their name. Exactly how does one "toad" a sprocket? And is a wet sprocket more effective than a dry or damp one? So many questions. Maybe Monty Python's Flying Circus can help us out.