At the constant urging of a friend who annoyingly discovers music before me, I picked up the self-titled album by Toy Matinee back in 1991 in a cut-out bin for a mere $1 and found, without a doubt, one of the best albums I've ever heard. If you like singer/songwriters this album is for youl Pop AOR / Westcoast (423) After a number of years being out of print, it is being rereleased in Digital Surround, a format that may cost you upwards of $300 to upgrade your home audio system, but isn't this a small price to pay for what might be the best album of all time? Der erste Karrierehöhepunkt im Leben des genialen Musikers/Songwriters/Prodocers Kevin Gilbert, der 1996 kurz vor seiner Audition bei Genesis verstarb, bietet durchdachten, anspruchsvollen Pop-Rock in der Tradition von Ten CC, allerdings mit starkem amerikanischen Einschlag. Somehow I missed it's release back in the day even though I would have liked it then. Under the Covers is the fourth studio album and first cover album by Ninja Sex Party, released March 4, 2016. I If the latter is sonically worse then I can do without the bonus tracks. Nothing that has come after has ever matched this album. I found out about Kevin Gilbert because he died while mixing the Spock's Beard album, Beware of Darkness. [2] Leonard was the singer's longtime songwriting and producing partner, and in addition to him most members of Toy Matinee worked on Madonna's I'm Breathless album— Pratt on bass, Gilbert as an engineer, Bottrell as producer and engineer and Pierce on guitar.[3]. and site member comments on the music. I found out about Kevin Gilbert because he died while mixing the Spock's Beard album, Beware of Darkness. [10] The 2001 stereo remaster and the 2.0 Dolby Digital version on the DVD-Audio release all include the alternate "Last Plane Out". [8] Despite the chart success of the singles, the album's highest U.S. chart position was No. 23 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Packaged in a standard jewel case with 24 page booklet.`. T Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. Two tracks, Turn It On Salvador and Remember My Name, were dedicated to Czech poet and political figure Václav Havel and painter Salvador Dalí, while "Queen of Misery" is about Madonna. The music is catchy and heartfelt and every song tells a story. Since then I've found music by Kevin Gilbert solo and with his previous group, Giraffe. notice that a particular Toy Matinee CD release or compilation is missing Although I would not go as far as saying this album is a "masterpiece" as some have implied, I think it comes close to that title. Toy Matinee biography TOY MATINEE was a short-lived American art-pop band, and also the title of their only album. Wen das am Stil der Zeit orientierte Sounddesign nicht stört (gegatete Snaredrums, ultracleane Keyboards, Lexicon-Reverb usw), kann sich an einem reichhaltigen Buffet voller intelligenter und doch eingängiger Song-Kunststücke laben. In 1994, Leonard and former MR. MISTER frontman Richard Page released the album Meanwhile as "Third Matinee." eye 660 favorite 0 comment 0 Designed and maintained by D It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Their between-song-banter, as well as their sense of humor is captured and will entertain you.