Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones

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Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones
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Studio album by
the Toll
Released1991
Genre Rock
Length56:04
Label Geffen [1]
Producer Matt Wallace, the Toll
The Toll chronology
The Price of Progression
(1988)		Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones
(1991)

Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones is the second and final album by the American band the Toll, released in 1991. [2] [3] The band supported the album by touring with the Ramones. [4] The first single was "One Last Wish". [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Washington Post wrote that "the Toll has succeeded in fashioning a thoroughly mainstream American-rock sound that's subtly enlivened by deft borrowings from Britain." [8] The Chicago Tribune noted that the "producer Matt Wallace also has worked with the Replacements and Faith No More, and The Toll fits perfectly midway between those two bands." [7] The Roanoke Times opined that the "music is middle-of-the-road: heavy enough to satisfy headbangers but not blaring enough to produce headaches." [9]

Track listing

  1. "Tongue-Tied River" – 3:27
  2. "Boys Are Bustin' Bricks" – 3:00
  3. "One Last Wish" – 5:03
  4. "Something 'Bout the Struggle" – 3:22
  5. "Hear Your Brother Calling" – 6:02
  6. "War Is Release" – 3:52
  7. "Standing on the Ledge" – 5:05
  8. "American Mess" – 5:13
  9. "Happy" – 5:07
  10. "Never Enough" – 4:41
  11. "Colorblind" – 3:54
  12. "Sweet Misery" – 7:08

All songs written by Brad Circone/Rick Silk/Brett Mayo/Greg Bartram

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ MacKelvie, Steve (November 15, 1991). "The Toll 'Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones'". Feature. Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  2. ↑ Eichenberger, Bill (August 29, 1991). "Producer Spurs Change for Tunes the Toll Sings". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. p. 8.
  3. ↑ Bartram, Greg (February 5, 2014). "The Reunion: The Toll Gets Back Together After 18 Years for the Andyman-a-Thon". Columbus Monthly.
  4. ↑ Krewen, Nick (6 June 1992). "Don't expect love songs when The Toll strikes up". The Hamilton Spectator. p. C4.
  5. ↑ Weaver, Gary (September 13, 1991). "Recordings on Review". Go!. Dayton Daily News. p. 17.
  6. ↑ "Sticks & Stones and Broken Bones Review by Steven McDonald". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  7. 1 2 Herrman, Brenda (19 Sep 1991). "Rave Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
  8. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (18 Oct 1991). "The Toll's Politics Grounded in Rock". The Washington Post. p. N14.
  9. ↑ Tennis, Joe (January 25, 1992). "Rock". The Roanoke Times. p. S14.
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