Toast (Tar album)

Toast
Studio album by Tar
Released	August 25, 1993
Recorded	April 1993 at CRC Chicago, IL
Genre	Post-hardcore, noise rock [1]
Length	47:22
Label	Touch and Go [2]
Tar chronology
Jackson (1991) Toast (1993) Over and Out (1995)

Toast is a studio album by American post-hardcore band Tar, released in 1993 through Touch and Go Records. ^{[3] [4]}

Music

According to Stephen Howell of AllMusic: "Tar has one formula that they stick to, and that is to play very loud power chords, not using more than four or five of them in a single song." ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

AllMusic staff writer Stephen Howell named "Mach Song" and the hidden track "The French Horn" as the album's highlights. He said: "Unfortunately, after roughly three tracks, everything on this album begins to sound very generic and stale. On top of this, vocalist/guitarist John Mohr sounds like a tone-deaf musician who's been on a bender for several days whenever he opens his mouth." ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tar.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Altoids, Anyone?"	2:45
2.	"Barry White"	3:44
3.	"Quitter Fellow"	4:04
4.	"Satritis"	3:29
5.	"Clincher"	3:45
6.	"Giblets"	3:58
7.	"Testor's Choice"	3:37
8.	"Standpipe"	2:44
9.	"Mach Song"	3:40
10.	"Theme (Includes hidden track "The French Horn")"	15:29

Personnel

Performers

• John Mohr - Guitar, vocals
• Mark Zablocki - Guitar
• Tom Zaluckyj - Bass
• Mike Greenlees - Drums

Production

• Bob Hanson - Photography
• David Lounsbury - Recording for "The French Horn"

References

1. Earles, Andrew (March 31, 2015). "The Revival of Cherubs". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
2. "Toast | Tar | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records". www.touchandgorecords.com.
3. Jenkins, Mark (October 1, 1993). "AS THE TAR CHURNS, THE GIRLS DIVERSIFY" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
4. Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN   9780760346488 – via Google Books.
5. Howell, Stephen. "Toast Review". AllMusic . Retrieved May 24, 2015.

External links

• Toast at Discogs (list of releases)