Wednesday, August 10, 2022

The 1982 Listening Post - Toby Redd - A to Z

 Toby Redd - A to Z



1982 Housekeeping LISTENING POST DISCOVERY

Toby Redd

A to Z

Genre: Power Pop

4.25 out of 5



Highlights:

Can’t Get a Job

More Time

Make It Up to You

Melea



Requisite 80s Cover: An unrecognizable “It Ain’t Me Babe” that proves that good songs are good songs are good songs. 


A tight power pop group from Detroit that boasts Pre-RHCP Chad Smith as the drummer. But not on this record, apparently. He would join on the next one. 


What’s happening here is a solid set of rockers with swagger and punch. Are they in the wrong timeline? Yes, definitely. But they got the riffs and the licks and I bet they threw a helluva party. The pair of quntuplet drum hits in the solo of “Make It Up To” made me wish that fucker streamed. I neeeeeeed that on a playlist. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVKN5d3lN2A&list=PLlvn8uktX5LsIpLvIKM4MhplxiOo47W7B

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