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The Toasters : Live In Brazil Release Date
CD : MEGA 003 March, 2003
This release was the second for The Toasters on Megalith Records. The album is a live concert in Brazil from 1998. Boasting an awesome line up of members currently in the line up at that time, as well as some special guests that had been recording and touring with the band. This is a collection of some great classic songs and current hits at the time. As always The Toasters never fail to give their all when they perform live and this show is no exception. Some highlights include a little Spiderman diddy by Sledge during his solo at the end of "East Side Beat", Victor Rice on Bass and Dave Waldo on Keyboard, the backbeat rhythm is at its finest. Jack Ruby Jr. is also fairly new to the band at this point as well. You can really feel the energy coming from him in this show. Check out "Ploughshares Into Guns" being my favorite track on this release. If you are any sort of Toasters fan, you need to add this one to your collection. If you have yet to hear them live and want a a unique show to start you off, pick this one up! toasters-brazil-mega-cover
Track List
1. Fire In My Soul
2. Underground Town
3. East Side Beat
4. Ploughshares Into Guns
5. Rude Rude Baby
6. Friends
7. Thrill Me Up
8. Mona
9. I Wasn't Going To Call You Anyway
10. Talk Is Cheap
11. Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down		 toasters-brazil-mega-cd-face
Line Up
Robert "Bucket" Hingley :: Guitar/Vox
Jack Ruby Jr. :: Vox
Dave "Greystoke" Waldo :: Keys
Paul "Spondoulix" Gephardt :: Bari Sax
Brian "The" Sledge :: Trumpet
"Philly" Mike Armstrong :: Sax
Victor Rice :: Bass
Larry "Ace" Snell :: Drums		 toasters-brazil-mega-cover-2
Liner Notes
December 1998. Springtime in Brazil. This was the second time The Toasters have come through. The city of Sao Paulo (the largest in South America and the fourth largest in the world) is reminiscent of the NYC of the early 80's- the group's birthplace. One could tour greater Sao Paulo for weeks without exhausting its venues and audience. But before that could happen, it was off to the small town of Parati, and ancient coffee port on the coast of Rio de Janeiro. There you can hear Brazil- Huge raindrops falling on even bigger leaves, swamps filled with frogs clucking in African polyrhythms, bird calls that sound human. You can also hear the music- Forro, Samba, Bossa, Jazz, Capoeira, Choro, Reggae. Time stopped in Parati. In my opinion The Toasters were permanently affected by that experience, in a subtle way. The effect of The Toasters on Brazil, however, isn't subtle. Having only played a handful of shows a year earlier, they were greeted this time by people who knew the music, the words. They were supported by bands that owe much of their style to The Toasters. Brazil 2000, a commercial radio station in Sao Paulo, now has a weekly Ska show. This recording is the only document of that second tour. For those who know these songs, you will be able to appreciate what a difference an equator makes. For those new to The Toasters, be prepared to dance!
-Victor Rice		 toasters-brazil-mega-inside
Liner Notes in Portuguese
Dezembro de 1998. Verao no Brasil. Era a segunda vez que os Toasters passavam pelo pais. A cidade de Sao Paulo [a maior da America do Sul e quarta maior do mundo] lembra a Nova Iorque dos anos 80, o lugar de origem do grupo. Poderiam ser feitos varios shows durantes semanas pela grande Sao Paulo, em seus varios clubes e suas diferentes plateias. Mas antes que isso acontecesse, a banda seguiu em direcao a Parati, uma velha cidade da costa do Rio de Janeiro. La e possivel se escutar literalmente o Brasil. Gotas de chuva enormes, batendo em folhas ainda maiores. Pantanos cheios de sapos coachando em poliritmos africanos e cantos de passaros que mais se parecem com sons humanos. Voce tambem pode ouvir a musica - forro, samba, bossa, jazz, capoeira, choro, reggae. O tempo parou em Parati. Na minha opiniao, os Toasters foram permanentemente afetados por essa experiencia, de um jeito sutil. O efeito dos Toasters no Brasil, contudo, nao foi sutil. Tendo tocado somente uns poucos shows, no in?cio daquele ano, eles foram recebidos por pessoas que ja conheciam as cancoes, as letras. As bandas de abertura eram influenciadas pela sua musica. A Brasil 2000, uma emissora paulistana, tinha seu proprio programa semanal de ska. Este disco e o unico documento daquela segunda tour. Aqueles que conhecem essas faixas saberao identificar a diferenca que a linha do equador faz. Aqueles que nao, preparem-se simplesmente para dancar.
-Vitor Arroz
(Much help from Rodrigo Cerqueira and Bruno Lancelotti for translation)		 toasters-brazil-mega-inside-2

All Music written and performed by The Toasters, ® Skamming Music LLC © 2003.
Tracks recorded December 1998 live to soundboard in São Paulo, Brazil.
Thanks to Roderigo for the recording duties.

CD layout and design © Jeremy Patton 2003.
All rights reserved, please Visit the official sites www.toasters.org and www.megalithrecords.com

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