The Price of Progression (The Toll album) explained
The Price of Progression is an album by the Columbus, Ohio, rock band the Toll, released in 1988.[1] [2] The first single was "Jonathan Toledo".[3] It was produced by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero.[4]
Critical reception
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "So unremittingly annoying, so ostentatiously pretentious, so utterly lacking in anything approaching a sense of humor, this album exerts a certain fascination." The Washington Post called the album "heavy-handed, uneven, feverishly melodramatic and occasionally overwrought."[5]
Track listing
- "Jazz Clone Clown" – 4:00
- "Jonathan Toledo" – 10:00
- "Smoke Another Cigarette" – 4:19
- "Soldier's Room" – 3:34
- "Word of Honor" – 4:11
- "Anna-41-Box" – 10:33
- "Tamara Told Me" – 4:32
- "Living in the Valley of Pain" – 11:19
- "Stand in Winter" – 5:32
All songs written by Brad Circone/Rick Silk/Brett Mayo/Greg Bartram
Personnel
- Brad Circone - Vocals, Guitars, Piano
- Rick Silk - Guitars, Vocals (background)
- Brett Mayo - Drums, Vocals (background)
- Greg Bartram - Bass, Vocals (background)
- Mick Ronson - Lead Guitar on "Stand in Winter"
- Lenny Pickett - Saxophone on "Smoke Another Cigarette"
- Michael Barbiero - Producer, Engineer
- Steve Thompson - Producer
Notes and References
- News: Potter . Mitch . Pop narratives take their Toll . Toronto Star . 10 Feb 1989 . E13.
- News: Silverman . David . The Toll, Saturday at the Cabaret Metro . Chicago Tribune . 17 Feb 1989 . Friday . 6.
- News: Strauss . Duncan . Going Over the Top with the Toll at Bogart's . Los Angeles Times . 7 Mar 1989 . Calendar . 5.
- News: Surkamp . David . Record Review . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 6 Jan 1989 . F4.
- News: Zibart . Eve . For Whom the Toll? If You Have to Ask... . The Washington Post . 27 Jan 1989 . N19.
