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The Toadies formed in 1990 in Fort Worth, Texas. They began by taking it step by step through the \\\"grunge-punk\\\" revival of the early 1990\\\'s by handing out demos and playing shows around the area. In 1993, the bands single \\\'Pleather\\\' was picked up by Grass/Interscope and then in 1995 the band hit it big with their single \\\"Possum Kingdom\\\" from their debut album \\\"Rubberneck\\\'. The band was popular for a while but then the band basically vanished. Todd Lewis (vocals), Darrell Herbert (guitar), Mark Reznicek (drums), and Lisa Umbarger (bass) decided to take a break during this time. Darrell Herbert left late in 1999 and was replaced by Clark Vogeler. In 2001, the band had a brand new sound to them and released their second album (nearly 6 years after their first) \\\'Hell Below Stars Above\\\'. But, before the years end, the band split up. In fall of 2002, \\\'Best of the Toadies: Live From Paradise\\\' was released and officially marked...