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The Price of Progression (The Toll album)

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The Price of Progression
Studio album by
the Toll
Released1988
RecordedBearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY
GenreRock
Length58:16
LabelGeffen
ProducerSteve Thompson, Michael Barbiero
The Toll chronology
The Price of Progression
(1988) 		Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones
(1991)

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Philadelphia Inquirer[5]

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."[5] The Washington Post called the album "heavy-handed, uneven, feverishly melodramatic and occasionally overwrought."[6]

Track listing

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  1. "Jazz Clone Clown" – 4:00
  2. "Jonathan Toledo" – 10:00
  3. "Smoke Another Cigarette" – 4:19
  4. "Soldier's Room" – 3:34
  5. "Word of Honor" – 4:11
  6. "Anna-41-Box" – 10:33
  7. "Tamara Told Me" – 4:32
  8. "Living in the Valley of Pain" – 11:19
  9. "Stand in Winter" – 5:32

All songs written by Brad Circone/Rick Silk/Brett Mayo/Greg Bartram

Personnel

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ Potter, Mitch (10 Feb 1989). "Pop narratives take their Toll". Toronto Star. p. E13.
  2. ^ Silverman, David (17 Feb 1989). "The Toll, Saturday at the Cabaret Metro". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
  3. ^ Strauss, Duncan (7 Mar 1989). "Going Over the Top with the Toll at Bogart's". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 5.
  4. ^ Surkamp, David (6 Jan 1989). "Record Review". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. F4.
  5. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (11 Dec 1988). "The Toll The Price of Progression". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G12.
  6. ^ Zibart, Eve (27 Jan 1989). "For Whom the Toll? If You Have to Ask...". The Washington Post. p. N19.
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