Toy Matinee

Toy Matinee (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000008LOB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,333 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Last Plane Out

2. Turn It On Salvador

3. Things She Said

4. Remember My Name

5. Toy Matinee

6. Queen Of Misery

7. Ballad Of Jenny Ledge

8. There Was A Little Boy

9. We Always Come Home

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best CD/Album of the 20th Century that No One Has Heard, April 4, 2003

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"coloneldrabo" (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toy Matinee (Audio CD)

This CD is a work of art. I heard the unique beginning of the first track "Last Plane Out" for the first time in the early 90's while traveling down an escalator in one of the Washington D.C. Tyson Corner shopping malls. That moment began my love affair with this CD. It features great writing, great musicianship, and virtually perfect mixing. In fact, I sent a copy to the Richmond Virgina band I had once played with (some of my old Army Buddys) and they began using it in between sets and to help set the monitors and sound levels. If you are a rock or pop musician, you must experience this CD. If you enjoy well crafted music, whether you are a musician or not, you owe this CD a listen. For years I would find this CD in bargain bins (a sad comment on initial marketing I suppose) grab every copy I could, and send them to friends. Every single recipient has commented on the greatness of this effort. I'm glad to see it available now at CDnow. One of my top 5 CD/Albums of all time.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An AMAZING, but unfortunate only-time debut!, August 28, 2004

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Eye In Sky (LA County, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toy Matinee (Audio CD)

Masterfully crafted and cleverly written, the incredibly talented songwriter Kevin Gilbert brings us the debut album of TOY MATINEE. Due to the tragic and untimely death of Kevin Gilbert, modern music has lost a wonderful talent. His music was (and still is) a genre-bending class all in its own.

This album is loaded with a multitude of rich textures and sonic layering, it not only makes this album immediately likeable but continues to please again and again even after many subsequent listens. Each song is a musical experience with jolts of surprises, unexpected twists & turns, and wonderful musicianship from talented players (even Julian Lennon lends a hand at backing vocals on two tracks). Every track is very distinct and different from the rest, yet there is not one bad song on the album making this a 5-star CD not to be missed!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Album - BUT!!!!, July 11, 2006

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T. Johnson "john97" (Central Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toy Matinee (Audio CD)

Careful, I have purchased 3 Toy Matinee CDs that were priced UNDER $20 and they are NOT CDs - they are the DVDs.

I have 3 DVDs that are useless to me other than sitting there and listen to the album in front of my computer or on my TV.

I did, however, found the CD at a pawn shop for $.99 but does not play two songs - the essential ones, too ["Jenny Ledge" and "Remember My Name"]

As far as my review ... this is quite possibly one of the greatest albums released in the 90's with some of the most perfected arrangments, lyrics and Kevin Gilbert [a great loss when he passed away] is one of my all-time favorite male vocalists.

Buyer beware! The CD listed herein is the DVD and it will be nearly impossible to find a good copy of the CD for under $30 because it is rare and quite sought after by many fans and collectors. But if you get the opportunity to listen to Toy Matinee [or the occasional rare Kevin Gilbert solo album] then you will be as impressed as the many out there who were fortunate.