Holy Toledos

The Holy Toledos were a folk-rock group formed in Christchurch, New Zealand and led by musicians Mick and Brendan Gregg. Active between 1989 and 1994 (but never officially breaking up), they originally formed as a group of school friends from St. Thomas of Canterbury College. They are known for their melodic guitar-based folk-rock, and released two albums, "Forget and Forgive", in 1992, and "Blood", in 1993. The rumoured third album, "Stone" from 1994, has not been released to date.

The Holy Toledos
OriginChristchurch,
  • New Zealand
Genres
Years active1988–1994
Labels
Associated acts
  • The Guinness Pigs
  • (1991-1992)
  • The Finnegans
  • (1992-1995)
  • B
  • (1995-1996)
  • The Gregg Brothers
  • (1995-1998)
  • The Kilrans
  • (2007)
WebsiteThe band's YouTube channel
Members
  • Mick Gregg
  • Brendan Gregg
  • Adam Gallagher
  • Tom Mahon
  • Paul McGuigan
Past members
  • Chris Mitchell
  • Chris O'Connell

Personnel

The band has included the following members over the years:

  • Adam Gallagher - bass, vocals
  • Brendan Gregg - drums, guitar, vocals, mandola
  • Micheal (Mick) Gregg - vocals, guitar, tin whistle
  • Tom Mahon - guitar, mandolin, vocals
  • Paul McGuigan - drums
  • Chris Mitchell - guitar, vocals
  • Chris O'Connell - guitar, vocals

The band underwent a personnel change prior to the release of their second album, including the replacement of guitarists O'Connell and Mitchell, by ex-Strangelove Tom Mahon.

Forget and Forgive

"Forget and Forgive", their first album, was released by New Zealand record label Failsafe Records Limited. It was recorded in the Christchurch College of Education, in 1991, and took one week to record.

  • Track listing:
  1. I Confess
  2. I'd Say It's Too Late
  3. We Just Talked About the Weather
  4. He's Not There
  5. Anything
  6. A Matter of Time
  7. Day to Stay
  8. Something Real
  9. Heaven Wait
  10. You Don't Need a Reason

Blood

After touring with Crowded House around New Zealand in 1992, the band was signed by Sony after a recommendation from Paul Hester. Then they toured with the legendary Split Enz in 1993. The lads recorded the next album "Blood" in Airforce Studios Auckland in 1993. Approximately half of the album was produced by Paul Hester, of Crowded House. He also played the drums for the single "Love's Not Fair" on "Blood". It was released globally under various different Sony labels, including TriStar in America.

  • Track listing:
  1. Mistakes in Remembering
  2. Not to Say
  3. Love's Not Fair
  4. Blood
  5. New Sunrise
  6. Any Other Day
  7. A Better Place
  8. Waking Up
  9. Save a Second
  10. Only For You
  11. Too Much
  12. Sunday's Whiskey
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