I just passed the LA band Toto by, live at Drontheim`s central square, last nigh.
- Couldn`t resist stopping for a listen. -Oh, oh, oh! Obscure album tracks with a lot of guitar noodling and some heavy effects, interrupted by a ballad every now and then, and then a megahit; say "Rosanna", or "Africa". I was really waiting to hear "Hold the Line", but ran out of patience...

Ive always liked Toto in the 80th, but the new stuff
is a little bit bizarre, no trace from hits like Rosanna...
this is probably the sad fate of 80th bands...have seen
Bob Geldof last week another 80th icon, but he was pretty cool!
much folk and rock and all the good songs like great song of
indifference...was really worthwhile

Toto are one of the worst bands ever. I witnessed Toto members trying to play Brubeck and it sounded ridiculous. And Africa is one of the worst songs in the history of popular music.

Hold The Line is an amazing song. Always loved that one. I read that Toto (or members of) were the studio band for Michael Jackson's Thriller.

Toto is one of my favorite bands. I saw them 2x live (1990 + 1999), the 1st time was a bit disappointing, because their leadsinger to that time was an idiot. And the 2nd time was an absolute killer concert, because they reunited with Bobby Kimball again.

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windmelody
Toto are one of the worst bands ever.

Yup.

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spsimmons
Hold The Line is an amazing song. Always loved that one. I read that Toto (or members of) were the studio band for Michael Jackson's Thriller.

thats true. the members of toto have played on 1,000s of albums. it seemed like every album in the late 70's until the early 90's had at least 1 member of toto on it.

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windmelody
Toto are one of the worst bands ever. I witnessed Toto members trying to play Brubeck and it sounded ridiculous. And Africa is one of the worst songs in the history of popular music.

they probably did that because guitar player steve lukather was asked to join miles davis band by miles in the 70's. the members of toto have played on albums by:
boz scaggs
alice cooper
cher
michael jackson (one member co-wrote "human nature" )
jefferson airplane
paul mccartney
steely dan
joe cocker
tommy bolin
pink floyd
warren zevon
the bee gees
crosby, stills and nash
elton john
don henley
michael mcdonald
dr john
madonna
lionel richie
eric clapton
dire straits
bruce springsteen
edgar winter
lil kim
whitney houston

i could go on put you get the point



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Huge players in Boz Skaggs Silk Degrees........believe a couple members helped in writing Lowdown or Lido Shuffle.

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Mimi73
Ive always liked Toto in the 80th, but the new stuff
is a little bit bizarre, no trace from hits like Rosanna...
this is probably the sad fate of 80th bands...have seen
Bob Geldof last week another 80th icon, but he was pretty cool!
much folk and rock and all the good songs like great song of
indifference...was really worthwhile

Hey Mimi nice to read youare you ok?
Toto was and is still a great band althogh (or because?) members has changed. got many albums and all are good to hear more or less

Love hurts - when you know what I mean

A band named after a dog...!!!! hjahhaha

Popular FM radio ran them into the ground. I saw em in Manchester 2002 and listened to them in 1980. White Sister is not bad live.

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Mimi73
Ive always liked Toto in the 80th, but the new stuff
is a little bit bizarre, no trace from hits like Rosanna...
this is probably the sad fate of 80th bands...have seen
Bob Geldof last week another 80th icon, but he was pretty cool!
much folk and rock and all the good songs like great song of
indifference...was really worthwhile

Hey Mimi nice to read youare you ok?
Toto was and is still a great band althogh (or because?) members has changed. got many albums and all are good to hear more or less

just want to paint it all black...
you cant always get what you want even
if there are only a few words...doesnt
matter its not yours...
would you send me a list of your Toto albums?

who has just made you so sad? talk to each other should help? look so pretty with a smile
I will contact you for the album list!

Love hurts - when you know what I mean

have tried but it doesnt work
thank you Kalle

Toto=Nono

Jeff Porcaro was an amazing drummer.
Steve Lukather ditto on guitar.
Great sessionmusicians who wrote some catchy pop tunes.
And Human Nature is an absolute brilliant song.

Saw them in concert once...pretty aweful.
David Paich wasn't even in the band anymore.

We loved Toto's albums in thee 80s....every nite after work, over & over & over again....LOUD!

Toto?