Conference napalm::heavy_metal

	  I saw  their LIVE in 1987 ( after "FAHRENHEIT" was released ).

	  I like Steve Lukather very much.  He is a one of my favourite five
	guiterists (Ritchie, Jimmy Page, Steve howe, David Gilmore and He).
	His sound is  very solid, exiting and dramatic.

	  My favourites are   "Child's Anthem", "Hold the line",
			      "Till the end",  "Africa" ....       and so on.


								Atsuo

    "Girl Goodbye" (or maybe "Goodbye Girl") from the 1st album was
    intense !  I bought the album when it was first released and still
    drag it out every now and then.
    
    
    				Scary
    
    (who says if The Doors can be Metal, then Toto can be Thrash !)

    
    I think my favorite song by Toto is "English Eyes". The organ in
    this song is excellent! Lately they've gone to a more jazzy sound
    especially in "Farenheit". Another good one was off "The Seventh
    One", called "Stay Away From My Heart". Linda Ronstadt sang with
    the new lead singer on that one. 
    Spaceknight
    

    Yeah, these guys really bug me. I got hooked on "Hold The Line"
    way back around '78 ? and ever since I bought that first album,
    I've become increasingly more frustrated with their output.
     
     I mean "when they really want to" they can raise
    quite a storm (Lukather can really belt out some hot licks)
    , but in their case - the real bucks come from session work,
    so in the end I guess that can try whatever the hell they feel
    like and if it sells fine....if it doesn't...well there's 
    always the next album.
    
    IMO, what we are left with is generally 10 songs, 3 of which
    kick some butt, 2 are so-so, and the rest are either jazz,funk
    or music for your grandmother to clean her glasses to.
    
    I still have the first and fourth albums and assorted tracks from
    the others (generally the more Lukather orientated songs).
    
    Of their releases to date, which album do you think leans more towards
    the rockier end of their spectrum ?
                     
    Gm

      TOTO only rocked on the first two IMHO. After that it got furthere
    and fewer between. I agree that Steve Lukather gat lay down some
    great guitar work!
    							_boom
    

> I think my favorite song by Toto is "English Eyes". 

Wow - someone else knows this song?!?!? Its also my favorite Toto tune, but I 
didn't know anyone else even heard of it! 

Lukather is a *monster* guitar player! Unfortunately, he doesn't always get to 
show off his chops on the Toto albums. 

Great (slick) production jobs, too!

alan

    TOTO is one of my favorite bands. I saw them live at CLUB CASINO
    on Hampton Beach and they blew me away. I was sitting right at the
    stage ( thanks to john mover ) 1st table center. One of the tightest
    bands I have ever seen.  If your ever in the L.A. area check out
    a club called the HOT POTATO, Steve Lukather and some of the oter
    boys jam there alot and they put on one awsome show.
    
                                                             mArK
                                                             (^B* 

    
    Re: .5  I'd definitely have to say the first album was the "rockier"
    (sp.?) of almost all their stuff. Gotta go back and check "Hydra"
    though, think that had some good tunes on it. IMHO, I think their
    downfall came when TOTO IV hit the stands. Seems like after that,
    everything had to be prophetic and poplike. Alas, junk radio wounds
    another excellent band. Notice the word "wounds", as I think they
    have some surprises in store. Nothing certain, just a feeling...
    Spaceknight
    
    

    Is there any truth to the story that "TOTO" is the main toilet 
    manufacturer in Japan and that the  band had to do something...
    er rather quickly about the advertising campaign to avoid an
    embarressing comparison being made ie change their name to
    "Steve Lukather and Lavatory Brushes" or something at least
    as ambiguous....
    
    Gm. (who kills 99% of all household germs dead..'specially after
         a good curry!!)                         
    
    

    RE: .12
    
    OK, I'll not be so rigid 8-). I like SL&LB.
    
    Kaz.

TOTO are touring Europe, and they'll be hitting my place 1st of October. I'm 
trying to decide if I should go.

Any comments, on their recent shows ?

Also I've heard they've got a new singer from SouthAfrica, was he hired for this
tour or was he already singing in their latest work ?

Any suggestions ?

Didier

PS : Please be constructive !

    
    You mean they've got out of their wheelchairs ?
    
    -Tony (who sez Toto are another been-and-gone-old-farts band).

    
>    You mean they've got out of their wheelchairs ?
 
Apparently yes, but still nothing prevent them from making a concert in 
wheelchairs :-) That's why I'd like some recent impressions from people.

Didier

    
    8^)
    
    I can see it now...
    
    "We need rubber stoppers down their, and a rotary (or a roundabout) on
    that piece of the stage - get some traffic lights there and, hey,m
    we're gonna need a traffic cop here".
    
    Toto doing a gig in wheel chairs indeed!

    
    If you want to see some real musicians play some awsome music then
    I would go !!!   If you hear of them coming up near the New England
    area could you please let me know, I would not want to miss them.
    
    TOTO= A bunch of guys that might be to old looking to be played
          on MTV, But they are awsome musicians, put on one of the best
          sounding shows you will ever hear, and they have KiLLeR GrOoVs.
    
                                                          mArK   

    
    TOTO are apparently recording a new album, although vocalist Jean
    Michel-Byron has supposedly left the band and guitarist Steve Lukather
    is handling all vocals.
    
    Flip

    RE: -1
    
    Last time I was in Colorado Springs airport, some guy came up to me and
    asked me if I was Steve Lukather.  Must have been the guitar case I was
    carrying around ;-)
    
    Mike

    
    
    how good a singer is he,Steve Lukather not Mike 8)
    
    
    
                                      Staynz

    Well "Kingdom Of Desire" is out and what can I say after only one or
    two listens....well, it's probably the hardest album "Toto" 
    have ever put out.
    
    Of the 12 tracks on offer, at least 9 of them lean heavily on 
    Steve Lukather's guitar work, which for a change sounds way up in
    the mix. Sure, there's a couple of "typical" Toto-esque ballads as
    always, but they're tracklisted around 9/10 on the album and don't
    really detract from the general upbeat/power sound.
    
    As previous notes have indicated, Steve also handles lead vocals -
    I've no complaints in that dept, his voice suits the harder edged
    music.
    
    I guess you could almost call this one a psuedo "Steve Lukather" Band
    album and I for one, am not complaining one little bit!!
    
    If you like Mr Lukather's licks - try it out!
    
    Tom

    Lukather was always held in Godly regards at Berzerklee!