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Toto – Toto IV (SACD to DTS 5.1)
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Toto – Falling In BetweenEAC Rip | Included: EAC Log + CUE + Flac + Covers | Size: 388 MB | RAR files | RS.com
Release Date: April 18, 2006 | Label: Toto Recordings | Number: KIPC 1120
Genre: Rock | Mono/Stereo: 2 Channel
Review by Louie Bourland
Veteran rock band Toto has returned with “Falling In Between”, their first studio album in four years and their first with all new original material since 1999’s “Mindfields”. This is also their first album with new keyboardist Greg Phillinganes. While he is new to the band, Greg is no stranger to the music biz having worked with an endless roster of musicians over the last 30 years ranging from Eric Clapton to Michael Jackson and Phil Collins among many others.
With their latest album, we find Toto continuing to hone their chops and progress musically. If anything, the band is stronger and vital than ever and the album shows a definite resurgence in their musical powers.
The opening title track leans on the recent wave of progressive rock heard from bands such as Spock’s Beard and Dream Theater. It is a hard-driving mix of shifting time signatures, straight-forward rock and Eastern influences. Singer Bobby Kimball’s voice has definitely not lost any magic here either.
Elsewhere on the album are classic Toto moments such as “Dying On My Feet”, “King Of The World” and “Bottom Of Your Soul” which features a guest appearance from former Toto lead singer Joseph Williams. The presence of his voice brings back fond memories of the way Toto sounded in the late ’80s and sounds like a “Seventh One” outtake.
The album also has its share of rocking moments. “Hooked” lays down a driving groove while “Taint Your World” pays homage to Van Halen with its fast-paced shuffle rhythms and Steve Lukather’s stellar guitar work. For the Van Halen buffs out there, this track sounds a lot like “I’m The One” from the first VH album.
There are also a few musical U-turns here which are heard in “Let It Go” – a Steely Dan-like number in which Greg Phillinganes sings lead in a soulful R&B style – and in the gospel-tinged “Spiritual Man” which could be Toto’s first foray into Christian rock. There’s some great vocal work from keyboardist David Paich, Bobby Kimball as well as Greg Phillinganes on this track.
The closing instrumental track, “The Reeferman” was originally only going to be a bonus track on the Japanese release of this album. However, it looks like the band has decided to release on the U.S. release as well which is a good thing. Despite its drug-oriented title, this brief instrumental piece finds Toto branching into Miles Davis territory with a vamped fusion groove and a great trumpet lead from Jazz legend Roy Hargrove. A nice coda to a very strong album.
“Falling In Between” is an album that will definitely satisfy the most elite Toto fan. The album is loaded with ear-catching hooks and melodies as well as fantastic musicianship from all the members of the band. While there are some guest appearances from such noted talents as James Pankow and Jason Scheff (both from Chicago) as well as Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, the talented Steve Porcaro and the above-mentioned Joseph Williams, “Falling In Between” is definitely a “band effort”. You can hear it in every track here. While the album will probably not be anywhere near as successful as their earlier work, “Falling In Between” will definitely be another hit with Toto’s solid fan base.
Another instant classic from Toto!!! amazon.com
Elsewhere on the album are classic Toto moments such as “Dying On My Feet”, “King Of The World” and “Bottom Of Your Soul” which features a guest appearance from former Toto lead singer Joseph Williams. The presence of his voice brings back fond memories of the way Toto sounded in the late ’80s and sounds like a “Seventh One” outtake.
The album also has its share of rocking moments. “Hooked” lays down a driving groove while “Taint Your World” pays homage to Van Halen with its fast-paced shuffle rhythms and Steve Lukather’s stellar guitar work. For the Van Halen buffs out there, this track sounds a lot like “I’m The One” from the first VH album.
There are also a few musical U-turns here which are heard in “Let It Go” – a Steely Dan-like number in which Greg Phillinganes sings lead in a soulful R&B style – and in the gospel-tinged “Spiritual Man” which could be Toto’s first foray into Christian rock. There’s some great vocal work from keyboardist David Paich, Bobby Kimball as well as Greg Phillinganes on this track.
The closing instrumental track, “The Reeferman” was originally only going to be a bonus track on the Japanese release of this album. However, it looks like the band has decided to release on the U.S. release as well which is a good thing. Despite its drug-oriented title, this brief instrumental piece finds Toto branching into Miles Davis territory with a vamped fusion groove and a great trumpet lead from Jazz legend Roy Hargrove. A nice coda to a very strong album.
“Falling In Between” is an album that will definitely satisfy the most elite Toto fan. The album is loaded with ear-catching hooks and melodies as well as fantastic musicianship from all the members of the band. While there are some guest appearances from such noted talents as James Pankow and Jason Scheff (both from Chicago) as well as Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, the talented Steve Porcaro and the above-mentioned Joseph Williams, “Falling In Between” is definitely a “band effort”. You can hear it in every track here. While the album will probably not be anywhere near as successful as their earlier work, “Falling In Between” will definitely be another hit with Toto’s solid fan base.
Another instant classic from Toto!!! amazon.com
Track Listing:
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01. Falling in Between 4:06
02. Dying on My Feet 6:11
03. Bottom of Your Soul 6:58
04. King of the World 4:04
05. Hooked 4:36
06. Simple Life 2:22
07. Taint Your World 4:01
08. Let It Go 5:00
09. Spiritual Man 5:22
10. No End in Sight 6:12
11. Reeferman 1:45
Total Time: 00:51:02
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Toto – Super HitsRelease: April 17, 2001 | Label: Columbia/Legaly | Number: CK 85347
Mono/Stereo: 2 Channel | Genre: Rock, Pop/Rock,
Included: EAC Log + CUE + Wav + Covers | Size: 338 MB
Biography:
Toto was a Grammy Award winning American rock band founded in 1977 by some of the most popular and experienced session musicians of the era. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the 1980s, beginning with the band’s self-titled debut, released in 1978, which immediately brought the band into the mainstream rock spectrum of the time. Continuing with 1982’s critically acclaimed and commercially successful Toto IV, Toto became one of the biggest selling music groups of their era. They also composed the theme music for the film Dune. Although their popularity in the United States diminished in the 1990s and 2000s, they continued to tour and sold out arenas, clubs, and theaters internationally. Toto was known for their technical prowess in the studio, as well as a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard rock, R&B, and jazz, and although they were regularly associated with the soft rock genre, and particularly the neo-progressive rock genre, this broad array of musical styles helped them appeal to a variety of musicians and non-musician listeners. The band released 17 albums and have sold over 30 million records to date. Their 18th release Falling In Between Live, was released in August 2007. It had been recorded in March 2007 in Paris. As a result of guitarist Steve Lukather’s departure from the band, Toto broke up after the last leg of their 2008 tour.
Tracklisting:
1. Hold the Line
2. Rosanna
3. Africa
4. Georgy Porgy
5. Live for Today – Toto, Steve Lukather
6. 99
7. Without Your Love
8. St. George and the Dragon
9. Isolation – Toto, Fergie Frederiksen
10. I’ll Be Over You – Toto, Randy Goodrum
Total Time: 00:45:22
Producer: Bruce Dickinson (Compilation)
Official band members:
* Steve Lukather – guitars, vocals, keyboards, mandolin (1977–2008)
* David Paich – keyboards, vocals (1977–2008)
* Bobby Kimball – vocals, occasional keyboards (1977–1984; 1998–2008)
* Mike Porcaro – Bass guitar, cello (1982–2008)
* Simon Phillips – Drums, percussion, keyboards (1992–2008)
* Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, vocals (2005–2008)
* David Hungate – Bass guitar (1977–1982)
* Fergie Frederiksen – Vocals (1984–1985)
* Steve Porcaro – keyboards, synthesizers, vocals (1977–1988)
* Joseph Williams – Vocals (1986–1989)
* Jeff Porcaro – Drums, percussion (1977–1992; his death)
* Jean-Michel Byron – Vocals (1990–1991)
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