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Legend [19611]
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For us older guys, the band Toto actually has started to hit
Jul 8, 2015, 1:47 PM
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the pop/rock charts with their latest album, particularly overseas, where it is a top 5 album.
Good to see that older bands can still rock and make new music that doesn't get ignored. I guess it happens, though rarely. Kinda' reminds me of the resurrection that Santana made in the early 2000's.
Toto hasn't had an album that charted since 1988.
It's TOTO XIV, btw. Wow. I'm old.
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I guess they missed the rains down in Africa.
Jul 8, 2015, 1:49 PM
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Legend [19611]
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I listened to it when it came out and haven't since.
Jul 8, 2015, 1:55 PM
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I think I thought it was a bit overproduced and didn't have a single that grabbed my attention, though it has all the original members on the album(if I remember correctly).
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Re: For us older guys, the band Toto actually has started to hit
Jul 8, 2015, 1:54 PM
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Toto 14 is a good album,sound s much like past stuff.We're going to Alpharetta to see them and Yes in concert. Wish classic rock radio would play more new songs from these groups.
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Orange Blooded [4403]
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you are about to see musicianship that is world class
Jul 8, 2015, 3:24 PM
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Saw Yes out here in San Francisco a while back......ridiculously talented. They will be missing the great bassist Chris Squire who recently passed away.
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That's why Tom Petty's career is so impressive.
Jul 8, 2015, 1:55 PM
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He made good music in the 70s and he is still churning out good stuff. Most everybody else that was big in the 70s and 80s is still playing the old stuff because they haven't done anything in years. Tom's not a great songwriter, but he is quite the tunesmith.
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CU Medallion [62176]
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Well, he won't back down. You can stand him up at the
Jul 8, 2015, 1:58 PM
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gates of Hel!, but he won't back down.
But, he will have a last dance with Mary Jane.
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Something tells me that he has not yet had his
Jul 8, 2015, 2:16 PM
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last dance with Mary Jane. 
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Re: For us older guys, the band Toto actually has started to hit
Jul 8, 2015, 2:05 PM
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I'm 43 but I just could not get into TOTO
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Legend [19611]
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Some people called them Yacht Rock, so I kinda' get it.
Jul 8, 2015, 2:13 PM
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But I liked them. Who doesn't like "Rosanna" or "I won't Hold you Back."?
I don't care for "Hold The Line". "99", or "Africa" all that much.
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All-TigerNet [10402]
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Re: Some people called them Yacht Rock, so I kinda' get it.
Jul 8, 2015, 2:18 PM
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I guess Rosanna is decent but you are right about Africa I hated that song.
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Legend [17786]
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The lead singer died a few months ago***
Jul 8, 2015, 2:14 PM
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Legend [19611]
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Toto didn't have a "lead" singer, but yes, former bassist
Jul 8, 2015, 2:20 PM
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and one of the vocalist. Mike Porcaro, did die from ALS.
Mike Porcaro actually wrote Michael Jackson' song "Human Nature". Wonder what it would have sounded like if Toto recorded it.
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Orange Blooded [4403]
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Jeff Porcaro, the drummer, died several years ago
Jul 8, 2015, 3:22 PM
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From a heart attack in his yard after yard work. Toto were hellacious musicians across the board.
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I don't miss the rains down in Africa but I do miss
Jul 8, 2015, 3:29 PM
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Rosanna
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Orange Blooded [3224]
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hey, chrissie hynde still rocks.
Jul 8, 2015, 3:49 PM
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she's 63 and still a bad@$$.
oh, and she's precious.
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