Toto poll

kbp always ahead of the curve

I do have a problem seeing Donkeyboy as particularly Toto-like, actually. They are more like 80s Fleetwood Mac with touches of Duran Duran and Jon Anderson on vocals.

I've been really really into "Rosanna" and "Waiting For Your Love" lately, what other songs and/or albums/collections should I check out based on my loving those songs?

well toto iv obviously. i think theres a two disc 'essentials' collection which is pretty good. their sound is pretty consistent, tbh, and from toto to toto iv you cant really go wrong. i dont know isolation or farenheit that well but they sound p good to my ears. my fave album is 'hydra'.

cool, thanks.

i watched Dune for the first time last week, was disappointed that i didn't notice any cool Toto pop jams.

apparently "Rosanna" was named after Rosanna Arquette? that's crazy.

I Won't Hold You Back didn't get any votes in that poll? At all? It's one of my favorite Toto singles and it was featured briefly in an American Dad episode. It's a perfectly cheesy 1980s power ballad.

this band has layers. "stranger in town" video, starring future grima wormtongue actor guy, i think, disturbed the hell out of me as a kid

"stranger in town" video, starring future grima wormtongue actor guy

I always thought that was their weird way of referencing the Dune work -- that album and single came out around the same time as the movie did, Brad Dourif's in the film as well, etc.

didn't know he was in dune too. guy is vying for science fantasy hall of fame induction
haven't seen the video in a looooong time. still gives me chills and bums me out he doesn't get away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NelbhjQ98i8

this songs brings back good memories, but everyone looks coked-up in this video, huh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq4ychrRkQA

kilimanjaro rises like olympus = a mountain rises like another mountain <-- coked-up lyric

that's such a horrible line. a totally failed metaphor and way too many syllables too. wtf

for a long time i used to sing "kilimanjaro rises like a lepress" without once thinking that this made no sense or even realizing that the word i was searching for was "leopardess." a quick google search has revealed that i'm not the only who had this problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnFw2HMu3dg&feature=related

Good god, there was a video for "99"? And it was...this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi6PY8AG5Ic

Well, I'm amazed.

Just saying again about that "99" video. Trust me.

I don't get Rosanna.

Who’s your favorite Toto vocalist?

The son of John Williams

I know he entered after their “classic” period, but he is the one with the best vocals imho.

His vocals also seem to hace actually gotten better with age which is usually the other way around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-bYuNOCMiI

Don’t know him at all, I have only heard up til IV

Whereas Kimball's rough living destroyed his to the point where the last time he toured with Toto, they piped in the CD during the chorus of Africa

Inspired to ask because Kimball is so over the top, it cracks me up every time when he gets going with his “oohs” etc

He was so nimble in his prime, hate that he basically can't sing anymore

Joseph Williams still sounds good