Absolutely. It’s a disgrace that they’re not in there considering their own music as well as all the records they’ve played on (Thriller too) as well as the songs written for others). Toto, Huey Lewis and the News, Pat Benatar.
I Won't Hold You Back off the album was a hit and one of the most brilliant heart-rending songs ever written. I think this too deserves more attention today.
The beautiful thing about this is the mutual respect these guys have for each other. You can tell just tell they love playing together. As someone who played in bands for years I know how rare that is, especially after so many years.
My first introduction to Toto's music was their late 1970s hit, Hold The Line. Then, they were really on a roll with hits in the early 1980s with Africa and Rosanna. An outstanding group that I always felt were very underrated.
Always loved the way Toto seamlessly integrated horns, keyboard, guitars along with the vocals. Huey Lewis & The News seemed like a Toto continuation-in a very good way.
That's not an accident. Both bands were put together by "session players" - studio musicians who had to be able to walk in, read the sheet music, run through a warm up, cut their part in one take (maybe two) and call it a wrap. Genre preference, favorite style? Irrelevant. Can you play _this,_ perfectly, now? If so, you got the gig, and you'll get a call the next time that producer needs your instrument. Those types of players, when allowed to do their own thing, can usually make dangerously badass music. And they all have a buddy list, dozens deep, of equally dangerous players they can call to come play on their tracks if they need them.
It always cracks me up when you see two old friends with similar memories of a story. They ALWAYS talk over each other, because of the excitement each one feels over the memory. It's like an old married couple. Too funny. Great interview.
Toto had so many weapons: great vocalists and great musicians. I appreciated them more when I found out that they played on others' albums, especially Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Thank you, Adam, for talking about their work!
I loved how Professor mentioned the Eddie Van Halen loved Toto as it made me realize the connections between them all. Toto personnel played on Thriller, and Eddie played on Beat It. The music world really is one big network.
Such a fantastic interview. It was like watching 2 really good friends just being, well, really good friends. The amount of respect these guys have for each other really comes across here, I could watch them talk all day long and it still wouldn't be long enough. Thanks Professor for your brilliant content.
I still remember when Rolling Stone magazine, in one of its many critiques ripped Toto a new one, mention Toto's "god-awful" nasal vocals and how the vocalists in Toto were so generic you couldn't really tell between Toto, or Journey or Styx. So, if you want to know why Toto isn't in the R&R HOF, look no further than Jann Wenner and his band of snobs at Rolling Stone Magazine, who somehow pretty much control the list of everyone who gets put in. Put it this way; The Edge is on the Rolling Stone list of 100 greatest guitarists. Steve Lukather is not. Nor is Pat Metheny. Luke can play rings around "The Edge" and so many who make their list.
I haven't seen the list, but if any other Jazz Fusion guys like Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Larry Carlton or Joe Beck made that list, then there was no reason to leave off Metheny. Steve Lukather most definitely should have been on that list since it probably was Rock/Pop related - that's a total snub. As for The Edge, I guess he might not be the most technically gifted, but his highly crafted sound and innovative use of effects sound great to me and I love so many of U2's works thanks to his contributions.
@@ronbo11 most of their songs are the same 2 or 3 chord pattern over and over and he uses his effects to give the illusion the song is complicated with diverse sections...but a song structured like that can only be so great no matter the production. When I realized this, I understood why I never could quite get into U2.
Love Toto!! And they seemed just really down to earth people.. Just sharing the stories and laughing and talking over each other.. Just like I do with my buds telling/retelling a story.. AWESOME!!!
Great musicians and a great hang. Watching "Count Me In" I realize again how little I know about drumming, But Jeff Porcaro on "Roseanne", wow. I was in a mobile home in law school when my roommate brings in this cassette and we played the hell out of it. Friend of mine is a drummer who met Jeff at a trade show, said the guy was so gracious to other musicians, very supportive, didn't mind spending time listening to new guys and encouraging them. Class.
I love when celebrities seem like they're people us regular guys could just hang out with. The members of Toto are Toto-ly that way! (Sorry. Dad joke). Great interview with SO much information on Rosanne Arquette! I never knew!
“Rosanna” wasn’t just the first Toto song I remember, but the first music video I remember seeing as a child. Was crazy about both!! The beat, all the solos - of both instrument and voice, the dancing …truly rocked my 4 year old socks off. Something about Luke & Jeff especially drew my attention. That’s the first time I remember seeing drums & it began a lifelong long of drumming & a love for this band. Although there is one other musician from another band that’s been my favorite vocalist since childhood, I have to say Steve Lukather is my favorite MUSICIAN. His voice, playing, songwriting (not just for Toto)….just phenomenal. His personality & humor really seems great. They all seemed to be wonderful guys & truly the most talented band IMO. It’s great to hear these gentlemen are as cool in real life as you would imagine. Even in my older years I still have some childhood imagination left….so I also say YES, let’s give them at least one #1 week. They have at least 5 in my world, but 1 is a good start. Thanks for this story Professor, never get tired of anything Toto or it’s members.
Being a massive toto fan and of 80s music to I think this such a joy to watch Steve and David being interviewed about their classic songs and the fun and insightful stories that they tell
@@kenperk9854 they got better with each album so hard to pick a favorite but some of mine are hydra, the seventh one, toto 4 and the underrated turn back
I was in my early 20’s. It was a wonderful time. I was in nursing school, so very focused on that, but music helped me through. I loved Toto. Most of my classmates did not understand. But it didn’t matter. I hear these songs and everything is ok. This was very cool to see and hear these artists talk about their experience.
Same here TOTO remanins the quentacentual 70s band that proved Rock was still a force to be reckoned with..and they were. They continued to roll on through the drab, repetitive 80s and the suicidal, but talented 90s.
Big Toto fan. My favorite Toto songs are Stranger in Town, I won’t hold you back, Georgie porgy and Hydra. But there are so many great songs in their catalog. Super band who can do anything well.
I’m a Big Fan as well. Met them at a V.I.P. Concert in 2015. They were so nice and easy to talk to. Wonderful artists, musicians & my favorite band, for sure!
He did the Sterly Dan album " Katy Lied". Its an epic recording. The songs are so unique in massively different styles. RARELY did the Dan use the same cat on an entire album. Pocaro is a god. 'Nuff said.
@@ProfessorofRock First Toto song I ever heard was Hold the line. Love their music. Toto IV is one of my favorite albums, and while both Africa and Rosanna are excellent songs, I Won't Hold You Back is my favorite Toto song.
Shortly after Toto IV had been released, I had bought my first drumkit. All I could think of was the drums. One of my best friends was also a drummer. One day, I was hanging out at his house and he had just got a new boom box/ghetto blaster. He pops in his cassette of Toto IV and Jeff Porcaro's shuffle rhythm intro comes on, "Rosanna" starts and I was hooked. Every time I put the album on and "Rosanna" starts off the album, I'm transported back to my buddy Mick's bedroom all those years ago.
Great video! I spent a week recording a duplicate version (sans vocals) of Rosanna about 2 years ago, recreating every part as close to the record as I could. I'm a pro keyboard player, composer, arranger, producer. It was very tough, but it was so much FUN! That Toto pulled this off in the studio so quickly is incredible. There are about 5 bands I'd love to play with and Toto is definitely one of them!
This is one my favorite stories you’ve told on this channel about the inspiration behind this song as well as “In Your Eyes” as far as the “muse” behind the stories. I love to try to impress people with that trivia, but source you for credit purposes. 😀
Awesome episode! Awesome interview Professor! Great to hear the story behind, "Rosanna ". Steve Lukather is one of my all time favorite guitarists! Thanks for sharing!
Luke is a true legend to us guitar players, and he is one cool cat. Just a great human, all around. His solo from Hold The Line is one of my favorite solos if all time! 🤘😎
Toto's debut self-titled album was the first that I ever bought with my own allowance money. It was also one of the first bands to inspire me to pick up the guitar, even though my Hardrock buddies would tease me about it. Their musicianship floored me and I'm still a fan to this day. I still have that very first album. Thanks for such a great video and Steve lukather is the man!
Loved Toto. With the number of great guitarist out there Steve Lukather is often not given the credit he deserves and he is also a very down to earth guy.
came across Toto at the age of 15 with their follow up album 'Isolation', which was totally different with a clear new wave hardrock emphasis, and stayed with them ever since!
I remember dubbing that record onto cassette from my Dad's record when I was 10 years old. I strapped a D Cell Radio Shack player to my bike and spent an entire Summer in bliss with it. Rosanna was the first melodic guitar solo to blow my mind.
Really enjoyed this, Hold the Line is my favourite Toto song. I met Bobby Kimball 10 years ago before his solo gig in a club in my hometown Galway in Ireland. He was very humble and I really enjoyed his set 60 per cent Toto classics, 30 per cent Motown and 10 per cent Bobby's songs. His voice is still impressive.
I just love the enthusiasm Steve and David have for the song discussing the video shoot. They're just bursting with personal observations and little-known details. My brother's ex and I once sat up at two or three in the morning playing the album of Toto IV and full version of "Rosanna" listening to the synth solo for what she perceived as seal noises. Strangely enough I heard them too.
Jeff Porcaro is probably the most under rated drummer ever. Too bad he left us so soon. Many would be surprised to know he was a sought after session drummer and was the drummer on some albums for... Boz Scaggs... Steely Dan... among others. Rest in Peace, Jeff.
Hello, professor I just watched this for the first time and I just want to thank you it was awesome. I could hear about Toto all night. I remember what I was doing when That album came out I was traveling in my own band trying so hard to see their concert but my schedule kept conflicting with their schedule and I could never get lucky. So I missed out on ever getting to see Jeff Pacaro on stage. One of my heros. I finally got to see Toto in Atlanta Georgia right after Jeff died. It was a very emotional night and on top of that I had the flu so bad I should have been in the hospital but I refused to miss Toto again. The air condition went out in the theater and everybody was soak and wet by the end of the concert. I was a great night even tho things didn't go my way! But on the night of the Grammy's I was so disappointed when Betty Davis Eyes won song of the year! I still curse that decision. If you have never listen to Toto's newer stuff thru the 90tys and up till now you need to honor yourself and start listening they have some awesome sounds and well written tunes. Again thank you for your show and work it is a blessing. God speed!
Went to school with the Pocoro brothers we would do battle of the bands and they would win everytime our band would come in second now and again but they would blast all of the other bands out of the water.
Toto is amazing. Incredible players. I'll never forget the first time I heard Rosanna. Also heard Africa for the first time as well. It was the summer. No school, and it was Double Shot Tuesday on WSHE. I was 11 years old. My family lived on a canal in Miami Florida. I was on the canal with a friend in our old canoe. We had a female German shepherd named Rosanna. We hadn't gotten very far from the shore of our house when this song came on the radio. When the first chorus came around, I guess that she heard her name. Suddenly I heard a big splash in the water, and there she was. Swimming frantically to catch up with the canoe. I never knew that about Peter Gabriel. He's another of my all time favorites. Another incredible band and album from 82 that I was first exposed to that same day, was Asia.
Lukather is my favorite guitarist of all time. He is as cool as he is a genius. Toto was such an amazing collection of top tier musicians, i wish i was around to see them in their hey day. When you find out how many famous hit records they played on, and often helped write, your mind is blown. They influenced an entire generation of music. Very possibly the best generation of music in my opinion. Regardless, Thank You for giving us a chance to spend time with these special people. Youre the man, Professor!
My son goes to the same high school I attended forty years ago. My locker in high school was '99,' because of the Toto song, it was unforgettable. A few weeks ago, I walked EXACTLY to that same spot I remembered so well, and yes in the exact same spot stands locker number 99.
One of my all time tunes of all time. I worshipped this album in 1982. I was a H.S. sophomore when this came out and burned an all out love for this song and group!
I 100% agree that Rossanna was an awesome song. I remember receiving the Toto IV CD while I was recovering from an operation at the hospital my sophomore year of high school. I wore out that CD. I will admit that (as good as Rossanna was) my favorite song on the CD was "I Won't Hold You Back". Maybe someday you'll be able to do an episode that includes that song in it. Keep up the great work.
I saw Toto once in concert circa 1990. They opened with Rosanna. The moment luke hit that first power chord, my hair stood on end. Greatest guitar sound ever!
Toto is an incredible band that should absolutely be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. When a legend like the late great Eddie Van Halen described them as the greatest musicians collectively as a group you know there's truth to it. You might enjoy this Professor. I was watching the American League Championship Series last week, and a commercial came on for your sponsor Zenni eyewear. Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, who is part of the Fox broadcast team for the pregame and postgame shows, was in the commercial.
Jeff Porcaro was probably one of the most frustrating drummers to have in a band at the time. Because of all his work in the Jingle and Recording industry, he was a "one-time" wonder. He had the distinct ability to get into the feeling of not only the song, but what the song-writers and produces wanted and lay it down the first time through. His work on Rosanna is a Drummer's Master Class in laying in a tasty groove with tasteful fills. Probably one of the most recorded drummers of the 80s....from Disco to Pop to Rock.
Steve Lukather's expiation of his solos always kind of blows me away. A complete humble-brag. Like they're no big deal, didn't rehearse the solo and then records it in one pass. As though that's not an impressive feat. Especially when the solo is amazing.
"Hold the Line" blew my mind. I saw Toto, on the Farenheit tour, at a venue where I worked on the stage crew ( my Mom was the hospitality coordinator, Carowinds Paladium). I took a night off to do a concert date night with the lady that eventually became my wife. It was one of the best shows I've ever heard. I sort of wished I'd worked. Lukather was impressive AF, and I was a guitar player/owner. I hated not getting to be all over his rig setup. Great times.
I think "Hold the Line" might have been the first Toto song I heard, but the "Toto IV" album was truly a masterpiece and they have done some great songs over the years - actually they are among my favorite bands. They have a number of other songs with women's names in them, like "Melanie", "Pamela", "Lea", "Anna", and they are all very different. The arrangement on "Rosanna" is phenomenal!
I was lucky enough to see the Toto IV tour. My uncle(and through him, me) was a fan of Toto since their first album and I was the fortunate one to go with him to that concert. Bobby Kimball had a cast on his leg and had to sit for the whole show, but his voice was in fine form.
I love these guys so much. Also stoked to hear them give a nod to The Tubes. Luk provided a solo on The Tubes song Talk To Ya Later, which is one of my favorite Luk solos. Of course, She's a Beauty by The Tubes is a gem of a song as well. I'd love to see you cover some of their stuff. They deserve more recognition. Thanks as always Professor.
Rosanna is absolutely a great song, and I like it better than Africa also, even though I love it too. I was blessed to see Toto about 2 years ago with my family. What a band! Love them.
Wow! I saw Survivor open for Toto in Quito-Ecuador, probably in the very early 90s. Toto was absolutely brilliant. Jeff Porcaro was no longer with them, the drummer I don’t think was Simon Phillips but was a class 1 musician as well. EVH was not exaggerating when praising these guys.
I remember I played Roseanna in my truck with my kids (who were 5, 6, 7,and 8) and they were instantly hooked. They kept asking me to play it over and over again. Now when they get into the car, the first question they ask me is "dad, do you have Roseanna and can you play it?"
Toto has always been my favorite band. Luke and David P. really are the most interesting guys - they must have stories for days considering how many songs they have worked on. Rosanna’s role in the Executioner’s Song is stellar.
I remember when I was a young teenager going to Odyssey Records here in Las Vegas. Their was 3 early 20's looking for ToTo's album. They were looking for Toto Dorothys Toto from the Wizard of Oz. I bought the album 5 days prior. After an hour they finally listened to the smart young and dreamy Youngling whose puberty just kicked in. It is ME incase you didn't know. They had a record about Hollywood's animals. I handed them their album from the T's
Nice interview! "Rosanna" is a classic song and an undeniable earworm once you hear it again. The greatness of Jeff Pocaro's Rosanna Shuffle helped lift this song to the height it reached. His death, at the age of 38, is one of the tragedies of rock music. The dancer, Cynthia Rhodes, resembles Rosana Arquette just a little bit as well (to my mind). She looked fine in "Dirty Dancing" and in the Richard Marx video "Don't Mean Nothing". She and Marx eventually married and had kids, but were divorced in 2014. One of these days I'll need to check out that "The Tubes Video" they mentioned to see her work with that interesting group. Kenny Oretega is quite a famous choreographer and tour director. He also directed films with "High School Musical" being one that every kid born in the late 1990s/early 2000s watched incessantly. Toto where top quality writers and session musicians working with top quality production people - they couldn't miss with a project like this!
I get the replay Professor! When I was maybe 8 or 9, I bought my first 45rpm. It was The Jackson Five song Got To Be There. I played it so much it turned a bit white.
I remember seeing The Executioners Song on 📺 in 1981 and thinking Rosanna Arquette would be a 🌟. Didn't know she would have 2 songs written about her !
🤘 Professor, Thanks for doing the other half of the interview.. I definitely agree with you Rosanna was their best hit. I definitely remember when I first heard it when I was a kid. I was like OMG who is this and my young ears was hooked! Great interview Professor it definitely seem you had a blast doing it they seem like a really down to earth people..
This song is probably my favorite Toto song. Africa has been done to death but I think musically (particularly harmonically and rhythmically) Rosanna was far superior. Love that you've been fortunate enough to meet Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, and David Paich multiple times. Thanks Professor 🙏 PS- The Lexington Lab Band does a killer cover of Rosanna: ua-cam.com/video/p9xx21Chhy8/v-deo.html
the Lexington Lab Band fulfills an idea I had as a teenager but never could figure out how to pull off. They've got more people, though; I was envisioning about nine, all multi-instrumentalists with at least five of them who could sing.
Roseanne was more about the song when it came out on the radio with a so-so video (not a fan of West Side Story). Africa got people excited about the video with a complete story line. Seeing the information sought being burned before the heroes found it was just heart wrenching. And yes, it also is a fantastic song.
I wonder if artists like Steve, David, Jeff, etc. and all the others realize just how much enjoyment they have instilled into the lives of hundreds of millions (if not BILLIONS!) of lives all around the world. I'm sure Beethoven had no idea either. All I can say is ... THANK YOU!
I love watching these videos!!!!!! And then I just love learning about the songs of the 80's!!!!!!! The decade that was my teenage years and my memories of the songs that got me through the hard times and the good times!!!!!!!!!!!!? It's what we call the soundtrack of our youth!!!!!! I was born in 1971" So i had my parents listening to southern rock bands!!!!? And all the great songs of the 70's and then I started to think of music that i enjoyed!!!!!? So by the time that Prince put out purple rain album!!! And then Michael Jackson had put out The Awesome Album Thriller!!!!!! And I was around 12 -13 years old then!!!?" AND then i first heard the Album From Van Halen!!!! With Jump!! Hot for Teacher!!! And other songs on that album!!!!? And the guy who had the album was some older guy from just across the street from our middle school!!!!!!! And he was smoking homegrown weed that he was selling us middle school kids!!!!!!? Lol" AND he actually had the Van Halen vinyl album!!!!!! And then the old school gigantic speakers and the whole old school set-up!!!!!! And it was loud and you can't enjoy the Rock bands of that time without listening to it on 11!!!!" Lol" But anyway!!? I was living the dream when it came to music at that time in my life!!!!!!!!? And then going to the local album store!!!! Which was called the Record shop!!!! And whenever my friends moms got her social security check!? She'd send us to the store to get her a big can of bugle smoking tobacco and a few 40's of Cheap beer and then we'd head to the Record shop and buy a bunch of 45's " That's the size of the album!!! Lol" and it had the popular song on one side!!!!? And then the other side would have a random song from their album!!!!?? So we'd go back home and give her " Her beer and cigarette tobacco and roll a handful and a few joints 🤔!!? And then put the albums out and just puck one of the songs that we'd just bought and get a good buzz on and listen to the music!!!!!!!!!? And it was much better when you had to wait until the album came out and you could listen to it!!!!!! And enjoy it profusely!!!! Not like nowadays where you can just find it on your phone and jam!!!!!! Those were the best of days!!!!!! Technology has ruined a lot of things that brought people together!!!!!!? And had interactions with each other and how can you steal a kiss 💋 from a beautiful woman or man!!!? You can't because your on the phone or computer!!!!!? What are you going to do!!? Kiss the screen 😘!!!!? Lol" AND there is nothing like being around someone who you have a crush on!!!!? The butterflies in your stomach!!? And then the nervous feeling that you have!@? And then you learn how to interact with the people who are around you!!!!!? And learn how to not be socially awkward 🙃!!!!@? And build confidence in yourself!!!!!? Social media is for anti- Social people!!!!!!!! Lol" People always ask me why I'm sooo outgoing!!!!?? And i just reply with @? I'm just a product of the 80's!!!!!!!! Lol" Well thanks for reading my blog!!? Lol" I rant on and on!!? Because i love rambling about!!! And then I love the hate mail!!! And very rude comments about how much I rant about and rave in my wife's purple silky panties 🤪!!!! I feel so pretty!!! And manly man whenever I'm wearing her skimmies!!!!!? Now if you hate on me!!!? You'll just be a homophobe!!!! And will be Hating on me for my transgender ways!!!@? So stick that in your hate filled pipe and smoke it 🤔!!!? Lol" Your stuck aren't you!!!!? Gave you a little bit of a twist at the end didn't i!!!!? Lol" You haters!!!! Lol" Please people " God save The Queen!!!? Lol" God bless you all today Shalom 🙏
Professor, I share a lot of similar memories to you from that era. The Toto IV album came out when I was 2, and I probably heard it the first time when I was 3. "Rosanna" was one of the first instances I can remember of hearing rock music, hot on the heels of having been introduced to the music of Neil Diamond. Everything else I heard was children's music. It's also killer that David mentioned shooting the video with Kenny Ortega, the guy who was going to oversee Michael Jackson's This Is It tour when michael unfortunately passed away. Perfect tie-in with a lot of what Quincy Jones might refer to as "cross pollination" between the members of Toto and Michael.
As a Toto fan, I've heard the Rosanna story too many times to count over the last 30 years😄, but the song itself is a masterpiece. I love watching Steve P. play the keyboards during his solo part. 🎹 It's a shame they never got the respect they so deserved (aside from those Grammies), because all of their albums, even the later ones being without their incredibly talented drummer Jeff P., are equally worth attention. I've seen these guys live twice now, the last one before the pandemic hitting and Steve P. retiring from the road, and they put on an incredible show.🤩
Eddy said that they were "one of the Greatest bands on the planet." Wow! Lukather is one my favorite guitarists and the band was always sounded tight as sessions players do. Still waiting for that RRHOF invitation for them. Their latest album in 2018 was very well done also.
I was absolutely fascinated with the 12" single dance version of _Don't You Want Me_ which was an instrumental and my favorite version. I was so into keyboard/synth music in the early 80's before adding in rock by the middle of the decade. My friend's dad had bought that version and he gave me a cassette dub copy that I still have today.
Poll: Toto is a major snub of the Rock Hall of Fame. Who are the top 3 artists or bands that should be in the Rock hall that aren't?
The Cult
The Smiths
Scott Walker
Absolutely. It’s a disgrace that they’re not in there considering their own music as well as all the records they’ve played on (Thriller too) as well as the songs written for others). Toto, Huey Lewis and the News, Pat Benatar.
Well, for a start, TOTO! 🥸
@@bigneon_glitter The SMITHS for sure. They should've been in first ballot.
Bad Company
The Spinners
Huey Lewis & The News
(Steve Winwood(solo), Joe Cocker, Diana Ross(solo) )
Steve Lukather and Neal Schon, though they are so recognized and respected guitarists, they still are somehow underrated...
Couldn’t agree more
Add Alex Lifeson to that list, as well.
@@Payin_Attention yeah... true.
@@Payin_Attention YES!
I Won't Hold You Back off the album was a hit and one of the most brilliant heart-rending songs ever written. I think this too deserves more attention today.
That guitar solo still makes me cry!
Those lyrics, and the emotion with which it's sung! Agreed!
Indeed! One of the best power ballads ever written!
AGREED!!
The beautiful thing about this is the mutual respect these guys have for each other. You can tell just tell they love playing together. As someone who played in bands for years I know how rare that is, especially after so many years.
My favorite band ever! Thanks Professor for highlighting their immense talent, they are vastly underrated.
My first introduction to Toto's music was their late 1970s hit, Hold The Line. Then, they were really on a roll with hits in the early 1980s with Africa and Rosanna. An outstanding group that I always felt were very underrated.
Same here.
Hold the line was the first one I heard. I've been a fan every since.
Always loved the way Toto seamlessly integrated horns, keyboard, guitars along with the vocals. Huey Lewis & The News seemed like a Toto continuation-in a very good way.
That's not an accident. Both bands were put together by "session players" - studio musicians who had to be able to walk in, read the sheet music, run through a warm up, cut their part in one take (maybe two) and call it a wrap. Genre preference, favorite style? Irrelevant. Can you play _this,_ perfectly, now? If so, you got the gig, and you'll get a call the next time that producer needs your instrument. Those types of players, when allowed to do their own thing, can usually make dangerously badass music. And they all have a buddy list, dozens deep, of equally dangerous players they can call to come play on their tracks if they need them.
My favorite part of your stories, is when you mention your father, you always pay tribute to your father, may he rest in power.
Mine too. It reminds me a lot of my father. The stories are very similar 😊. I give my dad all the credit in my music interests.
"2nd take is what you hear." Friggin legendary.
Steve’s vocals and playing on ‘I’ll Be Over You’ is sublime. He played / produced on George Bensons Turn You’re Love Around!!
And co-wrote!
How does it feel is a great ballad.
Wow, I didn’t know that, and I’m a George Benson fan! I have his greatest hits.
Rosanna is one of my all-time favorite songs and vocals.
It always cracks me up when you see two old friends with similar memories of a story. They ALWAYS talk over each other, because of the excitement each one feels over the memory. It's like an old married couple. Too funny. Great interview.
Toto had so many weapons: great vocalists and great musicians. I appreciated them more when I found out that they played on others' albums, especially Michael Jackson's "Thriller".
Thank you, Adam, for talking about their work!
Thanks my friend. Hope you are well!
@@ProfessorofRock Thank you, brother.
@Anna Trail Yes ma'am!
I loved how Professor mentioned the Eddie Van Halen loved Toto as it made me realize the connections between them all. Toto personnel played on Thriller, and Eddie played on Beat It. The music world really is one big network.
Livin' In The Limelight - Peter Cetera
Such a fantastic interview. It was like watching 2 really good friends just being, well, really good friends. The amount of respect these guys have for each other really comes across here, I could watch them talk all day long and it still wouldn't be long enough. Thanks Professor for your brilliant content.
All of the best musicians I know LOVE Toto. Thanks for this.
I still remember when Rolling Stone magazine, in one of its many critiques ripped Toto a new one, mention Toto's "god-awful" nasal vocals and how the vocalists in Toto were so generic you couldn't really tell between Toto, or Journey or Styx. So, if you want to know why Toto isn't in the R&R HOF, look no further than Jann Wenner and his band of snobs at Rolling Stone Magazine, who somehow pretty much control the list of everyone who gets put in. Put it this way; The Edge is on the Rolling Stone list of 100 greatest guitarists. Steve Lukather is not. Nor is Pat Metheny. Luke can play rings around "The Edge" and so many who make their list.
Luke is the greatest guitarist ever - even EVH said that too!
I haven't seen the list, but if any other Jazz Fusion guys like Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Larry Carlton or Joe Beck made that list, then there was no reason to leave off Metheny. Steve Lukather most definitely should have been on that list since it probably was Rock/Pop related - that's a total snub. As for The Edge, I guess he might not be the most technically gifted, but his highly crafted sound and innovative use of effects sound great to me and I love so many of U2's works thanks to his contributions.
@@ronbo11 most of their songs are the same 2 or 3 chord pattern over and over and he uses his effects to give the illusion the song is complicated with diverse sections...but a song structured like that can only be so great no matter the production. When I realized this, I understood why I never could quite get into U2.
Love Toto!! And they seemed just really down to earth people.. Just sharing the stories and laughing and talking over each other.. Just like I do with my buds telling/retelling a story.. AWESOME!!!
They are regular people. Had the opportunity to work with them several times. Super talented men.
Great musicians and a great hang. Watching "Count Me In" I realize again how little I know about drumming, But Jeff Porcaro on "Roseanne", wow. I was in a mobile home in law school when my roommate brings in this cassette and we played the hell out of it. Friend of mine is a drummer who met Jeff at a trade show, said the guy was so gracious to other musicians, very supportive, didn't mind spending time listening to new guys and encouraging them. Class.
I love 99 from them!! They had a lot of great songs!!
Always liked that one too!
That and "Hold the Line" were my favorites.
I love when celebrities seem like they're people us regular guys could just hang out with. The members of Toto are Toto-ly that way! (Sorry. Dad joke). Great interview with SO much information on Rosanne Arquette! I never knew!
I got to hang out with Luke and he was such a nice, easy going guy. Great experience. He’s a legend.
Those 70s bands like TOTO, Boston, and Foreigner were short-changed by the big wheels in the industry.
“Rosanna” wasn’t just the first Toto song I remember, but the first music video I remember seeing as a child. Was crazy about both!! The beat, all the solos - of both instrument and voice, the dancing …truly rocked my 4 year old socks off. Something about Luke & Jeff especially drew my attention. That’s the first time I remember seeing drums & it began a lifelong long of drumming & a love for this band. Although there is one other musician from another band that’s been my favorite vocalist since childhood, I have to say Steve Lukather is my favorite MUSICIAN. His voice, playing, songwriting (not just for Toto)….just phenomenal. His personality & humor really seems great. They all seemed to be wonderful guys & truly the most talented band IMO. It’s great to hear these gentlemen are as cool in real life as you would imagine. Even in my older years I still have some childhood imagination left….so I also say YES, let’s give them at least one #1 week. They have at least 5 in my world, but 1 is a good start. Thanks for this story Professor, never get tired of anything Toto or it’s members.
The first music video I ever saw was Abracadabra, closely followed by Jessie's Girl, Electric Avenue, and Chariots of Fire.
Being a massive toto fan and of 80s music to I think this such a joy to watch Steve and David being interviewed about their classic songs and the fun and insightful stories that they tell
TOTO was one of the top 70s bands and that alone is INCREDIBLE. They rumbled through the 80 and 90s with little Opposition.
@@kenperk9854 they got better with each album so hard to pick a favorite but some of mine are hydra, the seventh one, toto 4 and the underrated turn back
I was in my early 20’s. It was a wonderful time. I was in nursing school, so very focused on that, but music helped me through.
I loved Toto. Most of my classmates did not understand. But it didn’t matter.
I hear these songs and everything is ok. This was very cool to see and hear these artists talk about their experience.
TOTO ... arguably the BEST studio band of the '80s.
Gotta love Toto!!! I'd love to hear the story behind "I Won't Hold You Back." 😎
I was hooked on Toto when Hold the Line came out. That ranks in my top 50 all time favorites. A great band of "unkowns."
Same here TOTO remanins the quentacentual 70s band that proved Rock was still a force to be reckoned with..and they were. They continued to roll on through the drab, repetitive 80s and the suicidal, but talented 90s.
Hold the Line in is their hardest rocking hit!
Big Toto fan. My favorite Toto songs are Stranger in Town, I won’t hold you back, Georgie porgy and Hydra. But there are so many great songs in their catalog. Super band who can do anything well.
I’m a Big Fan as well. Met them at a V.I.P. Concert in 2015. They were so nice and easy to talk to. Wonderful artists, musicians & my favorite band, for sure!
Jeff Porcaro's precision and pocket are just insane. How about some Boz "Silk Degrees" next? :)
He did the Sterly Dan album " Katy Lied".
Its an epic recording. The songs are so unique in massively different styles.
RARELY did the Dan use the same cat on an entire album.
Pocaro is a god.
'Nuff said.
The Boz?
That's The Birdie Shuffle
The Purdie Shuffle. Sorry
Toto is one of my favorite bands also. Toto IV is a great album and I like the song "I Won't Hold You Back".
I Won't Hold You Back is a classic of the era for sure. You cant' go wrong with any song on TOTO IV
I Wont Hold You Back is my favorite Toto song. I think it's the best ballad they ever did.
@@ProfessorofRock First Toto song I ever heard was Hold the line. Love their music. Toto IV is one of my favorite albums, and while both Africa and Rosanna are excellent songs, I Won't Hold You Back is my favorite Toto song.
@@stephenhanft1226 Thanks for your comment😀 I bought the album for the song Africa and ended up liking the ballad.
Shortly after Toto IV had been released, I had bought my first drumkit. All I could think of was the drums. One of my best friends was also a drummer. One day, I was hanging out at his house and he had just got a new boom box/ghetto blaster. He pops in his cassette of Toto IV and Jeff Porcaro's shuffle rhythm intro comes on, "Rosanna" starts and I was hooked. Every time I put the album on and "Rosanna" starts off the album, I'm transported back to my buddy Mick's bedroom all those years ago.
Great video! I spent a week recording a duplicate version (sans vocals) of Rosanna about 2 years ago, recreating every part as close to the record as I could. I'm a pro keyboard player, composer, arranger, producer. It was very tough, but it was so much FUN! That Toto pulled this off in the studio so quickly is incredible. There are about 5 bands I'd love to play with and Toto is definitely one of them!
This is one my favorite stories you’ve told on this channel about the inspiration behind this song as well as “In Your Eyes” as far as the “muse” behind the stories. I love to try to impress people with that trivia, but source you for credit purposes. 😀
Ha ha! Thanks Gregory.
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Awesome episode! Awesome interview Professor! Great to hear the story behind, "Rosanna ". Steve Lukather is one of my all time favorite guitarists! Thanks for sharing!
Luke is a true legend to us guitar players, and he is one cool cat. Just a great human, all around. His solo from Hold The Line is one of my favorite solos if all time! 🤘😎
Toto's debut self-titled album was the first that I ever bought with my own allowance money. It was also one of the first bands to inspire me to pick up the guitar, even though my Hardrock buddies would tease me about it. Their musicianship floored me and I'm still a fan to this day. I still have that very first album. Thanks for such a great video and Steve lukather is the man!
Do you have Luke’s killer solo stuff. He just brought out a new album this year!
Hey Cathy!! I have and he's amazing! He's totally underrated.
Loved Toto. With the number of great guitarist out there Steve Lukather is often not given the credit he deserves and he is also a very down to earth guy.
came across Toto at the age of 15 with their follow up album 'Isolation', which was totally different with a clear new wave hardrock emphasis, and stayed with them ever since!
I remember dubbing that record onto cassette from my Dad's record when I was 10 years old. I strapped a D Cell Radio Shack player to my bike and spent an entire Summer in bliss with it. Rosanna was the first melodic guitar solo to blow my mind.
I was just listening to IV this weekend!....A definite classic that never gets old.
Really enjoyed this, Hold the Line is my favourite Toto song. I met Bobby Kimball 10 years ago before his solo gig in a club in my hometown Galway in Ireland. He was very humble and I really enjoyed his set 60 per cent Toto classics, 30 per cent Motown and 10 per cent Bobby's songs.
His voice is still impressive.
I just love the enthusiasm Steve and David have for the song discussing the video shoot. They're just bursting with personal observations and little-known details. My brother's ex and I once sat up at two or three in the morning playing the album of Toto IV and full version of "Rosanna" listening to the synth solo for what she perceived as seal noises. Strangely enough I heard them too.
Jeff Porcaro is probably the most under rated drummer ever. Too bad he left us so soon. Many would be surprised to know he was a sought after session drummer and was the drummer on some albums for... Boz Scaggs... Steely Dan... among others. Rest in Peace, Jeff.
Hello, professor I just watched this for the first time and I just want to thank you it was awesome. I could hear about Toto all night. I remember what I was doing when That album came out I was traveling in my own band trying so hard to see their concert but my schedule kept conflicting with their schedule and I could never get lucky. So I missed out on ever getting to see Jeff Pacaro on stage. One of my heros. I finally got to see Toto in Atlanta Georgia right after Jeff died. It was a very emotional night and on top of that I had the flu so bad I should have been in the hospital but I refused to miss Toto again. The air condition went out in the theater and everybody was soak and wet by the end of the concert. I was a great night even tho things didn't go my way! But on the night of the Grammy's I was so disappointed when Betty Davis Eyes won song of the year! I still curse that decision. If you have never listen to Toto's newer stuff thru the 90tys and up till now you need to honor yourself and start listening they have some awesome sounds and well written tunes. Again thank you for your show and work it is a blessing. God speed!
Went to school with the Pocoro brothers we would do battle of the bands and they would win everytime our band would come in second now and again but they would blast all of the other bands out of the water.
Toto is amazing. Incredible players.
I'll never forget the first time I heard Rosanna. Also heard Africa for the first time as well. It was the summer. No school, and it was Double Shot Tuesday on WSHE. I was 11 years old. My family lived on a canal in Miami Florida. I was on the canal with a friend in our old canoe. We had a female German shepherd named Rosanna. We hadn't gotten very far from the shore of our house when this song came on the radio. When the first chorus came around, I guess that she heard her name. Suddenly I heard a big splash in the water, and there she was. Swimming frantically to catch up with the canoe.
I never knew that about Peter Gabriel. He's another of my all time favorites.
Another incredible band and album from 82 that I was first exposed to that same day, was Asia.
Lukather is my favorite guitarist of all time. He is as cool as he is a genius. Toto was such an amazing collection of top tier musicians, i wish i was around to see them in their hey day. When you find out how many famous hit records they played on, and often helped write, your mind is blown. They influenced an entire generation of music. Very possibly the best generation of music in my opinion.
Regardless, Thank You for giving us a chance to spend time with these special people. Youre the man, Professor!
One of my favorite songs... especially the keyboard solo and Lukather's steller guitar solo. Back story available only from THE Professor of Rock
Professor meets a group of professors (Toto). Measured, thoughtful, entertaining. Priceless !
The 80's will always be the greatest decade for music. the 90's and 70's will always be a somewhat distant second.
'Stranger In Town' s a fave.
My son goes to the same high school I attended forty years ago. My locker in high school was '99,' because of the Toto song, it was unforgettable. A few weeks ago, I walked EXACTLY to that same spot I remembered so well, and yes in the exact same spot stands locker number 99.
One of my all time tunes of all time.
I worshipped this album in 1982. I was a H.S. sophomore when this came out and burned an all out love for this song and group!
Jeff Porcaro is the reason I became a drummer....and this album is what got it all started for me....Fav band of all time.
I 100% agree that Rossanna was an awesome song. I remember receiving the Toto IV CD while I was recovering from an operation at the hospital my sophomore year of high school. I wore out that CD. I will admit that (as good as Rossanna was) my favorite song on the CD was "I Won't Hold You Back". Maybe someday you'll be able to do an episode that includes that song in it. Keep up the great work.
We've done an episode on I Wont' Hold You Back:ua-cam.com/video/tDsaYyuQm8E/v-deo.html ENJOY!
@@ProfessorofRock Awesome!!! Thanks for the link!!
I saw Toto once in concert circa 1990. They opened with Rosanna. The moment luke hit that first power chord, my hair stood on end. Greatest guitar sound ever!
Toto is an incredible band that should absolutely be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. When a legend like the late great Eddie Van Halen described them as the greatest musicians collectively as a group you know there's truth to it. You might enjoy this Professor. I was watching the American League Championship Series last week, and a commercial came on for your sponsor Zenni eyewear. Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, who is part of the Fox broadcast team for the pregame and postgame shows, was in the commercial.
Jeff Porcaro was probably one of the most frustrating drummers to have in a band at the time. Because of all his work in the Jingle and Recording industry, he was a "one-time" wonder. He had the distinct ability to get into the feeling of not only the song, but what the song-writers and produces wanted and lay it down the first time through. His work on Rosanna is a Drummer's Master Class in laying in a tasty groove with tasteful fills. Probably one of the most recorded drummers of the 80s....from Disco to Pop to Rock.
Steve Lukather's expiation of his solos always kind of blows me away. A complete humble-brag. Like they're no big deal, didn't rehearse the solo and then records it in one pass. As though that's not an impressive feat. Especially when the solo is amazing.
I love this band. Georgie Porgie and Hold the Line are my favs.
"Hold the Line" blew my mind.
I saw Toto, on the Farenheit tour, at a venue where I worked on the stage crew ( my Mom was the hospitality coordinator, Carowinds Paladium). I took a night off to do a concert date night with the lady that eventually became my wife. It was one of the best shows I've ever heard. I sort of wished I'd worked. Lukather was impressive AF, and I was a guitar player/owner. I hated not getting to be all over his rig setup. Great times.
I think "Hold the Line" might have been the first Toto song I heard, but the "Toto IV" album was truly a masterpiece and they have done some great songs over the years - actually they are among my favorite bands. They have a number of other songs with women's names in them, like "Melanie", "Pamela", "Lea", "Anna", and they are all very different. The arrangement on "Rosanna" is phenomenal!
I was lucky enough to see the Toto IV tour. My uncle(and through him, me) was a fan of Toto since their first album and I was the fortunate one to go with him to that concert. Bobby Kimball had a cast on his leg and had to sit for the whole show, but his voice was in fine form.
I love these guys so much. Also stoked to hear them give a nod to The Tubes. Luk provided a solo on The Tubes song Talk To Ya Later, which is one of my favorite Luk solos. Of course, She's a Beauty by The Tubes is a gem of a song as well. I'd love to see you cover some of their stuff. They deserve more recognition. Thanks as always Professor.
So cool! I love Rosanna - the drums and the vocals are spectacular.
Absolutely love this song. Has certainly stood the test of time!
Rosanna is absolutely a great song, and I like it better than Africa also, even though I love it too. I was blessed to see Toto about 2 years ago with my family. What a band! Love them.
Don't forget I won't hold you back now! Another awesome song!
Wow! I saw Survivor open for Toto in Quito-Ecuador, probably in the very early 90s.
Toto was absolutely brilliant. Jeff Porcaro was no longer with them, the drummer I don’t think was Simon Phillips but was a class 1 musician as well. EVH was not exaggerating when praising these guys.
That is truly a brilliant song and now I am actually saddened that music of that quality is just never made anymore. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada.
You can say that again. Flawless.
I remember I played Roseanna in my truck with my kids (who were 5, 6, 7,and 8) and they were instantly hooked. They kept asking me to play it over and over again. Now when they get into the car, the first question they ask me is "dad, do you have Roseanna and can you play it?"
This is one of those songs that once you hear it, you catch yourself singing it for days. At least me anyway. It's a good thing.
My favourite song from toto too. Obviously love Africa, but rosanna hits harder for me. Great 80's sound.🙏🏻👊
Same. Rosanna. rocks.
One of the greatest bands ever.
Another great interview Adam. Always enjoy your music stories.
Toto has always been my favorite band. Luke and David P. really are the most interesting guys - they must have stories for days considering how many songs they have worked on. Rosanna’s role in the Executioner’s Song is stellar.
#1 in our hearts, if not in history. 🎸
Ha ha. Not bad.
I remember when I was a young teenager going to Odyssey Records here in Las Vegas. Their was 3 early 20's looking for ToTo's album. They were looking for Toto Dorothys Toto from the Wizard of Oz. I bought the album 5 days prior. After an hour they finally listened to the smart young and dreamy Youngling whose puberty just kicked in. It is ME incase you didn't know. They had a record about Hollywood's animals. I handed them their album from the T's
Nice interview! "Rosanna" is a classic song and an undeniable earworm once you hear it again. The greatness of Jeff Pocaro's Rosanna Shuffle helped lift this song to the height it reached. His death, at the age of 38, is one of the tragedies of rock music.
The dancer, Cynthia Rhodes, resembles Rosana Arquette just a little bit as well (to my mind). She looked fine in "Dirty Dancing" and in the Richard Marx video "Don't Mean Nothing". She and Marx eventually married and had kids, but were divorced in 2014. One of these days I'll need to check out that "The Tubes Video" they mentioned to see her work with that interesting group.
Kenny Oretega is quite a famous choreographer and tour director. He also directed films with "High School Musical" being one that every kid born in the late 1990s/early 2000s watched incessantly.
Toto where top quality writers and session musicians working with top quality production people - they couldn't miss with a project like this!
I get the replay Professor! When I was maybe 8 or 9, I bought my first 45rpm. It was The Jackson Five song Got To Be There. I played it so much it turned a bit white.
Legend has it someone found a couple of tracks from the eighties that Steve Lukather didn't play on...
Seriously? He must have been sick that day. Haha!
I agree. Rosanna, without a doubt , should have been a #1 single.
I remember seeing The Executioners Song on 📺 in 1981 and thinking Rosanna Arquette would be a 🌟. Didn't know she would have 2 songs written about her !
with Tommy Lee Jones.
Omg I forgot that movie....it was so awesome
Hold the Line is one of my all time favorite songs ever. As a matter of fact I’m gonna play right now.
"99" was released when I was in high school, and I told everyone about it. I was so glad when they exploded in the 80's....
🤘 Professor, Thanks for doing the other half of the interview..
I definitely agree with you Rosanna was their best hit.
I definitely remember when I first heard it when I was a kid. I was like OMG who is this and my young ears was hooked!
Great interview Professor it definitely seem you had a blast doing it they seem like a really down to earth people..
Thank you Bill. Appreciate your continued support!
Great song and video.
What a great year for music
This song is probably my favorite Toto song. Africa has been done to death but I think musically (particularly harmonically and rhythmically) Rosanna was far superior. Love that you've been fortunate enough to meet Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, and David Paich multiple times. Thanks Professor 🙏
PS- The Lexington Lab Band does a killer cover of Rosanna: ua-cam.com/video/p9xx21Chhy8/v-deo.html
YOu're welcome. It's a great story for sure.
the Lexington Lab Band fulfills an idea I had as a teenager but never could figure out how to pull off. They've got more people, though; I was envisioning about nine, all multi-instrumentalists with at least five of them who could sing.
Roseanne was more about the song when it came out on the radio with a so-so video (not a fan of West Side Story). Africa got people excited about the video with a complete story line. Seeing the information sought being burned before the heroes found it was just heart wrenching. And yes, it also is a fantastic song.
Favorite band without question.
We need a top three like that again for sure!
For sure!
One of the catchiest pop songs ever. Still find myself singing the chorus, and I don't think I've heard it in years.
The story was exciting as well !
Thanks!
I wonder if artists like Steve, David, Jeff, etc. and all the others realize just how much enjoyment they have instilled into the lives of hundreds of millions (if not BILLIONS!) of lives all around the world. I'm sure Beethoven had no idea either. All I can say is ... THANK YOU!
I love watching these videos!!!!!! And then I just love learning about the songs of the 80's!!!!!!! The decade that was my teenage years and my memories of the songs that got me through the hard times and the good times!!!!!!!!!!!!? It's what we call the soundtrack of our youth!!!!!! I was born in 1971" So i had my parents listening to southern rock bands!!!!? And all the great songs of the 70's and then I started to think of music that i enjoyed!!!!!? So by the time that Prince put out purple rain album!!! And then Michael Jackson had put out The Awesome Album Thriller!!!!!! And I was around 12 -13 years old then!!!?" AND then i first heard the Album From Van Halen!!!! With Jump!! Hot for Teacher!!! And other songs on that album!!!!? And the guy who had the album was some older guy from just across the street from our middle school!!!!!!! And he was smoking homegrown weed that he was selling us middle school kids!!!!!!? Lol" AND he actually had the Van Halen vinyl album!!!!!! And then the old school gigantic speakers and the whole old school set-up!!!!!! And it was loud and you can't enjoy the Rock bands of that time without listening to it on 11!!!!" Lol" But anyway!!? I was living the dream when it came to music at that time in my life!!!!!!!!? And then going to the local album store!!!! Which was called the Record shop!!!! And whenever my friends moms got her social security check!? She'd send us to the store to get her a big can of bugle smoking tobacco and a few 40's of Cheap beer and then we'd head to the Record shop and buy a bunch of 45's " That's the size of the album!!! Lol" and it had the popular song on one side!!!!? And then the other side would have a random song from their album!!!!?? So we'd go back home and give her " Her beer and cigarette tobacco and roll a handful and a few joints 🤔!!? And then put the albums out and just puck one of the songs that we'd just bought and get a good buzz on and listen to the music!!!!!!!!!? And it was much better when you had to wait until the album came out and you could listen to it!!!!!! And enjoy it profusely!!!! Not like nowadays where you can just find it on your phone and jam!!!!!! Those were the best of days!!!!!! Technology has ruined a lot of things that brought people together!!!!!!? And had interactions with each other and how can you steal a kiss 💋 from a beautiful woman or man!!!? You can't because your on the phone or computer!!!!!? What are you going to do!!? Kiss the screen 😘!!!!? Lol" AND there is nothing like being around someone who you have a crush on!!!!? The butterflies in your stomach!!? And then the nervous feeling that you have!@? And then you learn how to interact with the people who are around you!!!!!? And learn how to not be socially awkward 🙃!!!!@? And build confidence in yourself!!!!!? Social media is for anti- Social people!!!!!!!! Lol" People always ask me why I'm sooo outgoing!!!!?? And i just reply with @? I'm just a product of the 80's!!!!!!!! Lol" Well thanks for reading my blog!!? Lol" I rant on and on!!? Because i love rambling about!!! And then I love the hate mail!!! And very rude comments about how much I rant about and rave in my wife's purple silky panties 🤪!!!! I feel so pretty!!! And manly man whenever I'm wearing her skimmies!!!!!? Now if you hate on me!!!? You'll just be a homophobe!!!! And will be Hating on me for my transgender ways!!!@? So stick that in your hate filled pipe and smoke it 🤔!!!? Lol" Your stuck aren't you!!!!? Gave you a little bit of a twist at the end didn't i!!!!? Lol" You haters!!!! Lol" Please people " God save The Queen!!!? Lol" God bless you all today Shalom 🙏
These guys are cool as hell.
Also have to say that this channel is gold!
Boz Skaggs Silk Degrees was basically a Toto album since that was Boz's band for that album.
Professor, I share a lot of similar memories to you from that era. The Toto IV album came out when I was 2, and I probably heard it the first time when I was 3. "Rosanna" was one of the first instances I can remember of hearing rock music, hot on the heels of having been introduced to the music of Neil Diamond. Everything else I heard was children's music.
It's also killer that David mentioned shooting the video with Kenny Ortega, the guy who was going to oversee Michael Jackson's This Is It tour when michael unfortunately passed away. Perfect tie-in with a lot of what Quincy Jones might refer to as "cross pollination" between the members of Toto and Michael.
As a Toto fan, I've heard the Rosanna story too many times to count over the last 30 years😄, but the song itself is a masterpiece. I love watching Steve P. play the keyboards during his solo part. 🎹
It's a shame they never got the respect they so deserved (aside from those Grammies), because all of their albums, even the later ones being without their incredibly talented drummer Jeff P., are equally worth attention.
I've seen these guys live twice now, the last one before the pandemic hitting and Steve P. retiring from the road, and they put on an incredible show.🤩
Toto is amazing!
One of my favorite bands ever. So underrated. I know that term is used a lot but it's true in this case.
Eddy said that they were "one of the Greatest bands on the planet." Wow! Lukather is one my favorite guitarists and the band was always sounded tight as sessions players do. Still waiting for that RRHOF invitation for them. Their latest album in 2018 was very well done also.
I was absolutely fascinated with the 12" single dance version of _Don't You Want Me_ which was an instrumental and my favorite version. I was so into keyboard/synth music in the early 80's before adding in rock by the middle of the decade. My friend's dad had bought that version and he gave me a cassette dub copy that I still have today.