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TOTO - OLD IS NEW
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Old Is New
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Rock Crossover / Yacht Rock - Originally only available on the Toto All In box set from a few years ago, the band have now released Old Is New as a standalone CD, and it's of immediate interest to any fan as it contains ten tracks, seven of which are previously unreleased, and three available on the 40 Trips Around the Sun hits collection. Considering that the band seem to be 'retired' at the moment, Old Is New is the closest thing fans will get to a new album for the foreseeable future.
"Alone" kicks things off in fine fashion, a bright, hook laden hard rocker with a terrific lead vocal from Joseph Williams, an easy pick for highlight of this set. Plenty of keyboards courtesy of Williams, David Paich & Steve Porcaro and a blazing guitar solo from Steve Lukather round out this excellent track. "Devils Tower" shows the bands affinity for progressive rock, jazz-fusion, and well crafted pop, Lukather & Williams sharing the lead vocals on this memorable song, while "Fearful Heart" is a soaring pop-rock number drenched in keys and Luke's crunchy guitar riffs. Fans of the classic "Africa" will love the engaging "Spanish Sea", Paich & Williams delivering the irresistible melodies, and "In a Little While" is a tender ballad sung by Lukather and featuring his lovely acoustic guitar picking. The memorable "Chelsea" follows, another hook laden number that again shows how great these guys are at crafting catchy pop tunes, another of which is "Chase the Rain", which has a feel not unlike their classic track "99" from their 1979 album Hydra. After another ballad "Oh Why" (perhaps the weakest track here) the band come back with the hard rock gem "Struck By Lightning", packed with muscular guitars, slamming drums, and a potent Williams vocal, and round out this set with "We'll Keep on Running", which is a collaboration with What So Not & SKRILLEX that is more in a techno, dance/pop style, and doesn't sound like Toto at all, and a curious inclusion here.
Overall, a solid set of Toto leftovers that will be of great interest to any completist, and while a few of the songs are marginal at best, there's still plenty to love on Old Is New to make this an easy recommendation.
"Alone" kicks things off in fine fashion, a bright, hook laden hard rocker with a terrific lead vocal from Joseph Williams, an easy pick for highlight of this set. Plenty of keyboards courtesy of Williams, David Paich & Steve Porcaro and a blazing guitar solo from Steve Lukather round out this excellent track. "Devils Tower" shows the bands affinity for progressive rock, jazz-fusion, and well crafted pop, Lukather & Williams sharing the lead vocals on this memorable song, while "Fearful Heart" is a soaring pop-rock number drenched in keys and Luke's crunchy guitar riffs. Fans of the classic "Africa" will love the engaging "Spanish Sea", Paich & Williams delivering the irresistible melodies, and "In a Little While" is a tender ballad sung by Lukather and featuring his lovely acoustic guitar picking. The memorable "Chelsea" follows, another hook laden number that again shows how great these guys are at crafting catchy pop tunes, another of which is "Chase the Rain", which has a feel not unlike their classic track "99" from their 1979 album Hydra. After another ballad "Oh Why" (perhaps the weakest track here) the band come back with the hard rock gem "Struck By Lightning", packed with muscular guitars, slamming drums, and a potent Williams vocal, and round out this set with "We'll Keep on Running", which is a collaboration with What So Not & SKRILLEX that is more in a techno, dance/pop style, and doesn't sound like Toto at all, and a curious inclusion here.
Overall, a solid set of Toto leftovers that will be of great interest to any completist, and while a few of the songs are marginal at best, there's still plenty to love on Old Is New to make this an easy recommendation.
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Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1977. The group blends elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz. They have released 14 studio albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide, receiving several Grammy Awards and an induction into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.
Keyboardist and vocalist David Paich and drummer Jeff Porcaro, both experienced session musicians, founded the band and were joined by bassist David Hungate, guitarist and vocalist Steve Lukather, keyboardist and vocalist Steve Porcaro, and vocalist Bobby Kimball before the release of their self-titled debut album in 1978. Led by the Top 5 single "Hold the Line", the album brought the band initial mainstream success. Their fourth album, "Toto IV" (1982), achieved global recognition, with "Africa" topping the Billboard Hot 100 and "Rosanna" reaching number 2, establishing Toto as one of the best-selling music groups of the era.
After "Toto IV", Hungate and Kimball left the band. Hungate was replaced on bass by Mike Porcaro, and Kimball was succeeded by a series of vocalists, the longest-serving being Joseph Williams. Following Jeff Porcaro’s death in 1992, Simon Phillips became the band’s drummer. Although Toto did not repeat their peak U.S. radio success after the early 1980s, they continued to release albums and tour, achieving additional top-ten albums and singles in countries such as Japan and those in Scandinavia.
Steve Lukather remains the only original member who continues to record and tour with the band, while David Paich remains an official member but has largely retired from touring. Since the 2010s, Toto has relied on contracted touring musicians to maintain live performances. As of 2023, the band has released fourteen studio albums, eight live albums, one movie soundtrack—1984’s "Dune"—and several compilation albums. Their most recent studio release was "Old Is New" in 2018, after which they decided against recording further studio albums. In 2024 they launched the "Dogz of Oz" Tour, beginning in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Studio albums
Toto (1978)
Hydra (1979)
Turn Back (1981)
Toto IV (1982)
Isolation (1984)
Fahrenheit (1986)
The Seventh One (1988)
Kingdom of Desire (1992)
Tambu (1995)
Mindfields (1999)
Through the Looking Glass (2002)
Falling In Between (2006)
Toto XIV (2015)
Old Is New (2018)
Soundtrack albums
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