Most of all, they wrote some hit songs: "Rosanna," the old story of a lovelorn lyric matched to a bouncy beat, was the gold, Top Ten comeback single accompanying the album release; "Make Believe" made the Top 30; and then, surprisingly, "Africa" hit number one ten months after the...
(b. Texas; bass), and Jeff Porcaro (b. April 1, 1954, Hartford, CT; d. August 5, 1992, Hidden Hills, CA; drums). Paich was the son of arranger Marty Paich; the Porcaros were the sons of percussionist Joe Porcaro. The bandmembers had met in high school and at studio sessions ...
14 Songs Billboard Hot 100™ Debut Date Peak Pos. Peak Date Wks on Chart I'll Be Over You Toto 08.30.86 11 11.22.86 23 Rosanna Toto 04.17.82 2 07.03.82 23 Hold The Line Toto 10.07.78 5 01.13.79 21 Africa Toto 10.30.82 1 1 WKS 02.05....
Great to hear the familiar songs, but the sound mix was way off. Lead guitar and base drowned out some vocals and sax. The lead guitar especially didn't let the sax sound come through at all. The band in general needed a good mixer on the sound system. Was expecting. Got more than...
第二十五届格莱美年度最佳专辑 It was do or die for Toto on the group's fourth album, and they rose to the challenge. Largely dispensing with the anonymous studio rock that had characterized their first three releases, the band worked harder on its melodies, made sure its simple lyrics treated...
The California band is well-known for its gargantuan hits Africa, Hold The Line and Rosanna. Those three pop funk masterpieces still get massive radio airplay more than thirty years after their release. But Toto is also a musicians’ band, with the immense talents of drummer Jeff Porcaro, ba...
He recorded the first four studio albums for the band before separating from the group in 1984, just after the release of 1982's Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum seller Toto IV. Kimball returned to Toto in the early nineties to record songs for the band's greatest hits album, Past to ...
The likelihood of Toto and Weezer in the same breath is strange at first glance. It was a true WTF moment for us; maybe for them, too. I think they did on a dare or as a gag. I guess Weezer covers ‘80s songs for a laugh. I am sure they never saw this ...
Paich: There’s so many more songs… like [Toto IVsingle] “Make Believe,” I thought it was a stone cold smash. And “Africa,” while it was a nice song, it was so eclectic and different. I thought it was just was a nice closer for the album. ...
Samit Sarkar(he/him) is Polygon’s deputy managing editor. He has more than 17 years of experience covering video games, movies, television, and technology. The final four weeks of Rock Band DLC songs will kick off with Oingo Boingo’s “Weird Science” and Toto’s “Rosanna,” developer...