are Toto prog related ? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

I wouldn't really consider Toto as prog-related, however ironically, there is some material on both Hydra and Turn Back, which I would consider Crossover, but that isn't enough of itself... everything from Toto IV thru to Seventh One at least is straight up AOR, so no..

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Cristi wrote:

I need to do a Toto marathon. Big smile

Sure.

progaardvark wrote:

Taibhse wrote:

I think Toto did quality yacht rock with slick production, sometimes featuring elements of jazz. Not prog, though.

I've listened to some yacht rock stations and all they play are three songs from this band. That's it. From a discography containing 14 studio albums.

Does this sound like yacht rock to you?

Edited by GuruCan - December 12 2024 at 05:43

Emmanuel wrote:

richardh wrote:

That term 'yacht rock' again. I first heard it on a yt music discussion video in reference to Steely Dan's Gaucho album earlier this year. Puzzled the hell out of me but then someone explained it was to do with USA west coast relaxed coastal living and taking the ole yacht out for a spin ( I think that's it). If you tried that around Cornwall you'd end up a bit Dead

with some of the storms we've had recently!

Similar to Steely Dan, yacht rock tags Toto's music more accurately than anything else. Their sound is marked with slick production and catchy melodies. It's even more of a mainstream blend of pop, rock, and jazz than it is the case with the aforementioned Steely Dan. Toto's music speaks very close to the smooth and approachable aesthetic defining yacht rock. Toto, as an essentially mainstream band with a number of hits, has nothing to do with the experimentalism and attitudes typical of progressive rock, attuned with an underground ethos that defies mainstream conventions.

the question asks if they are prog-related. Read about what that is here:

https://www.progarchives.com/subgenre.asp?style=38

That term 'yacht rock' again. I first heard it on a yt music discussion video in reference to Steely Dan's Gaucho album earlier this year. Puzzled the hell out of me but then someone explained it was to do with USA west coast relaxed coastal living and taking the ole yacht out for a spin ( I think that's it). If you tried that around Cornwall you'd end up a bit Dead

with some of the storms we've had recently!