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    Posted: June 02 2011 at 22:57
hahahah yes the masters of AOR indeed.  but in some of their best musical moments they had slight glimpses of prog?  given they were excellent musicians who did also appreciate prog music.
 
The Hydra album is pretty proggy esp the 8min title track.  Even 'Africa' w its ethnic vibes and synths can bring to mind a little Tortoise!!!
 
 
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Just the Dune soundtrack.
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Points: 2585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2011 at 05:57
Realy love the whole stuff, do realy enjoy the 2 dvd, Live in Amsterdam and Falling in between. Recently got that Lukather album Candyman, not that bad but not as good as the whole band
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Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2011 at 11:01
Yes, I love them too. I am surprised aginor didn't post yet...
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Points: 8616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2011 at 12:23
I love their first album especially, and the work some of the members did on Triumvirat's 1980 album Russian Roulette
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Points: 19535 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2011 at 12:55
I used to like their music, but it has changed due to a traumatic experience.

Some yeas ago I was travelling the the mountains in a car of the company, they usually gave us old cars with a radio, but this time they gave me a Volvo S70, that had a very good stereo and I had no CD's.

So I stopped in the market (on the route) and bought whatever I could find, they had three compilations, one by Rolling Stones, another by  Eagles and one by Toto.

The first two were damaged (Only could listen a couple of tracks) so all the trip (six hours to my destination and six hours back) was condemned to listen TOTO's best hits.

After such a long time listening the same 20 tracks, I got tired of Toto, never could listen them again.

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BTW: Even when I liked them, could never find a Prog connection.. 
            
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Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2011 at 16:41
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never trust a sampler. Listen to the albums in their wholeness.
 
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a greatest hits is not always the best way to discover a band........
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Points: 18016 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2011 at 17:25
you mean "not ever"
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the album I enjoy to listen to most of the times is Isolation, i also like Turn Back (the second half is neo progish, and also the songs seague into eachother like a concept album)
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I've just got into Toto myself, after asking for recommendations from this site.  So far I have bought:

1. Toto
2. IV
3. The Seventh One
4. Kingdom of Desire
5. Mindfields
6. Livefields
7. Falling in Between
 
I also got the Steve Lukather solo album Candyman.
 
I plan to get Isolation and Turn Back next.
 
Although highly polished AOR,  the musicianship is staggeringly good.  Clearly in the same vein as Boston, Journey and REO Speedwagon, but superior I think to all of these bands.
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Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2011 at 15:33
Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

Clearly in the same vein as Boston, Journey and REO Speedwagon, but superior I think to all of these bands.

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Points: 34055 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2011 at 15:37
Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

I've just got into Toto myself, after asking for recommendations from this site.  So far I have bought:

1. Toto
2. IV
3. The Seventh One
4. Kingdom of Desire
5. Mindfields
6. Livefields
7. Falling in Between
 
I also got the Steve Lukather solo album Candyman.
 
I plan to get Isolation and Turn Back next.
 
Although highly polished AOR,  the musicianship is staggeringly good.  Clearly in the same vein as Boston, Journey and REO Speedwagon, but superior I think to all of these bands.


pssst get Hydra and Tambu also, Farenheit is interesting becouse of the interesting fact that Miles Davis plays trumpet on the last track (if you are interested in that)
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Points: 2585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2011 at 16:35
Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

Clearly in the same vein as Boston, Journey and REO Speedwagon, but superior I think to all of these bands.

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and more eclectic Wink      And only Toto got Miles playing on a track Big smile
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Points: 34055 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2011 at 17:30
Originally posted by jean-marie jean-marie wrote:

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

Clearly in the same vein as Boston, Journey and REO Speedwagon, but superior I think to all of these bands.

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and more eclectic Wink      And only Toto got Miles playing on a track Big smile and Ian Anderson and Jon Anderson Shocked
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Points: 19535 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2011 at 23:22
Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

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never trust a sampler. Listen to the albums in their wholeness.
 

I have all the Toto albums, but that experience destroyed my appreciation

Iván
            
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Points: 2585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2011 at 01:37
Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

Originally posted by jean-marie jean-marie wrote:

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

Clearly in the same vein as Boston, Journey and REO Speedwagon, but superior I think to all of these bands.

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and more eclectic Wink      And only Toto got Miles playing on a track Big smile and Ian Anderson and Jon Anderson Shocked
      I just meant Miles hasn't played for Boston or Journey.......
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Points: 34055 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2011 at 04:50
I think the best thing with Toto overall is the stunning vocal harmonies, the background singign is totaly staggering  and in perfect synch and pitch,

also the bass grooves are infectious
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