Yes and Toto Tour 2015

twosteves wrote: This is actually a college nightmare of mine coming true ---when I was in college a cool arty friend of mine said what bands do you like? After a long pause wondering if I should admit it....I said Yes. Before I could tell him to check out HOTSR, Gates or Ctte---he was like--Eeew aren't they like Toto? I was like hell no they are nothing like Toto!! It was too late---I died of embarrassment.

it will be a very sad thoughts, yet also very solemn concert tour in regards to Mike Porcaros passing any Toto concert now has a certain emotional weight, Toto is all about the Porcaros, so support Steve Porcaro is a good reason for me to buy a ticket.

Edited by Icarium - May 05 2015 at 12:23

Icarium wrote: richardh wrote: Toto are okay but the only thing I remember about the gig I went to was possibly the most boring solo keyboard spot of all time which was the cue for a mass exodus to the toilets. Trouble with Toto is that there is only 3 songs that you really want to hear. the last part is not completly ture though

Rednight wrote: richardh wrote: Toto are okay but the only thing I remember about the gig I went to was possibly the most boring solo keyboard spot of all time which was the cue for a mass exodus to the toilets. Trouble with Toto is that there is only 3 songs that you really want to hear. So you're saying there are three.

I thought they only released one album called Africa.

There's actually past Yes-Toto connections: Jon's guesting on "The Seventh One", and Steve Porcaro was a member of Chris' solo tour in '92. 

As it was, Toto was a billion times better than that feeble phoned in Yes show.  The funny thing is, after the Toto set, everyone went to the merch stand to buy the new album (which is incredible).  I saw a lot of die hard yes fans leave in the middle of the Yes set.  Yes sounded feeble and sloppy.  The sound was terrible too.  You couldn't hear Geoff Downes keyboards AT ALL.  

Edited by cemego - September 30 2015 at 10:38

cemego wrote: As it was, Toto was a billion times better than that feeble phoned in Yes show.  The funny thing is, after the Toto set, everyone went to the merch stand to buy the new album (which is incredible).  I saw a lot of die hard yes fans leave in the middle of the Yes set.  Yes sounded feeble and sloppy.  The sound was terrible too.  You couldn't hear Geoff Downes keyboards AT ALL.   AND WHO'S BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT TO CONCENTRATE ON MATERIAL FROM TORMATO.

cemego wrote: As it was, Toto was a billion times better than that feeble phoned in Yes show.  The funny thing is, after the Toto set, everyone went to the merch stand to buy the new album (which is incredible).  I saw a lot of die hard yes fans leave in the middle of the Yes set.  Yes sounded feeble and sloppy.  The sound was terrible too.  You couldn't hear Geoff Downes keyboards AT ALL.   AND WHO'S BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT TO CONCENTRATE ON MATERIAL FROM TORMATO.  A colossal waste of talented musicians.  Who got it in their head to say, "lets' open with and concentrate on our worst album?" because that's what happened.  I'm a die hard Yes fan my whole life, and they completely disappointed me.  Almost made me cry.  Toto proved most of you folks wrong.  They were incredible and that new album (Toto XIV) is probably the best thing they've done.  If you haven't heard it yet, you are doing yourself a huge disservice.  (And when you are done with that, listen to their second album "Hydra" and tell me they are not worthy...  Ignore Africa and Rosanna... they were cash cows).

This is sad but true when I saw them. I knew it was going to be bad when I saw the setlist consist of 'Onward, Don't Kill The Whale, Tempus Fugit (although I love that song), Time And A Word, and Owner.' And Toto was on fire, Lukather played like a madman and Paich showed no mercy with the keys as he pounded away at them. Not being a huge Toto fan, I found some of my favourite songs from that show being on XIV, with me thinking that they were big hits. Huge respect for them, and also went out to buy their album. Only good things to really come out of it is I got a new t-shirt and I saw Howe live (THE CLAP WAS ON THE SETLIST AND CHICAGO WAS THE ONLY SHOW WHERE HE DIDNT PLAY IT)