Is there a thread on the new LP? I didn't see one.
This is an epic recording imo. Carlock is brilliant in every possible way.
I LOVE Simon, BUT...TOTO is always a groove band and needs a groove
player. Luke has said many times, Simon is a drummer, Jeff was a
musician. Don't freak out over that...either you get it or you don't.
This LP sounds SO different with Keith on drums to me.
Good review: http://melodicrock.com/articles/reviews/2015/02/20/toto-xiv-review
Due to past line-up changes and experimentation, Toto have never made an album that perfectly balances all their traits. 'XIV' puts that right by bringing their blend of rock, pop, soul, prog, folk and world music into 2015, with lyrics rooted in an angry post-9/11 world where big issues are challenged and hope craved. Nothing epitomises that like uplifting finale, Great Expectations, a cinematic masterpiece that pivots around a spine-tingling hook and technical sorcery.
http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/190583/9
This song BLOWS me away...
Youtube for all the cuts...
Steve Lukather – vocals, guitars, bass on tracks 5, 6, 11
Joseph Williams – lead vocals, keyboards on tracks 5 and 11, park bench on track 2
David Paich – vocals, keyboards, upright bass on track 9
Steve Porcaro – vocals, keyboards
Keith Carlock – drums, background vocals on track 2
David Hungate – bass on tracks 3, 4, 7, 8
Tal Wilkenfeld – bass on tracks 9, 10
Leland Sklar – bass on track 2
Tim Lefebvre – bass on track 1
Lenny Castro – percussion on tracks 2, 3, 5-10
Martin Tillman – cello on tracks 6, 7, 11
C. J. Vanston – additional synths on tracks 1-6, 10, 11, background vocals on track 2, production
Michael McDonald – background vocals on track 6, 8, 10
Amy Keys – background vocals on tracks 4, 6, 8, 10
Mabvuto Carpenter – background vocals on tracks 5, 11
Jamie Savko – background vocals on tracks 1, 2, 11
Emma Williams – background vocals on track 2
Tom Scott – saxophone & horn arrangement on track 4, saxophone on track 8
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