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Toto: Performed in Japan 1999 [Digipack / 2 CD]

Special Deluxe Collector's Edition / Fully remastered sound shaped from 24 BIT digital technology / Classic AOR / Contains 'Hydra', 'St George And The Dragon' and 'White Sister' / 16 page full colour booklet - 3,000 word essay about the making of the album, enhanced artwork and rare photos. <br/><br/>IT'S FAIR TO say that Toto's debut album was one of the surprise events of 1978. It was rammed to the rafters with methodically crafted tracks, and produced two bonafide hit singles; 'I'll Supply The Love' and 'Hold The Line'. It was these two songs that reshaped the sound of melodic rock, giving rise to the style that forever onwards became known as AOR. Certified double platinum, the future for Toto looked assured or so they thought...<br/><br/>When they returned with their second album 'Hydra', originally released in 1979, their fans and critics were confronted with a work that although immediately recognisable, was considerably more advanced and complex. Instead of serving up another dish of stylistic pop rock, they reached deep inside and committed to elaborate compositions and intricate arrangements. In many respects the approach could be traced directly back to the band's progressive rock leanings; something that their musical ability and dexterity had always hinted at.<br/><br/>Actually 'Hydra' is arguably Toto's finest hour. It is a record that combines all the positive aspects of a band that not only wrote great songs but also presented them in a format that wasn't clichéd or pedestrian. The title track, for instance, is a seven minutes plus anthem that has become a career cornerstone, whilst shorter, sharper tracks such as 'White Sister' and 'All Us Boys' reinforced the AOR backbone in spectacular form.

It's great to have Bobby Kimball back in the lineup after a 17 year absence. He has a little more grit in his voice and a bit more passion in his singing than the singers who were in the band after 'Toto IV'. Kimball is backed by guitarist Steve Lukather, keyboardists David Paich and Steve Porcaro, bassist Mike Porcaro and Simon Phillips on the drums. 'Mindfield' is with most of the songs running over 5 minutes involving multiple genres from pop-rock to world music to jazz-fusion, to blues-rock. 'Mindfields' is an album of instrumental and vocal virtuosity, which brought the band Toto from the juvenile path of video clips in the eighties to the highway of adult arena rock from today.

Toto: 40 tours around the sun - Live 2018 [Blu-ray]

Toto är ett av musikhistoriens bäst säljande band genom tiderna och har enbart i Sverige sålt över 2 miljoner skivor. Bandet har över åren haft enorma framgångar och har skrivit in sig<br/>musikhistorieböckerna med låtar som Africa, Rosanna, Georgy Porgy och Hold The Line.<br/>Dessutom har bandets medlemmar medverkat på över 5000 album med andra artister.<br/>2018 firar Toto 40 år som grupp och firar med samlingsalbumet Greatest Hits: 40 Trips Around The Sun som innehåller 17 spår varav 3 stycken som är nyinspelade låtar baserade på grunder man hittade i Sonys arkiv.

Toto: Essential 1978-99 [CD]