Toto, “Goin’ Home” from ‘Toto XX’ (1998): Toto Tuesdays
“Goin’ Home,” a driving, anthemic track, was once deemed not good enough by Toto’s record company. What do they know?
“Goin’ Home,” a driving, anthemic track, was once deemed not good enough by Toto’s record company. What do they know?
Founding keyboardist Steve Porcaro discusses a hard-to-find instrumental that has never been released domestically on a proper Toto album.
“Blackeye,” a bonus cut from Toto’s ‘Tambu’ era, sounds as if it was intended for a Tina Turner album.
“The Road Goes On” works like a crescendo, providing the exclamation mark that Toto’s ‘Tambu’ was always building toward.
Now in the home stretch of 1995’s ‘Tambu,’ Toto flexes their musical chops with another instrumental workout.
A stalwart with Kenny Loggins and Don Felder, Shem von Schroeck has one lasting goal: He hopes to be Toto’s “last bass player.”
“Just Can’t Get to You” didn’t break new ground, but it did show that Toto could still create a ballad worthy of inclusion on any previous album.
When I consider my Top 5 list of Toto songs, “Drag Him To The Roof” is usually included.
“Time is the Enemy,” with an old-school vibe which hints at Steely Dan, is another deep cut which could use some dusting off by Toto.
Through it fizzled as a single, Toto’s clean, organic “Turning Point” again exceeds anything their contemporaries were doing at the time.