Toto’s simmering slow jams (with the notable exception of the ageless “Africa”) seem to have lodged most completely in the public’s consciousness.

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Perhaps, in hindsight, Led Zeppelin had the right idea: When your linchpin drummer dies, simply call it quits. Not so, the Who.

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Steve Perry has been gone for far, far longer than he ever was actually in Journey.

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I am in no way suggesting that these films were the best of this horror sub-genre. I am simply saying that, to me, they left a lasting impression.