Toto, “Mushanga” from The Seventh One (1988): Toto Tuesdays
“Mushanga” isn’t merely a great Toto song; it’s a veritable drum clinic from the late Jeff Porcaro.
“Mushanga” isn’t merely a great Toto song; it’s a veritable drum clinic from the late Jeff Porcaro.
Over time I’ve grown to love other Toto songs more, but “Stop Loving You” from 1988’s ‘The Seventh One’ remains a sentimental favorite.
There are some songs that simply take me away, and Toto’s “Anna” is one of them. It’s a master class.
Toto’s ‘The Seventh One’ boasted a layered sonic sheen eclipsing anything else in 1988 – and no where is that more evident than “You Got Me.”
A rejuvenated Toto opens one of their very best albums with a song that should have been a bigger hit.
The gold-certified Toto album ‘Fahrenheit’ ends in a rather unusual yet spectacular way.
Through the song is is undeniably Toto and undeniably brilliant, “Lea” is bittersweet for me.
“Could This Be Love” introduced Joseph Williams as Toto’s new lead vocalist, even as it laid the foundation for a return to greatness on ‘The Seventh One.’
“Somewhere Tonight” features a familiar, though well-told story of lost love. Toto’s musical approach is what makes this an enduring deep cut.
Steve Porcaro was already creating synth orchestrations and introductory motifs for Toto’s live show, but “Fahrenheit” took things to another level.