Toto, “No Love” from ‘Mindfields’ (1999): Toto Tuesdays
Toto’s country collaboration with Clint Black is a delightful surprise right in the middle of 1999’s always-eclectic ‘Mindfields.’
Toto’s country collaboration with Clint Black is a delightful surprise right in the middle of 1999’s always-eclectic ‘Mindfields.’
Unlike the preceding track on Toto’s ‘Mindfields,’ “Selfish” succeeds because it gets to the musical point without wasting a note.
Toto’s “High Price of Hate” is basically over about a third of the way in – or it should be, anyway.
All the elements the title track from 1999’s ‘Mindfields’ work in support of a new yet familiar Toto sound.
With creative ties to Steve Lukather’s part-time boss Ringo Starr, “Mysterious Ways” continues a theme linking Toto’s past and present.
“After You’ve Gone” would have made a fine solo song on a Steve Lukather album, but its inclusion on Toto’s ‘Mindfields’ is puzzling.
“On the Run,” which occasionally serves as Toto’s fast-paced concert opener, is actually the evolution of an instrumental Sheffield Lab recording from 1983.
I can’t help but think that Toto’s leftover 1977 track “Love Is a Man’s World” might have worked with a different ending.
This Toto demo is thoroughly enjoyable but, in the end, “Miss Sun” truly was a gift for Boz Scaggs.
Despite a few notable flourishes, “Mrs. Johnson” never makes a compelling case for inclusion on the first Toto album.