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Close your eyes, open your ears, click on your heels three times and you could be in the Maracana.
World famous for Africa, a mega hit (give yourself a choral version or two on YouTube), Toto is one of the most titled stage groups in the world for four decades. Their visit to Cork is an "intimate" show that will be remembered for a long time.
Their luster was clearly no secret to the packed marquee (and I mean "packed"). That said, the confessions on the table, I knew I knew little about them except the hits. The road to Monahan may not look much like the road to Damascus, but it now shares the common point of hosting at least one conversion.
Toto was monstrously good. Magical repertoire, out of the ordinary musical sense, vocal virtuosity, entertainment value, engagement with the audience (by paying tribute to Philomena Lynnot, recently deceased, and to Phil, "we know that it is a national treasure, rightly ")," just re somewhere on a musical planet of their own magnificence.
"The extraterrestrials exist and we have the proof," said singer Joe Williams, pointing to Steve Lukather, supernatural guitarist and owner of at least a two-tone crazy sports jacket and a great hairstyle even more delirious.
Lukather was equally mischievous about presenting Williams, recalling their school days hanging around the Williams house while playing the Jaws theme, a movie score composed by John, Joe's father. In which household to grow
Everyone on the scene with Toto has a story to tell. An incredible group: Dominique "Xavier" Taplin, succeeding the keyboard for David Paich, had already played with Prince. Shannon Forrest on drums, Lenny Castro on percussion, Warren Ham on several instruments with saxophone and vocals as main weapons and Shem von Schroeck on bass and vocals, "stolen" from Don Felder's band. You will find their individual stories on stevelukather.com and elsewhere.
Among other successes, pianist Steve Porcaro wrote Human Nature for Michael Jackson. Joe Williams has a writing credit for Hakuna Matata in The Lion King. Steve Lukather is the lead guitarist and bassist of Michael Jackson's Beat It and loves to joke about the fact that Eddie Van Halen steals all the credit with his flashy solo.
In fact, in the industry, Toto is known as Wrecking Crew (the legendary studio band of the 1960s-1970s). Toto's studio credits are too long and (for the most part) probably too tacky to list here. Search for them in the online encyclopedia of your choice.
So back to the tent. Wow, what a night. All the hits: Hold The Line, Rosanna, Georgy Porgy, Stop Loving You, plus the theme of the movie Dune, an excerpt from Human Nature (played in a brilliant acoustic mini-set, for many the highlight of the night) and a Superb cover of While My Guitar Gently Weeps, the Beatles song written by George Harrison, Lukather's old musical friend.
Others would say that the climax was Xavier's piano break, or Shem's awesome bass vocals, or maybe when Lenny and Shannon took the stage for a five-minute break in Africa. What song to close a phenomenal set with. The public belonged to Africa. In terms of decibels, only the movie Do not turn in Noel Gallagher's anger could equal that result to the singalometer.
I have attended a lot of Marquee shows over the years. Once again, I left as an old gray barbarian to get out of the tent two hours later, while I was a hissing teenager. Refreshed dinner at the fountain of this musical cocoon. Toto, if I had a hat, I would send it to you. If I had red shoes, I slammed the heels three times in your honor. Thank you sincerely for coming to our city. There is really no place like home.
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