Toto - Falling in Between Live
|
Music CD Cover Artist: Toto Edition: Music CD Audio: English (Unknown) CD Release Date: 2008-02-19 Music Label: Eagle Records Soundtracks: Music CD 1
|
| New | New Usually ships in 1-2 business days | $12.07 | ||
| Used | Used Usually ships in 1-2 business days | $11.00 |
Your purchase is protected by the A-to-z Safe Buying Guarantee. Amazon.com automatically transfers your payment to the merchant so you'll never need to pay a merchant directly. Amazon.com A-to-z Safe Buying Guarantee covers both the delivery of your item and its condition upon receipt.
Free Music Notes for Falling in Between Live Album
Free Music Review: Great Mix!
Hit: 4 Stars
I'm a longtime Toto fan and have all their albums. A lot of reviewers love what they're reviewing and sometimes lose their ability to rate and review impartially, but I think I can avoid that. This is a really good set, recorded last year in Paris, but it isn't quite perfect, and I don't think I can call it "essential" to an average Toto fan, only the hardcore fans like myself. The best part of this album for me is the inclusion of the tracks "Pamela", and "Stop Loving You", along with "I'll Supply the Love", "Bottom of Your Soul", and "Drag Him to the Roof". Of course, the standard warhorses are here as well ("Rosanna", "Hold the Line", & "Africa") but on this tour, Greg Phillinganes was handling all the keyboard & vocal work for David Paich, who was out sick. Phillinganes adds a new sound that is a little more R & B influenced, and it kind of spices up the sound a little. Lee Sklar is also filling in for regular bassist Mike Porcaro, but Sklar is so solid, there's no difference between him and Porcaro. Lead guitarist/vocalist Steve Lukather and drummer Simon Phillips are the "power" of the band, and they continue to sound amazing on every track. For me personally, Lukather & Phillinganes vocals really stand out. Unfortunately, I thought vocalist Bobby Kimball sounded strained. He still sounded good, but he sounded as though he was struggling more often than I remember.
I realize it would be impossible to have a live album with everyone's favorites on it (I'd like to hear "Manuela Run", "Without Your Love", "I Think I Could Stand You Forever", and "Stranger in Town") and to their credit, Toto always mixes up their song selection for live albums. But I thought the solos (a standard at Toto shows) could've been scaled back to allow room for a couple more surprise song selections. Otherwise, the sound quality is great, and all phases of the band are represented from the late 70s to their most recent album from last year 'Falling In Between'. Another great concert from Toto!