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Jeremy Riggs


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Alright, it's back, and Toto is leading the return.

This is the thread to comment on what you think of the new album, or the new songs individually.

Love it or hate it?

Invite it in? Or push it down the stairs?

Let everyone know your thoughts!

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How about INXS's SWITCH?  Pretty Please!

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Jeremy Riggs


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By the way, THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS, the first 20 seconds of the first new Toto song played and I got a phone call

It SOUNDED like a good start to the song, but I didn't get to hear the whole thing!

Stupid phone!

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Same thing happens to me.  That or I step away from my desk right before my requests play.  I've gotten so that I look in the queue before going anywhere or making any potentially long phone calls.  How bad is that!?!



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This is what the band members had to say about the cut LET IT GO which just played...

Bobby: What a track the band came up with for this one. Greg kills on the vocal in this song. I started the lyrics, but as usual, we all had a hand in finishing them off. It’s one of my fave’s on the CD.

Luke: This is a funk-fusion track that could be "son of Jake to the Bone" but has vocals. One of my fave tracks and it took 2 days to write-rehearse and cut as it has some wierd and somewhat difficult passages to play. A true Toto extravaganzo.

Mike: This tunes got it all. Killer groove, incredible background stacks and Greg's outstanding lead vocal. We're so happy to have Greg in this band. Can't deny this man's musical integrity and skills. And he can sing like that?

Greg: My lead vocal debut. The chorus melody and words, “Let it go” came quite quickly, as I remember. Si-Phi challenged me to come up with and interesting lick in the instrumental section after Luke’s solo and when I finally did, Mike and Luke were so pissed when learning it because it’s the kind of line that’s easier to play on a keyboard as opposed to a guitar.

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Well so far I haven't really cared for either track. The first track in my opinion was better than Let It Go though.

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I didn't care for LET IT GO either. I like songs with clear vocals, and this one seemed lost in the music too much.



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For the first cut we played, KING OF THE WORLD, Jason Scheff of Chicago was a guest vocalist, but not lead vocal.

Band members said this about the song...

Luke: This is a wildcard track that almost didn't make it to the CD. It started out a whole other tune and we were gonna use THIS as our bonus cut. We gave it to Steve Porcaro to tweak out and he edited the whole thing and then sent it back to us. It's a whole different tune. It has Dave, me, and Bobby singing lead for the first time ever, and I think it turned into one of my faves.

David: King of the World was previously titled Den of Thieves or Smoke and Mirrors. It is about the fall of Enron, as told from three perspectives. One, being the man on the street (narrating, two, being a low level worker and the third being the Big Dog exec. In addition to the band, Steve Porcaro played a major role with creative editing, intros, and dazzling effects. Jason Scheff from "Chicago" also lent a hand on vocal harmonies.

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NO END IN SIGHT

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Simon: This was one of the last songs we wrote - I think it took about an hour to compose and then we cut it live - a couple of takes - and that's it. Bobby delivers another killer vocal on this one.

Bobby: After the track was recorded, Luke and I were discussing the war in Iraq one day. I was in the middle of a few ideas on the lyrics, and all of a sudden, in the middle of that discussion, Luke mentioned that we had “No End In Sight” with this war. I brought that idea home and worked it until I had the story line. It turned out great and it has a very daunting message.

Mike: Deals with the days of stress we're living in these times. Go Bubba! Tell it like it is brother!

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Boooooooooooooo!

I don't like this one either.

I don't know where they get off calling this "killer" vocals. They're not THAT good. And again the vocals are lost too much in the music.

So far I am not impressed.

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Yeah I'm not liking it either.

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This is the first one I've heard today, and I'm not very impressed either. He can hold a long note, but that's about it. It just sounds like a million other songs...

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I always have such high hopes for NMW and I'm almost always disappointed.

The only one we've ever previewed that I've REALLY liked has been Bon Jovi's latest.

Well, at least we might be saving someone some money if they would have bought this disc out of curiosity.

Plus, there's still seven new songs to go, maybe there's a jewel in there somewhere.

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That's what I notice with a lot of these acts that haven't been popular in awhile. The songs on the album almost all sound alike, you can't tell which is which some times.

Hopefully this will get better

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I hate to say it, but I think it's got a lot to do with has-been syndrome. Many of these are bands or artists reuniting or coming back after not creating for many years. I think a lot of these come back albums sound cardboard and forced, and I always wonder if they're just doing it for the money.

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JR, I think we both just said the same thing in different ways.

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Yes Molly, we did

I'm always so hopeful though. Because every once in awhile a DURAN DURAN or an INXS comes along with a genuine comeback.

I sure hope Chicago manages something better than this with their comeback CD.

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Jeremy Riggs wrote:

I don't know where they get off calling this "killer" vocals. They're not THAT good. And again the vocals are lost too much in the music.
I thought is was just me that thought the lyrics were so low and barely audible.

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Dying On My Feet

Does anyone else he thinks he sounds like a bad version of Cher in this song?

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LOL! I got lost in the Women's Only Thread and forgot to actually listen!

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I think that's the problem with the whole CD, you have to actually listen, it sounds like everything else!

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Here's what they said about DYING ON YOUR FEET

Luke: It started out with an idea that Dave and I had and built from there, and the song kind of recorded itself - everything went down easily from the percussion to the final vocal. Bobby on lead, Greg and I on BG's. This is a cool track as it has several sections. Lenny and Steve P. are on this, and the coolest thing about it is that Jimmy Pankow from the band Chicago did a horn chart for us.

Simon: Another band written song put together section by section and in fact this was the demo track - it just had such a good groove. I particularly love Bobby's vocal performance on this one - exploiting a slightly lower range of his voice. A very cool solo from Luke - probably my favourite on the album.

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HOOKED

Band members that seem to think every song on the album is classic gold said this ....


Mike: Luke seems to channel great ideas effortlessly. Ideas that the other maestro's picked up on and enhanced through their talents and inspiration. One inspired thought begets another, with begets another, and that's when you know you’re in the company of some blessed and talented individuals.

David: Simon had most of it, so we jammed and had fun. I wrote the basic lyric about 'prime time addiction. Ian Anderson was nice enough to honor us with a flute solo.

Bobby: This is a straight-ahead rock song that’s in-your-face with a message about things beyond control in your life. Once something takes control of you, it’s hard not to say your Hooked on it. I thought one of the major players on this track was Steve Porcaro, because he added so many interesting synth parts that brought the song to

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Hooked- it's kind of catchy.

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THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL A STRAIGHT AHEAD ROCK SONG?

These boys have lost it

R.I.P. Toto You're a long way from the 80's.

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Is there guitar in any part of the song other than the solo?

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Ok I may have typed too soon.

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I will grant that it's probably the best song of the album so far...

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Yeah but it gets kind of annoying.

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Ok. I didn't even realize it was the new song until there was about a minute left in the song. It's the only one I've heard today since I was out of the office until about an hour ago. That one was like background music for office work. Nothing special that I heard. So it's been like this all day huh?

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