New Music Weekend: TOTO - Falling In Between - Freeze-Frame Radio

confuzzed · Permanent State of Confusion

RE: New Music Weekend: TOTO - Falling In Between

Molly · The Mediator

confuzzed wrote:

When they are talking, why does it sound like they walked into the studio and threw this album together? I know it takes more time and effort than that.

Actually, I'd bet ya that's exactly what they did, based on the sound of it.

Woo Hoo · The Chosen Woo

BADABOOM!

ray925 · Darth Raydar

Bottom Of Your Soul

I'm liking this one. Although I think there is a Peter Gabriel feel to it. Anyone else think that?

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

I haven't heard anything yet, but their album (snicker) cover reminded me of the Cult.

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maybe? a little? I DONT KNOW LEAVE ME ALONE!

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

didn't their drummer die in the 80s or 90's from cocaine?

I remember hearing that and thinking "Wow, who woulda thought that soft-rocker gettin a little bit too into "Africa" and "Rosana" with his pink-shirted self with the raised izod collar would be a hard-livin party machine!

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

Just heard BOTTOM OF YOUR SOUL and I agree with Ray, that one wasn't bad. Not blockbuster stuff, but better than the rest of the crap.

Here's what they said about that song...

David: Simon and I had chatted about a 6/8 african groove. The band was looking for something we didn't have on the record, yet. It quickly came together. I had been talking to Steve Porcaro about the victims of Sudan. I felt compelled to research it more than I had already seen in the news and in the paper. The chorus lyric I came up with was a result of Luke's melody in the chorus.

Simon: Dave and I had the same idea of the groove and so we went out and jammed for a bit. Luke came up with the chorus chords and Dave pretty much had the lyrics. It was fun making up the percussion loop.

Mike: What a beautiful, heart felt vocal performance by Luke. . Wonderful, mystical, timeless feel to this track. And that gorgeous voice of Joseph Williams. And the interplay between Luke's guitar and Greg's piano...makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Gorgeous! It felt like I was home, in a spiritual way.

Joseph: I would just like to express my gratitude to the guys for asking me to contribute to this record. It was as if no time passed since we last worked together. The difference this time was that the stress and the pressure was missing, allowing creativity and musicality to rule the day. The guys were welcoming of all my ideas, and I could not have asked for a better song on which to sing. I think "Bottom of Your Soul" revives some of that old TOTO magic I fell in love with back before my tenure, back when I was a fan.

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

SIMPLE LIFE

By FAR my favorite song so far on the album. Still not GREAT, but closer to the Toto I knew and loved.

It reminds me somewhat of "Til' The End" or "I'll Be Over You" off of the Fahrenheit album, which were probably my 3'rd and 4'th favorite Toto songs of all time. This isn't as good as those, but it comes close.

This is what the band said about this song...

Mike: One of the things I always look forward to on a Toto album - a gorgeous ballad from Steve Lukather. These kind of songs flow out of him like a pure spring. Awesome!

Greg: Probably my favourite song of the whole album. I fell in love with it the first time Luke played it for me. As a songwriter, it’s one of those gems that makes you say, “Why didn’t I think of that?”

Simon: This is all Luke. He came in with the whole song written and with a couple of tweeks here and there that was it - it was done!

Paich: That's pure, unadulterated Lukather. Mikey's great Brian Wilson bass line at the end.

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

SPIRITUAL MAN

I kind of like this one too. Very clear vocals. Not bad.

Band says...

Luke: This is a song about finding your way in your heart in these difficult times. One of Daves best.

Greg: I remember Dave being particularly excited about this one. He went through several drafts of lyrics…really took his time but I love the end result. Love the vocals as well – definitely one of my faves!

Paich: This was written in the style of a narrative ballad with 4 chords. It was written as a hymn. I wrote the the first draft of the lyrics as if I was a journalist following Christ around. I wanted to write it in the style of the late Hunter Thompson, the Rolling Stone writer /poet. Then I decided to expand the range of the story to include Buddha, Muhammad, Coltrane. Greg and Bobby gave compelling performances. Also Tom Scott and Monet.

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

TAINT THE WORLD

Now this is more of a straight ahead rocker than that other song. Again, not bad. Nothing on this album screams GREAT to me, but the last few songs have been better.

BAND SAYS...

Simon: We cut this very live and I think everyone had a hand in this. Steve Porcaro added a very interesting slant to the bridge section! This is more how the band sounds at a concert and I wanted to capture a rawness not normally associated with us. My old British rock n'roll roots I guess!!!

Luke: This is a our tribute to our friends Ed and Al Van Halen. They are very close friends and I had this lick and we just had to cut it. Its sounds like something they might do but it still very Toto as well. We gotta rock sometimes. Haha. Bobby on Lead and Me and Greg yet again.

Molly · The Mediator

Ah, Africa, that's better. Sure, it's been played to death, but comparing it to the album they just put out, I prefer Africa. It's much catchier, and much more put-together than the stuff they just released. The band just seems much more in-sync on this song.