Posted on 11/17/2020 10:21:00 PM PST by nickcarraway
Edited on 11/17/2020 10:37:55 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Frontman believes his band has been unfairly blackballed from the HOF.
The statement comes courtesy of a new interview with the music blog Misplaced Straws.
When asked why Toto, who have been Hall of Fame eligible since 1998, has yet to be enshrined, Lukather didn’t mince words.
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Oh my Lord! Imagine how many people won’t be able to sleep tonight knowing that Toto isn’t in the RnR Hall of Fame! Talk about Hugh and Series!!!
Yacht Rock? Toto? You asked for it. NSFW language warning;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lnt0h7P-Uk
Toto’s Steve Lukather is an amazing guitarist with a blazing, hot style featured on more than 1500 studio tracks of other musicians.
Fun fact: he played lead on “Beat It” although EVH had the solo and most of the “Thriller” album.
SL also played lead on Randy Newman’s “I Love LA”
SL named by Gibson Guitar Corporation as one of the Top 10 session guitarists of all time.
Wiki:
Jeff Porcaro, who had been playing drums with Steely Dan since 1973, became a mentor to Lukather and furthered his interest in session work.
Lukather’s first job in the music industry was studio work with Boz Scaggs, after which Paich and Jeff Porcaro—who had become prominent session musicians in their own right—asked Lukather to join them in forming Toto in 1976 along with Bobby Kimball, David Hungate, and Steve Porcaro.
Sorry fellas, one hit wonders never make the hall.
i hate that song “Africa” too.
The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame is really just The Music Hall of Fame now. Who deserves to be there more; Big E Smalls, Whitney Houston, or Toto?
The HOF has let in so many rap “artists” that excluding any rock musician, even in yacht or soft rock, isn’t defensible now. I can think of some Sixties British Invasion bands and singers who deserve the honor, too.
Unfortunately Africa is overplayed but I do like that song. Rosanna is also up high on my play list thanks to a beautiful Latina Rosanna I once knew with the sexiest bedroom eyes, oh, Lord have mercy...
In 1989 the odd choice of winner going to Jethro Tull for best “METAL” album, during a time Metallica was almost at the peak of their popularity. How does anyone even consider Jethro Tull “METAL”? They are barely hard rock.
PERPETUUM JAZZILE
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They ARE, btw, from Melania's Slovenia.
They're not my cup of tea. But it's the Rock and Roll Hall of FAME. Not the Hall of Bands Jann Wenner Likes.
Pat Benatar isn’t in there either, and I think she has a stronger case than a throw away pop rock band like Toto.
Nice...thanks!
As you probably know, the song was about Jeff Porcaro’s girlfriend, Rosanna Arquette.
As an aside, Jeff Porcaro first played on a Steely Dan album - Preztel Logic - as a secondary drummer. His mentor, Jim Gordan played on all but one track.
IIRC, Jeff Porcaro so impressed Becker/Fagen that he played all the tracks on their next album, “Katy Lied”
this is the documentary called “HIRED GUNS”....tells the true story of who actually wrote and played on almost all hit records...fascinating. And after watching this, Billy Joel is a total dick....
NOT Dorothy's dog.
If Zappa hated it I hate it.
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Toto was great in The Wizard if Oz.
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