pinkfloydcramer Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 A 4-track demo, at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsongs Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I got to see Toto live in August 2017 at the Greek Theatre here in Los Angeles. They had Paich, Steve Porcaro, Lukather and Joseph Williams in the lineup. I had gone through this whole Toto listening phase earlier that year so I did not pass up the chance to see them. Speaking of "Human Nature," the band has also performed it in their shows, mainly after Michael Jackson's death as a tribute to him: [video:youtube] Another "Toto" song by another artist is Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." which has become a victory anthem for L.A. sports teams. Paich played the CS-80, Jeff Porcaro played drums and Lukather played guitar and the solo. Incidentally, the bass was played by Nathan East, who would eventually join Toto as a touring member from 2010-2014. Actually, Randy even included Lukather, Jeff Porcaro and Paich (complete with CS-80) in the song's music video (2:07-2:25): [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Hey Scott, thanks for posting that, but it gets an error and won't load. Maybe if you just mention the source, I can use some search terms and find a valid link and/or video stream. I'd love to hear Toto doing it live, which I am guessing is what you were linking. I couldn't tell who was singing on the demo; I assumed Luke would do it and his voice is pretty good. Steve Porcaro, not really a singer. :-) An, never mind, someone else posted a live video on the second page, which I hadn't seen yet. I'll give that a listen/watch now. Alright, now I've watched it, and it sounds great. Joseph Williams isn't super-passionate, but his voice is really perfect on that song, sounding natural and telling the story without distracting elements. Much better than MJ's version, which never felt like a natural fit for him. Great playing all around as well, and I love how Nathan East did the high vocal parts! Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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