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Superbobus - Good job... you may have caught me on that one! I'm not giving up just yet, though! I *know* I remember reading on a number of occasions back in the early/mid 80's that Toto used a DX7 on that song. Of course, my brain may be failing, or what I read may have been incorrect. You ARE correct about the release date of Toto VI and the DX7 (1982 and 1983, respectively). I *may* have heard that Steve Porcaro and/or David Paich (of Toto) programmed some of the DX7 presets, but I'm not sure. That would explain them having an early model, though. I'm going to check my Toto IV album sleeve credits when I get home. If that doesn't clarify things, I'll drop Steve Porcaro a line and ask. If it wasn't a DX7, they must have used a Yamaha GS1 or GS2. I also remember (OK, I *think* I remember!) that Toto used a Yamaha CS-80 on that album, too.

Here are a few... Chicago - "Hard Habit to Break", "Stay the Night", & others on the "Chicago 17" album Howard Jones - "Things Can Only Get Better" on the "Dream Into Action" album. Toto - "Africa" & others on the "Toto IV" album. U2 - Various songs on the "Joshua Tree" album (I believe Brian Eno played keys on this album) Someone earlier mentioned Don Henley's outstanding "Sunset Grill" (love that song). Do you KNOW that the synth horn and synth guitar solos were made with a DX7? I don't want to say that they're not, because they *might* be, but they sure don't sound like a typical DX7 patch. An amusing DX7 related story... I was talking to Chicago keyboardist Robert Lamm just prior to a 1984 concert in Louisiana. The DX7 was of course all the rage at that time, so our conversation naturally drifted in that direction. Now at that point in time, I owned a single DX7, but they had already become hard to find because of their huge popularity. Talking about the DX7, Lamm said, "...Yeah, we only have four of them." I didn't say it, but all I could think was, "Jeez! FOUR DX7's!!! I only managed ONE, and I wouldn't even know what to do with FOUR!" In addition to their four DX7's, I remember that Bill Champlin - who was brand new to Chicago at the time - also had a Yamaha GS2 in his rig (the GS1 and GS2 were pre-DX7 FM synths). In the years following 1984, both Robert Lamm and Bill Champlin toured with identical rigs that consisted of (among other things) a DX7 and KX88 on an Invisible Support keyboard stand, plus a TX816. Jimmy Pankow (trombone player) also had a DX7 on stage, which he had humorously re-labeled "DX7000 Turbo". I still own my original DX7/E!, along with a TX216, a DX7IIFD/E!, and an FS1R. More FM than anyone needs!