Fahrenheit

Toto | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002669
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,877 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fahrenheit - Heartfelt and Timeless..., February 24, 2007

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Dr. Quincy Harker (Westchester, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fahrenheit (Audio CD)

Fahrenheit is a beautiful Toto album. And that's really saying a lot. Another Amazon reviewer summed up Fahrenheit perfectly: "Summer and romance" - that really says everything you need to know. There's a certain romantic mystique, a kind of autumn-like, gorgeous ethereal quality to this album that I really only find on this album and to a certain extent "The Seventh One". It really encapsulates the late 80's with beautiful ambiance, perfect instrument dynamics, incredible grooves that turns on a dime. There's also an hint of sadness in the romance, listen to I'll be over you, listen to Somewhere, tonight...it's there - the classic sweet sorrow. Some parts are so ambient and soulful it almost makes you cry - listen to the end of "Lea" with those gorgeous Don Henley backing vocals at the end. Listen to "Could this be love", with those amazing dead-on chorus backing vocals, and gorgeous ending modulations - and feel yourself recapture that youthful first love, that first crush, those first sensations you perhaps never knew you had, or thought you had forgotten. The summer side of the album is equally timeless even though it captures the era perfectly - the title track is classic 1980's and you picture yourself cruising down the street in some empty town with the head rising from the pavement. Listen to "We can make it Tonight" and feel yourself transported back to those halcyon summer nights with a (real or imagined) first love, the innocence that faded long ago. It's all right there, in those blistering, emotional tracks. However, as always with Toto, don't mistake happiness and hopefulness with shallowness - there's always that undercurrent of thoughtfulness and restraint, a perfectionist's attention to taste and penchant for balance. This is mature pop/rock by unparalleled master musicians, evoking images and feelings you never knew you had - or thought you hade lost long ago. Part of the magic is of course in no small part due to the soulful huskiness and emotion of then new vocalist Joseph Williams, as well as the ambient and somewhat restrained playing of Steve Lukather. Part of it is also the organic quality of the added percussion and layered keys. And in the big picture it all works. Everything just works perfectly and flows from start to finish, in a very organic, spiritual and cohesive way - from the opening Jeff Porcaro snare crack to the final Miles Davis saxophone trails. Yes, Fahrenheit is that good. If you want the perfect album to pop into your car's CD player as you drive out on the road this summer, or any summer - Fahrenheit has it all. Or, to put it another way: You may love Isolation or The Seventh One, but you'll fall in love with Fahrenheit.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 stars--different but still excellent, October 25, 2001

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Brad (CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fahrenheit (Audio CD)

This was truly a change in direction for this remarkable band. Gone were many of the guitars on the previous album, the also-underrated "Isolation". Present was much more keyboard and a general pop focus. While I slightly prefer the rock side of Toto, the bottom line is that the musicianship here is still excellent. "I'll Be Over You" is one of many fantastic Steve Lukather-sung ballads that was a reasonably big hit. "Without Your Love" was a minor hit but is a smooth, nice song. "Till The End" is a catchy leadoff to the album, and "Could This Be Love" is also quite catchy. Other reviewers have talked about the jazzy instrumental "Don't Stop Me Now", which I agree is a unique classy ending to the album. The only song that I find a little flat is the slow ballad "Lea", but it still isn't bad. All in all, a very fine pop album that is a worthy addition to any Toto fan's collection.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Little Lacking in Variety, August 7, 2002

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Brett Simpson (Auckland, New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fahrenheit (Audio CD)

Although I still give this album 5 stars, as far as TOTO standards go it really only deserves 4. This is not because there are any poor tracks, but simply because the diversity of styles that the band members are capable of are not sufficiently explored here, and the album is practically drowning in ballads.

On an album with 10 tracks there are only three that could be considered uptempo which means the album is missing some of the vitality that makes TOTO the best band around. That's not to say that the ballads aren't good, in fact they are uniformly excellent. It's just a shame there are so many of them. Still, if you know TOTO primarily for their ballads, and like that then this is an excellent album to have in your collection.

Joesph Williams makes his debut as lead vocalist here, and does a fine job, although personally (and I acknowledge I'm in the minority) I prefer his predecessor Fergie Frederiksen (who, surprisingly, contributes backing vocals to one of the best cuts "Could This Be Love"). The musicianship of the other band members is flawless as ever, and they are joined by an array of guests ranging from Michael McDonald and Don Henley to David Sanborn and Miles Davis.

This really is a very good album, but TOTO are at their best when they rock out, and that does not happen here.