Lukather [Import]

Steve Lukather | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 28, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Columbia Europe
• ASIN: B0000071PV
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,501 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Twist The Knife

2. Swear Your Love

3. Fall Into Velvet

4. Drive A Crooked Road

5. Got My Way

6. Darkest Night Of The Year

7. Lonely Beat Of My Heart

8. With A Second Chance

9. Turns To Stone

10. It Looks Like Rain

11. Steppin' On Top Of Your World

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Solo Effort From A World Class Player, June 23, 2002

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

By the late 80s Lukather's band TOTO had all but disappeared from the album charts, although they were still scoring respectable top 40 pop/AC hits. Unsurprisingly then, his first solo effort failed to make any impression whatsoever on the general public. However, anyone who has ever listened to this album will know what the rest of the world has been missing.

With TOTO Lukather had been up to that point the "ballad singer" (Including leads on hits such as "99", "I Won't Hold You Back" and "I'll Be Over You"), but here he proves that along with his superior guitar skills he can also handle a wide variety of vocal styles.

The songs are almost uniformally excellent. The absolute highlights are "Darkest Night Of The Year" and the epic "Fall Into Velvet". Luke co-writes songs with a wide range of people from Richard Marx to Eddie Van Halen to Dianne Warren(!), as well as his long-term ballad co-writer Randy Goodrum. TOTO bandmates David Paich and Jeff Porcaro help out, as do a thousand more top players, demonstrating the enormous respect held for Luke within the industry.

If you like TOTO with a slightly harder edge, and particularly if you enjoyed their 90s efforts ("Kingdom Of Desire" and "Tambu") with Luke on lead vocals this album is an absolute must-have.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rocker for life, July 11, 2003

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Jazzcat "stef" (Genoa, Italy Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lukather (Audio CD)

Great Luke from the eighties. The combination between him, his Valley Arts guitar and his Soldano SLO 100 head (plus a lot of quality studio effects) produced a really memorable guitar album here. Strong riffs, strong songworks, super strong melodies and guitar solos. It's a little bit dated in a sense but it is high quality music, Luke music, a combination of blues, hair rock, and catchy melodies. Luke is such an amazing talent. It is always a joy to hear him sing and play.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lukather, August 24, 2004

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Leviathan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lukather (Audio CD)

The first time I heard this album about 10 years ago, I felt that it was just another boring rock album without much good material. But years later when I bought it, after being crazy about Toto for about a hundred years, I listened to it carefully. This album really rocks!! For serious musicians, this is really a masterpiece which we can base our foundation on progressive rock. It really takes lots of skill and inspiration to be able to play like Steve. I've admired him since I heard him on Toto's Farenheit. I'm working hard to be able to play like him.....although I've got a really long way to go....not to mention his great vocals. I'm really glad I bought this album now cos now I can truly appreciate the great pieces within. Rock on Steve!!