Tambu

Toto | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 4, 1996)
• Original Release Date: June 4, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AE3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,290 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

French reissue of the soft rock stars' 1995 album features 12 tracks. Sony. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Toto, June 24, 2000

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tambu (Audio CD)

Long berated because of their "studio" background, Toto remains one of the most entertainiing and enjoyable groups of our time. They are extremely musical and talented, and they know how to write great songs. "I Will Remember" is absolutely one of their best. The arrangement is out of this world, the vocals haunting, and the whole feel of this song is overwhelming. Why in the world it wasn't a huge hit is beyond me. The whole album is basically good, but the aforementioned song is worth the price of the CD. As long as Toto keeps cranking out tunes, this fan will always investigate!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF TOTO'S BEST!, May 14, 2000

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HARBINGER (Kentucky, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tambu (Audio CD)

The muscianship on this one is outstanding. Great percussion and Lukather's vocals are "on the money". Great voice for these songs. If you are a Toto fan, don't overlook this one. I almost did. I often use this CD to test how good a CD system is. The production mix is excellent!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 stars--It's Toto, so it has to be good, January 11, 2002

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Brad (CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tambu (Audio CD)

Toto's hits stopped at the end of the '80s, but the stellar musicianship and albums continued and in fact expanded in the '90s. Like so many others, I lost track of this band for much of the '90s but got reaquainted with them through the Internet. This was the first of the '90s albums I listened to. Since then I have bought both their last album "Mindfields" and 1992's entirely overlooked "Kingdom Of Desire", both of which I now like even better than this album. Nonetheless, this album is the one that made me fall in love with Toto all over again.

"Gift Of Faith" is a gorgeous, over 7-minute anthem to lead off the anthem. Melodic and somewhat guitar-driven, this song gets the album off on the right foot. Next comes the sad and yet beautifully haunting ballad "I Will Remember". Steve Lukather, who does most of the lead vocals on this effort, shines here as he does on all Toto ballads. The same can be said for later ballads on the album like "The Other End Of Time" and "Just Can't Get To You", both of which are also very endearing songs.

While this album doesn't rock as much as its predecessor, the aforementioned "Kingdom Of Desire", there are still some rocking tracks here as well. Songs like "Drag Him To The Roof" and the instrumental "Dave's Gone Skiing" are examples of that. There are also gorgeous mid-tempo tracks like "Slipped Away" and "Time Is The Enemy"; these songs, like many others here, can bring goosebumps with their layered, fantastic melodies.

"Baby He's Your Man", while probably my least favorite track on this album, is worth a mention due to its different direction. This is "Toto does R&B", with drum loops and female vocals rounding out a very unusual sound for Toto. Not bad, I guess, once you get used to it. One more track to mention, "The Road Goes On"--the last track on the album besides an unlisted one--is another gorgeous anthem/ballad with fantastic lyrics...."Now I see it all through different eyes; where I'm going, where I've gone. All I know - I'm still surprised that the road goes on and on." Enough said. For sure, I hope the road continues on for Toto, one of my favorite bands of all time.