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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
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.
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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
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.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Most people are wrong!, July 3, 2003
Toto's "Fahrenheit" is NOT a bad album, not at all! It's very melodic, and if you ask me, the album where Steve Porcaro gets to perform a lot. Well, actually, this is their album where all three of the Porcaro brothers gets to play to the limit. This is also the new singer Joseph William's first album out of two and he does a wonderul job! I can see my self in an 80's bar listening to this stuff on the radio, it's that kind of music if you ask me. Steve P makes this CD just like any other music from the 80's - SYNTH! "We can make it Tonight" and "Fahrenheit" is very harmonic and is summermusic, you know this special music from the 80's that fits SO good to the summer, just like taken from the movie Beverly Hills Cop, doesn't it?! Fahrenheit is a mixture of romance and summer. On the romance side we've got "Could this be Love", "I'll be over you" and "Lea" amongst others, and we've already gone through the summerside. The lyrics on this cd really makes you think. It's not very deep, but spelled out. We have all been in his situation in "Could this be love" - you're in love with someone that already has a boy- och girlfriend. There is also an instrumental track - "Don't stop me now", which has turned out great a couple of years later with bridge-lyrics. What else, let's see...it's hard, it's a great CD with good vibes but with bad reviews and credit. The only song that sounds a bit of the same all the time is "Without your Love", where Mike Porcaro has the main responsability. Wanna know the fun thing? This is Toto's worst album, but it is still a WONDERFUL and BEAUTIFUL album! That says a lot about Toto, I think. Released in 1986, it STILL rocks!
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