>It's as easy to see why radio listeners loved Toto as it is to see why critics hated them. Toto's rock-studio chops allowed them to play any current pop style at the drop of a hi-hat: one minute prog rock, the next hard rock, the next funky R&B. It all sounded great, but it also implied that music-making took craft rather than inspiration and that the musical barriers critics like to erect were arbitrary. Then, too, Toto's timing couldn't have been much worse. They rode in during the middle of punk/new wave with its D.I.Y. aesthetic, and their sheer competence was an affront.William Ruhlmann wrote this in a retrospective review of the Toto debut in 2010. Regarding their negative reception amongst American music critics at the time, was he on to something?
>>128708111Gen Xers hated Toto. My boss was ranting about how they sucked the other day
>>128708111toto sucks though. sure they have like 3 good hits, but have you ever listened to a full toto album? ponderous. fucking ponderous.
Like Toto a lot, always thought it was funny how they pissed people off so much. Good songs, good production, great vocals and world-class musicianship.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6-2jpl0qZs
>>128708205shame about the bad songs
