Steel Notes Magazine
TOTO
Winter 2017/18
STATE
THEATRE,
EASTON PA
BY ALEXXIS STEELE
Photos By Sheri Bayne
They say that music soothes the soul... There are some bands
whose music you never grow tired of hearing ... That is the case
with Toto...
Almost four decades later, they prove at every show why we still
love them so much. You can close your eyes and let the music
bring you back to where you were at the time you first heard their
songs play on the radio.
Toto is one of those bands we grew up listening to that sounds the
same today as they did then, and keeps the structure of their songs
intact.
My favorite Toto song- “Hold the Line” was surprisingly the sec-
ond song of the evening, and got the crowd going early on in the
show.
Guitarist extraordinaire, Steve Lukather, was the band’s spokes-
person for the show, and proved he earned his rightful spot in the
music business when he played a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Red
House” that rocked the house!
One of the highlights of the show was when Steve introduced the
many songs the band members had written for other artists. The
list includes the hit song he wrote for The Tubes- “She’s A Beauty”,
Cheryl Lynn’s dance hit- “ To Be Real”, and Michael Jacksons
song, “ Human Nature”, to name a few.
The band ended the night with two of its most notable and top
hits, “Rosanna and “Africa”, which had the fans clapping and
singing along to it.
The State Theatre in Easton proved to be a more intimate experi-
ence at watching the band, rather than a larger venue. The crowd’s
appreciation of the band’s performance made it evident that they
gave their fans exactly what they wanted to hear, by their very
vocal cheers, claps, and singing along to the music.
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After
the show, we hung out
with Steve Lukather backstage, and did a Facebook
Live interview with him. Much to my surprise, we also ran into
fellow rocker, Ted Poley, Frontman for Danger Danger while we
were there.
We look forward to seeing Steve and the band again when they
get back to town as they celebrate their 40th Anniversary in 2018.
Until then, time to get out the cd’s and find out more about what
Toto is doing at:
https://www.facebook.com/totoband
http://www.toto99.com
http://totoofficial.com
Alexxis