Dream Theater VS Toto

this is just a poll i would like to see the outcome from.

the criteria of what i base this poll on is Musicality, technicality, creativity, live preformance, diversity and progyness over both bands outputs from start off carear til now

Dream Theater - the singular most influtional Progressive Metal band, and the flagship of todays modern progressive band scene (mayby not the best band but they are very important for the status of prog in the 90s and 00s). verry skilld band all bandmembers preveus and those who stil are there, all mastring there instruments in a BIG way, intense songs, often epics in 10+++ and several time signature changes. 

• James LaBrie - Lead vocals, Percussion (1991-present)
• John Myung - Bass guitar, Chapman stick (1985-present)
• John Petrucci - Guitars, Backing vocals (1985-present)
• Mike Portnoy - Drums, Percussion, Backing vocals (1985-present)
• Jordan Rudess - Keyboards, Continuum, Lap steel guitar (1999-present)

Former members

• Chris Collins - Lead vocals (1985-1986)
• Charlie Dominici - Lead vocals (1986-1989)
• Kevin Moore - Keyboards (1985-1994)
• Derek Sherinian - Keyboards, Backing vocals (1994-1999)

Toto - a band with no exeptian consist of the moust experianced session musicians in Los Angeles area ( the founding lineupp Exept Bobby Kimball and  David Huntgate Louisianna and Texas), a band labeld Pop/rock but litarly play every style in popular music, all members of Toto is masters of ther instriments and have contributed on ceveral albums for other famous artist (Thriller by Michael Jackson  are 4 tracks playd by toto members and Human Nature is basicly a Toto tune made by Steve porcaro)

Official band members

two very different bands in style and genere, but similar in the way that both bands consist of stellar musicians, virtouse, perfect live preformance, perfection in studio.


i think this will be a fun poll  with grate coments 

Can't think of anything I like by Toto.

JayDee wrote: That's kind of sad Snowie. What songs have you heard from them? Just curious. As much as I ADORE both bands, as of this moment, I think I'll choose Toto. Being a guitarist and a drummer myself,  Jeff Porcaro and Steve Lukather inspired me to get better as a musician.

Edited by Snow Dog - July 08 2009 at 08:11

its 2 or 3 ways to look at Totos carear one is from 1977 - 1992 wich i call the Jeff Porcaro period, and from 1992 - 1995 Lukather era and 1999 - 2008 the Porg period

or from 1977 - 1982 the classic era - 1982 -  1995 experimental or finding there sound era 1999 - 2008 the new and fresh era (as i will call them)

they have 12 studioalbums from 1978 - 2006: Toto (1978), Hydra (1979), Turn Back (1981), Toto V (1992), Isolation (1984), Fahrenheit (1986), The Seventh One (1988), Kingdom of Desire (1993) (Jeff Porcaro era), Tambu (1995), Mindfields (1999), True the Looking Glass (cover album 2002) and Falling in Between (2006) (SImon Phillips era)
 

I prefer Toto, particularly for the Dune soundtrack.

JayDee wrote: Snow Dog wrote: [QUOTE=JayDee] That's kind of sad Snowie. What songs have you heard from them? Just curious. As much as I ADORE both bands, as of this moment, I think I'll choose Toto. Being a guitarist and a drummer myself,  Jeff Porcaro and Steve Lukather inspired me to get better as a musician. I haven't heard much, that is very true. Did they do Africa? I think hearing that was enough to put me off forever, but what do you recommend? Just did a  Wiki check. Hold the Line.....hate that too.

Ah those hits.
Well certainly there's sooo much more to Toto than their hits.
Well my personal favorite from them are the albums Fahrenheit, Kingdom of Desire and Tambu. As for the songs, I dare you to check these YouTube vids:

Kingdom of Desire
Jake To The Bone
Dave's Gone Skiing
I Will Remember
These Chains

That's all I can think of for now. My favorites from them though I won't mind if you still don't like them after viewing those stuffs I posted.

Check out their last album called Falling In Between. Lots of good tracks there. Specially this one:

Bottom of Your Soul Featuring the great Leland Sklar on bass.

I won't forget when they did that song during their concert here in the Philippines. Amazing!!!!!!

Cheers!

i have a Question about the track Fahrenheit  on the album with the same title, the drum pattern in the verse i have scratched my hair in trying to figure out if it is actualy Jeff Porcaro dissplaying his singlefoot bassdrum technice ore a drum machine (i Hope not) since yoe are a drummer you probably have wonderd about the same

JayDee wrote:   Kingdom of Desire      Didn't think much of this one Jake To The Bone            Better Dave's Gone Skiing          Pretty Good I Will Remember                 No. These Chains                      No No Bottom of Your Soul                  Nooooooo!

Or maybe the Toto album "Thriller".  Many songs have been played on the radio from that lately.    Actually, I jest, but I am pretty certain that Steve Lukather and at least one of the Porcaros contributed to that Michael Jackson album.  Does anyone know the details?  I know that Steve Porcaro has a writing credit for Human Nature.  Is it just this one song, or do Toto guys play on more?

^ Jeff Porcaro plays on Human Nature, Beat It, Heal the World, the Girl is Mine
Steve Lukather plays on the sam tracks and play both elctric guitar and bass guitar on Beat it
Steve Porcaro wrote human nature, synth programming on som track beat it on trller and some tracks on Of the Wall
David Paige synth programming on Of the Wall, Piano on Earth Song, and i think some on Bad
Greg Phillinganes have worked on almoust all and was tour manager for dangerous and bad, and for the London concert this July

Logan wrote: Are you familiar with Toto's soundtrack for Dune?  Perhaps you'd like this:

David Paige is such a grate piano player, grate composer and such a funny man(espessially on ekstramaterials on the DVDs=