THE CAFFE` LATTE`
200
MOST
RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
Some are the best selling, while others may be obscure, but the
albums listed here are all worthy of a listen. No compilation/ best of sets.
Only exceptional live albums included. This is a personal listing of the albums
I enjoy the most to this day.
#143
TOTO IV: TOTO
[1982]
Unjustly criticised for being too slick, Toto did deliver definitive studio perfection 80s style. On this fourth album, the accomplished musicians managed to add enough pop hooks to make the songs more relatable (unlike the preceding 2 LPs). While this album did have many detractors, few could resist the charm of "Africa". The pounding beat of "Rosanna" is one of the defining tracks of the decade. With "I Won't Hold You Back", Toto helped create a blueprint for the power ballad. There are weaker tracks, and this album does pale in comparison to the skill demonstrated on Toto's debut LP, but there is no denying the pedigree of the band's members. These performers were in high demand as session musicians for good reason: they had played on classic albums such as Boz Scaggs' 'Silk Degrees' and would play on Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. Highlight
tracks: Africa; Rosanna & I Won't Hold You Back.
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