![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I was particularly curious as to whether these guys were able to stand the test of time. The new live album 40 Tours Around The Sun was therefore met with some anticipation and special attention. Although I continued to follow the band, I stopped seeing them live. In between, I saw them perform twice at the Ahoy in Rotterdam, both in 1987 and for the last time in 2006. I was also present in November 2002, at the Amsterdam HMH, with an identical setlist to the performance in March 2003, later recorded for posterity in the form of the 25 th Anniversary: Live in Amsterdam CD and DVD. The band, consisting of seasoned session musicians, was on a worldwide tour to promote their fourth album, aptly named IV. I was lucky to be present at their first concert ever in the Netherlands, at the Congresgebouw in The Hague on 27 th September 1982 to be precise. I find myself on the side of the latter, ever since their first album in 1978. You either condemn the group for its silky smooth productions, catchy tunes and (too) high hit content, or you embrace them on the basis of their undisputed musical capabilities, melodic music and writing qualities. Toto is a band that divides music fans into two camps, pro or con, and there is no middle ground. ![]()
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