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Dennis Atlas
“Steve Lukather’s guitar collided with a mic stand. He made it part of the song!” Toto’s Dennis Atlas goes solo

By Dave Ling Published

Listen to Principle and you’ll hear Bumblefoot, David Paich, Marco Minneman and others, plus Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman and Jordan Rudess influences

Albums
Montage of 80s AOR album covers
10 essential 80s AOR albums

By Dave Ling Published

Buying guide Big voices, bigger hair and Zippo-waving ballads: from Journey to Bon Jovi, these are the 10 essential AOR albums that ruled the 1980s

Buying guide
Toto posing for a photograph in 1983
Toto’s Rosanna: the huge 80s AOR hit inspired by an up-and-coming actress and John Bonham

By Henry Yates Published

“I mean, how hard is it to have a beautiful woman around?”

Bands & Artists
Toto in 1982
Toto, “that Africa band,” on their prog credentials

By Malcolm Dome Published

They were inspired by prog heavyweights and their records have always contained surprising depth

Bands & Artists
Toto in 1982
How Toto used a synthesised flute riff and a drum loop to concoct a classic and a cultural phenomenon

By Paul Rees Published

Written to get their label off their back, Toto's Africa – written by a man who'd never been there – has become inescapable

Tracks & Singles
McCartney Lukather
The day Toto guitarist Steve Lukather defied orders and jammed Beatles songs with Paul McCartney

By Paul Brannigan Published

If anyone tells you 'Never meet your heroes', ignore them

Bands & Artists
Totos Steve Lukather and Christopher Cross onstage
Toto, Christopher Cross and The Romantics announce mammoth North American tour

By Fraser Lewry Published

Your opportunity to ride like the wind while blessing the rains down in Africa

Bands & Artists
Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams onstage
Toto announce An Evening With Toto US tour with new setlist

By Fraser Lewry Published

Toto will return to American theatres in February and March 2026

Bands & Artists
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Why Toto's second album Hydra is their proggiest

By Phil Ashcroft Published

The seasoned American session stars changed tack after the success of their self-titled debut, inserting splashes of musical colour that became part of their unique style

Albums
A collage of artwork from 10 great 70s AOR albums
A Beginner's Guide to 70s AOR in 10 essential albums

By Dave Ling Published

AOR might have come truly blossoming into platinum-tinged life in the 1980s, but the genre had been holding lighters aloft and weeping in its beer in the 1970s. These are the best albums

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