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Steve Porcaro played a huge variety of synthesizers on Toto albums. While David Paich handled piano duties, it was usually Steve's job to complement the music with creative synth sounds. The synth solo in the Toto song " Rosanna " is a noted example of his approach. [ 19 ]
During this time, Steve Porcaro co-wrote and co-composed "Human Nature", which Michael Jackson recorded for his best-selling album Thriller (1982), turning the song into a smash hit. Jeff Porcaro and Steve Lukather also appeared on Thriller on multiple tracks, most notably on Beat It and the Jackson/Paul McCartney duet "The Girl Is Mine".
Toto is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1977, the group's original lineup included lead vocalist Bobby Kimball, guitarist and vocalist Steve Lukather, keyboardist and vocalist David Paich, bassist David Hungate, keyboardist Steve Porcaro and drummer Jeff Porcaro.
Toto keyboardist Steve Porcaro has actually since retired from touring with Toto, but he is talking about that time in June 2018 when he dropped in on Weezer’s Jimmy Kimmel performance of Toto ...
Porcaro in 2013. The first version of "Human Nature" was written and composed by Steve Porcaro of Toto. [11] He wrote the song when his first-grade daughter came home crying after a boy pushed her off the slide. He blurted out three reasons for the incident to comfort her: the boy liked her, people can be strange, and "it's human nature". [12]
Porcaro, 67, adds, "And I'm sure he had a little crush on her. Everybody else did at some point, probably." Steve Lukather, 67, chimes in: "Rosanna is the Toto track.
Their final contractual obligation with Frontier Records, Toto made the record understanding that it likely would not make pop radio. With the return of Steve Porcaro and David Hungate, David Paich found the sessions to be "very cyclical", which was further helped by the location of their studio: it was located just a half mile away from where they recorded their eponymous debut. [9]
Steve Porcaro and Lukather describe it as "the ultimate Toto track". [15] Cash Box said that it "is a varied palette of pleasing pop shades". [16] Billboard said "The arrangement is more complex than anything Toto's known for, mixing rock power chords with softer passages". [17]