What that meant was that after — as Lukather put it — straining to "prove we were an arena rock band" with Turn Back, the group doubled down on its knack for lush production and radio-ready melodies ...

Toto scored four Top 10 hits, but "Africa" remains the band's lone chart-topper, a concert sing-along staple and their signature song. "I'm sure [Weezer frontman] Rivers [Cuomo] was like, This is a ...

'Desperately Seeking Susan' star Rosanne Arquette in 1985. Remember Toto? Not the beloved canine from The Wizard of the Oz — the other Toto. But they're perhaps best known as headliners on their own ...

Even though their sensibilities as studio technicians were honed in the 70s, Toto managed to extend their run of chart excellence in the 80s. In fact, Toto IV, released in 1982, became one of the ...

Though Toto has released another 11 studio albums since Toto IV, none has come close to the Top 10 standing of their two biggest albums in the U.S. The band did have some post-Toto IV success on the ...

David Paich, from left, Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams of L.A.'s Toto. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) Steve Lukather has lived in his house overlooking Studio City since 1979 — longer than ...

Where: Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. Cost: $85, $165, $179.50 and $195. Info: (509) 279-7000, www.spokanearena.com The world of rock takes its toll. There are many reasons bands call it a day: the ...

In 1981, a band of six studio musicians from North Hollywood tried to record an album’s worth of hits to save their flailing relationship with their label, Columbia Records. It worked: Toto… By Andrew ...

Remember Toto? Not the beloved canine from The Wizard of the Oz — the other Toto. As hitmakers, they may not have had quite the staying power as the 1939 film classic, but their music has. For a brief ...