Year : 2017
Style : Melodic Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 118 mb
Info:
Robert Troy "Bobby" Kimball (born March 29, 1947) is an American singer, best known as the original and longtime frontman of the rock band Toto.Robert Troy Kimball was born in Orange, Texas, and was raised in nearby Vinton, Louisiana, as Vinton did not have a hospital (thus, he was born across the state line). Kimball started singing as a child, dabbling on voice and piano in a musical household throughout his youth. Throughout the 1970s, Kimball performed as a vocalist in various New Orleans-area bands, including The Levee Band, which would later become LeRoux after Kimball left.In 1974, Bobby Kimball left Louisiana and moved to Los Angeles where he joined 3 members from the defunct band, Three Dog Night, to form a new band called S.S. Fools. They released one album on CBS Records, but the band split up within a year and a half. About six months later, Kimball was asked by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, to join the five session musicians to form Toto. He submitted a self-penned audition song for the band, "You Are The Flower", which was included on their debut album. Kimball performed on the first four studio albums by Toto, but was released from the band in 1984 during the sessions for the Isolation LP.A longstanding urban legend holds that the band named itself 'Toto' after Kimball's "real" name, "Robert Toteaux." In reality, this story was simply a joke perpetrated and perpetuated by Toto's original bassist, David Hungate. According to Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, the reason for this choice of band name was that Toto was "really simple, easy to remember and easily identified in every language."Kimball was also well known at the time for making a variety of sandwiches for the band during recording sessions, which he stated in interviews as something he is very proud of.
Album:
Cleopatra Records has just released a Toto's vocalist BOBBY KIMBALL new album titled "Mysterious Sessions". In fact, these are not mysterious at all, as most the songs appeared years ago in some tribute albums, etc.But it's a very cool compilation to have all these Kimball performances (some really hard to find) into one single CD, plus, there's an unreleased Bobby Kimball cover of Level 42’s classic 'Something About You'.Apart from the covers of famous songs by bands such as Aerosmith, Journey, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and more, we have Kimball’s unique take on 3 Toto megahits, including "Hold the Line" & "Rosanna", recorded with an updated sound.Alongside Kimball covering these songs there's super musicians such as Mike Porcaro (Toto), Billy Sherwood (Yes), Patrick Moraz (The Moody Blues), Tony Kaye (Yes), Alan White (Yes), Derek Sherinian (ex Dream Theater), progressive legends Nektar and many more.As said, results very nice to have all these Bobby Kimball performances into one CD, being sold at a very reasonable price. It has been written many times; Kimball may be singing the phone book and still would be interesting to hear.
Line-Up:
Bobby Kimball - vocals (Ex-Toto)
+ guests:
Mike Porcaro (Toto)
Nektar, Billy Sherwood (Yes)
Patrick Moraz (The Moody Blues)
Tony Kaye (Yes)
Alan White (Yes)
Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater)
..and others!
Tracklist:
01 - Hold the Line
02 - Have a Cigar (feat. B. Kulick, M. Porcaro & Greg Bissonette)
03 - Get Back (feat. Tony Kaye & Alan White)
04 - I'm Not in Love
05 - Who's Crying Now (feat. Billy Sherwood)
06 - Africa (feat. Nektar & Patrick Moraz)
07 - Give a Little Bit
08 - The Dance (feat. Gary Griffin)
09 - What It Takes (feat. Mike Porcaro & Derek Sherinian)
10 - Something About You
11 - Please Come Home for Christmas
12 - Rosanna
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