Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 So this is a thing: And this: I think the only logical conclusion is Rivers Cuomo's next big step in conquering the charts around the world is becoming a Toto cover band that only plays tunes from Toto IV. That was a joke, but I'm not joking when I say I'm actually all for these two singles existing, but I'll tag that I actually haven't listened to them yet as I'm listening to something else right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Any band paying homage to Toto would be a-OK in my book, lol Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Those covers are terrible 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 Okay, actually listening to the Africa cover now. I'm sorry Segue, I don't hear what's bad about this. Maybe a couple more guitars in the chorus than need to be there, but this is fun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Okay, actually listening to the Africa cover now. I'm sorry Segue, I don't hear what's bad about this. Maybe a couple more guitars in the chorus than need to be there, but this is fun. i agree. and i think that's what it was fun. i don't it was serious art, lol Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 I like Weezer's version better. Call it me being a Weezer fan who never cared that much for Africa, but something about their cover means a lot more to me than the original. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I like Weezer's version better. Call it me being a Weezer fan who never cared that much for Africa, but something about their cover means a lot more to me than the original. Africa was a hit....but it's one of my least fav toto songs. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 I like Weezer's version better. Call it me being a Weezer fan who never cared that much for Africa, but something about their cover means a lot more to me than the original. Africa was a hit....but it's one of my least fav toto songs. Mick I've never understood the appeal. The chorus is catchy, it's a little silly, but the groove is far too tepid to make great use of that. Weezer just added some guitars and cranked the chorus up past 7, and it's way more fun. I like the original version of Rosanna better though, Rivers can't quite pull off the vocal delivery, and there was no way they were gonna beat the original groove Porcaro laid down. Still... it's fun. This is what summer is for, lol. I think Weezer have finally figured out how to be the greatest meme band of all time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Toto's Africa is a stone cold pop classic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I like Weezer's version better. Call it me being a Weezer fan who never cared that much for Africa, but something about their cover means a lot more to me than the original. Africa was a hit....but it's one of my least fav toto songs. Mick I've never understood the appeal. The chorus is catchy, it's a little silly, but the groove is far too tepid to make great use of that. Weezer just added some guitars and cranked the chorus up past 7, and it's way more fun. I like the original version of Rosanna better though, Rivers can't quite pull off the vocal delivery, and there was no way they were gonna beat the original groove Porcaro laid down. Still... it's fun. This is what summer is for, lol. I think Weezer have finally figured out how to be the greatest meme band of all time. i need to spin Weezer again. they are favs from my teen years. Yea the Original africa is about as dumb as those covers, lol. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 I like Weezer's version better. Call it me being a Weezer fan who never cared that much for Africa, but something about their cover means a lot more to me than the original. Africa was a hit....but it's one of my least fav toto songs. Mick I've never understood the appeal. The chorus is catchy, it's a little silly, but the groove is far too tepid to make great use of that. Weezer just added some guitars and cranked the chorus up past 7, and it's way more fun. I like the original version of Rosanna better though, Rivers can't quite pull off the vocal delivery, and there was no way they were gonna beat the original groove Porcaro laid down. Still... it's fun. This is what summer is for, lol. I think Weezer have finally figured out how to be the greatest meme band of all time. i need to spin Weezer again. they are favs from my teen years. Yea the Original africa is about as dumb as those covers, lol. Mick If you haven't before, try the White Album from them. It's their 2016 self-titled, and critics and fans alike pretty much said it was the best thing they'd done since the Green Album, if not Pinkerton...or the Blue Album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Weezer are ok. Nothing special. They don't suit these songs. Simple as. I don't think either cover is good. If they had fun doing it, good on them. It's got people talking. I've just seen it on Facebook. Awesome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I like Weezer's version better. Call it me being a Weezer fan who never cared that much for Africa, but something about their cover means a lot more to me than the original. Africa was a hit....but it's one of my least fav toto songs. Mick I've never understood the appeal. The chorus is catchy, it's a little silly, but the groove is far too tepid to make great use of that. Weezer just added some guitars and cranked the chorus up past 7, and it's way more fun. I like the original version of Rosanna better though, Rivers can't quite pull off the vocal delivery, and there was no way they were gonna beat the original groove Porcaro laid down. Still... it's fun. This is what summer is for, lol. I think Weezer have finally figured out how to be the greatest meme band of all time. i need to spin Weezer again. they are favs from my teen years. Yea the Original africa is about as dumb as those covers, lol. Mick If you haven't before, try the White Album from them. It's their 2016 self-titled, and critics and fans alike pretty much said it was the best thing they'd done since the Green Album, if not Pinkerton...or the Blue Album. i've been meaning to get to their White Album. and I LOVE all the albums you listed, BTW. Particulary Green and Blue. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 Weezer are ok. Nothing special. They don't suit these songs. Simple as. I don't think either cover is good. If they had fun doing it, good on them. It's got people talking. I've just seen it on Facebook. Awesome. I think I'm having more fun listening to it than they had making it...but then maybe I'm not thinking about how much fun it must be to be Weezer and be the meme of the day. I'm not ashamed to admit I just bought the cover on iTunes. I can definitely see your point though. The covers are very heavy handed, and Toto inarguably had more skilled musicians than Weezer has. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I was never drawn to Weezer for their immaculate musicianship, lol. good tunes though . Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 I like Weezer's version better. Call it me being a Weezer fan who never cared that much for Africa, but something about their cover means a lot more to me than the original. Africa was a hit....but it's one of my least fav toto songs. Mick I've never understood the appeal. The chorus is catchy, it's a little silly, but the groove is far too tepid to make great use of that. Weezer just added some guitars and cranked the chorus up past 7, and it's way more fun. I like the original version of Rosanna better though, Rivers can't quite pull off the vocal delivery, and there was no way they were gonna beat the original groove Porcaro laid down. Still... it's fun. This is what summer is for, lol. I think Weezer have finally figured out how to be the greatest meme band of all time. i need to spin Weezer again. they are favs from my teen years. Yea the Original africa is about as dumb as those covers, lol. Mick If you haven't before, try the White Album from them. It's their 2016 self-titled, and critics and fans alike pretty much said it was the best thing they'd done since the Green Album, if not Pinkerton...or the Blue Album. i've been meaning to get to their White Album. and I LOVE all the albums you listed, BTW. Particulary Green and Blue. Mick As soon as I heard the Blue Album, Weezer became one of my absolute favorite modern bands. Forget Green Day, Coldplay, Radiohead, The Killers, The Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, The White Stripes, any of that. These geeks from California are pop rock geniuses. I don't spin Green enough, but here's my ranking BlueWhitePinkertonEverything Will Be All Right In The EndGreenMaladroitPacific Daydream and I haven't heard the others, not brave enough to venture into the mid 00's, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Cuomo was in a college class of mine at UConn in '87-88. He was still a high school senior. Hid name eas Peter Kitts back then, and he had enormous 80's metal hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Well, if Weezer did decide to be a Toto tribute band, they would at least be playing good music for a change. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 These two covers blow chunks. Weezer really is hit or miss. I like their cover of Pumped Up Kicks - really well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Without Lukather and Paich, there's no magic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx_rush Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 There is nothing wrong with the covers....but other than aesthetics there is nothing new and unique about them. His voice is annoying when he has to hold long notes...and a little bit of distortion on guitars during chorus....yawn....I like both of the original versions and nothing in these covers would inspire me to take a 2nd listen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) I take it this was a prank on those expecting their black album to be released that day. Hope it’s more like Everything Will Be Alright In The End and White and less like their last album. Too electronic sounding for me. Edited May 30, 2018 by invisible airwave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Toto's Africa is a stone cold pop classic.Aces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 Well Segue, consider this. Weezer covering Africa has helped me to see the song in a new light, enjoy it more, and buy Toto IV, which I previously had little intention to buy unless it was convenient. Listening now, and I do like this so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 (edited) So this is a thing: And this: I think the only logical conclusion is Rivers Cuomo's next big step in conquering the charts around the world is becoming a Toto cover band that only plays tunes from Toto IV. That was a joke, but I'm not joking when I say I'm actually all for these two singles existing, but I'll tag that I actually haven't listened to them yet as I'm listening to something else right now. My 21 year old daughter played both covers for me. I liked them, but no way they do justice. I'm finally going to pop my TOTO Cherry on August 3. Third row center. It's amazing to me that I never saw TOTO with Simon on the drums. WTF Edited June 3, 2018 by RUSHHEAD666 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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