Story of a TOTO 80s Hidden Gem | Pop Fix | Professor of Rock
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- In this episode we break down a top ten chart from may of 1983 starring Michael Jackson, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Thomas Dolby, Men at Work, After the Fire, Prince and the Revolution, Toto etc.. As we study the chart we focus in on a hidden gem from the band Toto. I Wont Hold You Back from their blockbuster album TOTO IV. Steve Lukather and David Paich tells the story about writing it and it’s impact since. A must see episode.
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This show is on point! Can’t believe that TOTO has been an underrated band throughout the years, when it is the greatest band of all time! Keep em’ coming professor!
Greatest band of all time? Come on. Don't BAN me professor. Lol
I never ever underrated them ;-)
@JW KenCo But after Toto IV they got into a feud with Rolling Stone Magazine and didn't get the necessary coverage to remain top of the bill.
"Underrated?" Seriously? Only "underrated" to those who have only ever heard "Africa' and "Rosanna....." Also, easily one of the greatest solos from "Won't Hold You Back..".....
What do you mean underrated? They've won awards, were big in the late 70s and throughout the 80s and to early 90s. They were big, you just missed them.
I Won't Hold You Back is 150% underrated for sure. It sits there in the same league of the other hits in Toto IV: Rosanna, Africa... you name it. Toto is one of the greatest bands ever and Steve Lukather is a genius.
Amen!
OMG, I WASN'T EXPECTING A REPLY.
Thank you so much for all the amazing videos. Keep 'em coming, Professor!
Amen!
Steve is a great person too.
I love hearing Luke and Paich praise each others styles.
Luke has a really hard time taking a compliment to this day, but he has written some great songs, and his ability to come up with guitar parts on the spot put him in the top group of session musicians of all time. He's one of the hardest working people in the business.
Toto should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Period. You are the best, Professor. Seriously.
The RRHOF is a joke, I stopped paying attention to inductions when they finally bowed to pressure and inducted Rush. Alex’s speech summed up what I think of “the hall:” Blah Blah Blah, Blah Blah Blah Blah 😑
❤️❤️❤️ Toto 💖💖💖
"I Won't Hold You Back" is one of my biggest songs that I actually can't imagine living without. It's definitely my favorite Toto song!!! Thank you for putting it in the spotlight. It's definitely underrated.
You are so welcome Bill! Thanks for watching.
Rick Beato raves about the tone of the guitar on this one. I have to agree. Killer tone from a killer guitarist.
The last song my mother ever heard was me playing a version of this song. She said it was the most beautiful thing she ever heard. God rest her soul.
You are a lucky sob! Do you know how many musicians have that dream? The fans, the record company and everything comes in second the the person you impressed. You can die a happy person@
One of the greatest ballads ever made...only second to their other Maestro composition "I'll be over You" . 🙏🎼❤️
That's a tough one. I love both so much. Thanks for watching !
I still listen to I'll Be Over You . It is my favorite ballad of theirs.
@@ProfessorofRock For sure a close call 😉 Keep up your great work, Professor. Love every episode!
Both awesome Luke ballads. Gotta love the Luke ballads!
Both written by Luke.
"We were also working on a lot of records that WERE our competition." Just an amazing piece of truth there. I've been on a Toto jag for several months. I love these two guys and their music. It really tops it off to have the professor cover them. It just doesn't get better than that. Thanks
Almost everyone missed that! Myself included--those two albums got me to start reading the liner notes. I was like, ohhhhhh......
absolutely, man same here. few months now going back over these with the fine toothed comb. incredible appreciation. “these chains” is my current fascination track.
Paich the guy who wrote "Hold the Line", "99", "Lowdown", "Lido Shuffle", "Georgy Porgy", "Rosanna", "Hydra", "Holyanna", "Pamela, Rossana"...haha such a cool dude!
Deep track: he wrote a very heartfelt ballad for Toto XIV called, "All the Tears that Shine." th-cam.com/video/RP9R7ZNvfIA/w-d-xo.html
He also wrote "Bottom of Your Soul" from the Falling in Between album, one of their most underrated songs imo.
And also, I think, he wrote Africa too
The lead guitar coupled with the French horn makes for such a haunting solo. Definitely one of my favorite Toto tunes.
It's a hall of fame solo for sure.
@James Smith Yeah they knocked it out of the park. Cheers!
It's excruciating and painfully melancholic.
Steve Lukather is so awesome! Very underappreciated/underrated amongst all guitarists.
I Won't Hold You Back had such a sad guitar solo in it. As Luke said in the interview, "Sometimes you don't have to say that much to say alot."
People often toss around their opinions of who's the most "underrated" guitarist, drummer, etc. Well, I'd like to toss Steve Lukather's name into the "one of the most underrated singers" hat.
Since Toto's first album, on songs like "Georgy Porgy" and the beautiful ballad/rocker "Angela", Steve made it very clear Bobby Kimball wasn't the "only" great singer in the band. The band's follow-up album "Hydra" spawned only one true commercial hit, "99". Again, this song showcased Steve's massively "under the radar" vocal prowess to the mostly unwitting public. Fast forward in time a bit on the songs, "I Won't Hold You Back" and "I'll Be Over You", it's easy to make a case that one of the most talented and prolific guitarist during the past few decades also deserves to be recognized for his vocal chops. ;-)
like George Benson, another great guitarist who also does great vocals
I agree totally !!
I'm rediscovering "I'll be over you" and I'm obsessed with that song.
If you haven't already, go watch the video of them singing it live in Paris from 1990 (I think). Greatness.
14:39 - "sometimes you don't have to play that much, to say a lot." Well said, Luke! The solo is iconic! ❤🔥
Toto IV was a great album. This song often gets overshadowed by Africa and Rosanna. The album justifiably swept the Grammy's.
These guys are so damned humble! It makes them even more admirable.
Eddie's solo in 'Beat It' is actually my favorite of all his solos.
Thank you so much for sharing this!
"I Won't Hold You Back" is a gorgeous track and great to hear live. - Luke's guitar provokes the goosebumps on this one.
Whenever I hear I Won't Hold You Back, I always think of a classmate on whom I had a huge crush in the 8th grade. I still remember going to the spring dance, hoping that I could dance with her while this song played. One of my favorite songs of all times.
Great memories.
I love when Luke said “sometimes you don’t have to play much to say a lot”. I think that’s one reason his solos are so melodic and great. love these guys.
Won’t Hold You Back: one of THE greatest guitar solos in ANY song. Period.
LOVE Won't Hold You Back & I'll Be Over You. Luke is a very underrated vocalist.
I'll Be Over You ... That's some tear jerking gold right there !
Amen!
'I Will Remember' is my favourite
@@jake6887 Awesome song!
"I guess I should have known by the way you parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last." Greatest opening line ever!
I love it when TOTO is given the coverage and respect they deserve but often times didn't get. Thanks for this Professor!
This is my favourite Toto song, always gets me singing along. This is quite the top 10 list for the week, hard to argue any of the songs on it
I'm ashamed to admit that I had forgotten completely about this song and was flooded with memories when I heard it again in this video. Thanks for the reminder Professor!
They have so many great songs you're bound to forget one. Thanks for watching!
Won't hold you back brings back memories of 83...just the best time to be young
One of my favorite Toto tunes.
Same here. Thanks for watching.
Professor, how about this for a week on Billboard?
July 14, 1984.
1. Prince - When Doves Cry
2. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In the Dark
3. The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
4. Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face
5. Duran Duran - The Reflex
6. Laura Branigan -Self Control
7. Mike Reno and Anne Wilson - Almost Paradise
8. Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters
9. Huey Lewis and the News - The Heart of Rock and Roll
10. ZZ Top - Legs
This is an epic top 10....but I don't think it could stand up to this video's top 10. Prince and Michael in the same 10 and add in Toto and David bowie it's tough to beat!
It's a better list for me anyway, I remember all the songs on yours.
I've LOVED that song for over 35 years - thanks so much for giving it the attention it deserves
Absolutely the saddest, most beautiful song ever composed. The piano, the lyrics, the guitar solo, all perfection. My most favorite song of all time. Thank you so much for this. There will be nights at home or shifts at work where I will just play every live version, cover etc I can find and just listen to them all back to back to back for hours.
Toto kept me in the rock pop genre while I got into metal . Still resonates today. Toto is heavy in my playlist
I hope you have some of their deep track heavier stuff in your playlist, like this one: th-cam.com/video/wvujXqPnNUk/w-d-xo.html
Lukather got me to really appreciate guitars as a keyboard player, which is why I like metal :)
Thank you for posting this interview. Mr. Lukather is so talented in multiple dimensions, with his gifts in guitar, vocals and songwriting. I so appreciate his sharing his gifts with the world.
Toto was always there during the hard times when you would have relationship issues and you couldn’t put words to what you were feeling… There was always a song they put your feelings into words. I was grateful to have Toto in my life for both the good times and the difficult ones. Music brings words to your feelings. It’s so important.❤️
The solo on I Won't Hold You Back is as much a tear jerker as the words to this ballad. Strong and soaring. Great job as always.
One of my favorite ballads of all time. From Luke's great vocals & guitar licks, Tim B Schmidt's background vocals, the strings & horns on this tune were just out of this world.
I wore out my cassette player with this album in the 80's.
I won't hold you back is pure gold
One of the best power ballads ever. The vocal and that solo...❤️
The soaring strings with the guitar solo and the horns on the bridge is sublime! The orchestration was glorious.
Still remember the first time i heard wont back...
I “catched” a Toto IV cassette from a cousin in 88 just to hear Africa and Rosanna...
But I wont hold you back was the song that really catched me...
Soft at the beggining and strong at the end with a great guitar solo...
Thats the song that made me a true Toto fan!!!!
Toto IV is one of my favorite albums of all time. Another song I like off this album is Afraid Of Love. A real underrated rocker.
The 1990 concert performance of "I Won't Hold You Back" is the best version too. Luke's solo, accompanied by the background singers, is truly mesmerizing.
You feel the love LUKE has in that song , and it is killing him! You feel what he is singing .
My all time favourite , LUKE 's voice is heaven on earth !
Man I would love to see interviews with these guys talking about Isolation. One of my favorite albums of all time!
As a teenager in the 80's, I'm a big fan of Professor of Rock. He always does a nice job of putting everything together and brings back a lot of great memories. Appreciate that. Love these guys too. So down to Earth, so humble and I don't think Toto gets the full credit they deserve for being the great band that they are. So many good songs that have held up nicely through the years. The wife and I love Toto and it was a pleasure to see this. Thanks so much.
Thanks for bringing a spotlight on this amazing ballad! They have been my favorite band for the last 42 years.
Glad to see you sporting the Toto IV t-shirt! I wore mine out years ago; purchased at the Fox Theater in Atlanta in August, 1982 just before the Toto concert.
In addition to both "I Won't Hold You Back" and "I'll Be Over You", there are a number of other Steve Lukather ballads worth checking out:
1. If It's The Last Night (1981) from Turn Back
2. How Does It Feel (1984) from Isolation
3. Anna (1988) from The Seventh One
4. These Chains (1988) from The Seventh One
5. Only You (1992) from Kingdom of Desire
6. I Will Remember (1995) from Tambu
7. The Other End Of Time (1995) from Tambu
8. Melanie (1999) from Mindfields
9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2003) from Through The Looking Glass
Thanks again for keeping this great music alive!
Won't hold you back... Such a great song. That piano melody, especially in the beginning and in-between verses, is so hauntingly beautiful.
Totally underrated. Fell in love with this song first time I heard it.
Always amazing hearing the story behind such great songs.
'Sometimes you don't have to play that much to say a lot.' - Love it!!!
One of my favorite things to do is share music timelines with my daughter. I was a freshman in HS in 1983, my daughter, a fellow music junkie, is now a freshman in HS, so, great timing, Just this week she was all excited over the release of her favorite artists new single. I remember that passion about music and you, Professor, keep the memories alive!
This band just "made" my teenage years complete. I love TOTO's music, always have and always will!! RIP Jeff and Mike Porcaro ♥♥
Adam, "How does it feel" off of isolation is another incredible Luke ballad. Thanks for the great interview
So rare to have such elite talent, but so much respect and ego-free attitude throughout the years. Only other band I can think of like that is Rush. Close friends over decades of ups and downs, with so much humility and respect for eachother.
Literally in tears, this is such a great song that manages to resurface during each significant transition point in my life. There will never be a year for music like 1983.
This cats and Jeff were THE working guys on studio during one of the most exciting times on record industry. That time is gone now and probably never return. So we better give them the recognition they deserve on music. They made history and damn great music.
Look at that classic top ten! Each song a gem. Nice to see Thomas Dolby in there, he was an underrated pop nerd.
And a rich underrated pop nerd at that! He holds the patent for tech that goes into every mobile phone or device!
@@athlonen I didn't know that. He wasn't that blinded by science, then.
I have always loved TOTO but during COVID I have totally rediscovered so many of their great tunes. This is one of my favorites along with 99. ❤️
For many years I played “Stop Loving You”, “Rossana”, “Pamela” “Hold the Line” Toto and “I’m Alive” “Mr Blue Sky” ELO every morning driving to work. They injected me with so much energy!
On my way back home I played “I Wont Hold You Back” and “I’ll Be Over You” among others, to unwind.
Awesome memories.
Thanks for the video!
To me this is one of the greatest songs of all time! I will never understand why these epic songs get overlooked. Thanks Professor for featuring this on your video!
Their best and grossly underrated album is Isolation. That's a true gem.
I Won't Hold You Back is an epic song.From the piano at the beginning to Steve coming in on vocals and a chorus that can give you goosebumps.The song is so solid and perfect.
Toto is one of my favorite bands and so underrated IMHO. Just magnificent musicians! That album is a play list!
"Won't hold you back now" is one of my all time favorite songs along with "Love look what you've done to me" by Boz Skaggs! Great ballads!!!!!
Had to introduce my son to Boz. My mom was a huge fan so I know all of the songs. He is into jazz a little bit too, and loves the 80s but somehow missed him until now. Good call!
@@sleinadb thanks 😊
Yeah, really love that Boz tune! And yeah, Lukather and Mike and Jeff Porcaro plays on that one too.
It was a trip finding out so many years later that Boz’s band was a big chunk of Toto. It all made sense.
A fabulous Toto song that Boz sang was "Miss Sun." So intimate.
The guitar solo is SO powerful on I Won't Hold You Back. I mean, I'm getting goosebumps listening to it right now. It's one of those songs that you want to turn out the lights, put on the headphones and close your eyes and just put it on repeat and listen when the kids are in bed. Existential. So awesome. I love this song.
I love all ten of these songs, and videos. Saw Mr. ROBOTO performed live by Styx at an arena.
Already on my playlist. Has been for 35 years. Such a great tune. Thanks for showing/sharing this. Toto is so good...how they arent in the RRHoF is a joke
70's and 80's BEST MUSIC EVER!!
I am so lucky to have lived through such an important era.
NOW I am lucky to hear the PROFESSOR OF ROCK analyze and talk about that important time.
this is my #1 Toto song and im a Toto geek, Steves voice is so haunting and the strings just weep, LOVE IT ALWAYS
I love the Toto interviews. Luke and Paich always have great stories to tell.
Both down to earth and humble. I wont hold you back is my favorite Toto song. It’s interesting to hear Steve Lukather was insecure about his vocals but his voice was epically good, and seeing hime sing it adds more depth. You know he’s pouring his heart and soul. Thank. You
I was an unapologetic 'metalhead' who had drawn a line in the sand, and chose my side of the fence, by the time 'I won't hold you back' was released, but the first time I heard the song my heart melted, and I started the very slow process of giving other genres of music a chance. Such an important and classic song.
I could watch these guys talk all day. So jealous that you were able to interview them!
I think this is why there are so many Toto videos...partly. They are enjoyable to watch compliment and praise each other and other musicians in their orbit. I never miss a Toto video because of that.
When I saw this teaser title, I was hoping it would be I Won’t Hold You Back! Such a gorgeous ballad, really standing out among all the other gorgeous ballads of the era.
'83, my second year of military service. Brings back memories of painful farewells and anticipation of happy reunions. Toto will always be a huge part of the Soundtrack of my Life !!
Amazing people. I met Steve while he was on tour in 2018 in Charleston S.C. I bought VIP tickets for me and my daughter and he was gracious enough to speak with us before the show. What an amazing person who truly loves his fans.
I'm glad you were pressed by your wife to ask about this song. It is my favorite Toto song. It moves my soul every time I hear it.
Really good. I remember all of these songs! Just a kid in 83.
Luke and Paich. Such humble guys. They truly are fans of one another. Brother for sure!
"I Won't Hold You Back" is my FAVORITE Toto song!! "Overkill" is also my favorite Men At Works song. I NEVER missed a Casey countdown. Still listen to them in rerun whenever I can. Those were the days. I am glad to hear you say that you did your own top 10. I thought I was the only one!!
Another great video Professor!
Nice work Professor. You bring up a point of interest, ask a question that most of us are thinking "Yeah, what about that?" then sit back and let their memories flow. You let the guys talk it out, you don't talk over them and the guys are so at ease with you it really is a pleasure to watch.
Great video! I am so glad you featured TOTO. I saw them a few years ago in Huber Heights, Ohio as the opener for YES. While both were fantastic bands, TOTO were amazing. My wife even was blown away with their performance and she is not a big music listener. I will travel anywhere in the states to see them live. They are truly talented musicians.
This is one of the greatest bands of all time. Toto!!!! Can't get enough.
Amazing content. What a great time to be alive when all these hits were popping all at the same time. Toto one of my all time favs. Rosanna, Africa and of course I Won't Hold You Back. Professor of Rock is freakin Mint!
The 80’s was an amazing decade for music!!
So many great bands, so many great songs!!
I feel very fortunate to have experienced it in real time!!
The work of all those artists at that time, still holds up in 2020!!
👍🎼👍
When I was growing up I spent a lot of time outside and could hear the neighbors radio, which was always tuned to the rock station. I remember this song coming on the radio and I was intrigued by it at the time because it was nothing like anything I had ever heard before. Time went by and it was years before the song came back into my life. It's become my favorite Toto song and one of my favorite songs overall. I can't believe how underappreciated it is.
Can’t say enough about this group, all exceptional musicians, great ballad by Toto!!
I swear you could do a whole channel on Toto hidden gems. They have so many underrated songs.
Almost every day I listen to I won’t hold you back and lukes vocals and the music just give me the chills so beautiful
Great show! Toto my favorite 😍 of course on my playlist! I wanted to share a photo with you but can’t seem to be able to. 1993 saw them live in Boston and Steve gave me his “signed” guitar pick. Fast forward 2015 saw them on a huge venue in Luxembourg and I got to “catch” Steve’s signed and dated pick. It was surreal. I shared my picture on Facebook because it was unbelievable. Love them so much. Leah, I’ll be over you, Hold you back etc best ballads ever
I go back and forth between "I Won't Hold You Back" and "I'll Be Over You" as 2 of my favorite ballads. Just happen to be by the same band and singer. Luke killed it on both. Such great songs. And I love listening to Paich and Luke or any of the other guys in interviews. So fun and down to earth. They have tons of respect for each each other and you can tell they really are a brotherhood.
The best EVER!!!!! I listen to this song a bazillion times over and over!
My absolute favorite Toto song. The vocals, the guitar solo, the strings and Timothy B. backing vocals. Perfect ballad. Thanks for covering it.
I was in 5th grade in '83. This was an INCREDIBLE year for music for me! I was always really into music, but this just kicked off my deeper level of listening. And this song is one of the best songs ever of that year.
What a phenomenal Top 10! I don't think I realized how lucky I was to grow up in the 70s and 80s with so much incredible music. I think I took it for granted! I still listen to Toto IV on a regular basis, and it was great to hear how "I Won't Hold You Back" came about. "Come on Eileen" and "Overkill" are two of my all-time favorite songs, so I still listen to those regularly as well. But the rest are all great, too! Thanks for this video! :)
Great song. Great vid. Luke is rightfully heralded for his twanger play but that dude also (perhaps more significantly) has a fantastic voice and can write sweet tunes too!
I dig when you take any random week of the 80's and review the top 10. It is incredible how many weeks were stuffed with what we now call classics. Spoiled, as it turns out we were all spoiled but still I think it's a damn shame what's become of the music industry.
That top ten....amazing, and I still remember all of them and that time like yesterday.
I Won't Hold You Back is one of my fav songs of all time dude and it's really beautiful hear the history behind it by Steve and David themselves, this is amazing!!!!
I just turned 40 on the 19th.. my parents were always listening to classic rock and the 80s were abundant. I prefer to listen to classic rock ,80s, 90s. Compared to the crap now I put the classic rock and the 80s on a pedestal... I totally forgot about this song just like I forgot I’ll be loving you!! So glad I found your channel and the story you did on my all time favorite band Duran Duran a few months back.. I also loved your story on Drive by The Cars😍😍😍
When your band-mates are your biggest fans and your band is legendary. I just smiled.
I can listen to these guys talk about their professional lives all day. Thank you. ...oh yea, and their music