Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass Artist: Toto
Label: Capitol
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724354145728
EAN: 0724354145728
ASIN: B00006L7S9


Release Date: 2002-11-05

Through the Looking Glass


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Tracks:

  1. Could You Be Loved
  2. Bodhisattva
  3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
  4. I Can't Get Next To You
  5. Living For The City
  6. Maiden Voyage/Butterfly
  7. Burn Down The Mission
  8. Sunshine Of Your Love
  9. House Of The Rising Sun
  10. Watching The Detectives
  11. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Best!.......2006-06-25

Great album from these AOR stalwarts. The covers are top notch like the playing. Lukather shines here, especially on Sunshine of Your love and While my guitar Gently Weeps. Worth the price of the CD alone. Steve Porcaro adds a much needed touch of class to the recording, showing us why he should never of left the band. His touch has surely been missed since. All in all, a worthy exercise and a very entertaining diversion.

3 out of 5 stars Rocking Backwards.......2006-06-17

TOTO's 2002 release made up of non-original tracks reminds me of White Queen in Carol's Through The Looking Glass who live in reversed time sequence. Probably they wanted to do something peculiar not any of music fans might have expected.

To be honest, I think whether you can enjoy this album depends upon how deep are were into 70s rock. Some are familiar tracks and others may not. Among them Herbie hancock's classic MAIDEN VOYAGE/BUTTERFLY is excellently cared and you may enjoy whether or not you know the original. My personal favorite is BODHISATTVA one of my favorite STEELY DAN tracks and I am glad TOTO chose that track for this release. Beatles track WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS sounds close to original and Bobby Kimball did quite good vocal performance. BURN DOWN THE MISSION also is quite a nice choice giving great respect to ELTON JOHN one of my favorite artists.

Verdict: NOT regular release but still enjoyable
Rating: 74 out of 100
Recommended for: 70s rock fans and TOTO fans.

4 out of 5 stars Through the Looking Glass - a Tribute.......2006-06-06

Toto's "Through the Looking Glass" is a great album that should be listened to by every Toto fan. As a professional musician, I've often thought that it would be neat to put together a collection of those artists/composers who influenced me. Every musician has had several, from classical to jazz to pop - someone who has inspired them in their musical development. I think it very admirable that they decided to put an album like this together.

Of the tunes that I am familiar with, Toto has done an amazing job of keeping to the original artist's style, yet modernizing and making it their own at the same time. George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" has been arranged as a power ballad, opening with some keyboard sequencing and ending with a heart-felt, guitar solo. The tribute to Herbie Hancock's classic "Maiden Voyage/Butterfly" is simply stellar - again, a modern sound that any contemporary jazz station would be proud to play. Elton's "Burn Down the Mission" is another tune that retains the "Toto" sound, yet doesn't take away from what Elton produced.

Think about it - how many covers have new artists butchered? As a classically trained pianist, I was taught to keep it in the style/era of the original composer, yet make it my own. Toto has done just that. Though I do not care for most of the songs on this album (the originals never did anything for me), I am impressed, I am impressed with the overall result. If you enjoy Toto's music, this is one for your collection.

5 out of 5 stars Worth the money.......2005-12-23

The only time I have ever heard of TOTO was that song "Africa" in the 80's. I was looking for a CD to differentiate from my usual, and a good firend of mine who happens to be a professional guitar player reccomended this CD to me. Although im not an avid fan as some may have stated, I think this CD was definately worth my money. track # 6, Maiden Voyage I think is a very awesome jam to relax to and just enjoy yourself. This may not be a hardcore TOTO Cd, but I definately reccomend it for anyone looking to sit back and just enjoy some good sounds.

1 out of 5 stars Great Musicians gone bad!!!.......2005-08-23

I grew up listening to TOTO and have been to concerts... they are at the top of my music pile, but this album is the perfect example of great musicians making a bad album. If you are looking for a GREAT TOTO album/DVD get their 25th anniversary TOTO Live in Amsterdam DVD....wow talk about fantastic musicianship... simply a unbelievable DVD. The lighting, sound and music arrangement was and is the best.

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  1. Snake Bite ~ Crawler
  2. Fifth Overture ~ The Adicts
  3. Getaway Pt.2 ~ Texas
  4. Straight Up! ~ One Way Ride
  5. Martyrs & Madmen: The Best of Roger Daltrey ~ Roger Daltrey
  6. Dance to the Bop ~ Gene Vincent
  7. Clatter for Control ~ Hangedup
  8. Naked Without You ~ Taylor Dayne
  9. The Moog Cookbook ~ The Moog Cookbook
  10. One More Kiss ~ Paul Preston

Music Album

Music Album

Music CD

Alone ~ George Garzone

Eclipse ~ Thad Jones

In the Pocket ~ Jessica Williams

Live in Amsterdam ~ Candy Dulfer

Misterioso ~ Thelonious Monk

Word Jazz ~ Ken Nordine

Single Collection V.1 ~ Shela Colors

Belly Dance: the Rough Guides ~ Various Artists

Accordeons Diatoniques En Bretagne ~ Various Artists

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