Steve Lukather is one of the great guitarist and songwriters of his generation, but often gets overlooked by the more “flash bang” of his contemporaries. Sadly, with the promo of this record he said “this is as close as we will get to hearing another Toto record,” seemingly alluding to the fact that Toto is done recording.
Well, there is a definite Toto vibe about the songs but at the same time giving them a huge chunk of his own DNA. He may be in the twilight of his career, but he still delivers big time. I really love this record, it’s got such cool songs and he even nods to Steely Dan (a band he looks up to) with Burning Bridges – the vibe is so them. What a killer track that is almost a shuffle but has a great swing and melody, and Luke’s solo is so cool. I’m torn between My Kind Of People and I’ll Never Know as my favourite tunes. Both are very different in style and groove, but both are so freakin’ cool and the lyrics are seemingly very personal.
He is one of rock’s great characters and long may he keep making music.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
