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Steve Lukather "AFRICA" Stories From The Sessions at Sunset Sound

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Sunset Sound Recorders

Sunset Sound Recorders

Жыл бұрын

Legendary guitarist and Toto founder Steve Lukather returns to Sunset Sound studio 2 to sit down for an in depth conversation about his decades of work here at the studio. Most importantly, Steve tells the story of tracking "Africa" here at Sunset Sound with his band Toto for their 4th album release “Toto IV” engineered by legendary recording man Al Schmitt!!
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@EddieG1888
@EddieG1888 Жыл бұрын
The way they all go very quiet and reflective when Jeff is spoken about, shows you the kind of human being he was. Never mind how good a drummer, just how good a human. Never seen anyone talk of Jeff Porcaro in anything other than the highest regard possible.
@AlexP5150
@AlexP5150 Жыл бұрын
as the sun/falls falls on his hair he literally looks like he has divine lighting ... He is the absolute musician
@mikewallace1270
@mikewallace1270 Жыл бұрын
Luke is one of the funniest guys ever. I highly recommend his book it is a ton of fun!
@brendonelton
@brendonelton Жыл бұрын
To be a fly on the wall back in the day!
@fiddlefolk
@fiddlefolk Жыл бұрын
Steve is the ultimate balance of bad assery and just the funny guy next door!
@jonathandaniel7424
@jonathandaniel7424 Жыл бұрын
The guy has an amazing memory. He just recalls names and what people did on specific recordings. Pointing to specific places in the room. Considering how much work he's done over the years and still can recall the details is pretty amazing.
@Nunya.Bidness
@Nunya.Bidness Жыл бұрын
Steve is the best. I got to see him live once, with Ringos band, and I was star struck. He's been on so many recordings that we all know and love, he's up there with the all time greats.
@ThemFuzzyMonsters
@ThemFuzzyMonsters Жыл бұрын
Love it when Luke let’s loose. Funniest man around.
@InfectiousGroovePodcast
@InfectiousGroovePodcast Жыл бұрын
Steve is one of those dudes who just comes off as so cool. I saw him a month ago or so with Ringo. Steve was the highlight of the night for me.
@RogerBergqvist
@RogerBergqvist Жыл бұрын
Africa and Rosanna is the two connected me to Toto. When i first heard Rosanna i thought "how is he playing this??". Love Steve and the storys.
@jonnuanez7183
@jonnuanez7183 Жыл бұрын
The guy is off the wall. You gotta love Steve. He's a recent new guitar influence of mine.
@wolflover789
@wolflover789 Жыл бұрын
If a record company wants the best record, multi genre, I'm going Steve L on guitar. The best all around guitarist in the world.
@0megalul309
@0megalul309 Жыл бұрын
Guthrie too although Steve is a better hit maker
@dvinmf
@dvinmf Жыл бұрын
Dude is so down to earth
@jamesauburn
@jamesauburn Жыл бұрын
I'm almost at the end and I think, "Hm, Luke hasn't said anything at all about his dick yet...", and then at the end, out it comes. He just can't help himself. It is his best friend and truest love.
@jaggass
@jaggass Жыл бұрын
Jeff P ''So when we were doing "Africa" I set up a bass drum, snare drum and a hi-hat, and Lenny Castro set up right in front of me with a conga. We looked at each other and just started playing the basic groove. [...] The backbeat is on 3, so it's a half-time feel, and it's 16th notes on the hi-hat. [...] We played for five minutes on tape, no click, no nothing. We just played. And I was singing the bass line for 'Africa' in my mind, so we had a relative tempo. Lenny and I went into the booth and listened back to the five minutes of that same boring pattern. We picked out the best two bars that we thought were grooving, and we marked those two bars on tape. [...] Maybe it would have taken two minutes to program that in the Linn, and it took about half an hour to do this. But a Linn machine doesn't feel like that!'' Toto would use a drum machine on the early part of the Toto IV tour until Lenny Casto joined later.
@ImmortalDuke
@ImmortalDuke Жыл бұрын
Steve is a real treasure.
@eatingplaydoh
@eatingplaydoh Жыл бұрын
Absolutely golden!
@xelexuy1664
@xelexuy1664 Жыл бұрын
I love him.
@ericponce8740
@ericponce8740 Жыл бұрын
Luke is a great guitarist and fun to listen to.
@sasenahvalquiria8847
@sasenahvalquiria8847 Жыл бұрын
Desafortunado en el amor dos divorcios no tuvo suerte .
@robertdecker6010
@robertdecker6010 Жыл бұрын
I love that dude
@99percentirish64
@99percentirish64 Жыл бұрын
Great interview!
@louisvega4565
@louisvega4565 Жыл бұрын
great voice and talent
@m00ndawg
@m00ndawg Жыл бұрын
Songs like Africa is what happens when you're up at 3am playing the keyboards and watching a UNICEF infomercial with the volume down.
@pamr4040
@pamr4040 Жыл бұрын
@lenoechsner28
@lenoechsner28 Жыл бұрын
Saw them last night in AC they blew journey away
@mitchmartin2659
@mitchmartin2659 Жыл бұрын
I have never met him but I am pretty sure that I love Luke. What a cool dude. Can’t wait for the 13th of March, 2023.
@JM-zq9em
@JM-zq9em Жыл бұрын
I used to picture the guys from Toto going to Africa with their rock star money on a vacation and coming back inspired to write this tune.... Guess I was wrong
@kanagawa2008
@kanagawa2008 Жыл бұрын
Luke is hilarious. I work in law enforcement and was assisting with security at the opening of the Lucas Digital Arts Center in San Francisco in the 90's. George Lucas threw this opening bash for the center that included Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez and Luke. I wanted so bad to go up and just say hi to Luke and Bonnie but thought it would be unprofessional of me since I was there to do a job. Regret it to this day.
@BK-ys4pc
@BK-ys4pc Жыл бұрын
He cracks me up, always! Only he can get away with saying what he says, with most people. That’s just Luke! 💙
@sasenahvalquiria8847
@sasenahvalquiria8847 Жыл бұрын
Me extraña 😢 que no tuvo suerte en el amor dos divorcios mucho tiempo más de diez años solo desafortunado y en la música un GIGANTE grandioso llegó a la Sima del éxito.
@glenrotchin5523
@glenrotchin5523 Жыл бұрын
The funniest rhyme in rock: solitary company and Serengeti
@DukesMusic84
@DukesMusic84 Жыл бұрын
You throw Africa on in the club you got the whole place wildin', when that chorus hits everyone just BELT it. If you're a DJ, see for yourself. Maybe Steve needs to get out some more, haha.
@gregoryyoung4604
@gregoryyoung4604 Жыл бұрын
I have to respectfully disagree with you Luke... Africa is a great pop song and is adored worldwide!
@waltersimmons946
@waltersimmons946 Жыл бұрын
Luke didn't think Africa was a hit song. David Paich and Jeff Porcaro who wrote it, saw things differently.
@wataboutya9310
@wataboutya9310 Жыл бұрын
Luke would have made a great standup comic!
@isolars
@isolars Жыл бұрын
Would love to see Luke and Steve together here and talk about the times recording there, working on Victory by The Jacksons, Toto IV. They’d have great stories to reminisce on
@timothycampbell9994
@timothycampbell9994 Жыл бұрын
Shoutout Grant HS class of 71
@Ontariosound
@Ontariosound Жыл бұрын
MD 441's in full effect. Nice break from the SM7 sound heard everywhere and all the time these days.
@genericsomething
@genericsomething Жыл бұрын
A KZfaqr I follow went from a boom mounted SM7 to a hand-held SM58, and it sounds much more natural. I've complimented her on the better sound on several videos.
@bradmodd7856
@bradmodd7856 Жыл бұрын
musicians know about about polar pattern...but for regular guests it would make me anxious
@aljohnson334
@aljohnson334 Жыл бұрын
I love the weird theory that Africa is about a werewolf that's trying to find a cure so he can be with the person he loves lol
@kevinspringer6681
@kevinspringer6681 Жыл бұрын
Always loved Toto but shame on me for not digging deeper. Consider getting the audio version of Luke reading his book. It’s even more engaging. ❤
@nicolasozzi4441
@nicolasozzi4441 Жыл бұрын
Sulla chitarra stewe lukather è controllo pazzesco, suono vivo, anima sottile,... grazie per averci dato africa, rosanna e tanto altro
@biffmalibu5384
@biffmalibu5384 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this...
@flippercarlin1657
@flippercarlin1657 Жыл бұрын
OHHH LUKE 🤣🙏🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 JEFF 💔🥺🙏
@lousekoya1803
@lousekoya1803 Жыл бұрын
What is a Puffer Fish ?
@walterevans2118
@walterevans2118 Жыл бұрын
'We're from North Hollywood & we write about AFRICA' .....lol
@coolmacatrain9434
@coolmacatrain9434 Жыл бұрын
Steve is turning into Harris Yulin as he gets older :)
@roccopaolino463
@roccopaolino463 Жыл бұрын
This could be the deepest most obscure reference ever. I’m literally about to pee my pants. Well done
@plasticweapon
@plasticweapon 2 ай бұрын
it would be funnier if it were true.
@neastguy
@neastguy Жыл бұрын
Im glad that Steve agrees that Africa is a silly song.. Steve is legend
@tfriesen3866
@tfriesen3866 Жыл бұрын
That is hilarious. That album made them money, for sure. Steve and I can’t be the only two people that just take shit out to left field like that. You can’t do that unless you’re comfortable in the room.
@pandemonet
@pandemonet Жыл бұрын
First
@TheMauf
@TheMauf Жыл бұрын
Luke couldn’t wash his hands before the shoot?
@lawsonrussell874
@lawsonrussell874 Жыл бұрын
The stories he tells are very funny, but I'm sure the best ones are the ones he doesn't tell.
@nickm.9474
@nickm.9474 Жыл бұрын
Is that the library cop from Seinfeld?!
@sunsetsoundrecorders
@sunsetsoundrecorders Жыл бұрын
😂
@chebrneck
@chebrneck Жыл бұрын
wow, somebody lost a ton of weight.
@tomminter1717
@tomminter1717 Жыл бұрын
"12 inches and I'm heterosexual" 🤣
@ROOKTABULA
@ROOKTABULA Жыл бұрын
Song 2 by Blur and Creep by Radiohead were also half arsed dicking around too.
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