Toto - Hydra

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6 жыл бұрын

Music video by Toto performing Hydra. (C) 1979 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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@r.n6775 3 жыл бұрын

No autotune, no computers, just pure talent and skill.

@juanpablocastano2192 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree.

@borjapauloenricoabm9673 3 жыл бұрын

100% music genius- toto

@kevinkaatz883 2 жыл бұрын

And a great sounding song to top it off

@snivylink2119 2 жыл бұрын

do steve porcaro's synthesizers count as computers

@JCNippert1 2 жыл бұрын

I believe he is referring to instruments, in this specific instance, that are engaged manually (by a human) versus those operated via sequenced programming. That is my presumption, though.

@stevenmonroe8728 2 жыл бұрын

God bless JOE PORCARO FOR GIVING JEFF, STEVENJOHNEDWARDS, MIKE, STEVE, AND SO MANY OTHERS A SANCTUARY TO DEVELOP OUR TALENT. & GOD BLESS YOU JOLENE.

@eronifitiao6660 2 ай бұрын

Is anybody listening to this in 2024? Such a brilliant track and my all time favourite song by them.

@TylerDurden-oy2hm Ай бұрын

yeah dude...just found this video...its total class...a solid rock 10/10

@MichaelHerington Ай бұрын

Yes I am. Craig on wklh Milwaukee loves to play this stuff when the man let's him

@BP-rq3zj Ай бұрын

yes

$@Onefractalsparkofcreation$

@Onefractalsparkofcreation 7 күн бұрын

Yes just restoreing a memory . My cousin benno did all their computer work in Amsterdam

@mariacolasurdo2349 7 күн бұрын

Of course! Always and forever! Love it! ❤

@robbiestewart89 3 жыл бұрын

This was the B-side to "99." Best .99 cents my parents ever spent on a 45 single back then.

@fritsfallaux6362 3 жыл бұрын

When I bought my first CD player, yes, a looooong time ago, I bought the single of Pink Floyd's Learning to Fly. The single, not the album, because I was a poor student. The B-side had One slip and Terminal frost. From that day, I was a Floyd fan. Never underestimate the power of the B-side :-)

@donjarvie5075 2 жыл бұрын

Steve Porcaro should have got an Oscar

@drummingdanny84 3 ай бұрын

On an Emmy.

@HavocWWC 3 жыл бұрын

I am a big fan of Toto and when I happen to play any of their videos on KZfaq I end up trapped in a Toto hits marathon. I don't know if I could ever pick a favorite Toto album but this one could very well be it. Bands like Toto and Saga deserve more recognition than what they get. Still enjoying their classic s in 2021.

@fernandoastudilloastudillo137 3 жыл бұрын

Fuck, Toto isn't my favorite one but I end up listening the entire tracks YT offers me.

@larx4074 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, same here......

@Elboliman 3 жыл бұрын

You and I like wrestling and the same music. I’m puertorrican too. We must had crossed paths before and I don’t know you. Shame! We could had spent hours talking about our hobbies.

@nickavenoso7851 3 жыл бұрын

And, this album didn’t sell that well. It’s one of my favorites.

@gentilegiants9895 2 жыл бұрын

Holyshit, I thought Myself and maybe about 100 other people were blessed with an excellent ear for great music when you mention SAGA! So let's make it 101!!!

@TiredMango1 4 жыл бұрын

This album is incredibly underated

@vulcan3607 4 жыл бұрын

And i say the best

@pappagetti 4 жыл бұрын

I think it has to be given a rating first to be underrated.. Most people count this one out totally.

@ervent35 3 жыл бұрын

@@pappagetti How misinformed you are, the first two TOTO albums, it's the best of all time ... I'm 55 years old ... ahhh millennials !!!!!

@juantuneau6568 3 жыл бұрын

I gotta say, you said it brudda.#lovethisalbum

@eusuntsuciu 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@contedete 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a huge fan of British and European prog rock and not crazy about American rock, but TOTO is an exception. Hydra was the first American rock album I bought. 40 years have passed and I still love it as much as I did when I first listened to it.

@JuanchitoMurilloLopez-un9ob 6 ай бұрын

Todo lo contrario. A mí me encanta el Estadounidense, no tanto el Británico. Gustos son gustos.

@Cami_a7_ 5 жыл бұрын

Ah, I love Steve. I always knew he was a hero.

@MyNameMeansGiftFromGod 5 жыл бұрын

The best band ever...in my unbiased humble opinion.

@dyriten 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@xenacrowell119 4 жыл бұрын

HI Theodore! Or Ted, for short.

@MyNameMeansGiftFromGod 4 жыл бұрын

@@xenacrowell119 hi

@jimmieperry3418 3 жыл бұрын

You may be right about that my friend.

@kedingmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely the best band in the world. No other band worked so stable over 40 years on there own music but also for the greatest artist and productions that were made on such a high class level. It‘s actually a fact.

@starwalker6002 5 жыл бұрын

Great musicians!!! Bobby kimball, Steve and Jeff Porcaro, Steven Lukather, David Paich and others. Great band ever!!!

@fz7091 5 жыл бұрын

starwalker600 david hungate crying in the corner

@msoileau83 4 жыл бұрын

Dave Hungate and Mike Porcaro are both great bassists.

@chrislestermusic 4 жыл бұрын

It’s like Gilligan’s Island...”and the rest”. Ha!

@harryhoffer9804 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrislestermusic LOL so true. Just don't forget mad Lenny Castro

@flyingdutchman4794 2 жыл бұрын

David Hungate is one of the most underrated bassists of all time w/r/t his overall skill set. He also did all those killer bass parts on Boz Scaggs's 'Silk Degrees' and 'Down Two Then Left' records. Slap, fingerstyle, plectrum - he could do it all

@waltersimmons946 4 жыл бұрын

Those high pitched vocals accompanying Dave Paich are definitely Bobby Kimball

@harryhoffer9804 23 күн бұрын

Proper dynamite backing vocals

@JOVO1971 2 жыл бұрын

Oh TOTO... you are pure music in all its form! Rock, Pop, Jazz, Latin, Film, Classic and so much more... Great musicians with great ideas! Thank you!

@MegaSalinas123 2 жыл бұрын

I was a little kid when 99 song was on the radio every single day, I liked that song a lot, my mum went and bought the 45 single but didnt know that Hydra song was on side B. I feel in love with this song inmediately and now it´s in most of my playlists. I think it´s the best song ever composed by Toto!

@robby935 8 ай бұрын

Same here! Got the 99 single but also liked Hydra on the B side!

@bgbassman3406 Жыл бұрын

Simply a masterpiece of classic rock! Plain and simple. Period.

@emmaphilo4049 Жыл бұрын

Got to agree

@MrTruckman1971 Жыл бұрын

This is more than classic rock, it has progressive, classical music and some many other influences. To me their masterpiece.

@TheRedDevil_NC 6 жыл бұрын

The biggest reason I was happy for the invention of the CD was I got tired of wearing out the 8track and cassette of Hydra. People need to understand how great this music is.

@gilespeterson6832 6 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Tanner CDs are truly a blessing from heaven.

@ericksuarezb.5994 6 жыл бұрын

absolutely !!!

@BonnieHalfElven 6 жыл бұрын

8 tracks! OMG I hated them from the beginning! Changing channels in the middle of a track - ugh! Cassettes, too. The sound quality was horrible and got worse each time they were played. I used to buy LPs and make my own cassette mixes. They lasted longer, and I could re-record when they wore out. Of course, this was when I didn't have a real job and a life, lol.

@alexandredonacimento2926 5 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Tanner yes FGCOLOR be

@therealawakener7 5 жыл бұрын

'We' understand fully!

@bealukatherjackson8226 6 жыл бұрын

Toto forever.....!!!

@godfreycarbonel8683 6 жыл бұрын

BeaLukather Jackson yeah TOTO forever..!

@kathyettinger3257 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!!! LOVE TOTO!!!!

@mariechristineglaunec7463 4 жыл бұрын

Yes my friend

@leoncampbell4191 4 жыл бұрын

This is like one of the most perfect songs to highlight every instrument in the band and one is not overpowering the others. What an amazing song!

@JCNippert1 3 жыл бұрын

here, here! in a perfectly succinct way, you have genuinely characterized this masterpiece

@sirrobin4394 2 жыл бұрын

It's my favorite on this album.

@somethinginmind2151 2 жыл бұрын

Luke's outfit tho! Wow so thin and young.

@roninmarketing4048 2 жыл бұрын

Underrated masterpiece

@kathleenflood3543 2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Always been totally obsessed with Toto loved them in the 80’s when I was a teenager. I’m now 50 and still my favorite band of all time.

@Officialsullyerna1 7 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here.

@michelarnet8535 3 ай бұрын

Best drummer, best guitar player, and one of the best singers of the era.

@Havencheese 4 жыл бұрын

1:14 "Bless you!"

@Chetallica 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff's groove on the drums is just fuckin insane!

@JCNippert1 3 жыл бұрын

per usual

@jamesadamgleason9471 3 ай бұрын

That's like a straight HIP HOP beat at times.... Groovey AF

@kevinmarshall5270 Жыл бұрын

TOTO Hydra was literally my "first" rock album and started me down the path of diverse rock and an appreciation for various styles. There's nothing like your first, and so nothing but fond memories and love for all the songs on this album. Thank you TOTO!

@crossroads2723 2 жыл бұрын

Post Bobby Kimball Toto material had its moments, but Toto was unstoppable on those first four records.

@ernestogasulla7763 4 жыл бұрын

Dave Paich: Guys, we can be the greatest prog rock band ever! The others: Ok... but should we?

@eddievhfan1984 3 жыл бұрын

The entire band is credited with writing this one, not just David Paich. And the band could always prog from day one. Child's Anthem, the coda of I'll Supply the Love... there were few genres Toto couldn't work in.

@jml-rj5re 3 жыл бұрын

@@eddievhfan1984 This is my favorite Toto album. Proggy jazzy rock.

@technerdbird 3 жыл бұрын

Hungate wrote the main beat, Paich wrote the piano intros, Lukather wrote the guitar solo, Jeff Porcaro wrote the snare drum breaks/solos, Bobby Kimball wrote the lyrics and Steve Porcaro wrote the ambient synth intro at the very beginning (cut out of this video). Big ass song

@resistor27 3 жыл бұрын

And yet people call them soft rock!

@captainwilliam3920 6 жыл бұрын

The synthesizer bringing cool yet creepy sound effects right before the song starts

@truthreignsforever9286 2 жыл бұрын

Robert Troy Kimball is so underrated as a vocalist

@klorand 3 ай бұрын

Isn't Paich singing in this one?

@JamesandJacob007 Ай бұрын

@@klorandYes he is

@waltersimmons946 23 күн бұрын

But those high harmony vocals on this song are 100% Bobby Kimball

@waltersimmons946 4 жыл бұрын

This video and St. George were made a few years before MTV .It sure would've shown the public there was more to them than just 99, and the album would've sold even better.

@the9-2-5outlawdoestech9 3 жыл бұрын

And don’t forget, All Us Boys!

@waltersimmons946 3 жыл бұрын

@@the9-2-5outlawdoestech9 I didn't forget, back when this album was current (1979) Mld night Special played the VIDEOS to 99 and All us boys on TV. MTV didnt exist yet but they never played "Hydra and "St. George and the Dragon , I had no idea that St.George was the first single off Hydra not 99, I didn't know the title track and St. George videos even existed till 2 years ago, Im curious what other videos Toto made that no one knows about.

@nmtg 3 жыл бұрын

@@the9-2-5outlawdoestech9 All Us Boys should have been a hit!

@MrMusic193 11 ай бұрын

The instrumental break in this song gives me chills every time I hear it.

@franksmith6411 4 жыл бұрын

Their best album, by far. Gotta love "Mama". My favorite cut. The drum work by Jeff Porcoro is brilliant. I understand he has passed away a number of years ago. 😢 Wore it out on vinyl.

@ezechielamadeus2828 2 жыл бұрын

Jeff 💥

@gentilegiants9895 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately 2 of the brothers passed away , the keyboard player is the only surviving brother and he's great too!

@lorenzmuller3542 9 ай бұрын

Hydra, Mama, White Sister.

@shanthalperera5216 3 жыл бұрын

Sewers, dragons and damsels, Lukather's attire... this looks like an inspiration for Super Mario!

@barbarabonnette2705 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this after 35 + years makes me realize and appreciate how epic the music was on its own. Every note, mesmerizing.

@Officialsullyerna1 7 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here

@DavidAlfredoGuisado 6 жыл бұрын

such a gem !! what a legendary band TOTO is

@terrybeal2252 5 жыл бұрын

How did I miss this song?! This is my first time hearing it. It's awesome! Toto is such an underated band. 😎

@feanorian21maglor38 2 жыл бұрын

The whole album Hydra (this is the title track) is a brilliant sort-of-concept album

@jamesadamgleason9471 3 ай бұрын

I always thought they just played that annoying Bar Song

@gilespeterson6832 6 жыл бұрын

This answers all the questions I have for the album cover.

@rubendelarosa2553 4 жыл бұрын

This album smokes

@CruiserSweden 5 жыл бұрын

You can actually hear the embryo of the Rosanna guitar-solo in Lukes ending solo. Cool!

@MrDuds1984 4 жыл бұрын

CruiserSweden yes I noticed that very early feel that he took to his solo in Roseanna

@ericgelders 3 жыл бұрын

And the first 70 seconds (arguably) already carrying the Dune-soundtrack atmosphere...

@barbarabaroni3092 6 жыл бұрын

This song is simply amazing!

@ericksuarezb.5994 6 жыл бұрын

absolutely !!!!

@etpslick100 2 жыл бұрын

Boy! David and Jeff had that bottom TIGHT!!! What a song!😌🎶👍🏾

@briancockerham4731 2 жыл бұрын

everything TOTO is great... y'all were unappreciated geniuses.. don't worry y'all legacy will last forever

@SmedleyWarIsaRacket 2 жыл бұрын

"Hydra" is so Heavy. A Masterpiece it is.......

@juanpablocastano2192 3 жыл бұрын

Why did people stop growing that cool long hair? I always thought they looked like lions singing, men back in the 1970s and 80s. Best music ever way ahead of its time way ahead of 2,020.

@hansumjoe 11 ай бұрын

Paich had some pipes on these older records

@JamesandJacob007 13 күн бұрын

Very True

@jwilliams986 Жыл бұрын

Probably the best album they ever made in my book!

@Yamilukeful 5 жыл бұрын

THIS is progressive

@ronweasley7005 4 жыл бұрын

Super proggy!

@magorzatazapert9955 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely.

@williamhoyle417 11 ай бұрын

During my coming of age years, I heard TOTO for the first time on the local FM album rock station in WPB, Florida, this one Hydra, and Girl Goodbye, from their first album. I was hooked, and for years to come! Quite simply, the best overall talent ever for an American rock band!!!

@drumsport 6 жыл бұрын

Toto! Jeff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@JaymufinJerkz 3 жыл бұрын

Fixem jeff

@finn9898 2 ай бұрын

Not saying all new music is bad. But 90% of the songs sound the same, like a robot. This type of music has personality and gets me invested.

@carlosvm9463 2 жыл бұрын

La banda original de TOTO... perfecta y el tema perfecto...todo es bueno: los teclados, el bajo, la guitarra, las voces, la melodía, la coordinación, la fuerza, la armonía ....pertenecen a lo clásico hace rato...

@nickgodfrey1148 4 жыл бұрын

Great song. Bobby Kimball’s backing vocals are amazing on this.

@shonita7171 6 жыл бұрын

One of my dreams is to see them alive... One of the greatest bands ever!!

@elcavernario82 4 жыл бұрын

Ojalá puedas, yo tuve la oportunidad y valió cada segundo

@flyingdutchman4794 2 жыл бұрын

I saw them in '80 and '82. The first show was absolutely gnat's-azz perfect. After the '82 show the whole crowd wanted their money back. These guys were/are top-shelf studio musicians who formed a band; the skill sets required for studio musicianship and live performance don't completely overlap. Even geniuses have off days

@lizardlogic2564 10 ай бұрын

Bobby Kimball was having voice issues by 1982 and the band hired a new singer around this time. David Hungate, the original bassist, left after IV was recorded. Steve Porcaro was given less creativity around that time. It took the band a while to adjust.

@jerrymeadows2809 3 жыл бұрын

As soon as I played this lp. I had to listen over and over. It's was a before cd sound. Clear as any today song by any group. Sad it never got the respect due to it. One of my favorite LPS.

@JIF882 6 жыл бұрын

Toto doing Prog

@herzjossa9502 5 жыл бұрын

That's why I like them!

@jonp4846 4 жыл бұрын

Early Toto kicks ass

@youandwhosearmy6339 4 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY. This is very much their prog album, although prog is there all the time in their music because the playing, arrangements and production is always there.

@mv9787 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard Toto so progressive. They probably saw Yes last night

@JIF882 3 жыл бұрын

@@mv9787 Hope that's a joke. This song is from 1979.

@javila6341 6 жыл бұрын

The Best Band forever no exageration ! This Is What Real Talent and Creative Inspiration in Music sounds like: Toto Hydra Forever!!

@JIF882 5 жыл бұрын

@Stork Legs Sshhhh

@javila6341 3 жыл бұрын

@@JIF882 ..jealous of my coment..

@JIF882 3 жыл бұрын

@@javila6341 What are you talking about? I was talking to Stork Legs. He obviously deleted his comment.

@pepeq8908 3 жыл бұрын

One of the few bands, that for me, can record just about anything and I'm gonna enjoy it. 🎶

@jamesauburn 4 жыл бұрын

"Hatch-i-choo-chaaaaa!"

@waineeos7856 2 жыл бұрын

every member of the band have good voice

@robpierce4712 Жыл бұрын

Came here to say this song was underrated. Changed my mind. The entire ALBUM is seriously underrated. If you ask the average music fan what their favorite Toto album is, most would probably say IV. If you ask the serious Toto fan, most will say Hydra.

@gydrichbomberg7121 Жыл бұрын

I pretty much love the first 5 Albums.. Top 3 would be simultaneously nr 1, 2 and 5.. 4 would be 4 and 3 would be 5

@gydrichbomberg7121 Жыл бұрын

Even though English Eyes and Goodbye Elenore are in my top 5 fav tracks

@michaeldavis6607 4 жыл бұрын

I always come back to this album when I want to unwind or relax. I can only relax to greatness.

@kurtwolter3984 Жыл бұрын

Holy crap. I’ve loved this song for 43 years and this is the first time I’ve seen the video. Floored.

@Lvkkie 6 жыл бұрын

Hey look, they got the titles right this time!

@filthydwarf 6 жыл бұрын

YEEES

@luisangelruizflores1163 4 жыл бұрын

Está canción lo tiene todo!! Una verdadera obra maestra, intro, voces, teclados, batería, bajo y esos tremendos riff, excelente canción excelente álbum

@gentilegiants9895 2 жыл бұрын

Ascolta canci'on "While Sister" excellente!

@ireignsupreme2355 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente canción que abre el disco

@tomdulle1707 3 жыл бұрын

The Hydra album is my favorite Toto album, but I'm biased. I saw Toto in May, 1980. My first concert and they opened with Hydra. Blew me the fuck away and still does.

@nikaltesla9400 4 жыл бұрын

Record Company: Can you make a music video with a $300 budget. Toto (in unison): WE CAN!

@DS77831 3 жыл бұрын

And make it a kick ass video.....NEXT

@JW75383 2 жыл бұрын

Lukather is an amazing guitar player

@terrybeal2252 5 жыл бұрын

This video makes me want to play D&D. Skinny Mario kicks serious ass on guitar. 😎

@marceibel1131 2 жыл бұрын

This is a piece of art.. Toto, masters at work..

@ifunk4ucgb Жыл бұрын

My 1975 TA sd455 and this cassette in the deck. Life was a blast down the highway of life in outstanding muscle cars and music back then.

@fabricioassismg5622 6 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite album ever, specially the title-track! Steve Lukather it's my hero, 'cause i play guitar too!

@peacefulbeatsforrealhumans8379 5 жыл бұрын

Mine too! But I can't play like him

@terrybeal2252 5 жыл бұрын

The guitar on this is amazing. 😎

@markgeorge1980 5 жыл бұрын

I cant figure out if Luke makes simple look imposible or impossible look simple?!!

@scottawes921 4 жыл бұрын

Lukather is the man

@jonlate4581 5 жыл бұрын

Luke. That dude is one of the best. Like really brilliant.

@ireignsupreme2355 2 жыл бұрын

Lukathier jumps out of the abyss power ranger style ! Haha man ,Hydra… such a story … then st George and the dragon comes next to this !!

@ireignsupreme2355 2 жыл бұрын

1:47

@lynneminnies5198 2 жыл бұрын

No other way to start the day!

@TiredMango1 4 жыл бұрын

Steve probably felt hella cool holding that sword

@lilpoohbear653 3 жыл бұрын

not Steve...that is an actor. I know Steve when I see him, lol

@garyduncil9160 5 жыл бұрын

Saw Them right after this album was released Unbelievable

@scottawes921 4 жыл бұрын

Yep UC Davis Freeborn Hall!!!

@livinlifetothefullest2750 Жыл бұрын

A kick ass 2nd album shame the sales didn't reflect that.

@Chris-pf8by 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if people still go to Steve P. on the street and ask "OMG aren't you that guy with the sword in Hydra??"

@Luke-er6pg 2 жыл бұрын

Toto were never your typical American rock band. They certainly had an international flavour to them, on most of their tracks.

@anekedudy8369 4 жыл бұрын

And the album version is even 1 minute longer... 7:31 minutes of awesomeness! 🤘

@ishmaelbrowne6208 5 жыл бұрын

Been a fan since 1978 that been a long time and have all their albums.

@jdelacruz6854 Жыл бұрын

So good, a song from another era where telling a story was important

@edwarprimo8443 3 жыл бұрын

TOTO SON MUSICOS PARA MUSICOS por Dios que oyen mis oidos maravilloso

@wendyshaw688 5 жыл бұрын

Will FOREVER be an amazing song!!

@jessegonzalezjr2937 Жыл бұрын

Rip Jeff you were the best

@jukeboxcowboy 9 ай бұрын

🤠 what I learned from Toto: if you are going to encounter a dragon in the sewer, wear sensible shoes. (Best Toto album, IMHO)

@brianruyack7632 4 жыл бұрын

2020, and I had no idea videos for this and St. George and the Dragon existed!! Awesome visuals, and so cool to see the young guys.

@waltersimmons946 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly how i felt

@kevinkaatz883 2 жыл бұрын

This album kicks ass, don’t know what was wrong with people’s ears in 79 when it was released

@user-fg6mn9kx3n 2 жыл бұрын

楽器の音を楽しみたい時にTOTOを聴く。

@blackglovegamer9611 3 жыл бұрын

Toto was A FREAKIN GENIUS

@Supashamy 5 жыл бұрын

Very talented band, with beloved songs.

@perttusaraniva280 3 жыл бұрын

Me: I have 73 keys. Toto: We have 264 keys.

@pgbear 6 жыл бұрын

Been a fan since 1982. I'd never seen this video before or the one for St. George and the Dragon. Thank you for uploading them today. They look and sound amazing. How cool to see where the Hydra album cover imagery came from. How cool is Steve, playing the action hero.

@mayraclemente7079 6 жыл бұрын

pgbear wow

@AdeptArin 4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was the guitarist at first tbh

@patrickreilly7658 3 жыл бұрын

@@AdeptArin Yeah lmao they all had bushy black hair

@tclbmx_archives 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was steve lukather too lol