Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Toto - Hold The Line (Official Video)!!

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Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Toto - Hold The Line (Official Video)!!
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[@allisonkimball3730]

Thank y’all for shedding light on this song and honoring my dads vocals and the whole bands talent! 🔥🫶🏻💯

[@Anna-h3t2h]

Love your dad's voice. We thank him for sharing his talent.🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jimflores9098]

WOW! He's your Dad?!?!? I LOVE Toto and he's a huge part of it!!!! Tell him i said hi...lol

[@monaestrada6256]

That's so cool! I had the biggest on crush on him! Lol his voice was so grab you by the feels! I'm 78 still jamming to this!

[@allisonkimball3730]

@@monaestrada6256 keep on rockin! That is awesome!! 🌺🫶🏻🔥💖

[@rickhunt3586]

Love Bobby Kimball! I still love Toto, but it hasn’t been the same without your dad.

[@gunnerysgthartman9263]

Toto is considered some of the best musicians of all time. They were the backing band for many of the greatest solo artists of the late 70's and 80's. They played most of the instruments on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album for example. Their catalog is deep

[@marlew6629]

Yup all session players who came together to form Toto. These guys are crazy good.

[@dorarie3167]

The first couple of albums are my favourites.

[@holyheretic3185]

I mean Rosanna? It gives every guy a heart attack for a few seconds because the intro is.... Familiar to some

[@RobertSmith-js2kz]

Best example that everyone can relate to to drive home the impact of these guys. "Human Nature" is a straight up TOTO song.

[@joycegibbs5267]

They did a couple of songs for Michael Jackson’s Thriller if I’m not misreading ?

[@markupton1417]

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather was a studio musician BEAST! At one point Steve was on 70 of the top 100 songs on radio.

[@girs666]

One of theVERY best overall guitarists and his achievement to all genre, to Music is absolutely inbelieveble and criminally underrated! See the guy in France in the mid 90’, super cool and nice, also on stage with buddies. I repeat, this guy deserve more respect and reconnaissance

[@dustinwright9700]

Hugely underrated guitarist in the average music listener’s eyes

[@SM-ri2df]

THIS IS THE BAND THAT PLAYED ON THE ENTIRE THRILLER ALBUM....

[@lesliemeola8209]

I think you guys are starting to understand why it's hard to impress people who grew up in 60s 70s 80s with new music

[@toddhutchins2492]

Especially when the "music" doesn't compare...

[@proudmoon3]

My generation grew up with the BEST music. The talent, passion, variety, and versatility is stunning.

[@jimcampbell4410]

Yep 65 baby ❤

[@MichaelKing-de4jz]

Rosanna is another Toto song that kicks!!

[@jackie_jrml]

Instrumentally Rosanna is my favorite!! Love it!!

[@greynoise1409]

With Patrick Swayze in the video as a bonus.

[@annebiebrich9155]

Yes

[@sasapejcin3568]

Plus pretty blonde in red dress!

[@wyattfett5760]

Yeh another banger! He will ❤ it!!

[@dianepeters7329]

We actually saw Toto in concert last night! They were so amazing! The same energy as the video, They rocked, entire stadium on their feet singing every word.

[@markinc7]

Saw them right before covid. One of the best concerts I ever went to with most of original band members.!!!!!!

[@lilamuzik3385]

So effing jealous!

[@lisamareepritchard6375]

Oh wow, that must have been amazing, so jealous lol

[@dianepeters7329]

They were fantastic!@@lisamareepritchard6375

[@llschnitz]

You’ve heard these guys jams hundreds of times and you just didnt know it. The guys in Toto were Some of the top session players of the Seventies and Eighties and played on dozens, maybe hundreds of hit albums by top artists. David Paich’s father Marty did arrangents for Elvis and other big stars.

[@dickcaraniun1.1969]

Yes,but the best studio band in my opinion played for Linda Rondstadt the eagles

[@EverendeverGroup]

Toto is the all-out pop equivalent to Steely Dan. The best studio musicians making the best MUSIC you've heard.

[@randywissler9923]

Considering most of Toto are former members of Steely Dan, that's a fair assessment. 😂

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

They actually played with Steely Dan. And many many others. So they are a part of steely Dan.

[@julianortiz4151]

Tell me you don’t know much about the Toto and Steely Dan connection with out telling me. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@SeaMark782]

Paich and Porcaro, Pretzel and Katy.

[@theodoreritola7641]

70s Super stars

[@elegantirony78]

Jeff Porcaro is a drummer's drummer.

[@pnshr88]

RIP

[@bradybrandenburg7422]

Drumeo has a series called “The genius of “ and the drummer Jeff Porcaro is one of the drummers in the series.

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

I’m going to sound really old but I’m going to say it. This was back when you actually had to have talent. Actual singing, playing and performing skills. Honed. Practiced. To within an inch of your life. Today you can manipulate things and make music but is it really talent? We had so many talented artists.

[@barbaramatthews4735]

Most could sing, play an instrument, and write/compose their own songs. I miss actual music. The singing is as good as the music.

[@TerryKrysinski]

By comparison...NO. T

[@xrpbodyguard]

David Hungate, after viewing the name on the demo tapes, explained to the group that the Latin words "in toto" translated to "all-encompassing". Because the band members played on so many records and so many musical genres, they adopted the name "Toto" as their own.

[@BadazzGranny]

This song was written by a 19 yr old. Amazing tune for any musical taste because the talent shines through.

[@jacqueline4514]

YES!!!! After Steely Dan, Toto is my favorite band; “Hold The Line” is on my funeral list; NO sad songs, it’s going to be a PARTY 😂❤

[@monaestrada6256]

Lol its on mine too! Damn its a shame the biggest party we getv,we aren't there! Well, not in real time o

[@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036]

Once you've heard the intro, there's no question which song this is - and, it's a TRUE CLASSIC!!!

[@theodoreritola7641]

70s TOTO ALL THE WAY 1978 BANGER

[@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036]

​@@theodoreritola7641 👍💕

[@theodoreritola7641]

1970s CLASSIC 4 SURE

[@kenneth2875]

Toto is an American band from Los Angeles. The lead singer once dated actresses Rosanna Arquette and wrote the song Rosanna about her.

[@SeaMark782]

First, they're from LA, the San Fernando Valley. Almost all of the band went to school together including the 3 Porcaro brothers. Their name means total, everthing, as in music genres. Hold the line came from, I've got another call, hold the line, from another girl. I couldn't be prouder to say that they were all friends of mine in school. After 50 years, it still blows my mind, a new generation listening to my friends play and digging it. The musicians in Toto have played on albums, including there own, that have sold more then 750 million albums with Thriller at #1.

[@annebiebrich9155]

My favorite "Toto" song !! Hold The Line.....yes !

[@chrisnelson4588]

You have to give him credit for singing the theme song from the Lion King. Talent at all levels!!!

[@evabyrum3327]

Toto is VERY talented and VERY versatile! Listen to the song Africa. You would not think it is the same band!!

[@theodoreritola7641]

70s TOTO ROCKED PERIOD

[@Vonnies1929]

THAT DRUMMER IS AWESOME!!!!HOLD THE LINE BABY!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤I HAVE GOT TO LEARN TO PLAY THE DRUMS ON THIS!!!

[@abidababida7096]

This band back when it was this group of guys was so ridiculously talented.

[@tammyfinnemore]

The band did tell the press it was after the dog from Wizard of Oz but later on David Hungate explained that the Latin words "in toto" translated to "all-encompassing". Because the band members played on so many records and so many musical genres, they adopted the name "Toto" as their own.

[@jackastor5265]

From about 1960-2000, you had real musicians, making real music.

[@jimfrederick3907]

What a unique concept!

[@jackastor5265]

@@jimfrederick3907For real. Many "bands" in the current era don't have a single true musician that can play any instrument, or even write music. Then people wonder why the radio is still playing music from 50 years ago.

[@andylastname566]

@@jackastor5265 So if you only focus your craft on one instrument, you arent a true musician?

[@mimi-422]

FACT!!❤

[@jannasomewhere2889]

Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt, Duke Ellington, Les Paul, Chuck Berry, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Stan Kenton, Vivaldi, Fritz Kreisler, Paderewski, Bizet, Chopin, Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Handel, Mozart, Bellini, Verdi, Rubinstein, Haydn ..... Sure. No real musicians before 1960. No real music. 🤣

[@lewiswellspiano]

Some of the greatest musicians, studio and live, ever. They were in their teens and early 20s when they became 1st call session musicians on some of the biggest records ever made for a list of artists that includes Steely Dan, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Chicago, Donna Summer, Don Henley, Cher - and Sonny and Cher...just unbelievable bios for everyone of these guys. And, most of them went to high school together in LA. Lightning in a bottle.

[@davidsmith-th1kh]

Last year I saw Journey and Toto was their opening act…Also one of the kids from Toto married one of the kids from Journey

[@davidbrock2450]

So I'm a 58yr old Canadian..... It wasn't till this video that I noticed how much the lead singer of ToTo looks like and sings in the same style as Canadian great Burton Cummings lead singer for the great band "The Guess Who" {think songs like "These Eyes", "American Woman"}.

[@karlschmitt6359]

Toto is a phenomenal group: Bobby Kimball on lead vocals, Steve Lukather (suspenders) on guitar, Jeff Porcaro on drums, David Hungate on bass(in this video), and Steve Porcaro on keyboards, David Paich on keyboards. Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, and David Paich all share in the lead vocals for Toto. David Hungate told the guys in Toto that Toto in Latin meant all-encompassing, but they went with Toto from Wizard Of Oz in the beginning, but learned of the Latin meaning and went with that. Toto is in my top 5 bands of all time: 1. Kansas, 2. Toto, 3. Foreigner, 4. Journey, 5. Styx. Toto has some great songs like: Hydra, Hold The Line, 99, Rosanna, Africa(good just not in my top 10), I'll Be Over You, Pamela, White Sister, Georgy Porgy, I Won't Hold You Back, and more! Great band!

[@barbaramatthews4735]

I love this song. I screetch it out in my car with the windows up and the radio blasting.

[@mmurphy53]

All stars of music period.... Awesome live too not just a great studio band. Underrated by the public. Admired by the players.

[@katsims2563]

We had landlines back then, and an expression, we would use sometimes, was “hold the line”- you couldn’t always get hold of someone on a landline back then. No voicemail, no call waiting, no call forwarding. And you couldn’t carry your landline with you. If you weren’t there to answer, or you were on the phone with someone else, you couldn’t get THAT call! So hold the line - stick around and keep the line clear, so they can get hold of you. And if they were working, were delayed, or no where near a working landline or public pay phone, they couldn’t call - they would call when they could, so “Love isn’t always on time”. And if they didn’t have enough money for the public pay phone, they couldn’t call, or the telephone operator would cut them off after they used up the time they paid for. Even the next county could be considered long distance, and cost extra, even if it’s across the street. Sometimes it was phone tag back and forth, but you wouldn’t know they actually called unless you were there to answer the phone. SOOOOOOOOO much nicer and convenient with cell phones!!!!❤ Love TOTO!!!! And the lead singer is a very soulful singer!!!❤❤❤

[@justjack0715]

Like you said this music is timeless and NEVER should be a guilty pleasure!

[@deantait8326]

This song never gets old and fighting for love and sticking it out is most often the hardest but best decision. These were primarily LA Studio Musicians! And that drummer guy went on to some success as did the lead guitarist !

[@terencenelson1950]

There was the first song I heard from Toto and it blew my mind '70s music '80s music baby boomers music

[@ameyer1970]

Once the band came together, David Paich began composing what would become the eponymous debut album, Toto. According to popular myth, at the first recording sessions, in order to distinguish their own demo tapes from other bands' in the studio, Jeff Porcaro wrote the word "Toto" on them. In the early 1980s, band members told the press that the band was named after Toto the dog from The Wizard of Oz.[10] After the completion of the first album, the band and record were still unnamed. David Hungate, after viewing the name on the demo tapes, explained to the group that the Latin words "in toto" translated to "all-encompassing". Because the band members played on so many records and so many musical genres, they adopted the name "Toto" as their own

[@suzanneprock7286]

Love Toto, they're simply fire. Nothing like the 70's, we were spoiled with great music. "Rosanna" is another great song by Toto.

[@theodoreritola7641]

1978 BABY

[@theodoreritola7641]

OVER SPOILED MORE LIKE IT ..70s where fantastic

[@IsaacDDuke]

Im a drummer, so I literally fast forward to the end when Jeff Porcaro does the the double kicks.

[@jannasomewhere2889]

"99" is one of my personal faves by this band. I didn't follow the incarnations of the band after the early '80s, so I can't comment on their albums after that era. But they were very popular almost from the get go. "Hold the Line" was a big hit, for reasons you've just now witnessed. Outstanding musicianship and singing on a love song from a somewhat different perspective. A battle cry.

[@lewiswellspiano]

You've GOT to dig in to their catalogue post-early 80s. Some phenomenal music. Some recommendations: The Seventh One (1988), Tambu (1995), Falling In Between (2006), XIV (2015).

[@daniellethompson-morales7638]

Def one of the most diverse bands I know of. Toto’s Georgey Porgy is completely different than either songs you’ve done. Crazy talented.

[@cindyv1401]

NO music like the golden oldies music 🔥🔥🔥 💥 💛🧡💛

[@miafranlund6982]

I haven't been listening to this in years. Just realised I still know every line in the song. I got the album as a Christmas present 1978. It is still in my possession, maybe time to play it.

[@niecyb3873]

Music was different back then. Born at the right time.

[@theodoreritola7641]

YEP HOLD THE LINE WAS IN 1978

[@christarpley6861]

I miss the 60s through the 90s it was the best music to me

[@suecook1326]

I'm thinking you probably heard one of their biggest hits called "Africa" It's an amazing song! It's been played all over the place!

[@touchey]

They were still touring last year. My wife and I saw them with Journey in our hometown. Great time!

[@lisamareepritchard6375]

Toto were amazing. I feel blessed to have grown up with music like this, no auto tune just raw talent ❤

[@TheRealAb216]

Toto and Foreigner both just banger after banger

[@DariaBilowus]

One of the best piano-centric rock songs 🤘🏽

[@Renkk17]

Real musicians and bands would write their own music, play their own instruments, sometimes more than one, and have great singing voices and the whole band would join in on the background singing, plus every song wouldn't sound the same like these days, they had creativity and true Talent!!

[@michaelmengis5230]

One thing dat toto is knowen for is tat in all ther songs you wil ave a part wher they surprise you out of nowher whit the Instrumental. And i love this kind of Artist

[@toddylu6869]

I enjoyed Don’s reaction here. He knows the song and is having fun revisiting it. Like us all who love it!!!!!

[@DeborahThurmond]

I saw Toto and Journey together in concert not long ago. They are still incredible and put on a great show. The two bands are now connected family since the daughter of the Toto keyboard player married the son of one of the guys from Journey. It was a great concert, by the way.

[@chuckwhite3176]

'The origin of the name "Toto" was a cause for debate for quite some time. The band themselves gave differing accounts on different occasions. Initially, rock mythology had it that the name was taken from the word that Porcaro would write on the band's demo tapes to keep them separate from the other bands in the studio. Then the band told the press that they were named after the dog in The Wizard of Oz. Eventually, the "official" story was revealed to be that "Toto" was taken from the Latin words "In Toto," which means "all-encompassing," with the significance of that selection being that the band brought together so many genres and areas of specialization that they could, and did, do anything and everything.' - SongFacts website

[@edalexander4411]

Rosanna! That's the song you NEEEEEEED to do! The groove!

[@deniseriley6622]

The singer on this one is Bobby Kimball. He is from my small hometown of Vinton, Louisiana and is a family friend.

[@theodoreritola7641]

NNNNNIIIICCCCEEEE

[@t.lee.p9182]

He reminds me so much of Burton Cummings ❤ I was litterally looking through the comments to see if he really or not lol

[@theodoreritola7641]

@@t.lee.p9182 SWEET LOL

[@theodoreritola7641]

I WAZ 17 IN 1978 WHAT A GOOD 70s song

[@bradkoski]

TOTO is just straight filthy……in the best way possible 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@heartwork8318]

Love this song and Toto in general! Gotta react to Styx too! Great road trip music! ❤️‍🔥✌🏻🫶🏻

[@starslightning4818]

The forever playlist

[@tonidarcy5515]

People would never make fun of you playing 😢great music from the greatest in music history the 70's. Love 💓 your channel!!!

[@theodoreritola7641]

UUUUUU BETCHA 70s all day any day

[@kimelaineganey5542]

Lawd have mercy!!!!🔥🥴 Steve Lukather is a sexy beast on that guitar!!❤️🎸

[@kimberleymonari3560]

***** Part of This Group are Second Generation Musicians. Brothers Jeff and Mike Porcaro's DAD, JOE PORCARO, Known as a Studio DRUMMER and PERCUSSION Educator. My Dad, Trumpet Player BUCK MONARI Knew Him & a Whole circle of Studio Musicians.

[@bonnarlunda]

Yup. One of my ex's studied drumming for Joe Porcaro. This really started a walk down memory lane.

[@theodoreritola7641]

AFRICA LOL WHAT EVER 70sHOLD THE LINE ANY DAY

[@churthebol8054]

Forgot Steve aswell on the keyboard. Who also wrote the song human nature that michael jackson ended up with.

[@Abri412]

They're an American band. I won't guarantee that every member was born here, because there were a lot of them, but they formed as a band in the US. I'm glad you gave Bobby Kimball some love on the lead vocals. He's often overlooked, but I love his voice.

[@Clandestined13]

We lived in Japan during the 80s. My dad told me a story about how my mom and he were trying to find the venue for Toto. They stopped in shops and asked, "Toto?" One shop owner figured it out and took them to the bathroom. Toto is the brand name for toilets in Japan. Regardless, once they found the concert, I wish I was old enough. I bet it was awesome.

[@theodoreritola7641]

70S GOLD RIGHT HERE LOL.

[@davidconner5680]

Rock and roll will never die

[@frogicus]

Toto is a great band . The Roseanna shuffle is one of the greatest drum arrangements of all time ! Great video guys 👍🏻

[@tmcdwldr]

My favorite song from Hold the Line album, which I had as a freshman in high school on 8 tract Was "Ill Supply the Love" That songs shreds as well. Yes in North Dakota in the 70's freshmen ages 14 and 15 droves pickups with 8 track players to school. Life on gravel was good.

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

To-to means all encompassing in Latin. Since they played with so many other bands and had so many different skills they named themselves To-to.

[@deborahvannbah5431]

At least 1 member of Toto has been involved in some capacity on more than 1500 songs, any genre, including movies & tv, since the end of the 1960’s.

[@bobdelp2023]

250 PLUS GREAT BANDS, THERE WAS JUST NOTHINGGGG LIKE THE 70'S GUYS! 😊

[@williamparrish9954]

please do more Toto they have so many great songs

[@igorm8110]

Saw them live 2018. They were still great.

[@bimini1216]

Some of the best players of all time in that group. Skills for days. Creativity forever. Way beyond today

[@jackhaskell694]

I get a kick out of the comment that Toto was formed by all top session players. Because, while that is true, most of them knew each other and played together as teens. They are like a garage band that separately became great session players and reformed as a super group.

[@SeaMark782]

All true, I went to Grant HS with the guys, Jeff, Mike, Steve Porcaro, Lukather, Paich, go figure. 50 years ago Jeff started the whole thing with Steely Dan, those were the days!

[@j9andphoenix]

Toto is from the US and formed in 1977. You shoud check out Bostons "More Than a Feeling' - you will love it!!

[@theodoreritola7641]

HOLD THE LINE 1978. MORE THAN A FEELING 1976

[@RobertSmith-js2kz]

"Rosanna" next. These guys are all "professional" studio musicians. Each one is a virtuoso in their own right. They were (and continued to be) hired guns for other bands (writing, playing) and decided to get together and do their own thing. This was the result. They all take turns writing, and singing lead (between three of them). For reference "Human Nature" by MICHAEL JACKSON is a TOTO song. Check the credits. It's them playing it too. And many other contributions on the THRILLER album. This is just one example of many. Check out "Rosanna" RECORD OF THE YEAR grammy for 1983.

[@sandralybrand9425]

I miss the days we had great rock music but you could actually understand what they were singing!❤❤❤

[@billc.5861]

The great Jeff Porcaro on drums. So damn good Made up of top notch LA sessions, musicians

[@tanyadavis6921]

this is one of the groups i grew up listening too! so glad u are u like them! i have been listening to all kinds of music from rock and roll, hard rock heavy metal, country, latin, pop music since i was a kid!

[@candicelitrenta8890]

They are NOT from Australia, they are from L.A. and and they were top studio musicians for a lot of famous music. They decided to form this band to explore what they could do together.

[@therosabella67]

Great band. Hold the line is one of my favorite from Toto

[@andersgranstrom7128]

This, one of my favorite bands are unique - every song is good!! I have not heard one bad song from them. 😍

[@lilamuzik3385]

Stops me in my tracks, and I dance....and I'm 78. But I can STILL dance If I can't dance,Just through the dirt on me. I'm dead.

[@mv0902]

Just saw them in 2024. Still an amazing show!

[@leecloaked1059]

this is what music was all about in the 70- early 80s there was always 2 people singing the song the harmonies give the story and the song a soul and balances out the sound songs then weren't about the 1 singer. it was about the story sung and played all the great bands then did this

[@ChampagneRayn]

One of my all time favorites growing up🔥

[@theodoreritola7641]

HOLD THE LINE 1978 Jane By JEFFERSON STARSHIP 1979 LATE 70s ROCK THE BEST ROCK

[@patticampana9458]

Love ToTo. You've probably heard them more than you think. Research them. You'll be impressed!🙂✌️

[@flipjupiter1]

Pimps. As many mentioned, they were the band on the Jackson album Thriller. They also wrote the song Human Nature which is a wonderful song. I love Toto. So badass.

[@maxinewebster8273]

Timeless music has something about it that speaks a universal truth, weather it is the words in the song that resonate a deep sense of truth that we all acknowledge or the feeling the vibration the music gives our bodies - it gets us to a moment of liberation straight through the heart!

[@geraldstorseth8902]

Glad to hear you acknowledge God's Rainbow❤. Like most Rock songs it had hidden/double meanings. Hold the line/love isn't always in time also tells guys to prolong a certain activity til your girl smiles😊

[@williamhartley4752]

Tip of an iceberg... there is so much more of these guys and they are still out there. Americans!!!

[@f688xt6]

Keep up the TOTO reactions. "I'll be over you" is another good one. Along with 40 years of other tracks, and live performances.

[@brheinfeldt]

TOTO is one of the tightest bands going still today!!&! Excellent musicians with excellent standards!!&!

[@josephstone2280]

99, Rosanna, I’ll be over you, Georgy Porgy, I won’t hold you back, Lea, Pamela, I’ll supply the love, Africa; all fabulous songs by Toto.

[@haydendegrow945]

I got to see these guys LAST NIGHT! This was an UNBELIEVABLE experience! I love music like this!

[@jdbroders64]

They were ridiculously talented and elite first call studio musicians in the LA music scene back in the day. Steve Lukather the lead guitarist is, if I remember correctly, one of the most recorded guitarists of all time with 3,000 plus recordings and many of those with major artists. You just don't see this kind of talent in modern recorded music anymore IMHO.

[@ursula.m8265]

Many talented people together is hard to find.

[@andreagageby4854]

A true banger my favorite Toto song

[@jonathanwright9613]

TOTO is probably the most used band for Hollywood movie soundtracks.

[@ZZ430T56]

Great band. I would argue that "Rosanna" was their biggest hit and my fav.