Steve Lukather Darkest night of the year live

A rare version of this killer song live by the almighty Steve Lukather.
Enjoy !

[@usaslakt]

One of the best songs Steve ever wrote, the solos are amazing here, you can see that the band is really enjoying playing together. It must be a great feeling having such a talent. Killer performance!

[@oltrerockofficial]

What an outstanding Musician and Singer Luke is. He's my favorite ever. A unique human being, so talented. Love him so much. Thanx for sharing

[@jemcox2001]

One of my best friend was his guitar tech and I was so lucky to spend time with him. He is a nice person, very smart and fair, and a killer guitar player and singer.....

[@Doremifaso12345]

Jee, this is A killer. Been listening Toto/Luke since 77. Every time he makes me wonder... (laughs)!!

[@leongrinberg8758]

where it all disapear(( great tone sound playing .... the best era of him 80's and late 90's . he is steel great , become more bluesy bebop thing today, that music man guitar. i understand the more we grow up our taste changes. for me his old tone was wider bigger , like it

[@phhuynh9881]

Best Solo of the Year

[@kathyettinger3257]

All I can say is WOW!!!!! SO FANTASTIC!!!!! SUCH A GREAT SONG, GUITAR PLAYER AND SINGER!!!!

[@jemcox2001]

One of the best live performance of Mister Steve Lukather, and a really good rock'in song ;-)

[@timitbiscuit3620]

This damn song just rocks, I been stuck on it for the last few weeks. Man I think it deserved a lot more than it got. I mean it was produced by Eddie Van Halen, has both Steve Lukather and Steve Stevens playing guitar. What more could a person want

[@KingdomofLuke1]

Just an incredible performance. Sounding killer!

[@jeffmaloney8701]

Luke is truly unbelievable in this!

[@davismania]

Steve is the Best!

[@maxia1066]

Dont know why but this performance almost moved me to tears. Steve and his music is so important to me in my life ❤

[@margotcoljee8594]

This is Hardrock at its best ! I salute you Luke !

[@zeorihuela5460]

I just love this man!

[@phhuynh9881]

le solo facon Lukather il déchire grave

[@jeffsnider3712]

That's Joey Brasler on rhythm guitar!!! Joey is an exec at Fender now. So Cool!!!!

[@tibord72]

Love to see the whole show.

[@Starstruck-ir2mh]

The great almighty Steve Lukather!!! He is so underrated - guitar hero/ composer / arranger / producer - his vibrato and bends are out of this world!!! I've been looking for this live version for a long time - thank you so much for uploading it!!! I wish Luke would play songs from this era - there some great songs in that album!!

[@jemcox2001]

Thanks ;-). You're right, this guy is a killer. One of my good friend was his guitar tech during 3 years and so I have the chance to see him many times and spent time. He is so kind and humble. Good old memories !!!!!

[@zitam.2982]

Unfortunately, he has a hand injury but he still plays magically.

[@sundet81]

There was also a performance of With a Second Chance from this gig floating around, but I don't know where that went.

[@cazrnbsn]

What album is this from? Is this Los Lobotomys?

[@jemcox2001]

It's the "Lukather" album from 1989... ;-)

[@sundet81]

This is probably the best Steve Lukather solo performance I have ever seen. He's in great form here - as he was on his 1997 tour.

[@davidzuniga9362]

@Little luke he didn't say it wasn't. He say that he was in good shape as he was in 1997

[@lamantedeipiedinifemminili2846]

1991

[@jaycareaga9929]

1989 first solo tour

[@jaycareaga9929]

@@lamantedeipiedinifemminili28461989 I saw this show at The Palomino club in Los Angeles.

[@jasonhibbert3454]

Ahhhh love this, lukathers best sound and an amazing album..... nice one for up loading this 👍

[@jemcox2001]

My pleasure ;-)

[@anderszettergren4302]

Great tune. Lukathers first soloalbum wasn`t my favorite but this kick ass. The band is killing.

[@robertaukes7192]

What can I say ? This is a great song from a great album !!!

[@tomeuplanells]

The sound is really amazing. For a moment I though it was a playback. Thanks for sharing it.

[@jemcox2001]

My pleasure to allow people to see this amazing piece of live ;-)

[@kathyettinger3257]

So fantastic!!!

[@jemcox2001]

Indeed ;-)

[@phhuynh9881]

On n'en fait plus de chansons comme ça aujourd'hui , la genèse de cette chanson est le fruit de la rencontre entre STEVE STEVENS et STEVE LUKATHER!!!!!! Deux monstres de la gratte !!!!

[@phhuynh9881]

L'Album eponyme lui est fabuleux

[@ian1eh944]

This is SO FUCKING GREAT!!!! Love Luke!

[@albertarmen4839]

wow, great live Luke performance, stellar vox and of course the guitar work. He was indeed on top of his game. Pierre thanks so much for posting.

[@tomatengarage5608]

This is GREAT, man. I am a huge Lukather-Fan, for more than 40 years now. If you have more of this stuff feel free to share it with us... :-). Thanks for this one!

[@peterhuf3909]

Unbelievable ...

[@kenbrice6075]

What a live performance of a great song!

[@marcojlpalazzi]

Masterpiece!

[@chafikghodbane3443]

C'est vrai c'est le plus performant grande technique en un mot le meilleur 👍👍👍

[@dischargesummary8794]

Spiritual experience

[@lawsonrussell874]

I've always wondered how could had been a record with Steve and Gary Moore composing and playing their own style solos.

[@jemcox2001]

For sure a masterpiece.....

[@jfatta]

Oooh, maan!! This is such a killer song & album ÁND performance!! Thank you for sharing this

[@ValentinaMarOfficial]

È fantastico 🤩 perchè non ha fatto un video di questa canzone bellissima. Esiste solo questa clip tutta scura. Lui è una forza della natura ❤ Stellare ❤

[@mauromeglii493]

What a solo!!😊💪👍

[@royr34]

Just smokin' 👌

[@zbyszekm.1124]

Prawdziwa muzyka a nie jakiś komercyjny badziew 🎸

[@beaky3178]

Awesome 👏 Video.... thanks!!

[@user-cj5tg3rc2s]

ルークかっこいいわ

[@TheLoner70503]

A Fu****g genius.

[@southofthebordersmoker2544]

Amazing, love the tone and the tune. Luke was on fire here.

[@yuuyuu1123]

Thank you for sharing this ‼️😊

[@Lukather5150]

Luke rules

[@phhuynh9881]

il y a tout dans ce solo

[@top-voice1674]

Merci du partage, quelle pêche il avait Lukather !

[@leandrodraven9885]

Genio

[@phhuynh9881]

Merci Pierre Mercier

[@crazyferret9409]

Smokin!

[@davidroy8801]

Hey!! Awesome video!!! Been looking for a very long time to see live performance from this album, thanks!! :D :D Do you know other video of that concert?

[@jemcox2001]

Hello, I have only another video... Try to find the full live since a long time.... ;-)

[@sundet81]

@@jemcox2001 I think the original uploader (back in 2010 or sometime around there) stated that he had only caught a couple of songs on film before Lukather's manager approached him and had him stop recording. That being said, recordings (albeit not video footage) from some of his other November 1988 gigs are apparently floating around, so maybe there is a complete recording or two somewhere. It was a great mini tour of SoCal and a brilliant setlist, including Darkest Night, Second Chance, Turns to Stone, Talk to Ya Later and even Hold the Line.

[@julioleaman]

Gracias por haber subido esto ... puedes subir el concierto completo? Lukather maestro !

[@jemcox2001]

Only have this song unfortunately.

[@GuayreBajistavikingo]

better than recording...

[@SimonaPirone1]

Love it! Thanks for uploading this!

[@jemcox2001]

My pleasure ;-)

[@DanGower]

Absolutely epic🎸🎶🔥

[@phhuynh9881]

Steve Lukather , un Requin de Studio??? Non un VRAI GUITARISTE!!!!!

[@phhuynh9881]

Lukatrher, Stevens , Van Halen , ils y sont tous

[@soeurtherese5747]

sur ce live ? non ... si ? autant Lukather a joué en live avec Van Halen mais pas la ...

[@phhuynh9881]

@@soeurtherese5747 ce titre a été écrit par Steve Stevens et Lukather

[@soeurtherese5747]

@@phhuynh9881 up merci ° monstre titre en effet

[@soeurtherese5747]

@@phhuynh9881 petit enregistrement de Steve dur a trouver. Mais peu etre que vous allez aimer. Un cadeau pour moi : kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2aXlHSsprGFpqM

[@soeurtherese5747]

Du pur crescendo musicalement rock / cdt

[@David-tg7rl]

Thanks for sharing, do you know who are the musicians with Luke ? great songs, sound, I love it :o)

[@jemcox2001]

No sorry, perhaps the line up of the cd, have to check...

[@sundet81]

Line up was Lukather, John Pierce-Bass, John Keane-Drums/Vocals, Joseph Brasler-Guitars, Jeff Daniels-Keyboards/Vocals

[@anderszettergren4302]

sundet81 Thanks.

[@alexandermelendez3951]

I feel a change coming over me It seems I felt this way before I sense the sound your eyes won't let you see I can't take it anymore Crashing windows, crash Laughing voices, keep on laughing, Oh, Oh, Oh Stop for a minute I chase the shadows and light To a place no one knows I hear the screams of the wind And I know it's the Darkest night of the year Can't tell the dreams from reality My fears are one and the same So who made me part of destiny Who made me part of their game Can't you feel it hurt Too much pain to endure Stop for a minute Cold wind on my skin Is the pain that I feel when you're near It's a midnight street Where we'll meet And we'll run from the Darkest night of the year Crashing windows, crash Laughing voices, keep on laughing, Oh, Oh, Oh Stop for a minute I chase the shadows and light To a place no one knows I hear the screams of the wind And I know it's the Darkest night of the year

[@sakariwilenius]

Do you have another videos from this gig? I have seen the Second Change and this.

[@saga55]

there is the beginning of the 3rd track :"little wing" but Luke's manager stopped the guy filming unfortunately ...

[@gtcheetah3361]

Very cool, thanks for uploading! Does anyone know the name of the other guitarist?

[@sundet81]

Joseph Brasler

[@importg37]

This is an awesome metal song by the bad man himself! What year was this concert?

[@jemcox2001]

1988 I guess....

[@erickinfantas2564]

Pierre, you’re awesome!! This is gold! Does anyone know who the musicians are here? Is Randy Goodrum here? What about Kortchmar? Anyone?

[@jemcox2001]

Erick, I'mnot awesome, just a Luke huge fan and happy to share this vidéo.... Line up was Lukather, John Pierce-Bass, John Keane-Drums/Vocals, Joseph Brasler-Guitars, Jeff Daniels-Keyboards/Vocals.

[@erickinfantas2564]

@@jemcox2001 thank you!! If you’re Luke’s fan, like me, I think you’re awesome, dude! 😀 Thank you so much for sharing this! You made my day!

[@jemcox2001]

@@erickinfantas2564 Happy to make you happy. One of my best friend was his guitar tech and so I was lucky to spend time with him....I'm the lucky owner of a Luke 2 white sparkle that he loved. During the TOTO tour, he left me a message ;-) I think you will love it : kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5O4YWWuf9Gmg5Y

[@nikkinikki1128]

😍💋😍💋💋💋💋

[@coughforme21]

Killer. Who is on 2nd Guitar?

[@josephbrasler9559]

Joey Brasler

[@rickarderiksson6706]

Very Good... is that Warren Ham in the keybord? looks like him...

[@andrewheater1061]

is there a full show of this you have?

[@jemcox2001]

unfortunately I only have 2 videos... I wish I have the whole show....

[@andrewheater1061]

@@jemcox2001 oh well. Hopefully it shows up some day

[@jemcox2001]

@@andrewheater1061 Hope so, these videos are just awesome !!!!!

[@Thomasnumber1fan101]

Was their footage of Got My Way?

[@sundet81]

That was not on the setlist, neither in 1988 nor 1989.

[@Emanuelassies]

Hey Pierre there was Somewhere on KZbin also this song called with a Second change from the same gig you have this also between your vids?

[@jemcox2001]

Yes there is another video... I'm not sure to have it but if yes, will upload it ;-)

[@Emanuelassies]

@@jemcox2001 that one is also very very good and full of energy!!!!! Hope you'll find it Merry Christmas!!!!!!

[@jemcox2001]

@@Emanuelassies I'll try. Merry Christmas to you too.

[@jemcox2001]

Here is the second video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2a4oHekoMdpm7c

[@Emanuelassies]

@@jemcox2001 nice one, thanks and a happy new year!!!!

[@top-voice1674]

Je trouve l’album superbe mais la balance de réverb de l’époque gâche un petit peu l’ensemble quand on réécoute aujourd’hui je trouve. Je suis à deux doigts de poser la question à steve savoir si un jour il ne remasterait pas cet album...

[@Doremifaso12345]

Jass Cat ;))

[@kenbrice6075]

Is that Joseph Wiliams on keyboards?

[@jaycareaga9929]

Jeff Daniel.

[@phhuynh9881]

WHERE IS STEVE STEVENS??????????????

[@jaycareaga9929]

Wrong song.

[@Jabelius99]

Great performance! Pierre, do you know where this was recorded?

[@jemcox2001]

Perhaps in L.A... ;-)

[@sundet81]

Huntington Beach November 1988. Lukather did a string of solo dates in the LA area around that time, testing out songs from the Lukather album (which was then being recorded) and also performing Talk to Ya Later by the Tubes, Hold the Line and a John Keane song called 'More' that was eventually recorded for a John Keane solo album. He also performed a song that was left off the Lukather album called 'It Really Doesn't Matter at All'.

[@jaycareaga9929]

@@sundet81 1989. He played The Palomino club right before this I was at the Palomino show.

[@sundet81]

@@jaycareaga9929 I'd say definitely November-December 1988. There was a piece on these gigs in the fanzine published by the Toto Legend, the band's fan club at the time. Then there was all sorts of trouble delaying the album's release before Lukather eventually did a few gigs in Japan to promote it in August 1989.

[@jaycareaga9929]

@@sundet81 I was at the show before this at The Palomino it was 1989. The album was released in August of 1989 the few American shows happened after the album was released.

[@hiphopdescalanques1455]

Who is he playing with ?

[@barryhetherington9816]

Who are the band members?

[@jaycareaga9929]

John Keane drums. John Pierce bass. Joey Brasler guitar. Jeff Daniel keys. Warren Ham horns.

[@beaky3178]

He hits a high/ sour note here like a voice crack or something... @ 01:55

[@markgabriel5797]

Lets hear you sing it!

[@billdean8714]

Haha. “Sour notes.” I wish I could hit sour notes like him! He makes them sound great

[@mikemoss2275]

Too Bad for the ULTRA LO FI

[@francoisdaulouede7770]

cte claque ...

[@jemcox2001]

Comme tu dis, c'est la grosse fessée, ça met tout le monde à sa place ;-) !

[@francoisdaulouede7770]

@@jemcox2001 ce mec est complètement hors-sol ° longtemps que je l'écoute et toujours l'impression de prendre un grand cou de Santiag dans les valseuses. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3jKZZekhqmKmpI

[@francoisdaulouede7770]

@@jemcox2001 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3jKZZekhqmKmpI

[@francoisdaulouede7770]

qui dit mieux en therme de solo de guitare .. ?

[@jemcox2001]

@@francoisdaulouede7770 Le solo de Kingdom of Desire à Montreux, là aussi ça défonce !

[@royr34]

Who is the drummer?

[@jaycareaga9929]

John Keane.

[@lamantedeipiedinifemminili2846]

Luke 1988 incredible

[@top-voice1674]

Merci du partage, quelle pêche il avait Lukather !

[@jemcox2001]

La grande époque....