Toto - Hydra

[@jukeboxcowboy]

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

[@r.n6775]

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

[@juanpablocastano2192]

Yes I agree.

[@borjapauloenricoabm9673]

100% music genius- toto

[@kevinkaatz883]

And a great sounding song to top it off

[@snivylink2119]

do steve porcaro's synthesizers count as computers

[@JCNippert1]

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]

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

[@tomdulle1707]

@stevenmonroe8728 and David Hungate as well!

[@HavocWWC]

I am a big fan of Toto and when I happen to play any of their videos on KZbin 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]

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

[@larx4074]

Yep, same here......

[@Elboliman]

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]

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

[@gentilegiants9895]

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!!!

[@marcast685]

This is my absolute favorite Toto song. The playing on this is incredible.

[@heathercollins4432]

I remember when this came out, the reviewers slammed it calling it "pretentious crap from a bunch of studio musicians..." Toto got the last laugh....

[@TiredMango1]

This album is incredibly underated

[@vulcan3607]

And i say the best

[@pappagetti]

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

[@ervent35]

@@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]

I gotta say, you said it brudda.#lovethisalbum

[@eusuntsuciu]

Indeed!

[@robbiestewart89]

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

[@fritsfallaux6362]

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 :-)

[@michelarnet8535]

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

[@bgbassman3406]

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

[@emmaphilo4049]

Got to agree

[@MrTruckman1971]

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

[@donjarvie5075]

Steve Porcaro should have got an Oscar

[@drummingdanny84]

On an Emmy.

[@jaycareaga9929]

They don’t give Oscars to music videos. And the director would have won not Steve.

[@user-tf4ho2uo1e]

Grammy

[@jaycareaga9929]

@@drummingdanny84 The director would have won not Steve.

[@somethinginmind2151]

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

[@epiccg6872]

this has less than one million views? toto deserves better! i just discovered this song a few days ago and i am in awe.

[@JOVO1971]

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!

[@contedete]

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]

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

[@windmill7708]

@@JuanchitoMurilloLopez-un9ob Aunque el rock si nace en los EE.UU, los que lo perfeccionaron eran los ingleses Si te pones a pensar, de alli salieron los pink floyd, the police, led zeppelin, dire straits, rolling stones, fleetwood mac, supertramp, etc.

[@JuanchitoMurilloLopez-un9ob]

@@windmill7708 si, pero una cosa no quita la otra. Yo prefiero el Rock Estadounidense. El Británico me es cansino. Hay bandas como Depeche Mode, Erasure, Duran Duran que me encantan. Están muy inflados los Ingleses en Rock.

[@windmill7708]

@@JuanchitoMurilloLopez-un9ob si la verdad q hay joyas por todas partes

[@josephaber711]

This was the B Side to Toto’s hit “99”. I listened to Hydra far more than 99. An awesome track.

[@MyNameMeansGiftFromGod]

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

[@dyriten]

Agreed

[@xenacrowell119]

HI Theodore! Or Ted, for short.

[@MyNameMeansGiftFromGod]

@@xenacrowell119 hi

[@jimmieperry3418]

You may be right about that my friend.

[@kedingmusic]

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.

[@erichirsch583]

Jeff playing those Ludwig vistalites in this video.. they sound amazing!! And Jeff made them sound amazing too!!!!

[@JamesBond-hu9rg]

My Brother did the Photos for. This Album. The front cover was done a LA Sewer System. When it was New.

[@briancockerham4731]

can we see it?

[@JamesBond-hu9rg]

@@briancockerham4731 not anymore.

[@briancockerham4731]

@@JamesBond-hu9rg why not? ask your brother

[@JamesBond-hu9rg]

@@briancockerham4731 He is Dead. So not sure how I can 🤔😬🙄

[@briancockerham4731]

@@JamesBond-hu9rg oh jeeeez.. I'm sorry man

[@shanthalperera5216]

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

[@hansumjoe]

Paich had some pipes on these older records

[@JamesandJacob007]

Very True

[@SmedleyWarIsaRacket]

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

[@kevinmarshall5270]

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!

[@rubendelarosa2553]

This album smokes

[@starwalker6002]

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

[@fz7091]

starwalker600 david hungate crying in the corner

[@msoileau83]

Dave Hungate and Mike Porcaro are both great bassists.

[@chrislestermusic]

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

[@harryhoffer9804]

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

[@flyingdutchman4794]

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

[@crossroads2723]

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

[@MegaSalinas123]

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]

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

[@mieke5740]

The first Toto Album I ever bought in 1979 and until today this is my all time favourite song. hearing the first notes of this song I'm still as impressed as the first time I heard it. Toto remains one of my favorite bands.

[@eronifitiao6660]

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

[@TylerDurden-oy2hm]

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

[@MichaelHerington]

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

[@BP-rq3zj]

yes

[@Onefractalsparkofcreation]

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

[@mariacolasurdo2349]

Of course! Always and forever! Love it! ❤

[@kathleenflood3543]

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]

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

[@williamhoyle417]

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!!!

[@danielito7xD]

Magic in everything form 🤩

[@tschak909]

Luke looking like the cross between Brian May and Mario.

[@SteveAuger2021]

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

[@leoncampbell4191]

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]

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

[@sirrobin4394]

It's my favorite on this album.

[@barbarabonnette2705]

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

[@Officialsullyerna1]

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

[@kurtwolter3984]

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

[@waltersimmons946]

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]

And don’t forget, All Us Boys!

[@waltersimmons946]

@@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]

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

[@etpslick100]

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

[@barbarabaroni3092]

This song is simply amazing!

[@ericksuarezb.5994]

absolutely !!!!

[@kevinmartin5489]

Animal of a tune.

[@truthreignsforever9286]

Robert Troy Kimball is so underrated as a vocalist

[@klorand]

Isn't Paich singing in this one?

[@JamesandJacob007]

@@klorandYes he is

[@waltersimmons946]

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

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

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]

Jeremy Tanner CDs are truly a blessing from heaven.

[@ericksuarezb.5994]

absolutely !!!

[@BonnieHalfElven]

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]

Jeremy Tanner yes FGCOLOR be

[@therealawakener7]

'We' understand fully!

[@terrybeal2252]

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

[@feanorian21maglor38]

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

[@jamesadamgleason9471]

I always thought they just played that annoying Bar Song

[@bealukatherjackson8226]

Toto forever.....!!!

[@godfreycarbonel8683]

BeaLukather Jackson yeah TOTO forever..!

[@kathyettinger3257]

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

[@mariechristineglaunec7463]

Yes my friend

[@ginathegreat3858]

This is one of the darkest, most painful songs I've ever heard. It's so brilliant in so many ways, and yet it's hard for me to listen to it. I still think Hydra is their greatest album though.

[@briancockerham4731]

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

[@waltersimmons946]

Those high pitched vocals accompanying Dave Paich are definitely Bobby Kimball

[@harryhoffer9804]

Proper dynamite backing vocals

[@jaycareaga9929]

Bobby and Luke.

[@waltersimmons946]

@@jaycareaga9929 NOT on that song , It's Paich and Kimball. Just like ROCKMAKER , Lorraine and Manuela Run. I'm talking about the studio recordings. That video is pure lip syncing. It's not that serious.

[@finn9898]

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.

[@roninmarketingproductions]

Underrated masterpiece

[@jerrymeadows2809]

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.

[@Chetallica]

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

[@JCNippert1]

per usual

[@jamesadamgleason9471]

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

[@shonita7171]

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

[@elcavernario82]

Ojalá puedas, yo tuve la oportunidad y valió cada segundo

[@flyingdutchman4794]

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]

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.

[@ifunk4ucgb]

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.

[@sslorion]

Best Toto song and it’s not even close!

[@robpierce4712]

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]

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]

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

[@jdelacruz6854]

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

[@franksmith6411]

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]

Jeff 💥

[@gentilegiants9895]

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

[@lorenzmuller3542]

Hydra, Mama, White Sister.

[@DavidAlfredoGuisado]

such a gem !! what a legendary band TOTO is

[@JW75383]

Lukather is an amazing guitar player

[@Luke-er6pg]

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

[@aidangamalieltayao3297]

this looks like an old school D&D rpg, on whatever crack the player was on. St. George was the vid sequel to this.

[@jessegonzalezjr2937]

Rip Jeff you were the best

[@Ozzz1885]

This song is pretty heavy

[@jwilliams986]

Probably the best album they ever made in my book!

[@javila6341]

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

[@JIF882]

@Stork Legs Sshhhh

[@javila6341]

@@JIF882 ..jealous of my coment..

[@JIF882]

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

[@pepeq8908]

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

[@marceibel1131]

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

[@nickgodfrey1148]

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

[@Cami_a7_]

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

[@gilespeterson6832]

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

[@raymondcarrasquillo2834]

Love this song and the whole Hydra album…Underrated big time like many say here

[@waineeos7856]

every member of the band have good voice

[@lynneminnies5198]

No other way to start the day!

[@luisangelruizflores1163]

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

[@gentilegiants9895]

Ascolta canci'on "While Sister" excellente!

[@ireignsupreme2355]

Excelente canción que abre el disco

[@michaeldavis6607]

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

[@carlosvm9463]

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...

[@jeffschamel7210]

Love pre MTV videos / creative groups like Toto basically forced MTV into existence…the boys at the best, and ahead of their time, as usual

[@blackglovegamer9611]

Toto was A FREAKIN GENIUS

[@edwarprimo8443]

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

[@enriqueaguilar729]

Toto still sounds fresh....!!!!!!

[@kevinhuddleston3416]

Hydra tour was awesome!

[@captainwilliam3920]

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

[@juanpablocastano2192]

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.

[@ireignsupreme2355]

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]

1:47

[@gokhanersan8561]

The most adorable and super talented musicians who ever played in a rock band. Love the vibe and energy of this video.

[@crossthreadmcalthair399]

These are perfect studio and live i was there loved that show awesome whole crew and crowd loved every minute😊

[@anekedudy8369]

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

[@CruiserSweden]

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

[@MrDuds1984]

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

[@ericgelders]

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

[@MJLU280]

That little vocal intro at 1:15 remains awesome

[@drumsport]

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

[@JaymufinJerkz]

Fixem jeff

[@anaestela26]

I watched this video many years ago...I was a child. I've loved Toto and all their songs. The best of the best!!

[@Kamy.GG.Official]

*All those melodies and grooves are hands down directly from PARADISE 🔥*

[@jml-rj5re]

This is the best stuff Toto ever recorded.

[@macsnafu]

Another great song from the largely forgotten and overlooked 2nd Toto album!

[@scottawes921]

Never forgotten

[@juanmanuel2659]

@@scottawes921 Agree. Many of us cherry this greath album.

[@jml-rj5re]

@@juanmanuel2659 Hydra is Toto's best album.

[@arimitrani]

Their best with the first

[@filthydwarf]

Their best album

[@nixneato]

2:13 - Gotta LOVE how a wrong note made its way into the final record. Goes to show the charm of imperfections, if you give them enough time.

[@jonp4846]

Goes to show what you can find if you keep drilling down further and further, dissecting, analyzing... BLAH BLAH BLAH... It's a great song. Leave it at that.

[@khobia2]

This song is tight. These guys so versatile.

[@brianruyack7632]

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]

Exactly how i felt

[@mgic.monkii]

1:10-1:20 Dat loop is so groove, its like what Dua Lipa produce team use as reference sample to his songs or another modern pop

[@tomdulle1707]

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.

[@davidhinkson8856]

Sounds like the perfect opening number for a big show.

[@randybezet3939]

“Hydra” is my favorite album by Toto. I love theme albums. So so much talent.🎉