Search - Toto :: Tambu

The best engineered pop/rock CD ever recorded!

Andy de Ganahl | Amelia Island, FL | 03/24/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As a recording engineer with some 33 years experience, I have listened to hundreds of LPs and CDs, always searching for the best examples of our art. Quite a few of those have had some connection with one of my favorite engineers, Elliot Scheiner (Steely Dan, Sting, The Eagles, R.E.M., Dave Grusin, Billy Joel, Bobby McFerrin, Donald Fagin, Eric Clapton, and many others,) who has done a spectacular job on Tambu. As the first CD since Jeff Pocaro's passing, Simon Phillips fills Jeff's shoes with some of the freshest, most creative rock playing in Toto's history and Scheiner's drum sounds are stunning! (The tom sounds on "I Will Remember" alone are worth the price of the whole CD.) The entire CD is an audio feast. Completed in 1995, before "loudness wars" squashed the dynamics of music with over-compression, this CD sounds wonderful on ear-buds to $100K audiophile systems and everything in between (go buy the best headphones you can afford for the most inexpensive Hi-Fi experience!) And for those who still think Toto is just a "radio" band, check out " Dave's Gone Skiing"--these guys can PLAY! Tambu has been in my top five for many years and I expect it to stay there for many years to come. You owe it to your ears to buy this CD!"