Title: Not up to potential...
Product review: Released: Mar 1999 Produced by: TotoMuch-heralded (abroad, anyway) return of Bobby Kimball falls short of expectations. While he's in fine form (as are all musicians, as usual), suffers from "CD Syndrome": too many tracks and overlong tunes (some work, e.g. neo-prog "Better Days," others, like "High Price Of Hate" simply drone). Spotted with gems ("Melanie" could be Steve Lukather's finest ballad, "Mad About You" is effective sing able pop, "Cruel" is first rate Toto pop R&B;, and title track riff is almost impossible not to hum along with); virtually ballad-free, but filler abounds. David Paich lead vocal meter: bonus track only, and it's a dog. Focus would return on next album. Aficionados only.
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