awel Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Yesterday evening, I went to a small club here in Belgium to see Steve Lukather and it was amazing! I was not a 'real' fan until yesterday, but his sound, his touch, and his band ... he blows everything away. There were some of his typical soft rock music (like TOTO) but he played a lot kind of fusion jazzy stuff, amazing. Really if he comes with his band near your placeand if you like nice well thought music and perfect tone, get a ticket. One of the best and complete guitar player I have seen.
bonzoboy Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Steve's a guy you don't hear of much any more although he is one of the most gifted guitarists on the planet.It's a pity that great guys like him drop off the radar screen while guys like Malmsteen stay on it even though they both came into prominence at about the same time.I guess you have to have a big mouth and bigger ego to stay in the limelight. Steve is still a much sought after studio musician and is still admired by his peers which is the most important thing I think because acceptance by musical greats carries a lot more creedance than being adored by a mob of shredding headbangers.You were really lucky to see this guy live,his playing is getting even better over the years.
CaptainNemo68 Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 One of the great things about Steve's guitar playing is he unselfishly plays what the song needs, which is sort of a trademark of a great studio musician. Some of his lead playing is relatively simple and some is intricate, but it is always for the best of the song. One of my favorites is the guitar solo for Breakdown Dead Ahead (Boz Scaggs).
awel Posted November 23, 2011 Author Posted November 23, 2011 The thing is he can shred as well as Metal players but he only plays what the song is requesting.
cookieman15061 Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Steve's played on more hit records than probably he can count. One of the most sought out studio musicians for decades.
LarryUK Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 I've said many times on here that he's my favourite guitarist. This is a list of his sessions. No one comes near. You'll be surprised by some of them. Lick his boots Satriani! 1977 | Boylan, Terence : Terence Boylan 1977 | Dal Bello, Lisa : Lisa Dal Bello 1977 | Ross, Diana : Baby it's me 1977 | Scaggs, Boz : Down two then left 1978 | Carter, Valerie : Wild Child 1978 | Champlin, Bill : Single 1978 | Cooper, Alice : From the inside 1978 | Dal Bello, Lisa : Pretty girls 1978 | Hall & Oates : Along the red ledge 1978 | Jordan, Marc : Mannequin 1978 | Mathis, Johnny & Deniece Williams : That's what friends are for 1978 | Newton, Juice : Well kept secret 1978 | Newton-John, Olivia : Totally hot 1978 | Pockets : Take it on up 1978 | Reddy, Helen : We'll sing in the sunshine 1978 | Sayer, Leo : Leo Sayer 1978 | Wells, Cory : Ahead of the storm 1979 | Cerrone : V: Angelina 1979 | Cheap Trick : Dream police 1979 | Cher : Take me home 1979 | Earth, Wind & Fire : I am 1979 | Eaton, Steve : Steve Eaton 1979 | Edelman, Randy : You're the one 1979 | England Dan & John Ford Coley : Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive 1979 | Evans, Linda : You control me 1979 | John, Elton : Victim of love 1979 | Jordan, Marc : Blue desert 1979 | Manhatten Transfer, The : Extensions 1979 | Mayall, John : Bottom line 1979 | Ritenour, Lee : Feel the night 1979 | Sayer, Leo : Here 1979 | Tanner, Marc : No escape 1979 | Williams, Deniece : When love comes calling 1979 | Wilson Brothers : Another night 1979 | Wright, Gary : Heading home 1980 | Airplay : Airplay 1980 | Allen, Peter : Bi-coastal 1980 | America : Alibi 1980 | Austin, Patti : Every home should have one 1980 | Carmen, Eric : Tonight you're mine 1980 | Cher : Prisoner 1980 | DeSario, Teri : Caught 1980 | Earth, Wind & Fire : Faces 1980 | Franklin, Aretha : Aretha 1980 | Grimaldi & Zeiher : Recidive 1980 | John, Elton : 21 at 33 1980 | Kennedy, Ray : Ray Kennedy 1980 | Nash, Graham : Earth & sky 1980 | Okumoto, Ryo : Makin' rock 1980 | Scaggs, Boz : Middle man 1980 | Scaggs, Boz : Hits 1980 | Seals, Dan : Stones 1980 | Soundtrack : Cheech & Chong's next movie 1980 | Summer, Donna : The wanderer 1980 | Syreeta : Syreeta 1980 | Triumvirat : Russian roulette 1981 | Alpert, Herb : Magic man 1981 | Benson, George : The George Benson collection 1981 | Bertucci, Anne : Anne Bertucci 1981 | Brothers Johnson, The : Winners 1981 | Cetera, Peter : Peter Cetera 1981 | Champlin, Bill : Runaway 1981 | Char : U-S-J 1981 | Crawford, Randy : Secret combination 1981 | Dore, Charlie : Listen 1981 | Frampton, Peter : Breaking all the rules 1981 | Franklin, Aretha : Love all the hurt away 1981 | Jarreau, Al : Breakin' away 1981 | John, Elton : The fox 1981 | Jones, Quincy : The dude 1981 | Jones, Rickie Lee : Pirates 1981 | Jürgens, Udo : Leave a little love 1981 | Kobayashi, Katsumi : Guitar technic of Steve Lukather 1981 | Lake, Greg : Greg lake 1981 | Leslie, Kelly & John Ford Coley : Leslie, Kelly & John Ford Coley 1981 | Manhatten Transfer, The : Mecca for moderns 1981 | Newton-John, Olivia : Physical 1981 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band : Jealousy 1981 | Russell, Brenda : Love life 1981 | Tubes, The : The completion backward principle 1982 | Alessi Brothers : Long time friends 1982 | America : View from the ground 1982 | Bade, Lisa : Suspicion 1982 | Branigan, Laura : Branigan 1982 | Cher : I paralyze 1982 | Chicago : 16 1982 | Ford, Dwayne : Needless freaking 1982 | Henley, Don : I can't stand still 1982 | Jackson, Michael : Thriller 1982 | Jans, Tom : Champion 1982 | Katsuragi, Yuki : L.A. spirits 1982 | LaBounty, Bill : Bill LaBounty 1982 | Loggins, Kenny : High adventure 1982 | Mathieson, Greg Project : The Baked Potato super live 1982 | McDonald, Michael : If that's what it takes 1982 | Night Plane : Night Plane 1982 | Roberts, David : All dressed up 1982 | Sayer, Leo : World radio 1982 | Sedaka, Dara : I'm your girlfriend 1982 | Soundtrack : Zapped! 1982 | Summer, Donna : Donna Summer 1982 | Ware, Leon : Leon Ware 1982 | Williams, Joseph : Joseph Williams 1982 | Zevon, Warren : The envoy 1983 | Alpert, Herb : Blow your own horn 1983 | Bertucci, Anne : Cool hand 1983 | Carnes, Kim : Cafe racers 1983 | Cross, Cristopher : Another page 1983 | Eye to Eye : Shakespeare stole my baby 1983 | Henderson, Finis : Finis 1983 | Holland, Amy : On your every word 1983 | i-TEN : Taking a cold look 1983 | Jordan, Marc : A hole in the wall 1983 | Karizma : Dream come true 1983 | Newman, Randy : Trouble in paradise 1983 | Nicks, Stevie : The wild heart 1983 | Nielsen/Pearson : Blind luck 1983 | Richie, Lionel : Can't slow down 1983 | Ross, Diana : Ross 1983 | Soundtrack : Two of a kind 1983 | Tubes, The : Outside inside 1983 | Tutone, Tommy : National emotion 1983 | Walsh, Brock : Dateline: Tokyo 1984 | Benson, George : 20/20 1984 | Blake, Karen : Just one heart 1984 | Cocker, Joe : Civilized man 1984 | Gruska, Jay : Which one of us is me 1984 | Jackons : Victory 1984 | Jones, Rickie Lee : The magazine 1984 | Kennedy, Joyce : Lookin' for trouble 1984 | Khan, Chaka : I feel for you 1984 | McCartney, Paul : Give my regards to Broad Street 1984 | Sayer, Leo : Have you ever been in love 1984 | Schmit, Timothy B. : Playin' it cool 1984 | Various artists : The Official music of the 1984 (Olympic) Games 1984 | Waybill, Fee : Read my lips 1985 | Atkins, Chet : Stay tuned 1985 | Clapton, Eric : Behind the sun 1985 | Far Corporation : Division one 1985 | Kawai, Naoko : 9 1/2 1985 | Martin, Eric : Eric Martin 1985 | Newton-John, Olivia : Soul kiss 1985 | Stealin'Horses : Stealin'Horses 1986 | Browne, Jackson : Lives in the balance 1986 | Chicago : 18 1986 | Jackson, Jermaine : Precious moments 1986 | Lover Speaks, The : The lover speaks 1986 | Raymond, Brett : Only love 1986 | Richie, Lionel : Dancing on the ceiling 1986 | Santana - Jeff Beck - Steve Lukather : Lotus Gem 1987 | Cher : Cher 1987 | Larsen, Neil : Through any window 1987 | Tim Feehan : Tim Feehan 1987 | Watson, Helen : Blue slipper 1987 | Weckl, Dave : Contemporary drummer + one 1988 | Anderson, Jon : In the City of Angels 1988 | Garfunkel, Art : Lefty 1988 | L.A. Workshop : Norwegian wood I 1988 | Newman, Randy : Land of dreams 1988 | Rankin, Kenny : Hiding in myself 1988 | Scaggs, Boz : Other roads 1989 | Jones, Booker T. : The runaway 1989 | Beck, Robin : Trouble or nothin' 1989 | Bridge 2 Far : Bridge 2 Far 1989 | Carlisle, Belinda : Runaway horses 1989 | Cher : Heart of stone 1989 | Choir, Yves : By prescription only 1989 | Cooper, Alice : Trash 1989 | Falk, Dieter : Dieter Falk 1989 | Guitar workshop : Tribute to Otis Redding 1989 | Jones, Quincy : Back on the block 1989 | Karizma : Cuba 1989 | Kawauchi, Junichi : Sweet 1989 | Marx, Richard : Repeat offender 1989 | Rodgers, Michael : I got love 1989 | Saraya : Timeless love (single) 1989 | Sloppy Seconds : Destroyed 1989 | Soundtrack : Road house 1989 | Soundtrack : Shocker 1989 | Sugiyama, Kiyotaka : Here & there 1989 | Various artists : One step up/Two steps back: The songs of Bruce Springsteen 1989 | Various artists : A very special Christmas 1989 | Werner, Pe : Weibsbilder 1990 | Asia : Then and now 1990 | Cotton, Paul : Changing horses 1990 | Crusaders, The : Healing the wounds 1990 | Feehan, Tim : Full contact 1990 | Foster, David : River of love 1990 | Frankfurter Rock Orchestra : Classic Toto hits 1990 | Garfield, David & Friends : L.A. keyboard project 1990 | Hungate, David : Souvenir 1990 | Landau, Michael : Tales from the bulge 1990 | Schascle : Haunted by real life 1990 | Wilson Phillips : Wilson Phillips 1991 | Cher : Love hurts 1991 | Child, Desmond : Discipline 1991 | DeFrancesco, Joey : Part III 1991 | Goodrum, Randy : Caretaker of dreams 1991 | Ingram, James : The best of J.I., The power of great music 1991 | Kawauchi, Junichi : Private heaven 1991 | Marx, Richard : Rush street 1991 | O'Kane, John : Solid 1991 | Peeples, Nia : Nia Peeples 1991 | Richman, Jeff : The way in 1991 | Stewart, Rod : Vagabond heart 1991 | Van Halen : For unlawful carnal knowledge 1991 | Yemoto, The : Olympic matsuri 1991 | Zappa, Dweezil : Confessions 1992 | L.A. Blues Authority : L.A. Blues Authority 1992 | Bissonette, Gregg : Siblings 1992 | Howell, Kurt : Kurt Howell 1992 | Powell, Cozy : The drums are back 1992 | Schultz, Ben Band : TriAlity 1992 | Soundtrack : Straight talk 1992 | Spinal Tap : Break like the wind 1992 | Watanabe, Misato : Hello lovers 1992 | Waters, Roger : Amused to death 1992 | Wilson Phillips : Shadows and light 1993 | Webb, Jimmy : Suspending disbelief 1994 | Beacco, Marc : Scampi Fritti 1994 | Champlin, Bill : Burn down the night 1994 | Champlin, Bill : Through it all 1994 | Clooney, Rosemary : Still on the road 1994 | Coryell, Larry : I'll be over you 1994 | Goodrum, Randy : Words & music 1994 | Various artists : Night of the Proms 1994 1994 | Wetton, John : Voice mail/Battle lines 1995 | Di Bart, Tony : Turn your love around 1995 | Houston, Whitney : Exhale 1995 | Jackson, Michael : History 1995 | L.A. Workshop : Norwegian wood II 1995 | Sherwood Ball 'n Chain : White light 1995 | Soundtrack : People, A musical celebration of diversity 1995 | Tesh, The John Project : Sax on the beach 1995 | Van Halen : Balance 1995 | Various artists : Jeffology 1995 | Various artists : In from the storm 1996 | Graydon, Jay alias Rake and the Surftones : Surfers drive woodies 1996 | Jackopierce : Finest hour 1996 | Lil' Kim : Hard core 1996 | Richie, Lionel : Louder than words 1996 | Tamas : Blue syndicate 1996 | Tavares : Live hits 1996 | Tubes, The : Genius of America 1996 | Waybill, Fee : Don't be scared by these hands 1997 | Breaux, Zachary : Uptown groove 1997 | Garfield, David & Friends : Tribute to Jeff Porcaro 1997 | Jackson, Michael : Blood on the dance floor 1997 | Lavezzi, Mario : Voci e chitarre 1997 | Man Doki : People in room no8 1997 | Richard Marx : Flesh and bone 1997 | Soundtrack : Balko, die Musik zur Serie 1997 | Various artists : The carols of Christmas II 1997 | Williams, Joseph : 3 1998 | Be Five, The : Trying to forget 1998 | Bissonette, Gregg : Gregg Bissonette 1998 | Garfield, David and the Cats : I am the cat, ...man 1998 | Gurtu, Trilok : Kathak 1998 | Terrana, Mike : Shadows of the past/Man in the machine 1998 | Torpey, Pat : Odd man out 1998 | Various artists : Merry Axemas 1999 | Klimas, Larry : Retro-spec(t) 1999 | Torpey, Pat : Odd man out, Y2K 1999 | Various artists : Not the same old song and dance, a tribute to Aerosmith 1999 | Various artists : Humanary stew, a tribute to Alice Cooper 1999 | Various artists : Sounds of wood and steel, volume 2 1999 | Various artists : Instrumentally yours: classic love songs 1999 | Various artists : ELT songs from L.A. 1999 | Walker, Gary : Storybook 1999 | Wolf, Peter : Progression, A symphony 2000 | Niacin : Deep 2000 | Soundtrack : Pokemon 2000: The power of one 2000 | Tolle Project, Christian : Better than dreams 2000 | Tube with Friends : Sha la la/Remember me 2000 | Tubes, The : Tubes world tour 2001 2000 | Various artists : Bat head soup, Tribute to Ozzy 2000 | Wehipeihana Project, Lynda : Linda Wehipeihana Project 2001 | Crowell, Rodney : The Houston kid 2001 | DiMaggio, Robin : Blue planet 2001 | Iijima, Mari : Right now 2001 | Karizma : Lost and found 2001 | Sanchez, Roger : First contact 2001 | Scaggs, Boz : Dig 2001 | Shankar & Gingger : One in a million 2001 | Sherinian, Derek : Inertia 2001 | Various artists : Stone cold Queen, a tribute 2001 | Various artists : Tae bo mix 2002 | AOR : L.A. reflection 2002 | Davis, Miles : The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973-1991 2002 | Gore, Jacky : The real thing 2002 | Gregorian : Masters of chant chapter III 2002 | Lee, Tommy : Never a dull moment 2002 | Love Solution, featuring William Naraine : I'll be over you (single) 2002 | Man Doki : Soulmates 2002 | Okumoto, Ryo : Coming through 2002 | Rundgren, Todd : Todd Rundgren & His Friends 2002 | Various artists : Pigs and pyramids, The songs of Pink Floyd 2002 | Various artists : One way street, a tribute to Aerosmith 2002 | Various artists : Guitars for freedom II 2002 | Various artists : The best of Night of the Proms vol.1 2003 | AOR : Dreaming of L.A. 2003 | Garfield, David : Giving back 2003 | Heimlicher, Matthias : Running back to you 2003 | Lake, Greg : From the underground vol. 2 2003 | Sherinian, Derek : Black utopia 2003 | Tramp, Mike : More to life than this 2003 | Tschuggnall, Michael : Tears of happiness 2003 | Various artists : Hazy dreams, (not just) a Jimi Hendrix tribute 2003 | Various artists : Voodoo crossing, a tribute to Jimi Hendrix 2003 | Various artists : Influences and connections 1, Mr. Big 2003 | Various artists : Stairway to rock - (not just) a Led Zeppelin tribute 2003 | Various artists : Night of the Proms 2003 2003 | Yardbirds : Birdland 2004 | AOR : Nothing but the best 2004 | Budka Suflera : Jest 2004 | Cocker, Joe : Heart and soul 2004 | Diggs, David : Jazzwerk 2004 | Larson Band, Travis : Burn season 2004 | Los Lobotomys : The official bootleg 2004 | Sherinian, Derek : Mythology 2004 | Thomas, Mickey : Over the edge 2004 | Tramp, Mike : Songs I left behind 2004 | Van Halen : The best of both worlds 2004 | Various Artists : Spin the bottle, an allstar tribute to Kiss 2004 | Various artists : A guitars surpreme, tribute to John Coltrane 2004 | Various artists : Bedroom mixes, vol. 3 2004 | Winter, Edgar : Jazzin' the blues 2005 | Davis, Miles : Munich concert 2005 | Logan, Oni : Stranger in a foreign land 2005 | Miles, Jay : 9 Hours 2005 | Paul, Les & Friends : American made world played 2005 | Radioactive : Taken 2005 | Schwarz, Siggi & the Rock Legends : Woodstock, vol. II 2005 | Soundtrack : Dragon ball Z3 2005 | Tolle Project, Christian : The real thing 2005 | Travers & Appice : Bazooka 2005 | Various artists : Gypsy blood, A tribute to Jimi Hendrix, vol. 2 2005 | Various artists : Visions of an inner mounting apocalypse 2005 | Various artists : The loner, A tribute to Jeff Beck 2005 | Various artists : Back against the wall 2005 | Various artists : Hurricane relief: Come together now 2006 | AOR : L.A. attraction 2006 | AOR : L.A. concession 2006 | Fowler, Bernard : Friends with privileges 2006 | Jones, Ronnie : Again 2006 | Levin, Tony : Resonator 2006 | Soussan, Phil : Vibrate 2006 | Various artists : The Royal Dan, a tribute 2006 | Various artists : Butchering the Beatles 2007 | Mendoza, Marco : Live for tomorrow 2008 | Borghi, Simone : Online 2008 | Champlin, Bill : No place left to fall 2008 | King of Blance : A rockwalk through the Toto years 2008 | Paul, Les & Friends : A tribute to a legend 2008 | Stereoboys : I won't hold you back 2008 | Various artists : Led box: The ultimate tribute to Led Zeppelin 2008 | Various artists : We wish you a metal Xmas and a headbanging new year 2008 | Williams, Joseph : This fall 2009 | Benson, George : Songs and stories 2010 | Kulick, Bruce : BK3 2010 | Ritenour, Lee : 6 String theory 2011 | Weingart, Steve & Renee Jones : Dialogue Compilation albums 1986 | McDonald, Michael : Sweet freedom 1992 | Tubes, The : The best of the Tubes 1992 | Various artists : Global guitar 1994 | Falk, Dieter : Instrumental collection 1995 | Goodrum, Randy : Songbook 1995 | Henley, Don : Actual miles, Henley's greatest hits 1995 | Tubes, The : The best of the Tubes 1981-1987 1997 | Various artists : Ohne Filter, vol. 4 1997 | Werner, Pe : Die Hits 1998 | Man Doki : So far 2001 | Austin, Patti : The very best of… 2001 | Various artists : Favored Nations Entertainment 2001 | Wetton, John : Anthology Plus solo and Toto.
LarryUK Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 That's just his sessions. I really think he's the most versatile player out there. Listen to some of his work. Just 'thriller' is enough. His playing on that album is just right. 'beat it''. Very simple. As said before. He does just enough.
LarryUK Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 If you don't know. Listen to 'Physical' by Olivia Newton John. Great solo by him.
krock Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 I've said many times on here that he's my favourite guitarist. This is a list of his sessions. No one comes near. You'll be surprised by some of them. Lick his boots Satriani! 1977 | Boylan, Terence : Terence Boylan 1977 | Dal Bello, Lisa : Lisa Dal Bello 1977 | Ross, Diana : Baby it's me 1977 | Scaggs, Boz : Down two then left 1978 | Carter, Valerie : Wild Child 1978 | Champlin, Bill : Single 1978 | Cooper, Alice : From the inside 1978 | Dal Bello, Lisa : Pretty girls 1978 | Hall & Oates : Along the red ledge 1978 | Jordan, Marc : Mannequin 1978 | Mathis, Johnny & Deniece Williams : That's what friends are for 1978 | Newton, Juice : Well kept secret 1978 | Newton-John, Olivia : Totally hot 1978 | Pockets : Take it on up 1978 | Reddy, Helen : We'll sing in the sunshine 1978 | Sayer, Leo : Leo Sayer 1978 | Wells, Cory : Ahead of the storm 1979 | Cerrone : V: Angelina 1979 | Cheap Trick : Dream police 1979 | Cher : Take me home 1979 | Earth, Wind & Fire : I am 1979 | Eaton, Steve : Steve Eaton 1979 | Edelman, Randy : You're the one 1979 | England Dan & John Ford Coley : Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive 1979 | Evans, Linda : You control me 1979 | John, Elton : Victim of love 1979 | Jordan, Marc : Blue desert 1979 | Manhatten Transfer, The : Extensions 1979 | Mayall, John : Bottom line 1979 | Ritenour, Lee : Feel the night 1979 | Sayer, Leo : Here 1979 | Tanner, Marc : No escape 1979 | Williams, Deniece : When love comes calling 1979 | Wilson Brothers : Another night 1979 | Wright, Gary : Heading home 1980 | Airplay : Airplay 1980 | Allen, Peter : Bi-coastal 1980 | America : Alibi 1980 | Austin, Patti : Every home should have one 1980 | Carmen, Eric : Tonight you're mine 1980 | Cher : Prisoner 1980 | DeSario, Teri : Caught 1980 | Earth, Wind & Fire : Faces 1980 | Franklin, Aretha : Aretha 1980 | Grimaldi & Zeiher : Recidive 1980 | John, Elton : 21 at 33 1980 | Kennedy, Ray : Ray Kennedy 1980 | Nash, Graham : Earth & sky 1980 | Okumoto, Ryo : Makin' rock 1980 | Scaggs, Boz : Middle man 1980 | Scaggs, Boz : Hits 1980 | Seals, Dan : Stones 1980 | Soundtrack : Cheech & Chong's next movie 1980 | Summer, Donna : The wanderer 1980 | Syreeta : Syreeta 1980 | Triumvirat : Russian roulette 1981 | Alpert, Herb : Magic man 1981 | Benson, George : The George Benson collection 1981 | Bertucci, Anne : Anne Bertucci 1981 | Brothers Johnson, The : Winners 1981 | Cetera, Peter : Peter Cetera 1981 | Champlin, Bill : Runaway 1981 | Char : U-S-J 1981 | Crawford, Randy : Secret combination 1981 | Dore, Charlie : Listen 1981 | Frampton, Peter : Breaking all the rules 1981 | Franklin, Aretha : Love all the hurt away 1981 | Jarreau, Al : Breakin' away 1981 | John, Elton : The fox 1981 | Jones, Quincy : The dude 1981 | Jones, Rickie Lee : Pirates 1981 | Jürgens, Udo : Leave a little love 1981 | Kobayashi, Katsumi : Guitar technic of Steve Lukather 1981 | Lake, Greg : Greg lake 1981 | Leslie, Kelly & John Ford Coley : Leslie, Kelly & John Ford Coley 1981 | Manhatten Transfer, The : Mecca for moderns 1981 | Newton-John, Olivia : Physical 1981 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band : Jealousy 1981 | Russell, Brenda : Love life 1981 | Tubes, The : The completion backward principle 1982 | Alessi Brothers : Long time friends 1982 | America : View from the ground 1982 | Bade, Lisa : Suspicion 1982 | Branigan, Laura : Branigan 1982 | Cher : I paralyze 1982 | Chicago : 16 1982 | Ford, Dwayne : Needless freaking 1982 | Henley, Don : I can't stand still 1982 | Jackson, Michael : Thriller 1982 | Jans, Tom : Champion 1982 | Katsuragi, Yuki : L.A. spirits 1982 | LaBounty, Bill : Bill LaBounty 1982 | Loggins, Kenny : High adventure 1982 | Mathieson, Greg Project : The Baked Potato super live 1982 | McDonald, Michael : If that's what it takes 1982 | Night Plane : Night Plane 1982 | Roberts, David : All dressed up 1982 | Sayer, Leo : World radio 1982 | Sedaka, Dara : I'm your girlfriend 1982 | Soundtrack : Zapped! 1982 | Summer, Donna : Donna Summer 1982 | Ware, Leon : Leon Ware 1982 | Williams, Joseph : Joseph Williams 1982 | Zevon, Warren : The envoy 1983 | Alpert, Herb : Blow your own horn 1983 | Bertucci, Anne : Cool hand 1983 | Carnes, Kim : Cafe racers 1983 | Cross, Cristopher : Another page 1983 | Eye to Eye : Shakespeare stole my baby 1983 | Henderson, Finis : Finis 1983 | Holland, Amy : On your every word 1983 | i-TEN : Taking a cold look 1983 | Jordan, Marc : A hole in the wall 1983 | Karizma : Dream come true 1983 | Newman, Randy : Trouble in paradise 1983 | Nicks, Stevie : The wild heart 1983 | Nielsen/Pearson : Blind luck 1983 | Richie, Lionel : Can't slow down 1983 | Ross, Diana : Ross 1983 | Soundtrack : Two of a kind 1983 | Tubes, The : Outside inside 1983 | Tutone, Tommy : National emotion 1983 | Walsh, Brock : Dateline: Tokyo 1984 | Benson, George : 20/20 1984 | Blake, Karen : Just one heart 1984 | Cocker, Joe : Civilized man 1984 | Gruska, Jay : Which one of us is me 1984 | Jackons : Victory 1984 | Jones, Rickie Lee : The magazine 1984 | Kennedy, Joyce : Lookin' for trouble 1984 | Khan, Chaka : I feel for you 1984 | McCartney, Paul : Give my regards to Broad Street 1984 | Sayer, Leo : Have you ever been in love 1984 | Schmit, Timothy B. : Playin' it cool 1984 | Various artists : The Official music of the 1984 (Olympic) Games 1984 | Waybill, Fee : Read my lips 1985 | Atkins, Chet : Stay tuned 1985 | Clapton, Eric : Behind the sun 1985 | Far Corporation : Division one 1985 | Kawai, Naoko : 9 1/2 1985 | Martin, Eric : Eric Martin 1985 | Newton-John, Olivia : Soul kiss 1985 | Stealin'Horses : Stealin'Horses 1986 | Browne, Jackson : Lives in the balance 1986 | Chicago : 18 1986 | Jackson, Jermaine : Precious moments 1986 | Lover Speaks, The : The lover speaks 1986 | Raymond, Brett : Only love 1986 | Richie, Lionel : Dancing on the ceiling 1986 | Santana - Jeff Beck - Steve Lukather : Lotus Gem 1987 | Cher : Cher 1987 | Larsen, Neil : Through any window 1987 | Tim Feehan : Tim Feehan 1987 | Watson, Helen : Blue slipper 1987 | Weckl, Dave : Contemporary drummer + one 1988 | Anderson, Jon : In the City of Angels 1988 | Garfunkel, Art : Lefty 1988 | L.A. Workshop : Norwegian wood I 1988 | Newman, Randy : Land of dreams 1988 | Rankin, Kenny : Hiding in myself 1988 | Scaggs, Boz : Other roads 1989 | Jones, Booker T. : The runaway 1989 | Beck, Robin : Trouble or nothin' 1989 | Bridge 2 Far : Bridge 2 Far 1989 | Carlisle, Belinda : Runaway horses 1989 | Cher : Heart of stone 1989 | Choir, Yves : By prescription only 1989 | Cooper, Alice : Trash 1989 | Falk, Dieter : Dieter Falk 1989 | Guitar workshop : Tribute to Otis Redding 1989 | Jones, Quincy : Back on the block 1989 | Karizma : Cuba 1989 | Kawauchi, Junichi : Sweet 1989 | Marx, Richard : Repeat offender 1989 | Rodgers, Michael : I got love 1989 | Saraya : Timeless love (single) 1989 | Sloppy Seconds : Destroyed 1989 | Soundtrack : Road house 1989 | Soundtrack : Shocker 1989 | Sugiyama, Kiyotaka : Here & there 1989 | Various artists : One step up/Two steps back: The songs of Bruce Springsteen 1989 | Various artists : A very special Christmas 1989 | Werner, Pe : Weibsbilder 1990 | Asia : Then and now 1990 | Cotton, Paul : Changing horses 1990 | Crusaders, The : Healing the wounds 1990 | Feehan, Tim : Full contact 1990 | Foster, David : River of love 1990 | Frankfurter Rock Orchestra : Classic Toto hits 1990 | Garfield, David & Friends : L.A. keyboard project 1990 | Hungate, David : Souvenir 1990 | Landau, Michael : Tales from the bulge 1990 | Schascle : Haunted by real life 1990 | Wilson Phillips : Wilson Phillips 1991 | Cher : Love hurts 1991 | Child, Desmond : Discipline 1991 | DeFrancesco, Joey : Part III 1991 | Goodrum, Randy : Caretaker of dreams 1991 | Ingram, James : The best of J.I., The power of great music 1991 | Kawauchi, Junichi : Private heaven 1991 | Marx, Richard : Rush street 1991 | O'Kane, John : Solid 1991 | Peeples, Nia : Nia Peeples 1991 | Richman, Jeff : The way in 1991 | Stewart, Rod : Vagabond heart 1991 | Van Halen : For unlawful carnal knowledge 1991 | Yemoto, The : Olympic matsuri 1991 | Zappa, Dweezil : Confessions 1992 | L.A. Blues Authority : L.A. Blues Authority 1992 | Bissonette, Gregg : Siblings 1992 | Howell, Kurt : Kurt Howell 1992 | Powell, Cozy : The drums are back 1992 | Schultz, Ben Band : TriAlity 1992 | Soundtrack : Straight talk 1992 | Spinal Tap : Break like the wind 1992 | Watanabe, Misato : Hello lovers 1992 | Waters, Roger : Amused to death 1992 | Wilson Phillips : Shadows and light 1993 | Webb, Jimmy : Suspending disbelief 1994 | Beacco, Marc : Scampi Fritti 1994 | Champlin, Bill : Burn down the night 1994 | Champlin, Bill : Through it all 1994 | Clooney, Rosemary : Still on the road 1994 | Coryell, Larry : I'll be over you 1994 | Goodrum, Randy : Words & music 1994 | Various artists : Night of the Proms 1994 1994 | Wetton, John : Voice mail/Battle lines 1995 | Di Bart, Tony : Turn your love around 1995 | Houston, Whitney : Exhale 1995 | Jackson, Michael : History 1995 | L.A. 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II 2005 | Soundtrack : Dragon ball Z3 2005 | Tolle Project, Christian : The real thing 2005 | Travers & Appice : Bazooka 2005 | Various artists : Gypsy blood, A tribute to Jimi Hendrix, vol. 2 2005 | Various artists : Visions of an inner mounting apocalypse 2005 | Various artists : The loner, A tribute to Jeff Beck 2005 | Various artists : Back against the wall 2005 | Various artists : Hurricane relief: Come together now 2006 | AOR : L.A. attraction 2006 | AOR : L.A. concession 2006 | Fowler, Bernard : Friends with privileges 2006 | Jones, Ronnie : Again 2006 | Levin, Tony : Resonator 2006 | Soussan, Phil : Vibrate 2006 | Various artists : The Royal Dan, a tribute 2006 | Various artists : Butchering the Beatles 2007 | Mendoza, Marco : Live for tomorrow 2008 | Borghi, Simone : Online 2008 | Champlin, Bill : No place left to fall 2008 | King of Blance : A rockwalk through the Toto years 2008 | Paul, Les & Friends : A tribute to a legend 2008 | Stereoboys : I won't hold you back 2008 | Various artists : Led box: The ultimate tribute to Led Zeppelin 2008 | Various artists : We wish you a metal Xmas and a headbanging new year 2008 | Williams, Joseph : This fall 2009 | Benson, George : Songs and stories 2010 | Kulick, Bruce : BK3 2010 | Ritenour, Lee : 6 String theory 2011 | Weingart, Steve & Renee Jones : Dialogue Compilation albums 1986 | McDonald, Michael : Sweet freedom 1992 | Tubes, The : The best of the Tubes 1992 | Various artists : Global guitar 1994 | Falk, Dieter : Instrumental collection 1995 | Goodrum, Randy : Songbook 1995 | Henley, Don : Actual miles, Henley's greatest hits 1995 | Tubes, The : The best of the Tubes 1981-1987 1997 | Various artists : Ohne Filter, vol. 4 1997 | Werner, Pe : Die Hits 1998 | Man Doki : So far 2001 | Austin, Patti : The very best of… 2001 | Various artists : Favored Nations Entertainment 2001 | Wetton, John : Anthology Plus solo and Toto. 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Lungimsam Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 I thought EVH did the solo on beat it by m jackson. urban myth?
bluesguitar65 Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 I thought EVH did the solo on beat it by m jackson. urban myth? EVH did do the solo on the "Beat it" Song. Steve did most of the other guitar tracks. Steve is/was a sought after studio musician during that time when he was not doing work with his band TOTO.
Lungimsam Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 Sounds like Steve has had a great career. Music for a living. Very talented and versatile.
bluesguitar65 Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 Steve's a guy you don't hear of much any more although he is one of the most gifted guitarists on the planet.It's a pity that great guys like him drop off the radar screen while guys like Malmsteen stay on it even though they both came into prominence at about the same time.I guess you have to have a big mouth and bigger ego to stay in the limelight. Steve is still a much sought after studio musician and is still admired by his peers which is the most important thing I think because acceptance by musical greats carries a lot more creedance than being adored by a mob of shredding headbangers.You were really lucky to see this guy live,his playing is getting even better over the years. Actually, Steve came to the scene way before Yngwie was ever known. Steve was already established as the guitarist for TOTO back in the 70s. Yngwie made is debut and got noticed with the L.A. metal band "Steeler". It was Mike Varney who had a column in Guitar Player Magazine that discovered Yngwie during the early 80s that got him the gig with Steeler. After Steeler, Yngwie formed Alcatraz with Graham Bonnet of Rainbow. Man, I'm really showing my age here? Between the two, Steve is much more well rounded player. I can listen to Steve play, but Yngwie though talented guitar player, can be too repetitive. I can't listen to him for very long.
LarryUK Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 bluesguitar65. I agree with you about Steve's playing. I find other players boring. I can listen to Vai/Satriani etc in short bursts. But I can listen to Steve all day. Steve reminds me of Neil Schon. Neil was with Santana at 15. Steve was with Boz Scaggs at 17. Both naturally talented and both have paid their dues by working hard at their job. When I read about others I can't help but feel unimpressed. I look at some supposedly great players and shrug them off. The best I believe of the new players is Justin Derrico. Look him up.
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