is often compared to the much jammier Dave Matthews Band, which played the Garden about a month ago.) Still, you could tell that Mr. "A lot of people said that a band like this couldn't put people in this room and have everyone feeling good," he said, though it wasn't clear what he meant by "a band like this." (O.A.R. That song came at the end of Saturday night's concert, which was obviously a milestone for the band, as Marc Roberge, the lead singer, kept reminding the audience. One of the band's best-loved songs is called "That Was a Crazy Game of Poker," and while some fans might hear it as an ode to perseverance ("I'll never fold"), others surely hear it as an ode to crazy poker games. And although the name stands for Of a Revolution and the lyrics sometimes hint at peace-and-love idealism, there's nothing countercultural about this music. The songs are relatively short, with digressions kept to a minimum. If major labels can't figure out a way to sell lots of CD's by a band that fills Madison Square Garden, then what on earth can they do? Should the executives fail, it will be an embarrassment - for Atlantic, not for O.A.R. Of course, Atlantic is trying to change that, trying to integrate this below-the-radar group into the rock 'n' roll mainstream. And while O.A.R.'s recent album, "Stories of a Stranger" (Lava/Atlantic), is its most high-profile release so far, the band is still largely unknown beyond its supersize cult of fans. Rock radio stations have been slow to embrace the group. The band rose to prominence by following the example of the Grateful Dead, Phish and the Dave Matthews Band, cultivating a rabid audience by playing concerts nonstop and by encouraging fans to share recordings. looks less like a mainstream act and more like a bunch of scrappy outsiders. sold out Madison Square Garden.īut in the topsy-turvy world of major-label rock 'n' roll, O.A.R. And Saturday's concert was proof that this approach has worked: O.A.R. The members exude professionalism, running the band like a small corporation.
#HOLD THE LINE BAND PLUS#
O.A.R.'s music is a genial blend of straightforward rock and light reggae (or, mathematically: Matchbox Twenty plus Maroon 5 plus UB40). To think we transcend languages and customs and are beamed out to the masses, it is a trip.It's hard to imagine a more mainstream rock band than O.A.R., the hugely popular group that came to New York on Saturday night.
I mean, I wrote the stuff in my living room or with the guys in the studio.
It is strange to think that people around the entire world hear our music everyday. I don’t freak out, I just smile and say: "Well, I just made some money" hahaha. It is still nice to hear yourself on the radio. I remember the first time hearing Hold the line on the big FM radio in LA. I personally think that, to harmonize a relatively small passage within a solo or a rhythm, or even just one note here and there, is much more interesting and also more modern-sounding than harmonizing a whole section." Steve Lukather in 2004: "We recorded the record in 1977 and the first single came in 1978 and we were off on the road working it. It happens at the tail end of Steve Lukather’s solo in Toto’s Hold the line, where he uses a harmony line as a crescendo at the climax of the solo. Marty Friedman (Guitar World): "One of my all-time favorite harmonies was actually done a long time ago but, to me, never sounds dated. According to the tracklist it's clear that David Paich was the most important songwriter in the beginning of the Toto career. The album and some of the singles (Hold the line, debut single, and Georgy Porgy) immediately reached a big audience. In 1978 they released their first album, simply called Toto. After recording and touring with singer/songwriter Boz Scaggs and already frequently appearing as studio musicians, the Toto boys decided to start their own band.
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