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* [[Genre Roulette]]: Most in evidence on ''Toto IV'', which featured songs distinctly placed in the hard rock, rhythm and blues, pop rock and even world music categories.
* [[Heavy Mithril]]: "St. George and the Dragon".
* [[Hey
* [[I Am the Band]]: Averted with Steve Lukather. When he realized that he was the only active founding member left, he disbanded the group (they later reunited, but that was only because Lukather eventually got more of the old members to return).
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: As prolific session musicians and songwriters, the band members were involved in some way or another with about half of all the records that came out of California during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and in their own way they defined what American pop music would be like at this time. Jeff Porcaro in particular is lauded for his influence as a percussionist.
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* [[Pretty Boy]]: David Hungate, Joseph Williams, and possibly Mike Porcaro. Steve Lukather during Toto's earlier years may count as well.
* [[Step Up to The Microphone]]: Frustrated by their inability to find a consistent lead singer, Steve Lukather took over sole lead vocal duties between 1992 and 1998. During their peak popularity, he, Steve Porcaro and David Paich usually had at least one song on each album that featured them singing lead.
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* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Fergie Frederiksen for Bobby Kimball; both were from Louisiana and before joining Toto, Frederiksen had been lead singer in a band (Le Roux) that grew out of the band that Kimball left (The Levee Band) so ''he'' could join Toto.
* [[Trope Codifier]]: For Adult-Oriented Rock (AOR). Only ''[[Boston (Music)|Boston]]'' and ''[[Journey (Music)|Infinity]]'' beat them to being the [[Trope Maker]].
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