Toto - The Essential
Where should I start with the albums if I want to check out more? Just go chronologically?
I guess it depends on what "flavor" of Toto you are going for. Personally, I really enjoy the classics Toto (the debut) and Toto IV, but then I have a slight preference for the albums where Lukather has a bigger role on lead vocals (Kingdom of Desire, the last one with Porcaro on drums, and Tambu, the first with Simon Phillips on drums). Albums like Hydra, Turn Back (the second and third) and Fahrenheit get a bit lost in the shuffle for me (although there's always good stuff to be found), while other favorites of mine are Isolation (the only one with Fergie Frederiksen as the main vocalist) and The Seventh One.
Of the more "recent" ones (relatively speaking!), Mindfields is too long, but the playing on it is delicious. Falling in Between is almost "prog metal" at times. Toto XIV, weirdly, is not as good production-wise (I say weirdly because, sonically, Toto albums tend to be quite pristine - Tambu, in particular, sounds absolutely fantastic), but it has good tunes.
What did you enjoy the best on the compilation album?