my favorite band used to be toto.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Toto is an American rock band formed in 1976 in Los Angeles. The band's current lineup consists of Joseph Williams (lead vocals), David Paich (keyboards, vocals), Steve Porcaro (keyboards), Steve Lukather (guitars, vocals), plus touring members Lenny Castro (percussion), Warren Ham (saxophone), Shem von Schroeck (bass) and Shannon Forrest (drums). Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz. Paich and Jeff Porcaro had played together as session musicians on several albums and decided to form a band. David Hungate, Lukather, Steve Porcaro and Bobby Kimball were recruited before the first album release. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the late 1970s and 1980s, beginning with the band's eponymous debut released in 1978. With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful \"Toto IV\" (1982), Toto became one of the best-selling music groups of their era. Widely known for the Top 5 hits \"Hold the Line\", \"Rosanna\", and \"Africa\", the makeup of the group continues to evolve. Hungate left in 1982, followed by Kimball in 1984, but who rejoined the band in 1998 until 2008. Jeff Porcaro died in 1992 of a heart attack.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Have you ever heard of the band Toto?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I have!  Pretty sure they got really internet famous recently with their song \"Africa\""}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I love that song! It is something that you can really groove with! Isn't it cool how many genres the band combines like pop, rock, funk, and jazz?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes it is, they're really having a resurgence lately.  Not a lot of 80's bands can claim that."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Definitely not. There are some other bands that are becoming a little more relative again as well. Have you heard of \"Yes\" or \"Grunge\". They are a little more local. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I have heard of Yes, but not Grunge.  How about Depeche Mode?  They were on tour last year!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Oh wow. Did you happen to see them live? I think band concerts are so exciting! "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I didn't, I don't think they came to my area.  But I do like going to live shows.  GWAR is my favorite live concert, but a lot of people don't really understand or \"mesh\" with them, hahaha"}]