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Hydra
Rock · 1979 · 7 tracks

Hydra

Toto

A high-fidelity pivot into mythological themes and progressive structures. Lush synthesizers meet precision rhythms in a polished, late-seventies studio landscape.

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It's Toto's high-budget prog-rock experiment with dragons and sci-fi ballads.

A polished, dramatic blend of mythological storytelling and late-night studio precision.

Hydra · vs · Toto
Mysterious+3.9σ

Mysterious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
01
Hydra
7:30
02
St. George and the Dragon
4:43
04
Lorraine
4:44
05
All Us Boys
4:59
06
Mama
5:12
07
White Sister
5:38
08
A Secret Love
3:07
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the atmospheric synth intro into the driving main riff of the title track Hydra.
The delicate, almost fragile piano melody that anchors the sci-fi melancholy of 99.
The aggressive, blues-inflected guitar solo that tears through the middle of White Sister.
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