Talk:Steve Lukather/Archive 1

Endorsements?
Would it be worthwhile to add information on his endorsement of guitar manufacturers? (Valley Arts, Ernie Ball Music Man...) Elp gr 21:10, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Sessions and guest album appearances
These lists are unreadable and practically unusable as reference material. They really need to be sorted and reformatted to become useful.  (aeropagitica)  20:49, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

GA nomination failed
I'm going to have to fail this for a lack of referencing. Here are some unsourced things that need refs. &mdash; Dihydrogen Monoxide  06:21, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * "Lukather indicates that the album "changed his life" and that he was greatly influenced by the guitar playing of George Harrison in particular."
 * "It was during this period that Lukather became interested in the idea of being a session musician with its opportunities to play with a variety of famous musicians."
 * "Lukather felt that he needed to step up and make sure the band kept going."
 * "Lukather has expressed that writing lyrics is not one of his particular aptitudes."
 * "Lukather has expressed frustration in the media with Toto's decline in popularity in the United States since peaking with Toto IV."
 * "Lukather has released four solo albums: Lukather (1989), Candyman (1994), Luke (1997), and the holiday album Santamental (2003)." - Discogs can cite this, probably
 * "Luke was a much different and more introspective album than Lukather's previous two solo efforts."
 * "In September 2006, Lukather announced plans to record two solo albums, one of which will be instrumental."
 * "Lukather was flattered by the invitation to tour with Carlton, citing him as his favorite guitarist."
 * "He is known for fast, melodic lines that often combine blues phrases with jazzy 'out' notes"
 * "Well versed in theory, Lukather can follow chord charts and changes as a jazz musician would, and this enhances his value as a session musician. In interviews, he has explained how he thinks of the guitar in a "chordal cluster" format, and not the typical "linear scale" format."
 * "His relationship with Ibanez and Valley Arts yielded an endorsement for a brief time in the 1980s with the release of the Ibanez Roadstar RS1010SL and Valley Arts Custom Pro Steve Lukather Signature guitars in 1984/85."

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Keith Richards
Not sure if calling someone the "Keith Richards" of his generation is a complement... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.13.1.142 (talk) 03:53, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Improvement
I recognize the need to improve this article, as Leahtwosaints pointed out. I did bring it to GA (to try out the process and see how it differs from FA) but I struggled with editing out a lot of peacock language that was existing in the article. Some of it has been reintroduced over time and I'm afraid I haven't done a good job keeping the article clean. If folks have any specific feedback, please list it here and I'll be happy to work on it. There are a lot of good, newer sources to use that have come out with Luke's newest album. -- Andy Walsh  (talk)  21:50, 4 March 2011 (UTC)