We love Through the looking glass - we know it's going to be one of our favourite records for a long time to come. Toto chose to celebrate their 25th anniversary with a tribute record - it's an inspired concept and includes some real gems. It's very difficult to write an unbiased review of a band who have consistently set the very highest standards in musical excellence for three decades. It will come as no surprise to their hardcore fan base and musicians everywhere that it's yet another exceptional album, encompassing a wide variety of musical genres. Each track demonstrates a different facet of Toto's multitude of talents and influences - the record takes the listener on a rollercoaster of styles from chill-out through hard rock and party grooves. Toto may well gain a whole new fan base when this album is released in most territories on 14 October.

The engineering and production is absolutely awesome and the performances capture the vibe of the original songs. On every track, Toto have re-worked the song, modernising and developing the arrangements. As you would expect, they surpass the polish and performances of previous versions. You really can hear the fun they made making this record.

Considering what Luke has already told us about the guitar recordings, it defies belief that such a wide variety of tones and huge sound was achieved through a small Marshall combo Amp, especially when you hear Living in the city. Kicking.

There are so many highlights on TTLG that it's difficult to single out individual tracks - many could do very well on the radio. Our favourite is House of the rising sun - a spine-chillingly cool production. The wall of sound contrasts incredibly with The Animals version, which is a very hard act to follow, yet it retains at least as much energy and feeling. Smokin' and REALLY heavy. Bobby's vocal is sublime, which we're sure is in no small part to his Louisiana roots. Awesome.

In Bodhisattva, Toto pay homage to perhaps their biggest influence - Steely Dan. Luke burns throughout - it really rocks and is sure to be a live favourite in the forthcoming tours. Luke's solos are very much in the jazzy style of the original yet the interplay between Luke and Paich and the "twin guitar" phrasing display their virtuosity in abundance.

While my guitar gently weeps is perhaps even more haunting than the original version and features some of Luke's tastiest playing of all time and a very emotional vocal. Maiden Voyage/Butterfly is a truly beautiful instrumental and again demonstrates Luke's awe-inspiring phrasing. You can tell that he'd just returned from touring with Larry Carlton when he recorded this. We're sure many would consider that this is perhaps the classiest instrumental Luke has ever recorded.

Burn down the mission is good ol' Toto at their very best, a huge sound. Fantastic, a great rocking song. One of my favourites.

Sunshine of your love maintains all the rootsy feel of the original and then explodes into one of the hardest rocking grooves they've ever put on record. Towards the end, the harmony parts seem to nod to White room, another Cream anthem. Two classic tracks for the price of one! Young guns take note - this is heavy. As we've said before, Toto can be a very hard rock band when they want to be. This track showcases Luke's blistering guitar parts and all vocals, both lead and harmony.

Luke's Elvis Costello impression on Watching the detectives is totally uncanny. A Costello fan friend of mine thought it was incredible. As brilliant as he is, we cannot imagine why Costello wanted to block Toto from putting this out, he really ought to be completely flattered by it.

The album winds up with Luke demonstrating some of the rootsiest guitar playing on It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry. It's as if, having excelled at such an array of styles on the preceding tracks, Luke is hammering the final nail in the coffin of any would-be pretenders to his crown as the most consumate musician of our time. This record is sure to be much admired by his peers, as well as the fans. As much as Luke would modestly deny it, it is his infectious enthusiasm and influence which has consistently carried Toto through some very testing times.

For the uninitiated, what has always made this band special is their acknowledged collective talents and unparalleled studio experience and that they can recreate all this and more in every live show. We cannot think of a better demonstration of their genius than this record. For us, this is truly one of their greatest.