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Simon Phillips, “Moments of Fortune” from ‘Protocol II’ (2014): One Track Mind

Simon Phillips’ “Moments of Fortune” says a lot about what the ex-Toto drummer hopes to accomplish on his own.

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One Track Mind: Nancy Wilson with DIVA, “All My Tomorrows” from A Swingin’ Life (2014)

She remains a wonder of range and sassy interpretation.

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One Track Mind: The Orange Peels, “9” (2014)

They blend edgy power pop, swaggering swamp rock, and glistening sunshine pop.

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One Track Mind: Mike Zito with Sonny Landreth, “Fortunate Son” from Blues Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival (2014)

Every bit of this song’s original impetus, that flinty anger, returns.

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One Track Mind: Johnny Butler, “Macaroni Dip” (2014)

Earlier this year, outlier saxophonist Johnny Butler made an EP titled Raise It Up, pulling most everything from the pantry and throwing it into a logic board-laden blender. You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Higher” (2020): One Track Mind Joe Sofra, “One of Those Things” (2020): One Track Mind JacksonRead More

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The Doughboys, “The Tears of a Clown” (2014): One Track Mind

Covering Motown classics can be awfully risky, but you can always trust the Doughboys to do things right.

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One Track Mind: Keith Richards and Friends, “Words of Wonder/Get Up Stand Up” (2014)

This charity single deftly combines a Richards deep cut with a reggae classic.

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One Track Mind: Peter Frampton, “Friendly Fire” from Hummingbird In A Box (2014)

A song as topical as it is musically complex.

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Gary Numan, “I Am Dust” from Splinter (2014): One Track Mind

With “I Am Dust,” Gary Numan exchanged proto-goth black-nailed dystopia for something new.

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Greg ‘Stackhouse’ Prevost, “Mr. Charlie/Rolling Stone Blues” (2012): One Track Mind

Greg Prevost of the Chesterfield Kings is in a stripped-to-the-bone solo acoustic traditional blues mode.