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One Track Mind: Moody Blues, “Gemini Dream” from Live at Montreux (2013)

While much has rightly been made of the Moody Blues’ prog-defining successes around the turn of the 1970s, a newly released concert performance contextualizes later hits like this one — which in its own way broke new ground. You May Also Like: The Moody Blues – ‘Sur la mer’ (1988):Read More

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One Track Mind: Hank III and David Allan Coe, “The Outlaw Ways” (2013)

A collaboration between Hank III and David Allan Coe has been long talked about and hinted at by III, something that’s been met with a great deal of excitement by both camps of fans. It’s finally here You May Also Like: Dave Stryker – ‘Eight Track III’ (2019) Esquire featuringRead More

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Eliane Elias, “I Thought About You” from A Tribute to Chet Baker (2013): One Track Mind

The wonder is how much Eliane Elias, the Brazalian-born pianist and singer, has in common with the doomed American romantic Chet Baker. You May Also Like: Eliane Elias Confidently Expanded Her Main Influences on ‘Bossa Nova Stories’ Digging Into Craft Recordings’ 2021 Chet Baker Vinyl Reissues Chet Baker – ‘BlueRead More

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One Track Mind: Queen, “Sheer Heart Attack” from Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl (2013)

Too often, Queen has become the sum of its over-stated parts — the operatic singer, the layered vocals, the anthematic balladry. What’s lost is the group’s ability to unleash round house after round house of knuckle-sandwich heavy rock. You May Also Like: Adam Lambert’s Favorite Queen Song Might Surprise YouRead More

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One Track Mind: Blackfield, “Pills” from Blackfield IV (2013)

Even as Steven Wilson focuses more determinedly on his solo career, Blackfield — his concurrent, more pop-focused project with Aviv Geffen — continues forward. You May Also Like: Blackfield – Blackfield V (2017) McStine and Minnemann, “Program” (2020): One Track Mind Projekt Gemineye, “The Holy Shield” (2021): One Track Mind

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Lykke Li, “Get Some” from Wounded Rhymes (2010): One Track Mind

Upon a rolling wave of buzzing beats and percussion pitched halfway between the Burundi borrowings of Bow Wow Wow and Gene Krupa’s “Sing Sing Sing,” comes indie-pop nymph Lykke Li with “Get Some.” You May Also Like: Chubby Tavares, “Gotta Get Back to You” (2018): One Track Mind Natalie andRead More

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One Track Mind: The Second Helping, “Floating Downstream On An Inflatable Rubber Raft” (1968)

Operating out of Alhambra, California, the Second Helping signed on the dotted line with the local Viva label, where they issued three singles during their livelihood. You May Also Like: Jeff Coffey, “This Is It” from ‘Origins: Singers and Songs that Made Me’ (2020): One Track Mind Toto bassist ShemRead More

The Maharajas, “Black Box/B-Files” (2013): One Track Mind

The Maharajas, “Black Box/B-Files” (2013): One Track Mind

Up-tempo and rockin,’ “Black Box” to my ears bears a strong Fuzztones / Music Machine influence – mixed with the Maharajas’ own fab ’60s Euro-garage style.

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Mavis Staples, “You Can Get To That” from One True Vine (2013): One Track Mind

With a smart assist from Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples transforms Funkadelic’s “Can You Get To That” from a sing-along slab of greasy-good uplift into this Americana-inflected groover. You May Also Like: Mavis Staples Wrote a New Ending For Her Father With ‘Don’t Lose This’ Mavis Staples Behind the ScenesRead More

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One Track Mind: Steve Hackett with Ray Wilson, “Carpet Crawlers” from Selection (2013)

Guitarist Steve Hackett, with an assist from criminally underrated fellow Genesis alum Ray Wilson, has finally found the emotional centerpoint within one of their old band’s signature tunes, “Carpet Crawlers.” You May Also Like: Steve Hackett, “In the Skeleton Gallery” from The Night Siren (2017): One Track Mind Steve HackettRead More