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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Something Else! sneak peek: Gary Clark Jr., “When My Train Pulls In” from Live (2014)
The kind of torrential, brain-freeze licks that can only be compared to Hendrix.
One Track Mind: Nancy Wilson with DIVA, “All My Tomorrows” from A Swingin’ Life (2014)
She remains a wonder of range and sassy interpretation.
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.
Allman Brothers Band – ‘The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings’ (2014)
Something bigger than the music was happening with the Allman Brothers Band – certainly something bigger, I’d guess, than they could explain.
Something Else! sneak peek: The Stooges’ James Williamson, “I Gotta Right” from Re-Licked (2014)
Iggy Pop is elsewhere. Yet this Stooges remake detonates with real force anyway.
‘I’m still kind of shocked and delirious’: Nils Lofgren goes inside his personal new box set
This hand-picked nine-CD, one-DVD collection arrives today.
‘I had exactly 17 dollars!’: Lack of a quarter almost cost Steve Cropper his Hall of Fame career
As a youngster, he pined for one of those Sears and Roebuck flat-top acoustics.
Something Else! sneak peek: Yes, “Your Move/All Good People” from Songs From Tsongas: The 35th Anniversary Concert (2014)
This arrives at the perfect moment. Once more, there are no sides.
One Track Mind: Peter Frampton, “Friendly Fire” from Hummingbird In A Box (2014)
A song as topical as it is musically complex.
