Dan Wilson, Maximo Park, Benjamin Lazar Davis + Others: Five for the Road
Dan Wilson, Maximo Park, Benjamin Lazar Davis are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.
Articles by: Preston Frazier
Chicago, “Goody Goody” from ‘Night & Day: Big Band’ (1995): Saturdays in the Park
The frustrating part about Chicago’s underrated ‘Night & Day: Big Band’ is that not many people – even long-term fans – ever heard it.
Cryptic Cadet – ‘Disconnected’ (2021)
Mark Owen and Cam Tyler step from behind the boards long enough to collaborate as Cryptic Cadet.
Yes, “Something’s Coming” from ‘Yes’ (bonus track, 1969): YESterdays
A staple of the early Yes shows, “Something’s Coming” may not have been an original work but its title would prove prophetic.
David Garfield, “Hunting Heads” from ‘Stretchin’ Outside the Box’ (2021): One Track Mind
“Hunting Heads” starts yet another chapter in David Garfield’s on-going ‘Box’ series – this time with a musical call out to Herbie Hancock.
Corrado Rustici – ‘Interfulgent’ (2021)
The combination of progressive rock, jazz and classical elements found on Corrado Rustici’s ‘Interfulgent’ is original, engaging and wondrous.
Yes, “Everydays” from ‘Yes’ (bonus track, 1969): YESterdays
“Everydays” is a look forward to things to come, arrangement wise, through the main sequence of Yes albums.
Toto, “All the Tears That Shine” from ‘Toto XIV’ (2015): Toto Tuesdays
David Paich’s standout “All the Tears That Shine” gives the Toto co-founder yet another chance to shine on ‘XIV.’
Michael McDonald, Sept. 3, 1987: Shows I’ll Never Forget
It was Baltimore, on a hot September night, and Michael McDonald, on his second solo tour since the breakup of the Doobie Brothers.
Yes, “Dear Father” from ‘Yes’ (bonus track, 1969): YESterdays
What the 1969-era Yes b-side “Dear Father” lacks in progressive-rock elements, it makes up with a strong hook and rock ‘n’ roll passion.
