Bill Champlin on ‘Hard Habit to Break’ ‘After the Love Has Gone’ + others: Gimme Five
Bill Champlin discusses his contributions to Chicago, working with Toto, and how lounge-singer Robert Goulet almost got one of his gigs.
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Gimme Five: Michael Wolff on songs with Cannonball Adderley, Warren Zevon, others
On this special edition of Something Else! Reviews’ One Track Mind, we hand the reins over to jazz pianist Michael Wolff. You May Also Like: Warren Zevon’s ‘Lawyers, Guns and Money,’ ‘Stand In the Fire’ + Others: Gimme Five Warren Zevon’s ‘Jeannie Needs a Shooter,’ ‘Piano Fighter’ + Others: GimmeRead More
Alphonse Mouzon on Weather Report, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis + Solo Songs: Gimme Five
A life around jazz, and fellow jazz greats, has left Alphonse Mouzon with his share of stories.
Gimme Five: Toto’s Steve Lukather on "I Won’t Hold You Back," "99," "I’ll Be Over You"
On this special edition of Something Else! Reviews’ One Track Mind, we hand the reins over to Toto co-founder and legendary sessions guitarist Steve Lukather. He provides insight into “I Won’t Hold You Back” and “I’ll Be Over You,” You May Also Like: Steve Lukather, “Someone” from ‘Bridges’ (2023): OneRead More
Toto Songs That Are Not Huge Ballads: Gimme Five
Critics hung soft rock around their necks, but Toto was never so easily identifiable.
Gimme Five: John Oates on Hall and Oates’ “She’s Gone,” “You Make My Dreams” + others
John Oates takes us inside the love-gone-wrong beginnings of Hall and Oates “She’s Gone,” and talks about how the birth of Oates’ son sparked a standout solo track. He also laments that doo wop never gets its due, and how he remade a signature Hall and Oates hit into aRead More