One Track Mind

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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.

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One Track Mind: Reload, “Dark Matter” (2014)

Bands like France’s Reload are keeping the prog rock genre alive.

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One Track Mind: Peter Himmelman, “Too Afraid to Lose” from The Boat That Carries Us (2014)

Himmelman moves away from specificity, and into something far more resonant.

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One Track Mind: ZZ Top, “Chartreuse” from Live at Montreux (2014)

They sound utterly reinvigorated on this stomping new live release.

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One Track Mind: Roger Gomez, “Mondays Guide” from Behind Cloud Nine (2014)

Threaded with a hip-hugging hook, this song packs a wallop.

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One Track Mind: Peter Gabriel, “Mercy Street” from Back to Front (2014)

A mystery-laced tribute to Anne Sexton has lost none of its power, 25 years on.