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.

Simon Phillips’ “Moments of Fortune” says a lot about what the ex-Toto drummer hopes to accomplish on his own.
The idea here is to rehabilitate the studio tracks from ‘Fandango.’

The kind of torrential, brain-freeze licks that can only be compared to Hendrix.

Uncommonly fresh and quietly inventive, Inward Looking Outward breathes new life into the venerable ol’ piano trio without having to step outside to achieve that. A rare achievement, to be sure.

She remains a wonder of range and sassy interpretation.

Morrell leads us on adventures that would make any music fan jealous.

Played with grace, fire and the knowledge of how much of both to deliver.

Every bit of this song’s original impetus, that flinty anger, returns.

Could there have been a different guitarist in that legendary band?

Something bigger than the music was happening with the Allman Brothers Band – certainly something bigger, I’d guess, than they could explain.