Toto, Los Lobos, Raphael Saadiq + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best Songs of 2019
Preston Frazier’s Best Songs of 2019 list includes rock, jazz and R&B, with a shout out to the continuing resonance of an old favorite from Walter Becker.
Preston Frazier’s Best Songs of 2019 list includes rock, jazz and R&B, with a shout out to the continuing resonance of an old favorite from Walter Becker.
“Bodhisattva” works for Toto for the same reason that it worked (and still works in concert) for Steely Dan: The song is damn fun.
If there’s a downside to “New Language,” it’s that Yes has not been as vital and potent on any studio recording since.
Billy Sherwood, Fernando Perdomo and others are featured on Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.
Covering Bob Marley was a bold move for Toto – perhaps too bold. “Could You Be Loved” failed to chart.
Jon Herington drops by to discuss his new duo project with Jim Beard, covering Steely Dan, and his all-time favorite albums.
A tribute to Bob Marley by a venerable British prog band seems like an unusual flight of fancy, but Yes makes it work.
We’ll probably never hear these at a Doobie Brothers concert – but they still deserve attention.
“Finally” may not rank as a Yes classic, but the song does represent the band’s continued progress forward.
The original songs by Jim Beard and Jon Herington are powerful, and the covers on ‘Chunks and Chairnobs’ stand the test of time.