Bruce Springsteen | The Rising – Lost Gem
With all the hubbub surrounding its arrival in 2002, many speculated that The Rising, Bruce Springsteen's first studio album with the E Street Band in over 15 years, would...
Fleetwood Mac | Then Play On – Lost Gem
In the 1960s, Fleetwood Mac was regarded as a pure blues band, primarily at the behest of guitarist and songwriter Peter Green. In reality, Green was aiming to transcend...
Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade (Limited Edition SACD) – CD Review
One tends to forget the unprecedented run of Billy Joel's hits, his decades-long career and his much-heralded residency at Madison Square Garden. Yet there have been some moments in...
Bill Medley | Bill Medley: 100% Soft And Soulful – CD Review
You know the big hits "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' and "Unchained Melody," along with the entire blue-eyed soul brigade the Righteous Brothers cultivated. But after Bill Medley and...
David Bowie | Pin Ups – Lost Gem
Today, it would probably fall under the tribute to the swingin' 60s; but in 1973, Pin Ups, David Bowie's extemporary covers album, was looked upon as an odd, yet...
Marillion | Clutching At Straws – CD Review
In those dim, dark days of the early 80s, in the face of the Haircut 100's and MTV, when it seemed all our heroes were rendered mute or producing...
Supertramp | Crisis? What Crisis? – Lost Gem
Supertramp's Crisis? What Crisis? rates right up there for me with their mega 1979 hit Breakfast In America. I know that comparison might not be so very logical — sorry —...
T. Rex | Electric Warrior – Lost Gem
For anyone interested in the history of glam rock, the best place to start is with T. Rex's Electric Warrior. Led by the flamboyant Marc Bolan, T. Rex wasn't so...
Yes | 90125 – Lost Gem
By the end of the 70s, progressive perennials Yes had simply run out of gas. After the Drama album, Steve Howe and Geoff Downes went on to form Asia, leaving Trevor...
Dire Straits | Dire Straits – Lost Gem
In 1978, the Newcastle-born Dire Straits burst onto the music scene with their self-titled debut album Dire Straits, which was released on the Vertigo Records label then a division...
