Dennis Wilson | Pacific Ocean Blue – Lost Gem

Brian Wilson typically gets credit for the success of The Beach Boys, but it was younger brother Dennis who embodied the look and feel of the surfside singers. The...

Paul McCartney | Flowers In The Dirt – Lost Gem

In 1989, Paul McCartney collaborated with Elvis Costello on songs that ended up filling a third of the ex-Beatle’s ninth solo release, Flowers In The Dirt. Lightweight hits like...

The Who | The Who By Numbers – CD Review

The Who By Numbers, the Who’s seventh album, might just be the band’s forgotten masterpiece. The first Who album produced solely by longtime Who associate producer Glyn Johns, this is the...

Paul McCartney | Flaming Pie – Lost Gem

Originally released May 5, 1997, Flaming Pie ended a four-year gap between studio albums from Paul McCartney. It was mostly recorded after release of The Beatles Anthology series, which...

John Kay | Heretics & Privateers – Lost Gem

John Kay, the voice behind "Born To Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride," returned to his roots in 2001 with an intense and organic folk and blues solo album...

The Youngbloods | Ride The Wind – Lost Gem

Released in 1971, Ride The Wind is an excellent example of the Youngbloods at their best. Recorded live on November 26, 28, and 29, 1969 in New York City,...

Tony Iommi | Iommi – Lost Gem

In 2000, guitarist Tony Iommi, whose weighty stylings lies behind such Black Sabbath classics as "Iron Man," "Paranoid" and "Sweet Leaf," released his  self-titled collection of hard rockers guaranteed...

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 —...

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...

Nico | The End – CD Review

Children's chanting, spooky swirling organ and Nico's strong monotone on "It Has Not Taken Long" opens her fourth album, The End. Remastered and reissued as a double CD, this...