Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | Trout Mask Replica – Lost Gem
Whether by detour or design, the antics of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart were enough to fan the flames of the misdirected idealism that eerily seeped out from the...
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 —...
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,...
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...
Van Halen | Van Halen – Lost Gem
One of my fondest rock and roll memories took place in the spring of 1977. A friend rang and asked if I'd like to go to the Whisky A...
Dave Davies | Rock Bottom: Live At The Bottom Line – Lost Gem
Proverbial sidekick and second fiddle Dave Davies opens his live album Rock Bottom, released in 2000, with not one, but two Kinks numbers written by his brother Ray. Sounding every...
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...
Paul Simon | You’re The One – Lost Gem
After tapping into the pulse of South African and Brazilian styles on Graceland and The Rhythm Of The Saints, and then mixing Latino doo-wop with conceptual fire on Songs...
Velvet Underground | Bootleg Series, Vol. 1: The Quine Tapes
No other act in the history of rock and roll seems more appropriate for the "bootleg" treatment than Velvet Underground. As purveyors of the proto-punk movement, the Velvet's brand...
Steely Dan | Everything Must Go – Lost Gem
Steely Dan’s Everything Must Go, released in 2003, is the band’s ninth and final studio album. It arrived three years after Two Against Nature, the unexpected 2000 comeback that...
