Gentle Giant | Civilian – Lost Gem
Released in the spring of 1980, Gentle Giant's Civilian would mark the progressive rock band’s swan song. And even though guitarist Gary Green, keyboardist Kerry Minnear, singer Derek Shulman, bassist Ray...
The Yardbirds | Ultimate! – Los Gem
It is widely known that the Yardbirds spawned three of rock’s most influential guitarists — Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Disjointed anthologies and limited availability of their...
British Invasion All-Stars – Lost Gem
What do you get when you mix a little Yardbirds with Procol Harum, add a dash of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, a pinch of Creation and the Nashville Teens,...
Iggy & The Stooges | Raw Power (Legacy Edition) – CD Review
Iggy Pop & The Stooges are enjoying an incredible renaissance. For one,
the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have a book — The Stooges: The
Authorized and Illustrated Story....
Jon Anderson | Song Of Seven – Lost Gem
It’s not always easy for well-known players from popular bands to get fully recognized for their solo efforts. The players in Yes seem to have surfed this conundrum better...
Bruce Springsteen | Darkness On The Edge Of Town – Lost Gem
As a born and bred New Jerseyan living and breathing rock music in the 70s, I have heralded every Bruce Springsteen album as monumental occurrence in my life. After...
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...
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...
Bad Company | Merchants Of Cool – Lost Gem
Given the nature of the beast, it can be tricky following the membership of Bad Company these days. The original four seem to float in and out of the...
Linda Ronstadt | Simple Dreams – CD Review
Over the course of her 40-year singing career, Linda Ronstadt's albums landed on the charts dozens of times, but 1977's Simple Dreams took the number one spot for five...
