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...

Rush | Presto – CD Review

Presto, Rush’s thirteenth album released in 1989, was very much a return to form for the Canadian trio. Having started out heavy with albums like Caress of Steel, then getting downright...

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...

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 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...

Elton John | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Lost Gem

They don't make 'em like they used to. Well, at least Elton John doesn't. In the early 70s, the bespectacled piano man could do no wrong. Aided by the...

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...

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...

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...

Bonnie Raitt | Silver Lining – Lost Gem

Multiple Grammys and accolades in  her rearview mirror, Bonnie Raitt never abandoned her R & B roots. She’s remained the same soulful and sassy singer and slide guitarist she...