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...
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...
Joni Mitchell | The Complete Geffen Recordings – Lost Gem
Like her friend Neil Young, Joni Mitchell's years with Geffen Records wasn't exactly strewn with joy and happiness. Partly because of her relationship with the label's main chili cheese,...
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,...
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...
Blue Öyster Cult | Curse Of The Hidden Mirror – Lost Gem
You have to tip your hat to an act like Blue Öyster Cult. Despite some minor personnel changes, these guys continue to chug away with no end in sight....
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...
The Doobie Brothers | Sibling Rivalry – Lost Gem
The Doobie Brothers have weathered enough styles and changes in personnel to deserve recognition as the sturdy and successful unit they are. Embracing an easy-going, country-infected stance that has...
Bob Dylan | Christmas In The Heart – Lost Gem
You can imagine the grins and guffaws at the notion of Bob Dylan of singing traditional holiday hymns. Then again, Dylan’s been caving in to a lot of activities...
Yes | Drama – CD Review
From heavy guitars to the semi-hit staccato impressiveness of "Tempus
Fugit" to trying to discern where vocalist Trevor Horn doesn't sound like
Jon Anderson (but surprised at how much he does),...
