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...
Van Morrison | Astral Weeks – Lost Gem
When he made Astral Weeks, Van Morrison finally tore away the mask he wore during his days as the angry young front man for Them. Released in 1968, Morrison's...
Eric Burdon | ‘Til Your River Runs Dry – Lost Gem
As the powerful, gritty lead singer of the Animals in the 60s, Eric Burdon was an inspiration to the likes of John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix. In 1969, he...
Bryan Adams | Reckless 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition – CD Review
In 1984, coming off the success of his Cuts Like A Knife breakthrough album, Bryan Adams released his fourth solo album Reckless, and it was an even bigger smash,...
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...
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,...
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),...
Aerosmith | Toys In The Attic – Lost Gem
Toys In The Attic is, by all accounts, THE album that launched Aerosmith into the stratosphere. Released in 1975, Toys In The Attic was a natural progression as third...
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...
Keith Moon | Two Sides Of The Moon – CD Review
As an avid vinyl enthusiast, I’m always updating my collection and recently
found a copy of a record I had been seeking out for years. As a big fan of...
