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,...

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 —...

Paul McCartney | Flowers In The Dirt – Lost Gem

In 1989, Paul McCartney collaborated with Elvis Costello on songs that ended up filling a third of the ex-Beatle’s ninth solo release, Flowers In The Dirt. Lightweight hits like...

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...

Joe Cocker | No Ordinary World – Lost Gem

As rock’s perennial comeback kid, Joe Cocker managed to turn a whiskey-soaked, gravel-grounded voice into a pulsating instrument of its own. His gift for taking others' compositions and giving...

David Bowie | Bowie At The Beeb – Los Gem

David Bowie emerged during the late 60s, gangly and fresh-faced amongst his more bohemian, paisley-powered contemporaries. And while his delivery was deeply steeped in a sort of transcendental folk/mod...

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...

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...

Natural Gas | Natural Gas – CD review

The flurry of musical chair one-offs surfacing seems unstoppable in this age of let’s-see-how-deep-we-can-go-to-uncover-stuff-you-thought-was-lost-forever…Of course, if it’s just now getting to CD, you have to wonder how long it will be before...

Dire Straits | Brothers In Arms – Lost Gem

In the 1980s, popular music was forced to adjust itself to a changing landscape. One of these changes came as a result of MTV, the 24-hour music television channel...