The Youngbloods | Ride The Wind – Lost Gem
Released in 1971, Ride The Wind is an excellent example of the Youngbloods at their best. Recorded live on November 26, 28, and 29, 1969 in New York City,...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Love Beach – Lost Gem
Although Greg Lake looked me directly in the eye and assured me, “I hate that bloody album,” when I asked if the just reunited 1992 version of ELP would...
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...
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...
Big Brother & The Holding Company | Cheap Thrills – Lost Gem
Cheap Thrills is the first and only album for a major label Janis Joplin made with Big Brother & The Holding Company. Personal and contractual problems deferred its release,...
Jefferson Airplane | Surrealistic Pillow – Lost Gem
The Jefferson Airplane were the first blip on the radar screen tracking the San Francisco buzz of the mid 60s. With an inauspicious debut, the Airplane garnered little appraisal...
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...
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 | What’s Wrong With This Picture? – Lost Gem
Van "The Man" Morrison hasn’t always been the full fledge classic rocker he once was, but his gift for turning a lyric inside out of a melody is refreshing...
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...
