Cat Stevens | Back To Earth – Lost Gem
By the end of the 1970s, Cat Stevens (born Steven Georgiou) had run through teen idol success, songwriting fame, survived tuberculosis, mega-stardom with his more ‘adult’ tunes, a near...
Classic Commentary: Kansas | Leftoverture – Lost Gem Review
Amidst all the accusations of going commercial with their breakout album Leftoverture, the fourth album by the heartland prog rockers collectively known as Kansas hardly panders to the hit...
Bruce Springsteen | Darkness On The Edge Of Town – Lost Gem
As a born and bred New Jerseyan living and breathing rock music in the 70s, I have heralded every Bruce Springsteen album as monumental occurrence in my life. After...
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...
Warren Zevon | My Ride’s Here – Lost Gem
Warren Zevon's life reads like a comical send up of almost tragic proportions. His sporadic career was derailed by bouts with alcohol, pessimism, and a tinge of laziness. On...
Asia | Aura – Lost Gem
Asia came out of nowhere in 1982 and became a multi-platinum supergroup, selling some five million units of their self-titled debut album. They soon fell from grace as guitarist...
Blind Faith | Blind Faith – Lost Gem
In the late 60s, the term 'supergroup' was hardly a part of the English lexicon. Some individuals used to think that Led Zeppelin and The Jeff Beck Group were...
Paul McCartney | Driving Rain – Lost Gem
Following on the heels of his 1999 oldies tribute Run Devil Run, Paul McCartney's 2001 studio release, Driving Rain, ventured into quick and unexplored territory with an added pinch...
Tony Iommi | Iommi – Lost Gem
In 2000, guitarist Tony Iommi, whose weighty stylings lies behind such Black Sabbath classics as "Iron Man," "Paranoid" and "Sweet Leaf," released his self-titled collection of hard rockers guaranteed...
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...
