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 —...

David Bowie | Reality – Lost Gem

It is real or is it Ziggy? Before his time was up, the singer had any number of tricks up his sleeve. Never one to turn away from a...

The Doobie Brothers | Quadio – Lost Gem

The Doobie Brothers’ Quadio box set brings together the quadraphonic mix versions of four classic Doobie Brothers albums: Toulouse Street (1972), The Captain And Me (1973), What Were Once...

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...

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,...

Elton John | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Lost Gem

They don't make 'em like they used to. Well, at least Elton John doesn't. In the early 70s, the bespectacled piano man could do no wrong. Aided by the...

Neil Young | Silver & Gold – Lost Gem

On the heels of the congenial reunion he had with Crosby, Stills and Nash in 2000, Neil Young released Silver & Gold, his 23rd solo release that figured is...

Rush | Vapor Trails – Lost Gem

Six years after their previous studio album, 1996’s Test For Echo, Rush returned to the frontlines with a new album. Vapor Trails, their 17th studio album released in 2002,...

Geddy Lee | My Favourite Headache – Lost Gem

During Rush's hiatus in the late 90s into 2000, bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee unveiled his very first (and so far, only) solo record after being the third cog of Rush...

Heart | Dreamboat Annie – Lost Gem

The rise of Heart is one of those typical show biz success stories every band wishes to emulate. With a background in folk music, sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson...