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...

Renaissance | Scheherazade And Other Stories – Lost Gem

Among the truly important progressive rock albums on the 70s, Renaissance’s Scheherazade And Other Stories is a high watermark of songwriting, production and playing. This album features arguably the...

Bill Medley | Bill Medley: 100% Soft And Soulful – CD Review

You know the big hits "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' and "Unchained Melody," along with the entire blue-eyed soul brigade the Righteous Brothers cultivated. But after Bill Medley and...

The Who | The Who By Numbers – CD Review

The Who By Numbers, the Who’s seventh album, might just be the band’s forgotten masterpiece. The first Who album produced solely by longtime Who associate producer Glyn Johns, this is the...

Robert Plant | Dreamland – Lost Gem

Robert Plant has never been afraid to veer away from the monolithic overtones of Led Zeppelin. Early in his solo career, he walked a fine line between self-parody and...

Unicorn | Blue Pine Trees & Too Many Crooks – CD Review

There are so many bands that had Unicorn's trajectory. Formed by close friends in early 1960s England, Unicorn experienced the usual personnel changes, touring and a record deal with...

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | Trout Mask Replica – Lost Gem

Whether by detour or design, the antics of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart were enough to fan the flames of the misdirected idealism that eerily seeped out from the...

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...

George Harrison | Brainwashed – Lost Gem

During the last few years of his life, George Harrison outfoxed a number of obstacles — from being attacked and stabbed in his own home by a mentally deranged...

Elton John | Songs From The West Coast (2001) – CD Review

Truly a lost gem, Elton John's 27th studio album from 2001, Songs From The West Coast, might actually be one of the artist's best ever. Grammy-nominated and garnishing some...