The Pretty Things | S.F. Sorrow – Lost Gem
The Pretty Things have always taken a backseat to such frontliners as the Rolling Stones, the Who and the Kinks. Guitarist Dick Taylor had actually been in the Stones...
Phoenix | Phoenix In Full View – CD Review
From the ashes of Argent's final 1976 tour, the band Phoenix rose. Argent's
strong lead vocalist and guitarist John Verity, drummer Bob Henrit and bassist/keyboardist
Jim Rodford initially formed H.R.V., pledging...
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...
Rick Wakeman | No Earthly Connection – CD Review
Matched only by Keith Emerson in classic 70s prog rock keyboard wizardry, Rick Wakeman was/is one of the most prominent musicians of the last 50 years. He has not...
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...
The Police | Synchronicity – Lost Gem
Although they sprung from the seeds of the punk movement of the late 70s, The Police managed to rise above the usual snarl and spit mentality, and instead became...
Nico | The End – CD Review
Children's chanting, spooky swirling organ and Nico's strong monotone on "It Has Not Taken Long" opens her fourth album, The End. Remastered and reissued as a double CD, this...
The Monkees | The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees – CD Review
The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees is the fifth studio release from the manufactured band created especially for TV. At this point, however, the show was on its last...
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...
Fleetwood Mac | Then Play On – Lost Gem
In the 1960s, Fleetwood Mac was regarded as a pure blues band, primarily at the behest of guitarist and songwriter Peter Green. In reality, Green was aiming to transcend...
