T. Rex | Electric Warrior – Lost Gem

For anyone interested in the history of glam rock, the best place to start is with T. Rex's Electric Warrior. Led by the flamboyant Marc Bolan, T. Rex wasn't so...

Bob Marley and The Wailers | Exodus – Lost Gem

Time magazine called it the best album of the 20th century. Pulsating on political themes and sweet boding reggae rhythms, Bob Marley's Exodus resonates with the kind of passion that any...

Rick Wakeman | Return To The Centre Of The Earth – Lost Gem

Over a half-century later, Rick Wakeman continues to slog it out as one of the preeminent keyboardists in rock — notably as an off and on member of Yes....

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...

Van Morrison | Astral Weeks – Lost Gem

When he made Astral Weeks, Van Morrison finally tore away the mask he wore during his days as the angry young front man for Them. Released in 1968, Morrison's...

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...

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...

Iggy & The Stooges | Raw Power (Legacy Edition) – CD Review

Iggy Pop & The Stooges are enjoying an incredible renaissance. For one, the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have a book — The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story....

Rush | Presto – CD Review

Presto, Rush’s thirteenth album released in 1989, was very much a return to form for the Canadian trio. Having started out heavy with albums like Caress of Steel, then getting downright...

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...