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...
Big Brother & The Holding Company | Cheap Thrills – Lost Gem
Cheap Thrills is the first and only album for a major label Janis Joplin made with Big Brother & The Holding Company. Personal and contractual problems deferred its release,...
Humble Pie | Joint Effort – CD Review
Vintage Rock fans quite often fantasize about unreleased music buried deep in the rock and roll vaults of our favorite artists. Rejoice because Humble Pie’s ‘lost’ album, Joint Effort,...
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...
Chris Squire | Fish Out Of Water – Lost Gem
Chris Squire’s debut solo album Fish Out Of Water is enjoying an official limited edition deluxe boxed set re-release. The only original Yes member to appear on all the...
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...
Steely Dan | Aja – Lost Gem
By 1977, Steely Dan had released five albums and five hit singles. Originally put together as a vehicle for Donald Fagan and Walter Becker's songs, the "band" had transformed...
Paul McCartney | Flowers In The Dirt – Lost Gem
In 1989, Paul McCartney collaborated with Elvis Costello on songs that ended up filling a third of the ex-Beatle’s ninth solo release, Flowers In The Dirt. Lightweight hits like...
Joey Sykes ~ Classic New Rock – Lost Gem
Every week, I receive a lot of new music to review. It's either a link to a stream or video, a download, or an actual disc in the form...
Billy Joel | Streetlife Serenade (Limited Edition SACD) – CD Review
One tends to forget the unprecedented run of Billy Joel's hits, his decades-long career and his much-heralded residency at Madison Square Garden. Yet there have been some moments in...
