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...

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...

The Yardbirds | Ultimate! – Los Gem

It is widely known that the Yardbirds spawned three of rock’s most influential guitarists — Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Disjointed anthologies and limited availability of their...

Yes | 90125 – Lost Gem

By the end of the 70s, progressive perennials Yes had simply run out of gas. After the Drama album, Steve Howe and Geoff Downes went on to form Asia, leaving Trevor...

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...

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...

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,...

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 —...

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,...

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...