Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Love Beach – Lost Gem

Although Greg Lake looked me directly in the eye and assured me, “I hate that bloody album,” when I asked if the just reunited 1992 version of ELP would...

Bonnie Raitt | Silver Lining – Lost Gem

Multiple Grammys and accolades in  her rearview mirror, Bonnie Raitt never abandoned her R & B roots. She’s remained the same soulful and sassy singer and slide guitarist she...

Don Henley | Inside Job – Lost Gem

After saving rain forests and flying like an Eagle, Don Henley released his fourth solo record that placed the singer under a new set of circumstances — domestic bliss...

Eric Clapton | Reptile – Lost Gem

Despite his massive popularity and influence, it's obvious Eric Clapton just wants to play the blues — with occasional wanderings into sterile territory whenever the mood strikes. So, in...

Crack The Sky | Crack The Sky – Lost Gem

One can count very few progressive American bands ever rising to the level of their popular U.K. counterparts. Kansas and Styx immediately come to mind, but there are a...

Black Sabbath | Past Lives – Lost Gem

In 1970, Black Sabbath was the darkest, most ominous band to ever crawl out of the slums of England. Instead of embracing the flower power and groovy set of...

Van Morrison | What’s Wrong With This Picture? – Lost Gem

Van "The Man" Morrison hasn’t always been the full fledge classic rocker he once was, but his gift for turning a lyric inside out of a melody is refreshing...

British Invasion All-Stars – Lost Gem

What do you get when you mix a little Yardbirds with Procol Harum, add a dash of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, a pinch of Creation and the Nashville Teens,...

Tony Iommi | Iommi – Lost Gem

In 2000, guitarist Tony Iommi, whose weighty stylings lies behind such Black Sabbath classics as "Iron Man," "Paranoid" and "Sweet Leaf," released his  self-titled collection of hard rockers guaranteed...