Gallery O’ Retrospectives
The Daily Vault has been a work in progress since the day we debuted in January 1997. As part of that natural evolution, over the course of late 2001 through early 2004, we tried out a concept of focusing on a specific artist each month, in addition to our usual eclectic variety of music reviews. At first the retrospectives were mostly dependent on the whims of our writing staff, as individual writers took on favorite artists like Alice Cooper or Yes. Sometimes they were weeklong instead of monthlong; sometimes they ran once a week for several weeks (anybody remember “Wakeman Wednesdays” or “Montrose Mondays”?).
In May 2004 we made retrospectives a regular monthly feature. We ran with that concept for five years, featuring either an Artist Of The Month or a themed retrospective each month. The feature ran its natural course and went on hiatus after October 2009, only to reappear… well, pretty much whenever we feel like it.
 | 1970 October 2012 |
 | Roxy Music October 2009 |
 | Marianne Faithfull September 2009 |
 | Woodstock At 40 August 2009 |
 | Black Sabbath July 2009 |
 | The Beach Boys June 2009 |
 | Talking Heads May 2009 |
 | Ian Hunter April 2009 |
 | Mott The Hoople April 2009 |
 | Modern Prog March 2009 |
 | Heart February 2009 |
 | Tears For Fears January 2009 |
 | Depeche Mode January 2009 |
 | John Lennon December 2008 |
 | Concert Classics November 2008 |
 | Kansas October 2008 |
 | Tom Petty & September 2008 |
 | Women Of Country August 2008 |
 | Deep Purple July 2008 |
 | CCM & Friends June 2008 |
 | David Bowie May 2008 |
 | Classic Soul April 2008 |
 | Dan Fogelberg March 2008 |
 | Musicals February 2008 |
 | Bob Dylan January 2008 |
 | First Album I Ever Bought December 2007 |
 | Indie Explosion November 2007 |
 | The Doors October 2007 |
 | Women Who Rock September 2007 |
 | Fleetwood Mac August 2007 |
 | Paul McCartney July 2007 |
 | The Police June 2007 |
 | Guitar Greats May 2007 |
| King Crimson April 2007 |
 | Classic Jazz March 2007 |
 | Billy Joel February 2007 |
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January 2007 |
 | Female Singer-Songwriters December 2006 |
 | Beck November 2006 |
 | Radiohead November 2006 |
 | The Beatles October 2006 |
 | Hip-Hop September 2006 |
 | R.E.M. August 2006 |
 | The Who July 2006 |
 | Arena Rock May 2006 |
 | Garth Brooks May 2006 |
 | Elton John April 2006 |
 | Grunge March 2006 |
 | Madonna February 2006 |
 | Steely Dan January 2006 |
| | Dynamic Debuts December 2005 |
 | Pearl Jam November 2005 |
 | Punk October 2005 |
 | Frank Zappa September 2005 |
 | Led Zeppelin August 2005 |
 | Pink Floyd July 2005 |
 | Sheryl Crow June 2005 |
 | Faith No More June 2005 |
 | Genesis May 2005 |
 | Bruce Springsteen April 2005 |
 | Judas Priest March 2005 |
 | Tori Amos February 2005 |
 | Red Hot Chili Peppers January 2005 |
 | The Holidays December 2004 |
 | U2 November 2004 |
 | Queen October 2004 |
 | Iron Maiden September 2004 |
 | Alan Parsons Project August 2004 |
 | Jethro Tull July 2004 |
 | Van Halen June 2004 |
 | Molly Hatchet May 2004 |
 | Counting Crows May 2004 |
 | Aerosmith March 2004 |
 | Yes January 2004 |
 | Metallica May – June 2003 |
 | Montrose November 2002 |
 | Gin Blossoms October 2002 |
 | Rick Wakeman Fall 2002 |
 | Rush Summer 2002 |
 | Alice Cooper October 2001 |
