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 |
![roxymusic_pleasure_150 roxymusic_pleasure_150](../newimages/roxymusic_pleasure_150.jpg) | Roxy Music October 2009 |
![mariannefaithfull_broken_150 mariannefaithfull_broken_150](../newimages/mariannefaithfull_broken_150.jpg) | Marianne Faithfull September 2009 |
![va_woodstock40thcollectors_150 va_woodstock40thcollectors_150](../newimages/va_woodstock40thcollectors_150.jpg) | Woodstock At 40 August 2009 |
![blacksabbath_paranoid blacksabbath_paranoid](../albumcovers/blacksabbath_paranoid.jpg) | 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 & The Heartbreakers September 2008 |
![lucindawilliams_carwheels_200 lucindawilliams_carwheels_200](../newimages/lucindawilliams_carwheels_200.jpg)
| Women Of Country August 2008 |
| Deep Purple July 2008 |
| CCM & Friends June 2008 |
| David Bowie May 2008 |
![jamesbrown_liveapolloi_150 jamesbrown_liveapolloi_150](../newimages/jamesbrown_liveapolloi_150.jpg)
| Classic Soul April 2008 |
| Dan Fogelberg March 2008 |
![strk_phantom_150 strk_phantom_150](../newimages/strk_phantom_150.jpg)
| Musicals February 2008 |
| Bob Dylan January 2008 |
| First Album I Ever Bought December 2007 |
| Indie Explosion November 2007 |
![doors_s-t doors_s-t](../albumcovers/doors_s-t.jpg) | The Doors October 2007 |
![janisjoplin_gh janisjoplin_gh](../albumcovers/janisjoplin_gh.jpg) | Women Who Rock September 2007 |
![fleetwoodmac_rumours fleetwoodmac_rumours](../albumcovers/fleetwoodmac_rumours.jpg) | Fleetwood Mac August 2007 |
![paulmccartney_ii_150 paulmccartney_ii_150](../newimages/paulmccartney_ii_150.jpg)
| Paul McCartney July 2007 |
![police_regatta_150 police_regatta_150](../newimages/police_regatta_150.jpg)
| The Police June 2007 |
![jeffbeck_blowbyblow jeffbeck_blowbyblow](../albumcovers/jeffbeck_blowbyblow.jpg) | Guitar Greats May 2007 |
![kingcrimson_inthecourt kingcrimson_inthecourt](../albumcovers/kingcrimson_inthecourt.jpg)
| King Crimson April 2007 |
![milesdavis_kindofblue_150 milesdavis_kindofblue_150](../newimages/milesdavis_kindofblue_150.jpg)
| Classic Jazz March 2007 |
![billyjoel_pianoman_150 billyjoel_pianoman_150](../newimages/billyjoel_pianoman_150.jpg)
| Billy Joel
February 2007 |
![rollingstones_beggars_150 rollingstones_beggars_150](../newimages/rollingstones_beggars_150.jpg)
| The Rolling Stones
January 2007 |
![jonimitchell_blue_150 jonimitchell_blue_150](../newimages/jonimitchell_blue_150.jpg)
| Female Singer-Songwriters December 2006 |
![beck_odelay beck_odelay](../albumcovers/beck_odelay.jpg) | Beck November 2006 |
![radiohead_okcomputer radiohead_okcomputer](../albumcovers/radiohead_okcomputer.jpg) | Radiohead November 2006 |
![beatles_rubbersoul beatles_rubbersoul](../albumcovers/beatles_rubbersoul.jpg) | The Beatles October 2006 |
![publicenemy_ittakes publicenemy_ittakes](../albumcovers/publicenemy_ittakes.jpg) | Hip-Hop September 2006 |
![rem_automatic_150 rem_automatic_150](../newimages/rem_automatic_150.jpg)
| R.E.M. August 2006 |
![thewho_next thewho_next](../albumcovers/thewho_next.jpg) | The Who July 2006 |
![journey_escape journey_escape](../albumcovers/journey_escape.jpg) | Arena Rock May 2006 |
![garthbrooks_ropin garthbrooks_ropin](../albumcovers/garthbrooks_ropin.jpg) | Garth Brooks May 2006 |
![eltonjohn_captain eltonjohn_captain](../albumcovers/eltonjohn_captain.jpg) | Elton John April 2006 |
![soundgarden_badmotor soundgarden_badmotor](../albumcovers/soundgarden_badmotor.jpg) | Grunge March 2006 |
![madonna_ray madonna_ray](../albumcovers/madonna_ray.jpg) | Madonna February 2006 |
![steelydan_aja steelydan_aja](../albumcovers/steelydan_aja.jpg) | Steely Dan January 2006 |
![doors_s-t doors_s-t](../albumcovers/doors_s-t.jpg) | Dynamic Debuts December 2005 |
![pearljam_ten pearljam_ten](../albumcovers/pearljam_ten.jpg) | Pearl Jam November 2005 |
![sexpistols_never sexpistols_never](../albumcovers/sexpistols_never.jpg) | Punk October 2005 |
![frankzappa_apostrophe frankzappa_apostrophe](../albumcovers/frankzappa_apostrophe.jpg) | Frank Zappa September 2005 |
![ledzeppelin_4 ledzeppelin_4](../albumcovers/ledzeppelin_4.jpg) | Led Zeppelin August 2005 |
![pinkfloyd_dark pinkfloyd_dark](../albumcovers/pinkfloyd_dark.jpg) | Pink Floyd July 2005 |
![sherylcrow_s-t sherylcrow_s-t](../albumcovers/sherylcrow_s-t.jpg) | Sheryl Crow June 2005 |
![faithnomore_angel faithnomore_angel](../albumcovers/faithnomore_angel.jpg) | Faith No More June 2005 |
![genesis_abacab genesis_abacab](../albumcovers/genesis_abacab.jpg) | Genesis May 2005 |
![brucespringsteen_darkness brucespringsteen_darkness](../albumcovers/brucespringsteen_darkness.jpg) | Bruce Springsteen April 2005 |
![judaspriest_british judaspriest_british](../albumcovers/judaspriest_british.jpg) | Judas Priest March 2005 |
![toriamos_earthquakes toriamos_earthquakes](../albumcovers/toriamos_earthquakes.jpg) | Tori Amos February 2005 |
![redhotchili_mothers redhotchili_mothers](../albumcovers/redhotchili_mothers.jpg) | Red Hot Chili Peppers January 2005 |
![va_veryspecialxmas va_veryspecialxmas](../albumcovers/va_veryspecialxmas.jpg) | The Holidays December 2004 |
![u2_war u2_war](../albumcovers/u2_war.jpg) | U2 November 2004 |
![queen_anight queen_anight](../albumcovers/queen_anight.jpg) | Queen October 2004 |
![ironmaiden_powerslave ironmaiden_powerslave](../albumcovers/ironmaiden_powerslave.jpg) | Iron Maiden September 2004 |
![alanparsons_irobot alanparsons_irobot](../albumcovers/alanparsons_irobot.jpg) | Alan Parsons Project August 2004 |
![jethrotull_songswood jethrotull_songswood](../albumcovers/jethrotull_songswood.jpg) | Jethro Tull July 2004 |
![vanhalen_s-t vanhalen_s-t](../albumcovers/vanhalen_s-t.jpg) | Van Halen June 2004 |
![mollyhatchet_s-t mollyhatchet_s-t](../albumcovers/mollyhatchet_s-t.jpg) | Molly Hatchet May 2004 |
![countingcrows_august countingcrows_august](../albumcovers/countingcrows_august.jpg) | Counting Crows May 2004 |
![aerosmith_pump aerosmith_pump](../albumcovers/aerosmith_pump.jpg) | Aerosmith March 2004 |
![yes_close yes_close](../albumcovers/yes_close.jpg) | Yes January 2004 |
![metallica_justice metallica_justice](../albumcovers/metallica_justice.jpg) | Metallica May - June 2003 |
![montrose_s-t montrose_s-t](../albumcovers/montrose_s-t.jpg) | Montrose November 2002 |
![ginblossoms_new ginblossoms_new](../albumcovers/ginblossoms_new.jpg) | Gin Blossoms October 2002 |
![rickwakeman_noearthly rickwakeman_noearthly](../albumcovers/rickwakeman_noearthly.jpg) | Rick Wakeman Fall 2002 |
![rush_moving rush_moving](../albumcovers/rush_moving.jpg) | Rush Summer 2002 |
![alicecooper_nightmare alicecooper_nightmare](../albumcovers/alicecooper_nightmare.jpg) | Alice Cooper October 2001 |
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