The archival sequel to Light In The Attic's original reissue of the Emerson brothers' lone private press effort, Still Dreamin' Wild manages to be both more cleanly produced and arguably slightly stranger than its predecessor (and certainly more synth-laced); consider it the Tusk to Dreamin' Wild's Rumours.
"Still Dreamin’ Wild: The Lost Recordings 1979-81 presents that secondary stage of reissue culture, culling demos in the years after the younger Emerson graduated high school and began traveling to Los Angeles in the hopes of realizing his teenage dreams. Older brother Joe was already turning his attentions to the family farm, his presence only heard on two of the album’s twelve tracks. Donnie’s polymath musical skills are on full display, from drums to poly-Moog synth, and his ability to mimic the more popular hits on the radio of the day remains uncanny." - Pitchfork