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Review of Def Leppard Drastic Symphonies album

Album Review: Def Leppard – Drastic Symphonies

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Drew

That was waaaaay better than expected. Def Leppard joined with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for their latest album Drastic Symphonies out today that revisits some of their hits and a few deep album cuts with a true classical band. So, … Continue reading Album Review: Def Leppard – Drastic Symphonies

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Review of Foo Fighters Under You song

Single Review: Foo Fighters – Under You

May 17, 2023 Drew

Somehow Foo Fighters summoned nostalgia in their latest single “Under You” released today off their forthcoming album But Here We Are, out June 2. “Under You” reaches back 25 years or so. Perhaps intentionally, with music that reminds of those … Continue reading Single Review: Foo Fighters – Under You

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Rush Signals 40 Picture Disc Review

Album Review: Rush – Signals 40th Anniversary

May 4, 2023May 7, 2023 Drew

Blah, blah, blah. Blah blah. Blah, blah, blah, blah blah. Not much more to say about the Rush Signals 40th Anniversary release, out April 26. The Rush Estate included the usual must-haves with new album art, a hardcover book and … Continue reading Album Review: Rush – Signals 40th Anniversary

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Pet Shop Boys Lost EP Album review

Album Review: Pet Shop Boys – Lost

April 28, 2023April 29, 2023 Drew

Quite a bit under the radar, Pet Shop Boys released Lost on April 14, a 5 song EP made up of tracks recorded for the English duo’s 13th album Super from 2016. Their last EP Agenda (2019) preceded Pet Shop … Continue reading Album Review: Pet Shop Boys – Lost

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Journey 50th Anniversary Concert held in Eugene, Oregon

Concert Review: Journey Celebrates 50 Years with Lively Show in Eugene

April 18, 2023April 19, 2023 Drew

Journey hardly acted their age in a robust two-hour, 20-song set celebrating 50 years at a packed Matthew Knight Arena on Monday in Eugene, OR. The classic rockers whose music transcends generations played their hits (they have to!) a few … Continue reading Concert Review: Journey Celebrates 50 Years with Lively Show in Eugene

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Muse in Portland for Will of the People Tour

Concert Review: Muse Makes a Statement in Portland

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Drew

Lights, lasers, strobes, a confetti shower and one giant stage-sized masked face rotating back and forth looking eerily at the crowd. Let’s see, what else, what else? Oh yes. Fire. Lots of fire. All in a night’s work for Muse … Continue reading Concert Review: Muse Makes a Statement in Portland

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Metallica 72 Seasons Album Review

Album Review: Metallica – 72 Seasons

April 14, 2023April 21, 2023 Drew

Metallica released 72 Seasons, today, the band’s 11th studio album just a few months shy of the 40th anniversary of their debut album Kill ‘Em All. The fathers of  heavy metal unloaded four songs off 72 Seasons in recent months … Continue reading Album Review: Metallica – 72 Seasons

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Styx Paradise Theatre Album Cover

Album Review: Styx – Paradise Theatre

April 8, 2023May 6, 2023 Drew

A hidden gem peered out from the stack of records. So, I thought. Welcome to the grand delusion. Still, a rather cool find in Paradise Theatre the 10th studio album from Styx released in January 1981. Wow, 10th way back … Continue reading Album Review: Styx – Paradise Theatre

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Review of 72 Seasons the song by Metallica

Single Review: Metallica – 72 Seasons

March 30, 2023April 14, 2023 Drew

Read the full 72 Seasons album review. Metallica released today the title track – the fourth and presumably final single – off the forth-coming 72 Seasons out April 14. A behemoth time-wise, “72 Seasons,” the song, comes in more than … Continue reading Single Review: Metallica – 72 Seasons

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Album review for Social Distortion's eponymous album

Album Review: Social Distortion – Self-titled

March 27, 2023March 26, 2023 Drew

Second to the greatest band in the universe, Social Distortion made up much of my youthful soundtrack that today still brings back the sights and sounds that were, then, all around me. Early pioneers of Orange County punk rock, Social … Continue reading Album Review: Social Distortion – Self-titled

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