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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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