So many albums, so little time. If an album didn’t cut it, it didn’t make the cut. Simplifying the process when it came to reviewing all the new albums released in 2022 eased the burden of writing reviews but prevented … Continue reading Top 10 Best Albums of 2022
One reason (I think), many of us who have taken up this creative venture called blogging into writing music reviews stems from not only in sharing our passion but also expressing the joy that comes when something profound infiltrates our … Continue reading Album Review: Def Leppard – Diamond Star Halos
With the Top 10 Best Albums of 2021 mostly wrapped up, I concentrated my listening efforts on music that came to mind or I heard about or that sat around a bit too long without listening. Def Leppard – Self-titled (album) The underrated and underappreciated self-titled Def Leppard album from 2015, also the band’s “latest.” This one sounds like a missing record or some type of vault release from the 1980s without feeling dated. The band didn’t give this one much play on ensuing tours either, despite plenty of worthy tracks. Where is Def Leppard anyway? Twice cancelled tour with … Continue reading The Weekly Playlist – Dec. 12 to Dec. 18
Record Store Day usually eludes me. I forget or don’t make the effort to drive to the closest record store 20 minutes away or to the coolest record store 30 minutes away. But if I’m tuned in to the vinyl … Continue reading Album Review: The Def Leppard E.P.
The #1 concert of 2019 gets the live release treatment as Def Leppard dropped Hits Vegas (Live) on Friday (May 29), a 28-song live album that captured the band in its finest moment last year at the Zappos Theater inside … Continue reading Album Review: Def Leppard – Hits Vegas (Live)
The Concert Shirt. If you attend a concert without going home with a concert t-shirt you didn’t really attend the show. At least that was my thinking many years ago. As such, I have many concert shirts, also known as … Continue reading The Best Concert T-Shirts (I Own)
So much for putting a quiet end to Drew’s Reviews. Last year I struggled with whether to call it a blog and at one point had made up my mind with a plan to end it, leaving the Top 10 … Continue reading Top 10 Concerts of 2019
The next time Def Leppard holds a residency inside a small Las Vegas venue – don’t bother going. Because you will not want to see them in any other type of setting – ever again. The penultimate performance of the … Continue reading Concert Review: Def Leppard Refuses to Burn Out or Fade Away
A few weeks ago I talked with a woman who used to work in radio including at the local classic rock station. I complained to her about how you only hear the same songs over and over and asked why. … Continue reading Concert Review: Def Leppard and Journey Still Rolling in Portland
Words can hardly convey what three of the finest guitar icons rocking today accomplished over the course of more than three hours on Friday at the Elsinore Theatre in Salem, OR. It was an extraordinary evening featuring Phil Collen of … Continue reading Concert Review: G3 – Satriani, Petrucci, and Collen SHRED Salem
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