The suicide of singer Ian Curtis tore the band Joy Division apart in 1980 but the surviving members of Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephan Morris soldiered on reforming as New Order then capitalizing on […]
Tag: Top 10
Rush Live Albums Ranked Worst to First
Not all live albums are created equal. Even from the same band. And, with a bit of a heavy heart (and some procrastination) tackling all of the live Rush albums to determine the worst to […]
Top 10 Best REO Speedwagon Songs
You can argue REO Speedwagon has seen it all. Lots of lineup changes. A complete change in musical direction. Chart topping singles and albums. Playing to sold out arenas. Now a working band opening for […]
Top 10 Best Tom Petty Songs
Unfortunately, we won’t get new music from Tom Petty unless it comes from a vault of unreleased material he sat on prior to his death. When Petty died in 2017 he left a pretty big […]
10 Ways the Concert Experience Gets Ruined
Attending concerts used to elicit great anticipation and a “can’t wait” vibe but sometimes too much of a good thing eventually wears you down. I was not an avid concert goer until 12 years or […]
Top 10 Albums Reviewed for 2019
I don’t review albums all that much, something I’d like to reverse in the future since it costs far less than attending concerts and theoretically I can post more often. Unfortunately, I don’t have the […]
Top 10 Concerts of 2019
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 […]
Top 10 Best* Switchfoot Songs
I was first introduced to Switchfoot 15 years or so ago by some of the students I managed in the fund-raising call center at a university. They gave me a “mixed” CD and it wasn’t […]
Top 10 Best* Gin Blossoms Songs
When I think of college and the bands that defined those years, Gin Blossoms always rise to the top. To this day, numerous songs off New Miserable Experience elicit those unrealized feelings at the time […]
Top 10 Best* Rush Songs
Tread lightly when determining the Top 10 Best Rush Songs. Opinions vary and the faithful quickly cast you out if you dare leave off their favorites or an oh so obvious one. Creating this list […]
