2017 Album Of The Year Nominees

Following two very busy years in music, 2016 saw things slow down just a tad. 2017, however, featured the return of a few of my favorite artists, a couple of surprises, and more tragedy. For the third year in a row, one of the Album Of The Year contenders lost a key member of the band. …

The Bright Knight

Of all the superheroes there are, why Batman? Why is Batman my favorite? Adam West. That's why. I was born in 1986, before Michael Keaton took the role and turned it serious again in the eye of the mainstream public. Yes, comics had returned the 'dark' in The Dark Knight in the 1970's and 1980's …

Revoked! Vol. 2

The first two years to see awards revoked, 2005 and 2009, happened in 2013. Now, we have two more albums that will be swapped out for more recent discoveries. There were almost THREE, but the 1995 race between current winner Foo Fighters and challenger Garbage (yes, two self-titled debut albums) was too close to call... So I've …

Revoked! Vol. 1

I first started the Album Of The Year page on my 'TurnToDust86' Def Leppard bootleg trading site and concert history on Codexed in 2012. I chose and wrote up my favorite album of each year since I was born in 1986. Many were easy/obvious, others weren't. Most of those choices remain the same was what I wrote …

Review: Def Leppard – “And There Will Be A Next Time…”

For years, fans were desperate for Def Leppard to release an official live album. But when asked, the band always had the same response... "We prefer to focus on new material. If you want a live album, put on In The Round, In Your Face and turn the telly off." Which... Wouldn't work unless you had …