Advantages: It's distinctively Def Leppard Disadvantages: They're trying to recapture former glories
I'm a huge Def Leppard fan. A loan of their "Hysteria" album in 1987 changed my musical preferences forever, and I've counted them as my favourite band ever since. Much like with my favourite novelist, Stephen King, I've spent the last few years getting everything I can on the day of release and enjoying it but, often ending up disappointed in some way. This album was different. This album had managed to worry me before it had even been released! ... ...now looks like one of the Gallagher brothers from Oasis, only blonde. So I worried they were going indie. My second worry was that they'd taken to working with a couple of producers who had previously worked with Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys. It's fair to say that Def Leppard were always on the softer, poppier side of rock, but I didn't want them suddenly being on the rockier side of pop! The DJ at my favourite rock club had already termed ...
Soho_Black 25.09.2002
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Advantages: Fabulous Vocals Disadvantages: Much The Same
Okay first off, I'm a fan, and, have been for 20 years, going back to the Pyrommania era, so better than most I feel I can give an opinion for this album.
There are 3 standout tracks in my opinion:
Four Letter Word
Scar
Girl Like You
The rest, are not what you would call "filler", but, they strike me as going back to the older days of Def Leppard. What I mean is that they are trying to re-capture the glory days of Hysteria and Pyromania albums.
... ...would know. They tried to move forward with the Slang album, but, met with apathy from the fans, integrating a more harder edged or "grunge" type sound to some songs.
Stick with what they know, appears to be the leps motto.
I've waited nearly a year to post this review, just to make sure that I was still listening to the album. I am, so it must be okay, in the way that some of the other's have just washed over me.
Joe Elliot's lead vocals, are ...
bugsystewart 29.10.2003
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Advantages: Great Album...back to the Lep we know and love Disadvantages: not easy to buy even though its relatively new.
...to see Lep on their X tour last year (2003) but only bought the album recently.
Despite the fact that it is relatively new its quite hard to find on sale. But then thats typical of albums that dont appeal to the masses.
The album is very good with Lep maturing with their sound with age..and going back to the sound we all know.This album not the experiment that slang was.
Some very mellow songs on the album ..us Lep ladies love that..maybe not ...
Witchy 25.06.2004
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WithX, Def Leppard have enlisted the aid of Aerosmith collaborator Marty Frederiksen, ... more
whose opening "Now" draws together all the Leps trademarks--sweeping acoustic strums, sweet waves of backing vocals, guitars both chugging and screeching, and soaring...
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With X, Def Leppard have enlisted the aid of Aerosmith collaborator Marty Frederiksen, ... more
whose opening "Now" draws together all the Leps trademarks--sweeping acoustic strums, sweet waves of backing vocals, guitars both chugging and screeching, and soarin...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
WithX, Def Leppard have enlisted the aid of Aerosmith collaborator Marty Frederiksen, ... more
whose opening "Now" draws together all the Leps trademarks--sweeping acoustic strums, sweet waves of backing vocals, guitars both chugging and screeching, and soaring...
Postage & Packaging: £1.21 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
With X, Def Leppard have enlisted the aid of Aerosmith collaborator Marty Frederiksen, ... more
whose opening "Now" draws together all the Leps trademarks--sweeping acoustic strums, sweet waves of backing vocals, guitars both chugging and screeching, and soarin...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
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