Def Leppard

I must admit to being a bit dissapointed about Leppard recently. Sure, Sparkle Lounge was a good attempt to re capture their glory days and the closest they've come for a long time, but, it still left me unsatisfied. I bought this more out of habit, got it, played it (in the background while working) and there it sat on the shelf for quite a while. Then, one day, looking for something different to play, I threw this on. What the hell happened then! How could I have ignored this for so long? This album sums up what Leppard are all about, this is what they do when they are firing on all cylinders. Classic Leppard sound, the best songwriting they have committed to record for years. It is, simply, class! Once it gets under your skin, it will be played and played, suddenly, my favorite Leppard album. Get it!!

Probably one of their best albums for a very long time. I'm not a Leps fan myself, but in my opninion it's probably the best thing they've done since Hysteria! Definitely better songwriting and some more varied ideas on offer with this album where their more recent (er... recentish!?) albums sounded very samey and formulaic to me (ducks as other half, who is a Leps fan, throws something across the room at me). I first heard Def Leppard when they released Pyromania and had a copy of that and their previous 2 albums, so to me this album sounds like a return to their roots, but with some fresh ideas and styles thrown in too. Glad to hear them not just going through the motions again. If you love proper old Leps, you'll love this.

As someone who appreciates the older bands and just, well, better music, I'm always wary about listening to a band's 'new stuff' - And this was no exception. The fact Def Leppard are still going boggles the mind, and to create a new album is no small feat. However, is it actually any good? The short answer is yes. The long answer is yes, it most certainly is. This album has material that harkens back to the band's glory days, of 'Hysteria' and 'Adrenalize', with production similar to 'High 'N Dry' in some ways. However it has some of their own stuff that branches off the norm, hence the eponymous, imaginative title, 'Def Leppard' - It's their own album with no record label, it's even 'liberating', quotes Joe in a BBC interview. The first three tracks are possibly the best from the album - An interesting but hardly bad point. 'Let's Go' is so 'Def Leppard', with a big chorus, glorious production and enough backing vocals to kill a cat. It's a terrific opener that essentially tells listeners, 'Buckle up and get ready for an hour you won't forget.' 'Dangerous' is another good track, generic at times but still typical Leppard. 'Man Enough' is mine and I imagine most peoples' favourite track from the entire album. It's catchy opening bass lick that anchors the whole song is so easy to hum to, with lyrics that invigorate the audience - Are you 'man enough' to hear such sound?! 'We Belong' is a much slower but, for the most part, typical Lep song, with a generic 'lovey' message. It's a nice 4 or so minutes, and is a nice contrast to 3 high-energy, up-tempo songs. 'Invincible' and 'Sea Of Love' are two songs that also utilize a med-tempo speed, and can easily be sat through and listened to. They're possibly among the most forgettable on this album, but seeing as I remember every song on it... I wouldn't take much notice. 'Energized' is a slightly different track from Lep but still keeping to the old ways. I could honestly see it on HnD any day of the week. 'All Time High' goes back to that invigorating track that you can't but bang your head to. It's pure action in a song. 'Battle Of My Own' and 'Broke 'N Brokenhearted' are two slower, but more meaningful songs, and glide peacefully by as you come to realise the album is beginning to reach the end, but not without some fireworks first. 'Forever Young' and 'Last Dance' are beautiful songs that add to this album that touch of not just action and fast-pace, but also meaningful lyrics and... impact. 'Wings Of An Angel' is the last fast track we'll see on this album and the penultimate song overall. It's amazing, it's catchy, it's Lep. What more do I have to say? And lastly, 'Blind Faith' which beautifully draws the album to a sterling close. Well done, Sheffield lads! Overall, it's a good album. Not as good as 'Hysteria' or 'Pyromania', or even the experimental 'Slang', but then... could it ever be? It's easily an 8 out of 10 for me and I'm glad I took the leap into this newer stuff. If this is what Lep will be rocking out to until the day they die, I saw rock on!Def

Def Leppard have been my favourite band since I was a teenager, and I was a bit worried that this new album would be a let-down but it's far from it - I absolutely love it and can't stop listening to it! The tracks are so easy to listen to with fantastic rhythms that just get under your skin and I feel so happy as soon as I turn the volume up in the car after a hard day at work. They may not be everyone's cup of tea but for me they are just awesome and still going strong after all this time. I can't wait to see them on tour again later this year.

I got into Def Leppard when I met my husband 27 years ago! and he was already a die hard fan. Hysteria was the album of the moment at the time and I think it will always be their greatest album,(nostalgia?) but this comes very close to the glory days of Hysteria. Every album produces a mix of 'I love it / It's ok / I don't like that one... tunes, and I'm pleased to say this album has many more of the ' I love it ' tunes than some of the post Hysteria albums... for me at least. Adrenalize, (which followed Hysteria) still had the energy of its predecessor, but going forwards there seemed to be, (again, to me,) fewer and fewer 'grab you by the throat' rock anthems per album and more of the philosophical. I like the former. Don't get me wrong, some of the Ballard's are beautifully written and deep with meaning, and even this album has its share, but when I listen to rock, I want energy,power, great guitar rifts etc. I want more than one song per album where I can crank up the volume and rattle the windows while belting out my own tuneless version. If that is your idea of good rock music, I think you will like this album. And so what if some people say some songs sound like some others the Leps have done. If I like something, I want more of the same.

Def Leppard machen es einem wirklich nicht gerade leicht. Im Vorfeld zur Veröffentlichung des neuen Albums, gab es immer wieder zu hören, das das neue Album, direkt an die Erfolgsalben der 80er und 90er Jahre anschließen soll. An Pyromania, Hysteria und Adrenalize. Solche Aussagen wecken natürlich auch ganz bestimmte Erwartungshaltungen. Neben den Aussagen gab es dann ja auch schon vorab zwei Songs zu hören. Let's go und Dangerous. Nachdem ich diese beiden Songs gehört hatte, war mir eigentlich klar, das das neue Album von Def Leppard tatsächlich das Feeling und den Spirit von den drei oben genannten Alben haben könnte. Und dann war ja da auch noch das schöne 80er Old School Cover zu sehen, auch besitzt das Album keinen Titel, sondern nennt sich ganz schlicht nur Def leppard. Auch das kann doch eigentlich nur großes bedeuten. Mehr Ursprünglichkeit, mehr Heavyness, einfach wieder prägnantere Gitarrenriffs. Wie gesagt, Let's go und Dangerous gingen da doch schonmal ganz klar in diese Richtung. Und dann war das Album da und plötzlich war alles ganz anders. Der Traum, das Def Leppard Def Leppard wieder mehr in die Richtung des Pyromanischen Heavy Rocks gehen würde zerplatzte schon während des ersten Hõrens des neuen Albums. Denn so wie das Album beginnt geht es leider nicht weiter. Die ersten drei Songs, darunter die zwei bekannten und Man Enough lösen das Versprechen des stärksten Outputs seit den Erfolgsalben sehr gut ein, danach verliert sich dieser Spirit aber ersteinmal ziemlich schnell. Ganz ärgerlich war für mich dann Sea of Love. Hier musste ich doch tatsächlich das Riff Muster von Sweet Home Alabahma ertragen. Nee ehrlich, so hatte ich mir Def Leppards Rückbesinnung zu alten Tugenden nicht Vorgestellt. Was ich zu hören bekam war eben eine Mischung aus Rock und Pop mit vielen Einflüssen diverser anderer Rock Größen. Bon Jovi, Kiss, Brian Adams, Led Zeppelin und Queen Hmm....., so hatte ich das nach dem ganzen Rummel, der vorher um das Album gemacht wurde, echt nicht erwartet. Wo war das Ursprüngliche, wo der 80er Heavy Rock? Nun........, jedenfalls fand ich schon beim zweiten Durchgang von Def Leppard sehr großen gefallen an den Songs. Denn die Songs sind einfach mal gut. Richtig gut sogar. Retro hin, Heavy Rock her. Gute Songs sind gute Songs. Ja, sie sind poppiger als ich das erwartet habe, aber sie fetzen eben und als ich damals das erste mal Hysteria gehört habe, war ich auch erstmal geschockt, denn das Album war im Gegensatz zu Pyromania ja auch extrem poppig und anders. Irgendwann mochte ich es dann aber auch. Allerdings halte ich Pyromania bis heute für das beste Album von Def Leppard. Egal,.....zurück zum neusten Output. wie gesagt, es gibt hier richtig gute Rock Songs zu hören, aber die kann man nur Genießen, wenn man sich von dem Retro Gedanken etwas befreit. So erging es mir jedenfalls. Ganz befreien muss man sich von dem Retro Gedanken allerdings auch wieder nicht, denn wenn man genau hinhört, dann hat das Album diese Momente der 80er an vielen Stellen immer wieder zu bieten, nur man darf eben kein Album wie Pyromania oder Hysteria erwarten. Und ja, zwischen den vielen poppigen Momenten, blitzt auch immer mal wieder der gute alte Heavy Rock auf. Pop, Rock und leichte Heavyness verpackt in tolle Songs. Das macht wirklich Spaß. Wie gesagt, es gibt viele Einflüsse von den oben erwähnten Künstlern, aber diese sind eben ziemlich gut Integriert und stören mich nicht. Ich sags mal so, wenn Bon Jovi nochmal so ein Album raushauen würden, dann wären die Fans glücklich. Nun ja, Sea of Love finde ich immer noch schrecklich, aber ansonsten gefällt mir jeder einzelne Song und deshalb kann und will ich nicht weniger als fünf Sterne Vergeben. Klasse Album.

Great Music and good quality of the product

Si duda un gran disco tiene todo el toque ochentero, no esperemos un histeria 2 de ellos, los que somos fans de toda la vida de def leppard estamos contentos creo, decirme que grupo de los ochenta sobrevive aún? Ellos tienen un caché muy alto aún...lo único malo que cada vez hay más distancia de años entre disco y disco

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音質、楽曲、演奏のどれも素晴らしい。 どのパートの演奏も良いが、コーラスとギターが印象的なものが多かった。 どの曲も良いが、トラック1、2、3、5、11は特に良いと感じられた。