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Post by CindyJ on Mar 17, 2022 12:13:03 GMT -8
I think I'll buy the Target CD, but don't like that you can't set it for in-store pickup yet. And I don't want to have it shipped (because I'm cheap over $6, I guess). So, guess I'll wait until I can get it from Target and pick in-store pickup. 👍 Get a Red Card! No cost to get one, functions like a debit card, gives you 5% off everything, and free shipping on everything. I'm hoping to find the CD in store on release day (for old time's sake) but have preordered one just in case. I'm planning to try that, too. I think we'll likely be able to get it at the store on release day. Target had an exclusive on the most recent Adele album. On release day they had multiple display stands dedicated to it near the checkout. |
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Post by CindyJ on Mar 17, 2022 12:23:14 GMT -8
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Post by andylgr on Mar 17, 2022 12:36:52 GMT -8
What’s exclusive about the target cd? Is it the same as the deluxe one in the U.K. with the 2 extra tracks?
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Post by seaoflove on Mar 17, 2022 12:48:20 GMT -8
I'll be honest with you, having made an album like this now, I don't think we'll ever make a traditional record ever again because this was so much more fun to do. Hm, could this mean another album is not out of the question? Not to be greedy, as we JUST got the first track off a 15 track new album, but it's a great deal different than his quote with the 2015 album saying something along the lines of Joe not sure if there'd be another album, but if it were their final, he'd be satisfied with it. I'll take anything they throw my way! Also in regard to his comments on the rest of the album, I'm always excited to hear new Def Leppard that doesn't sound like what's come before, but these remarks have me eager for the avante garde mix bonus track as that sounds like they just let Mike Garson get really jazzy with it! 2 ½ months to go! |
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Post by DesertSun81 on Mar 17, 2022 13:02:07 GMT -8
Just to confirm with anyone, if I order the Deluxe from CD Japan, does that contain the stripped version of ANGELS and the MY GUITAR Joe version? I can’t find confirmation anywhere on the listing. I also ordered the Target CD Deluxe and just assuming this one has the LIFELESS Joe version and the Avant Garde mix of GFGTT. Frustrating this is not more clearly called out on either listing. Thanks in advance!
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Post by John on Mar 17, 2022 13:17:20 GMT -8
Get a Red Card! No cost to get one, functions like a debit card, gives you 5% off everything, and free shipping on everything. I'm hoping to find the CD in store on release day (for old time's sake) but have preordered one just in case. Thanks, but I don't put a hard pull on my credit report for anything less than $500 in value. I'm a bit of a "travel hacker" that churns credit cards regularly. It just isn't worth a pull on my credit for this. Again, if it doesn't get me $500 worth of stuff (hotels, airlines, cash, whatever), then there are better options.  Again, not a biggie, I'll just wait until it is available for in-store delivery/pick-up. |
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Post by CindyJ on Mar 17, 2022 13:24:02 GMT -8
Just to confirm with anyone, if I order the Deluxe from CD Japan, does that contain the stripped version of ANGELS and the MY GUITAR Joe version? I can’t find confirmation anywhere on the listing. I also ordered the Target CD Deluxe and just assuming this one has the LIFELESS Joe version and the Avant Garde mix of GFGTT. Frustrating this is not more clearly called out on either listing. Thanks in advance! I think you've ordered two of the same one. |
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Post by CindyJ on Mar 17, 2022 13:27:44 GMT -8
What’s exclusive about the target cd? Is it the same as the deluxe one in the U.K. with the 2 extra tracks? Target deluxe and UK deluxe are the same. "Deluxe" version seems to be the same thing in all countries. The different one is this:  |
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Post by lecko on Mar 17, 2022 13:36:57 GMT -8
I really liked the single after one or 2 listne, it has so catchy chorus. But reading these interviews about all those influneces I am not expecting too much. I dont want them to pay tribute to other artists , I like them to play their unique style. To me Def leppard signature songs are their epic moody songs like Paper Sun, Too Late. There are no hints of that sound in interviews, but among 15 or more songs lets hope they have at least one such song.
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Post by martyd on Mar 17, 2022 14:06:51 GMT -8
JB Hi-Fi Australia is offering this bonus:  |
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Post by CindyJ on Mar 17, 2022 14:15:08 GMT -8
Thanks Cindy...thankfully the only one I've ordered so far is the Target Deluxe. Unless I'm wrong it looks like the Japanese Deluxe Edition isn't orderable for us? I want those other 2 bonus tracks...! I think you've ordered two of the same one. The Japanese version you want isn't "Deluxe". It's the Japanese regular version. Should be able to order it at CD Japan: www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICY-16061?s_ssid=e44cbe62339167e193 I also expect it to be available from Amazon Japan, but it isn't currently |
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Post by Jefflep on Mar 17, 2022 14:20:03 GMT -8
Little by little we’re getting some descriptions… curious on thoughts about the diversity and how Lep albums running order usually flow?
1. Take what you want - likely an uptempo rocker or something with a bit of grit.. Go anyone?
2. Kick - the first single.. super fun uptempo glambastic romp
3. Fire it Up- teased as a stadium rocker.. a’la Dangerous? Anyone?
4. This Guitar w/AK Said to have a steel guitar in, maybe in the vein of Delta Deep, prob a fun one, but could be ballad-ish (it is track 4 mood change maybe)
5. SOS emergency - probably not a ballad, but if track 4 is not this could
6. Liquid dust - probably adventurous in some way based on the title
7. U Rok Mi - We here have speculated it’s a Phil song, maybe slinky or funky, but Mi has a few different uses in Spanish. I’m thinking maybe a track that was set aside for Man-Raze.. me
8. Goodbye for good - Bowie KB player jazzy- ish one
9. All we need - mid temp anyone?
10. Open your eyes - rocker of some kind or mid tempo if track 9 isn’t
11. Gimme a kiss that rocks - I’m thinking in the vein of Broke n Broken hearted.
12. Angels can’t help you now w/ Bowie KB player - moody ballad? Or fun kind of DnO kind of thing?
13. Lifeless w/ AK - possible ballad / duet type of song
14. Unbreakable - This albums Wings of an Angel?
15. From Here to eternity - album closer.. more of an epic? Vein of Blind faith? White Lightning-ish?
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Post by DesertSun81 on Mar 17, 2022 14:36:01 GMT -8
Ha given that they are bonus tracks my brain was just programmed to automatically assume I was wanting the Deluxe Edition. Makes sense and appreciate the link (the 50 different editions of this album did not help!). Thank you Cindy! Thanks Cindy...thankfully the only one I've ordered so far is the Target Deluxe. Unless I'm wrong it looks like the Japanese Deluxe Edition isn't orderable for us? I want those other 2 bonus tracks...! The Japanese version you want isn't "Deluxe". It's the Japanese regular version. Should be able to order it at CD Japan: www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICY-16061?s_ssid=e44cbe62339167e193 I also expect it to be available from Amazon Japan, but it isn't currently |
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Post by martyd on Mar 17, 2022 14:38:34 GMT -8
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Post by churchy on Mar 17, 2022 14:38:40 GMT -8
Happy 'Def Leppard Christmas Day' everyone!
What a glorious day for us all! 😋😍😎 First at 7.50 a.m. on BBC Radio 2, the awesome new song in 'Kick' and an introduction from Joe!
Stunning hooks, melodies, harmonies, guitars - LOVE it! 😍
Then at 2 p.m. the incredible bundles of the new album for pre-order. I couldn't breathe! 😜
Then the INCREDIBLE Vault exclusive opportunity, to purchase the signed Lithograph as well! 😎😮
TOTAL DEF LEPPARD HEAVEN!!! A Diamond Star 'Halo' indeed! 😇😇😇
After some incredibly fast viewing, typing and purchasing, I'm beyond thrilled to have secured all 7 musical formats and the signed lithograph! 😊
2 LP Black Vinyl
2 LP Clear Vinyl
2 LP Picture Disc
Standard CD
Deluxe CD
Cassette Tape
HMV 2LP Red/Yellow Vinyl
Signed Lithograph! Woohoo!!! 😊
Now, with the album ten weeks away and all of these incredible bundles on sale, let's get Def Leppard where they SO RIGHTFULLY BELONG - to No.1 in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand album charts!!! And another 14 countries as well! 🤘💪👊
A NUMBER ONE ALBUM, just prior to playing to a 1,000,000+ fans on the Stadium Tour!!! 😎😍😎😍
We just need the world tour announcement now!!! 😀
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Post by andylgr on Mar 17, 2022 20:15:58 GMT -8
What if I created a thread for members to post black and white photos of themselves and everyone critiqued each of those? How would that go down?
I’m all for constructive criticism, but one thing I’m not cool about is people starting to rip the band individually about how they look in the promo shots.
I've deleted that stuff off the thread and we'll draw a line under it.
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Post by seaoflove on Mar 17, 2022 20:30:25 GMT -8
What if I created a thread for members to post black and white photos of themselves and everyone critiqued each of those? How would that go down? I’m all for constructive criticism, but one thing I’m not cool about is people starting to rip the band individually about how they look in the promo shots. They're in their 60s! With wives and children, who cares how they look, they ROCK! I agree with you fully, it doesn't matter how they look, the music is all that matters. (They looked goofy with the 80s hair, who cares?) |
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Post by Ted Leppard on Mar 17, 2022 21:31:40 GMT -8
Little by little we’re getting some descriptions… curious on thoughts about the diversity and how Lep albums running order usually flow? 1. Take what you want - likely an uptempo rocker or something with a bit of grit.. Go anyone? 2. Kick - the first single.. super fun uptempo glambastic romp 3. Fire it Up- teased as a stadium rocker.. a’la Dangerous? Anyone? 4. This Guitar w/AK Said to have a steel guitar in, maybe in the vein of Delta Deep, prob a fun one, but could be ballad-ish (it is track 4 mood change maybe) 5. SOS emergency - probably not a ballad, but if track 4 is not this could 6. Liquid dust - probably adventurous in some way based on the title 7. U Rok Mi - We here have speculated it’s a Phil song, maybe slinky or funky, but Mi has a few different uses in Spanish. I’m thinking maybe a track that was set aside for Man-Raze.. me 8. Goodbye for good - Bowie KB player jazzy- ish one 9. All we need - mid temp anyone? 10. Open your eyes - rocker of some kind or mid tempo if track 9 isn’t 11. Gimme a kiss that rocks - I’m thinking in the vein of Broke n Broken hearted. 12. Angels can’t help you now w/ Bowie KB player - moody ballad? Or fun kind of DnO kind of thing? 13. Lifeless w/ AK - possible ballad / duet type of song 14. Unbreakable - This albums Wings of an Angel? 15. From Here to eternity - album closer.. more of an epic? Vein of Blind faith? White Lightning-ish? Good guesses, although song titles can be misleading sometimes. I remember thinking Wings Of An Angel was gonna be a ballad based on the title  |
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Post by andylgr on Mar 17, 2022 22:27:11 GMT -8
Spent a small fortune last night.
4 versions on vinyl (picture disc, clear, coloured and standard)
2 versions on cd (normal and deluxe)
cassette
I still need to order a Japanese version with the different bonus tracks if anyone has a good link to use for that I'd appreciate it? Frankly I need to have the Joe only versions of the duets too.
If this album doesn't get to number one then I would be amazed, because its tapping in to the ages of most of its fanbase and the more disposable income that this age group usually has.
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Post by pete on Mar 17, 2022 23:19:20 GMT -8
Oooh yes. I like that a lot. May have to cancel my plain black and go for this and a CD version. |
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Post by pete on Mar 17, 2022 23:20:09 GMT -8
Spent a small fortune last night. 4 versions on vinyl (picture disc, clear, coloured and standard) 2 versions on cd (normal and deluxe) cassette I still need to order a Japanese version with the different bonus tracks if anyone has a good link to use for that I'd appreciate it? Frankly I need to have the Joe only versions of the duets too. If this album doesn't get to number one then I would be amazed, because its tapping in to the ages of most of its fanbase and the more disposable income that this age group usually has. |
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Post by niklas on Mar 17, 2022 23:30:38 GMT -8
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Post by andylgr on Mar 17, 2022 23:58:13 GMT -8
I think we will probably tidy this thread up at some point soon and get all this info in the opening post so its a bit easier for everyone to find. |
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Post by bucketfinck on Mar 18, 2022 1:16:52 GMT -8
Do we know anything about track lengths? I saw someone commenting that the running time was 60+ minutes, but how de we know?
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Post by cmerritt on Mar 18, 2022 1:39:37 GMT -8
Do we know anything about track lengths? I saw someone commenting that the running time was 60+ minutes, but how de we know? The full tracklisting is on the apple itunes store with track legnths, if you're not on apple let me know, i'll detail it out for you !! |
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Post by deef on Mar 18, 2022 2:15:37 GMT -8
Spent a small fortune last night. 4 versions on vinyl (picture disc, clear, coloured and standard) 2 versions on cd (normal and deluxe) cassette I still need to order a Japanese version with the different bonus tracks if anyone has a good link to use for that I'd appreciate it? Frankly I need to have the Joe only versions of the duets too. If this album doesn't get to number one then I would be amazed, because its tapping in to the ages of most of its fanbase and the more disposable income that this age group usually has. Since the mid-2010’s, Def Leppard grabbed a lot of younger peoples’ attention too. I’m in my mid-20’s, and I’ve seen even younger people at the shows, wearing DL apparel, actually talking about the self-titled cd with others, etc. And that’s just in my area, so I it could be more or less common elsewhere, idk! Haha it’s just cool seeing the guys get a larger audience! |
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Post by lucaze on Mar 18, 2022 2:35:28 GMT -8
Spent a small fortune last night. 4 versions on vinyl (picture disc, clear, coloured and standard) 2 versions on cd (normal and deluxe) cassette I still need to order a Japanese version with the different bonus tracks if anyone has a good link to use for that I'd appreciate it? Frankly I need to have the Joe only versions of the duets too. If this album doesn't get to number one then I would be amazed, because its tapping in to the ages of most of its fanbase and the more disposable income that this age group usually has. Is the coloured vinyl available only at HMV? They don't ship outside UK unfortunately… any other online shop selling it in Europe? Or just wait for Discogs 🙄… |
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Post by deaf_leopard on Mar 18, 2022 2:50:07 GMT -8
Havent ordered anything yet.
But thrilled with the perceived amount of work the band has put into the new released. The cover looks really cool, new single is good and the title of the new album and songs looks and feels cool.
I know thisnis going to be better than the last album!
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Post by andylgr on Mar 18, 2022 3:29:31 GMT -8
Cleaned the thread to archive all the pre-release rumours and chat, we'll then work on editing the opening post to list as many of the different versions as we can.
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Post by timzy on Mar 18, 2022 4:02:00 GMT -8
Joe Elliott on Def Leppard's 'Diamond Star Halos' album & working with Alison Krauss
He exclusively chats to Planet RockNo songs written by Viv? I don't understand that.  To celebrate the launch of Def Leppard’s rip-roaring new song ‘Kick’ and their upcoming 12th studio album ‘Diamond Star Halos’, our very own Joe Elliott joined Redick for a chat on Planet Rock this afternoon (17th March). Released on Friday 27th May 2022, ‘Diamond Star Halos’ is Def Leppard’s first new record in seven years, and it boasts 15 all-new songs including two collaborations with Alison Krauss and David Bowie pianist Mike Garson respectively. Joe gave us the exclusive backstory of how Def Leppard recorded ‘Diamond Star Halos’ and why working remotely in three different countries resulted in such a “diverse” and satisfying record. He explained that after wrapping up their touring commitments in late 2019, Def Leppard set about planning their next studio album. “We kind of made a tentative plan to get together in the new year to just see what we had; make some sounds, just have a bit of a laugh, see what kind of tunes that we get in our heads and see if we could bang something out,” Joe told . “We made a plan to get together in March 2020 and all the flights are booked and all that kind of palaver and all of a sudden, lock down and they literally couldn't come. So, there we were left at the altar, the bride left at the altar. We were really chomping at the bit to see what we had, to get some stuff going.” Undeterred, Def Leppard decided to carry on with work on the album, as Joe says: “Within about 40 minutes of a really, really kind of constructive and positive phone call with Phil (Collen), we decided to have a go at making the album completely remotely. “It's been done in the past in bits and bobs. We've done it many times with the odd little instrument. Previous albums we may have (said) ‘oops, we forgot to do a backing vocal on this section’ or Phil wanted to change his solo or Viv wanted to change his solo. It's no problem. He does it at home and literally just sends it over the internet and it gets dropped into to the files and it all works perfectly. It's just like a kind of a digital jigsaw puzzle really. “Having had experience of doing it and having no alternatives, we decided we would see what we could do by doing everything remotely. And when I say remotely, I mean old fashioned remotely! We didn't even use Zoom. We made phone calls and we used emails to send MP3s to each other. We didn't literally see each other for two-and-a-quarter-years but we were on the phone every day. In fact, I probably conversed with everyone in the band more often because of lockdown than I would have done if we weren't in lockdown, because it kind of pushes you into that scenario.” Joe continued: “We worked out what we had, and I'd written three songs, Phil had written two, and we’d co-written two and little did we know until he joined in the conversation, Sav (Rick Savage) had two things percolating, so we had nine songs on the go. And we thought, ‘well, let's just do them all and sort them out later on.’ So, it took all the blinkers off. We didn't go ‘ah, I’m not sure about that one it might not work.’ We just said ‘we'll make it work’ which is why the album is so diverse. It's got so many different flavours because we just didn't say no to any ideas and it was a revelation and, I'll be honest with you, having made an album like this now, I don't think we'll ever make a traditional record ever again because this was so much more fun to do. “When you think about it when a band go to a studio - they all come to my house - they don’t live there, they live there for a month or two. When they're not working, they're sitting around in my house. Making an album this way, they're sitting around in their’s so when they're not working, they're with their family, they're doing their own thing, which is much more pleasant to be quite honest. It's great having the guys at my place, I love having them over there, but it was much more beneficial for the whole band for everybody to be at home. We're all trying to be as safe as we can and the best way to do it was just not to travel - we weren't even allowed to travel. “The ideas kept flowing and I think because of this situation, we were all a bit giddy, ‘isn’t this great?! Look at this, we’ve got nine songs!’ In 40 minutes, we've already decided we got seven (songs) and a day later we have nine and throughout the project me and Phil wrote five more and that gave us 14 and then we thought the album was finished.” Joe went on to say that lead single ‘Kick’ actually surfaced once the album was wrapped up: “All of a sudden everybody goes back to just doing what they do when you've got an album finished. And then Phil phoned me up and he says ‘I've just written this other song.’ “Normally we’d be like, ‘Oh God really?!’ I said ‘okay, let's hear it’ and it was ‘Kick’. It was Sav that actually said, ‘Hello, Sugar anyone?!’ What he meant by that was he wasn't comparing the song to (‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’). He was comparing the situation and the scenario right at the end of the 11-track album that was to be ‘Hysteria’, all of a sudden we came up with ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’ which arguably became the most important song on the album, if not our entire career really. “This was the same kind of thing - we all heard it and went ‘we've got to do it.’ The beautiful thing was we had all the time in the world because we were still in lockdown.” Reflecting upon the Alison Krauss collaborations ‘This Guitar’ and ‘Lifeless’, Joe said: “That was us broadening our horizons. We've known Allison for a long time. Way back in '96 when we released the ‘Slang album’, the now sadly gone Q Magazine had Alison as the interviewer for me for the ‘Slang’ album. She actually interviewed me for the magazine. “She's always been a big fan (of Def Leppard). A lot of our harmonies lean towards country, not a known fact but it's true. Mutt Lange is a huge country fan and he'd maybe just suggest ‘change the melody on that one word to the major or the minor’ and he changes it to a country harmony, which is not necessarily an obvious thing. Country people would accidentally hear a Def Leppard song over the years and go, ‘Hey, hang on a minute. That's a country harmony!’ And those people turned out to be fans of ours – people like Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and specifically Alison Krauss. “It was just by coincidence that my account manager was talking to her manager and just said, ‘Hey, you know, the boys are making a new record.’ And I'd been texting back and forth with Robert Plant regarding something, I think Wolves had beaten us (Sheffield United) in the cup, and he just happened to mention ‘what are you up to?’ I said, ‘we're actually recording’ and he said, ‘You do know Allison is like your biggest fan. She's gonna be over the moon!’ “It just percolated and so we got in touch and asked her if she'd be interested in singing on one of two songs that we thought were appropriate for her. We sent them both and she texted me back after about 40 minutes and said, ‘Oh, my God, I can't pick one. I love them both!’ So I just said, ‘Okay, well then doing both please.’ And she did. So that's how she got involved.” Joe added: “We also have on two tracks that I wrote Mike Garson, keyboard player for David Bowie since the ‘Aladdin Sane’ album. I've worked with Mike over the last three or four years on a lot of David Bowie tribute shows - some of them live and some of them remotely. “I've got a really good relationship with Mike and my piano playing is rather rudimentary. I wrote these two songs on the piano and then we decided like David Bowie did back in 71, he wrote ‘Life on Mars’ but he was sensible enough to have Rick Wakeman play it. “I said to Phil, ‘Listen, what do you think? I know it's a bit avant-garde jazz but how about Mike?’ Phil was like all over it because one of his favourite albums of all time is ‘Aladdin Sane’ along with myself. So, we talked the other guys into like, ‘what do you think about Mike? and they went well, ‘okay, why not give it a go?’ I rang Mike and said, ‘will you do me the honour of playing on a couple of Def Leppard songs?’ and he was all over it. He did a fantastic job. “You think about this logically - what could possibly go wrong with an avant-garde jazz pianist playing on a Def Leppard song? But trust me when you hear it, it works! It really works!” Source |
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