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Post by quarky on May 31, 2022 5:59:57 GMT -8
"They" don't even seem to check out Lifeless. I am surprised at that as it is a better song IMO. I wonder if it is Spotify algorithms?
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Post by tsmith on May 31, 2022 6:08:46 GMT -8
Yeah, that's curious. Especially being that to me, Lifeless is the better of the 2 songs. Don't get me wrong though, Krauss really does sound great on the songs and she definitely enhances them so it's not her that bothers me at all. There's no denying she adds some fantastic harmonies to the songs and that part of the songs is really well done. Her voice also does mesh with Joe's very well and they sound great together. It's simply the Country vibes that put me off with the twang and guitar tones. I just wish both songs would've had a more traditional acoustic or Leppard guitar sound to them with her harmonies mixed in. I think itâs def a bit of curiosity as well as her fanbase checking it out. I like the song and itâs grown on me a lot. I can see the cross over appeal for sure.i think more casual fans will cling to this before diehards. I saw a comment from someone who liked the song say something along the lines itâs the first song they listened to by the band since HYENSSB⌠so itâs def got a shot at getting those casuals on board. And hereâs hoping they check out the rest of the album as well. "They" don't even seem to check out Lifeless.
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Post by defgriff1 on May 31, 2022 9:03:15 GMT -8
I wanted to listen to the album a few times prior to giving my final take on the songs:
TWYW - Classic Leppard, with loads of energy. Top track of the album for me. 10/10
Kick - I feel this song was written for concerts and also does the album justice. My wife's favorite track. 9/10
Fire It Up- I was really excited for this track prior to its release but didn't meet my expectations. Like the track, but don't love it. 7/10
This Guitar- Love the concept of the song, like Joe and Alison's vocal together, but can't get past the country feel. 6/10
SOS Emergency - I really like this one. Has the Euphoria album feel to it. 9/10
Liguid Dust - I always liked Filter's "Take a Picture", and this reminds me of that song. Cool song. 8/10
U Rok Mi - This track has grown on me. Cool guitars and bass guitar on this one. 8/10
Goodbye For Good - This one had potential IMO. I just cannot connect fully with this song. The guitar solo seems out of place. This song strings remind me of Extreme's III Sides album. 5/10
All We Need - Love the music to this one, including the strings in the verse. Solid track 8/10
Open Your Eyes - Love Sav's bass line, has a Slang album feel to it. 7/10
Gimme a Kiss - The "Personal Property" of the album for me. Like the music, but not a fan of the lyrics. 5/10
Angels - This one needed a couple of listens, but has grown on me a lot. Love the way the song finishes with the keys & strings. Very Climatic 8/10
Lifeless - Liked this one better than "Guitar". If they did away with the country guitars in the beginning of these two Alison songs, I may like them even more. 7/10
Unbreakable - Absolutely love everything about this song. Viv's solo is also killer. 10/10
Eternity - I like the way this song sets the mood. My only gripe is the music is a little too repetitive, wish they could've added another element to it. 8/10
Final takeaways:
I'm impressed with the sound of this album, and to pull it off while everyone was in a different part of the world is remarkable. There is a good collection of songs here, but there are a couple that are out of place or could've used a little more attention.
I have already taken my favorites from DSH and 2015's self titled and made a killer playlist. I can't say that if I smashed X & Sparkle on a playlist. The last two albums IMO are a huge step forward for Leppard!!
Glad the boys are still making music, and not just cashing in on touring.
I know I hated on a couple songs, but I dare any band out there today to put out a 15 song album and have it be all killer....It's impossible
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Post by treffo on May 31, 2022 11:25:16 GMT -8
Review from one of the biggest newspapers (Aftonbladet) in Sweden. Not very favourable (as usual).
Def Leppard makes safe but thin rock
PUBLISHED: MAY 27
ALBUM On the double album "Diamond star halos", Def Leppard steers towards new musical territory. But the band often drops hook legs on themselves along the way.
Rating: 2 out of 5 plus Def Leppard Diamond star halos Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury/Universal
ROCK Veterans like Def Leppard are in a difficult position. Whatever they do, the comparisons to evergreens from bygone glory days never cease. In this case, the 80's albums "Pyromania" and "Hysteria" which have both sold diamonds (over ten million copies sold) in the United States.
With the odds already piled up against them, the British hard rock group welcomes their twelfth album "Diamond star halos" to the world.
A lot is familiar. Chorus-spiced choruses, bushy riffs and frivolous melodies are dipped in a sugary carelessness which, if consumed in large quantities, requires an insulin syringe. Songs like "Kick" and "SOS Emergency" could have crept in as a bonus track on "Hysteria" without being detected.
At the same time, the band is on its way elsewhere, far from the glamorous hard rock that made Def Leppard a world name in the 80's. The quintet sniffs curiously at low-key country, straight 70's rock (the album title comes from a line of lyrics by T Rex ) and sentimental postgrunge of American style.
The desire to discover is admirable. But just like on the self-titled predecessor from 2015, "Diamond Star halos" as a whole is considered as thin as a Noblesse biscuit, with many shaky song builds that do not even with time and patience take root in the consciousness.
The material is not suitable for a double album.
And not even the guest performance from Alison Krauss saves "This guitar", one of several ballads on the record. It feels somehow blasphemous to let the country singer's velvety voice go close to a chorus like "this guitar saved my life" .
No one expects texts worthy of a Nobel Prize. But if Def Leppard is to have any chance of reaching through today's noise, much more depth is required than terrible lines such as "gimme a kiss that rocks" or "shake me like shot" . Not to mention the song title "U rok mi".
No riff in the world can save this cacophony of squeamish clichĂŠs. BEST TRACK: "Open your eyes".
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Post by CindyJ on May 31, 2022 11:29:49 GMT -8
DEF LEPPARD / DIAMOND STAR HALOS AN ECLECTIC TRIUMPH FROM ONE OF MUSICâS FINEST INSTITUTIONS MAY 27, 2022Def Leppard have never been darlings of the music press. Their hugely successful brand of anthemic pop-rock has never been given the same street cred thatâs heaped upon the likes of Muse, Radiohead and Foo Fighters. But in 2019, they got to extend their middle finger to those who sneered by being inducted into the Rock âNâ Roll Hall Of Fame.
And while thatâs been viewed in recent times as nothing more than a corporate circus with false prestige, it was still a platform to remind the naysayers of Leppardâs standing in the music industry.
Def Leppard â Diamond Star Halos (UMV â Mercury)
Release Date: Out Now
Words: Brian BoyleThree years on, the Leps didnât use their induction to slip into early retirement, instead, they embraced the lockdown inspired process of remote recording to create album number twelve, Diamond Star Halos. When opening track Take What You Want was released to the world, there was a feeling Leppard were returning to the heavier sound of the On Through The Night and High ânâ Dry albums. This is one of the finest tracks theyâve written in years, and Joe Elliott sounds like that young Yorkshire whippersnapper that rattled out Hello America many moons ago. But following track Kick scuppers any hope of an all-out Rock album as itâs doused in classic glam and â70s pop vibes, a genre immersed in Elliottâs DNA. The more familiar-sounding Fire It Up, in part, could be just a reworked version of their 1996 hit Slang, but nevertheless, itâs lean and mean, and the chorus twinned with sirens wailing is genius. Never afraid to step outside their comfort zone, as seen in collaborations with Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw, lifelong Leppard fan Allison Krauss lends her legendary bluegrass-country tonsils to This Guitar. A track written by Phil Collen 19 years ago, the vocal chemistry between Elliott and Krauss is glaring and hard to believe it was done remotely. Bread and butter tracks SOS Emergency and U Rok Mi are Leppard as weâve heard them a million times before, good solid album tracks with their signature hook drenched choruses. But the beauty of this album is just when you think things may be getting a bit same ol same ol, âBANGâ a little gold nugget called Goodbye For Good This Time stops you in your tracks. A stirring ballad garnished with sombre piano notes and haunting orchestral strings. And if thatâs not enough, the Flamenco flavoured solo is a pulsing bonus. Reminiscent of Hysteriaâs Love And Affection, All We Need is so sweet you might feel your gums departing from your teeth, but itâs American radio gold. In comparison, the down ânâ dirty Gimme A Kiss is more of what the Leppard majority want for their money, a full-blooded rocker laced with brashness. Although 2015s self-titled album was low on highlights, it was still evidence of a band comfortable in their own skin and willing to explore any avenue regardless of criticism, and that has carried over with this collection. The wonderfully constructed and deeply cinematic Angels (Canât Help You Now), which Elliott penned behind his piano in Dublin, is the band pushing the envelope like never before. Alison Krauss does yet another shift on the Country fuelled Lifeless and her distinctive rasp is mammoth in its subtleness. Proving they are untouchable when it comes to vocal harmonies, the penultimate track, Unbreakable, is wave after wave of addictive hooks, and you wonât find many bands who would place a tune as pristine as this in the basement of an album. Def Leppard will never make a better album than Hysteria, but Diamond Star Halos is the closest theyâve come since Adrenalize. An eclectic triumph from one of musicâs finest institutions. Source
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Post by diva on May 31, 2022 11:31:39 GMT -8
Thanks Cindy for working nonstop to update us on everything new in LepWorld.
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Post by treffo on May 31, 2022 11:36:45 GMT -8
A very detailed review from Sweden:
The Maloik Rock Blog New album review: Def Leppard - Diamond Star Halos PUBLISHED 2022-05-27
The traditional band from Sheffield, Def Leppard is now back with their first studio album in seven years. It is the band's 12th studio album. Def Leppard is one of the 80's most successful bands, with a record like Hysteria in the bag that has sold more than 20 million copies. They have had a breadth in their catalog, with harder products from the beginning in the form of High N Dry and Pyromania.
I really love Def Leppard, there are few bands that can beat them when it comes to such hits as they have in their catalog. Everything from harder songs to the more polished songs. But the fact is that after Hysteria, Def Leppard has oscillated up and down in song quality.
The previous album, simply titled "Def Leppard"from 2015, I thought I started quite strong but then it dropped very fast after 1-3 tracks. From feeling that "damn, the guys can still!" to feel "now it became milky and tiring". I hope to get more out of this record and that the whole is stronger than on the previous record.
But this record contains 15 tracks⌠I'm already worried there. I read something about the fact that they have not recorded a studio record in the same studio since the beginning of 2000 as well. Can it affect energy and pushing oneself, both in songwriting and performance?
We start with the track "Take What You Want", which was their second single they released from this record. This is a crazy good track, which is exactly in the style of how I want Def Leppard to sound a la 2022. It's a heavier riff, it's a good prodd and we have an extremely hooky chorus that screams sing with Def Leppard at the festival. Immediately feel that this will go hot this summer, few bands go as well in the summer as Def Leppard. I like the heavier sound, there's a bit of a Gotthard feeling to it. A good combo between the heavier but still retaining the "Def Leppard" sound. Nice choirs and Joe Elliot's voice fit this type of song as well as sound. He sounds really good for his age. It's hard to stand still on this one and I'm willing to say that this is perhaps Def Leppard's best song they're released since 1999. Feels like you kept the magic in what worked here-wise for Def Leppard but still made it modern. Feels hungry.
Then, "Kick" . The first single released. When it arrived, I was not at all convinced. But it has grown on me. However, not as strong as the first track. And does not hold as clear a common thread either, musically. Feels very "Joan Jett" over it and I do not really understand the connection there. But as I said, it has grown. The only thing I feel is that it does not really feel like Def Leppard, but more that they make some kind of tribute to the songs that have inspired them as younger.
"Fire It Up" , the third single that came out. More in line with the first track. Stylish classic Def Leppard riffs, a rather hooky but monotonous chorus. Maybe a little tired chorus, do not really feel full to "Fire It Up". Joe Elliot is possibly a little too low in the mix of choruses.
"This Guitar" , fourth track. There came the ballad, as I expected .. A little country-pop stucco on this one. With guest artist in the form of Alison Krauss. What is it about 80s bands going country when they get older? Or "pop-country", such as Bon Jovi tex. I fully understand that you want to develop, experiment, but this is going beyond your genre. Boring song in addition, tired deluxe. Nice guitar solo in any case.
"SOS Emergency" , a little more speed again. Good riff and good pressure in the drums. But it does not lift, it really does not lift at all. The verses are quite OK, with classic "oh oh oh" choruses in the bridges, but when the choruses come, it feels so TIRED. It feels like Def Leppard has made a more tired copy of some previous song they've done before. I've heard it before and I'm not a huge fan of "radio rock-pop Def Leppard". But even that has felt hungrier, because this is tired.
"Liquid Dust", they continue with low-key verses. Even more tiring chorus. What the hell? Almost falling asleep ?! I'm starting to feel provoked. Can anyone give the guys a redbull or an optional uptick ?!
"U Rok Mi" , starts a bit like Scorpion's "Sting In The Tail". Nice that the bass can take a little more space, Rick Savage is a fantastic bassist, preferably more of it. Yeah Al that sounds pretty crap to me, Looks like BT aint for me either. Is this the best they can get out of it, honestly? Do you think that after such a long time that you could have had a little more finesse in the lyrics and melody? It is a monotonous chorus but it is also very monotonous.
"Goodbye For This Time" , nice piano intro. The problem is that the ballads are not appreciated as much, as previous "rockier" songs have been so tired. This song, for example, starts quite grandly and builds well towards chorus. Nice with the orchestra part in the background. I really like the chorus too, the right kind of ballad for Def Leppard. Not for pop and certainly not country. But as I said, since previous songs have been pretty *Edited by Admin* tired, that does not do this song justice. It's a shame.
"All We Need" . Comment? All I have to say is zZZzzZzZZZzâŚ.
âOpen Your Eyesâ . Appreciated with a nice bass loop that can open the song. A little heavier here again, in the style of the first track, instrumental in any case. Nicer chorus, than what has been around for a long time. Otherwise? Yes you guessed it, tired verses and the chorus is nothing new under the sun. That the chorus is stronger than for a while, yes absolutely. Is that enough all the way? No.
"Gimme A Kiss" , a bit heavier riff here too. Stronger verse than on the previous "rockier" songs, apart from the first track then. Definitely one of the stronger tracks, could have been on "Adrenalize" (1992) or "Euphoria" (1999). Here they come back on a good track. Does not feel as tired at all. Which makes me even more bothered that, they can obviously write songs with energy in them.
"Angels (Can't Help You Now)". Back to ballad. Starts strong! May I remind you again as a reader that I do not mind ballads. But that they do not really come into their own on this record because it sways wildly. This one could also have been on "Adrenalize" (1992) or "Euphoria" (1999). Very nice ballad, nice with larger choirs that take the right place a la Def Leppard's signature.
"Lifeless". Alison Krauss is back on track. Again back to some pop-country stucco. If everyone gets their way with songwriting on a record, is it necessarily good? 15 tracks, everyone should get their way? Is that where the shoe squeezes? Is that why it's spreading wildly on this record? Sigh..
"Unbreakable". Fine with the text line "Heading For A Heartache" . Started well. But then, radio-pop rock deluxe. Understand me, I do not mind certain types of radio-pop rock. But the problem is that it does not lift in the choruses. If I listen song by song and I do not remember how a song went after listening, then it is problematic!
Last track, âFrom Here To Eternityâ . A little sluggish and heavier. I really like the song in the first chorus tasting, with the choirs / parts. A little pyromania feeling over it. However, had wanted the second chorus to lift EVEN more than the first chorus did. But clearly one of the stronger tracks on the record.
Summary: Yes, what can one say? 15 tracks is crazy too much and it greatly inhibits the disc. It really feels like everyone should have had a say, with the different songs they wrote for the album. Which also damages the common thread on the disc, which is virtually nonexistent, except that it says Def Leppard on the disc.
The energy is generally very low on the record and I can feel that the identity of Def Leppard is also very thin. If it's because they're not recording together in the studio anymore or they've been diluted over the years, I can not answer 100%. But it actually hurts quite a bit that a band that has released records such as High N Dry, Pyromania, Hysteria, Adrenalize and Euphoria, unfortunately can not deliver song material in the same way anymore. I'm wondering how Def Leppard would have sounded today if Steve Clark was still alive and in the band. And how the band would have sounded if they actually wrote songs "for real" with each other in the studio and recorded together. Scattered, low in energy, the lack of a common thread, too many songs and sometimes a dull mix of Joe Elliot on the choruses, unfortunately means that the album ends up on the following rating ..
4/10
Best tracks: "Take What You Want", "From Here To Eternity", "Angels (Can´t Help You Now)", "Gimme A Kiss".
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Post by treffo on May 31, 2022 11:51:46 GMT -8
Review from "Rocknytt" in Sweden;
Def Leppard - Diamond Star Halos
Sheffield's finest releases with "Diamond Star Halos" their first studio album in seven years. As many as fifteen tracks gossip that the leopards both used the pandemic time to their advantage and that they feel great confidence in the material.
"Diamond Star Halos" is an inspired and varied album that draws influences not only from classic rock or pop, here is a modern country ballad in the form of "This guitar" where Joe Elliot has Alison Krauss as duet partner. Krauss also offers female beautiful singing in "Lifeless". Here you have also got a really nice chorus hook that harmonizes well with the nice atmosphere in the song.
"Liquid Dust" feels like a sister song to "Turn To Dust" ( "Slang", 1996) with its Indian mystique in the melody language and in "All We Need" inspiration seems to be taken from the old U2 earring "Pride (In The Name Of Love) â. Surely it's a bit The Edge noisy guitars that are heard?
Ballads are something leopards are usually able to get away with, with the honor retained compared to many other bands from the same era. The finest example here is called "Goodbye For Good", which with its strings and its piano drive is really good. I hear tracks from "Kiss From A Rose" (Seal), "Beth" (KISS) and "Telephone Line" (Electric Light Orchestra).
As an old Def Leppard fan, I feel most at home in tracks like T-Rex's glamorous "Kick", the energy bundle "Fire It Up" which sounds like a hybrid between "Pour Some Sugar On me" and "Slang", and "SOS Emergency "Who with his poppy rerfräng had easily placed on " Adrenalize "(1992) or why not " Euphoria "(1999).
"Take What You Want" has vibes from the "High'n Dry" and "Pyromania" eras in the riff and the Beatlespsychedelia in the stick. It is in my opinion perhaps the single best song that Def Leppard has released in almost thirty years.
Another one of the album's best and most direct tracks is "Gimme A Kiss" which is an unartful riff rock with a high feelgood factor. This could just as easily be one of Bryan Adam 's classic stage rollers. Joe Elliot actually sounds eerily similar to Bryan in several places.
Def Leppard is in many ways before and after Steve Clark , the iconic guitarist who died in early 1991 from a deadly mixture of antidepressant drugs, painkillers and alcohol. The band never became the same after that and although there are goodies to pick up from all the records released after Steve's death, a vital part of the band's sound and identity with him disappeared.
Puritans usually complain that Def Leppard is influenced by country and pop, but in the name of justice we are dealing with a band that has never been alien to, or afraid to develop, for which they should have all the credit. Over the years, it has become clear that it has never been relevant to try to record a new "Hysteria" or "Pyromania" .
"Diamond Star Halos" is in my ears without a doubt the best Sheffield quintet has managed to make after "Retro Active"(1993). However, I do not usually be an advocate for (unnecessarily) long records and would have instead been content with ten to twelve songs, where they ironed boring ballads like "Angels (Can't Help You Now)", "Open Your Eyes" and the final three-bar threshing machine "From Here To Eternity" in favor of a more fun uptempo track, the rating would have been higher.
Band: Def Leppard Title: Diamond Star Halos Genre: Rock Best tracks: Take What You Want, Gimme A Kiss, Kick, Fire It Up, SOS Emergency, Goodbye For Good, Lifeless, U Rok Mi Rating: 3.5 / 5
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Post by CindyJ on May 31, 2022 11:58:53 GMT -8
Thanks Cindy for working nonstop to update us on everything new in LepWorld. You're welcome!
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Post by CindyJ on May 31, 2022 12:58:31 GMT -8
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Post by DesertSun81 on May 31, 2022 16:24:28 GMT -8
I (finally) received 1 of my 3 ordered physical copies today - the signed lithograph. Looking forward to the other 2 for the bonus tracks. Thanks again for the save here TurnToDust86 !
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Post by tsmith on May 31, 2022 18:07:25 GMT -8
Got mine today too! Need to thank a few of you that posted pics saying you received yours. I thought it was odd that it seemed like everybody was getting them and I didn't so checked my tracking. And turns out it was delivered and left in a door we rarely use. Now just waiting on my Japan Deluxe SHM. I suspect that'll be a bit. Now I've got to decide what I want to do with this signed litho. I've thought about framing it along with maybe the CD booklet or maybe on it's own. Or maybe I'll just leave it with the CD as it's pictured here as it fits in there nicely. Either way, really a nice idea to do these signed inserts! I (finally) received 1 of my 3 ordered physical copies today - the signed lithograph. Looking forward to the other 2 for the bonus tracks. Thanks again for the save here TurnToDust86 !
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Post by quarky on May 31, 2022 23:44:01 GMT -8
I thought it was odd that it seemed like everybody was getting them and I didn't so checked my tracking. And turns out it was delivered and left in a door we rarely use. I hate it when you have so many doors, that happens
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Post by quarky on Jun 1, 2022 2:42:48 GMT -8
Got the clear LPs, although haven't opened them yet!
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Post by defdani on Jun 1, 2022 3:28:08 GMT -8
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Post by slanged on Jun 1, 2022 4:49:10 GMT -8
What does it say as asking for a password and I don't have an account.
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Post by Dan on Jun 1, 2022 4:51:48 GMT -8
What does it say as asking for a password and I don't have an account. I wasn't prompted for a password. It's Joe telling people to check out the new album. 15 second clip.
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Post by CindyJ on Jun 1, 2022 7:21:22 GMT -8
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Post by tsmith on Jun 1, 2022 8:56:40 GMT -8
Really have to give some props to the Def Leppard marketing team as it seems this album and tour is getting talked about everywhere. Definitely nice to see and feels like the most hype surrounding a Def Leppard album in a long time.
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Post by Armageddonit on Jun 1, 2022 8:59:26 GMT -8
Really have to give some props to the Def Leppard marketing team as it seems this album and tour is getting talked about everywhere. Definitely nice to see and feels like the most hype surrounding a Def Leppard album in a long time. This is the biggest marketing push I can remember since Adrenalize. What a time to be a Leppard fan!!!
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Post by joseph72 on Jun 1, 2022 9:24:42 GMT -8
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Post by treffo on Jun 1, 2022 11:31:22 GMT -8
Someone who is familiar with starting polls on the forum: How about doing a poll about 5 (3 is too few on a 15 song album) favourite songs from DSH?
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Post by quarky on Jun 1, 2022 11:50:43 GMT -8
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Post by quarky on Jun 1, 2022 12:50:06 GMT -8
A two and a half hour chat about from 2TEN90 about Def Leppard, and spirits.
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Post by dflp83 on Jun 1, 2022 15:30:55 GMT -8
No CLUE about target but the deluxe cd was delivered today đ˛.
Ooooooook..guessing I am playing this till I get sick of it? đ.
Rob
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Post by deef on Jun 1, 2022 17:58:46 GMT -8
My autographed vinyl and CDs arrived today!! Also, not to go back too much on this, but i had a thought today. Ive read some reviews and other peoplesâ opinions about the album being âbadâ or âboringâ, and the one thing most of those takes had in common was that they all made remarks about it not sounding like hysteria or pyromania. Do none of these reviewers pay attention to what the guys in the band say about this album? They never intended to even try recreate those sounds again. I thought it was SUPER obvious that this album was to pay homage to the bandâs influences. Am I looking too far into this? Or is it crazy to think that people should look at the album for what it is and the guysâ intent with it, instead of comparing it to classic lepp albums? Lol
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Post by drappelfed on Jun 2, 2022 8:10:55 GMT -8
great post. All the comparisons to 2 of the best albums ever never make sense to me. Even if they wanted to they couldn't make either of those albums again. I would list the reasons why, but they should be obvious to any real fan. Take this new record without comparing it to anything they have done before. If you can seperate yourself, you will find a fantastic disc of great tunes. I find myself playing the tunes in my head all day long. there is so much music here and even the tunes I kind of skipped early on I am digging now. There isn't a song i dislike. Every single song is catchy in its own way. I try not to read reviews. They tend to be by people who already like or dislike the band.
Lastly, after listining to Liquid Dust in the car with my 9 year old son he gave me a review of the song. His review. I like it, groovy tune, but shouldn't they just call it mud?
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Post by diva on Jun 2, 2022 8:13:43 GMT -8
I had my 17 year old son listen to a few songs in the car. He only commented on TWYW. He said, âpretty aggressive for them.â Lol
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Post by deef on Jun 2, 2022 8:53:57 GMT -8
Someone at work today put the radio on and played some âmodern hitsâ station thatâs mixed, and it had a bunch of rap/hiphop, some country, and some new rock songs, and what did I hear? TWYW, and Kick. They both played, and I saw multiple coworkers start talking about those songs and how much they like DL. These singles and album are everywhere lol
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Post by tsmith on Jun 2, 2022 9:15:33 GMT -8
Agree on the comparisons to 35 or 40 years ago. It's just different times. And you're right on the reviews. They almost all basically come down to if the reviewer is still wanting 80's Def Leppard or if they've accepted the band's more varied styles. That said though, I'm not sure it's a case of "they can't" make stuff that sounds more like those 80's albums. I just think it's more that they don't want to. I guess I'd say the style of music from 1987 through today is much more representative of the kind of music they really want to make than 1977-1983. They've had many songs that have a classic Leppard feel to them so they are capable. I mean, Take What You Want is a perfect example of that. And there's more on DSH and other albums where I say to myself....Yeah, that sounds like classic Leppard. I suppose part of it too is how you define what classic is lol. I decided long ago that the overwhelming thing I loved most about Leppard was just having fun, melodic, catchy music. I don't get caught up if it's driving hard rock or more poppy sounding as long as it's catchy and it has the Leppard guitars and harmonies I dig. I haven't quite come around on the country sounding thing though great post. All the comparisons to 2 of the best albums ever never make sense to me. Even if they wanted to they couldn't make either of those albums again. I would list the reasons why, but they should be obvious to any real fan. Take this new record without comparing it to anything they have done before. If you can seperate yourself, you will find a fantastic disc of great tunes. I find myself playing the tunes in my head all day long. there is so much music here and even the tunes I kind of skipped early on I am digging now. There isn't a song i dislike. Every single song is catchy in its own way. I try not to read reviews. They tend to be by people who already like or dislike the band. Lastly, after listining to Liquid Dust in the car with my 9 year old son he gave me a review of the song. His review. I like it, groovy tune, but shouldn't they just call it mud?
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