The Bottom Line
Pros
- Fun cover songs.
Cons
- You have to buy at least 3 different discs to get all the songs.
Description
- Released May 23, 2006 on Island Records.
- The album was co-produced by the band and Ronan McHugh.
- The Target edition of the CD also includes "Action" and "When I'm Dead And Gone."
- The Best Buy edition of the CD also includes "No Matter What" and "Winter Song."
Guide Review - Def Leppard - Yeah!
Their latest effort is made up of cover songs of some of the band's favorite tracks. They range from glam rock to mainstream rock to pop and are all from the 1970s. Some of the songs Def Leppard covers on the album include T. Rex's "20th Century Boy," Blondie's "Hanging On The Telephone," The Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset," David Bowie's "Drive-In Saturday" and Thin Lizzy's "Don't Believe A Word."
Def Leppard does pretty faithful versions of most of the songs, but the best thing about the album is that is sounds like the band is really enjoying these songs. And of course Def Leppard's sound is so distinctive that every song is "Leppardized." The first time I listened to this CD I wasn't overly impressed, but upon further listens it really grew on me.
