Def Leppard (album)
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Def Leppard is the upcoming eleventh studio album by British rock band Def Leppard, scheduled to be released on October 30, 2015.[2] It will be Def Leppard's first studio album since Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their career, and their first one to be released on earMUSIC Records. The first single "Let's Go" was released 15 September 2015, alongside the artwork and track listing.
Music
According to vocalist Joe Elliott, the album will consist of 14 tracks with a running time of around 55 minutes. Regarding the sound of the album, he explained "It's just called Def Leppard because that's what it sounds like. It doesn't sounds like any one specific era of Def Leppard. It's got everything. [...] Every single aspect of anything we've ever wanted to put out — acoustic, heavy, soft, slow, fast — it's there. That's why we call it Def Leppard because, just like Queen were, we're capable of coming up with vastly different kinds of songs."[2]
Guitarist Phil Collen referred to the album as "probably the most diverse thing we've done" as well as "the best thing we've done since Hysteria" as it contains "the loudest rock guitars we've ever had on some tracks." However, he stopped short of calling it an "experimental", album, instead saying that it's "more liberating and expressive".[2]
Singles
Vocalist Joe Elliott has described lead single and opening track, "Let's Go", as "a call to arms and "a classic Def Leppard song. It's that three-minute pop-rock stuff with big chunky guitars and a big chorus. And it has that swaggering, mid-tempo rhythm, like "Sugar", and "Rock of Ages"." He described that the band wanted a familiar sounding song to introduce the album, being released several years after their previous album.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let's Go" | Joe Elliott, Rick Savage | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Dangerous" | 3:26 | |
| 3. | "Man Enough" | 3:54 | |
| 4. | "We Belong" | 5:06 | |
| 5. | "Invincible" | 3:46 | |
| 6. | "Sea of Love" | 4:04 | |
| 7. | "Energized" | 3:23 | |
| 8. | "All Time High" | 4:19 | |
| 9. | "Battle of My Own" | 2:42 | |
| 10. | "Broke 'N' Brokenhearted" | 3:17 | |
| 11. | "Forever Young" | 2:21 | |
| 12. | "Last Dance" | 3:09 | |
| 13. | "Wings of an Angel" | 4:23 | |
| 14. | "Blind Faith" | 5:33 | |
| Total length: | 54:24 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 15. | "We Belong (Alternative Vocal Take)" | 5:06 |
| 16. | "Let’s Go (UK Radio Edit)" | 5:01 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 15. | "Save The Last Dance (Demo)" | 3:09 |
Personnel
- Joe Elliott – vocals, acoustic guitars
- Phil Collen – co-lead guitar, backing vocals
- Vivian Campbell – co-lead guitar, backing vocals
- Rick Savage – bass guitar, backing vocals, additional guitars
- Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals
References
- ^ "Def Leppard Releases First Video Teaser For Forthcoming Album". Blabbermouth.net. September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Def Leppard's Joe Elliott Explains Decision To Make New Album Self-Titled Affair". Blabbermouth.net. August 27, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ "Def Leppard's Joe Elliott on Donald Trump and Eighties Pride - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone.
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