YEAH - DEF LEPPARD
Hot on the heels of a platinum-shipping best-of, Def Leppard finally shares the secret behind its ’80s hitmaking and hair-styling: British glam rock. Feeling nostalgic, the pop-metal vets hand over a long-delayed covers set with hits from the Kinks (”Waterloo Sunset”), T. Rex (”20th Century Boy”) and Sweet (”Hellraiser”). While bubble-gum standouts “Rock On” (David Essex) and “Don’t Believe a Word” (Thin Lizzy) would have raised arena roofs around the time the Berlin Wall collapsed, the DIY production lacks any sonic stunts, suggesting an exhausted cover band that feeds on echoes of a once glorious past. Even so, expect Def Leppard to air out some of these tunes on the road with Journey this summer.
