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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0602498323113 Label: Island / Mercury Manufacturer: Island / Mercury MPN: 000534002 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Island / Mercury Release Date: May 23, 2006 Studio: Island / Mercury Editorial Review: Amazon.com: While most of their teen peers were embracing nascent '70s U.K. punk with all the snotty 'tude they could muster, Sheffield's Def Leppard instead infused then-moribund metal with bracing pop smarts. Having long since sold a gazillion or two records with that formula, the '80s superstars pay homage to the eclectic, chart-savvy tastes that spawned it on this collection of covers, recharging their contemporary fortunes a bit in the bargain. Their takes on Me Decade standards like The Faces' "Stay With Me," Badfinger's "No Matter What," and T Rex's "20th Century Boy" may be arguably too faithful, right down to Joe Elliot's often dead-on vocal chameleon routine. But elsewhere they perform some admirable pop archaeology, imparting a darker edge to David Essex's spooky "Rock On" and pumping Blondie's "Hanging on the Telephone," one-hit-wonder John Kongos's riff-fest "He's Gonna Step On You Again," and Sweet's "Hell Raiser" full of patent Lep energy. --Jerry McCulley Album Description: On their highly anticipated new album, Def Leppard have created a heartfelt and hard rocking tribute to their musical heroes of the late 60's and 70's - the Kinks, Badfinger, T. Rex, David Bowie, Sweet, Roxy Music, Mott the Hoople, Free, Faces, and Thin Lizzy. Recording essential versions of the music that influenced their youth, the band have brilliantly merged the 'Now with the 'Then' to create a buzz that can only be summed up in one word: YEAH! Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Leps give us a review of their soft-rocking influencesWell, I guess I'd better preface this by saying I'm a fan of Def Leppard's more hard-rocking stuff like "Pyromania" and "Retroactive", and that's the crux of my mixed feelings about this album. It consists of their covers of 70's music that inspired them, and many of these covers are rather mediocre ones of rather mediocre 70's glam and pop-rockers - not bad, just nothing great. However, there are a number of great ones in here, too - particularly "Don't Believe A Word" (orig. by Thin Lizzy), ... Read More Rating:  - GingerI love this album, it's everything that I expected and more. My teenage son even likes to listen to it. Rating: - Actually, it's one of their bestI have a confession to make: I was wrong about this album. I have always been very skeptical about covers albums. Generally, they tend to be uneven and uninspired collections of songs that don't fit together. Tori Amos' Strange Little Girls had moments of brilliance but the album didn't really work as whole. Same thing with Queensryche's recent release, Take Cover. Duran Duran's Thank You was a disaster. But the Leps did it: they managed to make an album of covers so consistent that it actually plays ... Read More Rating: - YEAH! is exactly what it was supposed to be!!YEAH! is a covers album of Def Leppard's influences. That's pretty much the point of this album. Of course some will be upset that they put a covers album out instead of a album of new material..but that will come soon enough. I didn't really know most of the originals on this cd but what i do know is that they are great songs. I'm not sure what the originals all sounded like, but I can tell you Def Leppards versions are flawless. If you're a Def Leppard fan or even a fan of the bands they are covering, ... Read More Rating: - Cover tunesDef Leppard does cover album. Not a bad album. The cover songs are done tastefully. If you like Def Leppard you'll like this album |
