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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 11:13:32 GMT
Def Leppard - Yeah! (2006). Following on from the theme of Paul's choice, here is an album by my favourite group, Def Leppard which is a little different to the rest of their output. It is their first and only covers album, and as a die hard fan, I really wasn't looking forward to its release, but I was pleasantly surprised at the time, and still am. Rick Allen still amazes me with his drum work, given that he only has one arm. Yes I know he uses as specially converted electronic drum kit, but it is still impressive. When they played some of these songs live at the last show of theirs I went to, it was just excellent.  Wiki:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeah!_(Def_Leppard_album) Spotify: |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 11:14:04 GMT
9/10 for me, and that is because I am a die hard fan  |
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Post by Slinger on Mar 1, 2018 14:21:03 GMT
I never really got into the whole New Wave of British Heavy Metal thing; I still listen to the first wave. This is one of those choices I'll have to wait until my 'head is in the right place' to listen to, I think. It does look interesting though.
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Post by Tim on Mar 1, 2018 14:30:19 GMT
Oh golly gosh PaulD, can I come wait it out with you Slinger? My head's definitely not in the right place - I have Townes Van Zandt spinning right now - that's a quantum leap there . . .
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 1, 2018 16:41:23 GMT
Def Lep's 'breakthrough' album, Pyromania, is certainly one of my favourite metal albums of all time. But I've never really got into anything after that album, so I might struggle with this but will certainly give it a go.  |
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Post by Slinger on Mar 1, 2018 17:28:05 GMT
That's not half bad, Paul. I skipped the first track partway through as I've never liked T Rex, but from then on in it was almost plain sailing. Waterloo Sunset, one of my favourite songs of all time, suffered from an overdose of autotune, and I thought that they tried to stick too close to some of the originals, even mimicking the vocal inflections of the singers in places, but other than those paltry moans, eight out of ten.
Trivia corner - I was wondering why they chose John Kongos's "He's Gonna Step On You Again" as all of the other tunes are more what I'd categorize as mainstream. It turns out that John Kongos programmed and played the Fairlight synth on 'Leppard's "Pyromania" for them. So, a favour for a mate is probably the answer.
That is what a music nerd does. He looks things like that up. If he doesn't already know the answer to a question nobody else is asking he finds out and then insists on telling them the answer anyway. My name is Paul, and I'm a music nerd.
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Post by ChrisB on Mar 1, 2018 18:54:12 GMT
Kongos: When I read the track list Paul, I asked exactly the same thing and resolved to look it up when I had finished reading the thread. So, by your own definition, neither you or I are music nerds - you're cured.
That's my story & I'm sticking to it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 19:41:50 GMT
Glad you like it, Paul. 8/10 I am surprised |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 19:43:10 GMT
Def Lep's 'breakthrough' album, Pyromania, is certainly one of my favourite metal albums of all time. But I've never really got into anything after that album, so I might struggle with this but will certainly give it a go. I like Pyromania but my favourite album is probably their follow up and by far most commercially successful, Hysteria. |
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Post by Slinger on Mar 1, 2018 19:48:27 GMT
Glad you like it, Paul. 8/10 I am surprised I suppose that now I should admit to having this in my singles collection...  |
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Post by John on Mar 1, 2018 19:56:12 GMT
Saw them in the early days I was a lot more into Diamond Head at the time as in their early days were a great live act (Unlike Slinger I grew up on NWOBHM), but they never made it. They did inspire a lot of bands however.
I give this a listen at the weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 20:34:31 GMT
Glad you like it, Paul. 8/10 I am surprised I suppose that now I should admit to having this in my singles collection... Good single, I have that in my collection too. |
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 1, 2018 20:54:22 GMT
Saw them in the early days I was a lot more into Diamond Head at the time as in their early days were a great live act (Unlike Slinger I grew up on NWOBHM), but they never made it. They did inspire a lot of bands however. Diamond Head were ace. I remember their first two albums ... |
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 1, 2018 20:55:50 GMT
Def Lep's 'breakthrough' album, Pyromania, is certainly one of my favourite metal albums of all time. But I've never really got into anything after that album, so I might struggle with this but will certainly give it a go. I like Pyromania but my favourite album is probably their follow up and by far most commercially successful, Hysteria. Hysteria was a much more commercial album, not really to my taste, I like the heavier stuff on Pyro ...  |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 4, 2018 15:13:24 GMT
It's got Rock On on it, so it can't be all bad (I have the David Essex original on 7" single).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 14:02:30 GMT
Great, you'll hopefully like at least one of the songs then |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 5, 2018 18:32:18 GMT
I did try to like it, but it ended up sounding like... Def Leppard covering a bunch of songs!
Not really my thing I'm afraid and I far prefer Tangerine Dream's similar effort. 5/10.
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Post by Tim on Mar 5, 2018 18:55:48 GMT
I'm still too scared!
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Post by John on Mar 5, 2018 19:33:33 GMT
I cannot get into this
I like the choice of covers, however I am finding myself wanting to listen to the originals
Sorry only a 3 for me
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Post by Barrington on Mar 21, 2018 10:24:14 GMT
A blast ! , great party record , I haven't heard 10538 Overture in donkeys years , Drive In Saturday was my favourite . 8/10. |
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