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Rating:
Leone di Lernia would have said "O Signur, ma che disperasiun...."
Yeah. Everyone was expecting an unreleased album after "X" of 2002, but instead, Def Leppard made a cover album. Album dated 2006 with the guitar duo Collen & Campbell, Joe Elliott on vocals, the legendary Rick Allen on drums, and the ever-present Rick Savage on bass.
It's not exactly a marvel, but some tracks are well executed. Great performance with a track by "T-Rex" - 20th Century Boy.
Beautiful track by "Electric Light Orchestra" - 10538 Overture - well, it was beautiful even in the original version by "ELO".
Then there are the covers by "Roxy Music" - Street Life - and "Free" - Little Bit of Love, which are quite good.
The piece by "Thin Lizzy" - Don't Believe a Word - requires a better listen, even though it doesn't fully satisfy me.
In the piece by "Faces" - Stay with Me - there's even an imitation of the great Rod Stewart's singing. Sure, Joe Elliott could have put a bit more of himself into it.
The rest is pretty flat. Especially the vocal part. A pity. DL had accustomed us to a completely different sound.
For those who have never listened to Def Leppard, dust off "Pyromania" (1983), "Hysteria" (1987), and "Adrenalize" (1992)
Or blast "Hello America" from 1980 at full volume.
Rating 2
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Hell Raiser (03:24)
Look out!
Mama let me out on a Saturday night, she said now
Go out and get her go and hold her tight
I said now mama, you don't understand
Ev'ry time I touch her hand
It's like I'm burning in the fires of hell
And if I hold her too long
You never can tell what'll happen to me
I wouldn't want you to see
Look out
She's a hell raiser, star chaser, trail blazer
Natural born raver, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
She's a hell raiser, star chaser, trail blazer
Natural born raver, yeah, yeah, yeah
Look out!
She's like a live bomb shell
Like a flash out of hell
And when she's shaking her ooh
Everyone fell at her feet
And that's neat and she took me completely
By surprise with her ultra sonic eyes
That were flashing like hysterical danger signs
That said beware where you tread
Or you'll go out of your head
Look out
She's a hell raiser, star chaser, trail blazer
Natural born raver, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
She's a hell raiser, star chaser, trail blazer
Natural born raver, yeah, yeah, yeah
Look out!
Hell raiser, hell raiser, hell raiser
Hell raiser, hell raiser, ooh
Now Mama, you don't understand
Ev'ry time I touch her hand
It's like I'm burning in the fires of hell
And if I hold her too long
You never can tell what'll happen to me
I wouldn't want you to see
02 No Matter What (02:58)
No matter what you are
I will always be with you
Doesn't matter what you do, girl
Ooh girl, I'm with you
No matter what you do
I will always be around
Won't you tell me what you found, girl
Ooh girl, I want you
Knock down the old grey wall
And be a part of it all
Nothing to say
Nothing to see
Nothing to do
If you would give me all
As I would give it to you
Nothing would be
Nothing would be
Nothing would be
No matter where you go
There will always be a place
Can't you see it in my face, girl
Ooh girl, I want you
Knock down the old grey wall
And be a part of it all
Nothing to say
Nothing to see
Nothing to do
If you would give me all
As I would give it to you
Nothing would be
Nothing would be
Nothing would be
No matter what you are
I will always be with you
Doesn't matter what you do, girl
Ooh girl, I'm with you
Ooh girl, you girl, I want you
Ooh girl, you girl, I want you
04 Hanging on the Telephone (02:34)
I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall
If you don't answer, I'll just ring it off the wall
I know he's there, but I just had to call
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
I heard your mother now she's going out the door
Did she go to work or just go to the store
All those things she said, I told you to ignore
Oh why can't we talk again
Oh why can't we talk again
Oh why can't we talk again
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
It's good to hear your voice, you know it's been so long
If I don't get your call then everything goes wrong
I want to tell you something you've known all along
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
I had to interrupt and stop this conversation
Your voice across the line gives me a strange sensation
I'd like to talk when I can show you my affection
Oh I can't control myself
Oh I can't control myself
Oh I can't control myself
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
Hang up and run to me
Whoa, hang up and run to me
Whoa, hang up and run to me
Whoa, hang up and run to me
Whoa oh oh oh run to me
07 Street Life (03:39)
Wish everybody would leave me alone, yeah
They're always calling on my telephone
When I pick it up there's no one there
So I walk outside just to take the air
Come on with me cruising down the street
Who knows what you'll see, who you might meet
This brave new world's not like yesterday
It can take you higher than the milky way
Now I'm blinded I can't really see, yeah
No more bright lights confusing me, no
Don't ask me why I'm feeling blue
'Cause loving you is all I can do
Hey good-looking boys, gather around
The sidewalk papers gutter-press you down
All those lies can be so unkind
They can make you feel like you're losing your mind
Street life
Street life
Street life
What a life
Back to nature boys, Vasser girls too
Watch what you say, or think, or do
Continental-style strasse girls might
But you know exactly if it's wrong or right
Education is an important key, yes
But the good life's never won by degrees, no
Pointless passing through Harvard or Yale
Only window shopping, it's strictly no sale
Week end starts Friday soon after eight
Your jet black magic helps you celebrate
You may be stranded if you stick around
And that's really something
09 Waterloo Sunset (03:46)
Dirty old river, must you keep rolling
Flowin' into the night
People so busy, making me dizzy
Taxi light shines so bright
But I don't need no friends
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset
I am in paradise
Every day I look at the world from my window
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset's fine
Waterloo sunset's fine
Terry meets Julie at Waterloo Station
Every Friday night
But I am so lazy, I don't like to wander
I stay at home at night
But I don't feel afraid
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset
I am in paradise
Every day I look at he world from my window
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset's fine
Waterloo sunset's fine
Millions of people swarming like flies
'Round Waterloo underground
But Terry and Julie cross over the river
Where they feel safe and sound
As they don't need no friends
As long as they gaze on Waterloo sunset
They are in paradise
Waterloo sunset's fine
Waterloo sunset's fine
Waterloo sunset's fine
Waterloo sunset's fine
Waterloo sunset's fine
Waterloo sunset's fine
Waterloo sunset's fine
Waterloo sunset's fine
11 10538 Overture (04:35)
And with this message
That I bring to you
A beacon of light
To see you through
For time is on our side
And a holy man
Does say to me
To always to be blind
And never to see
It's not the way he planned it
Oh no
The time has come to gather up your thoughts
For you have said your piece
The lords of light will change this land
From famine into feast
The buildings that once stood tall
Have crumbled to the ground
The silver warriors who came in force
Are nowhere to be found
Time is the essence the priests do say
To restore your faith in man
For the job you do and the role you play
Will help rebuild this land
Through empty streets and dusty fields
We'll fight for what we need
Protected by our swords and shields
We can replant the seed
The roads ahead are long and winding
On which the bandits thrive
But we have the power of finding
Illusion to keep us alive
So through the valleys and over the hills
We'll march and sing in rhyme
We'll fight until we lose our will
For essence is our time
The sun the moon
The darkened sky
The morning dew
Reflecting in my eye
The rising mist
The dampened earth
Are just reminders of what life's worth
Whoa yeah
Whoa yeah
Whoa yeah
And with this message
That I bring to you
A beacon of light
To see you through
For time is on our side
For time is the essence
13 Don't Believe a Word (02:22)
Don't believe me if I tell you
Not a word of this is true
Don't believe me if I tell you
Especially if I tell you that I'm in love with you
Don't believe me if I tell you
That I wrote this song for you
There might be some other silly pretty girl
I'm singing it to
Don't believe a word
For words are only spoken
Your heart is like a promise
Made to be broken
Don't believe a word
Words can tell lies
And lies are no comfort
When there's tear in your eyes
Don't believe me if I tell you
Not a word of this is true
Don't believe me if I tell you
Especially if I tell you that I'm in love with you
Don't believe a word
14 Stay With Me (04:30)
In the mornin' don't say you love me
'Cause I'll only kick you out of the door
I know your name is Rita 'cause your perfume's smellin' sweeter
Since when I saw you down on the floor
Won't need too much pursuadin'
I don't mean to sound degradin'
But with a face like that you got nothin' to laugh about
Red lips, hair and fingernails
I hear you're a mean old Jezebel
Lets go up stairs and read my Tarot cards
Stay with me, stay with me
For tonight you'd better stay with me
Stay with me, stay with me
For tonight you'd better stay with me
So, in the mornin', please don't say you love me
'Cause you know I'll only kick you out the door
Yeah, I'll pay your cab fare home, you can even use my best cologne
Just don't be here in the mornin' when I wake up
Stay with me, stay with me
For tonight you'd gonna stay with me
Sit down, get up, get out
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