Songs From The Sparkle Lounge

by Def Leppard

Media Type: Audio CD

Release Date: April 29. 2008

Label: Mercury

Amazon.com Sales Rank: 888

Average Customer Rating:

UPC: 602517660373

List price: ~~$13.98~~

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Ladies and Gentlemen,...please welcome back Def Leppard!!!, October 11, 2008

Songs From The Sparkle Lounge is a very solid recording from this legendary outfit, known to the world as Def Leppard. No, this isn't Hysteria Part 2. Hysteria cannot be reproduced, but it can be revisited in a way that doesn't make them seen like they have lost their creativity. This record has strong echos from their 80's past, while still being fresh for the times we know as of now. And I myself am proud to say that they can write and record songs without their former legendary producer Mutt Lange. I respect the hard work they put into this new release. To me, it's the best recording since "Adrenalize". The sound quality and production is excellent. I didn't quite like the production of "Euphoria", although there are quite a few good songs to be found there. But this time, I strongly am convinced they have it down right this time. Def Leppard fans,...rejoice! I hope to see them live in concert again...Rock On!!!

Not bad at all, October 10, 2008

I'm a huge fan of Def Leppard. In addition to their classic stuff, "Euphoria" and "X" were two of my favorite albums during my college years, so I was eager to see how "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge" would sound. Right off the bat, I'm not big on the lead single "Nine Lives", as it comes off as too poppy. The rest of the tracks, however, are decent. "Go" is a good rocker, as is "Tomorrow". "Hallucinate" and "Come undone" have some nice melodies that the band is known for, and "C,mon c'mon" has that big sing-along chorus feel that made them big in the eighties. "Love" is a nice little introspective piece, and "Cruise control" is the first time I can remember that the band has ever touched on a religious theme. The album also has more guitar solos than the previous record did, which is a good thing as both Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell are quite skilled. I did feel that Rick Allen's drums and Rick Savage's bass seemed turned down a bit, which is quite a contrast to their earlier albums in which the rhythm section was much more prominent. Overall, this is not a bad record. Like "Euphoria" and "X" before it, "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge" manages to create its own unique sound while retaining the familiar Def Leppard trademarks. Worth a listen.

Progressing towards ..... Slang, September 15, 2008

Now this is a good thing. Slang IMHO is DL best album. They should have stayed on that road. Problem for most of their fans was it was too much of a change from Adrenalized. So they freak out a bit and went back to Adrenalize with Euphoria. A good ablum that should have followed Adrenalized, then X and then this album and then Slang. Just my opinion.

Sparkle Lounge sparkles, September 10, 2008

Great new album - really love the songs!!! Much better than the last one..

Doesn't quite work for me, September 8, 2008

This album has kind of a Euphoria sound to me. If you can imagine that album with the worst in some cases God awful songs not being as bad and the good songs not being as good then you have this one.

Go 8/10 - My favorite song on the album. It doesn't quite reach classic status, but it's good none the less. It's kind of an anthemic rocker. It's a mid tempo song with a thunderous beat.

Nine lives 4/10 No. Just no. I hate country and even though this isn't a country song I don't need a country singer in my music. The lyrics are also God awful. The music and vocal melodies are actually pretty good. With better lyrics and no country singer this could've been the best Leppard song since Paper sun or Demolition man.

Cmon cmon 6/10 It has a fun beat. Kinda up tempo. They use way too many Cmon's in the chorus though. I don't hear the Rocket comparison another reviewer mentioned.

Love 5/10 Some call this a ballad and some don't. To me a song has to be poppy to be considered a ballad. Just because it's a slow song doesn't mean it's a ballad. I like the effort here. The acoustic guitars sound great. The whole song itself sounds kind of arty if that's a word. Unfortunately the chorus is kinda weak which makes this only an ok song for me.

Tomorrow 8/10 This is another of my favorites on the album. It has a great chorus and great vocals. It's a mid tempo softer song,

Cruise Control 7/10 I like the distorted bass sounding intro. It's kind of a mid tempo softer one. I like the vocals. The chorus isn't overly catchy, but its servicible.

Hallucinate 5/10 This one is kind of an upper mid tempo rocker. It's just missing something I can't put my finger on.

Only the Good Die Young 5?10 Starts off with some piano. I like the style of this one, but the lyrics in the chorus are a little too repedative, only the good die young crash into the sun. It's a little too much for my liking.

Bad actress 3/10 I feel similar to this one as I do to nine lives. It's a faster song, probably the fastest on the cd, but the lyrics are even worse. Solid music and good vocals, but that's about it.

Come undone 5/10 A slower sort of rocker I guess. This one just doesn't do it for me. Like Only the good, it's just missing something.

Gotta Let It Go 5/10 The album ends on a somewhat softer song, with a heavier chorus. The song does feel like it's trying to move somewhere, but the overly repedative chorus again ruins it for me.

Overall this is just a collection of ok songs mostly with a couple pretty good songs and a couple awful ones thrown in. Its the best thing they've done since Euphoria, but then again it doesn't have much competition, an ok covers cd and a terrible pop album and a whole lotta nothing which is probably the best thing they've done since Euphoria. The album does feel like they had fun recording it. It just didn't grab me as much as I would've liked.


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