There is a whole new generation of Def Leppard fans, as teenagers whose parents were teenagers in the 80s, knew their music, albeit as ‘classic rock’. The British band was fantastically famous in the 1980s for some huge hits such as Pour Some Sugar on Me, Photograph, Rock of Ages and Bringing Hearts. The band has a new album, The Spark Lounge, and it’s set to be released this year.
Def Leppard: Shining Lounge
The best way to learn their band’s album is in the words of the lead singer.
“The whole record has a great ’70s feel,” said lead singer Joe Elliott in a recent news release. In the album there are classic songs of Def Leppard and then there are also tracks that are influenced by a lot of new wave, others sound like media. -to-late ’70s AC/DC. There will definitely be some moments in it where someone who is familiar with our music will go, ‘Hey!
Def Leppard: Touring Today
Def Leppard’s new tour is hot all over America. The band recently made one stop at the Borgata Hotel Casino Spa in Atlantic City, which is a 2,400 seater. The group was really up close and personal. They look fantastic. For guys pushing 50, they look pretty much like they did a quarter century ago. The current price is to promote the release of the album Sparkle Lounge. Fortunately, though, he clearly knows his stuff for fans wanting to hear classical music, so he serves it early and often.
More about the New Sparkling Lounge CD
The new album cover resembles the Beatles’ Sgt. Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and a collage of photos of various people , who have a connection to the strophe, and many vintage shots of the strophe, partners and associates. The new album has 11 songs and has been long awaited by fans who haven’t gotten a new album from the band since Yeah in 2006.
New songs include the highly-anticipated single “Nine Lives” featuring superstar Tim McGraw. Recorded last year during a month-long hiatus to lead singer Joe Elliott’s Dublin studio, the album’s title refers to a stage space called “The Sparkle Lounge” on Def Leppard’s 2006 tour where he would go to write songs. Tracks from the album are described by the group in styling “hysteria” with the production of “High and Dry.
The foundation for the album’s collaboration with country music superstar Tim McGraw was laid at Def Leppard’s 2006 Hollywood Bowl show where McGraw joined the band on stage for an encore performance of “Pour Some Sugar on Me.” The artists stayed in touch following the performance, and when the band started writing the song “Nine Lives” they immediately thought of reaching out to McGraw to sing.
If you are interested in learning more about the band, visit the Def Leppard website or watch the VH1 movie Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story.
