by Sean Grogan



Pour some sugar...

They've cut their hair, botoxed their wrinkles and tuned their guitars. That's right, your favorite hair metal legends are back with a new album of original covers. After years of releasing records that fell mainly on deaf ears, Def Leppard made another stab at a comeback by releasing an album that features no original tracks...but...it works!

We've all heard our favorite bands cover a song that influenced them but Yeah! is more than just that. It is a selection of Leppard's favorite tunes from the 60s and 70s of their youth and it picks up where classic Def Leppard left off many years, and perms, ago. With covers of songs like David Essex's 1974 classic "Rock On" Def Leppard prove you don't need to write your own songs to drop an album that tears the doors off the hinges and makes you headbang till your gray hair falls out. "Hell Raiser" is another knockout track that blazes with raging guitar riffs and the signature sound of ferocious Joe Elliot. For a change up, David Bowie's "Drive-In Saturday" slows the pace with a ballad perfect for any lovesick schoolboy.

The disc also includes "20th Century Boy" (Windows/Real), which was originally done by T.Rex in 1973, and "Hanging On The Telephone" (Windows/Real) - originally recorded by The Nerves in 1977, and Blondie in 1978.

In an age of overnight sensations it seems natural that formerly popular bands would try to jump on the bandwagon. But on Yeah!, Def Leppard take it to the next level. Whether you're a longtime Leppard fan or an aficionado of British Glam Rock, you'll be entertained.