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Name       .:. Def Leppard - Diamond Star Halos

Genre       :  Hard Rock
Source      :  CD (LP)
Type       .:. Limited Edition

Artist      :  Def Leppard
Label       :  Universal (Universal Music)
Titel       :  Diamond Star Halos
Url         :  http://www.DefLeppard.com

Tracks      :  17
Playtime    :  73:13
Size        :  538.55 MB

Encoder     :  FLAC 1.3.1
Quality     :  1102kbps    44100Hz    2 channels

[ Tracklist ]

1.   Take What You Want                                  4:15
2.   Kick                                                3:42
3.   Fire It Up                                          3:19
4.   This Guitar                                         3:50
5.   SOS Emergency                                       3:25
6.   Liquid Dust                                         4:01
7.   U Rok Mi                                            3:33
8.   Goodbye For Good This Time                          4:27
9.   All We Need                                         4:46
10.  Open Your Eyes                                      4:19
11.  Gimme A Kiss                                        3:12
12.  Angels (Can't Help You Now)                         4:57
13.  Lifeless                                            4:19
14.  Unbreakable                                         3:46
15.  From Here To Eternity                               5:41
16.  Goodbye For Good This Time (Avant-garde Mix)        4:34
17.  Lifeless (Joe Only Version)                         4:21

Total  70:27  Min

‘Kick’ was the first single taken from Def Leppard’s
new album ‘Diamond Star Halos’. The song is a
powerful rock song that includes a lot of airplay
potential. Rocking and melodic, that is how this
appetizer can be described.

Seven years after the UK rock veterans released the
self-titled album. Their latest longplayer could
connect to the success of the `80s when Def Leppard
released with ‘Hysteria’ a mega-seller album. The
longplayer went straight into the Top 10 in various
charts and now it is up to ‘Diamond Star Halos’ to
continue the winning streak.

One thing right away. The legendary status of the
first three longplayers will stay untouched. The new
album, with all the bright moments, can’t connect to
the metallic roots of the early days. Instead,
‘Diamond Star Halos’ is a well-done rock album that
carries partly the spirt of ‘Hysteria’. Songs like
’SOS Emergency’ show some parallels especially in
the chorus with a melody made for the big stadium
shows.

‘U Rock Mi’ is an interesting song on the album
since the first half is stripped down to the
minimum. Joe Elliot’s voice is very much in focus in
the verse before the tune gains power in the chorus
part with the joining guitars.

The record features 15 songs which a respectable
running time for a longplayer. Songs, adding to the
length of the album, are the ballads … and there
might be a few too much. ‘Goodbye For Good This
Time’ is one of these soulful moments and while
listening to it one can easily imagine the army of
lit smartphones during a live show. ‘This Guitar’,
together with ‘Lifeless’, is another emotional
moment on the album. The rock veterans invited
Alison Krauss for joining the band for these two
country-inspired tunes. The first one, although
named ‘This Guitar’, isn’t about the roaring riffs.
Instead, the acoustic guitar dominates and the song
itself is an emotional story about the guitar,
having the potential to give perspective to life. It
is almost a love song for the six-string instrument.

‘Angels (Can’t Help You Now)’ is another calmer
moment on the album, and it is a pity that the band
doesn’t unleash the beast of rock’n’roll more often.
‘Unbreakable’, although not being the loudest track
on the album, shows some more energy and there are a
few songs, like ‘Take What You Want’, the opener,
being a typical Def Leppard mainstream smashers. Why
not more of this kind of tunes is the remaining
question after the last tones of ‘From Here to
Eternity’ fade away.

Def Leppard play is safe this time which also means
that there are too many compromises. Def Leppard
doesn’t take any risk and release with ‘Diamond Star
Halos’ a crowd pleaser. This longplayer is a
standard rock album that feels like the band had an
obligation to release an album more than the guys
having been on fire when starting work on their
newest effort. This halo unfortunately fades rather
quickly.

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