Tracks:
1. Now
2. Unbelievable
3. You're So Beautiful
4. Everyday
5. Long Long Way To Go
6. Four Letter Word
7. Torn To Shreds
8. Love Don't Lie
9. Gravity
10. Cry
11. Girl Like You
12. Let Me Be The One
13. Scar
14. Kiss The Day (Bonus track)
15. Long Long Way To Go - Acoustic (Bonus track)
8th album by British pop metal stars.
When these kings of '80s pop metal were making their initial splash on the
charts, it would have been hard to predict that the 21st century would find them
still intact, much less growing and prospering. Against all odds, weathering
virtually every kind of disaster that can befall a rock band, DEF LEPPARD has
indeed survived. While many of their contemporaries find themselves churning out
the same old sound on the oldies revival circuit, DEF LEPPARD has pulled a BON
JOVI and changed with the times, managing to sound completely contemporary
without seeming like sellouts.The panoramic power balladry of 'Unbelievable' for
example, could easily be a latter-day AEROSMITH hit, while its not hard to
imagine a post-grunge act like DISHWALLA storming the charts with a song like
album-opener 'Now'. That said, there's still plenty of the old DEF LEPPARD magic
here for longtime fans; those patented hooks, harmonies and churning guitar
riffs that endeared the band to millions are very much present on "X", they're
just surrounded by some agreeably updated adornments.
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