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Def Leppard
Slang
Release Date: 1996 05 14
Running Time: 23:58
Label: Mercury
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After the lackluster performance of Adrenalize, Def Leppard realized it was time to abandon their trademark wall-of-guitars sound. Jettisoning producer Mutt Lange -- who, admittedly, was busy producing his wife, country singer Shania Twain -- the group stripped its sound to the basics for Slang. There are very few layers-of-guitar effects on the album, just straight, crunching chords. Most notably, Rick Allen has returned to playing acoustic drums after playing an electronic kit for nearly a decade. The change in approach is apparent and welcome -- Def Leppard hasn't sounded so immediate since Pyromania. Furthermore, they decided to expand their musical vocabulary slightly, working elements of R&B and funk into the rhythms. Not all of the experiments work, but Def Leppard sound revitalized, particularly when they attack a straightforward rocker. Slang would have been even better if they had come up with a set of hooks that sounded as alive as their performance, but the album is a much-needed return to form for the group. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Truth?Campbell, Savage, Elliott, Collen3:00
2Turn to DustCollen4:21
3SlangElliott, Collen2:37
4All I Want Is EverythingElliott, Elliot5:20
5Work It OutCampbell4:49
6Breathe a SighCollen4:06
7Deliver MeCollen, Elliott3:04
8Gift of FleshCollen3:48
9Blood Runs ColdCollen, Elliott4:26
10Where Does Love Go When It DiesElliott, Collen4:04
11Pearl of EuphoriaCollen, Savage, Elliott6:21

Other Releases:
Slang [UK Import]
Release Date: 1996
Label: Mercury/Bludgeon Riffola

Slang [Japan]
Release Date: 1996
Label: Polygram








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