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Songs From The Sparkle Lounge |  | Artist: Def Leppard
Label: Universal
Category: Music
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Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 11237
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 44 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 602517626751
EAN: 0602517626751
ASIN: B0012NHN8G
Release Date: May 5, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Go | | • | Nine Lives - Def Leppard, Ronan McHugh, Tim McGraw, Joe Elliott, Rick Allen, Rick Savage, Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell, Ger McDonnell, Preson Pope, Bob Ludwig | | • | C'mon C'mon | | • | Love | | • | Tomorrow | | • | Cruise Control | | • | Hallucinate | | • | Only The Good Die Young | | • | Bad Actress | | • | Come Undone | | • | Gotta Let It Go | | • | Love |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 39
 Best since hysteria May 1, 2008
M. G. Williams (UK)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
2008, Def Leppard, Great Britain's premiere arena rock band, is back with a bang--kicking off 2008 with the release of their 14th studio album. "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge" contains 11 new songs including the highly-anticipated single "Nine Lives" featuring a groundbreaking collaboration with country music superstar Tim McGraw. Songs From The Sparkle Lounge is Def Leppard's first album of brand new material since 2002's X and begins yet another remarkable new chapter in the band's 30-year recording career
Great Album. The rock sound is back. April 28, 2008
R. Avin (Florida)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
While I have liked all the CDs they have done in the last ten years, this one by far stands out. It is much more of a rock album. Less ballads and no silly songs like "all night" from euphoria. Go, Cmon Cmon and Cruise Control are fantastic. The single Nine Lives might be the worst song.
much better than X April 19, 2008
spike (united kingdom)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
May not be Hysteria but atleast Songs from the sparkle lounge is much more of a high tempo rocking affair than X since songs like Nine lives and C'mon C'mon rock with its roughage of riffs, joe elliot's vocals and the rest of the band adding their choruses in a superb return to form!
REM and now Def Leppard in great album shocker! May 2, 2008
Alexander Wilson (Mayfield, Midlothian)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
"Songs From the Sparkle Lounge" signals a roaring return to form for the veteran Sheffield five-piece. The album starts strongly, with the anthemic 'Go', a hypnotically driving track not entirely dissimilar to Truth? from "Sl@ng!", but with a little more pace. Next follows 'Nine Lives', the band's current single with Tim McGraw, which is one of the weakest tracks on the album. McGraw's first line intro just seems a little out of place, because he isn't in the rest of the song. It's typical "Hysteria"-era Leppard, and not a bad toe-tapper, just nothing special.
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br /Next up is 'C'mon C'mon', my personal favourite so far. Similar to Rocket, and what "Euphoria's" 'I'm Back' should have been. Sheer head bangin' good times. For 'Love', Def Leppard go all the way back to 'Lady Strange', with a nice love song in a minor key. Shades of Led Zepplin, strong vocals, and driving chorus. Nice. Next comes Phil Collins' 'Tomorrow'. Nice track, would fit on "X" pretty well. 'Cruise Control' continues the hypnotic bass that resonates through this album, and must have given Rick Savage terrible finger cramps. Lyrically straight from "Sl@ng", and would feel at home there, or on "Retro-Active".
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br /'Hallucinate' is possibly the only weak track on the album. Like 'Run Riot' or 'Don't Shoot Shotgun' on "Hysteria", it's just a little unnecessary. Wouldn't have been a bad B-side, but just doesn't do anything for me. Back on form, 'Only The Good Die Young' takes you right back to the giant hair and sparkles of 70s glitter rock. Think '10538 Overture' from "Yeah!", or "Pyromania" and you're there. 'Bad Actress' continues the relentless pace, not a million miles from "Retro Active's" 'Action'.
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br /"Songs From the Sparkle Lounge" ends as heavy as it began, 'Come Undone' is classic rock at its finest. 'Gotta Let It Go' is up there with 'C'mon C'mon', a blinding anthem, sending out a message that Def Leppard can still deliver. For "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge", Def Leppard have taken the same approach as R.E.M. recently have with accelerate. They've gone back to basics, there's still the classic 'Leppard' sound, but it's the Leppard sound of "Pyromania" and "Hysteria", not the over-produced glass shatteringly squeaky sound of "Euphoria". Whereas "Euphoria" was billed as a return to the roots of "Hysteria", "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge" goes back even further, borrows a healthy dose of "Sl@ng!" and "Retro-Active's" maturity in the process, sounds as raw as "Pyromania" and is as fast paced as "High 'n' Dry". A blistering, relentless return to form - powerful, heavy, mature, but with a healthy dose of Leppard humour. Welcome back boys, I knew you could do it. 5/5, or more accurately, 9/10.
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A real return to form! May 9, 2008
Phil.S (Biggleswade, Beds)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although I have liked the previous few albums from Def Leppard, this one is a real triumph. Has some classic sounding Def Leppard tracks on it, with fantastic guitars, classic Def Leppard harmonies and silly lyrics! A particular stand out track is the Steve Clark tribute 'Only the good die young' AWESOME! Go on buy it. . . .you definately will not regret it!
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