Drastic Symphonies

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But it was beautiful. It was almost like the lead part on Heroes that Robert Fripp played. But when it gets into the song

I think it was suggested by our record company,” he admits. “And record companies being record companies, they just wanted our greatest hits with strings on. But once the seeds had been sown, it really started taking off in true Def Leppard style. You throw yourself into it a hundred per cent.” So made it work sonically with the strings and that's something he really deserves a lot of credit for that. Sammy Hagar talks: Loving fast cars, belief in alien life and missing Eddie Van Halen: 'It's such a shame' Def Leppard members Joe Elliott and Phil Collen were interviewed on 11th May and mentioned the new Drastic Symphonies album and new song versions.Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen says, “When the offer of doing an orchestral album with the RPO was suggested we were honoured. But we didn’t just want an orchestra plonked over our previous recordings. Interestingly enough Joe Elliott harmonised with his younger self on the album. Vocally his performance is good as ever and with Leppard constantly on the road whilst also writing for new releases it’s not as though Elliott would have had to brush off his pipes for the re-recording with much strain. ‘Goodbye For Good This Time’ showcases its solo in a heartfelt classical guitar whilst ‘Love’ and ‘Gods Of War’ keep the dramatic values going strong. If I’m not wrong, the latter features some of those Joe Elliot harmonies with the 1987 version of himself. Proof of the pudding that he remains one of the great hair metal vocalists throughout the four decades of the band’s ongoing career. But I think on this particular version it shows the vocal better than the original because we took stuff away."

And Love from 2008's Sparkle Lounge made it into the song collection as well because they're very symphonic songs." So it almost makes the vocal sound, not operatic, but more in that vein. I couldn't possibly sing in an opera voice, The album will feature 16 classic Def Leppard songs reworked and reimagined with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. Switch 625” rumbles like Queen (and the guitar of Collen and Campbell I’d sensational), chest-beating, and oddly heavy, its better than “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad”. It’s strange, maybe that the ballads work less well here, a fact that “Too Late For Love” neatly underlines by being superb. Despite this, there are still some special moments across the record. The arrangement of hits “Animal” and “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, both which largely see a solo Elliot along with the orchestra verge on being beautiful, while the use of strings enhances the tension and excitement of “Love Bites”, “Bringin’ On The Heartache”, “Switch 625” and the closing “Kings Of The World”. Perhaps Drastic Symphonies would have fared better as an EP, but even in these stronger moments, it is apparent that the album would have benefited from a live performance between Def Leppard and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as a means of showcasing the musicianship and songwriting from the band.

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The band will also be doing an in-store signing for the release on May 20th, the day after it’s officially available: