Slang - Album Review

Slang is often considered the worst Def Leppard record. I agree, it's not their best work. But it's not a bad album. Not their worst anyway. Retro Active, in my opinion, would be their worst record. Slang is actually pretty good. I can understand fans thinking that it's a bit odd to hear a Def Leppard album that tried to settle in with the 90's music scene, rather than another party, hair metal record. But I, as a Leppard fan, do not see how other fans hated this album. I have friends that hate this album. In fact, a good friend of mine passed away in 2007, and the last conversation I had with him before he died, was about how terrible Slang is (From his point of view of course). But this really is a good album. So here's my review, of my favorite band's 7th album, Slang.



This album has some great songs on it, such as Truth, Work it out, All I want is everything, Deliver me, Breathe a sigh, Turn to dust and Slang. Work it out is one of my favorites. It was Vivian's first song writing contribution to Def Leppard. Slang is an awesome popy, hard rock song and I also love Truth, which is the opening track. Those would have to be my top favorites.
Not every song is great. I'm not crazy about Blood runs cold, Where does love go when it dies or Pearl of Euphoria. But, Over all, I think the good songs out way the bad ones.

Over all, Yes it's different, but it's a great record. I like to hear new sounds from my favorite bands as long as it's not to far off of their style. And I enjoyed hearing Joe sing in a lower register. It was cool.

So Slang gets 3 stars