Get Ready to Fight: I Like the New Def Leppard Tune!

Ok, have you heard the new Def Leppard song "Undefeated?" The song is on Mirrorball, due later this summer.

I received three separate emails about "Undefeated" yesterday and, to be honest, the reviews from my friends were not good. So, when I got home from work I wasn't expecting much. Then I punched up YouTube, had a listen...and I was surprised!

The thing with Def Leppard is that they have just mastered the creation of rock that is radio-ready. Does Joe Elliott's voice sound like it does on Pyromania? No. But he doesn't sound bad - not even close. Just slightly different, maybe even a little more scratchy, which is actually pretty sexy for a singer I think. People age and evolve. It happens. The guitars in "Undefeated" are definitely punched up, there's the famous "Lep gang vocals" and big production that is the band's calling card. In a lot of ways, "Undefeated" sounds like it could fit on Adrenalize. The song is just hooky as hell. Just try to not tap your foot after listening to the tune awhile. So, have you heard "Undefeated?" What is your opinion?

Comments

[nirVrana]

This band's creativity sadly died along with Steve Clark. They are never going to recreate that magic, but at least they keep trying. I would rather see a band put something out now and then, and tour behind it, than just trot out a greatest hits set every festival or two.

[nirVrana]

It still boggles my mind how Vivian Campbell can go from shredtastic member of Dio to live member of Whitesnake to completely disappearing in Def Leppard.
It's like a "Where are they now?" - "Hey, whatever happened to Vivian Campbell - you know the guy who played Holy Diver, Last In Line, Rainbow In The Dark?" - "Oh, there he is, he's been right there in Def Leppard all this time, doing nothing."

[t.v.score66]

DEF LEPPARD has really been railroaded and most people do not take the time to really listen to their music especially the later material.To me their early stuff is perfect, but their later stuff is even more perfect.DEF LEPPARD is very unselfish towards one another, and for them it is about the songs and the music and being a unit and a team instead of who can be the most popular.Most people need to quit listening to DEF LEPPARD's music with a biased prejudiced lying judgement before they decide to listen to their music.And then DEF LEPPARD may just get the credit they deserve instead of a bunch of reviews that do not take the time to listen to their music fairly and in a moral way.