Oui... En fait je parle des deux parce qu'à la base je n'aime pas trop ni l'un ni l'autre, mais je me garderais bien de comparer leur musique.

Hop un mini site sur l'album :

http://www.thesparklelounge.com/

To coincide with the release of DEF LEPPARD's new album "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge" next week, the group's UK label has launched a new "Sparkle Lounge" microsite. TheSparkleLounge.com will give fans opportunities to listen to samples of the new album, watch the video for leadoff single "Nine Lives", listen to samples of the new album, win Guitar Hero III prizes, watch a trailer for the bonus DVD (UK only), and more.

(ensuite je l'écoute, en priant pour retrouver un Def Lep inspiré)

Bon, premier verdict, c'est largement meilleur et inspiré que X, c'est déjà ça, l'album est très court, 39 minutes, tout comme les titres, sinon c'est très rock, souvent pop, mais comme on le sentait depuis quelques albums, pas du tout metal ni même hard rock, mais ça sonne bien, ça manque juste de solo quand même et y a juste deux ballades, dont une, Love, très bien foutu.

Bon le vieux Def Lep manque un peu c'est clair, mais c'est sympa à écouter, et pas soupesque c'est déjà ça

En clair, noise veut dire que c'est un album à chi**.

Suite aux commentaires de Noise, je l'ai écouté 5 ou 6 fois et c'est pas terrible. Et je dirais que c'est du Rock soupesque. Ca s'écoute gentiment sans faire de vague. Grand bof.

Moi j'aime bien, mais je suis un coeur tendre, et franchement il rock bien ce disque, largement plus que X, j'ai hate de les voir live eux putain

Une chronique de ce bien sympathique disque :

http://www.musicwaves.fr/frmChronique.aspx?PRO_ID=3150

Je suis assez d'accord avec cette chronique. Bonne surprise que cet album en tous cas.

Le groupe quitte Universal ou a été viré, à voir :

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott has told Australia's The Age that his band will next year join the exodus of established acts leaving big labels, exchanging their home of 30 years, Universal Music, for independent status, a lucrative touring agreement and online sales.

"If RADIOHEAD and the EAGLES can go off and do it on their own, that's an acceptable yardstick to measure our own chances by," reasoned Elliott.

Elliott and his bandmates aren't particularly bothered by the looming change. DEF LEPPARD has long been a closed shop, in which a collection of songwriters obsess over their craft in private and present a unified public face.

"We're painting the picture, this is our art. It might sound pretentious for the band that wrote 'Let's Get Rocked' to think that they're artistes, but it is our art," Elliott said. "It's what we do. We sit in the room, we look each other in the eye and we write a song. If people don't buy it then you didn't write the great song you thought you did."

Hop Pyromania et Adrenalize vont ressortir remasterisés avec une pelle de bonus

"Pyromania", DEF LEPPARD's third album originally released in 1983, was the album that took the band to the global stage. Produced by Robert "Mutt" Lange, the album sold over 10 million copies in the USA alone and spawned the huge singles "Photograph", "Rock Of Ages" and "Foolin'". The deluxe edition features a remastered version of the original album and a bonus disc of a previously unreleased 15-track show from The Forum in Los Angeles in 1983.

The full track listing follows:

Disc One - Pyromania:

01. Rock! Rock! (Til You Drop)
02. Photograph
03. Stagefright
04. Too Late For Love
05. Die Hard The Hunter
06. Foolin'
07. Rock Of Ages
08. Comin' Under Fire
09. Action! Not Words
10. Billy's Got A Gun

Disc Two - Live L.A. Forum 1983:

01. Rock! Rock! (Til You Drop)
02. Rock Brigade
03. High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)
04. Another Hit And Run
05. Billy's Got A Gun
06. Mirror Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
07. Foolin'
08. Photograph
09. Rock Of Ages
10. Bringin' On The Heartbreak
11. Switch 625
12. Let It Go
13. Wasted
14. Stagefright
15. Travellin' Band

"Adrenalize", DEF LEPPARD's fifth studio album from 1992, followed the enormous "Hysteria" (released in 1987) and cemented the band as the dominant arena rock band. The album was recorded following the tragic death of guitarist Steve Clark — with Phil Collen recording all guitar parts — and dedicated to his memory. The album featured huge singles such as "Let's Get Rocked" and "Make Love Like A Man" and debuted at No. 1 in both the U.K. and USA (and went on to sell over 7 million copies worldwide). The album was produced by DEF LEPPARD and Mike Shipley with Robert "Mutt" Lange as executive producer. The deluxe edition features a remastered version of the original album with a bonus disc of rare, live, acoustic and demo versions.

The full track listing follows:

Disc One - Adrenalize:

01. Let's Get Rocked
02. Heaven Is
03. Make Love Like A Man
04. Tonight
05. White Lightning
06. Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)
07. Personal Property
08. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
09. I Wanna Touch U
10. Tear It Down

Disc Two - Rare, Live, Acoustic and Demo:

01. Hysteria - In The Clubs In Your Face (Bonn 29/05/92)
02. Photograph - In The Clubs In Your Face
03. Pour Some Sugar On Me - In The Clubs In Your Face
04. Let's Get Rocked - In The Clubs In Your Face
05. You Can't Always Get What You Want - B-Side
06. Little Wing With Hothouse Flowers - B-Side
07. Tonight (Version 2-Demo Version) - B-Side
08. Now I'm Here (Live) - B-Side
09. Two Steps Behind (Acoustic) B-Side
10. Tonight (Acoustic) - B-Side
11. Too Late For Love (Live) - B-Side
12. Women (Live) - B-Side