Def Leppard

"... the Leps seem uninterested on falling back on old glories, pushing their songwriting in frustratingly inventive and varied directions on the gender-bending disco jammy "Man Enough," the dance-pop-flavored "Energized," the Led Zep-tinged psychedelic folk-blues "Battle of My Own" and the Nashville-minded acoustic ballad "Last Dance."".

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"This won't be the album that turns on a legion of new fans, but that's exactly the point: Def Leppard is fan service for the hordes of glam metal acolytes that have stuck by the band throughout their ill-fated transgressions and experimentation, each of them waiting patiently for the band to get back to their strengths, or at the very least do a better job of eschewing their weaknesses. It took 20 years to get there, but consider this mission accomplished".

"There are two ways to look at an eponymous album by a band well into its fourth decade of existence: it's either a rebirth or a summation. In the case of Def Leppard's 2015 album - their eleventh studio set, arriving a full seven years after Songs from the Sparkle Lounge - the record is most certainly the latter, a nifty encapsulation of the group's range, obsessions, and ambitions ... they love the past, both their own and their inspirations, but they're not looking back, they're loving the life they live".

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"Køber man præmissen om ca. 55-årige, der synger floskel-formede og liderligt brovtende sange om at fyre den maks af, kan man gå i ungdom med bandet. Jeg vil dog stille spørgsmål ved engagement og troværdighed".