Def Leppard – Slang (1996)

1 	Truth? 	3:01
2 	Turn To Dust 	4:22
3 	Slang 	2:38
4 	All I Want Is Everything 	5:20
5 	Work It Out 	4:50
6 	Breathe A Sigh 	4:07
7 	Deliver Me 	3:04
8 	Gift Of Flesh 	3:48
9 	Blood Runs Cold 	4:27
10 	Where Does Love Go When It Dies 	4:05
11 	Pearl Of Euphoria 	6:20

Bass Guitar, Guitar [Acoustic], Bass [Synth], Vocals – Rick Savage
Drums, Percussion – Rick Allen 
Guitar [Electric], Guitar [Acoustic], Dulcimer, Vocals – Vivian Campbell
Guitar [Electric], Guitar [Acoustic], Mandolin, Vocals – Phil Collen
Lead Vocals – Joe Elliott 

After the lackluster performance of Adrenalize, Def Leppard realized it was time to abandon their trademark wall-of-guitars sound. Jettisoning producer Mutt Lange -- who, admittedly, was busy producing his wife, country singer Shania Twain -- the group stripped its sound to the basics for Slang. There are very few layers-of-guitar effects on the album, just straight, crunching chords. Most notably, Rick Allen has returned to playing acoustic drums after playing an electronic kit for nearly a decade. The change in approach is apparent and welcome -- Def Leppard hasn't sounded so immediate since Pyromania. Furthermore, they decided to expand their musical vocabulary slightly, working elements of R&B and funk into the rhythms. Not all of the experiments work, but Def Leppard sound revitalized, particularly when they attack a straightforward rocker. Slang would have been even better if they had come up with a set of hooks that sounded as alive as their performance, but the album is a much-needed return to form for the group. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Review

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