If Def Leppard hadn't already killed whatever legitimacy they once had, this will....

[Mr. Vengeance]

Rock Rock 'Till You Flop I guess.....



Def Leppard Announce Lullabies Album
terrybezer / News / 09/05/2011 16:58pm
In a move that should surely be filed under the folder marked ‘crap ideas of our time’, Def Leppard have announced that they are to release an album full of their greatest hits as lullabies for babies. Honestly.
Who thought this was a good idea? how was this allowed to happen? In a bonkers move, Def Leppard have announced that they are to release ‘Dreamin’ With Def Leppard’, a collection of 12 of their biggest hits in a softened style that is suitable for babies.

The 12 tracks being released on ‘Dreamin’ With Def Leppard’ will be:

‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’
‘Hysteria’
‘Photograph’
‘Love Bites’
‘Foolin”
‘Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad’
‘Bringin’ on the Heartbreak’
‘Too Late For Love’
‘Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)’
‘Promises’
‘Animal’
‘Rock of Ages’

[indeedido]

wtf?

[sadaist]

suitable for babies.

The 12 tracks being released on ‘Dreamin’ With Def Leppard’ will be:

‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’
‘Hysteria’
‘Photograph’
‘Love Bites’
‘Foolin”
‘Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad’
‘Bringin’ on the Heartbreak’
‘Too Late For Love’
‘Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)’
‘Promises’
‘Animal’
‘Rock of Ages’

Um........


A few of those songs will need some serious lyric swaps to make them suitable for babies.


but really....W T F !!?? Vince Neil ice skating made more sense than this. Jack Russell being a spokesman for a new BBQ grill where his one line is "Now that's a fire, and I know fires" would be more believable than this.

And can't parents just play 'Balance' to put their kids to sleep?

[Mr. Vengeance]

On Through The Suck.

[binnie]

Oh dear.

Will Mutt Lange be producing? That's the only thing that could make it worse.

[Seshmeister]

Fucking hell.

It's even more stupid because most Def Leppard fans had their kids years ago, is this for their grandkids?

There was a commercial on TV here recently with a lovely gentle version of 'Sweet Child of Mine' selling baby wipes or something which was incredibly wrong.

[Seshmeister]

Still it does make some sense since on most of their albums the have had a couple of songs with a verse melody of 'Pat a cake pat a cake bakers man'.



Talking of which when was the decision made that 'Pour Some Sugar' is their best song? That's always the one you hear on Classic Rock stations.

[chefcraig]

Apparently, the band has hired the ever-so-astute Janie of the Van Halen PR department to create the press release for this idiotic album. How on Earth can you have a "popular "Rock the Cradle" series" when the first album has not been released yet?

BLABBERMOUTH

PHIL COLLEN, VIVIAN CAMPBELL Featured On 'Dreamin' With Def Leppard' Lullaby Album - May 5, 2011

eOne Music and Happiness Records have announced the release of "Dreamin' With Def Leppard", the first installment of the popular "Rock the Cradle" series, on June 28.

The "Rock The Cradle" series features lullaby renditions of popular songs from legendary rock groups, and is the only lullaby series that series that features full band production and original members of the band.

"Dreamin' With Def Leppard" is no exception, as it features DEF LEPPARD guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell performing 12 of the bands biggest hits. And, contrary to the usual simple keyboard and xylophone production, each track features a complete band production. DEF LEPPARD's biggest hits are melodic at their core, and for the LEPPARD "lullification" process, the producers of the album wrapped those great melodies with a warm blanket.

"Dreaming With Def Leppard" includes 12 song set featuring some of DEF LEPPARD's greatest hits, including "Pour Some Sugar on Me", "Photograph", "Love Bites" and many more. Now, the toddler set has a rockin' way to go to sleep. This truly is a "Rock of Ages!"

[Mr Walker]

Stick this in the bin next to Dave's bluegrass CD.

[Jagermeister]

What The Fuck!

[Seshmeister]

There was a commercial on TV here recently with a lovely gentle version of 'Sweet Child of Mine' selling baby wipes or something which was incredibly wrong.

Here it is.

I'm going to email them and suggest they use My Michelle for next Xmas with the same video.

[Mr Badguy]

I would have been pissed if a rock band with any credibility did this.

But it's Def Leppard, so I can live with it.

[binnie]

Here it is.

I'm going to email them and suggest they use My Michelle for next Xmas with the same video.

And 'Rock You Like a Hurricane' for Easter.

It annoys me when people don't read the lyrics to songs: apparently Bryan Adams's 'Run To You' is a very popular song for a 1st dance at weddings. A song about a guy running off to the girl he's fuckin'. Genius.

[sadaist]

How on Earth can you have a "popular "Rock the Cradle" series" when the first album has not been released yet?

Hmmmm....good point. Good eye for spotting that too.

[FORD]

The only thing shocking to me about this story is that Ozzy & Sharon didn't do it first.

[sonrisa salvaje]

Stick this in the bin next to Dave's bluegrass CD.

I think that is a little harsh. It wasn't Dave's bluegrass cd. He just appeared.
This project makes Strummin With the Devil look like Sgt Peppers.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

I think that is a little harsh. It wasn't Dave's bluegrass cd. He just appeared.
This project makes Strummin With the Devil look like Sgt Peppers.

did you ever listen to the strummin' cd twice? i didn't

[sonrisa salvaje]

Yes. i listened to Dave's songs several times before i filed it away. It was different but i didn't think it was bad. I didn't listen to the rest of it much. Come on guys, i'm from Bama. You know i love that bluegrass shit.

[sonrisa salvaje]

did you ever listen to the strummin' cd twice? i didn't

Are you going to listen to the Lullabye cd once?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Are you going to listen to the Lullabye cd once?

i'm listening to .. .. it.. .. . .. . riight... .. .. ... .. .now.....

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Yes. i listened to Dave's songs several times before i filed it away. It was different but i didn't think it was bad. I didn't listen to the rest of it much. Come on guys, i'm from Bama. You know i love that bluegrass shit.

i will admit i did give the dave tunes a couple tries. never even got past the first non-dave tune.

[chefcraig]

i'm listening to .. .. it.. .. . .. . riight... .. .. ... .. .now.....

Probably not a great idea to do so while driving.

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[Seshmeister]

And 'Rock You Like a Hurricane' for Easter.

It annoys me when people don't read the lyrics to songs: apparently Bryan Adams's 'Run To You' is a very popular song for a 1st dance at weddings. A song about a guy running off to the girl he's fuckin'. Genius.

I was a best man at one where they had 'We have all the time in the world'.

If you know your James Bond like I do then that was just asking for trouble.

[TFM_Dale]

Wow, I have actually heard it all now. I knew Def Leppard went gay years ago but this takes the cake.

[binnie]

Def Leppard went gay in 1987.

[Anonymous]

And 'Rock You Like a Hurricane' for Easter.

It annoys me when people don't read the lyrics to songs: apparently Bryan Adams's 'Run To You' is a very popular song for a 1st dance at weddings. A song about a guy running off to the girl he's fuckin'. Genius.

Let's not forget the mother of 'em all... Born in the U.S.A.

A pity Springsteen didn't do that on purpose. He'd've been the world's gratest comedian.

As it is, it stands as a testament to how Darwin was full of shit with his evolution theory.

Cheers! :bottle:

[DavidLeeNatra]

def leppard has always been a lullaby-band...so what...

[Terry]

Meh.

Rock music has been getting soft and corporatized for years now. A bunch of faux rebellious twaddle packaged in spandex and leather.

Enough people have come to accept this disneyfied shite as somehow representative of what rock music stands for that this specific Leppard biz is hardly surprising.

It ain't called the record business and music industry for nothing.

[tojoro]

Not to be crass, but any cred Def Lep once had died with this man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hls6ADNOnO0

[SunisinuS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dcfa...eature=related

[sadaist]

Not to be crass, but any cred Def Lep once had died with this man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hls6ADNOnO0

When Joe says we didn't try to save Steve because he was the guitar player for the band, but because he was our friend...I BELIEVE HIM!

Look how those guys stuck by Rick. Brothers to the end. I sure am glad they recorded those albums in the 80's. I will always treasure those & play the holy fuck out of them.

[tojoro]

When Joe says we didn't try to save Steve because he was the guitar player for the band, but because he was our friend...I BELIEVE HIM!

Look how those guys stuck by Rick. Brothers to the end. I sure am glad they recorded those albums in the 80's. I will always treasure those & play the holy fuck out of them.

Totally agree...they get a lot of flack for Hysteria, and it does have a great deal of polish on it, but they had so much time to tweak it, while Rick recuperated and got acclimated to his new drum kit and style. They didn't have to wait for the guy, but it was important to them that they did.
They took a big gamble being out of the public eye for so long after the success of Pyromania.
I will say that I lost interest after Steve was lost...nothing against Phil, but Steve's sound seemed to be the signature.

[Dave's Bitch]

Oh wow they should SO tour with this album

[binnie]

Apparently they were pretty good at Donnington - not as well received as 2009, but still good.

[Dave's Bitch]

I know what my lil' girls getting for christmas

[Susie Q]

What's sad is I thought this was a joke. I honestly really like Def Leppard and I am going to see them in July with Heart. Can't wait for the show, hope they don't break into a lullaby....for fuck sakes.

[Matt White]

Mutt Lange ruined that band................

[Terry]

Mutt Lange ruined that band................

Meh.

Lange did 'em justice on High N' Dry.

Pyromania was a competent enough pop rock album, as was Hysteria.

Lange contributed to their commericalization, but the quarter century of bland wuss rock post-Hysteria is all on Leppard's shoulders.

[tojoro]

Meh.

Lange did 'em justice on High N' Dry.

Pyromania was a competent enough pop rock album, as was Hysteria.

Lange contributed to their commericalization, but the quarter century of bland wuss rock post-Hysteria is all on Leppard's shoulders.

Agree 100%

[Nickdfresh]

Mutt Lange ruined that band................

Actually, Def Leppard's inability to write more than about 10 songs ruined the band...