The New, Not-Quite-So-Awesome Def Leppard Single "Undefeated"

[chefcraig]

If Joe Elliot's non-enthusiastic singing of "I'm undefeated" was any less convincing, he'd be lying on his back in a boxing ring with a doctor kneeling over him. Overall the whole thing appears uninspired, yet who knows what it actually sounds like given the crummy format. Pretty much a re-write of some by now familiar riffs, it's merely adequate, and those not expecting much won't be disappointed. From the new Mirrorball album (title stolen from a 1995 Neil Young/Pearl Jam CD), a forthcoming live release with three studio tracks tacked onto it.

[hambon4lif]

This has to be some kind of a prank.
There's no possible way lyrics can get any more cornball, and the music is fucking lazy.

This is total shit!

[lesfunk]

Is there a new Rocky movie coming out?

[binnie]

Did you expect any better?

Def Leppard have never been great songwriters - I don't care what anyone says.

[Mr. Vengeance]

Jesus Christ...I'm calling Billy to see if he's still got a gun, and if he does, go over to the DL camp and start shooting.

This is awful!

[VAiN]

What has 9 arms and sucks?


Def Leppard.

I've always hated DL, and this isn't helping one bit.

[Mr. Vengeance]

What has 9 arms and sucks?


Def Leppard.

I've always hated DL, and this isn't helping one bit.

They used to rock. The first three albums are testament to that. Then Hysteria, (which wasn't bad) turned them into wimp-metal gods.

[Dan]

They Are STILL Making Money and Albums.

[binnie]

So are Duran Duran, and they suck too.

[Mr. Vengeance]

So are Duran Duran, and they suck too.

What's odd about Duran Duran is that they suck major ass, yet they had Andy Taylor who could ROCK!

His solo album "Thunder", Power Station, his work on Rod Stewart's "Out of Order" album ("The Wild Horse" is amazing!)

Then there was a point where DD did a tour of remixes and they "rocked" up their old songs. I heard them do Hungry Like the Wolf rock-style and it was good.

[twonabomber]

yeah, this DL is kinda weak.

the new Duran Duran is pretty good. puts me into early MTV/New Wave flashback mode.

Andy Taylor has left DD again, i think they worked with Timberlake and Timbaland on the prior disc and he didn't like the idea so he walked.

and X2 on Out Of Order. i will not go as far as Rod Stewart and say that Taylor is as good as Jeff Beck, but it's probably the last decent Rod Stewart album.

[Kristy]

Don't think they have the cash anymore to pay the likes of "Mutt" to make them sound half plausible. Never was a fan of theirs but this sounds like recycled corporate 90's nu metal with a more subtle tone. So, yeah, in other words, it's shit. And wasn't Mirrorball also the name of a Sarah McLachlan album ?

[ashstralia]

never a huge fan, i'm underwhelmed.

[sadaist]

They used to rock. The first three albums are testament to that. Then Hysteria, (which wasn't bad) ........

100% AGREED

But for me, pretty much un-listenable after that. The only plus I can hear in this song, as uninspired as it sounds, at least Joe is singing (kinda) and not that rock/rappish rhyming he has done on every album since Adrenalize.

PYROMANIA KICKS ASS!

Undefeated sounds very very defeated.

The band died when Steve died.

[FORD]

When did Sammy Hagar start writing Def Leppard songs? This sounds like one of his cheesy 80's soundtrack tunes.