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- Artist: Def Leppard
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- Release Date: May 14, 1996
- Total Time: 23:58
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
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, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Truth? | Vivian Campbell, |
Def Leppard | (3:00) |
| Turn to Dust | Def Leppard | (4:21) | |
| Slang | Def Leppard | (2:37) | |
| All I Want Is Everything | Joe Elliott | Def Leppard | (5:20) |
| Work It Out | Vivian Campbell | Def Leppard | (4:49) |
| Breathe a Sigh | Def Leppard | (4:06) | |
| Deliver Me | Def Leppard | (3:04) | |
| Gift of Flesh | Def Leppard | (3:48) | |
| Blood Runs Cold | Def Leppard | (4:26) | |
| Where Does Love Go When It Dies | Def Leppard | (4:04) | |
| Pearl of Euphoria | Def Leppard | (6:21) |
