
SHOWPIECE OF THE CRAFT
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"X" is, without question, THE album for Lep connoisseurs. This isn't a "softer" Def Leppard at all, but a showcase of their growth as artists and as a band. "X" isn't as experimental as the "Slang" album was, but it contains some monster songs you just can't get out of your head from the first time you hear them.
Tracks include:
1. Now
2. Unbelievable
3. You're So Beautiful
4. Every Day
5. Long, Long Way To Go
6. Four Letter Word
7. Torn To Shreds
8. Love Don't Lie
9. Gravity
10. Cry
11. Girl Like You
12. Let Me Be The One
13. Scar
The Leps' trademark melodic rock sound is better than ever on this release. "Gravity" and "Cry" are the traditional hard-rock contributions to the release, while songs like "You're So Beautiful" and "Let Me Be The One" were ... well, to be honest, they were written especially for me. (At least I like to think so.) "X" also contains the ultimate ballad, "Long, Long Way To Go" that a lot of folks are only just now discovering, thanks to YouTube, MySpace, et al. If the label would have promoted this album properly in the U.S., LLWTG would have been a HUGE hit for the Leps.
Whether it hit #1 on the charts or not, "X" is a true showcase of the talents, strengths and growth of an extraordinarily talented and tight group of musicians. Unless the only Lep song you ever loved was "Pour Some Sugar On Me," this is a MUST HAVE album. I keep it in my car so I can listen to it every day.
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