Slang

Slang is a work on which DEF LEPPARD deliberately thinned the gloss of their epic approach, facing low, heavy guitar, dry rhythm and introspective singing. Rather than the immediacy of mass sing-alongs, they value the songs’ humidity and tension. It is the first full album after Vivian Campbell officially joined, and an ambitious change of direction reflecting the alternative air of the 1990s. On “Truth?,” “Slang,” “Work It Out” and “All I Want Is Everything,” the decision to take distance from the established image gives new shadow to Joe Elliott’s voice and the band’s ensemble. Songs like “Breathe a Sigh” and “Deliver Me” breathe a delicate expression different from before too. Taking in the air of the mid-1990s while searching for their own outline, it is an intriguing record showing a new side of the band.