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| n/a by Billboard |
The band's first new set since 2002 is full of these well-intentioned attempts to recapture some of that '80s pyromania (or in the case of the absurdly large power ballad 'Love,' herculean '70s prog-rock balladry), but without producer Robert Mutt Lange, who left for the much more profitable world of country years ago, the results are solid if unspectacular. |
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| n/a by www.nowtoronto.com |
While they must know they wont be reinventing the wheel any time soon, Sparkle Lounge is their most upbeat music in a while. |
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| n/a by Rolling Stone |
Def Leppard show signs of life on the headbanging 'Bad Actress,' which takes on the Lindsay Lohans of the world, but its clear theyre missing their old producer. |
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| n/a by www.avclub.com |
A few bright spots don't make up for the album's general lack of immediacy or memorable hooks. |
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| n/a by music.guardian.co.uk |
Fans looking for an air-guitar gurning masterclass may be disappointed. |
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