Def Leppard released "Slang" in 1996 at a time when rock was definitely out of fashion thanks to the popularity of new styles such as Grunge. As a result of this the album sold well but nowhere near as well as the previous two albums had done, being the first Def Leppard album to failDef Leppard released "Slang" in 1996 at a time when rock was definitely out of fashion thanks to the popularity of new styles such as Grunge. As a result of this the album sold well but nowhere near as well as the previous two albums had done, being the first Def Leppard album to fail to achieve platinum status in the US. The album's radically different sound may have also put fans off at the time, but now the album is being reissued as a Deluxe Edition along with a whole load of bonus material. So what do you get for your money? Well for a start you get the album itself – 11 tracks . Then you get another five tracks on the disc. On the second disc you get another 14 tracks of which almost all are alternative versions of tracks from the album – demo's, rough mixes and early versions. So instead of just the original 11 track album you get 30 tracks with this version. The album itself has a much harder rock feel to it. They've got rid of the highly produced sound from the previous albums and instead there's a more natural feel to [...]
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