Def Leppard '80s rockers take the Palace throne
On the surface, Def Leppard's latest CD, "X," looks like a carefully orchestrated attempt to revive the career of a band whose fortunes have faded sharply since the 1980s, when the group racked up sales in the tens of millions.
On one hand, the song "Unbelievable" finds Def Leppard teaming with songwriters Andreas Carlsson, Per Aldeheim and Max Martin — the tunesmiths who helped bring Bon Jovi back to that band's platinum-selling ways with the hit "It's My Life" from the 2000 CD "Crush," and who have written multiple tracks for teen stars Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC.
Def Leppard also joined forces on three tracks with Marti Frederiksen, the hit-making songwriter who has become Aerosmith's primary collaborator of late.