Def Leppard reinvents itself once more on 'X'
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 days when albums such as "Pyromania" and "Hysteria" were racking up sales in the tens of millions.
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 its platinum-selling ways with the hit "It's My Life" from the 2000 CD, "Crush," and who have written multiple tracks for Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync.
Def Leppard also joined forces on three tracks with Marti Frederiksen, another hit-making songwriter who became Aerosmith's primary songwriting partner on that band's most recent release, "Just Push Play."