Blogcritics Yeah! review
How many bands do you know can make a comeback with a cover album? I cannot think of many. Def Leppard is one such band with the experience, the chops, and charisma to pull it off in a big way. When yet another cover album press release comes through, I cringe because rarely do they fulfill the promise of the advertising and media prior to the release. This time my feelings were way off base. Yeah! is an incredible album, a full-fledged classic rock masterpiece.
I always liked Def Leppard and once I heard them cover some of their most beloved songs (and mine); I came to know them in a different way. All at once, they were a long lost friend I knew when I was a teenager. I was there when all of this music first came out. I loved it all, and I still do.
This is not your typical cover album because of the track choices. You would expect a more generic group of songs that everyone would immediately identify with. This is not so, and it is exactly what makes cover albums so predictable and ultimately boring. The way this album kicks off, man its just killer, with a rockin’ "20th Century Boy." I was speechless and immediately knew I was in for a special treat.