Def Leppard Debuts at #5 On Billboard

by **Don** » Sun May 11, 2008 8:19 am

All the publicity from being on T.V. last week seems to have helped them a lot.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/c ... lboard+200

by **Indyjoe** » Sun May 11, 2008 8:32 am

Great band! Great album!

by **DrFU** » Sun May 11, 2008 8:34 am

Bravo for the Leps!

Seriously, it is great to see a "classic" rock band in the top ten with original music.

by **conversationpc** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:17 am

DrFU wrote:Bravo for the Leps!

Seriously, it is great to see a "classic" rock band in the top ten with original music.

Rush's "Snakes & Arrows" debuted at #1 or #2 last year.

by **weatherman90** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:02 am

conversationpc wrote:
DrFU wrote:Bravo for the Leps!

Seriously, it is great to see a "classic" rock band in the top ten with original music.

Rush's "Snakes & Arrows" debuted at #1 or #2 last year.

#3 it was. I'm heading to Rush in a couple weeks - third row! I'm very excited!

by **Rick** » Sun May 11, 2008 2:54 pm

Been giving this record a listen, and it's really damn good. YES RWF, I'm finding time to listen to it! Not from Blockbuster. :lol:

(Inside joke, sort of.)

by **StoneCold** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:06 pm

Toldja.

1st marketing guy. "How can we make DL (aging rockers) relevant and notieceable to the general public?"

2nd guy: "Hell, just git yoself a country crooner that the ladies like and put him on there. Or a rapper."

"Let's see, its either Billy Ray Cyrus, Tim McGraw or Kanye West."

1st guy: "Great idea! Let's go with McGraw and put him in some leathers!"

Oh, and have DL on Dancing With The Stars, its the new American Bandstand, and it rocks! :roll:

by **Luvsaugeri** » Sun May 11, 2008 11:19 pm

I am loving this new CD!!

by **ProgRocker53** » Mon May 12, 2008 1:47 am

Another favorable review for the new Def Leppard album over here.

This appeals to me greatly. Favorite song on here is "GO."

by **ScarabGator** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:44 am

Saw the new video with DL and Tim McGraw. Really good tune!

by **bluejeangirl76** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:50 am

Rick wrote:Been giving this record a listen, and it's really damn good.

I hope so. I did something the other day that I almost never do and bought without hearing so much as a note. :lol:

Haven't spun it yet... But all told its a good one, so I took a shot.

by **Rick** » Tue May 13, 2008 6:36 am

bluejeangirl76 wrote:
Rick wrote:Been giving this record a listen, and it's really damn good.

I hope so. I did something the other day that I almost never do and bought without hearing so much as a note.
Haven't spun it yet... But all told its a good one, so I took a shot.

They go for everything on this record. They give you their old sound and new sound and except for maybe 1 track, I think it was really good. I love the first track called "Go". Let me know what you think.

by **ProgRocker53** » Tue May 13, 2008 6:50 am

"Go" is one of the best Def Leppard songs ever.

Sick, heavy tune. My friends all love it too.

by **fightingilliniJRNY** » Tue May 13, 2008 7:03 am

ScarabGator wrote:Saw the new video with DL and Tim McGraw. Really good tune!

When Nine Lives was first released to radio I listened to it and loved it. Now that I've heard the entire album I feel like it's one of the weaker songs on it. There are easily at least four songs I would rank higher than Nine Lives.

by **Gin and Tonic Sky** » Tue May 13, 2008 7:05 am

Agree. I bought it today. Well impressed by the Lep!

by **Big J** » Tue May 13, 2008 7:32 am

it's funny...I'm a big Lep fan, and I'm not sure what album you guys are listening to.

Three memorable songs, to me, total. Love, Nine Lives and Come Undone - that's it. The rest is filler or bad, especially C'mon C'mon.

Very, VERY disappointed.

by **jrnyman28** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:17 am

Hey Big J....this is how differences work: I cannot get into "Love" at all and yet you list it as one of only 3 memorable tunes.

I am actually enjoying the CD so far, but it is very fresh still. We'll see how it holds up after a few weeks!

by **RedWingFan** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:20 am

jrnyman28 wrote:Hey Big J....this is how differences work: I cannot get into "Love" at all and yet you list it as one of only 3 memorable tunes.

I am actually enjoying the CD so far, but it is very fresh still. We'll see how it holds up after a few weeks!

Can you tell Savage is the biggest Queen fan of the bunch when you listen to "Love"?

The catchiest tune for me is "Tomorrow" great chorus and a perfect Leppard bridge.

by **Luvsaugeri** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:29 am

RedWingFan wrote:
jrnyman28 wrote:Hey Big J....this is how differences work: I cannot get into "Love" at all and yet you list it as one of only 3 memorable tunes.

I am actually enjoying the CD so far, but it is very fresh still. We'll see how it holds up after a few weeks!

Can you tell Savage is the biggest Queen fan of the bunch when you listen to "Love"?
The catchiest tune for me is "Tomorrow" great chorus and a perfect Leppard bridge.

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I LOVE "Love"!! And I'm not usually a fan of ballads.

Tomorrow really sounds like a Miley Cyrus song to me.....I can't put my finger on which one though. (although i really like the song)

The only song so far that I'm not too crazy about is Bad Actress.

by **RedWingFan** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:31 am

Luvsaugeri wrote:Tomorrow really sounds like a Miley Cyrus song to me.....I can't put my finger on which one though. (although i really like the song)

I'm thankful I have no idea what you're talking about.

Luvsaugeri wrote:The only song so far that I'm not too crazy about is Bad Actress.

Ah, I like it cuz it's an ode to worthless young Hollywood! "What's a girl like you doing in a nice place like this?" :lol:

by **Luvsaugeri** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:39 am

RedWingFan wrote:I'm thankful I have no idea what you're talking about.

LOL!!

by **X factor** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:45 am

OK let me throw the cold water...

What's the sales figure on a #5? 60,000???? 75K?

I'm betting it ain't that high...still, though, nice to see someone without "lil" or "MC" in their name in the top 10!

by **Just Mindy** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:05 am

I'm going to have to check this out, I was undecided but I've heard a lot of good things about it.

by **fightingilliniJRNY** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:15 am

X factor wrote:OK let me throw the cold water...

What's the sales figure on a #5? 60,000???? 75K?

I'm betting it ain't that high...still, though, nice to see someone without "lil" or "MC" in their name in the top 10!

I believe they sold 56,000. Not that high, but like you said - it's nice to see someone like Def Leppard in the top 10.

With those figures that the Leps put up in week one, anybody think Revelation is a guarantee to be in the top 10? I think they should easily be able to surpass 56,000 sales.

by **Arkansas** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:38 pm

fightingilliniJRNY wrote: ... With those figures that the Leps put up in week one, anybody think Revelation is a guarantee to be in the top 10? I think they should easily be able to surpass 56,000 sales.

Just like TBF, they shipped #2. Doesn't mean they sold a million or whatever that much initially. So with the WM deal, Journey will easily ship over 56k units, putting them near top of some charts. And with WM's proliferation WM will sell a bunch of units. But does it really mean that 'Journey' sold that much on their own? Very arguable.

later~

by **Andrew** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:06 pm

fightingilliniJRNY wrote:
X factor wrote:OK let me throw the cold water...

What's the sales figure on a #5? 60,000???? 75K?

I'm betting it ain't that high...still, though, nice to see someone without "lil" or "MC" in their name in the top 10!

I believe they sold 56,000. Not that high, but like you said - it's nice to see someone like Def Leppard in the top 10.

With those figures that the Leps put up in week one, anybody think Revelation is a guarantee to be in the top 10? I think they should easily be able to surpass 56,000 sales.

Looks like #26 with 12,000 extra units sold 2nd week.

by **yulog** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:34 pm

Andrew wrote:
fightingilliniJRNY wrote:
X factor wrote:OK let me throw the cold water...

What's the sales figure on a #5? 60,000???? 75K?

I'm betting it ain't that high...still, though, nice to see someone without "lil" or "MC" in their name in the top 10!

I believe they sold 56,000. Not that high, but like you said - it's nice to see someone like Def Leppard in the top 10.

With those figures that the Leps put up in week one, anybody think Revelation is a guarantee to be in the top 10? I think they should easily be able to surpass 56,000 sales.

Looks like #26 with 12,000 extra units sold 2nd week.

Kinda puts some perspective on the sheer power of the Eagles, in comparison to these 80's bands.

by **Pelata** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:26 pm

The Eagles never teased their hair, painted thier faces or "wiggled their bums" (as Phil Collins put it)...nor did they write songs about pouring sugar on oneself...that alone gives them critical credibility....that and all the amazing f'ing songs they wrote...

by **Rick** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:51 pm

Pelata wrote:The Eagles never teased their hair, painted thier faces or "wiggled their bums" (as Phil Collins put it)...nor did they write songs about pouring sugar on oneself...that alone gives them critical credibility....that and all the amazing f'ing songs they wrote...

Excellent and amusing points. :lol:

by **Saint John** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:02 pm

I've been told that the album has 2, maybe 3, good songs, and that the remainder of the album is about as exciting as finding out that your sister is dating Mike Tyson.

MR

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