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While most of their teen peers were embracing nascent '70s U.K. punk with all the snotty 'tude they could muster, Sheffield's Def Leppard instead infused then-moribund metal with bracing pop smarts. Having long since sold a gazillion or two records with that formula, the '80s superstars pay homage to the eclectic, chart-savvy tastes that spawned it on this collection of covers, recharging their contemporary fortunes a bit in the bargain. Their takes on Me Decade standards like The Faces' "Stay With Me," Badfinger's "No Matter What," and T Rex's "20th Century Boy" may be arguably too faithful, right down to Joe Elliot's often dead-on vocal chameleon routine. But elsewhere they perform some admirable pop archaeology, imparting a darker edge to David Essex's spooky "Rock On" and pumping Blondie's "Hanging on the Telephone," one-hit-wonder John Kongos's riff-fest "He's Gonna Step On You Again," and Sweet's "Hell Raiser" full of patent Lep energy. --Jerry McCulley
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Tracks| 1 | 20th Century Boy | | 2 | Rock On | | 3 | Hanging On The Telephone | | 4 | Waterloo Sunset | | 5 | Hell Raiser | | 6 | 10538 Overture | | 7 | Street Life | | 8 | Drive-In Saturday | | 9 | Little Bit Of Love | | 10 | The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll | | 11 | No Matter What | | 12 | He's Gonna Step On You Again | | 13 | Don't Believe A Word | | 14 | Stay With Me |
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