Def Leppard Commits the ULTIMATE Blasphemy!!!

[Pagan]

from blabbermouth.net:
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist: 'We're Not That Far From The BACKSTREET BOYS' - July 24, 2003

Philip Maramba of Charleston Daily Mail spoke with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell about the group's decision to work with Per Aldeheim and Andreas Carlsson, who produced hits for BRITNEY SPEARS and the BACKSTREET BOYS, on their latest effort, "X". "We wanted to get some perspective on the sounds that would be accessible for radio play," Campbell explained. "Some people thought it was sacrilege, but if you listen to our work, our vocals are complex. Pop music is strong on vocals. We're not that far from the BACKSTREET BOYS — we've just got more guitars."

[Rhelawen]

Backstreet Boys...*shudders in horror*

[amk27]

Say it ain't so...........

[Caligula]

Geez I got tickets for their August 6th show.....should I be expecting dance numbers?

[Brand1974]

Uhh, not good, not good at all

[Roemello]

**starts singing 'Another One Bites the Dust'** Could they have dissed themselves any worse?

[Pagan]

Especially when you think back to their very first album "On Through The Night". They were a full-blown NWOBHM band at the time, right up there with Maiden, Saxon and the rest.

I dealt with them mellowing their sound a little in the 80's, but now to compare themselves to the Backstreet Boys???

[Brand1974]

Part of me feels they have to be kidding or being very sarcastic. The Backstreet Boys are has beens now, as well as NSYNC. They can't be that desperate for sales can they?

I didn't mind their sound being a little more mellow either, but please god, no more "As long as you love me" crap on the radio.

[LadyM]

Oh no..Def Leppard turned boy band..SAY IT AINT SO...I love the Leps..

[abcmcd]

Please tell me they were kidding.

[Not Man]

How the mighty have fallen

[BlueMolly2001]

I'm still going to their show when they come to the Erie County Fair. I don't care what the heck they sound like, I wanna see Joe Elliott!!!!
Actually, I kind of like The Backstreet Boys, so don't laugh at me please. If Simon reads this, he'll probably sell his ticket and refuse to go though, he HATES The Backstreet Boys. I have to listen to them when he's not around.

[ValleyGirl]

Oh no! I don't even know what to say to that one!

[BrandyBlue]

I am in mourning here--oh, Joe, say it ain't so. I still worship the ground he walks on, but now I will have to hide my identity to do it

[Iluvthe80s]

Tell me I just had a nightmare that I just read this! I cannot believe he even said that!

[BlueMolly2001]

Why are we making a big deal over it? I just don't understand it at all. Maybe I'm a real fan of Def Leppard, because I'm not getting upset over it. I should be throwing out my Def Leppard CDs and tapes I have. Let's all burn our Def Leppard memorbilia and tell those guys we'll boycott them and tell the radio stations NOT to play their music.

*note I'm being sarcastic*

Instead of starting a new post, thank you Pagan for reminding me about the advice I gave John. I just carried away just above.

[Pagan]

Molly...remember that advice you gave OPC in that other thread?

Def Leppard started out as a METAL band. For them to now say they're no different than the BSB is pretty assinine....

[Will]

I don't know why everyone is so surprised. That band lost direction years ago, and never got it back.

[Roemello]

I think it's more a matter of people being sickened than surprised

[Duece5150]

Dear God, what possessed him to say that I guess when they said "poor some sugar on me" they weren't kidding.