And Love Bites was a great example of a melody that was like just a bitch for me to like try and do.

If the whole orchestra just pissed off and left me in the empty room, I might have had a little tinkle on a piano or something,” he says. “But I’m not going to do it in front of somebody that’s studied for years to hone their craft. That would be like me trying to play for Argentina in the World Cup!”So there's so many vocals sonically we've got this and it works so well with strings and an orchestra. This iconic UK band remain one of the most important, influential and loved British acts, delighting existing fans and winning over a whole new generation. Ultratop.be – Def Leppard with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Drastic Symphonies" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

Sav's a huge Queen fan and that's leads symphonies right there you know because his stuff is kind of an amalgamation of Changed all the - I mean if you listen to the drum sounds from the original and then listen to the stuff on here."

But Switch which has always been joined onto Bringin' On the Heartbreak, I mean it's like the end of Layla." And we could've kept going but it's like why do that you know. Why do that when you've got this amazing album. So Gods Of War, spectacular yeah." Well it was a kind of a no-brainer really for many different reasons. But first of all I was kind of insistent that Part greatest hits and part live performance, Def Leppard haS collaborated with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to deliver Drastic Symphonies. The album sees The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra record arrangements over some of Def Leppard’s biggest hits, along with featuring new vocal and guitar arrangements to enhance the orchestral performance. Strangely, but to great effect, this sees lead singer Joe Elliot duetting with his younger self for an album that slightly misses the mark.

Using an orchestra on songs (not least The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) lends an epic, film-like quality to the music. ‘Angels (Can’t Help You Now)’, ‘Bringin’ On The Heartache’, ‘Switch 625’ and all slip into that territory with ease. Def Leppard has always loved a good ballad, so for ‘Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad’ it hits perfectly with a little added grandiose. On May 19, Def Leppard will release “ Drastic Symphonies,” a creative collaboration with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra that recasts hits (“Love Bites,” “Hysteria”) and album cuts (“Paper Sun,” “Goodbye for Good This Time”) with a symphonic bent.Yeah. It's maybe ten, fifteen seconds long. When we originally recorded it was massively longer. But it was just a bit

Fast forward to spring 2023. A little over a year since the session at Abbey Road Studios – a year in which everyone in and around Def Leppard has kept Drastic Symphonies a closely guarded secret – Joe and Sav are finally free to talk in depth about the album and its creation. Both connect via Zoom from their homes – Joe in Dublin, Sav in Sheffield. What Sav reveals first is that the idea for this album did not come from the band. but what we had the opportunity to do here was put an album out that is a lot more now than it would have been And stripping Love Bites down shows of every aspect of Def Leppard's vocal abilities. Not just the lead vocal, it's Absolutely I was gonna say there's so many vocals on this thing. And yeah we used vocals as an instrument.

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Well Bringin' On The Heartbreak is one of the few songs on the album that we didn't really mess with the So he kind of highlighted more brass parts for the versions of Goodbye For Good This Time and Angels as well.