It was an amazingly inspirational process culminating in the live recording of the RPO at Abbey Road studios in London. Recording new parts, remixing previous sounds, taking some of our instruments out so the orchestra could breathe and literally making a new album. We decided to create something special where we would have something classic but present it in a brand new way that would involve making everything work in the context of 'Drastic Symphonies'. But we didn't just want an orchestra plonked over our previous recordings.
Produced by DEF LEPPARD, Ronan McHugh and Nick Patrick (producer of the following RPO/orchestral albums - Elvis, Roy Orbison, BEACH BOYS and Buddy Holly) with arrangements by Eric Gorfain ( Neil Diamond, Ryan Adams, Christina Aguilera).ĭEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen says: "When the offer of doing an orchestral album with the RPO was suggested, we were honored. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was recorded at Abbey Road in March 2022. This album represents a bold new approach to DEF LEPPARD's most loved songs. Although we're far from the first band to ever do this, working directly with an orchestra at Abbey Road on some of our more orchestrated songs seemed too good of an opportunity to pass up." So, when the offer to revisit some of our back catalogue with the Royal Philharmonic was presented to us, to a man we all jumped at it. At different points you can hear vocalist Joe Elliott dueting with his younger self.Įlliott says: " DEF LEPPARD has always enjoyed veering off the expected path - working with the likes of Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Alison Krauss, for example. The album includes new vocals and guitars which culminates in stunningly beautiful symphonic arrangements.
By and large, they have intertwined the audio from the original tapes and performed them alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. May 2023 will see rock and classical royalty unite on a brand-new euphoric album titled "Drastic Symphonies" - DEF LEPPARD's greatest produced tracks dramatically reimagined and sounding larger and more exhilarating than ever before, teamed with London's iconic Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.ĭEF LEPPARD have deconstructed and rebuilt not only some of their most well-known tracks but also some of their hidden gems as well.
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