Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott is singing with is younger self on the band’s upcoming orchestral album.
The album, “Drastic Symphonies” is a compilation of reworked classical versions of their greatest hits recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
It will be out on May 19 and even features duets between Elliott and a recording of Joe Elliot from 40 years ago.
Elliot says the experience was like “singing with a ghost that’s still alive.”
“When the offer to revisit some of our back catalog with the Royal Philharmonic was presented to us, to a man we all jumped at it.” Elliot continued, “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.”
“Drastic Symphonies” tracklist:
1. Turn To Dust
2. Paper Sun
3. Animal
4. Pour Some Sugar on Me (Stripped version)
5. Hysteria
6. Love Bites
7. Goodbye For Good This Time
8. Love
9. Gods Of War
10. Angels (Can’t Help You Now)
11. Bringin’ On the Heartbreak
12. Switch 625
13. Too Late for Love
14. When Love & Hate Collide
15. Kings Of the World