Def Leppard - When Love and Hate Collide Demo (COVER)

I never planned on doing this one but for some reason my original cover has now been blocked worldwide (along with Rocket). Perhaps an ominous sign, perhaps not.... :). Anyway, although I think it’s really cool that a demo like this exists for us to listen to, I’m really pleased that it wasn’t released this way. It’s of course great to hear it in it’s original production (although it’s pretty much a Love Bites sibling with it’s similar drum style, guitar solo backing etc.), and it’s invaluable to be able to hear a Steve solo in a pure, unedited way. But the version from Vault is timeless to me. The production style suited its release in the mid 90’s and even today I still think it sounds fresh on that front. For my personal tastes, I think Slang should’ve stayed closer to that style of songwriting. There’s some variation to the riffs in this version but nothing major. I play the solo backing part at the end to show what it looks like and then I just p