I would have called myself a Def Leppard fan in the late 80's. I discovered them with Hysteria and worked my way backward only to find that their previous releases sounded just like Hysteria. I didn't give up on them totally until Adrenalized when I realized it STILL sounded like Pyromania. So, yes, I would agree that Def Lep has a "sound" but it's the same sound over and over again as far as I cared to waste my money on them. If I want to hear Def Lep, why bother with something new? At least I've heard Hysteria enough to understand the lyrics. LOL I feel the same way about Aerosmith. I became a fan them with Pump, worked backward, bought later releases as well and realized there was no point. They've been writing the same songs for 25 years. I've come to the conclusion that if I have one Def Lep CD and one Aerosmith CD, I have them all.

The difference with Bon Jovi is that they are not stuck in a rut. They continue to grow as writers. Thank God, they don't keep rereleasing Bad Name. LOL Maybe another factor is that DL relies on Mutt moreso than themselves whereas Jon is the mastermind of Bon Jovi's success. Mutt may be a genius, but his priority seems be be focuses on his very successful wife Shania Twain.

Becky