Single #2 from ADRENALIZE – “MAKE LOVE LIKE A MAN” is our tongue in cheek look at a significant facet of human existence.
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Meanwhile we’ve got a couple more unreleased tracks for you. “MISS YOU IN A HEARTBEAT” is a Collen song of somewhat recent vintage, first recorded by Paul Rodgers’ group, The Law.
“TWO STEPS BEHIND” is an Elliot composition performed totally acoustically bass, 2 guitars and voice. Our first recorded acoustic performance.
And finally a version of a song by a group Joe really wishes he could’ve been in “ACTION” by Sweet. For those too young to remember, go listen to Sweet’s “Greatest Hits”.
A revelation and for those who remember the original, let me say that our efforts to duplicate every part recorded by Messrs Connolly, Priest, Scott and Tucker, we discovered some very interesting bits.
Don’t worry guys, we won’t let on.
It felt like they were giving us insights into their thinking with these little extra blurbs on the back. I always felt starved of information from my favourite artists.
I’m not a huge fan of “Make Love Like A Man” but I do get it that others like it as “Adrenalize” was their entry point into the band, while “Pyromania” was for me.
Miss You In A Heartbeat
I had to call up the track on Spotify to re-acquaint myself. Def Leppard has an electric version, an acoustic version and a revised version doing the rounds.
The electric version is classic Def Leppard. It could be a leftover from “Hysteria”.
The revised version has the piano as the dominant instrument and I like the gospel feel the piano gives it.
The acoustic version also has the piano as the dominant instrument and the Chorus doesn’t have those ohh, oh oh.. And the acoustic solo is a press play moment for me.
I also pressed play on the version done by The Law. And this one is close to the electric version that Def Leppard did, but Paul Rodgers is a bit more soulful with his vocal delivery.
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Def Leppard are on fire with this track. I always liked this track from Sweet, and the Lep’s do it justice.
Two Steps Behind (Acoustic Version)
Written by Joe Elliot, it feels like a camp fire track, very Bryan Adams like.
By the end of it, I pressed play again, because I liked the variation.
It’s a shame that the art of the single is lost within the current world as Def Leppard, Metallica and Bon Jovi really knew how to deliver a killer single release.
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Amazing how some B sides take on lives of their own, they got their mileage out of Two Steps Behind.
Not a fan of Make Love Like a Man, but get the humor behind it. The B-Sides on this were Amazing!! For me, better than most of what was on the album. Glad we got them again for Retroactive as an official release. Like with Hysteria, I had all the singles as well for all the B-Sides, wish I still had them.
Two Steps is a great track. MLLAM is goofy lol was back in 92 still is 30 years later…
When I first heard “Make Love Like a Man,” I thought it was a fun song! But overtime, I realized how stupid the lyrics were, but I don’t hate it. The only other thing that really bugs me about the song is when the band performs it live and Joe Elliott sings “She’s gonna feel….a lot….BEEEEETTTTTTEEEEERRRR!!!!” I thought that was so unnecessary.