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> Def Leppard originally worked with Jim Steinman as
> Hysteria’s producer. Is it true he was rejected because he
> thought everything the band was recording at the time
> sounded good?
>
> Yeah. We originally got in touch with him because of his
> reputation as a vocal guy. We expected him to bring
> something to us, to learn stuff [from], not just because
> we wanted to do a recording, but because we wanted the
> songs to sound timeless, so Mutt came back in. [Steinman]
> wasn’t the right choice; we made a mistake with that and
> it didn’t work out at all.
>
> Did any recordings survive from the Steinman sessions?
>
> I think there’s probably some demos floating around;
> they’re definitely are on a cassette somewhere.
>
> How long did you work with Steinman in the studio?
>
> Probably about six months, I would think.
>
> That’s definitely long enough to know whether it’s a good
> fit or not.
>
> Yeah. Well, we went in there trying to get the sound.
> Actually, it was less than that, since it was a while ago,
> like 26 years ago. It was probably just three months,
> since we would have known straightaway. Just working on
> the songs, and actually trying to get some new songs, as
> well. We actually had finished all the songs for the
> record, so we trying to come up with some new stuff. Even
> as a songwriter, [with Steinman] it was just the wrong
> fit. The chemistry wasn’t there.
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