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 > If i can remember, wasn't there some to do about Jim not > liking the decor and wanting some new carpet installed. > Although no finished recordings exist i do find a vague > familiarity with some of the sounds and ideas on it. > > The irony of course is the album was HYSTERIA which bcame > a mega seller. > > > ...that Jim wasted a lot of studio time just recording one > > guitar track and the Leps were afraid that the album would > > take forever to complete. A valid argument when dealing > > with a Jim project. They gave him the boot. And there was > > something about a helicopter too... > > > > > The whole story is posted somewhere on this site, I > > > believe. I thought it was pretty funny. I used to love > > > the Leppard, but after reading what Jim said about Joe > > > Elliott and Police Academy III, I've never been able to > > > look at them quite the same again LOL > > > > > > > I recall that Jim wanted their sound to be more live and > > > > wanted to record tracks more than 3 or 4 notes at a time > > > > which was the method Mutt lange had used on their previous > > > > album/s. There was also mention of lots of record company > > > > and studio interference in the whole thingI don't think > > > > Jim was impressed by their intelligence and lack of > > > > interest in culture. It did lead to a story that Jim hired > > > > a taxi to drive to Paris. Wasn't this covered in the UK > > > > press (NME or Melody Maker) around the time of the release > > > > of Original Sin > > > > > > > > > He was producing their album. It was not because he > > > > > didn't fit their style. They just all didn't get along. > > > > > > > > > > > that Jim was producing an album for Def Leppard in the > > > > > > mid/late 80s, but got fired by them cause they didnt like > > > > > > his style? > > > > > > > > > > > > rumour or fact? | |