Art?: Def Leppard's VIP Lounge Gets A Bit Crowded

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Def Leppard's VIP Lounge Gets A Bit Crowded

From the press release announcing the cover of Def Leppard's Live From The Sparkle Lounge: "As you can see, the band went for a cover in the style of THE BEATLES' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, by using a collage of photos of various people who have a connection with the band in one way or another." If anyone would like to tell me how the Mona Lisa is connected to the multiple Joe Elliotts that I can count, I'm all ears. (And who knows, maybe Vivid Video will be, too.)

[Press release HT: Heavy Metal Addiction]

9:30 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Maura Johnston
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by essdog at 10:04 AM on 04/29/08
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My god that's an ugly cover.
by Chump Change at 10:22 AM on 04/29/08
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I could make a better collage with one arm tied behind my back. Oh, er, sorry, sore subject.
by StuntKockSteeev at 11:14 AM on 04/29/08
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"The Sparkle Lounge" sounds like a gay bar
by Chris Molanphy at 11:55 AM on 04/29/08
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It's too bad the result is so tacky and Photoshoppy, because a metal-centric Sgt. Pepper cover is actually a clever idea.

If they'd gone all the way Beatles-wise and done this with actual photography -- i.e., band members standing in front of paper cutouts -- they'd have gotten not only a better-looking result but points for wit.