Since Def Leppard is apparently content to not to do any new material featuring their trademark Mutt Lange sound , a few other bands have stepped up to the plate and are knocking out home runs. Loudlion is one of those bands, but they seem to be more a goof for MySpace than anything serious and their few songs are knockoffs of actual Def Leppard songs. So that leaves us with Wildstreet, who fortunately are giving us the Mutt Lange sound with songs there aren t directly inspired by existing Def Leppard songs. That said, the band REALLY does sound like Def Leppard. From the drums to the gang vocals to Eric Jayk s own vocals (though he can get higher than Joe Elliott can or could), a less informed listener may think this very well was Def Leppard! I only came across this band and album by chance. I was looking to order Freakshow s debut and ended up at Retrospect Records, which is also the label of Wildstreet. One click to Wildstreet s MySpace page, and then I was hooked. I just can t get over how fun this album is and it s another contender for 2009 s Top 10. It s also great to see the album didn t wear out it s welcome with the number of songs, as too many tracks can often kill the momentum and overall quality of an album, but Wildstreet hits it just right with 9 tracks and leave me wanting more! Just like the best albums should! Take note, Def Leppard, and leave the country music and adult mainstream sound alone next time! --Metalexcess.comA fact of the matter is ... The 80´s are coming back if you like it or not. You just need to accept that and everything will work itself out. Well i must say I do indeed like it. Wild Street is a fun filled 80´s glam rock band that polishes sounds from Def Leppard and Poison as well as other 80´s hair metal bands. The 9 song debut is a rocking piece of catchy throwback material. From the very first hits of the huge reverb drums and the reverse fade in cymbals, this album has Def Leppard´s "Pyromania" and "High and Dry" written all over it. Some of these songs including "Midnight Gypsy" could be right from Steve Clark´s personal guitar riff vault. The guitar tones, the drums and vocal delivery are a set in stone impersonation of these great acts. The songs titles even resemble the feel good time of the aforementioned groups and the fun filled sex, drugs and rock and roll vibe. Songs like "Wanna Get It On" and "Soldier Of Love" have the signature sounds written all over it. Just close your eyes and your instantly in 1987. This isnt one of those bands that makes a mockery of the music either. The songs are solid and the production is very old school for the hair metal genre. You will get the classic ballad tunes as well in "For So Long" and the acoustic ender "Soldier of Love (acoustic)". The fiery vocals are as classic rock as you can get and the band doesn t let up or leave nay room for mistake on this short but sweet album. I guarantee with the right promotion, there will be much more coming form this group and they will be taking on a whole new clientele with this release. Its a fun album to put on. If you put this on at a party and dont tell anyone who this is, i guarantee they will think it was straight out of Hits from the 80´s or Monster ballads. Unbelievably these guys produced this CD themselves but if you didn t know any better you would have think Mutt Lange was involved. Their combination of big arena-style anthems, huge backing vocals and great guitar work make a great debut of glam and melodic hair rock. For fans of Def Leppard, Poison, Ratt, Winger, Loud Lion and Hot Leg. --Melodic.netA fact of the matter is ... The 80´s are coming back if you like it or not. You just need to accept that and everything will work itself out. Well i must say I do indeed like it. Wild Street is a fun filled 80´s glam rock band that polishes sounds from Def Leppard and Poison as well as other 80´s hair metal bands. The 9 song debut is a rocking piece of catchy throwback material. From the very first hits of the huge reverb drums and the reverse fade in cymbals, this album has Def Leppard´s "Pyromania" and "High and Dry" written all over it. Some of these songs including "Midnight Gypsy" could be right from Steve Clark´s personal guitar riff vault. The guitar tones, the drums and vocal delivery are a set in stone impersonation of these great acts. The songs titles even resemble the feel good time of the aforementioned groups and the fun filled sex, drugs and rock and roll vibe. Songs like "Wanna Get It On" and "Soldier Of Love" have the signature sounds written all over it. Just close your eyes and your instantly in 1987. This isnt one of those bands that makes a mockery of the music either. The songs are solid and the production is very old school for the hair metal genre. You will get the classic ballad tunes as well in "For So Long" and the acoustic ender "Soldier of Love (acoustic)". The fiery vocals are as classic rock as you can get and the band doesn t let up or leave nay room for mistake on this short but sweet album. I guarantee with the right promotion, there will be much more coming form this group and they will be taking on a whole new clientele with this release. Its a fun album to put on. If you put this on at a party and dont tell anyone who this is, i guarantee they will think it was straight out of Hits from the 80´s or Monster ballads. Unbelievably these guys produced this CD themselves but if you didn t know any better you would have think Mutt Lange was involved. Their combination of big arena-style anthems, huge backing vocals and great guitar work make a great debut of glam and melodic hair rock. For fans of Def Leppard, Poison, Ratt, Winger, Loud Lion and Hot Leg. --Melodic.net