This week, the crew digs into “Deliver Me,” a dark, grungy detour in the Leppard catalogue — complete with Pearl Jam vibes, Alice Cooper echoes, and the unforgettable lyric debate over what exactly Joe Elliott tastes on his breath.

Joining Chaz, Corey, Scott, and Wolfe is special guest Schatz, who rolls in from Rush Rash to lend his drummer’s ear and discover how Rick Allen’s acoustic kit changed everything. From dissecting Rick Savage’s bass tone to calling out blatant Jeremy rip-offs, the guys find equal parts grit and laughter in the murky middle of Slang.

And hidden throughout the episode? Easter eggs and callbacks for true Regarding fans to catch.

Special Bonus: a full-on Boys Night Out moment featuring wrestling themes, sing-alongs, and a spirited takedown of the Van Halen Record Store Day fiasco.

Also:

• 📨 Mailbag mayhem — Kevin Brown’s savage review and “Who Hurt Kevin?” theories
• 🎧 The Dave & Dave Unchained shout-out that sent Chaz’s phone buzzing
• 🤘 Unplanned detours into Balance, Poison, and the Boneless Network reveal

The Show

Three guys who are various stages of Def Leppard fans, and a guy who's just heard the hits (maybe...some of them.) Join the guys over a plate of Buffalo Chicken Wings as they give Def Leppard's 1996 album Slang an honest listen and try to figure out just what the hell "Slang" means anyways. Is it too late for love or can we work it out to find a way to get Slang the love and affection it deserves? Listen as we listen so you don't have to, and discover for yourself. Proudly sponsored by podcastle.ai and fourstringmedia, not by Romney's Everest Kendal Mints or Buffalo Chicken Wings in general. Do you like Def Leppard? We like Def Leppard. Yep.

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This week, your Regarding…Slang crew — Wolfie, Scotzo, podcasting overlord Corey, and Chaz — are joined by Darren Paltrowitz and Duane Hoffman as they take a long, sometimes painful look at Def Leppard’s third single from Slang: “Breathe a Sigh.”

The song itself? Joe Elliott goes full falsetto crooner over a groove that sounds more R&B than Daryl Hall going to his "special place". Some of us hear a tender ballad, others hear the band wandering into karaoke night at the wrong pub. Just to make things messier, we spin the rough mix — and suddenly the track takes a turn for demo hell, raising questions about what the band (and producer Pete Woodroffe, whose résumé gets its own hilarious breakdown) thought they were chasing...clearly they were trying to tickle Kevin Brown's berries.

This episode features:

🎤 Chaz trying to defend Joe’s vocal tightrope walk while the rest of us squirm

🍗 Duane’s live taste test of pumpkin-spice wings, because apparently Slang isn’t weird enough already

📀 A blow-by-blow of the rough mix vs. album cut, and whether either version actually lands

🧾 The Pete Woodroffe résumé conversation you didn’t know you needed (boy bands and girl groups pay attention!)

🤔 The inevitable debate: hidden gem or bathroom break?

Hidden throughout: off-mic laughs, tangents about mullets and Spotify bots, and a few moments where even we admit Def Leppard may have reached too far.

Special Bonus: A detour into Boys Night Out — a digression that adds yet another layer of WTF to the Slang era.

The Show

Three guys who are various stages of Def Leppard fans, and a guy who's just heard the hits (maybe...some of them.) Join the guys over a plate of Buffalo Chicken Wings as they give Def Leppard's 1996 album Slang an honest listen and try to figure out just what the hell "Slang" means anyways. Is it too late for love or can we work it out to find a way to get Slang the love and affection it deserves? Listen as we listen so you don't have to, and discover for yourself. Proudly sponsored by podcastle.ai and fourstringmedia, not by Romney's Everest Kendal Mints or Buffalo Chicken Wings in general. Do you like Def Leppard? We like Def Leppard. Yep.

GO BONELESS

Certified boneless in the state of Ohio by the Boneless Podcasting Network. Go Boneless. Boneless Makes a Better Podcast.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5: Work It Out

This week, your Regarding…Slang hosts Wolfie, Scotzo, podcasting overlord Corey, and Chaz welcome back Van Halen expert David "Loud Dave" Criblez from the Dave and Dave Unclained podcast, as they tackle Def Leppard's second single from Slang: "Work It Out."

It's straight into why this Vivian Campbell-penned track might be Def Leppard's most commercial underrated gem—or at least the one song that proves Joe Elliott doesn't need to hit the stratosphere to sound great.

The song itself? Written entirely by Vivian Campbell, it sits perfectly in Joe's lower register and strips away the signature Mutt Lange production sheen for something that feels like you're watching the band rehearse. It's got industrial touches without going full Nine Inch Nails, a 40-second instrumental section that lets the music breathe, and lyrics about actually working through relationship problems instead of just rocking out or walking the effin dog or taking out the trash...

This episode features:

🎸 David's passionate breakdown of why this is Joe Elliott channeling his inner Iggy Pop

🤔 The eternal Def Leppard dilemma: half experimental songs, half playing it safe, like Joe's mullet "business up front, party in the back"

🗳️ The revelation that this was Chaz's only Def Leppard song to make his wedding playlist

🎵 Bonus tracks: Vivian's original Dublin demo

🎵 🎵 B-side "Move With Me Slowly"—a Stones-flavored jam that sounds like five guys who actually know how to play their instruments

Hidden throughout: Mullet references, Michael Anthony's "flag on the back of his head" hair, and the growing realization that when Def Leppard strips away the candy coating, they're capable of so much more than their hit formula suggests.

Special Bonus: The episode includes "Move With Me Slowly," a track so effortlessly cool and Stones-influenced that it becomes everyone's new favorite Def Leppard song by episode's end. It's proof that sometimes the best music happens when a band just plugs in and jams. Pay attention, Kevin Brown.

The Show

Three guys who are various stages of Def Leppard fans, and a guy who's just heard the hits (maybe...some of them.) Join the guys over a plate of Buffalo Chicken Wings as they give Def Leppard's 1996 album Slang an honest listen and try to figure out just what the hell "Slang" means anyways. Is it too late for love or can we work it out to find a way to get Slang the love and affection it deserves? Listen as we listen so you don't have to, and discover for yourself. Proudly sponsored by podcastle.ai and fourstringmedia, not by Romney's Everest Kendal Mints or Buffalo Chicken Wings in general. Do you like Def Leppard? We like Def Leppard. Yep.

GO BONELESS

Certified boneless in the state of Ohio by the Boneless Podcasting Network. Go Boneless. Boneless Makes a Better Podcast.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.