Tuesday, 9th September 2014
The Art of McCartney
Def Leppard will feature on a new Paul McCartney tribute album called The Art Of McCartney it was announced today.
Def Leppard will cover 'Helen Wheels' from the 1973 Wings album 'Band On The Run' and Joe will do a solo cover of another Wings track 'Hi Hi Hi' from 1972.
Joe has played many Paul McCartney/Wings songs on his weekly Planet Rock radio show. Other artists invloved include past Lep tour mates KISS, Heart, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick and Sammy Hagar.
Joe met Paul for the first time at his 12th June 2010 show in Dublin. He mentioned the meeting on his second Planet Rock show - see below.
Both Joe and Phil wished Paul a Happy 70th birthday in June 2012 as part of a short video tribute. In September 2009 Joe sang guest vocals during 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' and 'All You Need Is Love' with Cheap Trick at their Las Vegas "Sgt. Pepper Live" show.
This will be the second time the band have released a Beatles or Wings cover. An excerpt of 'Come Together' was used on the live version of 'Rock Of Ages' recorded in Tilburg, Holland in 1987 and later released on B Sides/compilation albums.
'The Art Of McCartney' is set for release on 17th/18th November and will be available in various formats. Pre order the 2CD below.
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The Art of McCartney - 2CD Tracklisting
- CD1
- 01 - Billy Joel - Maybe I'm Amazed
- 02 - Bob Dylan - Things We Said Today
- 03 - Heart - Band on the Run
- 04 - Steve Miller - Junior's Farm
- 05 - Yusuf Islam - The Long and Winding Road
- 06 - Harry Connick, Jr. - My Love
- 07 - Brian Wilson - Wanderlust
- 08 - Corinne Bailey Rae - Bluebird
- 09 - Willie Nelson - Yesterday
- 10 - Jeff Lynne - Junk
- 11 - Barry Gibb - When I'm 64
- 12 - Jamie Cullum - Every Night
- 13 - Kiss - Venus and Mars/Rock Show
- 14 - Paul Rodgers - Let Me Roll It
- 15 - Roger Daltrey - Helter Skelter
- 16 - Def Leppard - Helen Wheels - 3:50
- Album Track/Single by Wings from 'Band On The Run' - October 1973 - UK #12
- 17 - The Cure, featuring James McCartney - Hello Goodbye
- CD2
- 01 - Billy Joel - Live and Let Die
- 02 - Chrissie Hynde - Let It Be
- 03 - Cheap Trick's Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen - Jet
- 04 - Joe Elliott - Hi Hi Hi - 3:10
- Non-Album Single by Wings from December 1972 - UK #5
- 05 - Heart - Letting Go
- 06 - Steve Miller - Hey Jude
- 07 - Owl City - Listen to What the Man Said
- 08 - Perry Farrell - Got to Get You Into My Life
- 09 - Dion - Drive My Car
- 10 - Allen Toussaint - Lady Madonna
- 11 - Dr. John - Let 'Em In
- 12 - Smokey Robinson - So Bad
- 13 - The Airborne Toxic Event - No More Lonely Nights
- 14 - Alice Cooper - Eleanor Rigby
- 15 - Toots Hibbert with Sly & Robbie - Come and Get It
- 16 - B.B. King - On the Way
- 17 - Sammy Hagar - Birthday
Joe Elliott - June 2010 Quote
"I was very fortunate a few weeks ago in Dublin at the RDS to meet Paul McCartney for the very first time. Yes, folks I finally met my first Beatle. Before that the only contact I'd ever had with a Beatle was at a Joe Walsh gig when Ringo Starr stood on my foot."
- News Source - rollingstone.com
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- News Source - consequenceofsound.net
- News Source - pitchfork.com
- News Source - theguardian.com
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- Previous News - 19th June 2012