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...main keys to the bombing puzzle. Thomas Hayes, a leading forensics expert, did the main detective work on a minute piece of timer recovered from the wreckage by Scottish authorities. In a recent book about the Lockerbie investigation, On the Trail of Terror, British journalist David Leppard reports that "Hayes is not prepared to commit himself publicly on whether the bomb that blew up Pan Am 103 was originally made by Khreesat and subsequently modified by timers of the sort found in possession of the Libyans." In fact, adds Leppard, "his authoritative view is that not enough of the bomb...
After flunking their lie-detector tests, both were sent on a bogus errand by Pan Am to London, where it was assumed they would be arrested. But British authorities refused to even interrogate the pair. According to Leppard, Tuzcu and O'Neill were simply "scapegoats" and were never "considered serious suspects." They returned to Frankfurt that same night...
...WANNA GET ROCKED?" shouts DEF LEPPARD on its new album, Adrenalize (Mercury). The answer, judging by the way the record has beaten Springsteen to the top spot on the pop charts, is a thunderous yes. The British band offers its trademark formula: a sonic avalanche of crunching power chords, rock-solid rhythms and surprisingly tuneful vocals. The lyrics remain gleefully sophomoric. On Make Love Like a Man, singer Joe Elliott pleads, "Don't call me gigolo./ Don't call me Casanova./ Just call me on the phone, and baby c'mon over." The Leps may not change the world...
...album has a dual nature. It has the hard rock party anthems, like "Let's Get Rocked," the uncontrolled hormone action in "Make Love Like A Man," yet at the same time it has thoughtful, romantic tracks that Leppard fans have come to expect...
...also a thoughtful enterprise that engages the heart and the mind. Although some might miss the powerful two guitar sound of Pyromania and Hysteria, others will find that its softness is not a drawback but a strength. With its lighter guitar, Adrenalize has shown the versatility of Def Leppard...