Def Leppard - Album Ranking
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- Def Leppard formed in 1977. Over their near 45 year career, they have released 12 studio albums. Next year they will be taking part in the massive Stadium Tour along with Motley Crue and Poison. To celebrate, let’s countdown their 12 studio albums.
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What I love about Hysteria is its story. The band refusing to replace Rick, sacrificing four years of growth and fame to wait for him… that’s something special that you just don’t hear about often.
I also find Adrenalize very underrated.
1. Pyromania
2. High ‘N Dry
3. Hysteria
4. Adrenalize
5. On Through The Night
6. Retroactive
7. Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
8. Def Leppard
9. Euphoria
10. Slang
11. Yeah!
12. X
Have to listen a bit more to my Def Leppard discography to be sure of my rankings before I post them here . In the next day or two. Brendan you do a fabulous job. ThAnk you so much
I had fun doing mine going back and revisiting the albums. I hope you do too.
Wonderfull work My friend, great lists this one & the MC one, great job, thanks. and dude, with this idea, You hace a Lot of work yo do, a Lot of great bands Tha You can cover. Tanks again.
Yea there are a lot of great bands that will get Album Rankings in due time.
BRENDAN love your honest opinion on Def Leppard ranking i mostly again but there first 4 albums are my favorite its great we all have different likes on bands albums makes doing rankings great also thanks for helping me get back into Def Leppard was my favorite band in the 80s saw them both 83 pyro tour and hysteria tour they were great both tours
Great video Brendon. Happy to see the self titled album high on your list at No.5. Definitely one of their strongest for over 20 years. Off course it could be just my ears, but the guitar intro of 'Let's Go' reminds me of the guitar riff from 'Pour Some Sugar On Me'
I’m sure that’s what they were trying to create. It is a little on the nose and too much like it. I prefer the song Dangerous which has that classic feel but sounds unique and not like another song.
@@BrendonSnyder I agree with what you said. I too like Dangerous. I also like Man Enough which you mentioned in your review of the albums. It has a nice groove to it. Let's hope it's not too long before we get some new material.
Great one, thx for your insights!
13. Songs from the sparkle lounge
12. Diamond Star Halos
11. X
10. Euphoria
9. On through the night
8. Adrenalize
7. Slang
6. Retroactive
5. Yeah!
4. Def Leppard
3. Pyromania
2. High n dry
1. Hysteria
Interesting ordering. I’m surprised a covers album could beat out a studio album like Retroactive or Adrenalize.
Hey Brendon! Got ya. Probably Adrenalize sounds a bit too much polished to me. Retroactive is an outstanding compilation, but a bit too much different versions of miss you in a heartbeat and two steps behind. And yeah, they made the covers their own. Highlight: The Faces classic Stay with me w/ Phil Collen singing. The album rocks!
Interesting that I like the self titled album so much more than their latest one. Btw, where would you rank Diamond Star Halos? Cheers from Germany
Hysteria is my number 1. That album stayed in my car's tape deck along with Appetite for destruction for my entire senior year of high school.
It was the exact same for me exact I was 11 and couldn’t drive yet so the cassette just stayed in my Walkman! Lol
Great vid! I agree with most of your ranking except I would probably place On Through The Night and High & Dry near the top
What a great video about my favourite band. Interesting comments about each record. My ranking of the albums goes as follows:
12. X (there are some great songs on it and I do like the record but it is my least favourite of theirs)
11. Yeah! (great selections of songs, great interpretations)
10. Songs from the sparkle lounge (I like Go and the Beatle-esque Love)
9. Def Leppard (a return to form indeed)
8. Slang (I didn't quite like it when it came out, but I think it's a very good album with a different feel to all the other records)
7. On through the night (I love going back to this album. Sounds so young and fresh)
6. Retro active (Desert song has to be one of the best songs this band has ever written)
5. Euphoria (return to their classic sound, love it)
4. High'n'dry (brilliant hard'n'heavy, so many memorable songs)
3. Pyromania (fabulous record that sounded so original at the time. Put Def Leppard in a class of their own where they are to this day)
2. Adrenalize (my number two favourite album of all time)
1. Hysteria (my number one favourite album of all time)
Glad you enjoyed it! Interesting ranking on your part. 👍
Interesting video, as always.
On Through The Night is on my want list.
You should do a Great White ranking video. Cheers 🍻.
I’ll consider doing that one too.
It’s hard for me to bump down Pyromania, but I think I agree with you on Hysteria. Also, you’re spot on when mentioning “Fractured Love”! I added that to so many of my compilation discs.
I was split on Pyromania as well. But Hysteria I think as a whole wins out. For me a lot of the time I look to the album deep cuts as tie breakers.
What a great band. I have enjoyed all of their albums, but Pyromania and Hysteria are my two faves.
They were at the top of their game with those two.
That they were! After that they began trying to reach that height again instead of just making music.
Interesting ranking. Glad to see someone with a different perspective on their career. Where do you rank Def Leppard in your favorite artists? Top 50 or top 20, etc.
Top 10
@@BrendonSnyder Awesome. Me too. Pyromania was my first LP as a kid-I think I rank it highest for that reason. Perhaps why for you, it's Hysteria. Something about nostalgia. But, Hysteria is truly something-bridging the gap between pop rock and rock perfectly, I think.
Awesome to see your ranking. For me their first four albums on any given day can switch my number 1. Then add sparkle lounge as number 5. And in my opinion Phil Collen doesn't get recognition he should. The man can play.
I’m like you Dave. If I did this ranking at a different time you might get an alternate order from me. There are certainly a few albums that could easily swap places.
I have every album except “on through the night”. My thought on Hysteria while it is a great album I don’t think it’s worthy of the number one spot, IMO. So I’ll rank my Def Leppard albums:
12. On through the night (I don’t know the album so it’s on the bottom)
11. Yeah (although it’s a great album, it’s a covers album)
10. Euphoria (Somewhat return to form musically )
09. Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
08. Def Leppard (definitely a fav of mine)
07. X (again Def Leppard doing their best with newer sound)
06 Slang ( definitely a new sound for the band change of direction and I enjoy that)
05. Hysteria ( it has all the hits and sometimes overplayed “ Pour Some Sugar On Me” if I don’t hear that song again I’d be happy)
04. Pyromania ( don’t know this album too well however older albums seem to move away from peoples ears once a new album drops)
03. Adrenalize (I believe this was my first cd I bought of Def Leppard. Overall it continues without Steve Clark however his spirit is still in the band Phil Collin once said in an interview. Solid Songs.)
02. Retro Active ( No matter what Def Leppard release it turns out great. Highlight of this album for me: the 🎹 piano version of “Miss you in a Heartbeat” and Fractured love to me is my favorite song on the album.)
01. High ‘n’ Dry (first time I heard this album it “blew my mind” and this became my #1 album overall.)
I’m sorry I took up so much space for my comment. But I really enjoy these type videos. ✌🏻✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️ out of 5
Well done my friend, well done!
Desert Song and Fractured Love are so good they could have easily slipped into Hysteria! So many good songs from the Hysteria sessions.. Tear it Down, Ring of Fire, Ride into the sun, I wanna be your hero... geez they were on fire back then.
Ride Into The Sun is actually a song from their 1979 ep. But was re-recorded as a Hysteria b-side. Just shows how good the band has always been.
I agree on the self titled album, very good, return to form sound, very overlooked album.
It’s too bad because so many people are missing out on a very classic sounding album having no idea they made it.
Absolutely agree! In fact, we own a old classic Ford Mustang, and the Hysteria CD is permanently stuck in the stereo
That’s the only one I’d want stuck in there too!
hi Brendon! yes, Def Leppard is an interesting band, there is something to listen to! I have several discs in my collection!:-)
Great ranking Brendon I more or less agree with your positioning except I have not heard some of the albums lower on your list such as "songs from the sparkle" and "X" because they just didn't appeal and I probably like the pre-Hysteria period a little more than you. I remember the Def Leppard EP coming out, I loved that, I know these songs appeared later on "On through the night" but it was a special period for me being a teenager in 1979 and hearing this music as it appeared and was reviewed in Sounds. I like that earlier raw sound. I also like Joe Elliots support of my favourite up and coming band The Warning.
I grew up with the band starting with Pyromania so that sound is what I associate most with the band. But I’m sure if I grew up starting with their first album I’d probably have a different opinion.
Another great look at a classic band. I did shy away from them in their later years (from Slang to present), so I can't really judge more recent albums fairly. Perhaps I should give the s/t album a listen soon. Both Pyromania and Hysteria are in my Top 20 HR/HM albums of all time (with a slightly higher edge to Pyromania); no duds on either. The only recent song I heard that was a return to form was the live version of "Undefeated" from "Viva Hysteria!" (the studio cut on "Mirror Ball" is far less energetic in comparison).
If you’ve never checked out the self titled album I’d highly recommend it. It’s classic sounding but doesn’t repeat itself.
Hi Brendon!!! i discover the band with Pyromania and then got Hysteria and like it very much, but when i listen to their first two records it became a mix emotions relationship with the band.... i must agree Adrenalize and Retroactive are good records, nothing to sprectacular but much better that what came after. After all this years i've lost faith the band will be able to put out a good hard rockin' album.
I still say their latest album, the self titled form 2015 is that album you’re looking for. It restored my faith in the band.
Great list there. I would probably put Sparkle Lounge higher. I played it today and it really rocks!! I need to revisit the self titled album, I don’t think I gave it a chance 😢 Where would you put Diamond Star Halo in your list? Cheers! 😀
Interesting ranking Brendon. Thanks for ranking the albums. Everyone hears albums differently. I agree with the bottom three In your rankings. Here’s my ranking and a reason why for each album.
12. X ( def lepard trying to go pop and it just didn’t work)
11. Slang (props for trying something different, but they were following the trends rather than making them by this point)
10. Yeah ( good choice of songs for a covers album, but I just don’t think highly of most covers albums)
9. Euphoria ( promises does rock, but the rest of the album is a mixed bag, paper sun kills as well)
8. Def Lepard S/T ( good try at returning to form, a few really well done songs that sound like something off of hysteria or adrenaline, but overall just misses the mark)
7. Songs from the Sparkle Lounge( rocking tunes and a very fun album, minus nine lives)
6. Adrenalize ( it is a really good album but the formula is wearing a bit thin here, but overall fun listen)
5. On through the night ( raw and adolescent but fun and ambitious, the songwriting is not great yet, but you can see the makings of something great)
4. Retroactive ( man I really love this album, and I agree that fractured love is amazing, these songs just had a fresh feel to them and after adrenalize this was most welcome)
3. Hysteria( big, bold, overproduced to the maxx, but fun. I don’t need to hear PSSOM ever again but there are some good deep cuts on here, gods of war is killer)
2. High and Dry ( raw and energetic but also refined and technical, it is a pure rock album and the songs are just that good)
1. Pyromania ( amping up everything I said about high and dry, mutt Lange hasn’t overproduced too much on this, and the sound is still very organic and melodic. Just a perfect rock album in my opinion).
Great list and despite the different order I still agree with it and your comments. Nice, succinct and to the point. Well done!
@@BrendonSnyder thanks! You do a much better job though. Lol.
Oh Through The Night is my personal fave album of theirs.I work with a Sheffield guy who was in same class as Joe Elliott even tough the share same actual one hasnt aged as well as other.
On Through The Night has always been a fave of mine too.
Hey, Brendon... What's up, me rock music wingman! .... Rick Allen's drumming is absolutely incredible on those first four albums(very underrated kit man) ..... Thunderous is probably the best way to describe his work ..... It's funny, the second side of Hysteria is still what gets me going!.... I mean Gods Of War, Run Riot, etc. are terrific tunes in their own right, A-sides for most other bands..... Is Hysteria the best song they ever wrote? (I often ponder that Q!).... All taken, an interesting ranking by you....If you never saw it, Def Leppard once shared the stage with Taylor Swift and it was really good!(You Tube available)....Take Care, Ghostrider Rick
Yeah it always shocked me they did that: but hey whatever they have to do to keep in the public spot light I get. It’s hard to get promotion these days. I think now they have finally settled into a good potion of embracing their heritage and sound. Let’s hope they keep doing it and that we get a new album soon.
Thanks!
You’re welcome James! I appreciate the “super” thanks too!
Being a fanatic…I can’t argue too much with the ranking. Euphoria was a welcome back to form record for sure. I did find a lot of great songs on sparkle. My only question to u is…. Where did u get that awesome shirt?!
Hi Steve! I got the sure when I saw Def Leppard in concert in 2014. I love shirts that have lesser known references to a band and only the diehards recognize it.
I just listened to the song "Nine Lives" that they did with Tim McGraw. To be honest, it doesn't sound half bad. In fact, it sounds pretty darn good. Def Leppard and Tim McGraw actually sound good together. Even though, when I first heard this song I was wondering "Who is that singing at the beginning? It's definitely not Joe Elliott". There's no mistaking Joe Elliott's voice.
By the way, I just subscribed to your channel
Thank you for subscribing! I hope you find other content you enjoy on my channel too. Yes the song Nine Lives is very good. Just wish Joe Elliot began the song. They just released an alternate version of the song on the new CD Collection Vol 3 boxset that has Joe singing the whole song. Way better IMO.
@@BrendonSnyder I do agree with you about Joe Elliott starting the song. I don't know why they had Tim McGraw starting it. I'm not a country music but I do like that song. I'll have to check out the version you mentioned. I'm sure I'll find other content on your channel I'll enjoy. I enjoy anything that has to do with music, especially classic rock.
Enjoyed this ranking! My Top 5 are:
5 - Def Leppard
4 - Slang
3 - Pyromania
2 - High N Dry
1 - Hysteria
I always thought Slang was a great album, especially the deluxe edition. Hated it at first and wanted a Euphoria sounding album, but absolutely love Slang now. Hysteria is just a stellar album…7 singles and just a classic experience to listen to. X is the only album I don’t have on my iPhone…can’t stand it.
And yes, I agree with you on the first 2 tracks from Retroactive - total classics.
It would be a great album if the lyrics for Slang were different. Just doesn’t get the song and lyrics. But I like the music. Also I think with a different running order the song would have been better received.
My opinion is that they never came close to On Through The Night & High n' Dry. They were a straight hard rock band and those albums are great. Pyromania was still heavy but you can hear the pop creeping in but after that they became a pop-rock band and they lost me. Pour Some Sugar On Me is like nails on a chalkboard to my ears. But you still did a great review, keep up the great work.
My sentiments exactly. Love the first two records. When 'Pyromania' came out I though it sounded very polished. Jumped off the Leppard train as soon as I heard 'Hysteria'. Could not believe it was the same band that wrote such classics as 'Rock Brigade', 'Wasted', 'Overture ' etc.
The thing is the band was never trying to replicate those albums. In fact they will tell you that they didn’t think their sound was being captured on those two albums. So why you make not like what they did after, Def Leppard feels the later stuff is more who they are.
12. Slang (Work It Out)
11. Yeah! (No Matter What)
10. Def Leppard (Let's Go)
9. On Through The Night (Hello America)
8. Retro Active (Miss You In A Heartbeat)
7. X (Now)
6. Eurporia (Demolition Man)
5. High N' Dry (Let It Go)
4. Songs From The Sparkle Longue (Go)
3. Pyromaina (Photograph)
2. Adrenalize (Let's Get Rocked)
1. Hysteria (Pour Some Sugar On Me)
08. Euphoria
07. Adrenalize
06. Pyromania
05. Retroactive
04. On Through The Night
03. Slang
02. High N Dry
01. Hysteria
I haven't got anything past Euphoria yet. Still, this was a tough one. Some albums I consider my favorites, but are ranked lower because I felt other albums were better if that makes any sense. Or like Retroactive - I love the album but technically it is a bit of a compilation of sorts of older material.
Definitely check out their latest self titled album from 2015. Excellent stuff.
1.) Hysteria
2.) High 'n' Dry
3.) Pyromania
4.) Def Leppard
5.) Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
6.) Yeah!
7.) Diamond Star Halos
8.) Euphoria
9.) Slang
10.) Adrenalize
11.) X
12.) Retro Active
13.) On Through the Night
Interesting reasons for your ranking positions here Brendon. I guess with Leppard and me there’s no middle ground - I either love an album by them….or I REALLY don’t!
These are the ones I do love in order (highest first)
1) Pyromania
2) High n Dry
3) Hysteria
4) Songs From the Sparkle Lounge
5) Retroactive
6) On Through the Night
Pyromania is easily in my all time top 10 albums.
I almost placed Pyromania at #1 considering it was my first album from the band. But seeing as you like Sparkle Lounge, I’m surprised you don’t like the latest self titled album. Personally I think it’s a really great album.
Can you please review new album Brendan? A great channel btw, been a subscriber a year now.
Cheers 🤘🎸🥁
The new album review will post later today around 2pm
I love Slang ,Euphoria,X.Yeah!,Def Leppard, these albums are so underrated and don't get the recognition that they deserve for being such amazing albums.
Everyone has their favorites! I’m a fan of their last album, the self titled.
some of their songs like fractured love, desert song, go and lets go, I love, but seem to have a slowed-down tempo. i increased the tempo on them by 7% and they are perfect.
I love them either way, but I know what you mean.
1. Hysteria
2. Pyromania
3. High 'n' Dry
4. On Through The Night
5. Def Leppard
6. Retro Active
7. Adrenalize
8. X
9. Euphoria
10. Slang
11. Yeah!
12. Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
I could tell before you even got up to number two that you were gonna put Hysteria ahead of Pyromania, especially with you placing High and Dry as low as 7th, which made me almost skip the remainder of the video. I'm not sure how Pyromania is 2 and High and Dry is 5 slots behind it when it's the closet album to Pyromania they recorded and a clear bridge between the sound of On Through the Night and Pyromania. As for Hysteria, I'm happy it was huge and I waited for it for 4 years from age 13 to 17 and then another year for it to really take off, but ultimately, it's a casual fan's favorite Leppard album and I'm convinced that many avid fans have just fooled themselves into believing that because it was so massive and embraced by the mainstream that it must be the best. When you first played Hysteria, did you think it was better than Pyromania or did it grow on you? It grew on me over a few months to where I thought it was a good album but it never came close to touching Pyromania. And Hysteria didn't change things, that was Pyromania, which ushered in the Pop/Metal of the 80s and everyone tried to make their own Pyromania. Hysteria was unique too, no doubt, but no one really tried to copy it. Maybe because it was such a huge budget album no one wanted to try.
Warning, my def leppard ranking is far different than almost everybody else lol but this is just how i enjoy them
12. Slang
11. X
10. On Through the Night
9. Yeah
8. High and Dry
7. Retro Active
6. Def Leppard
5. Pyromania
4. Hysteria
3. Adrenalize
2. Euphoria
1. Songs From the Sparkle Lounge
Rankings should be personal and it’s great to see you have a different take on their best album.
1. High 'n' Dry
2. Pyromania
3. On Through The Night
4. Hysteria
5. Def Leppard
6. Euphoria
7. Yeah!
8. Slang
9. Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
10. Adrenalize
11. Retro Active
12. X
I’m surprised the covers album is so high but overall can’t argue with your list.
Wow! only thing I would change is Swap 3 & 4, great minds think alike
Def Leppard is a hard one to rank for me, because I consider a lot of them as very good to excellent. 2 albums specifically on which I agree with your assessment are "Pyromania" and "Def Leppard".
It seems people either really love the self titled album or hate it. There have been comments like yours that agree it’s a great album and others that think it’s completely boring. I can’t understand them but to each their own.
It’s a tough call to rank Leppard’s albums; so many of them are almost perfect commercial polished hard rock records. My list would differ from yours Brendon in that I think high and Dry is possibly my favourite (great songs and production pushing the band to its limits, and yet retaining the rough-edge feel of the NWOBHM from which Leppard came). I think Slang would also be in my top 5. Impossible to differentiate between Hysteria and Pyromania. Hysteria probably gets position 2 solely on the back of the perfection of Animal. The other slot in my top 5 would go to the eponymous Def Leppard album for the same reasons you so eloquently put. My only gripe about that album is that it’s too long. If they lost 4 songs it would be up there with the classics in my opinion.
It was actually harder than it seemed to arrange the list. There was a lot of flipping and swapping places before the countdown was complete. But it was fun.
It goes like this:
1. High N Dry
2. On Through The Night
3. Pyromania
4. The rest of ‘em don’t matter hahaha!!!
Haha….
12) X
11) Slang
10) YEAH!
9) Def Leppard
8) Songs From The Spark Lounge
7) Retro Active
6) Euphoria
5) Adrenaline
4) Hysteria
3) On Through The Night
2) Pyromania
1) High N Dry
While I agree with your top 3, they are all better than On Through the Night. I know the debut album means a lot to long time fans and it has a nice vibe, every single album has at least 2-3 songs better than everything on the debut album. Nice list and commentary.
I agree. While I like the debut because it’s songs aren’t worn out by radio, the follow-up High N Dry is the only classic one of the two and even then I feel Pyromania out did it.
Was very surprised when hysteria came out and sounded so bubblegummy to me. Was quite puzzled at first why my mates were crazy about it. Rocket and women were indistinguishable , animal and hysteria were mid paced, very commercial and catchy. But overall and over time it won me over although my forever number one is pyromania, a perfect album. One thing in common with these 2 albums is that the deep cuts are excellent.
IDK for me it was very easy to go from Pyromania which is what I grew up on to Hysteria when it came out. It sounded so fresh and unique from anything else at the time.
Interesting band, for sure. I find I have a real love/hate relationship with them. Unfortunately the hate comes in at Hysteria and everything after. I know they kind of had to approach things differently after Rick Allen had his accident and I I find it quite admirable that they were loyal enough to continue to stick with him and work around his limitations, but I don’t understand why they felt they had to gravitate so far towards the Pop side of things, rather than the NWOBHM approach that they started with. Oh well, we’ll always have the early stuff. I love the first three.
Hysteria pulled me in then bought the first 3 which over the years have aged well for me.
1. High N Dry
2. Pyromania
3. Hysteria
4. Retroactive ( some killer stuff on this)
5. On Through the Night
Some good songs on albums since but no album has pulled me in like the first 4
I copletely agree with your comment of Euphoria. Like second-hand Hysteria. Clearly their worst album. If it is about leftovers there is Retro Active. What a great one! I like to see it so high.
I wish Def Leppard would have created a Retro-Active II like they did with Yeah II. They have plenty in the archives they could be turned into a great album like Retro-Active.
High n Dry is an epic hard rock album. The debut is pretty good also but the rest aren’t for me.
To each his own, right
FYI. Pete Willis is all over Pyromania, particularly rhythm guitars. He was booted before the album was finished being recorded, but many of his tracks are there.
Ok next time I’ll be clearer that I just meant he was out of the band.
@@BrendonSnyder 👍I remember learning that and feeling so bad for Pete. Kicked him out for alcohol abuse, then later Steve died of it. I guess Pete let it affect his performances in a way that Steve didn't. Bummed that I never got to see Steve live. My first show was on the Adrenalize (7 Day Weekend) tour.
@@dusty3913 let us not forget that Phil also had alcohol problems too. He got sober through.
On Through the Night is my fav, and can only listen to the first three
My ranking and the number of songs I like from each.
1. Hysteria 12/12
2. Adrenalize 10/10
3. High N Dry 10/10
4. Pyromania 10/10
5. Euphoria 12/13
6. X 9/15
7. Diamond Star Halos 7/15 (9/15)
8. Def Leppard 8/14
9. Drastic Symphonies 3/16 (14/16)
10. Retroactive 4/14
11. Songs from the Sparkle Lounge 4/11
12. On Through The Night 2/11
13. Slang 0/12 (1/12)
14. Yeah 0/14
HM. Mirror Ball 1/24
(The brackets are songs that I like but not the version on that album, ie. I like torn to shreds on drastic symphonies but not the original, and lots of the originals that were redone for symphonies but I prefer the original to the symphony version)
Did u get the deluxe slang? There's other tracks on it that makes it a little better than the original version.
Yes I own that version too. I actually have 3 version of the album now.
Top 3 for me;
Hysteria
Pyromania
Slang
Slang is so criminally under rated, and for me Adrenalize was dreadful other than a couple of tracks, songs like Let's Get Rocked, Make Love Like A Man, I Wanna Touch You just make me cringe, the only redeemable tracks for me being White Lightning & Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)
In the UK (maybe worldwide) to promote the Retro-Active album they released the single When Love & Hate Collide, which was fantastic, and after seeing them on the Adrenalize tour, and hearing Collen and Campbell trade guitar licks, I thought their next and first studio album with Campbell was going to be a melodic rock masterpiece, and maybe it would have been if grunge did not come along.
But Slang is what we got, and for me it was really good, perfectly sat in the pocket of melody and maturity, was just a more honest and down to earth offering, anyway... just my opinion.
I’ve warmed up to Slang over the years. I just think the running or should have been different. Also lyrically I’ve never liked the song Slang. There is an early demo with alternate lyrics that are far better.
luv old def leppard...hysteria is my fav too...luv pyromania too...everythin after adrenalize im not fussed for tho.
Retro Active has a lot of material from the Hysteria era. If you’re not familiar with it but like Hysteria and Adrenalize, it’s worth checking out.
@@BrendonSnyder yeah i got retro active day it came out...i do luv that album...not a bad track on it...forgot to mention it ha
I’ve always liked that album a lot. I return to it more than both Hysteria and Adrenalized.
I find everything after Hysteria and Adrenalize to be absolutely dismal.
I enjoy Hysteria for what it is. It was the first Def Leppard album I bought and listened to, and its a classic of 80s glam.
But I think their best albums are their first three, in fact the first four albums but for me Hysteria would always be 4th. My top 3 can shift around between each of those first 3, depending on my current tastes.
I’m always surprised that people who enjoyed Hysteria didn’t like Adrenalized or Retro-Active. You’re not the only one. But maybe it was always the time and era. Hearing that music in 1987 verses 5 years later in 1992 was very different. So maybe that affect people’s impression of the Def Leppard sound.
X is so underrated… yes it’s different but the songs slap. Good music is good music
1. Pyromania
2. On Trough the Night
3. Hysteria
4. High 'n' Dry
5. Retro Active
6. Adrenalize
7. Euphoria
You’re missing some albums in your ranking. Or is that where you stopped listening?
@@BrendonSnyder actually you're right
yeah, #1 and #2 are pretty much no brainers. As to X or Ten..Im not sure I dislike it as much as you. "Scar" is awesome and could have been on Hysteria. Also the UK Bonus track "Kiss The Day" is amazing with a great Phil Collen Guitar Solo. It for sure has that Def Leppard sound. I also love "Four Letter Word" and "Torn to Shreds".. Those 4 songs alone make me want to rank it higher than last. I think if Scar would have been the lead single instead of Now, that the album would have did way better.
To be clear, I don’t dislike it. But one of their albums had to fall in at position #12. To me Def Leppard have not made a bad album. Different albums, yes but they’re not bad. It’s like Bon Jovi. They have different eras of the band but I still like them all. Good music, is good music!
@@BrendonSnyder True dat!
@@BrendonSnyder Here is how I would rank them:
1. Hysteria
2. Pyromania
3. Hign N Dry
4. Adrenalize
5. Retroactive
6. Def Leppard
7. Slang Deluxe
8. Euphoria
9. X
10. On Through The Night
11. Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
12. Yeah!
I consider High N Dry to be their best!It rocks from start to finish!!
Lots of people like you out there I’m sure.
@@BrendonSnyder OH yes!I got it on remastered CD last year!
Def Leppard should’ve been and remained the greatest rock band in the world but completely dropped the ball beginning with a number of tracks on Hysteria. There’s a phrase used in rock and metal ‘ stay in your lane ‘ which the Lepps imo should’ve done . Personally I think they should have gone for heavy and more progressive instead of some of the terrible pop they churned out . That said most of their post Hysteria albums had great moments but not enough of them . Brendon you’re right about Paper Sun being good and what about Pearl of Euphoria from Slang. I remember first hearing Let it go from High and Dry and thinking’ this is what we need ‘ but time seemed to kill their youthful fire . Anyway really good review Brendon although I think you’re a tad more enthused by their later day material than myself , respect as always
I agree they should have but just made too many calculated steps that led them off the right path. I think they should have stopped chasing hits and just made music. They probably would have made out better.
I have a Def Leppard shirt
Cool! 👍
I likely rate Slang higher than most:
1. Pyromania
2. Hysteria
3. High N' Dry
4. On Theough The Night
5. Slang
6. Adrenalize
7. Def Leppard
8. Euphoria
9. Sparkle Lounge
10. Yeah!
11. X
It’s great to see the love for Slang!
I would say pyromania but I understand why you chose hysteria
Pyromania certainly came close. I really could have gone either way.
Hysteria is certainly my #1. I must say that I like Yeah now much more than when it was released. I bought it, listened to it and thought it was fine, but then did not listen to it for a long time. At least 5 years ago I got so pissed off with the state of the music industry that I went back to the old albums that I already owned and Yeah became a stand out for me. Retro Active is a great album. Def Leppard are an awesome band live. Gods of War & Run Riot are 2 of my all time favourite songs. Thanks Brendon.
I’m the same way with Yeah. I enjoyed it at the time but was ultimately disappointed with it. But it’s grown on me quite a bit and now I pull it out from time to time. It has a nice mix and a good consistent quality throughout.
High n Dry is and always will be their best. Never listened to Yeah but although every album after Hysteria has a couple of great songs they're all pretty poor compared to the first 4.
You’re entitled to your opinion but millions of fans would disagree and so would their bank accounts.
Okay, let's do this:
01 Pyromania (the album to rule them all)
02 Hysteria
03 Euphoria
04 Adrenalize
05 High'n Dry
06 Self Titled
07 Sparkle Lounge
08 Slang
09 Retro Active Vol.I
10 On Trhough The Night
11 X
12 Yeah!
personally i think Def Leppard to be like Zeppelin of the 80s and up.Not comparing them to Zeppelin but just as songwriters and musically them and Whitesnake were arguably the only two bands to come out of the 80s who kept consistantly coming out with new material that was worth anything
I’ve always grouped Def Leppard and Bon Jovi together as bands with similar careers. Huge in the 80’s with landmark albums. A dip in the 90’s with both coming back around 1999-2000. Then they both try the country thing (in different ways) and later come to terms with their legacy and make great return to form albums. Some better than others. Whitesnake is another good comparable band but different history.
@@BrendonSnyder i just never put Bon Jovi with hard rock bands i know some of their stuff is but i always considered them more pop and mainstream.where Def Leppard other than Hysteria and a couple of songs early in their career were never mainstream.that's just my humble opinion.and what do i know lol
Love Def Leppard but after Steve Clark died they lost if for me. I love it all up to Hysteria. High and Dry is my number one.
IMO it’s Phil Collen who made the band then and still does today. He’s the one that created their signature guitar sound from Pyromania forward.
@@BrendonSnyder he is good. I just feel the discography got really weak after Hysteria. But saw them many times love after I saw them on the Hysteria tour. Loved them live just not the music they were putting out. But a legendary band. Love them.
They released Women as the first single from Hysteria and it didn't do much.... when Pour Some Sugar was released as a single that's when it blew up.
I lived it.
@@BrendonSnyder Yep, same here
1 high n dry 2 pyromania 3 on though the nite 4 hysteria
Everything after Euphoria is not even mentioning IMHO.
Good thing we have differences in opinion. I certainly hope you at least listened to them. Personally I think the self titled album blows Euphoria away.
I’m going to have to revisit Adrenalize because I have a negative impression of it. I hated “Make Love Like a Man” as soon as I heard it and I found “Let’s Get Rocked” weak.
Agree about Adrenalize. Very over rated. I hate Let's Get Rocked. With a passion.
I just finished listening to Adrenalize. Better than I remember but still my least favorite album by them that I’ve heard (I think I’ll forgo X).
It’s good you re-listened to it so at least you know. But I still love the album.
High n dry at number 7... PMSL this guy probs got into the band via Hysteria....
Actually my first Def Leppard album was Pyromania, yet I still think Hysteria is better. But yes the time that someone gets into a band often defines their ranking.
Pyromania is a perfect album. Way better than Hysteria, imo.
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Scrolling thru a few replies that rank their own favorites, one can make a general analysis of each person's age group. I'll bet the youngn's can relate better to Def's newer albums since the sound mirrors current trends.
Gen-X here.... and I'll never diverge from Pyromania, Hysteria, and Adrenalize .... and perhaps Euphoria.
Slang and Yeah were absolute disasters. 🤮
To each his own
X (as if Euphoria was a problem)?
SFTSL good songs, but lacking bite and dynamics
DL 2015 little more classic than SFTSL but nothing great
YEAH good renditions and musicianship
Slang just needed fewer ballads
Adrenalize too much like Bryan Adams
Hysteria classic album. A little poppy
On through the night excellent debut
Retro active great Steve Clark stuff
High n dry AC/DC/THIN LIZZY
Pyromania their ultimate hard rock album
GNR?
What’s the question?
Got defleppard coming in tomorrow along with the wallflowers cheap trick all things must pass george harrison and your not going to believe this a mccartney cd
I’m looking forward to the new releases out tomorrow as well but mine will include the new Night Ranger!
@@BrendonSnyder I didn't like night ranger until about five years ago now I really like them but I wish I would have ordered the green splatter all things must pass it looks sweet I got endless river by pink Floyd on July sixth thanks for recommending it
I juste ear the lou Gramm band, maby this great band is ok for an reissue
His first two albums have been reissued.
In my opinion Slang is the worst, X is a fairly good pop oriented album.
On Through : 8
High n dry: 8
Pyromania : 9,5
Hysteria: 10
Adrenalize: 8,5
Retro Active: 8
Slang: 5
Euphoria: 7
X: 7
Yeah: 5
Sparkle: 6,5
Def leppard: 7
Def Leppard in front of High and Dry and On Through The NIght? Really?
I wouldn’t even put it in front of Euphoria and Songs From The Sparkle Lounge. It begins ok enough but after that the second half it’s mostly boring in my opinion. It’s overrated for mine. I like where you put Adrenalize though, I’ve long thought that’s their most underrated album along with Sparkle Lounge which rocks.
I agree, those two albums are classics. Especially High and Dry. I didn’t think their last album was anything special either, apart from the singles it didn’t even really sound like Def Leppard. I even prefer Slang
@@tahneejanis Thanks. I think most would agree. This is still a great channel though and it is his opinion
Thanks Colemann, I’m glad you can still appreciate the channel despite my love for Def Leppard’s self titled album! Haha! But there is no way Euphoria is better than the self titled. Of course like you it’s just my opinion.
@@BrendonSnyder Haha Euphoria is better. I played it so much. Self titled I only played half a dozen times, it’s not as memorable. Yes it’s just an opinion. A bit of friendly banter
@@JCStorm76 You are right
After Hysteria the band drove off a cliff. Absolute garbage from that point on. Can't believe the love for Euphoria. It's utter twonk.
If you liked Hysteria, it makes no sense you wouldn’t have enjoyed Adrenalized or Retroactive at least. Your loss I guess.
Most people either like hysteria or hate it, i personally hate it for the simple reason they jumped on hair metal bandwagon - a lot of the band werent very good looking to b considersd 'poseurs' anyway, i much prefer pyromania and high n dry - but im not their biggest fan
I’m a straight guy but I have to disagree, I think the guys in Def Leppard all looked good and it’s what helped them in the 80’s when looks mattered. Regardless, it’s cool if you don’t like the album. To each his own.
Euphoria shd had been way higher! High n dry is way overrated
I just couldn’t get past the drum machine sounds on Back In Your Face and the clear mimicry of Pour Some Sugar On Me for several of the tracks. Don’t get me wrong I still like the album.
Odd ranking
To each his own.
1 high and dry
2 on thru the night
3 pyromania
i dont ever want to hear pour some sugar on me again and it is a ripoff of montrose rock candy which is way better
For the exception both songs open with drums and a guitar riff, there is nothing similar between those two songs. If there was then every song that starts with drums and guitar would be considered a rip off.
@@BrendonSnyder the lyrics montrose hot sweet and sticky and d leppard hot sticky and sweet as main parts of their songs .
is a little strange
Def Leppard put out 3 amazing albums and then sold out. Nothing but bubblegum pop garbage after that with an occasional decent song here and there. Best song on Hysteria is Gods of War, everything else is bubblegum crap and I certainly NEVER need to hear Pour Some Sugar on Me again!
1. High and Dry
2. On Through The Night
3. Pyromania
Nothing else really matters!
1. Hysteria
2. High n' Dry
3. Pyromania
4. OTTN
5. Retro-Active
6. Adrenalize
7. Euphoria
8. Slang
the rest... I just don't care 🤮🤮🤮
Haha…
Terrible list
What do you mean, it’s a great list! Haha