Ranking the Studio Albums: Def Leppard (w/Lynne Versaci)
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- Опубліковано 20 бер 2021
- Join Pete Pardo & Lynne Versaci as they rank the albums of British hard rock legends Def Leppard. #defleppard
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Gods of War is the most underrated Def Leppard song. My favorite on Hysteria and definitely in my top ten favorites by them.
did you know the weird backmasking on Rocket is Gods of War chorus backwards?
Where do you get these ratings from?
Pete rocks, Lynne is a doll and this is a great episode - thanks to you both!
Thanks 😊
“Stay in your fucking lane” that’s the name of today’s lesson kids 😂
Another brilliant episode! Thanks Pete & Lynne !
1- High'n Dry
2- On Through The Night
3- Pyromania
Same. Don't care for anything after..
This sums my list up too
@@kevinm5957 Yup - agree.
@@jimgroff6880 Agree.
Even the 1979 EP is better than everything recorded after PYROMANIA.
Adrenalize had a couple of excellent songs: Tonight, and White Lightning being the best of them. Retroactive (the followup) is a criminally underrated b-sides album from 1993. It was the heaviest thing they had released since Pyromania. Songs like: Desert Song, Fractured Love, Action, She's Too Tough, Only After Dark, Ride Into the Sun, From the Inside, Ring of Fire and I Wanna to Be Your Hero. I can do without Two Steps Behind, Miss You in a Heartbeat and When Love and Hate Collide.
I totally agree with your comments on both, Adrenalize and Retroactive. In fact, if Retroactive had been included in the list, it would be my number 2, after Pyromania.
I was about to chew you out but read your comment wrong. I originally saw it as, " Desert Song, Fractured Love, Action, She's Too Tough, Only After Dark, Ride Into the Sun, From the Inside, Ring of Fire and I Wanna to Be Your Hero, I can do without."
I actually enjoy the Def Leppard self-titled album from a few years ago. “Wings Of Angels” is a damn good tune.
Love this channel, and always love when Lynne is on. You are never in any doubts as to where she stands on something. She's the Queen of keeping it real
For any Pyromania fans out there, it's definitely worth checking out the deluxe edition. The bonus disc is a live show from the LA Forum in 1983. The Pyromania songs sound supercharged, and it's great hearing Phil Collen shred over the On Through the Night and High and Dry songs. But the whole band is on fire. You can hear the excitement surrounding them at this point in their career and the energy they are generating. They sound young, hungry and on top of the world. I really feel if this had been released back in the day as a standalone live album it would today be considered a classic, up there with Strangers In the Night or Made in Japan. It's fucking great.
1. High 'n Dry
2. On Through the Night
3. Pyromania
The end.
Spot on.
I like Hysteria
Perfect.
The First EP
You guys are the best and always put a smile on my face. 😄
Thank you for your ranking the studio albums of Def Leppard . *My list
1. Pyromania
2. High ‘n’ Dry
3. On Through the Night
4. Hysteria
5. Adrenalize
6. Euphoria
7. Def Leppard
8. The Sparkle Lounge
9. Slang
10. Yeah
11. X
and more!! I love all of Def Leppard releases!! Def Leppard rocks!!🎤🎸🎵🥁
🎤🎸🎵🥁
Their 3 best for sure !
1. Pyromania
2. High and Dry
3. Hysteria ( my first def lepard album)
4. Adrenalize
5. On through the night
6. Euphoria
7. Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
8. Slang
9. Def Lepard
10. Yeah
11. X
1. High n Dry (love the pete willis/Clark era)
2. Pyromania ( albums 1-4 are perfect albums. i love all the songs. )
3. On Through The Night (i wish they did a remastered version of this album, it needs it)
4. Hysteria (a bit overplayed compared to the rest, but i'm still not sick of it, but hence it's #4)
5. Adrenalize (a near perfect album, i think if they would of taken out 2 tracks it be stronger)
6. X (def lep goes pop, i thought it was a pretty good album. now, everyday, 4 letter word, love don't lie are all great songs, but why they were talking so much shit is because they had 3 songs in a row that weren't great which are gravity, cry and a girl like you. but they bring it back with scar and let me be the one.)
7. Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (similar to X in my mind, a solid album with a few fillers like X)
8. Yeah (Def Lep always knew how to do covers well, and this shows it. But some of the song choices i didn't care for)
9. Slang (What's good on this album i think is very good, and what's bad is very bland. When Pete was kicked out, i felt they lost their balls a bit, when they lost Clark, they lost their edge, and with Viv, he's good, but they were at a stage where they were no longer the young guys, they were dads, older men, and it be silly for them to pretend they aren't.)
10. Def Leppard (continuing the trend of making uneven albums. More bad then good, and this goes with the next album on the list. Their is a difference. I think with this album they are comfortable in their shoes, and are just doing what they want, while with Euphoria/Slang/X, they were lost. They wanted to be relevant, and couldn't find that road. They tried to be experimental, then back to their roots, then tried to bring in the best writers/producers at the time to no avail.)
11. Euphoria
12. Retroactive (left overs from past albums, and they feel like leftovers to me.)
@@samorozco2002 they have remastered the first album but they're in box sets, but I think you can also buy it separately I'm not sure.
@@no_stick_drummer2735 i saw the box set and i'm not sure if i'm gonna buy them. the original album def. needs a remaster, and be the biggest reason in buying such a set. thanks for the info.
Same!
Awesome show guys! Lynne on the show is always a good time... love the brutal honesty!
Just my opinion, After PETE WILLIS departure, never the SAME ! 👍💯
Agreed, and after Pyromania not worth listening to.
truest statement ever
Spot on. No decent later albums, Hysteria & onwards utter shite
That's true. I think he actually plays just about everything on Pyromania but was fired before it was released. Phil Collen only did some overdubs.
@@b.g.5869 that was nice of them lol - he didnt really miss much after being fired -hysteria sounded gr8 but had nothing of much substance on it - it gathered dust soon afterwards for me - i like the title track also gods of war - thats it - pour some sugar!!! yikes lol no thanx
On thru the night. And high n dry. That's it for me
I've heard an interview with Joe Elliott and he hates on Thru The Night. Claims it was too poppy and not enough metal but i love that album.
Yeah that's what I read. Lol
I actually like most of their albums and was surprised “Retroactive” wasn’t included. Certainly better than the “Sparkle Lounge” and “Yeah” albums.
wikipedia calls it a compilation album
@@billymuellerTikTok and the reason why they do that is because songs like Ring of fire and I wanna be your hero have already been released as b sides
It has two new tracks. The rest are b sides, covers, bonus tracks, and songs they wrote that other bands released first. A typical odds and sods collection.
Hi guys, love the show :)
"On Through The Night" is one of those perfect albums for me. Everything works there for me - production, drumming, solos, riffs, vocals, energy. I really like every single track on that album. A lot. Great stuff!
1. On through the night
2. High 'n Dry
3. Pyromania
I remember seeing them in Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre in 1981, really good times...
I was lucky enough to see Def Leppard in 1980, on their first American tour. Opened for Scorpions and Ted Nugent. What a night!
Euphoria was a good throwback album with some very goods songs: Promises, Paper Sun, Disintegrate (a great instrumental), Day After Day, and Kings of Oblivion.
Love Day after Day
More great entertainment from Sea of Tranquility. Thanks to both Pete and Lynn.
1. Hysteria (my first album)
2. Pyromania
3. High n Dry
4. On Through the Night
5. Retroactive
6. Adrenalize
7. Euphoria
8. Slang
9. Def Leppard
10. X
Def Leppard was never the same after Steve Clark died. I love the first four albums.
I would have put Retroactive up there too but couldn't work out if it was a compilation or not...
Fun show, guys!!! 🤘
I remember coming home from partying when i was 17 in 81 and plopping myself on the couch to watch MTV. I'm watching this video with the drummer that has no shirt and Union Jack shorts and it was Saturday Night (High n Dry). I was blown away!! What a great song and why don't they play this on the radio?? Then I later saw Let It Go and was further blown away! I immediately went out and bought the album and still listen regularly to this day!!
1. Pyromania
2. High n dry
3. Hysteria (despite Sugar)
4. On Through The Night
5. Slang
6. Euphoria
7. Def Leppard
8. Sparkle Lounge
9. Adrenalize
10. X
Honourable mention
Retroactive has some garbage on it, but also some real gems. Especially Fractured Love and Desert Song.
Really enjoyed this one,Lynne is fantastic and love her input to the show.
Thank you ☺️
I actually think Slang is criminally underrated. It's different for sure, but the ballads are pretty darn good and Deliver Me is fantastic! Not their best album, but it's better than a lot of their catalog.
It's amazing how I know what your Top 3 will be in your videos and particularly this one. High n' Dry, to this day, will always be in my Top 10 favorites of all time. This album KICKS ARSE!
#1 High N Dry
#2 On through the night
#3 pyromania
Also like parts of Euphoria, and Songs from the sparkle lounge, and Adrenelize. Don't need to hear hysteria ever again.
Very nice episode. Love Lynne's perspective, which definitely is fresh, in a fantastic way. The discussion on dancing is such a good point. Wish I was old enough to have been dancing to Def Leppard in the '80s with some rocking chicks.
My Top 5:
1. Pyromania
2. High n Dry
3. On Trough the Night
4. Hysteria
5. Adrenalize
Lynne we missed you this past Monday on the Hudson Valley Squares. We need your interactions with Butch. So entertaining. 😆
This was great! Pete, you gotta get Lynne to do more of these one-on-one shows with you, kinda like you do with Martin. My girlfriend and I love it whenever Lynne is on. Lynne is shamelessly opinionated, doesn't pander to anybody, speaks her mind, and to top it all off, she is hilarious! We could watch you guys all the damn time.
I might catch a lot of shit for this but Def Leppard is my all time favorite band, it’s the diversity in their catalog that makes me enjoy them a lot
Same
Your not alone dl my favorite over 25 yrs
Totally agree. My all time favourite band. I like the diversity. I love Slang and Euphoria. And Hysteria and Adrenalize are my all time favourite albums.
Same, I think they have a really strong catalogue, there are some weaker albums in there but I love some of the albums that are showing up in the lower ranks here!
1. Pyromania
2. High N' Dry
3. OTTN
4. Hysteria
5. Slang
6. SFTSL
7. Adrenalize
8. Def Leppard
9. Euphoria
10. X
My favorite band, I've seen them 21 times, but definitely hit/miss on the later albums. X is the album I might listen to every two years just to do it, but the rest I'll usually pop on when I'm working.
I also had hoped Viv would add some needed hard rock influence, but it's become clear that Joe runs the show and he is quite comfortable having a more pop-leaning emphasis.
After watching his channel for a while I've now realized that Pete has a great radio voice. It's a no brainer you're in journalism.
First 3 albums is where it's at for me. Lynne looking fabulous as always. Happy Birthday soon!
1. High and Dry and Pyromania tied
2. On Through the Night
3. Literally everything else
This is just my opinion, so don’t get mad at me
Very accurate. Put OTTN as #1 though.
I would've said:
1) High and Dry
2) On Through the Night
3) Pyromania
4) Everything else
Yup. Ditto. Great minds etc.
Excellent.
The Massengill moment had me snort my hot beverage through my nose but it was worth it! Classic fun which shows that this channel can even review bands with great and not-so-great albums and still show us all a riotously fun time doing so. Thanks, Pete and Lynne, for the shows today. Seeing Pete speechless was a first for me. Thanks again!
Thanks John...glad someone gets that every so often you can have some 'fun' at a bands expense who perhaps doesn't have a top to bottom stellar catalog. Too many people here acting offended because Lynne and I aren't in love with their whole discography.
Good episode. The other day I was actually thinking that you haven't ranked Def Leppard yet, and here it is. Hysteria is my favourite but I totally understand why people put it lower on the list.
Great post guys🤘😎🤘. I really need to dive into the def leppard catalog. Cheese
Almost 50, and looking great. Love the attitude.
Def Leppard rocks and Rick Allen is an amazing drummer!! Rick keeps rockin’ and is a miracle!! *I wish the best for him and his wife. Thank you for ranking all of Def Leppard studio albums. I’m looking forward to their next release!! I will always love Def Leppard!!🎤🎸🎵🥁
Great video, I laughed a lot on this one
Awesome
Great show, love Lynne's energy.
10. Songs from the sparkle lounge
09. Euphoria
08. X
07. Slang
06. Def Leppard
05. Adrenalize
04. Hysteria
03. On through the night
02. Pyromania
01. Hign n Dry
Lynne looks wonderful as always! Glad to see her doing programs! High N Dry, Pyromania and Slang are my top 3. I think I stopped listening after Slang, which I dug the grungyness. I remember when Hysteria came out, I was all excited because I had heard the lead single that came out before the album, which was Women, and I loved that track. Then I heard the rest and I didn't get into it at all. I've softened a bit since but it's not my favorite. Adrenalize was okay but nothing overly memorable aside from Do You Wanna Get Rocked.
I remember that. Women was heavy and it seemed like it was going to be a much harder album.
HIGH AND DRY is without question the strongest Def Leppard album. The best songwriting, performance, and production, period. IMO, when Pete Willis departed, it was the beginning of the end. I saw the Pyromania tour live, and it was great... kicked the show off with Rock, Rock 'Til You Drop... but in all seriousness, all you need to have by Def Leppard are these first three albums w/ Pyromania at #3.
Great heavy rock band. I dig them a lot. My top three albuns are: 1- Pyromania (kickass), 2- On Through the Night, and 3- High'n'Dry.
T.Rex's 20th Century Boy is one of the heaviest anthems of the 70s, what a killer riff! Bolan had a massive metallic guitar tone at the time (Tanx era, late '72-early '73, you can hear it on Children Of the Revolution, Jitterbug Love, The Groover, Midnight). Girlschool covered it too, Placebo as well feat. Bowie live, but nothing like the legendary original.
Agreed!!!!
Great ranking!
Def Leppard went from having that unique rocking sound in the early years to morphing into a “sound like the others” to make a few hit records.
5 - Adrenalize
4 - Hysteria
3 - On Through The Night
2 - High 'N Dry
1 - Pyromania
How can you not love Lynne? Love chicks that say what they mean. It seems that everyone Pete has on are just nice folks. Must be something in that Hudson River water supply.
❤️❤️😊
Takes me back to the late Tommy Vance's Heavy Metal Show on the radio singing the praises of High & Dry. Exciting times with a very fresh sound. :-)
Lynne's lines are getting up there with Chris Alo's! This is awesome!
Thank you!
"Find your lane AND STAY IN IT!" LOL!!
I don't really listen to Def Leppard anymore, but back in the day surprisingly, I loved Pyromania, and subsequently checked out High 'N Dry and On Through The Night, and liked the former but not the latter.
Def Leppard decided, appropriately enough, in around 1984, to declare that they are not and never have been heavy metal (ala "We have never been at war with Eurasia" etc).
Granted, they were a more polished and commercial version of metal, but the first three albums were definitely metal after a fashion. At least by early 80s standards.
I think a lot of bands eschewed being labeled metal because they thought the term would limit their commercial and critical appeal.
Lynn is gorgeous.
Thank you ☺️
When Pyromania came out in 1983, EVERYONE was listening to that album. It ruled the airwaves, even though other bands also released some of their best albums the same year, many of which have held up better over time:
Thin Lizzy: Thunder and Lightning
Motorhead: Another Perfect Day
Metallica: Kill 'em All
Mercyful Fate: Melissa
Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind
Slayer: Show No Mercy
Black Sabbath: Born Again
Fastway: Self-titled
Savatage: Sirens
Accept: Balls to the Wall
Gary Moore: Victims of the Future
On a side note, I still remember the first time I saw Def Leppard at Legend Valley in Columbus Ohio, on a bill that included Ted Nugent, J. Geils Band, Scorpions, and Blackfoot. Def Leppard was virtually unknown at the time (pretty sure it was their first U.S. tour), and I remember someone brought a home-made banner with names of all the performing bands, and they spelled the band's name "Death Leopard!" I even found their set list from that show online. How's this for a quick, barn-burning set:
1) Hello America
2) It Could Be You
3) It Don't Matter
4) Answer to the Master
5) Medicine Man
6) Rock Brigade
7) Rocks Off
8) Wasted
1 - High And Dry
2 - On Through The Night
3 - Pyromania
4 - Hysteria
5 - Adrenalize
Never liked much after the first 5 honestly except a song or two off of the 2015 self titled and Sparkle Lounge. They were one of the first hard rock bands I got into which led me to metal so I'll always thank them for that.
Euphoria is underrated! “Demolition Man,” “Promises,” and “Day After Day” are my favorites
Easy! High and Dry! But...I was 13 when Pyromania came out, so I friggin love that album! I had to backtrack to High and Dry and On Through the Night on the advice (orders?) of my older siblings....Some of my fave songs? Me and My Wine, Foolin, and Let it Go
T Rex met a customer yesterday in her late 60's who sat on the floor watching t Rex and Took in 1969 at Margate Dreamland so cool
1- High 'n Dry
2- Pyromania
3- Hysteria
4- Adrenalize
5- On Through The Night
It was "Night" "High" "Pyro" and out for me with this band. But what a glorious reign it was.
Slang underrated and last one self titled I dig a lot.
I'm with ya, Pete! Comin' Under Fire is my absolute favorite Leppard song. Why they never pushed this one is beyond me. Another great track is their concert opener, Rock Rock (Till You Drop). I can see why they open every show with this! It just gets you up and never lets ya down.
I was expecting them to open with it for the Stadium tour because that's what they started with the only other time I saw them. They didn't even though the beginning of the song they did open with was a complete ripoff of it.
Again... Pete Pardo rocks
Thanks!
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.
Agreed. Great underrated stuff to find. Sure, nothing beats H'nD, Pyro and Hysteria.
@@stinky_nut_blast I agree nothing will best the Steve Clark era but i will always stand up for Vivian Campbell era as well.
Pete, I Thought You Weren't Going To Rank The Def Leppard Albums.
Anyways.. My Top 5 Def Leppard Albums!
5. Adrenalize
4. Hysteria
3. Pyromania
2. High N Dry
1. On Through The Night.
Nothing Beats That Debut.
High N Dry definitely beats it
#1 High N Dry
#2 On Through The Night
#3 Pyromania
The rest i leave. Ha. I feel exactly the same. WTF happened after HnD?! They went from UFO to Nickleback. Damn disgusting.
damn bones,
my sentiments exactly.
went deaf to the lep after their third
Bang on and there a local band to me living 20 mins from Sheffield never have got anything after pyromania
Right there with you. After adrenalize which I like the quality has dropped off a cliff apart from the odd track. The most recent self titled was a decent effort but again after pyromania/hysteria it's hard to understand what happened. Undefeated which is a newer track is the best thing since pyromania. High n Dry has never been bettered.
Just for backdrop, I'm 39 and grew up hating Def Leppard. A vinyl group convinced me to get High N Dry about 6 years ago now. I was absolutely floored. Flat on my ass floored. How was this the same band that did garbage like Armageddon It? Quickly got the debut as well. Now I don't think they suck but instead get to lament how or why their hard rock awesomeness declined to little more than bubblegum rock. To know they were once amazing has been a blessing and a curse!
@@bonesjackson81
thus
the question everyone asks
Hysteria’s always been a guilty pleasure
Yeah! Great comments of Lynne Versace.
Especially I really like their comments on
T. Rex. What a Killer riff is 20th Century Boy.
It would be nice Pete Pardo would do someday a ranking of T. Rex albums. Lynne has to be in the Co-Captains chair.
BTW the 20th Century Boy cover of DL is great.
1.) Pyromania
2.) Hysteria
3.) High ‘N Dry
4.) Adrenalize
5.) Slang
6.) Def Leppard
7.) On Through The Night
8.) Euphoria
9.) X
Don’t have the others.
Pete’s right about the comments , but Lynne is always smokin’ !! 🖤❤️🖤
One of the things I love so much about the Sea of Tranquility crew is the way they (especially Pete) convince you to go back and listen to stuff you have dismissed.
I always liked "High and Dry" and "Pyromania" but dimissed "On Through The Night" as garbage.
In fact, I hated OTTN because of the track "Hello America", and thought I had heard the whole thing.
But an old friend insisted that I actually never heard the whole thing because I gave up on it
He was right.
That's a solid album.
I recently re-listened to Whitesnake"s "Children Of The Night" based on stuff Pete said about it and realized, holy shit, he's right, that's a kick ass song.
Thank you for all you do Pete.
You're making life better!
awesome very entertaining and agree mostly
As Pete predicted, glammed up or not, you're rockin' Lynne. Can't imagine the envy your dancer friends must have, lol. And I love hearing you two saying what fans have been thinking about Def Leppard forever.
Thanks 😊
1. High 'n' Dry
2. Pyromania
3. On Through The Night
4. The Rest
I really enjoy retro active. Everything after Euphoria I have no desire to ever hear again. First 3 are classics.
Pretty much agree with your rankings. Although I do like Retro Active, it has some cracking songs on it
Great video! I like Hysteria and Pyromania more than the other albums. Followed by High N Dry. I don't mind their pop rock era. The songwriting tanks in later albums though. Still a great band though.
I was the only one in my friend group that despised DL, when we went dancing and a song of theirs came on, it was doobie time for me, so that worked out pretty good🤣...love Starship, looking forward to that with Lynne:))
Lmao sweet!
1. On through the Night 2. High 'n' Dry 3. Pyromania (is listenable). THE END
word!
I can't argue much but I do like a couple of songs post - '83
I really did like Hysteria at the time it came out, but it hasn't aged well. I don't care for anything after that.
@@electrofunk5442 Hey, I'm sure there's a good song or two beyond Pyromania, i just lost interest in the band as they got poppy and cheesy. Cheers!
I'm with you. I love high n dry, but On through is a masterpiece. Only album I played to death back in 83
Great list and it's cool to see that people still like their early albums.
But my favorite has always been hysteria. Rocket is definitely my favourite song. The main riff is one of my favourite riffs ever.
I learned a lot today.
I enjoyed your critique of Def Leppard, but I have to say I’ve always loved Def Leppard. 1st record I bought of theirs was Wasted. Saw them open for AC/DC & my wife & I saw them at Hammersmith Odeon in 1983 2 days before we got married. So I’ve always had a soft spot for them. I even like 2 songs on the X album (Now & Long Long Way to Go). My top 5 are:
Pyromania
Retro active (which I notice you didn’t include)
Hysteria
Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
On through the Night
Honestly, the first 5 Def Leppard albums are required listening for me. They're one of my all-time favorite Rock bands. Yes, Lynne looks awesome. Pretty cool Music City T-shirt, btw.
Lynn looks good no matter what she's wearing.
Thank you !
@@lynneversaci7649 You're welcome! I enjoy watching you on Hudson Valley Squares, especially the way you and Butch go at each other.
Black Sabbath cross on - Sunday !
Had my hands on the High 'n' Dry Album, easily. For On Through the Night I had to order and wait for it for a couple of months, both albums were worth collecting even at such a high price.
1. Pyromania
2. High N' Dry
3. OTTN
4. Hysteria
5. Slang
6. SFTSL
7. Adrenalize
8. Def Leppard
9. Euphoria
10. X
My favorite band, I've seen them 21 times, but definitely hit/miss on the later albums. X is the album I might listen to every two years just to do it, but the rest I'll usually pop on when I'm working.
I also had hoped Viv would add some needed hard rock influence, but it's become clear that Joe runs the show and he is quite comfortable having a more pop-leaning emphasis.
I remember Def Leppard coming to prominence in the U.K. I bought the original EP on Bludgeon Riffola. At the time it was them and Maiden (who played at a local pub to me - The Ruskin Arms where I also gigged with my band) leading the charge of the New Wave of British Heavy metal and the first albums were hotly awaited. Both released, and I think in the U.K. Maidens was better received. They then supported AC/DC (Leppard) and Judas Priest (Maiden) on their respective routes to the top. Only gigs I have been to where the support act filled the house as well as the main act! But I agree with you guys here that after Pete Willis left Leppard they lost something and my interest also wained after Hysteria. Did enjoy seeing them on that tour though. Great memories seeing these bands rise to prominence back in the day.
1)High And Dry-All the great power of the band on here with the vocals bass great guitar work and drums and production. It has it all. And it rocks at it's highest of high levels!!!
I have it on vinyl and when the side one ends with No No No and if you forget to pick up your turntable tonearm which I don't have automatic pick up on mine it goes into the trail-off wit "No No No" still going till I pick tonearm up. I love that how the record and turntable does that.💖 So there ya have it.🎤🎸🎶👍
2)Pyromania- Rock Of Ages, Photograph, Die The Hunter, Billy's Got A Gun etc such a good follow up to the previous album that keeps you engaged as did the previous. Love it. Have it on vinyl. It rocks heavy!
3) On Through The Night- Definitely a nice album and when mention some production of like southern rock of Molly Hatchet and reminded me too of Georgia Satellites actually and they got some catchy enjoyable rock songs of the emerging band with that great power rock sound and it's only their debut. They would be even heavier on the next two albums. And yea a very young Joe Elliot at the time of this record. The band was younger. I own it.
4)Hysteria- Pop and rock catchy good listening songs. Good beating drums and Joe with good singing. The guitar work is pretty good and yeah alot of rocky danceable songs reminds me of my old club dance days. I like it and still put it on when I need a need an old feeling rush to stay up. I'm ok with it. I have it on vinyl.
5) YEAH- It is a better record of covers and T.Rex song is great. And I grew up during the 60's and 70's. Love it also Lynne. And Badfinger's No Matter What and alot of stuff on it. I do have it and like what they did on it. I got it on cd.
6)Songs From The Sparkle Lounge- Heard it and need to have it. It has some catchy rock stuff and decent sound. And makes it a fairly good album.
7) Adrenalize- It tries to but misses with me and that pop slick stuff I don't need with those unmemorable songs. Recorded it on cassette.
8)Def Leppard(2015)-Don't have it. I listen online and find a few songs ok in rock songs and the rest yea stop all these ballads geez.
9)Euphoria - I did get it to like Lynne who doesn't have it ,hoping Vivian would make it a really good album back in their good days and it is where it rocks to a certain degree but nothing grabs you like the earlier albums for some reason that I think I will hum when it comes to Def Leppard song. I do have it and I haven't gave it alot of listens over time. It just hasn't been a go to album. But maybe it could once in a while. Have it on cd.
10)X-The attempts to do anything on this album is criminal for band to fall of a crappy album IMO with exception to the tear jerk ballad Long Long Way To Go that Joe Elliot and company could have released as a single without doing the rest of the album. I don't want it and I don't own it. Heard it online and didn't make through it. Snip tracked it.
11)Slang-The sense to become alternative with Vivian Campbell. Excuse me? It just didn't do it for me and whoa did I find it unlistenable. I have it on cassette. I think still I would dispel in not wanting it anymore.
**Honorable Compilation Mention: Retroactive** Desert Song starts it off with a Zepp Rainbow feel and Joe and the band that make it sound as their own. Fractured Love a building up to the heaviness. Action a very nice heavy Sweet cover. She's Too Touch another heavy rocker. Only After Dark a just heavy rocker sort of catchy. Ride Into The Sun starts of with piano then goes to heavy with good guitar from Steve Clark. From The Inside. A take on drug abuse with ballad of some Irish of decent.. Take it in or leave it. Ring Of Fire. A just continuing rocker that isn't too bad. I Wanna Be Your Hero(original version) goes well a fairly good rocker. Miss you In A Heartbeat(Electric Version) not that bad. When Love And Hate Collide(Ballad redone version with piano)
No matter what of the about 14 tracks the 10 first make it a decent album with the other 4 just decent fillers perhaps. But an underrated batch of songs in the archives to have had a decent album after Hysteria and before Adrenalize. Heard online and need to have it.
I pretty much agree with your lists, except Hysteria came out when I was 11 so that’s the one I got into when I was first getting into hard rock music. I understand why people don’t care for it, but it’s my favorite. Can’t help it.
I think Pyromania is a fantastic album that got played out because of the hits, but really, if you could erase the memory of hearing 'Photograph' and some of the hits ad naseum and start fresh, it's a fantastic album and it does incorporate some of the style from 'High and Dry'. After Pyro though, 'Hysteria' has a few good tracks, but they were a different band completely, one that I never bought another album from.
I was 16 when they toured On Through the Night here in the UK. Catching them on that tour was a highlight of NWOBHM for me, so the album holds a special place. I remember when they played 'Hello America' during the gig, some of us were wondering about them maybe selling out and leaving us behind for bigger things... as you do when you're 16 and a band is at the centre of your musical universe. Ah, those teen years. They can't have been much older - Joe maybe 20? All of us just youngters loving the carefree world of rock n roll. NWOBHM was a good time.
1. Hysteria (there I said it)
2. Pyromania
3. Adrenalize
4. High and Dry
5. On through the night
Obviously I'm not the only person out there that loves Hysteria.
Hysteria is my favourite album also.
1995, 12 year-old teen, amazed with this disc.
All right, the first two records are amazing, but come on, is it the same band from Pyro ?
Three eras =
80-81 = hard rock
83-92 = pop metal
96-now = hmmmm, hard to not be disrespectful (although Slang is a great record, I said it, and Eupho has its moments)
Thank you! Hysteria rules. I was in high school when i discovered Def Leppard and my dad and i bonded over them.
I love Hysteria! One of my favorite albums of all time.
One of the greatest albums of all time and holds a very special place in my heart.
I'm with you!! Love Hysteria.
Hope you review their newest record, I was really surprised at how good it is, easily their best in ages...
I’m in the minority who like both Adrenalize and the self-titled:
12. Slang
11. X
10. Euphoria
9. Songs From The Sparks Lounge
8. Yeah!
7. Def Leppard
6. Retro Active
5. Adrenalize
4. On Through The Night
3. Hysteria
2. High an’ Dry
1. Pyromania
I also like the self titled and Adrenalize.
Both very good albums.
I know Lynne ranked covers album yeah but I was curious about the retro active although it technically was all b sides where that album was ranked
I totally agree with you about Switch 625, it’s a great instrumental and for whatever its worth I have seen Def Leppard in concert at least 6 or 7 times since 2007 and they played Switch 625 every single time.
High & Dry ... #1 No doubt!!!