Back after a long absence, in between other writing and musical activities.
Back after a long absence, in between other writing and musical activities.
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Del Leppard really pulled all the stops out on this album. After drummer Rick Allen's accident, and after massive US success but lukewarm acceptance at home in the UK, they were really up for it this time - and they spared themselves nothing. "Hysteria" was that rare record, a hard rock, metal set which still crossed the boundaries and appealed to a much wider audience. The first single, "Animal", was heavy enough to be lapped up by the fans who'd supported them from the beginning, but still sounded like a great pop single on the radio. "Armageddon It" showed a keen sense of humour if it wasn't such a great song, and "Pour Some Sugar On Me" made a great stadium rock song. On the power serious side, the power ballad "Love Bites" was one of the great rock love songs of all time, and "Gods Of War" showed they could handle serious issues sensitively as well. My only niggling comment about this album was that on the whole it sounded a bit too over-produced. A little more rawness, particularly on some of the more raunchy tracks, would have helped. But a glance at the chart statistics speaks for itself. Several million punters can't be wrong!
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Probably Def Leppard's best album and certainly their most successful,Hysteriapretty much ... more
sums up 1980s hard rock: catchy, tuneful and fun. It's also one of the few albums from the period that doesn't sound dated now, and singles such as "Pour Some Sug...
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Def Leppard's album Hysteria sold over 17 million copies, produced seven hit singles and ... more
brought worldwide superstardom to the band in 1987.After the success in America of the album Pyromania, Def Leppard went into 'exile' in Dublinto begin the writing...
Probably Def Leppard's best album and certainly their most successful, Hysteria pretty ... more
much sums up 1980s hard rock: catchy, tuneful and fun. It's also one of the few albums from the period that doesn't sound dated now, and singles such as "Pour Some S...
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Probably Def Leppard's best album and certainly their most successful, Hysteria pretty ... more
much sums up 1980s hard rock: catchy, tuneful and fun. It's also one of the few albums from the period that doesn't sound dated now, and singles such as "Pour Some S...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
Aug 20th, 2000
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