Pyromania - Def Leppard

...far the guys came between Pyromania and High'n'Dry in terms of song writing. It's fairly speedy stuff, with plenty of harmonic vocals and a guitar duel a la "Hotel California" (albeit not as accomplished). This is certainly my favourite song in the album. Song rating: 10/10 Song 6 - Foolin' ================ One of the weaker songs in the album but still a pleasant song to listen to. Starts off slowly. This is the closest the album has to a ballad ...
...9/10 Conclusion ========== Pyromania exudes quality from start to finish and it's little wonder that some people still feel this is even better than Hysteria. I'm not entirely decided as to that point. Certainly lyrically it is better with Songs 5 and 10 being real belters in that department. In terms of mass appeal to today's newer Leppard fans brought up on ballads and sweet-sounding soft rock sounds, this is perhaps not what they might expect ...

Tickled_Pink 21.09.2002 (22.09.2002) · Read full review
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I bought Pyromania after buying Hysteria and having never listened to a track on it. I expected much of the same, but found it to be slightly heavier in it’s songs and there seemed to be more variety in the songs and their lyrics. The best songs are Too Late for Love and Rock of Ages. Listen to the beginning of Rock of Ages and you will see where the Offspring got some of their lyrics from in “Pretty Fly for a White Guy”. This was the last album ...
...arm in a road accident and maybe that’s why you can tell that it’s rockier than what they have done since. This album didn’t really hit the heights of the charts in the UK, but it managed to get to number 2 in the US, only beaten by Michael Jackson’s Thriller. If heavy metal of the 80’s is your scene then I would highly recommend adding this to your record collection. ...

andybain 12.07.2000 · Read full review
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Yes, in my opinion it is. Perhaps I was just at that age, where I was looking for that "classic" album in my life (approx. 17 at the time). I had caught approx. 10 seconds of the video for Rock of Ages, on a video show, and, was hooked. On the Monday after that, I went out and bought the album (yes an LP). And, listened to it each day, for about 2-3 months. I just couldn't get enough. It was head and shoulders above the rest of the heavy metal ...
...Rock Rock ('til you drop), as still used commonly as an opener for their concerts. Rock of Ages, is still going strong as a concert favourite. Foolin' occasionally get's an airing also. As for the other's, Die Hard The Hunter, Billy's Got A Gun, et al, are all superb. It's just a shame that this was the last album that Rick Allen made before he had his accident. Who know's what Def Leppard could have been/still can be, if Rick Allen hadn't lost ...

bugsystewart 31.07.2001 · Read full review
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