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Track Listings
| 1. Rock Rock (Till You Drop) |
| 2. Photograph |
| 3. Stagefright |
| 4. Too Late For Love |
| 5. Die Hard The Hunter |
| 6. Foolin' |
| 7. Rock Of Ages |
| 8. Comin' Under Fire |
| 9. Action Not Words |
| 10. Billy's Got A Gun |
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Def Leppard's rock sensibilities shot them right to the top of the charts in the 1980s. On their third album, Pyromania, the band reconciled new wave melodicism with heavy metal and catchy hooks without compromising any of its edge. The album has sold over 10 million copies, due in part to heavy rotation on MTV. But even without their ubiquitous television presence, anthems like "Rock of Ages" and "Foolin'" still had the stuff that drove the kids crazy. Bursts of screaming guitars and simple power riffs joined forces with choruses that begged to be shouted along to. Guitarists Phil Collen and Steve Clarke may have provided all the pyrotechnics on Pyromania, but the focal point of Def Leppard's sound, particularly for their teenage female fans, was singer Joe Elliott's voice (and, of course, his hair). The record--an essential brick in the foundation of '80s metal--also contains the hit "Photograph". --Steve Gdula
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
What more can be said? This is the canine's nadgers of metal albums. It contains 'Photograph' a record so perfect that it makes me weep to hear it. Lock the door, plug in the air guitar and attain musical nirvana.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Often overlooked by the music press, who seem to prefer Hysteria, I think that Pyromania may be the best thing Def Leppard ever did. Don't get me wrong, Hysteria is amazing but this, for me just steals it by a shade. At this stage Steve Clarke was still alive and Rick Allen still had not had that awful car crash. During the making of this album second guitarist Pete Willis was to leave to be replaced by the dazzling talents of Phil Collen.
This is the album that said "Hello world, we are Def Leppard, take notice!", especially in America where "Photograph" made them household names. Produced by Mr. Shania Twain, (Mutt Lange)it features the excellent rockers Comin' Under Fire, Foolin' Rock Rock Til You Drop, Billy's Got A Gun and Stagefright. All these tracks are mint and sadly apart from Foolin' seldom seem to feature in the live sets nowadays. Photograph is up there with Love Bites as one of the only songs to start me blubbing.
Action Not words, Die Hard and of course Rock of Ages (unter glieben glauben globen, what an intro!)add to the rockers making this one of the few albums in the world to not have any bad tracks. Guitar playing, singing, everything about this album is spot on. If you do not own this and like classic rock you need your head examined! If you want to get into Def Leppard start here, buy everything but Slang and be hooked for life!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Lucioperca
Format:Audio CD
Many people would probably vote Hysteria as the best Leppard album as it spawned a succession of chart releases but for me this album is their finest. Pyromania changed everything for the band, it launched them in America and set the trademark sound and format which the band stuck to for several successive albums. Love or loathe his big hair and unfeasibly tight jeans .... there is no denying that Joe Elliott has a fantastic voice and it forms as much a part of the Leppard sound as the music. This album is full of tremendous thumping tracks and if pushed to nominate a favourite I would go for Photograph ... however, Stagefright, Too Late For Love and Die Hard The Hunter are also notably strong tracks.
We have Planet Rock playing at work all day every day and in the last 18 months, they have regularly played more tracks from Pyromania than any other Leppard album. Which must be a fair indication of how well regarding this piece of work is. A very good buy.
We have Planet Rock playing at work all day every day and in the last 18 months, they have regularly played more tracks from Pyromania than any other Leppard album. Which must be a fair indication of how well regarding this piece of work is. A very good buy.
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Christmas present
This item was brought for a Christmas present to replace the original version my husband has on tape. I know he'll love it.
Published 5 months ago by Tarina
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Paromania
Ok once it arrived tuck long than promised Just happy it arrived thanks to the team who kept me in the loop when it nevered arrived on time
Published 8 months ago by Maddog
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic album
Classic album, love the songs, great riffs, love the 80's sound.
Very important cd for the metal, recommended for every fan.
Very important cd for the metal, recommended for every fan.
Published 11 months ago by Yaniv Riahi
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Live and proud
A must have because of the amazing live performance from 1983. It captures DL at their raw and energetic best. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Tink
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Rock Age
A precursor to the seminal Hysteria, Pyromania was full of energy and steeped in the rock sound of its time. Read more
Published 23 months ago by ratmonkey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Half a great album
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Published on 12 Feb 2011 by richarduklondon
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Pyromania
"Pyromania" is Def Leppard's breakthrough album, at least in terms of the U.S. Why it wasn't so big in the U.K leaves me rather baffled, however, success would come in the U. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2009 by Shaun
5.0 out of 5 stars
Back to the scene of crime - and commit it even better!
Pyromania was a tough choice for a heavy metal fan like me in the beginning of the 80's. NWOBHM was big then. I loved the first Def Lep LP. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2009 by A. Antero
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth it just for the live disc.
Not much needs to be said about Pyromania. While certainly not as well known in the UK as the two follow ups (Hysteria and Adrenalize), it is simply a great album with no filler. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2009 by G. Heywood
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic that was ahead of its time.
I'm a big fan of rock music, so it would be hard for me to pick out one album as my favourite of all time. However, if I simply had to, I'd probably pick this one. Read more
Published on 28 July 2009 by Brian V. Burford
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