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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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Although many music fans were convinced that Def Leppard would become hard rock's next big band, few could have predicted the massive across-the-boards success that its third record, 1983's PYROMANIA, achieved. Many wondered why it was taking the group so long to release a follow-up to 1981's HIGH 'N' DRY, but the finished product was well worth the wait. Not only did it become one of the year's best-selling albums and made the band instant U.S. arena headliners, but it has remained a consistent seller ever since (by 1994, it had reached nine million units in the U.S. alone).
The songwriting and overall sound was more streamlined and succinct this time around--while there are guitar riffs galore, the songs have more of a pop feel. Founding guitarist Pete Willis leftduring the recording, replaced by Phil Collen, who fit in perfectly with the band. The album features such mega-hits as"Photograph", "Rock of Ages", and "Foolin'", as well as a couple of other tracks that could have easily been singles aswell, "Rock Rock (Till You Drop)" and "Too Late for Love". PYROMANIA remains one of the best and most popular hard-rockrecordings of the '80s.
The songwriting and overall sound was more streamlined and succinct this time around--while there are guitar riffs galore, the songs have more of a pop feel. Founding guitarist Pete Willis leftduring the recording, replaced by Phil Collen, who fit in perfectly with the band. The album features such mega-hits as"Photograph", "Rock of Ages", and "Foolin'", as well as a couple of other tracks that could have easily been singles aswell, "Rock Rock (Till You Drop)" and "Too Late for Love". PYROMANIA remains one of the best and most popular hard-rockrecordings of the '80s.
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