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| 1. Rock Rock (Till You Drop) - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| 2. Photograph - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Mike Shipley | |||
| 3. Stagefright - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| 4. Too Late For Love - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| 5. Die Hard The Hunter - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| 6. Foolin' - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| 7. Rock Of Ages - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| 8. Comin' Under Fire - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| 9. Action Not Words - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| 10. Billy's Got A Gun - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Rock Rock (Till You Drop) - Def Leppard | |||
| 2. Rock Brigade - Def Leppard, Tom Allom | |||
| 3. High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night) - Def Leppard | |||
| 4. Another Hit And Run - Def Leppard | |||
| 5. Billy's Got A Gun - Def Leppard | |||
| 6. Mirror Mirror (Look Into My Eyes) - Def Leppard | |||
| 7. Foolin' - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| 8. Photograph - Def Leppard, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Mike Shipley | |||
| 9. Rock Of Ages - Def Leppard | |||
| 10. Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard | |||
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Def Leppard, Britain’s greatest arena rock band, release a deluxe editions of the classic album Pyromania. Having sold over 65 million albums worldwide since their debut release in 1980 and proved themselves one of rock music’s hardest working and consistently powerful live bands (playing to over 50 million fans in the last 15 years alone), this timely deluxe expanded edition is a must for any discerning music fan. Def Leppard remain one of only five rock groups who can claim two separate original 10 million plus selling albums in the US (Pyromania being one of them). The others are The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Van Halen. The "deluxe edition" will feature deluxe digi--pack gatefold packaging with expanded booklets containing rare and previously unseen photographs, comprehensive sleeve-notes telling the story behind the album and includes images of rare single covers and memorabilia from the period. Liner notes come from Rolling Stone’s David Fricke. Pyromania, Def Leppard’s third album originally released in 1983, was the album that took the band to the global stage. Produced by Robert "Mutt" Lang, the album sold over 10 million copies in the USA alone and spawned the huge singles "Photograph", "Rock Of Ages" and "Foolin'". The deluxe edition features a re-mastered version of the original album and a bonus disc of a previously unreleased 15 track show from the LA Forum in 1983.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Not before time that the original 1983 (and that's when it was actually issued on CD) is finally updated. For an album that's sold over 10 million copies it's pretty shoddy that it's taken this long for Mercury to finally get around to revamping it. But here it is at last and it's a nice package too. The original Pyromania CD sounded horrible. This remastered version still sounds horrible. Not Bob Ludwig's fault but the fault of a crap recording and mixing. Harsh, compressed and tinny, typical of a Mutt Lange production where layer upon layer of detail saturates the sound to breaking point. Hysteria was little better. Doesn't hide the fact that it's still a brilliant album - a real rock album back when rock music was believable. The good time sounds of Rock Rock Til You Drop and Rock Of Ages sit beside melodic gems like Photograph and Too Late For Love which in turn are happily placed next to more epic titles such as Die Hard The Hunter and Billy's Got A Gun. Sheer brilliance and when you listen to their first 2 albums you can tell it's the culmination of their abilities. Incredibly they topped this with Hysteria, one of THE best albums EVER!!
Disc 2 is where the real value comes in. Not having officially released a proper live album in their entire career (!!) to get a full disc of an early live show is about as good as it gets. It shows they didn't need the studio technology to hide behind - they really COULD cut it live too. Back in the day Joe Elliott had a terrific range in his voice and it's apparent here. The amazing twin guitar assault and Rick Allen's powerhouse drumming before the accident that cast the first bad spell upon the band. Possibly better than the studio versions because they're natural.
Informative notes by ace journalist David Fricke as well as additional photography make up the booklet and the fold out Deluxe Edition packaging is colourful and pleasing to the eye which enforces the fact that physical media is still way superior to downloads and must never be allowed to die.
So, don't expect sonic revelations with the remastering. It's better and it doesn't resort to compressing the sound to appease low-fi Ipod dwellers but it proves that there are limitations to what technology can do.
Now, how about remasters of On Through The Night and High N Dry. Let's not forget these exist because they're flippin' great!!
Disc 2 is where the real value comes in. Not having officially released a proper live album in their entire career (!!) to get a full disc of an early live show is about as good as it gets. It shows they didn't need the studio technology to hide behind - they really COULD cut it live too. Back in the day Joe Elliott had a terrific range in his voice and it's apparent here. The amazing twin guitar assault and Rick Allen's powerhouse drumming before the accident that cast the first bad spell upon the band. Possibly better than the studio versions because they're natural.
Informative notes by ace journalist David Fricke as well as additional photography make up the booklet and the fold out Deluxe Edition packaging is colourful and pleasing to the eye which enforces the fact that physical media is still way superior to downloads and must never be allowed to die.
So, don't expect sonic revelations with the remastering. It's better and it doesn't resort to compressing the sound to appease low-fi Ipod dwellers but it proves that there are limitations to what technology can do.
Now, how about remasters of On Through The Night and High N Dry. Let's not forget these exist because they're flippin' great!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A must have because of the amazing live performance from 1983. It captures DL at their raw and energetic best. It has a number of songs from their first 2 albums which is why it is so special. I also (off the back of his live second Cd) bought their new mirrorball live album which is also fantastic. Both Cds well worth the money.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Its been been a long time comin' but its here now! The remastered PYROMANIA disc is excellent.Just set your stereo to your fave settings,put on your headphones and the old CD of pyro, play for a couple of songs and then swop over to the remastered version and listen to the same two songs again-excellent! Disc two is the classic L.A. Forum live gig from 1983. This really is a must-have item for all def leppard fans.
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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
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
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
Hysterical about this reissue
This is the type of reissue that gives most others a bad name. You could spend hours debating which is the best album between Pyromania and its follow up Hysteria and still be... Read more
Published on 14 July 2009 by gea
One of the best rock albums of all time
One of the best rock albums of all time re-mastered, but sadly ruined by the discs being the wrong way around. Yes, that's right, Disc 1 is disc 2 and disc 2 is disc 1. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2009 by Mr. A. L. Burlington
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