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| 1. Rock Brigade |
| 2. Hello America |
| 3. Sorrow Is A Woman |
| 4. It Could Be You |
| 5. Satellite |
| 6. When The Walls Came Tumbling Down |
| 7. Wasted |
| 8. Rocks Off |
| 9. It Don't Matter |
| 10. Answer To The Master |
| 11. Overture |
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
ROCKS OFF!!!,
By Stotty (Bolton, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On Through The Night (Audio CD)
People always associate Def Leppard with the kind of sugar coated, big haired, commercial rock they dealt out in the late 80s and early 90s. However, that was not always the case.
'On Through The Night' was Leppard's debut album and came out at a time when heavy metal was enjoying a resurgence in the UK in 1980. This album sees the band taking their place besides bands like Iron Maiden and Saxon, who spearheaded the rebirth of metal at the time, and it's a quite remarkable debut, when you consider how young the band members were back then. The first three tracks, 'Rock Brigade', 'Hello America, and 'Sorrow Is a Woman' get the album off to a storming start. The first two being good balls out rockers with good riffs and lots of energy. The latter being a haunting, dark, brooding ballad. 'Wasted' and 'Rocks Off' are a good pair of galloping metallers and both 'Overture' and 'The Walls Come Tumbling Down' show an epic side to the band. The whole album has echoes of Thin Lizzy, UFO and even Judas Priest at times, and the enthusiasm and energy with which the band rattle through these tracks make 'On Through The Night' a really entertaining album to listen to. It's a shame that the band have tried to distance themselves from it. Anyone who has any doubts about Leppard's hard rock credibility, based on the music they have made post 1984 needs to unearth this one.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The start of an amazing career!,
By Phil (Bedfordshire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On Through The Night (Audio CD)
The first album from Britains finest rock band. Although this album doesn't have the same slick production of 'Hysteria' and 'Adrenalize' it more than makes up for it in pure energy and adrenaline.
A good first album with some strong catchy tracks on it. If you are one of the gazillion people who bought 'Pyromania' 'Hysteria' and 'Adrenalize' and wonder how Def Leppard started out, this is a fantastic insight into a bunch of teenage rockers making the music they so clearly love! RECOMMENDED!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hard Rock to Soft Rock, pity!,
This review is from: On Through The Night (Audio CD)
This is Def Leppard's debut album from 1980 and by far their heaviest hard rock offering.
Unfortunately, they found their fame and fortune, by playing Stateside radio friendly rock on their following albums. I suppose, you can't blame them for that. This album is hard rock through and through, no weak tracks or fillers. I remember the first time I heard the raw energy of "Rocks Off" so many years ago, and that track still sounds great today. British heavy rock pounds out with "Wasted", "Satellite", and what an awesome guitar riff on "Answer To The Master". They show their song writing talents on "When The Walls ... and the finale "Overture". The dual guitar attack of Steve Clarke and Pete Willis is captivating throughout, their riffs and solos are memorable and original. It's a pity (well for me anyway), that songs like Photograph from 1983's Pyromania, catapulted them into stardom and then into the world of American pop rock.
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