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Pyromania

~ Def Leppard
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Product details

  • Audio CD (15 Jun 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
  • ASIN: B000001F2V
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,997 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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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Amazon.co.uk Review
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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The dogs, 8 Mar 2004
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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.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Caution: May cause you to be a lifelong Leps fan, 3 Feb 2005
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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!

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Album Ever...?, 20 Oct 2002
By Mr Pee (Northampton (a town I'm proud to be)) - See all my reviews
The naivety of 'On Through The Night' promised nothing like this, while the excellent 'High 'N' Dry' layed the foundations but...Jeezus, this album was amazing. Probably the one that made stadium (or poodle) rock the monster that it became. Opener Rock rock (till you drop) showed no compromise and kept the Leps true to their metal roots. However, this was a band determined to show that they could leap way beyond the NWOBHM from where they came.

Photograph took the world by storm, and rightly so. A gorgeous, melodic rock homage to one of the century's most beautiful icons.

Stagefright was to start the live set for many years to come, while the stunning Too late for love would leave the audience gagging for more. One of hard rock's greatest tracks, both on vinyl (or disc) and espcially live. Together with Bringin' on the heartbreak (from High 'N' Dry), the Leps would never sound this good again. Die hard the hunter became a classic, while Foolin' was an (almost) over-produced piece of stadium rock genius. It's an orgasmic statement of intent that Leppard have struggled to match in the years since.

A similar theme continues as the Leps churn out more rock classics until the incredible Billy's got a gun brings the amazing experience to a dramatic close.

Like many of the Leps' earlier and later lyrics, this might sound like a cliche, but they really don't make 'em like this anymore. Which really is a great shame.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars This was when the Lepps hit the big time ... will in the States.
This is the album that influenced the sound of rock from the mid-80's onwards. Often overlooked by the press the are two kinds of rock. Pre-Pyromania and post Pyromania. Read more
Published 4 months ago by G. M. Radcliffe

5.0 out of 5 stars Leppard Excellence
There are a few albums that personify my youth and this is one of them. Pyromania is a classic album, ahead of its time and there isn't one duff track. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Brian V. Burford

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than hysteria
Just thought I would add to the praise by saying that this is up there with the best rock albums of all time: unlike Hysteria, this has no duff tracks, every song is brilliant... Read more
Published 13 months ago by K. D. Wilding

5.0 out of 5 stars The best
I first heard this album aged 13, and it blew me away. Since then, I've been a huge Leppard fan. The album remains as fantastic and influential as ever - a benchmark on how to... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2002 by Dr Nick

5.0 out of 5 stars Def Leppard set the world alight!
Def Leppard came of age with this their third album, as Mutt Lange's influences come to the fore. "Photograph", "Too Late for Love" and "Foolin" are... Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2002 by M. D. Rathbone

5.0 out of 5 stars Leppard Mainia At It's Best
This album from Def Leppard is just brilliant. I could tell straight away what the quality of this album was going to be like just by listening to the first track "Rock Rock... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars even if you don't like the leps, this is a great one...
this is one of th best musical compilations i have ever had the good-fortune to purchase - i even have this on VINYL!! Read more
Published on 28 Oct 1999

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