Album Review
Def Leppard - PyromaniaDef Leppard – Pyromania

Def Leppard have just headlined the Download Festival, playing in front of 80,000 rock music fans, they simply rocked and proved that they are the best arena rock band in Britain and to coincide with their headline show at Download Festival they have decided to re-release two of their best selling classic albums which happen to be ‘Pyromania’ and ‘Adrenalize’, both albums are released in a deluxe edition which features deluxe digipak gatefold packaging with expanded booklets containing rare and unseen photographs and so much more as well as a bonus second CD which features live versions of the songs on the album.

So ‘Pyromania’ was the third Def Leppard album and also one of the most important album releases for the band because it helped bring them in major success, the album has sold over 10 Million copies in America alone since it was released back in 1983, three songs from the album were released as singles and became top 40 hits in the UK singles chart and the songs on the album that weren’t released as singles easily could have been and would easily of charted.

If you talk to a true Def Leppard fan then they would tell you how much they love ‘Pyromania’ and I totally agree with them. The album starts with ‘Rock! Rock! (Til You Drop) a song that has that classic AC/DC old skool rock feel with the stamp along guitar riffs and shout out loud anthemic rock vocals.

‘Photograph’ is a song that Def Leppard release as an single back in 1983 and it is such a classic song and still sounds as good 26 years on, the song features some of the best Def Leppard lyrics ever written, it features some classic guitar riffs, a good guitar solo and really strong lead vocals from Joe Elliott.

‘Stagefright’ is also a strong song as this is something that Def Leppard simply doesn’t suffer from as they have one of the best stage shows I have seen in a long time, the song is slightly heavier than the rest of the material on the album and it features a really strong guitar solo running throughout the whole song.

As mentioned above all the songs on the album are strong such as the other singles ‘Foolin’ and ‘Rock Of Ages’ , both songs rock in their own little way and from listening to ‘Rock Of Ages’ I have finally realised where The Offspring got the opening for ‘Pretty Fly For A White Guy’ from.

Not only is ‘Pyromania’ the strongest album that Def Leppard have ever released it is now better than ever now it includes a bonus disc that features a live concert from the band playing in La at the Forum back in 1983 which features 15 live tracks. If you watched Def Leppard at Download I am pretty sure you are on a mission to find the best Def Leppard album to buy and I don’t think you could go wrong if you started with ‘Pyromania’.

5/5

Review by Trigger
 Band Members
Def Leppard - Band
Rick Savage
Joe Elliott
Rick Allen
Phil Collen
Vivian Campbell
 Track Listing
Disc 1
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

Disc 2 - The Forum 1983
1. Rock Rock (Till You Drop)
2. Rock Brigade
3. High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)
4. Another Hit And Run
5. Billy's Got A Gun
6. Mirror Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
7. Foolin'
8. Photograph
9. Rock Of Ages
10. Bringin' On The Heartbreak
11. Switch 625
12. Let It Go
13. Waste
14. Stagefright
15. Travellin' Band

 Band Related Links
Def Leppard Myspace
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?