Def Leppard 'Hysteria': C/D?

Why not buy yourself a candy-coloured, frilly blouse instead? They're kinda the same thing anyway.

I'm more of a peasant-dress kinda gal. Y'know, earthier colors, nothing too loud.

48) The little sad sweet chime that ends "Women" after a final last bit of megabombast.

I remember be very happy When Iwas in the concert.

My Like for the rock is Hysteria.

Both bands are outstanding.

Yeah, strongo, by '91, I think it was more of a choice between "Let's Get Rocked"/"Make Love Like a Man" and grunge.

More like '92, but close enough. Contrary to popular belief, there was very little grunge on MTV and the radio in 1991, beyond "Smells Like Teen Spirit," which didn't even really get played until mid-November.

This thread is strangely both tedious and enjoyable.

You're fired.

Yes, they are outstanding. From within the pantheon of rock greatness, you can look out the window and see Def Leppard and the Stone Temple Eunuchs outstanding on the lawn, peering in.

Def Leppard will re-issue their 1987 release 'Hysteria' on October 16th. The re-mastered double disc will include all of the 'Hysteria' b-sides, live b-sides, remixed tracks and exclusive artwork. Track listing is as follows:

'Hysteria' re-mastered:

1. "Women"
2. "Rocket"
3. "Animal"
4. "Love Bites"
5. "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
6. "Armageddon It"
7. "Gods Of War"
8. "Don't Shoot Shotgun"
9. "Run Riot"
10. "Hysteria"
11. "Excitable"
12. "Love And Affection"

'Hysteria' B-Sides:

13. "Tear It Down"
14. "Ride Into The Sun" (1987 Re-Recording)
15. "I Wanna Be Your Hero"
16. "Ring Of Fire"

Disc Two:

'Hysteria' Live B-Sides:

1. "Elected" (Live In Tilburg, Holland)
2. "Love And Affection" (Live In Tilburg, Holland)
3. "Billy's Got A Gun" (Live In Tilburg, Holland)
4. "Rock of Ages" (Live In Tilburg, Holland)
5. "Women" (Live In Denver)

'Hysteria' Remixes:

6. "Animal" (Extended Version)
7. "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (Extended Version)
8. "Armageddon It" (The Nuclear Mix)
9. "Excitable" (Orgasmic Mix)
10. "Rocket" (The Lunar Mix)

'Hysteria' B-Sides Continued:

11. "Release Me" (performed by STUMPUS MAXIMUS & THE GOOD OL' BOYS)

50) "hysteria, when you're near"

That being said, there are no rules without exceptions, and in the case of hair metal, Def Leppard were among the most obvious exceptions.

Great songs, great harmonies, great production. "Photograph" was a better single, but I still see "Hysteria" as a better overall album than "Pyromania", and certainly one of the better album of the somewhat dodgy music year that was 1987.

Incidentally, why did they release the singles in that order? It makes sense to release two rockers first and then a power ballad, but why "Hysteria" over (at the time) "Love Bites"? Isn't "Love Bites" *clearly* the better/shmaltzier choice for a band seeking a radio hit? Or is this my hindsight talking?

I was a big fan of the album at the time, but didn't get on board (along with millions of others) until "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and didn't even realize that it was the fourth single until months later. So I don't have any firsthand recollection of how the first three singles were received.

No, I meant that if the #3 single was going to be a ballad, why release "Hysteria" instead of "Love Bites"?

I'd never seen this vid before -- the one that always used to air featured the band playing on a huge concert stage (IIRC, the same one as the video for "Armageddon It"). The "living room" video looks a bit amateurish, so did they simply film a new one once the album went mega?

Animal>Hysteria>everything else on Hysteria

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god, no. def leppard? you've got to be kidding me...potentially the worst band of all time. and I speak from a position of assumed hometown loyalty.

it is my birth name, yes. and although I was brain-baffled by an excess of red wine last night, which led to some overly vicuperative spouting off, I stand by my statement. horrible band. the kenny G of rock.