Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)

[E-Z]

The last of the GREAT Def Leppard titles.

It's no On Through The Night, but I haven't spun this in awhile and am going to this week sometime for sure.

ON THROUGH THE NIGHT

Everything that came after was S**T!!.

METALPRIEST RESPECT METALHEAD

 

[Riff Raff]

Rocket was good, Love Bites wasn't a bad song either, some of the ballads I enjoyed and looking at Hysteria on its own merits it deserves the accolades it gets but Id take High n Dry and Pyromania above that album.

 

[coltrane2]

We will never hear its like again. Every single note was the result of blood, sweat and tears and god knows how many takes. All that would not matter a jot if not for the classic, classic songwriting.

The guitar sound in particular is just beautiful: mulit-layered and zipping from ear to ear like razorblades.

Just incredible.

 

[METALPRIEST]

ON THROUGH THE NIGHT

Everything that came after was S**T!!.

METALPRIEST RESPECT METALHEAD

I did like everything up to and including Hysteria a LOT, but On Through The Night will always be my favorite.

 

[Lynch]

I love this album and it would rank #3 all time from the band (for me) behind Pyromania and High n Dry. The biggest problem this album had was that it got beat to death on the radio for many many years. But it is a VERY solid album.

 

[Sara]

I have so much love for this album, it's such a feel-good record! I still whack on a bit of Pour Some Sugar when I'm getting ready to go out somewhere, it hypes me up so much and it's got groove. I love belting out a bit of Animal and Armageddon It too, everything about this album brings a smile to my face. I've also written a quick review of it on my blog if anyone's interested.

 

[Sweaty]

I have the album but don't play it anymore, I prefer their early stuff they are much better, this is too cheesy now

 

[Riff Raff]

I have the album but don't play it anymore, I prefer their early stuff they are much better, this is too cheesy now

Kinda how I feel about the album too, its good to listen to occasionally but I much prefer Pyromania and the albums before it.

 

[Sweaty]

Kinda how I feel about the album too, its good to listen to occasionally but I much prefer Pyromania and the albums before it.

Shame really, I think they aimed it more at the American market and it was overplayed so now I listen to it once every few years

 

[Metal Head Mike]

Great Review. I used to hate the song Pour Some Sugar On Me. But I can enjoy it now after all these years. Here's my favourite track from the album.