![]() They’d had albums that had been enormous in America. Pyromania had done great but I don’t think we’d gotten the royalties in yet, so we were probably still on a wage.Ĭliff Burnstein, co-manager: We only put out three singles from Pyromania because we thought, “Why go further? You’re going to have a new album out in a couple of years.” We probably left a lot on the table with that record.ĭavid Simone, Phonogram Managing Director: When I came in to Phonogram, they were already working on Hysteria. Joe Elliott, lead singer/co-founder: We set up shop in a house in Dublin and invested in a few little four-track recorders. 3, 1987.ĭef Leppard Hysteria 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Courtesy of Donovan PR However, its success was far from certain when it came out Aug. 3). In the end, Hysteria spent 78 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart - the most weeks spent in the top 10 for an album by a rock band in the chart’s 61-year history. ![]() The album spawned an extraordinary seven hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 - including an impressive six top 20-charting smashes. 25 biggest album ever on the Billboard 200 chart in 2015. Hysteria, a meticulously crafted rock masterpiece infused with elements of pop, new wave, glam, and even rap, turned into one of the defining albums of the ’80s, certified 12x platinum by the RIAA and named the No. “We didn’t quite know how the response was going to be because they were out of the marketplace for so long and when we last left them, they were a hard rock band in 1983 with a hard rock audience,” recalls Cliff Burnstein, who managed the band with Peter Mensch. Costs ballooned to nearly $5 million and almost four years passed by the time Def Leppard released Hysteria (so named after an off-the-cuff comment by Allen) on PolyGram imprint Mercury in the U.S. However, I want to give “Hysteria” and “Love and Affection” an honorable mention since they are more underground, and I hope you will enjoy them.But then almost everything that could go wrong did, from the catastrophic car accident that cost drummer Rick Allen his left arm to spending eight expensive, and ultimately wasted, months with the wrong producer. I have to choose “Love Bites,“ “Animal” and “Armageddon It” to suggest as timeless picks. Lastly is “Love and Affection” to close off the album they hit it home with this ballad featuring some great guitar and smooth lyrics it really does finish off the album quite well. This one is a bit repetitive and doesn’t really carry the oomph the other songs have. “Excitable” certainly has the weirdest opening of any track on the album. It has a blend of a softer tone throughout the song and the background vocals fade off to close the song out. This track has a great solo to match the tender harmonies. Then comes the self-titled song “Hysteria” that sounds like it came straight from a John Hughes movie. After that is “Run Riot,” a song dedicated to loosening up and being willing to break some rules in life. “Don’t Shoot Shotgun” is surprisingly the one not about war but rather seems to be about a gorgeous woman who is an intense lover. Up next is the anti-war anthem, “Gods of War.” This tune comes with a slightly different approach as Def Leppard uses speeches by major political leaders at the time. Next is “Armageddon It,” another timeless, positive song that never stops being good. It is hard to say something about this song that hasn’t been said many times before. This song has been played in almost every stadium, as well as many commercials and movies, and I believe everyone has had to hear it once in their live. One of Def Leppard’s most iconic and well-known songs, “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” is featured on the album. “Love Bites” is a spectacular ballad with killer vocals and lyrics for listeners to feel the band members’ emotions and connect to the song. The third song on the album, “Animal,” is a great song about passion with a solid intro to carry the ‘80s magic to match the vocals. This transitions into “Rocket,” a song filled with great harmonies and a very catchy chorus this one comes off as a major tribute to the rock legends the band looked up to when they were young. “Women” opens the album and tells a story about how important love is and how crucial it is to for a man to love, citing the Bible as Adam was empty without Eve. ![]() “Hysteria” by Def Leppard brings some of their most known and best hits. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it’s only appropriate to cover an album filled with some classic ‘80s love songs. ![]()
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