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General Information
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Artist...............: DEF LEPPARD
Album................: Hysteria
Released.............: 1987
Genre................: Heavy Metal
Duration.............: 1:02:32
Number of Songs......: 12
Cover(s) Included....: Yes
Audio Format.........: MP3
Bitrate..............: CBR 192
Hz...................: 44,100
Channels.............: Joint Stereo
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Release Notes
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Track Listing:
01-Women-05:42
02-Rocket-06:37
03-Animal-04:04
04-Love Bites-05:46
05-Pour Some Sugar On Me-04:27
06-Armageddon It-05:24
07-Gods Of War-06:37
08-Don't Shoot Shotgun-04:26
09-Run Riot-04:39
10-Hysteria-05:54
11-Excitable-04:19
12-Love And Affection-04:37
Album Review:
Where Pyromania had set the standard for polished, catchy pop-metal, Hysteria
only upped the ante. Pyromania's slick, layered Mutt Lange production turned
into a painstaking obsession with dense sonic detail on Hysteria, with the
result that some critics dismissed the record as a stiff, mechanized pop
sell-out (perhaps due in part to Rick Allen's new, partially electronic drum
kit). But Def Leppard's music had always employed big, anthemic hooks, and few
of the pop-metal bands who had hit the charts in the wake of Pyromania could
compete with Leppard's sense of craft; certainly none had the pop songwriting
savvy to produce seven chart singles from the same album, as the stunningly
consistent Hysteria did. Joe Elliott's lyrics owe an obvious debt to his
obsession with T. Rex, particularly on the playfully silly anthem "Pour Some
Sugar on Me," and the British glam rock tribute "Rocket," while power ballads
like "Love Bites" and the title track lack the histrionics or gooey
sentimentality of many similar offerings. The strong pop hooks and
"perfect"-sounding production of Hysteria may not appeal to die-hard heavy metal
fans, but it isn't heavy metal -- it's pop-metal, and arguably the best
pop-metal ever recorded. Its blockbuster success helped pave the way for a whole
new second wave of hair metal bands, while proving that the late-'80s musical
climate could also be very friendly to veteran hard rock acts, a lead many would
follow in the next few years.
- Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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