Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 1694
Location: Houston, Texas
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Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:01 pm
With more than 65,000,000 albums sold worldwide, including two of the best-selling albums ever issued, Def Leppard celebrates their 25th anniversary and not only continues to sell out arenas around the globe but continues to build on its status as a genuine rock ‘n’ roll icon that keeps on rockin’. How popular is Def Leppard? Only five rock groups can claim two original albums selling 10,000,000+ copies each in the U.S.: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Van Halen and Def Leppard.
Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages: The Definitive Collection (Bludgeon Riffola/Island/UMe), released May 17, 2005, boasts 16 of Def Leppard’s Top 40 hits among the 35 selections spanning its 25-year album career to date. Besides being the band’s first two-CD set, Rock Of Ages also highlights another first--the group’s first new U.S.-issued song since 2002, “No Matter What.”
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Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 1694
Location: Houston, Texas
Posted:
Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:12 pm
Attesting to Def Leppard’s amazing and enduring success, when U.K.-released with a different tunestack, the compilation became the highest charting debut of 2004 and was gold within a week. The band’s previous “best of,” 1995’s Vault, has sold 7,000,000+ copies worldwide and is U.S. triple platinum. Vault has remained on the Billboard Top 200/Top Pop Catalog Albums Chart since its release, enjoying annual sales of nearly 500,000 copies.
This spring, Def Leppard takes its hits on the road co-headlining the Rock ‘N Roll Double Header Tour with Bryan Adams, performing at minor league ballparks across the country. The band will also solo headline shows in additional markets.
Def Leppard’s debut album, the platinum On Through The Night (1980), is represented on Rock Of Ages by “Rock Brigade” and “Wasted.” The double platinum High ‘N’ Dry (1981) yields “Switch 625,” “Bringin’ On The Heartbreak,” “Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes),” “High ‘N’ Dry (Saturday Night),” “Another Hit And Run” and “Let It Go.”
1983’s blockbuster Pyromania hit #2 and 10 times platinum, with its “Photograph” and “Rock Of Ages” Top 20 and “Foolin’” Top 30. Rock Of Ages adds its “Rock Rock (Till You Drop),” “Too Late For Love,” “Die Hard The Hunter” and “Billy’s Got A Gun.” 1987’s #1 Hysteria soared to 13 times platinum with the #1 “Love Bites,” #2 “Pour Some Sugar On Me,” #3 “Armageddon It,” Top 10 “Hysteria,” Top 20s “Animal” and “Rocket,” and “Women.” The triple platinum Adrenalize (1992) debuted #1 led by the Top 15s “Let’s Get Rocked” and “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad?,” Top 40 “Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)” and “Heaven Is.”
From the 1993 platinum outtakes collection Retro Active are the Top 15 “Two Steps Behind” (acoustic version) and Top 40 “Miss You In A Heartbeat.” From Vault is the then-debuting “When Love & Hate Collide”; from subsequent gold albums are “Work It Out” and “Slang” from Slang (1996) and “Promises” and “Paper Sun” from Euphoria (1999). The band’s most recent CD, X (2002), contributes “Now.”
Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 62
Location: West Orange, NJ
Posted:
Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:25 pm
Def Leppard has always been my facorite band since Hysteria. I think the 90's gave them, as well as many rock/metal artists the brush off for the new polished teenie pop music that dominates our FM airwaves.
I think Leppard's "X" album was very underrated. The majority of that album was incredible, and it was a shame that the industry didnt support it.
The covers album they are releasing in September called "Yeah!", I think is going to be great. 1 they are mostly obscure covers, so for most fans it is like listening to new music. Sure the critics will trash it probably, but us true fans will enjoy the music they make!
I was sure I posted a reply right away on this one, but I dont' see it here.
Def Leppard is one of my all time favorites. Top 5 probably. I started listening to Leppard with their first album, On Through The Night They still had that early Brittish Metal sound to them, guitar tone wise, similar in tone to the first couple Maiden albums. The songs were definatively Leppard, vocally and very melodic though. Rock Brigade and Hello America....good stuff. The whole album still smokes.
They kept it coming too! High and Dry, Pyromania and they were just getting started.
Pyromania is my favorite album by Def Leppard. Hands down. But I listen to all the ablums pretty regularly. A bit less from Hysteria because I hear the songs on the radio pretty regularly though.
If ever they return to Seattle, I will be there and I ain't F,F,F, Foolin'
