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Def Leppard Greatest Hits
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Def Leppard
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Performer Notes - Def Leppard: Joe Elliott (vocals); Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell, Steve Clark, Pete Willis (guitar, background vocals); Rick Savage (bass, background vocals); Rick Allen (drums, background vocals).
- Additional personnel includes: Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Stevie Vann (background vocals).
- Producers: Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Mike Shipley, Def Leppard, Pete Woodroffe.
- Engineers: Nigel Green, Mike Shipley, Pete Woodroffe.
- Includes liner notes by Peter Mensch, Joe Elliott, Phil Collen and Rick Savage.
- When Def Leppard arrived on American shores with 1980's ON THROUGH THE NIGHT, they were lumped with a New Wave of British Heavy Metal that also counted Iron Maiden part of the movement. Yet even then, the Sheffield quintet's inescapable pop sense separated them from their heavier brethren. As the '80's progressed, Def Lep soldiered on through tragedy, lengthy multi-year stays in the studio and quite a few world tours. VAULT culls the hits from the millions of albums they sold by way of MTV ("Photograph"), soundtracks ("Two Steps Behind"), and obvious sexual innuendo ("Pour Some Sugar On Me").
- Influenced by the glam postures of Mott The Hoople, Bowie, T. Rex and Slade, Def Lep transformed their love of these artists into a sound shaped by Joe Elliott's raspy vocals, the synergy fueled by Phil Collen (who replaced Pete Willis in '83) and the late Steve Clark's guitars, and Rick Allen's punchy backbeat (seemingly unaffected by his loss of an arm in '85). Heavy guitars, sweet hooks and a rare ability to balance a harder-edged side ("Foolin'") with earnest power ballads ("Bringin' On The Heartbreak") show why Def Lep continue to soldier on long after pop-metal's '80s heyday, and they make VAULT a safe worth cracking.
Professional Reviews Spin (12/95, p.85) - 6 - Reasonably Good - "...it might surprise you just how much care went into these seemingly disposable hits....There's something about the desperately American vocalisms of Joe Elliott (who is, after all, British) and the oddness of his lyrics...that pleasently suggests rock as a second language..."
Entertainment Weekly (11/10/95, p.67) - "...the painstaking patience with which these hits were produced (mostly by Mutt Lange) pays off--with Byzantine layering of guitars, sumptous harmonies, and finely crafted pop hooks buried beneath the metal posturing." - Rating: B-
| Format: | CD | | Country: | USA | | UPC: | 0731452871824 | | Studio/Live: | Studio | | Release Date: | 31 October, 1995 |
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So easy to purchase and pay for. Quick delivery. This is definately the way to buy all your books/CD's and DVD's.
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 – Customer review on 30/06/2007
An excellent album consisting of some of their best songs, definitely one of their best. I enjoyed the majority of the tracks on here, but felt some of their best songs were missing.. In spite of this is still a must have album to any fan and for the great price you can’t go wrong.
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– Customer review on 28/10/2006
You could probably buy "Hysteria" and be happy, but what the hell, a bit of variety won't hurt.
In this case, though, I think it is actually better to have the actual albums, they certainly flow together better than this collection does. Anyway, that is bound to happen sometimes, this is one of those times. If you are a completist, get it, otherwise, may as well not.
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– Customer review on 13/05/2006
It's a great showcase of songs to get any foreigner to Def Leppard obsessed with them. My only complaints are the exclusion of any on through the night material, and a lackluster ammount of high 'n dry and adrenalize material. Oh, and Der Kommissar, for your information, Rick Allen lost his left arm
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