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Def Leppard Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits Release Date: 1995 10 31 Label: Island/Mercury Def Leppard was untouchable in the '80s. Over the course of four albums, the band established itself as one of the best and most popular hard rock/heavy metal groups of the decade, scoring a long list of hit singles. Vault compiles the biggest of those hits, as well as selections from their first album of the '90s, Adrenalize, and the outtakes collection Retro Active. Essentially, Def Leppard's legacy rests on two albums: 1983's Pyromania and 1987's Hysteria. On both records, the group created a sleek, shiny brand of hard rock powered by huge, catchy melodies and guitar hooks that owed more to Mott the Hoople and T. Rex than Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. It was a polished but potent sound, whether the band turned out rockers ("Photograph," "Rocket") or ballads ("Bringin' on the Heartbreak," "Love Bites"). Vault has all of the necessary items, from "Pour Some Sugar on Me" to "Rock of Ages." It's not a perfect collection -- it's not sequenced chronologically, it includes too much material from Adrenalize, and the new "When Love & Hate Collide" is simply average -- but that doesn't stop Vault from being a great greatest-hits collection. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Pour Some Sugar on Me Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage 4:52 2 Photograph Clark, Elliott, Lange, Savage, Willis 4:08 3 Love Bites Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage 5:46 4 Let's Get Rocked Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage 4:55 5 Two Steps Behind [Acoustic Version] Elliott 4:19 6 Animal Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage 4:03 7 Foolin' Clark, Elliott, Lange 4:34 8 Rocket Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage 4:07 9 When Love & Hate Collide [#] Elliott, Savage 4:17 10 Armageddon It Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage 5:22 11 Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad Collen, Elliott, Savage 5:19 12 Rock of Ages Clark, Elliott, Lange 4:08 13 Hysteria Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage 5:56 14 Miss You in a Heartbeat [Acoustic Version] Collen 4:05 15 Bringin' on the Heartbreak Clark, Elliott, Willis 4:32 Releases: Year Type Label 2008 CD Island/Mercury 1995 CD Mercury 1995 CD Mercury 1995 CD Mercury 1995 CD Mercury 1995 CS Bludgeon-Riffola 1995 CS Mercury

Group Members: Pete Willis Rick Allen Vivian Campbell Steve Clark Joe Elliott More >> Similar Artists: Poison Dokken Winger Iron Maiden Journey More >>

Influenced By: Mott the Hoople Led Zeppelin T. Rex Queen Van Halen More >> Followers: Winger Britny Fox Dokken Giuffria Firehouse More >>

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