Reviews (page 5 of 9)
This is Def Leppard at their best! It’s them doing exactly what they do at the peak of their power. And you know eh.
I didn’t like this as much as Pyromania, once again the delivery is great but overall the songs did not click with me as much. Pour Some Sugar On Me is a worthy standout
It's big hair 80s rock.
It was fine
Glam rock tal vez? Está bien, pero no es mi tipo. Siento que es muy bueno para baladas románticas y recordar buenos tiempos de épocas pasadas No sé si hay alguna canción que en mi caso pueda destacar, pero el álbum por completo es muy fiel en su concepto Entiendo también su alcance y popularidad, me recordaron muchísimo a Bon Jovi (no son los mismos) Buenos solos y musicalmente fuertes
Hard one to evaluate! I feel like I aught to like this more than I do I'm a sucker for sampling stuff like the Apollo mission for songs, so "Rocket" had an appeal to me (I very much enjoy Public Service Broadcasting). It's a rare case where I think the drums stole the show for me I think the glam-ness of this puts me off. There's a character to songs like "Animal", "Love Bites", and the title track "Hysteria" that make them feel like stadium fillers, but they just feel very vacant to me? Really hard feeling to nail down. Harder stuff like "Run Riot" are a little more my taste by comparison There's some cool guitar, not so much cool bass, and I'm left overall feeling a little eh. I think this is a 2.5 for me, but if I round down I'd be putting it with some stuff I really did not like so I think it's a 3
I didnt really like it that much
⭐⭐⭐ Soundet är väldigt daterat och låtmaterialet är inte jättestarkt men det är något som gör att det ändå funkar. Kan nog tänka mig att lyssna på albumet igen även om det inte är det första jag väljer men några enskillda låtar är ändå ganska röjiga. Blir en 3a. Bäst är Rocket, Animal, Pour some suger on me
A full hour of cheese. How has this made it into the top 1001?
Undeniably catchy, for sure, even if it's kinda repetitive. It's like walking through a museum of things that had tremendous value 40 years ago, but are aesthetically tedious outside its cultural context.
It was ok 80's rock. A bit too long, if they had cut it down by about half I'd probably have bumped it a star.
I recoiled a bit after seeing that this goes for 60 minutes, just a bit fed up with long albums recently. This album has lot of very much 80s-sounding guilty-pleasure anthemic rock songs that somehow all sound like could be contenders for singles; like my goodness gracious that's impressive for a 60 minute album. I was a fan of the A-side of the album, the B-side was a bit lacklustre compared to the first half. My expectations weren't high, because you know, 'glam metal' and all. Definitely not too shabby of an album, not sure if I would want to return to this album. This is an album I think best fits as 3.5/5.0, as I think does it's job well but still has some flaws - like it sounding very generic and predictable. So, yeah it for sure exceeded my expectations which helped the time go by faster. Highlight Song/s: "Women" and "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
I have known this album for some time. Animal is catchy. The Hysteria main riff is quite nice. The pop-y-ness is a bit much for me
fun, but kind of default. unsurprising
It was okay. Hadn’t heard these guys before. Probably not a go to, but worth the listen.
I like the playing, it's great. I don't like the singing and the songwriting. Too glammy for my tastes. I understand that this is an important record from the time, but for me it's an unfortunate 3/5
Like it 3/5
Hysteria is the last vinyl LP I ever bought, and it still holds a warm place in my heart. It’s a perfect example of late 80s metal-ish rock, but it feels a little weird listening to it today. It feels too of-it’s-time.
Just ok to me ngl. Never been a huge Def Leppard fan
Wow. Despite never having owned this album, I knew most of the songs. They all sound quite similar, with lyrics designed to appeal to teenaged boys. There are enough “OH YEAHs” that even the Kool-Aid man would say, “Damn, that’s a lot of OH YEAHs.” While I would never listen to this album by choice today, I give it three stars because I, too, was once a teenage boy, thinking about girls and watching MTV (back when they played music videos), sneaking beer, and singing off key. It was a different time.
Album 33/1001. Listened 4/29/2026. Yes, it's 80s rock, but I do like, and it aged better than I expected. Probably won't spin it often, but I enjoyed listening to it.
80s arena rock feels so soulless. Pour Some Sugar on Me is iconic, but the rest of the songs are just all very much the same as each other. Pretty poppy and each song is a full minute or two longer than it needs to be. We don’t need over an hour of 5+ minute songs. It’s ok but doesn’t wow me
Hair metal bands were always laughably bad IMHO - but this one wasn’t actually half bad but still formulaic and repetitive.
Not really my era but I did enjoy this one.
Sobre saliente, increiblemente disfrutable, siento que si lo escucho un par de veces mas podria llegar a gustarme mucho más.
muy bueno, un par de buena sbaladas aprbado, igual odio q sean solo 5 estrellas necesitaria 10 a veces xq tres es mucho y dos es poco, seria litad de tabla 5/6 estrellas de 10
Not a bad band, but were never really my thing, even though a load of my mates were into them. More 'adjacent' to what I listened to
Glam rock through and through. Not a bad album and definitely has some highlights. I don’t think a deaf leopard would enjoy this very much though
If you’re looking for cheesy 80s stadium rock, this album should be at the top of your list. I was not looking for it, but here we are anyway. I vaguely remember my step cousin, who was a huge Metallica fan, having this tape in his car as the token non-Metallica option. So I guess there’s that too.
Ahh the sound of the late '80s...
Good album. A 3,5
A solid classic rock album overall, but doesn't really stand out for me. Their is a reason why only one of the songs on here is very well known. Not bad at all but not exciting for me. Top Songs: Pour Some Sugar On Me, Rocket, Hysteria
Bon, c'est un groupe fort sympathique, mais je suis pas sûr que deux albums soient vraiment nécessaires dans la liste. Enfin, je suis pas non plus mécontent d'avoir ça à écouter, parce que ces derniers temps, les albums ont eu tendance à pas être foufous... Il faut aimer le hard rock/metal des années 80 pour l'écouter, celui-là, surtout qu'il fait quand même plus d'une heure. Mais ça tombe bien, moi j'aime bien. Et si on peut largement lui reprocher d'être pas mal formaté (tout est fait pour être radio-friendly), je le trouve efficace et souvent très accrocheur, même s'il est pas aussi bien que celui que j'ai écouté auparavant. Grosso modo, je suis très partagé entre mon goût pour le metal de cette époque et ses sonorités parfois kitsch et le fait que je sais que certains savaient être dans leur temps sans forcément être formatés (l'album The Prophet, d'Omega est un excellent exemple). Je vais éviter de surnoter et mettre un 3.
Running a fine line between euphoric and making my skin crawl
Just enough pop hits to get a pass mark cause there is a bit of crap as well
Have never been able to get into Def Leppard
Would be a four if the back half were stronger but this is a lot of fun. Only really demands much because the songs go on for so long but rarely overstay their welcome individually.
much better than i expected! quite samey but still generally solid enough for me to enjoy spending time with it
First two songs are ugly, then it hits the favorites. They figured it out.
Love the production this album will always stir up something. But the lyrics are so cheesy on many of the tracks that I can’t bring myself to give it more.
I think the exposure to new music and genres through this site is the reason why I enjoyed this. That’s being said this album is probably 30 minutes too long but definitely fun and gets me amped up.
Ni slabo
Animal Rocket Pour some sugar on me
Hard-Rock, 1987 -> 3
I mean it’s exactly what you expect. You know what Def Leppard is about. Personally I’m only occasionally interested in this kind of music, but it’s the Platonic ideal of it so points for that
Wasn’t a fan at the time but it is pretty slick and has held up ok.
honestly not much to say about it- its fine ig? like. normal dad core
3.5 Stars A lot of things songs are too long for what they are but the ones that hit unfortunately do hit.
I've never listened through a Def Leppard album before, but I thouroughly enjoyed listening to this! I was quite to surprised to discover I loved the other tacks way more than the hits! A solid Glam Rock album!
Uendelig lang, og såvidt gøy å høre på.
Harry, men jammen litt fengende også. Trekker ned at plata er over en time lang.
There are some greats on here. But as a whole I think I can only give it 3 stars. Not terrible for an 80s album for sure though
Cheesy 80’s rock that’s so over produced it sounds like AI. Was a monster when it came out, but only good for a bit of nostalgia now.
This is exactly the kind of music I think of when I hear the phrase "Hair Metal", despite it not really being metal at all. I'm not a huge fan of the subgenre, but I can appreciate some of it. Everyone of a certain age is familiar with a lot of this album whether they were fans or not, but I actually think the best song on here is Rockets. It's got an interesting progression and hook. The rest of it is butt rock. I mean it's all butt rock, and it's fun, but it's nothing too deep or honestly that engaging any more. Good stuff, I just didn't grow up with it so it doesn't really hold the power over me that it does for a lot of people.
It's hair metal - hard to hate, difficult to truly love. 3.5
3 out of 5, second Def Lappard album for me on this list after Pyromania. This one fell short compared to Pyromania but still entertaining.
Fav- pour some sugar on me 3/5
Hahaha this album makes me laugh. It’s so ostentatious & egregious. Very well represents where rock went after the 70’s. Pour some sugar on me is incredible
Deaf Leopard? More like Slippery Fish
Not for me but was enjoyable.
This may have been the first time I listened to this all the way through. Pretty ok to good. Not Quite my cup of tea though.
Has some great hits on it. That said this area of rock isn't my favourite like at all. If we consider the big genres, rock is by far my all time favourite, but this glam metal sub-genre isn't to my liking that much. It has such a specific sound. Each time I hear any song that's part of it, I'm transported back to my teenage self when I would hang out with my friends at this place in my tiny town that always played this type of music. That's a bit unusual cuz I was a teenager like 5 years ago. So, hearing this album filled my nose with a powerful cig smell and my mouth with a strong beer taste. Alright album, but it's better in smaller doses if you ask me. I'd listen to a song here and there from time to time.
A few good songs
Slickly produced and of its day a huge album not really my thing but I give credit where its due
I wanted to like this more than I did. I have nothing against Def Leppard, but this production was SO glossy, and SO overwrought, it just sounds like a muddy mess. It's good, not great. 5/10
What has nine arms and is actually a bit better than you would expect, given its contemporaries?
Cool, in a certain kind of way
This is pretty good album, I prefer Pyromania myself.
I already knew several songs on this album and possible have listened to the full album once or twice before. It starts off strong, and has some very big hits, the best of which is Pour Some Sugar On Me. This album has some killer guitar work, and the guitar tone is perfect. However, I feel the album is a little uneven in song quality and a bit too unvaried in terms of sound. I would listen again, but honestly I'd prefer to just listen to a few songs instead of the whole album.
Fully expected to hate this album, but found it really enjoyable. I guess they just know to make music in Sheffield.
This is so cheesy it's kinda great. Biggest disappointment is Armageddon isn't about their drummer losing his arm. That would've been hilarious.
A fun album and lots of great songs for the first half of the album. Lots of energy but could have been half the length of album.
This one is a harder one for me. It's a great example of pop metal that was insanely popular and the songs are just downright catchy. But, for actual metal fans, this was nowhere near as good as pyromania - just produced (over produced) to a completely different level to appeal to the masses
Fun.
It's not bad but nothing special to me
LITE ROCK HELL YEAH!!! Pour some sugar on me är så nostalgiskt från GH tiderna back in the days. Women, Rocket, vilka bangers alltså. Det här är right up my alley när det kommer till rockmusik. Roligt på Gods of war när den bytte tonart typ 50 gånger också haha. Excitable, vilket intro HAHAH, ARE YOU EXCITABLE x10, riktigt driv i den också 7/10
i mean like its a good album pues, pero like i wouldnt listen to it again, pero no me quejaria si lo pusiesen pues, como que preferiria otrto.
Not really a fan of that stereotypical 80s rock sound in this way. 5/10
I'm a Def Leppard fan, one of the first albums I bought (my parents bought for me but I got to pick it) was a Def Leppard album. THAT album is superior to this. I dont know that anyone needs to hear a Def Leppard album before they die but if they did its Pyromania. While Pyromania is clearly very polished rock aiming for the charts this is a damn set of antique silver its so polished for the charts in comparison. That being said it is a perfect reflection of its time and its 7 hit singles speaks to how successful this record is/was.
Lively and entertaining
Was surprised to see how many radio hits came from this album. This album is ridiculously horny, like holy hell.
is it a classic? yes. is it too long? also yes.
This is when they jumped the shark in my opinion. Doesn’t help that some of these songs I have heard a million times
I’ve heard this 100,000 times…doesn’t hold up over time..cool in the 80’s but doesn’t hold up
I don’t mind this, but I wouldn’t seek it out to listen to.
it's fine. musically it's fun. but I'm sick of listening to lyrics that sound like they were written by guys who've never had a meaningful non-sexual interaction with a woman
It's like a dumbed down synth pop version of Van Halen. It has some good parts. The singer has bad technique. He has more power, but he doesn't use it. Sounds like a funny voice. Favorite song: Animal.
I mean, it's fun, but it also well and truly overstays its welcome.
this was my moms music when she was in high school so it holds a special place in my heart favorite tracks: women animal
I'm torn. On the one hand, it's the epitome of vapid hair metal at the tail end of the 80's. On the other hand, my inner 12/50 year old really vibe with it.
I was familiar with the name of the band, but I couldn't have named an album or song. It was a band I always told myself I should listen to, but never got around to it. Until now. I found the music so uninteresting that I didn't even get annoyed by it. Irrelevant. 3/5
Apparently they set out to make Oops! All Hits and you can definitely hear it. Diving hard into the pop side makes this more enjoyable in 2025 than I expected.
A solid rock album. Nothing groundbreaking. I only knew Pour Some Sugar On Me so this album did not have the memories aspect. That’s why it gets 3/5.
Album 1001 of 1089 Hysteria - Def Leppard (1987) Rating : 3.5 / 5 This is one of those albums where it’s hard to really knock it, but just as hard to get excited about it. The songs are enjoyable, the hooks are there, the musicianship shows up when needed, and the vocals and production are exactly what they’re supposed to be. It’s polished, professional, and undeniably well made. That said, it never really goes over the top for me. Everything stays in that same comfortable, radio-friendly lane the whole way through. Nothing offends the ear, nothing really surprises you, and nothing made me stop what I was doing and think, now that’s something. It’s pleasing - just not gripping. The best way I can describe my reaction is the Clark Griswold Grand Canyon moment: I’m going to listen. I listened. It’s over. What’s next? There’s nothing wrong with the experience, but there’s also nothing that lingers once it’s done. I get why this album was massive and why so many people love it. For me, though, it lands firmly in the category of a strong “meh” - solid, competent, and easy to listen to, but not one I’ll feel compelled to revisit anytime soon.
I think there's a really dated sound that a lot of like the arena rock stuff from the 80s has, like Journey and these guys and stuff like that. And it's charming, it reminds me of my childhood, but it also kinda grates on you after a while. It's not bad perse, but its not exactly good any more either. Favorites: Rocket, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Excitable
Recognised quite a lot of these, not bad but not where I'm at these days. Good to see Sheffield bands the list though!
Animal Love Bites Pour Some Sugar on Me Hysteria
We listened to this non stop in junior schools as 12 year olds. My judgement will definitely be distorted with nostalgia. Its mostly VERY cheesy hair rock ...but so many memories associated with this album that I am going to rate it way higher than it probably deserves. i still remember half the songs lyrics. It does deteriorate significantly as the album progresses though. realistically it is a 2.5, but I will give it a 3
"Animal" is alright. Mostly meh here for me, I'm in the 3 category. I remember the video for "Pour Some Sugar On Me" though.
I'm never quite sure if Def Leppard is glam metal, rock, or pop. I guess that's what leads to a lot of their appeal, they are accessible to people in multiple genres. This album in particular has a lot of mainstream appeal due to the sheer radio-friendly and approachable songs on it.
I like the plasticky production on this. That side of it feels like a step up from Pyromania but I'll never be convinced by Joe Elliott's vocals. They work best here when they are smothered with the enjoyably over produced harmonies. Why is it so long?
Que temazo por some sugar on me che
These guys have a one armed drummer! I gave this a real listen. I didn’t hate it. I can see how these guys could be enjoyable. I mean it sounds fun the whole way through and I know the hits. In the end this hair metal rock just is not my jam. It all feels a little surface level.
While the songs sounded similar, I enjoyed every single one. I can't really explain it, but I did recognize 'Pour Some Sugar on Me'
It was fine.
Big dumb fun, but my appreciation ends there. Metal albums released in 1987 that deserve to be on this list more than this one: Nightfall - Candlemass Scream Bloody Gore - Death Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I - Helloween Killing Technology - Voivod Pain of Mind - Neurosis Abigail - King Diamond Crossover - DRI Among the Living - Anthrax Not to mention the countless recordings of bands that didn't make it because they lacked the funds, reach or otherwise means to become successful in the corporate rock age.
Def Leppard perfects the commercial pop strain of heavy metal, and with that, all joy of what the genre should be is gone. The only Hysteria here is in lamenting the death or a genre.
Was familiar with the singles of this album but had never listened all the way through (was more of a Pyromania kid). Actually, was more than familiar with the singles - they were omnipresent in 1987. At 8 years old I had a fake guitar (couple of pieces of wood nailed together) with which I mimed 'Love Bites' over and over- weird song choice, but it was on a mixtape I think either me or someone else dubbed from the radio. 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' of course was the biggest hit and a legit crazy good song, even if it, at times, sounds like Mother Goose gone insane. The production is the thing here, though. Mutt Lange (husband of Shania Twain, and call me crazy but there are several tracks on this album that could be Shania songs) produced the hell out of this. It's borderline avant-garde at points, somehow sounding still futuristic despite its dated qualities. The album starts with one of the more mediocre songs on the album, 'Women', followed by 'Rocket' which struck me as willfully obtuse. Finally, 'Animal' begins a string of undeniable bangers and the album really takes off. Couple of filler songs late in the tracklist and it should have ended at 'Hysteria'. Sonically, it's not too much to call this a masterpiece but the album as a whole doesn't quite live up to the talent behind the boards.
This is certainly one of the albums of all time. While I have no doubt it would blast my face off in the live setting, it's very long and samey. I honestly got very tired by the end of it because no song on here is distinguishable from any other. Definitely a time capsule.
The good: by far the best one-armed drumming performance I've ever listened to. I always felt he should have a prosthetic arm with a permanently twirling drum stick. I kinda like Love Bites. The bad: a lot of the lyrics are aggressively bad. It makes me remember how very much EVERYWHERE this album was for years when I was in high school. It seemed to linger far, far too long for the quality of the music. The rest: Mediocre arena rock, but it's broadly bland enough to appeal to lots of folks who don't like to think about their music all that much. Or listen too closely. Now that I think of it, perhaps this set the template for modern Country! Pyromania is a MUCH better DL album.
I unironically love the guitar tone on this album. There is something about the palm-muted staccato runs, wide vibrato on bends and whammy-bar dive-bombs that just scratches an itch nothing else can. I have heard Pour Some Sugar On Me too many times to be able to enjoy it anymore, but the rest of the album was pretty fun to listen to in the background. Track picks for me are Women, Hysteria, and Gods Of War.
I thought this album was decent. It had some good songs on it. But a lot felt really similar and a lot of them felt pretty poppy to me
This sounded like I just listened to power 97 for an hour and 2 minutes. But with that being said it did make me want to grab a leather jacket, some hairspray, and some ripped jeans and a lighter and wave it around in the air (the lighter not the jeans). This was 80s rock to its core, Tres Clasique, either love it or hate it. I sit somewhere in the middle. Due to some of the songs like Pour some sugar on it or whatever, just kinda annoying. I guess its still undeniably a classic song, just overplayed to shit within media, so its kinda ruined for me. Can almost hear the New York Dolls (#Throwback) a bit within their sound, maybe Def got hit with some trickle down effect of their music, or perhaps even some direct inspo. Love Bites was 100% my favorite, so good! The buildup and then the payoff, like WHAM BHAM thank you MAM. I DONT WANT TO TOUCH YOU TOO MUCH BABBBEYYY, just makes me want to belt out to the heavens, like cmonnnn. Also their drummer has one arm?!?! That deserves some bonus points. 7/10
I always thought Def Leppard was way more metal than this, didn’t know they were this soft glam rock group. This works great at an 80s themed party, but not really anything I’d put on for serious listening. ’Pour some sugar on me’ is something everyone has heard, and has a catchy chorus, no doubt. ’Hysteria’ was an unexpectedly good rock ballad as well, but in the end it’s just not my jam so hard to judge entirely. Strong 3 for what it is feels reasonable?
Man, this felt so formulaic—over-polished, overproduced, and very repetitive. The lyrics are questionable (maybe not metal’s strong suit), with all the chanting, etc. It also felt quite samey. I read somewhere that this album produced a lot of singles, which doesn’t surprise me, but all the singles sound the same. I put this on at the gym because I thought it would be a good fit. I wouldn’t recommend listening to Love Bites while lifting— the cringe of “When you make love, do you look in your mirror? Who do you think of? Does he look like me?” was just too much. It wasn’t all bad; their formula does work at times. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” is a good song, and “Hysteria” stood out to me too. Middle-of-the-road 3. I can see why thrash took over soon after this.
Def Leppard is zo'n band, waarvan je de naam kent, maar geen enkel nummer. Je kent eerder het nummer van de Bloodhound Gang, waar hij meerdere keren zingt "the drummer from Def Leppard has only got 1 arm!". Daar had ik de wiki niet voor nodig, maar die wiki is sowieso wel een groot feest. De drummer heeft zoals gezegd maar 1 arm door een auto-ongeluk. De twee gitaristen werden de Terror Twins genoemd, niet te verwarren met de Toxic Twins van Aerosmith, omdat ze zich kapotzopen en een ietwat kwade dronk hadden. De ene gitarist heeft zich definitief voor een laatste keer kapotgezopen, de andere gitarist heeft daardoor de alcohol toch maar afgezworen. En dan kom ik nog een zekere F1-coureur tegen die ooit een gitaarsolo heeft gedaan voor een later album. Heerlijk. De muziek dan, de 80s komen de kamer weer volop binnen met veel synths en galm. Bombastische stadionrock/metal met een glamrandje eraan. De drummer heeft maar 1 arm, maar daar heeft hij ook voldoende aan, want eigenlijk is het vrij traag allemaal. Regelmatig kan er meegezongen worden, a la Bon Jovi, een stadionrock-gimmick. Het album ging blijkbaar als zoete broodjes over de toonbank, want het staat in de lijst van meest verkochte albums (lees ik ook weer in de wiki). Het is leuk om een keer te luisteren, maar ik weet niet of ik hem mee zou nemen uit een eurobak voor de platenverzameling. Een nummer of twee is wel tof, maar het klinkt eigenlijk allemaal hetzelfde en het album duurt zowaar meer dan een uur. Dan begint het op een gegeven moment wel iets te vervelen.
Great album and an all time classic, probably one of Def Leppard's best.
Wouldn't put it on but enjoy hearing the singles on the radio enough. A cassette of this and Queen's Night at the Opera got me through some boring supermarket shifts once upon a time.
Not usually a big fan of this hair metal type stuff bit this wasn’t bad and even Jess said it’s not bad
3,3/5
It's stupid and fun and a total cartoon.
3.5
I want to start paying more attention to these albums because my head's in the gutter - I think this was good? Maybe? Starting to blend together a bit with every album on either side, and I think that's maybe a reflection of the music but mostly one of me
One long song
The kind of rock I like. 3.5/5
80s rock is not my thing but this was alright
No private session used for Spotify. I remember when this overhyped album came out, it was everywhere and it sickened me. It's not there best work, that being Pyromania, it brought Def Leppard to the masses with quite literally sugary rock songs with keyboards. Now that I have said that, and am listening to it, it is a lot of fun. Oh yes, Def Leppard, two words, they couldn't spell either correctly.
Guilty pleasure.
Better than Coldplay
This is probably the most 80's sounding album I have ever heard (derogatory). It sounds really dated, but it was big at the time. Mid 3.
Well, they were certainly a force back in the 1980s, so it's hard to question this selection on the 1001 albums list. They weren't my cup of tea, but I can't deny they were at the top of the heavy metal hair band pyramid in their time. Watching their videos today, though, they definitely give off a Spinal Tap vibe.
Most succesful album of the Hard-Rock dinosaurs.
Huge, anthemic, loud, stupid. The riffs, when they're actually present, are a ton of fun, both for me and (presumably) for Def Leppard. The run of tracks Pour Some Sugar On Me / Armageddon It / Gods Of War is heavily riff-focused, and to good effect. Part of the latter's riff reminds me (tragically) of the main guitar tune from ABBA's Voulez-Vous. A lot of the songs don't have any interesting musical elements to make the listener come back for a second run-through. Run Riot and Excitable are two examples. They really don't live up to their respective names. Regarding the song Hysteria: Muse did it much better, but this version's still alright. All of side 1 is pretty good, explaining why all six tracks were released as singles. As a (technically) first-time listener of Def Leppard, I'm tempted to say they come off as a knock-off Guns N' Roses. The two bands sound pretty similar. Both are the easily-dismissable "hair rock" that swamped the 80s popular music scene. So clearly these guys are trend-followers, and since it's a bad trend (as agreed by most listeners), and they do it noticeably worse than Guns N' Roses, I can't really give this a 5. Knock it down to a 3, actually, because the album took up much more of my evening than it had business doing. The tracks drag on, solo after solo, chorus after chorus... The shortest track, Animal, is still a bit of a slog at over 4 minutes, and the album in its entirety is over an hour. You need prog-rock levels of slow, interesting musical ideas to justify that. 3/5 Key tracks: Rocket, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Armageddon It
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Yeah it's ok, produced to the max pop rock that has its moments and also is too sterile at times.
Ok, so Rock of Ages blew my ears off when I heard it first week of middle school (6th grade). I loved, loved, loved that song. This album produced a number of major hits - no doubt a major part of 1980s radio and culture. I must say my taste for this music remains back in the 6th grade. This album is better than Pyromania and can be fun but is too tedious, too much over produced fluff, has nothing to say. Nostalgia value earns it a point. 3/5
OK they may not be Sweet, but I do quite like these guys 😅💪
Is it generic? Yes! Is it a bad listen? No?
Fengende puddelrock. Dabber av litt mot slutten.
A very middle of the road hair metal album with some frankly cooked production choices. Pour Some Sugar On Me is fucking massive though. 3.1/5.0 Best Song: Pour Some Sugar On Me
Black sabbath aah rock
Solid album. I like the brash, strong energy. Listened to it while mowing and it was really hitting.
De primeiro momento, achei que seria um hard metal, mas no momento que dei play, percebi que era um rock. A música tem uma batida boa, estilo Every Breath You Take. Lembra MUITO EBYT Me faz sentir como se estivesse ouvindo nos anos 80, sentada no capô do carro e ouvindo com aqueles disco. Ai agora eu to dirigindo no carro azul, música na rádio e eu vibrando. Acho engraçado que a primeira música é sobre histeria, pq eu tava estudando sobre há pouco tempo. Deus, oq você quer dizer com isso?🤨 A música é boa, eu gostei 8/10
Pravi rock mediokritet, jedan od onih što su zapravo za 2.5 zvjezdice.
Probably my least favorite genre of rock is '80's Hair Metal. This is just not for me. And Pour Some Sugar on Me sucks Best Song: Animal Rating: 5/10 Stars: 3
I've been trying to figure out how to enjoy this unironically and it turns out that I'm too much of a smug douchebag to do so. Three stars!
Really enjoyed this throwback album to my youth. Wasn’t a fan of a lot of 80s glam/hair rock, but these guys were prolific. This album is full of everyday plays from then.
I know everyone expect me to hate this album. When you find the right hair/heavy metal band, there's a kind of weird sincerity to it. I'd like to hope that all members have agreed that they weren't really that cool. I like to hope there is a bit of embarrassment for the mass of shredders in cover bands with Zoom multifx pedals. I did actually watch (without even knowing any song on the album) a documentary on this album when I was sixteen. I remember being vaguely impressed that they tried hard to vary the guitar parts (all three of them!) across each song so that they each played a different part (wild for 16 year old me, trust me!). Each song played with aggressiveness, but there is kind of a catchiness that cancels out the stuff I don't really like. Hysteria was a good example of this. Pour Some Sugar on Me is a bit crud, but I found a few high points. Not enough to admit to anyone I was listening to it... 3 stars. Don't tell anyone.
This is like the time your close friend broke up with his girlfriend. He is devastated, but you are delighted cos you always thought she was a drag, and when they were dating he would never come out and party with you. Now it is the weekend, and it is your duty to lift him out of the mire of sadness and self-loathing that he has enveloped himself in. How do you do this though? Pretty simple really. Get a couple of your other close friends together, and get cross-eyed drunk. You all get dressed up in your best clothes. Denim vests, tight jeans, and more Lynx Africa body spray than the Surgeon General would ever approve. You're gonna go out and get wrecked. You're gonna go to the busiest night clubs, and you are gonna walk in like you own the show. Will everyone notice you? Of course. Will all the lads in the bar wish they could be like you? Obviously. Will every girl in the bar immediately lust for you? Duh. Will they get a chance to try and tame one of you wild stallions? Absolutely not. This is a night of brash, loud, arrogant fun. You'll show up at the club, you'll drink more vodka than the rest of the bar combined, you'll become the envy of everyone in the room, and you'll leave without ever seeing anyone again. Then you'll go to the White Lady Diner for a cheap burger where the four of you will discuss how great each of you are.
Trump has started gold plating everything in the Whitehouse. McDonalds sells a double big mac. A Ford F150 doesn't even get near the top 10 list of biggest pick up trucks. We live in a time of excess and Hysteria, despite coming out 38 or so years ago, fits perfectly into this world. Excessive production, vocals dubs, big guitars, striking drums. It is peak hair metal pushed to its limits. I'd cry if I googled the budget for this album. And the problem with excess is it usually comes off as tacky. That is the case here. It doesn't feel authentic. There is no real soul or passion. This is music tailored to sell big. Trying to find meaning and depth to the lyrics is like trying to figure out why Christopher Luxon thought it was a good use of tax payer money to fly himself and Albanesr to the top of a mountain for a photo opp. If you want to hear the album that killed hair metal and brought forth Grunge, Thrash, Alternative, then this is it. 3 stars as despite all this the title track, Hysteria, rips.
I will give credit where it's due for the impact the album made but I won't be listening to this album again.
the leopard is pretty good at singing for being deaf. also this is NOT hysteria by muse. still solid. 6/10
I enjoyed it
I came into this knowing: a) Def Leppard was hugely popular; b) among music knowers, they're considered better than a lot of their contemporaries/comparators (Poison, Tesla, RATT, etc.); and c) the hits on this albums ("Love Bites" "Pour Some Sugar on Me" "Hysteria") and Pyromania. I groaned when this came up and expected to find myself plodding through some tedious buttrock that I'm superior to. And... I actually really liked a lot of it. I think the lyrics are dumb, and I don't really like the singing voice either, but I get it. Some of the tracks I may have never heard ("Don't Shoot Shot Gun" "Run Riot") are buttrock, but kickass buttrock. It's overproduced, but in a way that actually really suits the music. It's... kinda good? I'm sort of amazed this is what I've concluded.
Individually each song is fine but as an album, it palls after a while and by the end I was glad it was over.
Quite a few good songs, but the album is tarnished by the slick production and overall softness. Also, outside of the singles, there isn’t much to root for. Album is at least 20 minutes too long
This might have been the first CD I ever purchased? It really sounded unbelievable back in the day. But man, it's not something I need to come back to.
def leppard is my favorite hair metal band but this album is still mainly carried by the singles
75/100 some incredible songs and the rest is just pretty good
so easy to listen idk right for this moment
I hate “Pour Some Sugar On Me,” so I fully expected to hate the album as a whole, but it actually wasn’t bad. It’s basically the music equivalent of junk food. When you think of the most cliché, basic “rock,” this is the sort of thing that comes to mind - and I truly don’t mean that as a slight against the album. It’s effective, and it’s fun. Too long, though.
Blast from the past 7/10
80s quasi hard rock masterpiece. If it was 1989 I'd have probably given this 5 stars but having not listened for 2 decades it just didn't sound anywhere as good as I remembered. I waffles between 3 and 4 but I had to resist the urge to skip tracks more than normal so went 3.
3/5. Production value is crazy good here, and the stadium choruses work really well in each song. The main downside here is the length of the album. Yes, it goes hard in each song, but I do lose track as each one has similar riffs and repeated drums. They would really benefit from trying different time signatures and making their music a little more complex, it seems like they have the skill. But I guess there is skill in making catchy and accessible music. Plus the slower metal ballads break the continuation for the better. Best Song: Pour Some Sugar On Me, Hysteria, Women
Not as good as Pyromania, but better than later stuff.
Some real hits. But the album, as a whole, didn't gel for me.
pas spectaculaire j’ai l’impression d’être dans une annonce de motos J’aime bien Don’t Shoot Shot Gun
OK'ish heavy pop
Dated and cheesy, but not hard to listen to. And I’m an absolute sucker for Pour Some Sugar on Me.
Some of the most dated, corny, hilarious music there is. But I love it.
I’ll start off by saying that the album cover is way too metal looking for their sound. But this is a solid 80s rock album that I enjoyed front to back. I had a hard time not picturing their one armed drummer absolutely mashing throughout the entire album. (3.5/5) Favorite tracks: - Animal - Pour Some Sugar On Me - Hysteria (Muse?!)
I don't feel anything about it and I'm too bored to listen to it till the end
Fun to listen. Has some really good radio hard Rock tunes. Can't fault Def Leppard for doing that. 3/5
Liked better then other Def Leppard album
Better than expected but sometimes doesn't live up to it's own promise. Hysteria is hardly hysterical
80s hair band to the max, which isn't my genre in the slightest. It doesn't do anything for me which puts it in the 3 category for me.
Straightforward power rock pop. Big hair, check. (Wait--what's with the bald guy?) Two guitars, check. Generally avoided a collapse into being a ballad band that befell other groups. Would have been even better if they had been Australian as they no doubt are in an alternate universe somewhere.
-i was not thrilled to listen to this tbh. i thought it would be cheesy and gauche. i was kind of right? but i did end up enjoying a lot of it -it’s far from the best hair metal i’ve ever heard, which i suppose isn’t the highest bar for me. but i can really appreciate the energy and cultural impact something like this would have in the 80s -Favorites are Animal and Gods Of War
Yeah I didn’t really know them apart from name. Very 80s sounding, I feel like if I had listened to it as a kid it would have felt very nostalgic, maybe it reminded me of something I did listen to as a kid. I don’t know. Probably not my favourite tbh
Oh yes just what I’m always wanting to listen to…more butt rock.
Alkupuoli erinomaista poppis/glam rockia, mutta levyn toinen puolikas alkaa vähän toistaa itseään. 3/5
Alright
3.5
3.5
This was a ridiculously consistent album, and that's what they intended, but that's the problem. It's too much. Every song is trying it's hardest to be a big single and it's exhausting. Not all are as good as one another. I ynom Love Bites was most enjoyable and I can see myself listening to that and a few others like Hysteria again but it's a bit much and a bit bland for an hour.
Listening to this made me realize that I have heard more Def Leppard songs than just 'Pour Some Sugar on Me' (which is a certified banger.) I'm less of a fan of the ballads, but I enjoyed this album much more than I thought I would.
Very polished, very 80s stadium rock. Though not much of the emotional depth or grit that makes music enduring or interesting remains left from Mutt Lange's production process. Oh well, I'm sure the memories this album evokes are more interesting, at least, than the album itself, sonically.
Nothing special, nice enough.
Fun, albeit a little dated, album with an annoying amount of filler.
80's stadion(hard)rock met een stevig randje glam. Dat dit lelijk oud is geworden staat denk ik buiten kijf. Tegelijkertijd schuif je het naar binnen alsof het popmuziek is. Waar dit vroeger misschien hardrock was is dit tegenwoordig toch wel geschikt voor het hele gezin denk ik. Dit kan zowel op Arrow Classic Rock als Sky Radio. Met een speeltijd van iets meer dan een uur vind ik het wel een wat lang album, maar verder kan ik er weinig op aanmerken. Een product van z'n tijd. Als tijdcapsule is het nu nog wel geinig. Je moet dit vooral niet te serieus nemen denk ik. Deze is voor de mannen van eind 50 die elke weekend in hun garage aan hun motorfiets staan te werken om maar niet bij de vrouw op de bank te hoeven zitten. Drie sterren.
норм, но звучит уже старовато.
Not really a fan of this but nothing really bad here either
Good for the genre.
Se nota el paso del tiempo, ha envejecido regular. Baja nota en la grabación y producción.
I'm not the biggest hair metal fan, but I enjoyed quite a few of the songs on this record. I was also surprised most of the songs are 4-6 minutes long. I guess people's attention spans could handle it back then.
There were more songs on here that I liked than I expected. But it was still just pretty generic hair metal that could probably have stayed in the 80s. Pour some sugar on me is an all timer tho
Like many other 60 year old white American men, I enjoy some Def Leppard. Unfortunately this is not their best work. Pyromania is the apotheosis of the slick Mutt Lange iteration of the band while On Through the Night showcases the rough and ready version.
Let me paint a picture for you. 1985 Buick century. 2 tone, tan and brown. Windows down. Hysteria on the cassette player. 16 year old me loving life. Some real bangers here, in the 80s and 90s, I love them, but I'm not sure they've aged super well. Doesn't matter, still know all the words to put some sugar on me.
I liked this better than expected. Still, a lot of the songs were too long, the album was too long, and I won’t bother listening to it again. 3 stars.
Good overall. Felt like a mix of AC/DC, Bond Jovi and Bryan Adams. Felt a little bit similar in the second half, and certain parts seemed to go on slightly too long. Pour Some Sugar On Me definitely the standout track.
Sure some songs are catchy, I’ll give it that. Unfortunately, I already know this album well and it’s too associated with an annoyingly vapid section of pop culture to me.
You don't get more 80s than Def Leppard 80s.
Pretty solid
Not bad. Like it, even. But I’m unlikely to seek it out to listen.
First impressions are solid groove, more face pulling, head banging but also songs felt a bit long at times. Maybe especially after some shorter albums, but thought it was ready to end a few times. Good sound and production. Good, clean, classic rock anthems but also with enough variety in songs to keep it fresh enough. Vocals sound Axel Rosey at times. Did not know “pour some sugar on me” were the words, nor the artist! What a banger. Full face screw unlocked. Maybe slightly downhill from there. Close to 3.5 but might just miss out
I'll always associate this band with MTV's heyday. This album seemed a lot longer than 62 minutes and I was glad for it to be over. I can take Def Leppard in smaller doses but this album was a lot. This was pretty mid for me overall but since I can't give 2.5 stars I'll round up - 3/5.
The music is not bad, instrumentals are good but they just don’t bring that certain “new” energy… 3/5
Good instruments The voice is just kinda generic rock sounding Every song turns out pretty mid
They all sound so similar to one another and I didn't enjoy it very much. I know theres some "classic" songs on here, but classic doesn't necessarily mean good... Still, there were a few songs I liked. Armageddon was relavtively good, but this definitely isn't something I'll come back to Overall: 3/5
Not a big dec leopard or that style of 80s rock, but can admit the album had a lot of hits
Nätillä amerikanraudalla kaasu ei aivan pohjassa stadionille -meininki. Mennään samaa tahtia eteenpäin tunti, koko ajan silti eteenpäin. Tää kasaritukkaäänimaailma kyllä miellyttää mua aina, kuulostaa kesältä, ne hiukset liehuu tuulessa. Siitä piste, vaikka yksittäiset biisit ei herätä ou jee -reaktiota.
- You know...sometimes trash is just fun. Sue me. - "Animal" moving into "Love Bites" and then "Pour Some Sugar On Me"...let's just wrap it up here. Because that is *chef's kiss.* - Appreciate them trying to have a political track or two? Even if the title "Don't Shoot Shot Gun" sounds like they are having a stroke.
Brings me back to childhood…
3.5/5
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Some good songs
Let's say some horny British blokes started a band and at one point decided, "Let's make the ultimate strip club soundtrack for white dudes." The result? The soundtrack of my senior year in high school. Completely inescapable. And for good reason -- probably the best side of "popular" hard rock ever committed to vinyl. Women, Rocket, Animal, Love Bites, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Armageddon It. We heard these songs again and again. And then rewound because, except for Hysteria, the second side completely peters out. Was a slog to get through the inanity that is Gods of War on through to Love and Affection. It's like they tried to create a substandard b-side for every single. Anyway, this was good for nostalgia. Everyone loved these guys back in the day. I still prefer Pyromania, myself...
Don't really like glam rock or hair metal but it was okay
Ah, junior high. What good memories! Def Leppard is fine, but it is tough to get through the ubiquitous “whoosh “sound of the overproduction.
Loud, over the top, kinda fun sometimes but overall just too much.
So did you enjoy those guns and roses songs that were not hits? If so, boy do I have an album for you. As good as dumb 80's hair metal gets for the fun factor but oh so dated. This is the stuff Steel Panther makes fun of.
When I was in the 8th grade, I began to break away from top 40 pop music and get into the "heavier" stuff. I had Motley Crue's "Dr. Feelgood." My friend let me borrow and record his copy of Poison's "Flesh and Blood." I also saved up a little bit of money and I bought "Hysteria" by Def Leppard on cassette. Then, midway through the school year, a classmate let me listen to a Metallica album he stole from his older brother. That was it for me. I begged and borrowed it from him, went home and put tape over the two ends of the "Hysteria" cassette, and I recorded over it with Metallica's "And Justice For All." 8th grade me wasn't entirely stupid; good call, kid.
There's a lot of flash here, but not much substance. It reeks of 80's hair bands which I never really could get behind. A lot of radio friendly material but nothing that really satisfies - although I always sort of dug "Animal". The rest of it, when it comes on the radio I immediately tune to another station. Three stars for all their commercial success - even if I don't get it...
Cool!
Was schreit mehr 80s Rock als dieses Album! War definitiv amüsant das zu hören, auch wenn es nicht voll meine Musik ist.
I'm just young enough to remember this but not old enough to have listened to the album in it's entirety until.today. It's way over produced and at least twenty minutes too long. I would give it a 4 on the strength of the singles if it didn't seem interminable for the last 4-5 songs.
Expected to hate this a lot more than I did. Obviously as a whole, its not great. And as a piece of art, it's not great. I think this is mostly because the lyrics and general life outlook the style connotes are so braindead. The mix sounds expensive and stripped of its humanity through overproduction. But the music itself? Kinda fun.
Alright, bring out the Def Leppard haters We can all agree that Pour Some Sugar On Me sucks. And theres no dodging that it is the album's biggest hit Look one layer passed that and this album is pretty solid. They released 7 singles off of this album (over the course of 2 and a half years lol). Animal is a great rock song with a stupidly simple intro lick, but those bends hit EVERY time. Ill defend that song til I die whenever anyone says DL sucks. Hysteria could be featured in ANY early 90s movie when the guy inevitably screws a good thing up with a girl he actually liked and needs to win her back, you feel me fellas? The lore behind this album is incredible. Auto accidents, the mumps, 3 years of studio work, someone (the drummer) lost a freaking arm... If thats not rock n roll, I don't know what is. 3 stars. If I gave this a better score than Prince's 1999, Id have to leave before our group hits 200
Some decent songs at their core ruined (for me) by instrumentation and production choices. It’s hard for me to get past the lead and backing vocals - it all just sounds really dated - read they were trying to replicate a stadium sound. A fun time capsule at least. They spent so much on the three year production of this album that they needed to sell 5M records to break even - sold 25M.
As Len said to the band in ‘89. ‘I didn’t realise you could get dyslexic cats! We laughed a lot that day. 3.3
Kind of pedestrian - but I'm giving them an additional star on the basis that it is cool that they worked out how to keep their drummer in the band after losing his arm
Anthemic crazies Springing like their curly hair Loving rocking out
Not a bad listen.
Good solid soft rock with a sprinkling of big tunes
Good '80's rock...echoooooo
3.5
Pretty alright, nothing special. favorite track: Pour some sugar on me. Overall score: 6.0/10
6/10…hello 80‘s Glam Metal.
Mi zapperei via il glande di netto se servisse per riportarmi negli anni 80 per UN singolo giorno
Not really into this
Started strong but fell off towards the end. 3.5/5
Over the top, polished, as commercial as metal can possibly get. I'm not a fan of the music but the band is legendary... for other reasons. 2.5 as an album, I'll round up though.
One armed Drummer. I'm in. Big Red staple this, so double nostalgia.
I can't pretend to be a huge fan of Def Leppard, but I can only imagine how fun they must have been to see live. As far as 80s big stadium hair metal bands go, Def Leppard are about as close to the stereotype as you can get. They write some good songs and know how to make themselves marketable, stylizing themselves after Michael Jackson's "Thriller" to make every song a potential single. It's not my favorite music, but one very notable thing about this album is that the drummer carried on after losing an arm! I can't help but represent the massive dedication it must have taken to carry on and relearn to play that way.
You can totally tell the drummer only has one arm.
This is better than I would have expected. Some of it is legitimately heavy. Kind of trails off towards the end though.
Its really good listenable wise but not really memorable to me. (3.5/5.0)
This should be filed under Refused to Listen, right? Wrong! I've always had a soft spot for Leppard. Maybe it's the soft rock thing. The Reagasn Thatcher shit was a bit Spitting Image. But SEVEN singles. Blimey.
Heard songs for it before. When it comes to the genre that's one of the more quality bands. But (bestie don't kill me) I'm not a big fan of the genre. Giving it a good score because the album does sound nice. 3/5
good album
I'm generally a fan of glam metal because of it's riff focused music, big sound and high vocals. Having said this, I was never a fan of this album, it just wasn't as fun as some of the other ones I liked. It doesn't have that much riffs or great solos and the vocals are somewhat washed. The album sounds like an over produced, over commercialized version of glam metal, which was already heavy it that regard. Now for some positives, there are 3-4 really catchy songs on this, the songs are easy to listen to and get in your head quickly, perfect for a party. The production is a bit too much, but at the same time the album sounds huge, everything is made bigger, drums, guitar, vocals. Giving this 3 stars, no idea why. I guess because of the cult status and big sales numbers.
This album is cornier than an American diet. It's pretty entertaining but it's also pretty frontloaded. If you asked me to tell you which of these songs comprised the seven singles from this album I could honestly only guess two of them. I've said this about ZZ Top as well, this album isn't trying to say anything or be any deeper than "hey let's have a good time" and it does that really well. To be honest this would have been a 4 if it were just shorter and a little more focused, as the album goes on it falls off for me. But I'm not gonna sit here and try to pretend like I didn't enjoy it. Highlights - Women, Love Bites, Pour Some Sugar On Me
The production is amazing - it’s so crisp. And the musicianship is also amazing - plus, Animal and Pour Some Sugar are bangers. But time has really not been good to hair metal. It sounds so outdated, and the strange thing is that the songs all feel so damn long (because they are). I need more epic guitar solos in the songs. But I can see why this was such a massive hit back in the day, and I also listened to this and other hair metal bands, a lot, as a teenager, in the early 90’s
Not bad for an album with one arm in the air and the other on the snare. Solid, but not quite a knockout. Still, props to the drummer for doing it with style!
Not really my thing, but it’s fine. Also, they’re British wtf?!
Solid classic rock album, wel iets te simpel voor mijn doen soms
Hier kan ik bijna altijd wel in komen.
Pre-teen me was in awe! Now it’s been years and nostalgia it rocks and is a bit cringe
It is not terrible. It is a generic example of the "soft metal" I remember friends playing in period. I do not understand why it appears on a list of "must hear" albums. I could quite happily have died never having heard it, and I am not disappointed that I am unlikely to ever hear it again. A respectable but bland (and possibly generous) 3/5.
Gets a little repetitive but, to be honest, its pretty infectious 80's stadium rock. Just good core songwriting.
This was kind of a slog until we got to PSSOM. That’s a banger. Afterward I was in a better mood but nothing else really hit.
The definition of hair metal. Some of the songs aren’t bad, but they are pretty lightweight. It like eating empty calories.
Tiene un poco una onda a Kiss pero un poco más heavy. Me gustó el disco pero siento que minga canción se destaca demasiado.
Something I liked more back when it came out but still not enough to have bought the record. I could still enjoy about half the songs turned up at a bar.
Enjoyable enough, unfortunately for Def Leppard being fun will catch you a lot of hate from music purists 3*
Pretty middle of the road. I was surprised by how similar this sounds to other 80s pop - I was expecting it to be at least a little bit harder. I enjoyed it and liked the production but I wouldn't say it's anything special. 3/3.5
A whole album of this kind of music is just really annoying.
Never actually listened to Def for a prolonged period of time, it's alright. Just middle of the road shit, thought they were actually well heavier than this. Won't be visiting this again, borders on a very low 3.
New genre to me I enjoyed it
6.5/10
Decent album probably wouldn’t listen front to back again but some good songs.
Classic it's not. Very good at best. Their first "stadium album"
Wikipedia says that this album is Glam Metal / Arena Rock / Hard Rock / Pop Rock, and I would agree with all of that except Hard Rock, which this album most definitely isn't. This album is an example of why I don't really like most Arena Rock. It's hard to know if this album is serious or a parody. The track "Rocket" could have been done by Adam & The Ants.
Silly but somehow listenable.
80s movie training montage ass music
solid. hysteria is my favourite track on the album. (rly do not like the album cover tho, way too scary 😅) 10/10 to drummer rick allen.
Can see how this was good in its time, but not for me.
Mwah, beetje hetzelfde allemaal, en niet heel interessant, 5/10
3.1
Classic hair metal. It's got some fun moments and some moments where it relies so heavily on the synth sound it just all sounds the same. Obviously there's some huge hits on this album but as a whole it's really brought down by the other songs.
Don’t like this pop metal stuff (or whatever you call it). It’s like a worse version of KISS with cheesier vocals + less impressive instrumentals.
Okay stuff but dragged on a little too long.
It hasn't changed my thoughts towards the genre, but at least with this album I can see the appeal. It ain't for me, but there is enough on show to understand why people love this shit, even if it's lame as fuck 2.5/5
Brings me back to high school. Not as good as I remember. 3/5
This album was great at the time it was released. It was overplayed, but has some gems on it still.
I know this sounds weird but I've been listening to that Barry Adamson's Moss Side Story over and over again. I get that most people didnt like it, but it's my new favorite. Oh yeah, Def Leppard is fine
Junior High kids were super proud of their Def tees. I didn't like them much back then, but I have to say these guys are the kings of the hair metal bands.
Lots of hits. Their most popular album for sure. I think “On through the Night” is better.
Ok
Enjoyable *but* it didn't really go that extra mile that I was hoping for after Megadeath's horrible album.
Kinda funny to me that these guys are British, I had no idea. They should have called that one song “Pour Some Sugar in Tea” to make that more clear This is such a corny sound but I’m not mad at it. That’s My Boy-core
Exactly what I expected but I liked it for some reason
a little too 'awesome' for me
Listened to this making dinner last night and woke up with a Trans Am in my garage.
I know this kind of music exists. I've seen photos. I've heard some of these songs at sports games, on the radio, or in clips glamorizing weapons of war. But damn nothing can prepare you for every ridiculous lick, the texture of their production, their relentless vocals, or how much melodic content there is located underneath all these power chords. They really went for this sound, this look, this attitude? Somehow both hypermasculine and beyond gender. I fell in love and out of love like 10 times. Was absolutely gonna give this my first 2, but there's something undeniable about their commitment to it all.
Enjoyable classic rock but to me it lacks soul. Very polished, technically excellent and well produced, but like a hollow husk. Favorite song has to be Pour Some Sugar on Me.
Some of this is very corny but not always in a bad way. Throughout this generator I think the stomp-rock stuff has been the hardest for me to get into, and as with this it's been difficult to tell if it's the album or the genre that's bad. Hysteria is by no means a masterpiece, it's at its worst when it just sounds like a cyberpunk Lynyrd Skynyrd, but I would be lying if I said I didn't have fun listening to some of this. Best Track: Pour Some Sugar On Me Worst Track: Love Bites
Did every song have to be 4+ minutes?
Every time they sing together, it sounds really washed out. Not a very Excitable album. The title track was my favourite.
Solid as far as hair metal goes, but not a whole lot going on.