| Product Summary | | UPC: 00602498293560 | | Release Date: 5/17/2005 | | Buy.com Sku: 63978957 | | Item#: M2CKJW | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Pour Some Sugar On Me - (Historia video edit) ~ Def Leppard |  | | 2. Photograph ~ Def Leppard | | | 3. Love Bites ~ Def Leppard | | | 4. Let's Get Rocked ~ Def Leppard | | | 5. Two Steps Behind - (acoustic version) ~ Def Leppard | | | 6. Animal ~ Def Leppard | | | 7. Heaven Is ~ Def Leppard | | | 8. Foolin' ~ Def Leppard | | | 9. Rocket - (Visualize video edit) ~ Def Leppard | | | 10. When Love & Hate Collide ~ Def Leppard | | | 11. Armageddon It ~ Def Leppard | | | 12. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad ~ Def Leppard | | | 13. Rock Of Ages ~ Def Leppard | | | 14. Hysteria ~ Def Leppard | | | 15. Miss You In A Heartbeat ~ Def Leppard | | | 16. Bringin' On The Heartbreak ~ Def Leppard | | | 17. Switch 625 ~ Def Leppard | |
| Def Leppard celebrates its 25th anniversary with Rock Of Ages The Definitive Collection/ features 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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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Def Leppard: Joe Elliot (vocals); Pete Willis, Phil Collen, Steve Clark , Vivian Campbell (guitar); Rick Savage (bass guitar); Rick Allen (drums). | | Recording information: 1980 - 2005. | | In the mid-1980s, there were few hard-rock bands as popular as Sheffield, England's Def Leppard. Influenced by the glam rock of Queen, Slade, and the Sweet, the quartet reveled in the style's high-energy elements, while trading the outlandish imagery for a no-frills, denim-clad look that made them even more accessible to the masses. With 1983's PYROMANIA and its delayed follow-up punch, 1987's HYSTERIA, Def Leppard became an international phenomenon, unleashing hit after hit, including the riff-heavy, shout-along singles "Rock of Ages," "Pour Some Sugar on Me," and "Armageddon It." | | This collection presents every song on the previously released VAULT: GREATEST HITS 1980-1995, along with an entire second disc of additional album tracks, including the AC/DC-like "High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)" and HYSTERIA's anthemic ode to "Women." Throughout the decades, the group endured its share of upheavals and tragedies--drummer Rick Allen lost an arm in a 1985 accident and guitarist Steve Clark died in 1991--but they continued recording into the 21st century (see the 2002 track "Now"), revealing a determination that most of their peers lacked. For fans of '80s hard rock, this 35-track compilation is essential. |
| | Artist Overview | | Before Def Leppard, heavy metal was associated with leather, studs, and motorcycles. After a pair of mega-platinum albums in the '80s, Leppard proved that pop hooks, hard rock, and good looks could equal massive success, hatching a slew of imitators in the process. Despite numerous setbacks such as drummer Rick Allen losing an arm in an accident, followed by the death of guitarist Steve Clark, the British band persevered, achieving even more popularity. Though they inspired legions of hair metal bands, their longevity is a testament to their enduring musical legacy. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/17/2005 | | Original Release Date : 2005 | | Catalog ID : 0004647 | | Label : Island Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602498293560 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (No. 975, p.78)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 - "[Def] Lep [cranked] up enough hits to fill this sucker out... " |
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