Def Leppard obviously need no introduction as every man and his dog have heard this album, it was one of the biggest rock albums of the 80’s. Depending on what you believe or what you read, it was also the album where they became Mutt Lange’s studio playthings. Gone were the raw rockin’ Brit boys from Sheffield, they were transformed into this slick rock n’ roll machine. I think every song has Mutt as a co-writer and every song has radio stamped all over it. Mission accomplished, as far as the label were concerned, everyone made pots of cash.
So many great songs on one album, most bands would have been happy with just one. However, I am going for the one as my favourite that you don’t hear that often and that’s Stagefright. It’s the one where they still sound like Def Leppard with those big sounding guitars front and centre.
Of course, it’s a classic album and deserving of a…
10/10 from The Grooveman.
