Kinda corny but catchy as heck! The chorus though is the money shot! “Rocket… satellite of love!” Huh? Whatever… It’s a fun song as it keeps building and building into an aural sonic romp! “Rocket” - I dig this tune and even though MuchMusic played the tar out of the video, I like the sound of this tune as it’s like we’re landing on the moon! The lyrics are Joe telling us all the influences that have come into the Leppard sound. Great player that Clark was! As I have said many a time, all the great Leppard guitar riffs went to heaven when Clark passed away. Dude did not have to shred at a million times the speed limit of some (like his partner). Actually, it’s one of my fav solos of his. Simple yet effective! Steve Clark blitzes the solo at the end of the tune and as his cool protocol, plays a simple yet effective solo to take the song out. It’s all here including a snazzy sing along chorus and powerful bass sonics. Phil Collen, as per his shred protocol of guitar hero, slices and dices a pretty slick solo. “Women” - Swirling guitars and a slam of Allen‘s electronic drums cue up “Women” which is a good lead off track and what is even better is when the tempo ramps up at the beginning of the solo. Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, Steve Clark (R.I.P.), Rick Allen and Phil Collen hit a huge payday with this album and to this day, it still carries them on rock radio…. Rock Rock Til Ya Drop….Insert cash into Leppard‘s bank vault! So when Hysteria dropped in August of 1987, I was a first day buyer (cassette) and upon first listen, it was apparent that this thing in the guitar department was gonna be huge with the guitars sounding like a thousand guitars and of course the curiosity factor of Allen and his electronic drums (bravo!) was another factor like “How the hell is he drumming with one friggin arm?” Leppard started recording with Jim Steinman ( Meat Loaf‘s songwriter/producer) but after a while, they punted Steinman (with a huge buyout from what I read) and went back to Mutt Lange, the super sonic layered plastered producer, who helmed the previous Pyromania (1983) and the Deke approved High ‘n’ Dry (1981). Building upon elements from the album artwork, a collection of exclusive merch is now available for pre-order in the band's official store.When I think of Hysteria, I think of millions of copies of this album sold and sugar! Ha! So after a ton of turmoil (drummer Rick Allen losing his arm no doubt being the worst) from 1983 ’til 1987, I would read about updates ( Circus and Kerrang magazines) on the progress or lack thereof for the follow-up to the mega selling Pyromania. The album will be available on CD, 2LP black vinyl, limited 2LP colored vinyl, limited 2LP picture disc, CD/Blu-Ray (Atmos) and digitally. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was recorded at Abbey Road in March 2022 and is produced by Def Leppard, Ronan McHugh & Nick Patrick (producer of the following RPO/Orchestral albums - 圎lvis, Roy Orbison, Beach Boys and Buddy Holly), with arrangements by Eric Gorfain (Neil Diamond, Ryan Adams, Christina Aguilera). The album additionally includes new vocals and guitars that culminate in stunningly beautiful symphonic arrangements, which at different points you can hear Joe Elliott duetting with his younger self. By and large, they have intertwined the audio from the original tapes and performed them alongside The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, consistently ranked as one of the world's leading orchestras. Def Leppard have deconstructed and rebuilt not only some of their most well-known tracks, but also some of their hidden gems as well. This album represents a bold new approach to Def Leppard's most loved songs. On May 16th, the world will see Rock and Classical royalty unite on Drastic Symphonies, a brand-new euphoric album featuring Def Leppard's greatest produced tracks dramatically reimagined, and sounding more exhilarating than ever before, via the band teaming with London's iconic The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Net proceeds from the show will go directly to the Music Venue Trust in an effort to help save struggling small venues throughout the UK. In celebration of the launch of their new album Drastic Symphonies on May 19, Def Leppard are set to play a show at the historic Leadmill, an 850 seat club in the band's hometown of Sheffield. The first track from Drastic Symphonies, "Animal," was released on March 30th with the official Director's Cut video. (The Oriel Company) Def Leppard released the video for "Hysteria," the second track off of their upcoming album with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Drastic Symphonies.
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