PYROMANIA
| Def Leppard
PYROMANIA
Pyromania is the third studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 20 January 1983 through Vertigo Records in UK and Europe and through Mercury Records in the US. The first album to feature guitarist Phil Collen who replaced founding member Pete Willis, Pyromania was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The album was a shift away from the band's traditional heavy metal roots toward more radio-friendly glam metal and hard rock, finding massive mainstream success. Pyromania charted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200,[7] No. 4 on the Canadian RPM Album chart and No. 18 on the UK Albums Chart.[8] Selling over ten million copies in the US, it has been certified diamond by the RIAA. - WIKIPEDA
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Classic Rock Review
Although recorded meticulously by Lange and mastered for the dominant sound of early eighties rock, the album falls short be a rock masterpiece if not for some sonic glitches, particularly the constant drilling crack-shot of the snare drum, performed by drummer Rick Allen.
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Sleaze Roxx
2018 - The production, songwriting and musicianship are second to none.
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RollingStone
1983 - Def Leppard may not be highly original, but they mean what they play, and Pyromania puts some much-needed fire back on the radio.
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We Plug Good Music
2017 - This is an album’s album, rather than a singles one. Everything comes together excellently, and the tracks really mesh together well.
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Metal Storm
Being an album that combines expert songwriting, talented musicianship, intricate harmonies, solos, and drumming, added to which are the soaring heavy metal vocals of Mr. Joe Elliot, Pyromania proves itself as a landmark album of the eighties metal scene and as close to a perfect album as any band can get.
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ALL MUSIC
Leppard's quest for huge, transcendent hard rock perfection on Pyromania was surprisingly successful; their reach never exceeded their grasp, which makes the album an enduring (and massively influential) classic.
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Pants and Fizz
THIS is how you write an album. Cranked amps, huge riffs, screechy vocals, heavy beats, thumping bass, Pyromania has it all.
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Shockwave Magazine
2018 - Pyromania is easily one of the best rock/metal albums of the 80’s.
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MikeLaDano.com
Pyromania is one of those landmark albums that every melodic rock fan should own.
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Thrash Hits
2009 - Pyromania is one of the best heavy metal albums of the 80s.
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Mr. Hipster
2007 -I still don’t get it.
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edsmusic.com
2009 - let’s face it, they kicked ass.
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the ace black blog
2011 - Pyromania is an exceptional achievement, an exquisitely produced set of ten songs, more than half of which remain landmarks in metal's history.
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