REVIEW: Def Leppard –“Wasted” / “Hello America” (1979 single)
Part 4 of my 4-part series on early Def Leppard singles! DEF LEPPARD – “Wasted” / “Hello America” (1979 Vertigo/Phonogram single) My initial thinking regarding this single was that I didn’t need it;...
View ArticleGallery: Def Leppard – Pyromania (India import cassette)
Aaron finds the weirdest stuff! In a recent Box of Goodness that he sent me (including an awesome Thin Lizzy Thunder and Lightning reissue on vinyl) I found this. It’s Def Leppard’s Pyromania (review...
View ArticleREVIEW: Def Leppard – High ‘n’ Dry (1981)
Part one of a Def Leppard two-parter! DEF LEPPARD – High ‘n’ Dry (1981 Polygram) Now that Pyromania, Hysteria, Slang and Adrenalize have been remastered and reissued with bonus tracks, it is High ‘N’...
View ArticleDVD REVIEW: Classic Albums – Def Leppard – Hysteria (DVD)
Part 2 of a 2 part Def Lep extravaganza DEF LEPPARD – Classic Albums – Hysteria (2002 Eagle Vision DVD) Of all the Classic Albums DVDs that I own, this is one of the most frequently played. And I own...
View ArticleREVIEW: Def Leppard – Adrenalize (deluxe edition)
DEF LEPPARD – Adrenalize (1992, 2009 Universal deluxe edition) Ahh, Adrenalize. I remember first buying it on that cold spring day in 1992, and noticing right away, “Where are the riffs?” After Steve...
View ArticleREVIEW: Def Leppard –“Let’s Get Rocked” (CD single)
Do you wanna get rocked? Time for a new series! When we looked at the deluxe edition of Def Leppard’s Adrenalize, it was noted that many B-sides from that era were missing. Songs such as “Only...
View ArticleREVIEW: Def Leppard –“Tonight” (1993 CD single)
Part five in a series on singles from Def Leppard’s Adrenalize, including hard to find B-sides! DEF LEPPARD – “Tonight” (1993 Phonogram CD singles) LeBrain HQ has two different “Tonight” singles in...
View ArticleREVIEW: Def Leppard – On Through the Night (1980)
DEF LEPPARD – On Through the Night (1980 Phonogram) A bright young LeBrain in grade 11, During the glorious 80’s, Needed new music to feel like heaven, To woo some lovely young ladies. In 1980 Def...
View ArticleREVIEW: Def Leppard – Hysteria (1987, 2006 deluxe edition)
EPIC REVIEW TIME. Image heavy! Step inside, walk this way. DEF LEPPARD – Hysteria (1987, 2006 Mercury deluxe edition) 25 million copies sold. Seven hit singles. A two year world tour. All done...
View ArticleREVIEW: Def Leppard – Hysteria (2017 5 CD/2DVD 30th anniversary edition)
This is the ultimate review of Hysteria. Some material is recycled from: REVIEW: DEF LEPPARD – Hysteria (1987, 2006 deluxe edition) – published 08/13/2016 DVD REVIEW: CLASSIC ALBUMS – DEF LEPPARD –...
View ArticleREVIEW: Def Leppard – Best Of (UK 2004)
Part Twenty-Nine of the Def Leppard Review Series DEF LEPPARD – Best Of (2004 Mercury UK) Nine years after Vault, why not another “best of” collection? And why not make it a double? And a “limited...
View ArticleREVIEW: Rock Of Ages: The Definitive Collection (US 2005)
Part Thirty of the Def Leppard Review Series DEF LEPPARD – Rock Of Ages: The Definitive Collection (2005 Universal) The Def Leppard’s Best Of released in the UK in 2004, North America followed suit in...
View ArticleREVIEW: Def Leppard – Yeah! Live (CD Collection Volume 3)
Part Thirty-Nine of the Def Leppard Review Series DEF LEPPARD – Yeah! Live (CD Collection Volume 3 Disc 6) (2021) On the very last disc of the third volume of Def Leppard’s CD Collection box set...
View ArticleRE-REVIEW: Def Leppard – Mirror Ball: Live & More (2011 Japan bonus track)
Part Forty of the Def Leppard Review Series Original review: Mirror Ball (2011) DEF LEPPARD – Mirror Ball: Live & More (2011 Marquee Japanese import with bonus track) It took Def Leppard until...
View ArticleREVIEW/VIDEO: Def Leppard – Drastic Symphonies (2023) – Tim’s Vinyl...
This is my favourite TVC appearance to date. Thank you so much Tim for inviting me to do this. I hope it comes across in the video: we don’t enjoy bashing this album. We love this band. But we can be...
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