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Rating: With this review, I would like to pay tribute to one of the most important melodic hard rock bands of all time, a pioneer of the N.W.O.B.H.M. alongside Iron Maiden and Saxon, one of the few European hard rock groups to break into the new continent.
All this and much more are Def Leppard. Ah, yes, because what makes the "deaf leopard" special, beyond the commercial successes that in the eighties (and especially with the albums Pyromania and Hysteria) made the group one of the most famous both in Europe and the States (emblematic, in this regard, is the American affirmation of Pyromania, which climbed to the top of the charts simply unseating one of the best-selling records of all time, namely Thriller by M. Jackson), is the resilience and immense strength of spirit that distinguished it in the face of the adversities of fate that threatened to bring the band down on several occasions, and which, instead, strengthened the spirit of cohesion of a group, consisting firstly of men and only later musicians.
This too is what Def Leppard are, five friends who have always played together since the beginning (guitarist Phil Collen, although not present in the first two albums, was part of the Leppard staff from the origins) and who, in the face of great dramas (car accident to drummer Rick Allen resulting in the amputation of an arm, death due to alcohol consumption of guitarist Steve Clark) characterizing their events, always managed to find the strength to carry on. This explains the decision to build a custom drum set so that Allen could continue to play, and the common desire to continue the Def Leppard project even after Clark's passing, after months during which the other members had lost even the strength to take up their instruments again.
Musically, there is not much to say, the success of classics like "Animal", "Hysteria" (the video is heartbreaking), "Photograph", "Pour Some Sugar On Me" allowed Def Leppard to become one of the most famous and followed bands (in the eighties practically every concert was sold out) in the entire hard rock scene and beyond, classics that no old rocker can have never hummed at some point in their day. The records of the last decade, unfortunately, do not hold up to the previous ones. Hence the desire to propose this collection that encompasses the best tracks up to 1995, to try to reintroduce the band to those who have set them aside and to introduce them to those who do not know them.
Tracklist and Lyrics
02 Armageddon It (06:12)
Ya better come inside when you're ready to
But no chance if ya don't wanna dance
You like (a) four letter words when you're ready to
But then you won't 'cos you know that you can
You got it
But are you gettin' it?
You say that love is (a) won when you get some
But then your finger won't trigger the gun
You know you (ya) can't stop it, so don't rock it
You know you got it
Hey, but are you gettin' it?
Ooh, really gettin' it?
(Oh)
Come get it from me
(Gimme all of you lovin')
Ev'ry little bit
(Gimme all that you got)
Ev'ry bit of it
(Ev'ry bit of your lovin)
Oh, c'mon live a bit
(Never wanna stop)
Yeah, but are you gettin' it?
(Armageddon it!)
Ooh, really gettin' it?
(Yes, Armaggedon it!)
C'mon get it
Yeah
Do, do, do
Uh oh
You try comin' on when you need some
But then you don't 'cos you already did
Yeah, you jangle your jewels while your shakin' ya
And drive the pretty boys outta their heads
You got it
But are you gettin' it?
You flash your bedroom eyes like a jumpin' jack
Then play it pretty with a pat on the back
C'mon, Steve, get it
Huh!
Take it, take it, take it from me
I got an itchy finger following me
Pull it, pull it, c'mon trigger the gun
'Cos the best is (a) yet to come
I say
('Cos the best is yet to come)
Oh, are you gettin' it?
Oh, really gettin' it?
Yes, are you gettin' it?
Whooh, really gettin' it?
(Oh) Come get it from me
(Gimme all of you lovin')
Ev'ry little bit
(Gimme all that you got)
Ev'ry bit of it
(Ev'ry bit of your lovin')
Oh come on live a bit
(Never want it to stop)
Oh, are you getting it?
(Gimme all of your lovin')
Ooh really gettin' it?
(Gimme all that you got)
Oh are you getting it?
(Gimme all of your lovin')
Oh live a bit
(Gimme all that you got)
No
Live a bit
You've gotta live it
(Gimme all of your lovin')
Ooh baby live it
(Gimme all that you got)
C'mon and give it
(Ev'ry bit of your lovin')
Oh come on and give it
(Never want it to stop)
Oh are you gettin' it?
(Gimme all of your lovin')
Ooh really gettin' it?
(Gimme all that you got)
Oh are you gettin' it?
(Ev'ry bit of your lovin')
Oh live a bit
(Never want it to stop)
Whoah
(Gimme all of your lovin')
(Gimme all that you got)
03 Foolin' (04:52)
Lady luck never smiles
So lend your love to me awhile
Do with me what you will
Break the spell, take your fill
On and on we rode the storm
The flame has died and the fire has gone
Oh, this empty bed is a night alone
I realized that long ago
Is anybody out there, anybody there?
Does anybody wonder, anybody care?
Oh, I just gotta know
If you're really there
And you really care
'Cause baby I'm not
F-f-f-foolin', oh f-f-foolin'
F-f-f-foolin', oh f-f-foolin'
Won't you stay with me awhile?
Oh whoa ho
Close your eyes, don't run and hide
Easy love is no easy ride
Just wakin' up from what we had
Could stop good love from going bad
Is anybody out there, anybody there?
Does anybody wonder, anybody care?
Oh, I just gotta know
If you're really there
And you really care
'Cause baby I'm not
F-f-f-foolin', oh f-f-foolin'
F-f-f-foolin', oh f-f-foolin'
Ohh!
Ah-ah-oww!
Oh, I just gotta know
If you're really there
And you really care
'Cause baby I'm not
F-f-f-foolin', oh f-f-foolin'
Not f-f-f-foolin', oh no
I'm not foolin' myself (I'm not foolin' myself)
No no no (I'm not foolin' myself)
I'm not, no (I'm not foolin' myself)
I'm not foolin' (I'm not foolin' myself)
No!
04 Rocket (09:28)
("We're fighting for the Gods of War") said backwards
Ah ah
Ooh ooh
Ah ah
Ooh ooh
White lights, strange city, mad music all around
Midnight street magic (ah) crazy people crazy sound
Ah ah
Ooh ooh
Jack Flash, rocket man, Sergeant Pepper and the band
Ziggy, Benny and the Jets, take a rocket
We just gotta fly
I can take you thru the center of the dark
We're gonna fly
On a collision course to crash into my heart
I will be your, I will be your, I'll be your
Rocket yeah satellite of love
Rocket yeah satellite of love
Rocket yeah satellite of love
Rocket baby! C'mon, I'll be your satellite of love
Ooh ooh
Ah ah
Ooh ooh
Ah ah
Spotlight magnetic razor rhythm laser love
Guitar, drums, load up, stun!
Ah ah
Ooh ooh
Jet Black, Johnny B ,Gene Jeanie, Killer Queen
Dizzy Lizzy Major Tom so c'mon
We just gotta fly
[Repeat Bridge]
[Repeat Chorus]
Rocket baby! C'mon, we're gonna fly
[interlude]
Oooh
Countdown commencing...fire one
Five, four, three, two, one, zero...we have liftoff
We just gotta fly
[Repeat Bridge]
[Repeat Chorus]
Rocket, baby, guitar, drums, light up
We're gonna fly, rocket yeah
Satellite of love, we're gonna fly
Rocket yeah, satellite of love
Rocket yeah!
05 Two Steps Behind (05:01)
Walk away if you want to
it's ok, if you need to
you can run, but you can never hide
From the shadow that's creeping up beside you
There's a magic running through your soul
But you can't have it all
(Whatever you do)
I'll be two steps behind you
(Wherever you go)
and I'll be there to remind you
that it only takes a minute of your precious time
to turn around and I'll be two steps behind.
Take the time
to think about it
Walk the line, you know you just can't fight it
Take a look around and see what you can find
Like the fire that's burning up inside me,
There's a magic running through your soul
But you can't have it all
(Whatever you do)
I'll be two steps behind you
(Wherever you go)
and I'll be there to remind you
that it only takes a minute of your precious time
to turn around and I'll be two steps behind.
There's a magic running through your soul
but you, you can't have it all
(Whatever you do)
I'll be two steps behind you
(wherever you go)
and I'll be there to remind you
that it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around and I'll be two steps behind.
Two steps behind
yeah, baby
two steps behind
ohh, sugar
two steps behind
06 Pour Some Sugar on Me (05:00)
Step inside, walk this way, you and me babe, HEY HEY
Love is like a bomb, baby, c'mon get it on
Livin' like a lover with a radar phone
Lookin' like a tramp, like a video vamp
Demolition woman can i be your man?
Razzle 'n' a dazzle 'n' a flash a little light
Television lover, baby, go all night
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss innocent sugar me,
yeah
yeah
C'mon, take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up...
Pour some sugar on me
(Ooh, in the name of love)
Pour some sugar on me
(C'mon fire me up)
Pour your sugar on me
(Oh, I can't get enough)
I'm hot, sticky sweet
From my head to my feet, yeah
Listen! red light, yellow light, green-a-light, go!
Crazy little woman in a one man show
Mirror queen, mannequin, rhythm of love
Sweet dream, saccharine, loosen up
oh, loosen up
You gotta please a little, squeeze a little
Tease a little more
Easy operator come a knockin' on my door
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss innocent sugar me, yeah
yeah!
yeah!
Give a lil' more
Take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up
Pour some sugar on me
(Ooh, in the name of love)
Pour some sugar on me
(C'mon fire me up)
Pour your sugar on me
(Oh, I can't get enough)
I'm hot, sticky sweet
From my head to my feet
yeah
[guitar solo]
You've got the peaches, I've got the cream
Sweet to taste, saccharine
'Cuz I'm hot, hot, so hot, sticky sweet
From my head, (my head,) to my feet
Do you take sugar..... one lump or two?!!!
Take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up
Pour some sugar on me
(Ooh, in the name of love)
Pour some sugar on me
(C'mon fire me up)
Pour your sugar on me
(Oh, I can't get enough)
Pour some sugar on me
(Oh, in the name of love)
Pour some sugar on me
(Get it, come get it)
Pour your sugar on me
(Ooh)
Pour some sugar on me
(Yeah! Sugar me!)
07 Rock of Ages (05:55)
Gunter glieben glauchen globen
All right, I got something to say
Yeah, it's better to burn out
Yeah, then fade away
All right
Ow!
Gonna start a fire
C'mon
Rise up gather round
Rock this place to the ground
Burn it up let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke
Rock on, rock on
Drive me crazier
No serenade, no fire brigade
Just the pyromania, come on!
(What do ya want?) What do ya want?
(I want rock n' roll) Yes I do
(Long live rock n' roll)
Oh, let's go let's strike a light
We're gonna blow like dynamite
I don't care if it takes all night
Gonna set this town alight, c'mon
(What do ya want?) What do ya want?
(I want rock n' roll) All right!
(Long live rock n' roll) Oh! Yeah! Yeah!
Rock of ages, rock of ages
Still rollin', keep a rollin'
Rock of ages, rock of ages
Still rollin', rock n' rollin'
We got the power, got the glory
Just say you need it
And if you need it say 'Yeah!'
Oh yeah! Heh heh heh heh
Now listen to me
I'm burnin', burnin', I got the fever
I know for sure, there ain't no cure
So feel it, don't fight it, go with the flow
And gimme gimme gimme gimme one more for the road, yeah!
(What do ya want?) What do ya want?
(I want rock n' roll) You betcha
(Long live rock n' roll) Now hit it
Rock of ages, rock of ages
Still rollin', keep a rollin'
Rock of ages, rock of ages
Still rollin', rock n' rollin'
We got the power, got the glory
Just say you need it
And if you need it say 'Yeah!'
Say 'Yeah!'
Gonna burn this damn place down, woo-hoo
Down to the ground
Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh...
08 Love Bites (07:37)
If you've got love in your sights
Watch out, love bites
When you make love, do you look in the mirror?
Who do you think of, does he look like me?
Do you tell lies and say that it's forever?
Do you think twice, or just touch 'n' see?
Ooh babe ooh yeah
When you're alone, do you let go?
Are you wild 'n' willin' or is it just for show?
Ooh c'mon
I don't wanna touch you too much baby
'Cuz making love to you might drive me crazy
I know you think that love is the way you make it
So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it
No!
Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringin' me to my knees
Love lives, love dies
It's no surprise
Love begs, love pleads
It's what I need
When I'm with you are you somewhere else?
Am I gettin' thru or do you please yourself?
When you wake up will you walk out?
It can't be love if you throw it about
Ooh babe
I don't wanna touch you too much baby
'Cos making love to you might drive me crazy
Repeat Chorus
[guitar solo]
Ooh yeah
Repeat Bridge
Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringin' me to my knees
Love lives, love dies
Repeat Chorus
If you've got love in your sights
Watch out, love bites
Yes it does
Bloody Hell
09 Photograph (07:09)
I'm outta luck, outta love
Got a photograph, picture of
Passion killer, you're too much
You're the only one I wanna touch
I see your face every time I dream
On every page, every magazine
So wild and free, so far from me
You're all I want, my fantasy
Oh, look what you've done to this rock and roll clown
Oh-oh, look what you've done
(Photograph) I don't want your
(Photograph) I don't need your
(Photograph) All I've got is a photograph (Photograph)
But it's not enough
I'd be your lover, if you were there
Put your hurt on me if you dare
Such a woman, you got style
You make every man feel like a child, oh
You got some kinda hold on me
You're all wrapped up in a mystery
So wild and free, so far from me
You're all I want, my fantasy
Oh, look what you've done to this rock and roll clown
Oh-oh, look what you've done
I gotta have you
(Photograph) I don't want your
(Photograph) I don't need your
(Photograph) All I've got is a photograph (Photograph)
You've gone straight to my head
Oh, look what you've done to this rock and roll clown
Oh-oh, look what you've done
I gotta have you
(Photograph) I don't want your
(Photograph) I don't need your
(Photograph) All I've got is a photograph (Photograph)
I wanna touch you
Ohhh
(Photograph)
(Photograph) Yeah, photograph
(Photograph)
(Photograph) ???
(Photograph) I wanna know
(Photograph) I wanna know
(Photograph) I wanna really know
(Photograph) I wanna touch
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