Īfter touring in support of Pyromania, the band released Hysteria which topped the American and British album charts and is their best-selling album worldwide, selling more than 12 million copies in the United States alone and over 25 million worldwide. Their next album, titled Pyromania, would be their big breakthrough album and would later sell more than 10 million copies in the United States alone. The band's follow up was High 'n' Dry, which reached number 26 in the UK and was certified platinum two times in the United States. The band signed with Mercury Records and released their debut full-length album On Through the Night. They later released the EP The Def Leppard E.P. The English rock band Def Leppard have released 12 studio albums, four live albums, six compilation albums, and two extended plays.ĭef Leppard was formed in 1977 by vocalist Joe Elliott, bass player Rick "Sav" Savage, guitarist Pete Willis, and drummer Tony Kenning. Slang would have been even better if they had come up with a set of hooks that sounded as alive as their performance, but the album is a much-needed return to form for the group.Def Leppard performing at Hellfest in 2019 Not all of the experiments work, but Def Leppard sound revitalized, particularly when they attack a straightforward rocker. Furthermore, they decided to expand their musical vocabulary slightly, working elements of R&B and funk into the rhythms.
The change in approach is apparent and welcome - Def Leppard hasn't sounded so immediate since Pyromania. Most notably, Rick Allen has returned to playing acoustic drums after playing an electronic kit for nearly a decade. There are very few layers-of-guitar effects on the album, just straight, crunching chords. Jettisoning producer Mutt Lange - who, admittedly, was busy producing his wife, country singer Shania Twain - the group stripped its sound to the basics for Slang.
After the lackluster performance of Adrenalize, Def Leppard realized it was time to abandon their trademark wall-of-guitars sound.
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