Amazon.com: While many of their peers were abandoning '70s metal and arena rock to hop the punk/new wave bandwagon, Def Leppard smartly stripped the earlier era's music of its excesses, bolstered it with energetic, pop-savvy hooks and quickly found itself the vanguard of the UK's new metal revival and one of the '80s most spectacularly successful rock acts. The first disc of this 35-track, two-and-a-half hour double-disc retrospective focuses on the familiar hits of their early MTV, platinum-selling prime, though the inclusion of the video edit/remixes of "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and "Rocket" attempts to cast them in a more club-friendly contemporary groove. But the grittier second disc showcases some of the early, overlooked roots of On Through the Night and High 'N' Dry, as well as underappreciated later gems like '99's "Promises" and a power-pop-perfect take on Badfinger's "No Matter What" from an upcoming covers project. --Jerry McCulley
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0602498293560 Item Dimensions:26 Label: Island / Mercury Manufacturer: Island / Mercury MPN: 000464702 Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Island / Mercury Release Date: May 17, 2005 Studio: Island / Mercury
Customer Reviews
love it, love it, love it!!!!!
If you were a child of the 80's, this band will take you right back there.... This is by far the best selection of DL hits I've come across.