Ultimate Classic Rock - The Best Song from Every Def Leppard Album

[Shawn]

Ultimate Classic Rock - The Best Song from Every Def Leppard Album

To read Individual Reviews of each song read click the source link below

Do you agree with the picks from each album? What would you change from each album?

‘On Through the Night’ (1980) – “Hello America”
‘High ’n’ Dry’ (1981) – “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak”
‘Pyromania’ (1983) – “Photograph”
‘Hysteria’ (1987) – “Animal”
‘Adrenalize’ (1992) – “White Lightning”
‘Slang’ (1996) – “Blood Runs Cold”
‘Euphoria’ (1999) – “Promises”
‘X’ (2002) – “Four Letter Word”
‘Yeah!’ (2006) – “Rock On”
‘Songs From the Sparkle Lounge’ (2008) – “Go”
‘Def Leppard’ (2015) – “Blind Faith”

They left Retro-Active off the list which imo has some of the best songs they've ever recorded.

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[notastrangelady73]

Interesting discussion, but tough to argue with the picks off Hn'D, Pyro and Hysteria, those are all seminal songs and big hits that propelled them further and further into stardom. However, I will take umbrage with at least one and go one step further with inclusion of the EP and Euphoria:

EP - Getcha Rocks Off
OTTN - Wasted, every day and twice on Tuesdays!! Best song they did prior to Photograph by a country mile IMO.
Hn'D - I'd like to go with something different but the album is so good from start to finish, might as well stick with BOTH as it was so critical in capturing the attention of MTV
Pyro - Photograph (duh) but half the tracks are better than anything they did after Hysteria
Hysteria - not sure how they didn't pick Hysteria, which to me is the perfect rock ballad. And it gets better with age.
Adrenalize - love White Lightning but gotta go with LGR as it just has that classic Def Lepp hook and it has aged fine.
Slang - tough one and I don't profess to be an expert on this album, but I've given it a chance and I think ya gotta go with Truth? Although my personal favorite is Phil's lead version of Gift of Flesh. :-)
Euphoria - nothing wrong with Promises, but it's Paper Sun, no question followed by Guilty IMO (very underrated ballad)
X - 4 Letter Word? hahaha No. It's Scar, Cry, Now and Torn to Shreds. Hell, even Gravity's better. But I appreciate what they were going for with FLW.
Yeah! - don't really care honestly, but it's certainly NOT Rock On! I'd go with the Golden Age of RnR simply cuz they did a song that uses piano, first time since the Ride the Sun version on Retroactive? Oh , forgot Retroactive!
Retroactive - toss up between Ring of Fire and Fractured Love, but lots to choose from here
Sparkle - Go! Love the dueling guitars and this should be a formula they employ more often
Eponymous - man, this is tough. I tend to favor Dangerous, again due to the guitars, but how'd they pick Blind Faith over We Belong? We Belong is catchy AF, and just hearing all the individual voices is enough to choose it as the "best" song since it's so unique.

While we're at it, Undefeated over It's All About Believin' and KotW off of Mirror Ball. And going deep into the early catalog, sort of, the rendition of Good Morning Freedom they revived during the Viva Hysteria Residency. And going back to their "First Strikes" "demo" I'll go with Warchild (sounds like a Jimi Hendrix song and I love it!) over Wasted, which wasn't quite as polished yet as it would end up.

[tsmith]

Interesting to think about. The only one that really stands out for me is probably Blind Faith on S/T. That would probably be the last song I'd pick from that album...Just not a fan of that song.

Tough to do as it depends on my mood buy my picks today would be:

On Through the Night – “Rock Brigade”
High ’n’ Dry – “Let It Go”
Pyromania – “Photograph”
Hysteria – “Animal”
Adrenalize – “Heaven Is”
Slang – “All I Want Is Everything”
Euphoria – “Promises”
X – “Scar”
Yeah! – pass
Songs From the Sparkle Lounge – “Go”
Def Leppard – “Dangerous”

[erock]

Did this on FB but thought I’d post for Die Hards! Liking the posts I’ve seen so far.

OTTN- Wasted!
High N Dry- so tough but gotta go w “Let It Go.” Mirror
Mirror a REAL close 2nd.
Pyromania- “Photograph,” it’s a hit for a reason and closes
the show for a reason.
Hysteria- “Hysteria” hands down...my fav song of all time
by anyone.
Adrenalize- “Let’s Get Rocked.” To this day still gets me
fired up!
Retroactive- Yes I’m including this album. “Fractued Love”
Really ANY song on this one is gold!
Slang- “Slang”. It’s the title cut for a read on.
Euphoria- “Paper Sun”. So so good!
X- “Scar” I like the feel of this one. “Torn To Shreds” isn’t
Bad.
Yeah- yawn. Idk, “Dont Believe A Word” is pretty cool.
Sparkle Lounge- “C’mon C’’mon” is fun. “Go” is great and
so is “Bad Actress!”
Self Titled- “Dangerous”. I love love love this tune!

Mirrowball- “Undefeated”

Burnout is a great B-side!

[jxff]

‘On Through the Night’ (1980) – “Rock Brigade”

‘High ’n’ Dry’ (1981) – “High N Dry (Saturday Night)”

‘Pyromania’ (1983) – “Photograph”

‘Hysteria’ (1987) – “Animal”

‘Adrenalize’ (1992) – “White Lightning”
but could easily be "Stand Up" 
‘Slang’ (1996) – “Work It Out”

‘Euphoria’ (1999) – “Promises”

‘X’ (2002) – “Kiss The Day”

‘Yeah!’ (2006) –    "Don't Believe A Word" 10000% NOT “Rock On”
lol

‘Songs From the Sparkle Lounge’ (2008) – “Love” but could also be "Only The Good Die Young" both great Beatles-esque songs

‘Def Leppard’ (2015) – “Dangerous”

[DesertSun81]

It's a solid list, though any comprehensive Leppard album listing not acknowledging RETRO ACTIVE is omitting a VITAL part of their catalog. The catalog as a whole is so varied and music is so subjective while there are clear favored songs I doubt any two fans' lists would be the same. BLIND FAITH is a bit of head scratcher for me as it's pretty far from what you would expect from Leppard and maybe is perhaps why they chose it (I've said it before but worth noting again that 40 second stretch at the end of that song is indeed phenomenal, for many reasons). Here's my list without giving it too much thought:

‘On Through the Night’ (1980) – WASTED
‘High ’n’ Dry’ (1981) – MIRROR MIRROR
‘Pyromania’ (1983) – DIE HARD THE HUNTER
‘Hysteria’ (1987) – GODS OF WAR
‘Adrenalize’ (1992) – WHITE LIGHTNING
'Retro Active' (1993) - DESERT SONG
‘Slang’ (1996) – ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING
‘Euphoria’ (1999) – PAPER SUN
‘X’ (2002) – SCAR
‘Yeah!’ (2006) – 10538 OVERTURE
‘Songs From the Sparkle Lounge’ (2008) – GO
'Mirrorball' (2011) - IT'S ALL ABOUT BELIEVIN'
‘Def Leppard’ (2015) – WINGS OF AN ANGEL

[primeaugurl25]

I have been watching this list and thinking how I can make a decision on only one song per album...  now I think i'm ready:

‘On Through the Night’ (1980) – WASTED
‘High ’n’ Dry’ (1981) – BRINGIN' ON THE HEARTBREAK
‘Pyromania’ (1983) – TOO LATE FOR LOVE
‘Hysteria’ (1987) – GODS OF WAR
‘Adrenalize’ (1992) – TONIGHT
'Retro Active' (1993) - RING OF FIRE
‘Slang’ (1996) – BLOOD RUNS COLD
‘Euphoria’ (1999) – PROMISES
‘X’ (2002) – NOW
‘Yeah!’ (2006) – WATERLOO SUNSET
‘Songs From the Sparkle Lounge’ (2008) – GO
'Mirrorball' (2011) - KING OF THE WORLD
‘Def Leppard’ (2015) – DANGEROUS

[TheThundergod]

Been toying with this for ages! So this makes it easier...!


‘On Through the Night’ (1980) – WASTED
‘High ’n’ Dry’ (1981) – MIRROR MIRROR
‘Pyromania’ (1983) – PHOTOGRAPH
‘Hysteria’ (1987) – ROCKET
‘Adrenalize’ (1992) – WHITE LIGHTNING
'Retro Active' (1993) - DESERT SONG 
‘Slang’ (1996) – TRUTH? (although I do like the original version better)
‘Euphoria’ (1999) – PAPER SUN
‘X’ (2002) – SCAR
‘Yeah!’ (2006) – HELLRAISER
‘Songs From the Sparkle Lounge’ (2008) – GO
'Mirrorball' (2011) - IT'S ALL ABOUT BELIEVIN'
‘Def Leppard’ (2015) – WINGS OF AN ANGEL
New Stuff (2018)- PERSONAL JESUS (remix)

I made a playlist on Spotify using only two favourite tracks off each album, so added one extra for each on top of this list. Is good for a shorter list of must listen or happy to hear a lot DL songs, you know, almost like a CD! Remember those?!!

[dflp83]

Love it!!! UCR likes Rock On ...lol.. although Don't Believe a Word is great too..


Surprised on Blind Faith though.



Rob

[slangwithmejoe]

Disagree:
‘On Through the Night’ (1980) – “Hello America”
- Though a good choice, "Wasted" is definitely my pick for the best.
‘Pyromania’ (1983) – “Photograph”
- Hard to disagree with this as it is truly a perfect song, but I have to go with "Too Late for Love".
‘Hysteria’ (1987) – “Animal”
- This is somewhat surprising and is a great song but "Hysteria" is my all time favorite DL song so I would have           picked that.
‘Adrenalize’ (1992) – “White Lightning”
- Again, great choice but my favorite is "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)".
‘Slang’ (1996) – “Blood Runs Cold”
- I do love this song but "Work it Out" is the best with a close 2nd to "All I Want is Everything" and 3rd to     "Deliver Me".  I just love this whole album!!!
‘X’ (2002) – “Four Letter Word”
- I have to say that this is not a good choice at all; My choice: "Torn to Shreds".
‘Yeah!’ (2006) – “Rock On”
- Not a bad choice even though I wish they would leave it out of the live set; My choice: "Waterloo Sunset"

Agree:
‘High ’n’ Dry’ (1981) – “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak”
- So many awesome songs to choose but this would be my pick with an extremely close     2nd going to "Mirror, Mirror (Look into my Eyes")
‘Euphoria’ (1999) – “Promises”
- 2nd place to "Paper Sun"
‘Songs From the Sparkle Lounge’ (2008) – “Go”
- Definite best choice!! 
‘Def Leppard’ (2015) – “Blind Faith”
- Love this song!

[riotrunner]

Interesting. I've had a playlist on my iPod for several years now titled "Def Leppard Ones" because it's my one favorite song from each album. My list:

Rock Brigade
Another Hit and Run
Photograph
Hysteria
White Lightning
When Love and Hate Collide
Fractured Love
Where Does Love Go When It Dies
Guilty
Scar
Go
It's All About Believing
We Belong

[andylgr]

We did have a poll thread just before the last album came out to pick one song from each Def Leppard album to make your perfect Leps compilation, which I think is now lost to the sands of time. I should ressurrect it in light of this article.

[alisa8585]

My List:

'On Through the Night’ (1980) – Rock Brigade
‘High ’n’ Dry’ (1981) – Lady Strange
‘Pyromania’ (1983) – Too Late For Love
‘Hysteria’ (1987) – Love Bites
‘Adrenalize’ (1992) – Stand Up(Kick Love into motion)
'Retro Active' (1993) - Fractured Love
‘Slang’ (1996) – Deliver me
‘Euphoria’ (1999) – Day after Day
‘X’ (2002) – Torn To Shreds
‘Yeah!’ (2006) – 20th Century Boy
‘Songs From the Sparkle Lounge’ (2008) – C'mon C'mon
‘Def Leppard’ (2015) – Man Enough

[foolin3]

OTTN: It Don't Matter
High 'N' Dry: Mirror Mirror
Pyromania: Rock! Rock! Till You Drop
Hysteria: Hysteria
Adrenalize: Heaven Is
Retro Active: Fractured Love
Slang: Where Does Love Go When It Dies
Euphoria: Day After Day
X: Love Don't Lie
Yeah: Little Bit Of Love
SFTSL: C'mon C'mon
Def Leppard: WOAA

Obviously being the fanatics we all are, this list changes on a regular basis. 

[gianluca79]

OTTN:wasted
HIGH'N'DRY:mirror mirror
PYROMANIA:photograph
HYSTERIA:armageddon it
ADRENALIZE:stand up
RETRO ACTIVE:desert song
SLANG:where does love go when it dies
EUPHORIA:promises
X:scar
YEAH:the golden age of r'nr
SFTSL:hallucinate
DEF LEPPARD:dangerous