Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Let's Get Rocked - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley
2. Heaven Is - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley
3. Make Love Like A Man - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley
4. Tonight - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley
5. White Lightning - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley
6. Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion) - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley
7. Personal Property - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley
8. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley
9. I Wanna Touch U - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley
10. Tear It Down - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley

Disc 2:

1. Hysteria - Def Leppard, Pete Woodroffe
2. Photograph - Def Leppard
3. Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
4. Let's Get Rocked - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley
5. You Can't Always Get What You Want - Def Leppard
6. Little Wing - Def Leppard, Pete Woodroffe, The Acoustic Hippies From Hell
7. Tonight (Version 2-Demo Version) - Def Leppard, Mike Shipley
8. Now I'm Here (Live) - Def Leppard, Pete Woodroffe
9. Two Steps Behind - Def Leppard
10. Tonight (Acoustic) - Def Leppard
11. Too Late For Love (Live) - Def Leppard
12. Women (Live) - Def Leppard

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3756 in Music
• Released on: 2009-06-08
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Deluxe Edition, Original recording remastered, Extra tracks
• Dimensions: .34 pounds
• Running time: 117 minutes

CD Description
Def Leppard, Britain’s greatest arena rock band, release a deluxe editions of the classic album Adrenalize. Having sold over 65 million albums worldwide since their debut release in 1980 and proved themselves one of rock music’s hardest working and consistently powerful live bands (playing to over 50 million fans in the last 15 years alone), this timely deluxe expanded edition is a must for any discerning music fan. Def Leppard remain one of only five rock groups who can claim two separate original 10 million plus selling albums in the US, the others are The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Van Halen. The "deluxe edition" will feature deluxe digi--pack gatefold packaging with expanded booklets containing rare and previously unseen photographs, comprehensive sleeve-notes telling the story behind the album and includes images of rare single covers and memorabilia from the period. Liner notes come from Rolling Stone’s David Fricke. Adrenalize, Def Leppards fifth studio album from 1992, followed the enormous Hysteria (released in 1987) and cemented the band as the dominant arena rock band. The album was recorded following the tragic death of guitarist Steve Clark--with Phil Collen recording all guitar parts--and dedicated to his memory. The album featured huge singles such as "Let’s Get Rocked" and "Make Love Like A Man" and debuted at No 1 in both the UK and USA (and went on to sell over 7 million copies). The album was produced by Def Leppard and Mike Shipley with Robert "Mutt" Lange as executive producer. The deluxe edition features a re-mastered version of the original album with a bonus disc of rare, live, acoustic and demo versions.

Customer Reviews

Adrenalize
Adrenalize was made around a time of un-rest for Def Leppard, as guitarist Steve Clark died shortly before the album was released. However, after the success of "Hysteria", this new generation of Def Leppard fans, contrasted to the hard rock fans of the group during the late 1970's and early 1980s, wanted more the same, in terms of the music style of "Hysteria". Adrenalize offers just this, with the harmonised vocals and perfected solos but doesn't quite offer a "second Hysteria".
The tracks that stand out on Disc One of the CD are definitely "White Lightning" (a tribute to the late Steve Clark) and "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" (a powerful rock ballad). White Lightning focuses on Steve's Clark's addiction to alcohol, hence the title, and has a very smooth guitar solo. The track however maybe a little too long, it is the longest track on Disk One, but it does capture the intensity of Steve's addiction and the band's attempts to help him, within the lyrics and overall sound of the song, the introduction being very tense.
Weaker tracks such as "Personal Property" and "Make Love Like a Man" make you want to hear the sounds of the "Hysteria" album, but overall, the album itself proves Def Leppard still had what it takes to make a brilliant rock album.
"I Wanna Touch You", it could be argued is a second attempt to include a song much like "Pour Some Sugar On Me", but it doesn't quite have the same effect, but it's still a good rock song.
"Let's Get Rocked", a up-tempo rock song, is placed well at the start of the album, giving it the "kick start" it needs, as this is Def Leppard we are talking about, big ballads and rock songs were what they were all about during this period of their career.
The last track on Disk One, "Tear it Down" is a re-recorded version of the earlier "Animal" B - Side Single (U.K Release), the track is more grainy than the earlier version, in the sense Jo Elliot's vocals are less "edited", an idea introduced by Mutt Lange during their "Pyromania" Album, which broke the band into the U.S. The track is refreshing, perhaps suggesting that so much "editing" isn't necessary regarding Elliot's vocals, and this would reduce considerably in their music style after Adrenalize.
Disk Two really proves that Def Leppard were still at the top of their game after the "Hysteria" era, the first four tracks being recorded live in Germany in 1992 (the year of the release of Adrenalize), the first three tracks being "Hysteria", "Photograph", "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Lets Get Rocked". Elliot's vocals are near perfect, and the music is even better, the credit to the guitar solo's will definitely go to Phill Collen, as his "technical" style of playing comes out on top. The sound of these live tracks is very good quality, and will have any Def Leppard fan clapping along with the audience.
The rest of Disk Two is a collection of B- Sides and Demo's, showing some diversity in Def Leppard's musical style, and the fourth coming change that would occur during the 90's, with songs such as "Two Step's Behind" and "Tonight (Acoustic Version)". Both songs offer a slower tempo and a relaxing atmosphere when listening to the songs, as opposed to "I Wanna Touch You" and "Let's Get Rocked" on Disk One.
Overall, this album is a must have for any Def Leppard fan, as it includes some major hits, performed live, giving the listener a refreshing approach to the widely heard studio recordings, and, it proves that Def Leppard could still make great music, even after the tragedy of Steve Clark's death in 1991.