Track Listing

1. I'm Coming Back
2. I Love You Too Much
3. Rock Me Again And Again And Again...
4. Louise
5. Lebanon
6. Betrayed
7. Sign
8. So Hurt
9. Life On Your Own
10. Don't You Know I Want You

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9830 in Music
• Released on: 1984-07-23
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Their best album
Let's get serious for a moment. Hysteria is the Human League's best album. Following on after a huge selling album is, to some ears, impossible and I suspect the knives were poised before it was released. 'Dare' was an outstanding album, with at least four great pop songs - but 'Hysteria' is more consistent over all ten tracks. The introduction of guitar and bass guitar gives the sound more breadth and gravitas. Indeed, the bass-lines on this album are some of the most impressive ever committed to recorded music, particularly 'I Love You Too Much' and 'The Lebanon'...well, all of them really. If your ears are attuned to low frequencies you'll love this - 'Dare' sounds a bit plastic and tinny in comparison. The whole effort is very tight and, while it doesn't offer as great a song as 'Don't You Want Me', you never feel like reaching for the skip button. I can only think that it appeared to be a disappointment upon first release because of the three year gap from 'Dare'. Of course nowadays three years is de rigeuer, even after top selling debut albums.

VAUDEVILLE AND DECAY!!!
the follow up to dare was always going to be difficult!!!!

from what ive read a lot of the band had different ideas and wanted them all on here and some should have been left well behind.

tracks like i love you too much, rock me again are just awful!!!!

on a possitive note there are some underated classics on here such as the sign and so hurt!

the three single releases (the lebanon)...fantastic but a bit to heavy and political for some(not me!)...(louise)....pure classy pop love song...and (life on your own)...classy,wonderful and my personal favourite...but why did they release a song which starts "winter is approaching, theres snow upon the ground" in the spring...sure it wasnt the league but record company big wigs!

this album was am important mile stone for the league..the wonderful girls feature more...some original members left...it showed where they were heading...

not the best album they recorded but not the worst...well save that for crash!!!!

Underrated album
This album is one of my League favorites. A few of the songs are a bit weak... but overall it is a brillant album. The synth sounds are sweet. Joannes and Susanne's angelic voices are as good as ever... especially in "I Love You Too Much." "Rock Me Again and Again (Seven times)" is repetitively catchy. "Louise" and "Life On Your Own," are great Abbaesque ballads and quiet a departure from the Leagues earlier work. Sentimental and charming never-the-less. "Betrayed & So Hurt" awesome synth sounds and vocals. And finally "The Sign" very Fascination like... and very good. If you can, get ahold of it's remix it's a gem. Over all people should not have expected a Dare II. It's only natural that things change, and I'm glad the League did... they've always tried hard not to stick to a certain sound, and to be true to themselves and the music. A League esential... if you don't like it, listen to it again you might be surprised.