Def leppard on through the night11/21/2022 ![]() ![]() Def Leppard delivers tons of guitars and straight lyrics with “On Through the Night” and takes little care of the whole primordium of the metal scene. The height of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal started moving slowly but steadily in 1980. On Through The Night, the bands debut album, was released in 1980 and immediately put the rock. There is also a nostalgic side to listening to the thing because the album feels good the transition between the ’70s and ’80s. We find in this “On Through The Night” certain elements that will be the hallmark of the group, such as for example the staging with a false audience, or the sense of unstoppable chorus.Īnd when I say that, I’m talking about the sound, on the borderline between Rock and Metal like the first album of Iron Maiden, and not that kind of phony Disco voice that arises most of the time. Production a bit garage, but power and rock energy unparalleled. Starting with Excalibur in a few days.The album is very underrated recorded while they were still playing British heavy metal. Image as shown printed on sheer soft fabric like a large flag - looks great on a wall - much more impressive than a paper poster 1100mm x 750mm 44 x.9. > DEF LEPPARD ON THROUGH THE NIGHT ON AMAZON HERE <<Ĭoming next: some proper “old school” NWOBHM from bands you may not have heard of or remember but are jolly good. If you’re not familiar with the band and want to start from the beginning – pick up a copy for yourself. as I felt I should make the effort – though each album left me cold.Ĭlearly I’m in the minority as in the blink of an eye Def Leppard became a stadium act – and fair play to them for making squillions of quid as a NWOBHM-era band made good. I did try to like High and Dry, Pyromania, Hysteria etc. Didn’t like it nor have I liked any of their albums I’ve heard since. HA HA.Īnyway – Def Leppard not for me after On Through the Night. I got my “revenge” by taking her to see Rush a time or two. However those evenings were for me hollow affairs with no bite up there on stage. Then we have Sorrow is a Woman and a misfiring ballad which never takes off.Įarly which found their way on to it such as Rocks Off, Wasted, Satellite and Overture lost all their power and swagger with making On Through the Night a big miss in my book.Īt various times during the 1990s I was (somewhat reluctantly) dragged to see them a few times by an old flame who did like them. Hello America perhaps giving a hint as to where the band’s attention was turning – the vast untapped fortunes to be made over the pond. Should hit hard – right? But it doesn’t – well I think it doesn’t. In my opinion a cheesy cover and production which sucked the life out of the promising heaviness in to overly glossy songs with the bite taken out of them. And surely their debut album would be further proof of that.Įr, well……for me that’s where it all started to go wrong and I’ve not had any time for Def Leppard since On Through the Night came out in 1980. On Through the Night, Def Leppards debut album, established the band as one of the leading lights of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. That initial EP from the Leps (how I wish I still had my original copy of that) showed what a brash, confident and talented mob they were and surely on the escalator to the top as a hard rock/metal band. ![]() Saw them many a time around the city in teeny-tiny venues and once took the train over to Manchester to see them support Sammy Hagar leaving immediately after their set to make the last train home over the Pennines. Way back then in the late 1970s, the Leps, being from Sheffield, were home town favourites. ![]() Along with that other lot named after a medieval torture device one of the most successful bands with their roots in the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal days going on to spectacularly successful careers and untold riches. ![]()
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