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Def Leppard - Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection (2CD Remaster Edit 2005)
The 2005 double-disc set Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection is the second Def Leppard compilation to be released in the U.S. The first, Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits, appeared ten years earlier, and while the band was active in the decade separating the two albums, charting fairly consistently, it didn't have any major hits during that time, so the chief appeal of Rock of Ages versus Vault is that it covers more ground. Vault had 15 songs. Rock of Ages has 35, including all of the songs on Vault. Actually, the first disc of Rock of Ages functions as an expanded version of that earlier comp, adding two cuts. The second disc skips around their career, wisely concentrating on their early-'80s albums, which were somewhat under-represented on Vault, and adding a new song for good measure (a cover of Badfinger's "No Matter What," which is from their "forthcoming covers album"). While this may be too much Def Leppard for some casual fans -- for those listeners, the 2004 import-only collection Best of Def Leppard is a good choice, since it expands on Vault -- it nevertheless is the best overview of the group's career yet assembled, since it has not only the hits, but the sleek, glammy pop-metal that earned them the reputation as one of the biggest and best bands of the '80s...S. T. Erlewine
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...J.McCulley
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size ca.: 355 MB
Genre : Arena Rock
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Tracklist:
CD 1
01 Pour Some Sugar on Me Historia Video Edit 4:52
02 Photograph 4:08
03 Love Bites 5:47
04 Let's Get Rocked 4:55
05 Two Steps Behind Acoustic Version 4:19
06 Animal 4:03
07 Heaven Is 3:34
08 Foolin' 4:33
09 Rocket Visualize Video Edit 4:07
10 When Love & Hate Collide 4:17
11 Armageddon It 5:22
12 Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad 5:19
13 Rock of Ages 4:08
14 Hysteria 5:56
15 Miss You in a Heartbeat 4:04
16 Bringin' on the Heartbreak 4:33
17 Switch 625 3:04
CD 2
01 Rock Rock (Till You Drop) 3:55
02 Let It Go 4:44
03 High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night) 3:28
04 Too Late for Love 4:29
05 No Matter What 2:53
06 Promises 3:59
07 Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes) 4:07
08 Women 5:42
09 Another Hit and Run 4:59
10 Slang 2:38
11 Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion) 4:33
12 Rock Brigade 3:08
13 Now 3:58
14 Paper Sun 5:27
15 Work It Out 4:49
16 Die Hard the Hunter 6:17
17 Wasted 3:44
18 Billy's Got a Gun 5:00
