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DTITLE=Def Leppard / High 'n' Dry
DYEAR=1981
DGENRE=Hard Rock
TTITLE0=Let It Go
TTITLE1=Another Hit And Run
TTITLE2=High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)
TTITLE3=Bringin' On The Heartbreak
TTITLE4=Switch 625
TTITLE5=You Got Me Runnin'
TTITLE6=Lady Strange
TTITLE7=On Through The Night
TTITLE8=Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
TTITLE9=No No No
TTITLE10=Bringin' On The Heartbreak (1984 Remix)
TTITLE11=Me & My Wine (1984 Remix)
EXTD=Originally Released 1981\nCD Edition Released December 1, 1992\n\n
EXTD=AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Def Leppard's second album, High 'N' Dry, cont
EXTD=inues in the vein of the anthemic, working-class hard rock of the
EXTD=ir debut. While still opting for a controlled musical attack and 
EXTD=melodies as big-sounding and stadium-ready as possible, the band 
EXTD=opens up its arrangements a bit more on High 'N' Dry, letting the
EXTD= songs breathe and groove while the rhythm section and guitar rif
EXTD=fs play off one another. MTV helped break the album in the U.S. w
EXTD=ith its heavy rotation of the video for the unabashedly dramatic 
EXTD=rock ballad "Bringin' on the Heartbreak." -- Steve Huey\n\nAmazon
EXTD=.com Editorial Review\nAlthough it's difficult to remember throug
EXTD=h the smoke of Pyromania, this 1981 album, the quintet's second, 
EXTD=hoisted Def Leppard to the apex of the New Wave of British Heavy 
EXTD=Metal. Building on raw metal anthems, the band adds subtle melodi
EXTD=c touches, catchy guitar riffs, and simpler lyrical themes. Produ
EXTD=cer Mutt Lange, a longtime associate of AC/DC, absorbs these pop-
EXTD=oriented changes without severely blunting the metal edge. While 
EXTD=the album foreshadows Leppard's multiplatinum success, it also re
EXTD=tains the aggressive power and rough-edged distortion of heavy me
EXTD=tal. The power ballad "Bringing on the Heartbreak" ushered in a s
EXTD=tyle that would come to define 1980s metal. Although later albums
EXTD= showcase well-crafted songwriting and glossy production, this on
EXTD=e catches Leppard at the peak of their true metal years. --Marc G
EXTD=reilsamer \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\n80's pop-metal from bef
EXTD=ore the formula was established., February 23, 2007\nReviewer: in
EXTD=nocent exile "distortion til deafness"\nI actually 'rediscovered'
EXTD= this album; Def Leppard's Pyromania was the first cassette I eve
EXTD=r bought, shortly after its release (and shortly after my 13th bi
EXTD=rthday), and while I loved it, my tastes soon turned to things he
EXTD=avier. Years later, a friend was playing his beat-up cassette cop
EXTD=y of High'n'Dry and I was absolutely floored. This is, from start
EXTD= to finish, a brilliant album, and like their debut On Through th
EXTD=e Night, shows a very young and unpretentious band wanting to do 
EXTD=nothing more than emulate and build on what bands like UFO, Thin 
EXTD=Lizzy, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC had done before them. That said, I 
EXTD=think the AC/DC comparisons are a bit overblown; obviously, they 
EXTD=were an influence and they did share a producer, but AC/DC, as mu
EXTD=ch as I love them, could never match Def Leppard's subtlety or se
EXTD=nse of melody. Anyway, the production on this album is very full 
EXTD=and clean, yet manages to retain the young band's rawness and ene
EXTD=rgy - note the guitar feedback during the intro to 'Let It Go', a
EXTD=nd the shouted 3-count between the bridge and last chorus of 'Ano
EXTD=ther Hit and Run'. High'n'Dry is unique in that it was written an
EXTD=d recorded before the 80's hard rock/pop-metal formula had been f
EXTD=irmly established, and in fact helped define it. As such, while t
EXTD=his album contains all the recognizable elements that came to def
EXTD=ine the genre, it also covers a lot more ground musically than wh
EXTD=at was to follow in its footsteps. Not being a fan of Def Leppard
EXTD='s post-Pyromania releases, I don't know that I can really recomm
EXTD=end it to fans of their later work, but to any fans of late-70's/
EXTD=early-80's hard rock who somehow have managed to not yet hear thi
EXTD=s in the 26 years since its release, do yourself a favor and get 
EXTD=this now! \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW \nBack when Def Leppar
EXTD=d was "real metal", May 7, 2006\nReviewer: Scott Hedegard "Scott"
EXTD= (Fayetteville, AR USA)\nLeppard became a household name in the U
EXTD=.S. after "Pyromania" scored with hits like "Photograph" and "Roc
EXTD=k Of Ages". Prior to that third album's breakthrough, Def Leppard
EXTD= were a hard hitting metal outfit lumped in with Iron Maiden, Jud
EXTD=as Priest, Saxon and other Brit outfits breaking big in the state
EXTD=s as part of the "New Wave of British Heavy Metal". Of course, Ju
EXTD=das Priest had already established an audience here, but the "new
EXTD= wave" helped them, too, and Leppard modeled their twin guitar at
EXTD=tack after Tipton and Downing. \n"High 'N Dry" was one of the hea
EXTD=viest releases of its day, prior to Metallica's and the Bay areas
EXTD=' thrash bands that were soon to hit and hit hard. Produced by Mu
EXTD=tt Lange, who boosted the guitars up several notches and made Joe
EXTD= Elliot a better singer than the tepid showing on the first Lep a
EXTD=lbum "On Through The Night" (which still has the best guitar work
EXTD= Leppard ever did, despite the anemic production). With the excep
EXTD=tion of "Bringin' On The Heartache", which probably ushered in th
EXTD=e godawful power ballad days of the '80's, "High 'N Dry" is a gre
EXTD=at slab of metal, with a pinch of AC/DC to boot, ala the title tr
EXTD=ack and Lange production. \n"Let It Go" still rocks like hell, "S
EXTD=witch 625" is a great metal instrumental, and "Mirror, Mirror" sh
EXTD=ows inventive time signatures and riffs that sadly were not to be
EXTD= repeated again. The main difference here is Pete Willis, the wun
EXTD=derkind lead guitarist who formed the band with Rick Savage and i
EXTD=s responsible for the ferocity and enthusiasm of the first two di
EXTD=scs. The weak spots are Rick Allen, who was mediocre with two arm
EXTD=s and Joe Elliot, who, like the photo suggests in the CD, is some
EXTD=what of a meathead, especially in his boneheaded interviews. The 
EXTD=guitars save the day, though, and "High 'N Dry" remains a fine pi
EXTD=ece of work.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW \nLeppard's best..it
EXTD= should have been their last..., August 24, 2005\nReviewer: Barne
EXTD=s and Noble Junkie (Barnes And Noble, Midlothian, Virginia)\nIsn'
EXTD=t it sad when you have to say that a band's 2nd major release is 
EXTD=their best. Unfortunately this is the case with Def Leppard. From
EXTD= the opening riff on 'Let it Go' to the 'Am I stoned or what No N
EXTD=O NO echo' on the aptly titled last song, this album is just awes
EXTD=ome. \n\nBe careful though, in their zeal to make as much money a
EXTD=s they can, Def Leppard re-released this album with an extra song
EXTD= entitled 'Me and my Wine' and while the song is OK, as payment f
EXTD=or the song you have to listen to a synthetically altered Bringin
EXTD=' on the Heartbreak' which absolutely blows... \n\nIf you didn't 
EXTD=see Def Leppard either before or during their Pyromania tour you 
EXTD=missed a special treat. Raw, inspired, ram it down your throat ro
EXTD=ck.. If you saw them in later years you were probably more impres
EXTD=sed with the sites in the crowd then you were with the music. \n\n
EXTD=Is this album as 'refined' as later Lepard albums.. No.. But what
EXTD= would you rather jam to, an unrefined Let It Go or a polished 'P
EXTD=our Some Sugar On Me'?..what a freaking joke) \n\nDef leppard rel
EXTD=eased two great albums, this one and On through the night, then M
EXTD=utt Lange AKA Mr Shania Twain (after producing High and Dry) star
EXTD=ted tinkering with them, leading to Pyromania, which was the begi
EXTD=nning of the end. Joe Elliot decided that it was more fun singing
EXTD= silly love songs to teen age girls, and the party ended for the 
EXTD=head bangers. Yeah it was great to go to Def Leppard concerts, no
EXTD=t for the music but for the women, but after awhile it was almost
EXTD= an embarrassment to say that you were seeing them live... \n\nSo
EXTD= do yourself a favor, Buy this, buy On through the night, and the
EXTD=n if you want to waste some money on watered down Def Leppard buy
EXTD= their greatest hits. At least with the greatest hits you get the
EXTD= best of their worst. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW \nMore Hoo
EXTD=ks than a Alabama Bass Fishin Tournament!, August 30, 2001\nRevie
EXTD=wer: "snkplskn" (Alexandria, MN)\nThis Mutt Lange produced album 
EXTD=is the roughest album beside "On Through The Night",yet it is the
EXTD= most melodic and hard rocking Def Lep offering and shows that Jo
EXTD=e Elliots' singing was not just studio trickery. He has a strange
EXTD= growl to his voice that I don't hear on the other albums. Steve 
EXTD=Clark and Bruce Willis's dual guitar riffs are reminiscent of Thi
EXTD=n Lizzy and Riot. The opening riffs of "Let It Go', "Bringin on t
EXTD=he Heartbreak" "Lady Strange" and "Mirror Mirror" will instantly 
EXTD=be embedded into your memory bank. "High and Dry" was voted on VH
EXTD=1's Rockshow to be the best drinking song of all time and I must 
EXTD=agree. This is an excellent place to start of you are a new Def L
EXTD=ep fan.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW \nClassic Hard Rock, Sept
EXTD=ember 15, 2000\nReviewer: Streetcleaner (Midwest, United States)\n
EXTD=This album shows some progression from ON THROUGH THE NIGHT and a
EXTD= raw edge that was lacking on PYROMANIA and later releases. The s
EXTD=ongs are well-written but not too accessible, the guitars are cra
EXTD=nked, and the production is solid but not too sterile. It reminds
EXTD= me a little bit of AC/DC in feel, but it's more exciting and dyn
EXTD=amic. "Let It Go" and "Lady Strange", among others, are classic L
EXTD=eppard songs, a far cry from their present pop sound. I'm a dieha
EXTD=rd metal fan, and this is one of the few hard rock albums I liste
EXTD=n to, so that should tell you this one's devoid of the trite, sap
EXTD=py love songs they've been writing since 1987 or so. Anyway, if y
EXTD=ou haven't heard old Def Leppard and are thinking about giving th
EXTD=is a try, I highly recommend it. You'll be surprised at what you 
EXTD=hear.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW \nA true hard rocker from g
EXTD=reat era of music, January 12, 2000\nReviewer: Sal Nudo (Champaig
EXTD=n, Illinois)\nEnter Robert John 'Mutt' Lange on Def Leppard's sec
EXTD=ond try, a producer known for his studio refinement on some album
EXTD=s, and getting the most out of his talent. The pumped-up sound an
EXTD=d production heard on 'High 'n Dry' is evident immediately on the
EXTD= fat metal intro to 'Let it Go,' a classic, and continues on thro
EXTD=ugh each headbanging assault. This CD boasts rugged hard rockers,
EXTD= sheened just enough by Lange to great effect. The songs are bold
EXTD=ly one-dimensional, loud, straightforward. The lyrics are simple 
EXTD=and also direct, mostly relegated to partying, good times, proble
EXTD=ms with girlfriends. Amped-up backing vocals take center stage on
EXTD= such songs as 'Let it Go,' 'Another Hit and Run' and 'Bringing o
EXTD=n the Heartbreak,' the latter setting the stage for production on
EXTD= future heavy metal ballads by a dizzying array of metal bands fr
EXTD=om the '80s, most of which would be inferior to this song. \n\nAl
EXTD=l this thrusty headbanging makes later efforts like Leppard's 'Ad
EXTD=renalize' a complete puzzle. This is a classic rock, riff-heavy, 
EXTD=guitar-solo entrenched metal album, actually quite hard-rocking b
EXTD=y any band's standards. There's an energetic raunchiness evident 
EXTD=on songs like 'You Got Me Runnin'' and 'Lady Strange,' while 'On 
EXTD=Through the Night' is a heartening rock-and-roll drama that defin
EXTD=ed the band at that point; on the song, Joe Elliott screams, 'You
EXTD= never win if you never try!' True enough. 'Mirror Mirror' provid
EXTD=es a glimpse of what's to come on 'Pyromania,' sonically, but thi
EXTD=s album is totally of its own personality in the Def Leppard cata
EXTD=log. Too bad American versions of 'High 'n Dry' left off the awes
EXTD=ome 'Me and My Wine,' one of Leppard's most raw and coolest songs
EXTD= ever. Also a very cool video. Find "Me and My Wine" here: High '
EXTD=n' Dry [Japan Import] [Picture Disc] +2 Bonus Tracks. \n\nTo sum,
EXTD= this band's initial work was characterized by a genuinely robust
EXTD= twin guitar attack, chopping, well-spaced drums, and a wild lead
EXTD= singer who usually sang voraciously about nothing. At this point
EXTD=, Def Leppard was knocking on superstardom's door and people were
EXTD= heartily listening, banging their heads in time to the beat and 
EXTD=pumping their fists into the early '80s air.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUST
EXTD=OMER REVIEW \nTHIS is Def Leppard., July 30, 1999\nReviewer: A mu
EXTD=sic fan\nFresh off a gig opening for AC/DC, the Def boys cut thei
EXTD=r second album. It remains their finest. Maybe you'll notice a li
EXTD=ttle AC/DC influence, but I think Def Leppard, unlike the Aussie 
EXTD=superband, has always had a way with a melody. This album shows t
EXTD=hem right before their megastar stage; in the early '80s, these c
EXTD=hild prodigies just turned up the Marshalls and roared! I loved i
EXTD=t then, and it's still at the top of the game now. Wow!\n\n\nHalf
EXTD=.com Details \nProducer: Robert John "Mutt" Lange \n\nAlbum Notes
EXTD=\nDef Leppard: Pete Willis, Steve Clark (vocals, guitar); Rick Sa
EXTD=vage (vocals, bass); Rick Allen (vocals, drums); Joe Elliott (voc
EXTD=als).\nRecorded at Battery Studios, London, England.\n\nBetween t
EXTD=he time of Def Leppard's 1980 debut, ON THROUGH THE NIGHT, and th
EXTD=e band's second album, HIGH 'N' DRY (released one year later), th
EXTD=e young group had improved tremendously. An extended world tour h
EXTD=ad made the band musically tighter, but they'd also become better
EXTD= songwriters--HIGH 'N' DRY contains several tracks that longtime 
EXTD=Leppard fans point to as classics. Another major reason for the g
EXTD=roup's vast improvement was that renowned producer Mutt Lange was
EXTD= involved in the proceedings.\nWhile the album wasn't a smash hit
EXTD=, it faired extremely well on the U.S. charts, due to touring and
EXTD= a newly born cable network called MTV, which aired Def Leppard's
EXTD= low-budget clips from HIGH 'N' DRY quite often. Highlights inclu
EXTD=ded the power ballad "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" (which would so
EXTD=on become a concert staple for the band), as well as the album-op
EXTD=ening anthem "Let It Go," the instrumental "Switch 625," and the 
EXTD=rough and rocking title track. HIGH 'N' DRY was reissued in the m
EXTD=id-'80s with a remix of "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" and a previo
EXTD=usly unreleased track from the album's recording sessions, "Me an
EXTD=d My Wine." The late-'90s version deleted these two extra tracks,
EXTD= however.
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