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The Light the Sky Podcast continues on 80’s Summer Tour, live and in person for the first time. Join us on an exploration of one of our favorite decades, examining some of the most impactful albums of the era, reminding us of backyard barbecues, taking the T-Tops off on a Camaro, popping in a cassette and rocking out. This episode, the round table is real as we are live and in person, debating Def Leppard’s legendary album “Hysteria”. Is this over polished to perfection and lacking soul, or is this one of the monumental albums of the decade? Join Mark, Alex, Chris and Kevin as the gang debates all of this and more, playing the album in real time and of course ending in a classic Light the Sky Love It or Flush It. Stay tuned for more episodes to come on the 80’s Summer Tour!
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Quick Reviews
Mark Is this the start of the boy band era?
Chris Still retains the soul of the band, despite trying to be commercial and write hit songs. Surprisingly not as cold and calculated as you would have thought.
Alex The best backing vocals in the business, backed by the hooks and the sounds. Sure, some room for improvement, but also some real gems.
Kevin The culmination of a band’s vision, a producer’s drive and the cutting edge of an era. A top album for me.
Love It or Flush It
| M | C | A | K | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women | F | L | L | L | ||
| 2 | Rocket | F | L | L | L | ||
| 3 | Animal | L | L | B | B | ||
| 4 | Love Bites | B | L | L | L | ||
| 5 | Pour Some Sugar On Me | T | L | L | L | ||
| 6 | Armageddibn It | L | L | L | L | ||
| 7 | Gods of War | L | B | L | L | ||
| 8 | Don't Shoot Shotgun | F | F | L | L | ||
| 9 | Run Riot | B | L | B | L | ||
| 10 | Hysteria | L | L | L | B | ||
| 11 | Excitable | F | T | F | T | ||
| 12 | Love & Affection | F | B | T | F |
Love It or Flush It Legend
L = Love. As many as you like.
F = Flush. Must flush at least one track per album.
B = Buy. Purchased for the ultimate LTS “Best Of” playlist for each of us. One per album.
T = Terminate. Should have never even existed. One per album.
The Rules
Each of us must Love, Flush, Buy, and Terminate AT LEAST ONE track on an album, no matter how great or terrible the album is. Whoever wins the “7 for the Buy” section gets an extra Buy or Terminate to use on the album. Because Chris hosts this section and thus cannot win, he gets an extra Buy or Terminate every 4 albums.
Album Information
Hysteria is the fourth studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 3 August 1987,[4] by Phonogram Records. The album is the follow-up to the band’s 1983 breakthrough, Pyromania. Hysteria‘s creation took over three years and was plagued by delays, including the aftermath of drummer Rick Allen‘s accident that cost him his left arm on 31 December 1984.[5] Subsequent to the album’s release, Def Leppard published a book titled Animal Instinct: The Def Leppard Story, written by Rolling Stone magazine senior editor David Fricke, on the three-year recording process of Hysteria and the difficult times the band endured through the mid-1980s. Lasting 62 minutes and 32 seconds, it is the band’s longest studio album to date.
The album was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. The title of the album was conceived by Allen referring to his car accident, the amputation of his arm, and the ensuing worldwide media coverage surrounding it. It is the last album to feature guitarist Steve Clark before his death in 1991,[6] although songs co-written by him would appear on the band’s next album, Adrenalize (1992).[7]
Hysteria was an instant commercial success, reaching number one on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart.[8][9] It is Def Leppard’s best-selling album to date, selling over 20 million copies worldwide, including 12 million in the US, and spawned seven hit singles. It remains one of the best-selling albums of all time.
