The SmarK Rant For Classic Albums DVD: Def Leppard: Hysteria
Well, it's a bit of a departure for yours truly, as I review a DVD not having anything to do with wrestling, but having everything to do with one of my all-time favorite rock groups…Def Leppard. You've probably seen the Classic Albums series on VH1 (or MuchMoreMusic in Canada), and they've issued a lot of them on DVD over the past year, with this one being the latest. However, being that it's Def Lep and they release the most absolutely STACKED DVDs I've ever seen for what is usually a fluff release genre, you'd expect a little bit more out of this one…and you get it.
Background on the actual album for those who aren't children of the 80s: Def Leppard had an insanely huge hit album in North America with "Pyromania" on the strength of hits like "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages", which are still played on radio today. The album was the vision of Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who had previously done AC/DC's "Back in Black" among other huge albums, and who brought a very pop sense to the rock scene with BIG vocals and BIG choruses. To date, Pyromania has sold close to 7 million units as a result of that vision.