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| Track Listing 1. Rock Brigade 2. Hello America 3. Sorrow Is a Woman 4. It Could Be You 5. Satellite 6. When the Walls Came Tumbling Down 7. Wasted 8. Rocks Off 9. It Don't Matter 10. Answer to the Master 11. Overture
Album Notes Def Leppard: Joe Elliott (vocals); Pete Willis, Steve Clark (guitar); Rick Savage (bass); Rick Allen (drums). Additional personnel: Chris M. Hughes (synthesizer). Recorded at Startling Studios, Ascot, England in December 1979. After spending a few years honing their chops playing bars in England, the members of Def Leppard released their first full-length album, ON THROUGH THE NIGHT, in 1980. Though the young band (all the members were either in their early 20s or still teenagers) was an exciting live draw, on record, Def Leppard was still finding its sound. ON THROUGH THE NIGHT shows that the group had great promise, and that its chief influences (Judas Priest, AC/DC, and especially Led Zeppelin), are easily detectable. There's also a palpable excitement that comes across from a band recording its first album. ON THROUGH THE NIGHT does not contain any hit singles that are still played on rock radio today (as the group's future releases PYROMANIA and HYSTERIA would), but it remains one of the band's most straightforward release. Although some of the material gets bogged down in cliches ("Rock Brigade," "Rocks Off," "Wasted," etc.), tracks such as "Hello America" and "Overture" contain soaring vocal harmonies and evidence the melodic rock direction that the band would soon take to the top. ON THROUGH THE NIGHT was produced by Judas Priest producer Tom Allom. On future releases, producer Mutt Lange, the "sixth Leppard," sculpted the band's sound. | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||||
  The Arrival of 'New British Metal'Review created: 05/05/03 by: ninelives353 -- a member of Epinions  Pros: Musically it's a decent debut, doesn't reach above its station. Cons: Elliot's vocals are poor, lyrics are sometimes ridiculous. Rumour has it that Def Leppard have practically disowned their debut release, "On Through the Night". If you heard this before you'd heard the album, you might be expecting a travesty. It's far from it. Riding on the wave that was "New British Metal" in the late seventies/early eighties, Joe Elliot, Rick Savage, Steve Clark, Rick Allen and Pete Willis left the working-class shadows of Sheffield, intent on being the biggest band in the world. Such was the macho appeal of metal music, certainly relative to the glam movement that had come before it, sticking the word 'rock' into titles was a common tool of songwriters. For Def Leppard, it was a common strategy. Album opener 'Rock Brigade' rocks consistently complete with tight guitar solos and they carry on the theme in the live recorded but less impressive 'Rocks Off'. But there's plenty of top notch rock fare on offer. 'Hello America', an announcement of their future intentions, sounds like Queen turned up to ten and 'It Could be You' grooves with it's gritty, yet catchy, chorus. The rather interesting biblical-metal of 'When the Walls Came Tumbling Down' preceeds classic eighties-metal in 'Wasted' and the extremely likable pop-metal of 'It Don't Matter'. 'Answer to the Master' is a slightly ludicrous attempt to bring satanic imagery to the table, but 'Overture' is more restrained but essentially bland closing tune. And boy are the lyrics ridiculous. 'Sorrow is a Woman' is again full of naff lyrics, but the tune is not too bad and 'Satellite' is bearable riff-rock folly. Ok so the lyrics are pretty much awful throughout the record, but there is some good rock music here and a steady start for five lads who reckoned they would be the biggest in the world. Review ID: 10000000000217080 Epinions.com ratings are not included in the item's average rating. Links in this review may have been removed. |
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