Adrenalize - Def Leppard (CD 1992)

When I was younger, having two older brothers, I was only allowed to listen to certain bands having certain standards. My brother Dave was a huge influence. He listened to all the heavy metal 80's bands and made sure that I did just the same. One which I actually loved on my very own was a band called Def Leppard. In fact, one of my first CDs was their Hysteria CD, which I seemingly played out. I bought Adrenalize as soon as it came out because of these circumstances.

I was only a little bit let down. It seemed to be a little less than I expected from a band I had loved so much, but hey it was their first album after their guitarist died. There are ten tracks on the album, and I warmed up to most of them.

Let's Get Rocked is a great rock song, obviously stemming from the title. Other loud Def Leppard songs include: Make Love Like A Man, Personal Property, I Wanna Touch U, and Tear It Down (which sounds like an older older Def Leppard song. Then there are sweet soft songs like Heaven Is, Tonight, and White Lightning. Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion) is also this way and sounds more like a Bryan Adams power ballad. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad is also this way. Not the kind of older rocking Def Leppard it should be.