Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits 1980-1995

by Def Leppard

Overview

Def Leppard was untouchable in the '80s. Over the course of four albums, the band established itself as one of the best and most popular hard rock/heavy metal groups of the decade, scoring a long list of hit singles. Vault compiles the biggest of those hits, as well as selections from their first album of the '90s, Adrenalize, and the outtakes collection Retro Active. Essentially, Def Leppard's legacy rests on two albums: 1983's Pyromania and 1987's Hysteria. On both records, the group created a sleek, shiny brand of hard rock powered by huge, catchy melodies and guitar hooks that owed more to Mott the Hoople and T. Rex than Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. It was a polished but potent sound, whether the band turned out rockers ("Photograph," "Rocket") or ballads ("Bringin' on the Heartbreak," "Love Bites"). Vault has all of the necessary items, from "Pour Some Sugar on Me" to "Rock of Ages." It's not a perfect collection -- it's not sequenced chronologically, it includes too much material from Adrenalize, and the new "When Love & Hate Collide" is simply average -- but that doesn't stop Vault from being a great greatest-hits collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/31/1995
Label:	Mercury
UPC:	0731452871824

Tracks

1. Pour Some Sugar on Me
2. Photograph
3. Love Bites
4. Let's Get Rocked
5. Two Steps Behind
6. Animal
7. Foolin'
8. Rocket
9. When Love & Hate Collide
10. Armageddon It
11. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
12. Rock of Ages
13. Hysteria
14. Miss You in a Heartbeat
15. Bringin' on the Heartbreak

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Def Leppard   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Steve Priest   Composer
Andy Scott   Composer
Steve Clark   Composer
Robert John "Mutt" Lange   Composer
Phil Collen   Composer
Pete Willis   Composer
Joe Elliott   Composer
Brian Connolly   Composer
Rick Savage   Composer
Mick Tucker   Composer
Richard Savage   Composer
Rick Allen   Composer
Michael Thomas Tucker   Composer