69. Def Leppard’s Hysteria (1987) - Is it too long?

Def Leppard’s ‘Hysteria’ album (1987) was a monster success: +20M sales; a transatlantic #1; seven hit singles, including a US #1 (Love Bites); two American Music Awards; and one of the biggest selling albums in US chart history. The success did come at a cost though, with car crashes, lost band members, ill health & creative differences playing their part in the story. And the album took 3 years to record, and was allegedly the most expensive ever recorded up to that point. It is the longest album in the Def Leppard canon (62 minutes).  Join hosts Stephen & Paul, plus guest Bryan Borthwick, as they revisit ‘Hysteria’ and attempt to ‘improve it’ by reducing the running time to less than 50 minutes. How? By discussing, agreeing & removing the 3 tracks they regard as weakest on it. There will also be time to critique each song; critique the album as a whole; provide interesting info related to the album and its year of release; reminisce about seeing the band perform the entire album live in 2018; and discuss the album’s legacy.  It’s the album that was made to be the rock version of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. It‘s the album that contain’s Animal, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Armageddon It and many more! So… “Do you wanna get rocked…”  Like the podcast? Why not show your appreciation by buying Paul & Stephen a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trimmingthh Podcast website - trimmingthemusicalfat.com / Email us - [email protected] / Tweet us - https://www.twitter.com/MusicalTrimming?s=20 / Join our Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/274805337346926 / Check out our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_P5WlRZ0i3tR3jEavD_5A / TikTok - @trimmingthemusica