Def Leppard’s “Pyromania” – do I have to say more? It’s one of those groundbreaking hard rock albums which don’t really need an introduction or a bunch of fancy words, describing how awesome and influential it is. I will just say one thing, though – if I have to choose one album to be buried with, it’s going to be “Pyromania” (together with “Hysteria” most probably). Yes, it’s that special to me! Show “Pyromania” defined Def Leppard’s career like no other album. Most importantly, it gave birth to a couple of smashing hit singles, including “Photograph”, “Too Late for Love”, “Foolin” and of course, the absolute fan-favorite, “Rock of Ages”. I could write books about each one of the songs on “Pyromania” because they are that valuable and worthy to me and to the history of hard rock in general. However, this time I would like to focus on “Rock of Ages”, mainly because of its significant presence in popular culture, which is a reason enough to know a little bit more about the background of the tune. Also, there are a couple of really interesting facts, surrounding the making of “Rock of Ages”,which some of you might not know. [My Rock Mixtapes] gives you the story of Def Leppard’s “Rock of Ages”.
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“Rock of Ages” LyricsGunter glieben glauchen globen Rock on! Rock on! Drive me crazier, no serenade What do you want? What do you want? Oh let’s go, let’s strike a light What do you want? What do you want? Rock of ages, rock of ages We got the power, got the glory Heh heh heh heh What do you want? What do you want? [Repeat Chorus] We’re gonna burn this damn place down Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh References:“Rock of Ages” lyrics, retrieved from http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/defleppard/rockofages.html “Rock of Ages” on SongFacts: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1151 “Rock of Ages” Official Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Ages_(Def_Leppard_song) P.S. I don’t own any audio or visual material used in this publication. All the rights and credits go to the owners and/publishers. What was Def Leppard's only number one hit?Def Leppard – “Hysteria”/“Love Bites”
The hopeful romanticism of “Hysteria” is the polar opposite of the album's “Love Bites,” the brooding, electro-tinged ballad that gave the band its sole Hot 100 No. 1 hit.
What is Def Leppard's best selling song?'Love Bites'
The band's only No. 1 single (and one of the few ballads to make our list of the Top 10 Def Leppard Songs) was, incredibly, the fifth single from Hysteria.
What is Def Leppard's best selling album?Hysteria is the fourth studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 3 August 1987 through Mercury Records. It is Def Leppard's best-selling album to date, selling over 20 million copies worldwide, including 12 million in the US, and spawning seven hit singles.
What is Def Leppard's signature song?"Pour Some Sugar on Me" is a song by the English rock band Def Leppard from their 1987 album Hysteria. It reached number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on 23 July 1988, behind "Hold On to the Nights" by Richard Marx.
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